Roland G-70 Manuel du propriétaire

r Owner’s ManualENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing the Roland G-70 Music Workstation. The G-70 is Roland’s most complete arrange

Important notes 12rG-70 Music Workstation• Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes (e.g., direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle). Recomme

Using the mixer functions & effects102rG-70 Music WorkstationVolume and status of the Style partsWhen you press the [STYLE] button below the displ

Editing the Keyboard effects processorsG-70 Music Workstation r103● Room1, Room2—These types simulate the reverb char-acteristics of a room. The highe

Using the mixer functions & effects104rG-70 Music WorkstationOn this page, you can switch the CHORUS processor on and off by pressing the [OFF/ON]

Using the multi-effects processor (Multi-FX)G-70 Music Workstation r105● Reverb Send (0~127)—This parameter sets the amount of chorus sound that is se

Using the mixer functions & effects106rG-70 Music WorkstationSelecting another MFX type and editing itThe G-70 provides 84 different Multi-FX type

Effects for Songs and StylesG-70 Music Workstation r107Effects for Songs and StylesThe Arranger and Recorder/16-track Sequencer share the same effects

Using the mixer functions & effects108rG-70 Music Workstationcontrast, setting a CHORUS parameter on the mixer page for Music Styles to “0” means

Using the individual outputs and audio inputsG-70 Music Workstation r109The display changes to:• Use the 9 sliders below the display to change the ste

Using the mixer functions & effects110rG-70 Music Workstation[REVERB¥SEND] and [CHORUS¥SEND] allow you to specify how strongly the multi-effect’s

Using the Mastering ToolsG-70 Music Workstation r111● LO GAIN DB (–15~15dB)—Use this parameter to set the level of the selected LO frequency. Positive

Front panelG-70 Music Workstation r131. Panel descriptionsFront panelAMASTER VOLUME knobUse this knob to set the G-70’s global output volume (all sect

Using the mixer functions & effects112rG-70 Music WorkstationMixing Vocal Harmonist signalsYour G-70 provides three knobs ([VOICE], [HARMONY] and

Mixing Vocal Harmonist signalsG-70 Music Workstation r113Do not change this setting if you are happy with the way the effects sound and therefore have

Using the mixer functions & effects114rG-70 Music WorkstationThe three knob icons allow you to alter the selected reverb type. ● WALL TYPE—Allows

Mixing Vocal Harmonist signalsG-70 Music Workstation r115● LOW PASS FILTER—A low-pass filter can be applied to the sound sent to the Chorus processor

Working with User Programs116rG-70 Music Workstation9. Working with User ProgramsThe G-70 also provides User Program memories that allow you to store

Selecting User ProgramsG-70 Music Workstation r117The display changes to:The blue field indicates the name of the User Pro-gram settings originally as

Working with User Programs118rG-70 Music WorkstationChoosing User Programs manuallyThe procedure for selecting User Programs does not fol-low the usua

Selecting User ProgramsG-70 Music Workstation r119(1) Press the FINDER [USER≈PRG] button.The display changes to:(2) Specify the memory area that conta

Working with User Programs120rG-70 Music WorkstationNote: There’s no [A/a] field here, because the Finder makes no distinction between upper- and lowe

Automatic functions for User ProgramsG-70 Music Workstation r121If the [AUTO¥FILL¥IN] button lights, any “automated” changes to another Style pattern

Panel descriptions 14rG-70 Music WorkstationHASSIGN SW section[ASSIGN¥SW¥1] and [ASSIGN¥SW¥2] are assignable buttons. You can use them to directly acc

Working with User Programs122rG-70 Music Workstation(1) Press the USER PROGRAM [SET¥LIST] button.The display changes to:(2) Press the [SONG¥LINK] fiel

Editing User Program Finder informationG-70 Music Workstation r123User Program RecallWhen you switch on the G-70, it automatically selects the “Cancel

Working with User Programs124rG-70 Music Workstation(1) First select the User Program whose database information you wish to change or edit by pressin

Editing User Program Finder informationG-70 Music Workstation r125COPY page only lists User Programs that match the last search criteria you used for

Working with User Programs126rG-70 Music WorkstationIf the [ALL] field is currently selected, the display looks as follows:The Index Edit functions ar

Music Assistant functionsG-70 Music Workstation r127• In the right column (DESTINATION), press the field of the index category you wish to copy the as

Working with User Programs128rG-70 Music WorkstationEditing Music Assistant registrationsThe G-70 also allows you to edit certain aspects of existing

Music Assistant functionsG-70 Music Workstation r129See “Entering names” on p. 53. The [A/a] field allows you to switch between uppercase and lowercas

Song and Style Makeup Tools130rG-70 Music Workstation10. Song and Style Makeup ToolsMixing Song or Style partsThough accessible via separate buttons,

Using the Makeup ToolsG-70 Music Workstation r131Using the Makeup ToolsIn addition to the Cover functions for songs and Styles (see pages 45 and 81) t

Front panelG-70 Music Workstation r15RMENU buttonPress this button to call up a menu that provides access to more in-depth G-70 functions you may only

Song and Style Makeup Tools132rG-70 Music Workstation…or:(If this page is not displayed, press the [PALETTE] field in the upper left corner.)All modif

Using the Makeup ToolsG-70 Music Workstation r133Press the field of the parameter you want to edit and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] bu

Song and Style Makeup Tools134rG-70 Music WorkstationIf the instrument icon to the left of the sound name depicts a drum kit, the page selected with [

Before saving your settingsG-70 Music Workstation r135● PITCH—Use this parameter to tune the selected drum instrument higher or lower. “0” means that

Song and Style Makeup Tools136rG-70 Music WorkstationSaving your modified song or StyleThe changes saved with the following procedure affect the selec

Singer settingsG-70 Music Workstation r13711. Editing the Vocal Harmonist partsIn addition to the effect settings discussed earlier, there are other

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts138rG-70 Music Workstation● Vibrato DEPTH—Allows you to set the vibrato intensity. Vibrato is an effect that changes

Auto Pitch settingsG-70 Music Workstation r139● Vibrato RATE—Sets the speed of the vibrato effect. ● Vibrato DEPTH—Allows you to set the vibrato inte

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts140rG-70 Music WorkstationVocoder settingsThe Vocoder is related to voices that are added to your singing (Voice-FX,

Small settingsG-70 Music Workstation r141If you press the [EQUALIZER] field……the display looks as follows:This page contains a simple equalizer for e

Panel descriptions 16rG-70 Music WorkstationZVOCAL HARMONIST sectionThe buttons and knobs in this section are used to set the Vocal Harmonist function

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts142rG-70 Music WorkstationPress the [COMMON] field to jump to the fol-lowing page.• Press the field of the parameter

Ensemble settingsG-70 Music Workstation r143If you press the [Common] field……the display looks as follows:See the explanations under “Small settings”

More refined song functions144rG-70 Music Workstation12. More refined song functionsLet us have a look at additional and more refined func-tions you ca

Programming MARK & JUMP locationsG-70 Music Workstation r145Programming MARK & JUMP locationsThe supplied songs in the internal memory come w

More refined song functions146rG-70 Music WorkstationIf you selected the memory area that contains the original version, the following message is displ

Working with the Song FinderG-70 Music Workstation r147b) Select the FinderThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] field.c) Search

More refined song functions148rG-70 Music Workstation(2) Press the [OPTIONS] field.(3) Now do one of the following: RenameThis function allows you to c

Working with the Song FinderG-70 Music Workstation r149• On the SONG OPTIONS page, press the [COPY] field.• Start by specifying the source that conta

More refined song functions150rG-70 Music WorkstationIf the [ALL] field is currently selected, the display looks as follows:The Index Edit functions ar

Play List functionG-70 Music Workstation r151Press the [REPLACE] field if the assignments of the DESTINATION Index should be erased and replaced by t

Front panelG-70 Music Workstation r17gBENDER/MODULATION leverWhen pushed towards the back of the G-70, this lever will add modulation to the notes of

More refined song functions152rG-70 Music WorkstationThe display looks more or less as follows:(5) Locate the song you wish to assign to step 01.• If i

Play List functionG-70 Music Workstation r153(3) Press the [EDIT] field or the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial.(4) Proceed as follows to edit your Play List: Inser

More refined song functions154rG-70 Music WorkstationUsing Play ListsHere’s how Play Lists can be used for your perfor-mances:• If necessary, insert th

Play List functionG-70 Music Workstation r155 Renaming a Play ListTo change the name of the selected Play List, press the [RENAME] field.Enter the de

Editing Lyrics156rG-70 Music Workstation13. Editing LyricsYour G-70 contains functions that allow you to add Lyrics to Standard MIDI Files that do not

Adding Lyrics to a songG-70 Music Workstation r157(8) Press the [EXECUTE] field to load the text file you selected.The message means that the lyrics

Editing Lyrics158rG-70 Music Workstation(17) Press the [DISK&MEDIA] button.The display changes to:• Press [SAVE], followed by [SONG].This page all

About the sequencer’s main pageG-70 Music Workstation r15914. Using the 16-track SequencerYour G-70 contains a powerful sequencer with a host of edit

Using the 16-track Sequencer160rG-70 Music WorkstationObviously, if you record a song with Arranger backing, the respective Style parts (ADR, ABS, etc

Example 1: Recording a song from scratchG-70 Music Workstation r161(4) Press the following three fields and enter the desired values using the [DATA÷

Panel descriptions 18rG-70 Music WorkstationRear panelAFC7 PEDAL socketThis is where you connect an optional FC-7 foot-switch unit that allows you to

Using the 16-track Sequencer162rG-70 Music Workstation• Press the [GUITAR¥MODE] “display” and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select “Acoustic” or “Elect

Example 2: Adding tracksG-70 Music Workstation r163(17) Specify what should be recorded by activating the corresponding RECORDING SELECT button icons

Using the 16-track Sequencer164rG-70 Music Workstation(3) Press the [REC¥TRK] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] buttons to select

Editing 16-track songsG-70 Music Workstation r165You need to give your song two names: a SONG NAME and a FILE NAME. The FILE NAME is the one that all

Using the 16-track Sequencer166rG-70 Music WorkstationEDIT level does not provide the function you need or if you want to see the notes, MIDI messages

Editing 16-track songsG-70 Music Workstation r167 Fine-tuning the note rangeBefore setting “FROM NOTE” (and possibly “TO NOTE”), it might be a good i

Using the 16-track Sequencer168rG-70 Music Workstation DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be erased: FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter is o

Editing 16-track songsG-70 Music Workstation r169● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats depe

Using the 16-track Sequencer170rG-70 Music Workstation INTOThe bar, beat and CPT values of the position the first data of the source track will be cop

Editing 16-track songsG-70 Music Workstation r171Warning: “0” represents the lowest note the MIDI standard (and the 16-track sequencer) can handle, w

Front panelG-70 Music Workstation r19LVOCAL HARMONIST sectionINPUT switch: If you connect a microphone to the INPUT socket, set this switch to “MIC”.

Using the 16-track Sequencer172rG-70 Music WorkstationThis parameter can be particularly useful for velocity switched sounds: slightly reducing or inc

Editing 16-track songsG-70 Music Workstation r173 BIAS (CPT) (–4800~4800)This parameter sets the amount by which the duration (or gate time) of the s

Using the 16-track Sequencer174rG-70 Music Workstation● CC32 (---, 0~127, ALL)—This control change is the so-called “LSB” bank select message. Select

Editing 16-track songsG-70 Music Workstation r175● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats depe

Using the 16-track Sequencer176rG-70 Music Workstation(3) Press the [MASTER¥TRACK] field in the right col-umn. This page lists all events already pres

Editing 16-track songsG-70 Music Workstation r177 SysExAfter selecting a “SysEx” line and pressing [®], the dis-play looks more or less as follows:Us

Using the 16-track Sequencer178rG-70 Music Workstation CREATE EVENTPress this button icon to add a new event to the MASTER track. The following pop-up

Editing song data using Microscope EditG-70 Music Workstation r179 PLACE EVENTThis function is only available if the sequencer’s clip-board already c

Using the 16-track Sequencer180rG-70 Music WorkstationGeneral notes about MICRO EDIT Position indicationsThe G-70’s sequencer translates all known mus

Editing song data using Microscope EditG-70 Music Workstation r181• Press the numeric button icons to enter the desired value. (Use [Delete] to delet

Setting up and demo songs 20rG-70 Music Workstation2. Setting up and demo songsYou must be dying to try out your new G-70 to see what it is capable of

Using the 16-track Sequencer182rG-70 Music WorkstationOther edit operationsThe fields in the right half of the MICRO EDIT page allow you to reduce or

Style ConverterG-70 Music Workstation r183• Press the [MOVE¥EVENT] button icon. The following pop-up appears:• Specify the position to which the firs

Using the 16-track Sequencer184rG-70 Music Workstation• For a really professional result, you will also have to take advantage of the G-70’s Style Com

Style ConverterG-70 Music Workstation r185Press the [MUTE] field again to switch off the func-tion of the same name. SoloTo listen to one track in is

Using the 16-track Sequencer186rG-70 Music Workstation● Key—(C, C#, D, Eb, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B) Use this parame-ter to tell your G-70 what key the

ConceptG-70 Music Workstation r18715. Programming Styles (Style Composer)ConceptNew Styles can be created in three ways:• By converting portions of a

Programming Styles (Style Composer)188rG-70 Music WorkstationRecording Styles from scratchStyle recording and editing is carried out in the G-70’s Sty

Recording Styles from scratchG-70 Music Workstation r189• Press the second [BEAT] field (the denominator) and enter the duration of each beat using t

Programming Styles (Style Composer)190rG-70 Music WorkstationTo keep things easy, let’s start with the drums of the MAIN [1] Division.(9) Press the [R

Recording Styles from scratchG-70 Music Workstation r191 OctaveThe field next to [KEY] allows you to transpose the keyboard in octave steps, which ma

Front panelG-70 Music Workstation r21Switching the G-70 on/offAfter connecting the G-70 to the other devices, proceed as follows:Internal Memory Prote

Programming Styles (Style Composer)192rG-70 Music WorkstationThere is one last thing we need to set:(19) Specify how long the count-in should be befor

Auditioning your Style and adding more tracksG-70 Music Workstation r193Saving your StyleMake it a habit to save your Styles as frequently as pos-sib

Programming Styles (Style Composer)194rG-70 Music WorkstationIn Style Composer mode, the metronome sounds during recording, unless you switch it off u

Using existing StylesG-70 Music Workstation r195Copying individual Style tracksThe COPY function can be used to copy individual tracks, Modes and Div

Programming Styles (Style Composer)196rG-70 Music Workstation(13) Repeat this operation with the [MODE] and [DIVISION] fields to select the Mode (Majo

Editing Styles on the fly via additional recordingsG-70 Music Workstation r197 Drum Instrument & PitchAfter selecting the “AccDrums” track, you ca

Programming Styles (Style Composer)198rG-70 Music WorkstationFor the second approach, stop Style playback, select the STYLE MIXER page, then proceed w

Style Track Edit functionsG-70 Music Workstation r199(3) Press the [TRACK¥EDIT] field.(4) Press a field in the top two rows to select the desired STY

Programming Styles (Style Composer)200rG-70 Music Workstation TO NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter allows you to set the upper limit of the note range

Style Track Edit functionsG-70 Music Workstation r201 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter is o

Features 4 r G-70 Music Workstation Features Roland’s most comprehensive arranger instru-ment ever The G-70 is quite simply a superlative instrume

Setting up and demo songs 22rG-70 Music WorkstationInteractive demo of the G-70Your G-70 contains an interactive demo that introduces all of its highl

Programming Styles (Style Composer)202rG-70 Music WorkstationINSERT allows you to insert space and shift data that lie behind the FROM position furthe

Style Track Edit functionsG-70 Music Workstation r203The CHANGE VELO function allows you to modify the dynamics (called “velocity”) of a track or exc

Programming Styles (Style Composer)204rG-70 Music WorkstationThis function allows you to make quick changes to certain settings. The changes always ap

Style Track Edit functionsG-70 Music Workstation r205 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. See the list on page 201. VALUE (–1920~192

Programming Styles (Style Composer)206rG-70 Music WorkstationEditing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)Select this mode if you need to change

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)G-70 Music Workstation r207 Monitoring note eventsThe Style Composer can play back the note events

Programming Styles (Style Composer)208rG-70 Music WorkstationNote: CC64 (Hold) events generated by a footswitch con-nected to the HOLD FOOTSWITCH sock

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)G-70 Music Workstation r209Both “Degree” and “Nearest” allow you to specify the note range (“Limit

Programming Styles (Style Composer)210rG-70 Music Workstation ERASE EVENT• Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [ß][†] buttons to select the event you wan

The how-to’sG-70 Music Workstation r21116. Disk/Media functionsThe G-70’s DISK & MEDIA functions allow you to save edited data and settings to th

Front panelG-70 Music Workstation r23The main pageWhen you leave Demo mode (or any other display page) or if you do not change any of the G-70’s setti

Disk/Media functions212rG-70 Music WorkstationLoading dataThe LOAD functions allow you to load Songs, Music Styles, User Program Sets and MIDI Sets. S

Saving dataG-70 Music Workstation r213Note: Never remove the floppy disk or memory card while the operation is in progress. Wait for the confirmation

Disk/Media functions214rG-70 Music Workstation(2) Press the [SAVE] field, followed by the [SONG] field.(3) Select the target media: [INTERNAL¥MEMORY],

DeleteG-70 Music Workstation r215User Program Set and MIDI Set files only have a file name you can change. As there is no Finder function-ality for s

Disk/Media functions216rG-70 Music WorkstationTo delete all songs or Styles on the selected media, press the [ALL¥FILES] field. This disposes of all f

FormatG-70 Music Workstation r217You are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”) that have the same file names

Disk/Media functions218rG-70 Music WorkstationImport User Program functionThe G-70 allows you to import User Programs or Per-formance Memories created

Import User Program functionG-70 Music Workstation r219(6) Press the field of the file whose User Programs you want to import.(7) Check again whether

Archiving data using a computer (USB)220rG-70 Music Workstation17. Archiving data using a computer (USB)The G-70’s USB port can be used for exchanging

Import User Program functionG-70 Music Workstation r221Note: In this state, all of the G-70’s panel functions are blocked. You can, however, keep pla

Quick Start 24rG-70 Music Workstation3. Quick StartIn this chapter, we will scratch the surface and walk you through the major functions.The general i

Archiving data using a computer (USB)222rG-70 Music Workstation• Windows: Click on the removal icon on the task bar. Wait until a drop-down menu appea

The how-to’sG-70 Music Workstation r22318. MIDIMIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The acronym refers to many things, the most

MIDI224rG-70 Music Workstation• The G-70 is supplied with a CD-ROM that contains the driver files you may need to install on your com-puter for USB–MI

Editing MIDI parametersG-70 Music Workstation r225Editing MIDI parametersLet us briefly explain where to look for the part you want to edit (use PAGE

MIDI226rG-70 Music Workstation CHANNEL (1~16)Allows you to assign a MIDI receive channel to the selected part. The default settings usually work best,

Editing MIDI parametersG-70 Music Workstation r227● MIDI—Song or Style playback can be started or stopped with MIDI real-time messages (Start, Stop,

MIDI228rG-70 Music WorkstationNTA notes are only received (from an external MIDI instrument). What you play in the chord recognition area of the keybo

MIDI SetsG-70 Music Workstation r229 TX● SYSEX—Use this parameter to specify whether (button icon on) or not (off) the G-70 should send SysEx mes-sag

MIDI230rG-70 Music Workstation(3) Press the [1]~[8] field that corresponds to the MIDI Set you want to use (the two SELECT button icons go dark).You c

Using V-LINKG-70 Music Workstation r23119. MiscellaneousUsing V-LINK About V-LINKV-LINK ( ) is a function that provides for the integration of music

Playing to an automatic accompanimentG-70 Music Workstation r25Playing to an automatic accompa-nimentLet us begin with the automatic accompaniment fun

Miscellaneous232rG-70 Music WorkstationNote: The G-70 does not support the Edirol DV-7PR’s dual stream mode.• Press the [INIT¥SINGLE¥VALUE] field to r

General settingsG-70 Music Workstation r233Song/Arranger Start PriorityNormally, when you attempt to start Arranger playback while a song is being pl

Specifications234rG-70 Music Workstation20. Specifications Keyboard: Sound source: Harmonic Bars: Styles: Songs: Sequencer: Display type & c

General settingsG-70 Music Workstation r235 Data storage Other functions: Connectors General specifications:Note: Specifications are subject to c

Appendix236rG-70 Music Workstation21. AppendixInstalling a wave expansion board• To avoid the risk of damage to internal components that can be caused

Accessing the ‘Patches’ of SRX-series expansion boards via MIDIG-70 Music Workstation r237(5) Use the screws that you removed above to fasten the cov

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters238rG-70 Music WorkstationMFX and IFX types and parameters1. ThruThe effect processor is bypassed.2. Stereo

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r239● Auto Wah Depth (0~127)—Modulation intensity.● Auto Wah Sens (0~127)—Adjusts th

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters240rG-70 Music Workstation● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)—Volume bal-ance between the direct (D) and

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r24119. Mod. DelayThis effect adds modulation to the delayed sound, producing an eff

Quick Start 26rG-70 Music Workstation• For seventh chords, playing the root and the second key to its left is enough.Note: The function that takes car

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters242rG-70 Music Workstation● Pitch B Pre Delay (0.0~500.0ms)—Adjusts the time delay from when the direct sou

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r24329. OD‰ DelayThis effect connects an overdrive and a delay in series.● Overdrive

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters244rG-70 Music Workstation● Delay Feedback (–98%~0~98%)—Adjusts the amount of the delay sound that’s fed ba

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r24540. Flanger/DLYThis effect connects a flanger and a delay in parallel.● Flanger

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters246rG-70 Music Workstation● Filter Gain (0~12 [dB])—Amount of boost for the filter output.● Modulation Sw (

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r24748. Step PhaserThe phaser effect will be varied gradually.● Phaser Mode (4-Stage

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters248rG-70 Music Workstation52. Step RingThis is a ring modulator that uses a 16-step sequence to vary the fr

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r249● Shuffle (0~127)—Timing of volume changes in levels for even-numbered steps (st

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters250rG-70 Music Workstation● Cutoff Frequency (200~8000Hz)—Basic frequency of the filter.● Pre Delay (0.0~10

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r251● High Depth (0~127)—Modulation depth for the high-range flanger sound.● High Ph

Playing to an automatic accompanimentG-70 Music Workstation r27(3) Press the [INTRO] and the numeric button [1]~[4] that corresponds to the Intro patt

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters252rG-70 Music Workstation● Pre Amp Bright (Off, On)—Turning this “On” produces a sharper and brighter soun

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r253● Delay 2 Time [note] (musical notes)—Delay times can be set as a note-value of

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters254rG-70 Music Workstation72. Shuffle DLYAdds a shuffle to the delay sound, giving the sound a bouncy delay

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r255● Delay HF Damp (200~8000Hz, Bypass)—Adjusts the fre-quency above which sound fe

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters256rG-70 Music Workstation● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)—Volume bal-ance between the direct (D) and

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersG-70 Music Workstation r257● EQ Mid Q (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0)—Width of midrange (larger values make the r

Appendix | MIDI Implementation Chart258rG-70 Music Workstation22. MIDI Implementation Chart[Music Workstation] Date: November 2004Model: G-70 Version

Appendix | Chord IntelligenceG-70 Music Workstation r25923. Chord IntelligenceCm7 ( 5 )C C# D E E FCM7 C#M7 DM7 E M7 EM7 FM7C7 C#7 D7 E 7 E7

Appendix | Chord Intelligence260rG-70 Music WorkstationF# G A A B BF#M7 GM7 A M7 AM7 B M7 BM7F#7 G7 A 7 A7 B 7 B7F#m Gm A m Am B m B

IndexG-70 Music Workstation r261IndexNumerics1 Ch Limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2281 STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick Start 28rG-70 Music Workstation(4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Changing the tempoIf the accompaniment is too fast (or too

Index262rG-70 Music WorkstationCopyDisk&Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 183, 210E

IndexG-70 Music Workstation r263Frequency Hz . . . . . . . . .138, 141, 142, 143FROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195FIRS

Index264rG-70 Music WorkstationMerge16-track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IndexG-70 Music Workstation r265Recall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index266rG-70 Music WorkstationStyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IndexG-70 Music Workstation r267Vocal Harmonist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46, 112Assign to track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Edit .

As of August 1, 2005 (ROLAND)Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Rolanddistributor in your

Using the Keyboard partsG-70 Music Workstation r29Using the Keyboard partsYour G-70 provides six “parts” that allow you to play different sounds on th

Quick Start 30rG-70 Music WorkstationSelecting sounds for the Keyboard parts One TouchThe easiest way to select suitable Tones for the Key-board parts

Using the Keyboard partsG-70 Music Workstation r31The [˚] field is only displayed if there are more than five pages. Other Tone families have fewer th

Features G-70 Music Workstation r 5 Furthermore, you can already prepare the next song while the current one is still running (NEXT SONG func-tion

Quick Start 32rG-70 Music WorkstationYou may have to use the [PAGE¥1]~[PAGE¥5] buttons to jump to the page that contains the desired Drum Set. After i

Using the Harmonic BarsG-70 Music Workstation r33Note: The names of the Tones that are displayed depend on the SRX expansion board you installed.(3) P

Quick Start 34rG-70 Music WorkstationIt means that by moving the sliders below the display, you change the sound of the right-hand organ (assigned to

Using the Harmonic BarsG-70 Music Workstation r35switch this effect on or off. To change the setting, press the display icon and rotate the [DATA÷ENTR

Quick Start 36rG-70 Music WorkstationYou can also press the [TAP] button several times in the rhythm of the desired tempo. (7) To quickly return to th

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)G-70 Music Workstation r37The UPPER1 field below “GUITAR MODE” shows the name of the currently selected gu

Quick Start 38rG-70 Music WorkstationAlternatively, you can select a User Program that doesn’t use the Guitar mode (see p. 117).Selecting guitar sound

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)G-70 Music Workstation r39● e Down fast/a up fast (C#5)—Pressing this key trig-gers a fast downward strum.

Quick Start 40rG-70 Music Workstation● RETRIGGER—This parameter allows you to specify whether the arpeggio notes of the key(s) you are press-ing in th

Working with the Music AssistantG-70 Music Workstation r41• Press the [ARTIST] field to sort the Music Assistant entries alphabetically by artist name

Using the unit safely 6 r G-70 Music Workstation Using the unit safely • Before using this instrument, be sure to read the instruc-tions below, a

Quick Start 42rG-70 Music WorkstationPlaying back songs (Standard MIDI Files)Your G-70 contains all kinds of functions for “custom-izing” the songs yo

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)G-70 Music Workstation r43• Press the [PLAY&SEARCH] field.• As indicated in the display, play the main the

Quick Start 44rG-70 Music WorkstationThe advantage of these markers is that you can return to the chorus, for example, if you notice that the audience

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)G-70 Music Workstation r45Using the Song Cover functionThe COVER function provides “masks” that change the ins

Quick Start 46rG-70 Music WorkstationThe [USER] field lights to indicate that your settings are now being used.(5) Press the [EXIT] button to return t

Vocal Harmonist functionG-70 Music Workstation r47Set it to the highest possible value, taking care to avoid that the OVER indicator lights. It would

Quick Start 48rG-70 Music WorkstationAdding harmonies to your singingNow that your microphone is up and running, let’s look at the Harmonist effect pr

Vocal Harmonist functionG-70 Music Workstation r49ing pitches. The Vocal Harmonist was fine-tuned to blend in with Standard MIDI File playback and tha

Quick Start 50rG-70 Music WorkstationAuto PitchHere’s another interesting effect that can either be used as gimmick or to ensure that even the flattes

Vocal Harmonist functionG-70 Music Workstation r51Using the VocoderA Vocoder is an effect that combines spoken words with sounds, thus creating the im

Using the unit safely G-70 Music Workstation r 7 • Before using the G-70 in a foreign country, consult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Serv

Quick Start 52rG-70 Music Workstation(3) Press and hold the [TALK] button.The display changes to:(4) Press the [MUSIC¥MUTE] field and set the desired

Vocal Harmonist functionG-70 Music Workstation r53(12) Press [EXECUTE] to store these settings if you wish to use them at a later stage.The display br

Quick Start 54rG-70 Music WorkstationThe chord information appears at the bottom of the screen.Note: The chord information is calculated in real-time

Vocal Harmonist functionG-70 Music Workstation r55Note: If you work with a TV set, do not forget to select the correct channel (“AV” or something to t

Quick Start 56rG-70 Music WorkstationRecording your musicYou can record your music as “Songs” that can be saved internally, to a memory card or a flop

Recording your musicG-70 Music Workstation r57Recording without accompanimentLet us now look at how to start recording without automatic accompaniment

Quick Start 58rG-70 Music WorkstationYou have just selected the more detailed recording function (the “sequencer”). The display changes to:The colored

Recording your musicG-70 Music Workstation r59Saving your songA song you save to becomes a Standard MIDI File that can be played back with the G-70, b

About the Keyboard modes60rG-70 Music Workstation4. About the Keyboard modesThe KBD MODE setting is the singlemost important parameter of your G-70 be

Split and Whole modesG-70 Music Workstation r61Split and Whole modesUsing the SPLIT Keyboard ModeSplit means that the keyboard is divided into two hal

Contents 8 r G-70 Music Workstation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Important notes . . . . . . . .

Using the performance functions62rG-70 Music Workstation5. Using the performance functionsLet us now have a look at the G-70’s performance functions.

OctaveG-70 Music Workstation r63(3) Press the [KEYBOARD] and/or [SONG] field to switch it on.These fields allow you to specify which parts should be a

Using the performance functions64rG-70 Music WorkstationFinally, you may need this parameter when you take advantage of the UPPER 3 SPLIT function (se

Master TuneG-70 Music Workstation r65Master TuneThis is not really a performance function, but it allows you to tune your G-70 to acoustic instruments

Using the performance functions66rG-70 Music Workstation● Filter Up—The cutoff frequency of the Tone assigned to the selected part can be raised (so t

ASSIGN SW buttonsG-70 Music Workstation r67The “display” of the button you pressed and held already “lights”. (1) To assign a function to the other bu

Using the performance functions68rG-70 Music WorkstationUsing the D Beam ControllerThe D Beam Controller allows you to control various aspects of your

Using the D Beam ControllerG-70 Music Workstation r69Here, you can select various “noises” to be added to your music simply by moving your hand over t

Using the performance functions70rG-70 Music Workstation● Pitch Downº—By moving your hand over the D Beam, you can generate a value between “64” (no P

Using optional footswitchesG-70 Music Workstation r71Using optional footswitchesFC7 PEDALThe G-70 allows you to connect an optional FC-7 Foot Controll

Contents G-70 Music Workstation r 9 One Touch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Ignoring certain One Touch

Using the performance functions72rG-70 Music Workstation● Scale Lower—Allows you to assign the selected Scale Tune (see p. 75) setting to the Lower pa

Using optional footswitchesG-70 Music Workstation r73messages, even if it is assigned to the left half of the keyboard. “Off”, finally, means that the

Using the performance functions74rG-70 Music Workstation● Soft, Sostenuto, Hold—The footswitch can be used as a Soft, Sostenuto or Sustain (Hold pedal

Scale TuningG-70 Music Workstation r75● UP/DOWN (0~127)—You do not need to specify “0” for the DOWN position. Selecting any other value will reduce th

Using the performance functions76rG-70 Music WorkstationIf you now returned to the main page, you would notice that the G-70 alerts you to the fact th

MetronomeG-70 Music Workstation r77MetronomeThe G-70 is equipped with a metronome that can be used in various situations. To use the metronome, here i

Additional Arranger/Style functions78rG-70 Music Workstation6. Additional Arranger/Style functionsBefore telling you even more about the Music Styles,

Selecting other Style divisionsG-70 Music Workstation r79There is no need to restart Style playback manually if you also activate SYNC [START] (see ab

Additional Arranger/Style functions80rG-70 Music Workstation(1) Press the [BASS¥INVERSION] button (so that it lights) to switch this function on.(2) P

Using the Style Cover functionG-70 Music Workstation r81(6) Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] but-tons to set the desired “Threshold”.You c

Contents10rG-70 Music WorkstationStyle Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183General considerations. . . . . . . .

Additional Arranger/Style functions82rG-70 Music Workstation Saved VersionThe STYLE COVER page contains a [SAVED¥VERSION] field that works as follows:

One TouchG-70 Music Workstation r83One TouchYou may find yourself using the One Touch function at regular intervals, because it automates quite a few

Additional Arranger/Style functions84rG-70 Music Workstation(3) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Programming your own One Touch sett

More refined Arranger settingsG-70 Music Workstation r85Arranger Type (chord mode)Another important choice is how you want to transmit note information

Additional Arranger/Style functions86rG-70 Music WorkstationThere are eight Arranger parts: A.DRUMS (the drums), A.BASS (the bass) and ACCOMP 1~6 (the

Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options)G-70 Music Workstation r87[PRESET], [AUTO] and [LOCK] allow you to specify what happens when you select anoth

Additional Arranger/Style functions88rG-70 Music Workstation• Press the [ARRANGER¥SETTING] field, followed by the [ARRANGER¥OPTIONS] field.• Start Arr

Working with ‘external’ StylesG-70 Music Workstation r89Note: Use the Copy function (see p. 93) to copy all Styles to the same card (or the internal m

Additional Arranger/Style functions90rG-70 Music Workstation(2) Press the [CUSTOM] field.(3) Press the field of the Music Style you want to use.In som

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesG-70 Music Workstation r91Style Finder: quickly locating StylesThe G-70 allows you to have a great many Music Sty

G-70 Music Workstation r11Important notesIn addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” on p. 6, please read and observe the following:

Additional Arranger/Style functions92rG-70 Music Workstation Searching for Music StylesThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] fiel

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesG-70 Music Workstation r93 RenameThis function allows you to change (or supply) the STYLE NAME, COUNTRY, and/or G

Additional Arranger/Style functions94rG-70 Music WorkstationYou are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”) that

Upper 3 SplitG-70 Music Workstation r957. Advanced Keyboard part functionsUpper 3 SplitOn p. 61, you learned how to split the keyboard into a left hal

Advanced Keyboard part functions96rG-70 Music Workstation(1) Press the [MENU] button.The display changes to:(2) Press the [SPLIT&TOUCH] field, fol

Lower HoldG-70 Music Workstation r97Portamento Mode: Mono/PolyThe G-70 also allows you to set the Upper1 and Upper2 parts to mono(phonic) mode. MONO m

Advanced Keyboard part functions98rG-70 Music WorkstationTone Edit: editing Keyboard partsYour G-70 allows you to edit certain parameters that affect

Tone Edit: editing Keyboard partsG-70 Music Workstation r99The envelope parameters affect both the volume (TVA) and the filter (TVF). The cutoff frequ

Using the mixer functions & effects100rG-70 Music Workstation8. Using the mixer functions & effectsThe MIXER environment does what its name su

Mixing Keyboard partsG-70 Music Workstation r101round the knob icon or that are located next to the fader icon before being able to actually change th