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manual abstract
Notice how the orchestra is supporting the piano performance. Roland Piano Digital-compatible music data is created to allow this type of piano practice ("each hand separately" or "accompaniment only"). In this way, various settings for the track buttons allow you to "follow along" with the playback, or to play while being accompanied. You will probably discover a great variety of practice possibilities. 8 Sounding the Metronome For songs with an unusually fast or slow tempo, it may sometimes be difficult to grasp the tempo and play accurately with it. In such cases, you may wish to have the metronome sound while you practice. Press the Metronome button. The metronome indicator will light, and the metronome will begin sounding. Press the button once again and it will stop. The volume of the metronome is adjusted by the Metronome Volume knob located on the rear panel. You can also adjust the timing at which the metronome sounds, and its time signature. For details refer to page 14. Adding a Count-ln Before the Song Begins Before the Song Begins With some music data, the piano part begins as soon as you press the Play button. When practicing such songs, it is convenient to add a count-in at the beginning of the song. Press the Count-ln button. When you press the Play button, the song will begin playing after a two measure count-in. To turn off the count-in, press the Count-ln button once again. Playing music data containing a PU (Pickup) measure Counting begins here when you press (Play) Staj1 of p,ay -1 PU 1 2 3 Measure number on the display 9 2 Convenient Ways to Use the MT80s Using Repeat Playback Repeating One Song Select the song that you wish to play back repeatedly. C0 Lights Up 1. Press the Song button so that the song number appears in the display. 2. Use the Value buttons to select the number of the song that you wish to repeat. 3. Press the Repeat button to make the indicator light. 4. Press the Play button, and repeat playback will begin. Repeating All Songs on Disk (All Song Play) This function will play back all songs on disk in succession. When the last song has been played, playback will continue from the first song. № Lights Up R Song Number 1. While holding down the Song button, press the Play button. 2. The display shown at left will appear, and All Song Play will begin. 'A' Stands for "All Song Play' Playback will start with the song that was last selected before you started All Song Play. 10 Marking a Location That You Wish to Practice Repeatedly The marker function lets you mark a section that you wish to practice over and over. You can then play back and return to the marked location simply by pressing a button, or automatically repeat playback of the specified area. Jumping to a Marker Specify the beginning point of the area that you wish to practice. (For example, measures 5 and following.) Use the Forward and Backward buttons to select the measure number. ~ i ~ At measure 5, press the Marker A button. A The Marker A indicator will light. There are two ways to mark a location: While stopped, use Backward or Forward to determine the location, and press the Marker button. While playing, press the Marker button at the appropriate moment. marked location 1 measure 2 measure If you press the Marker button at the timing ol y , the mark will automatically be assigned at the nearest measure boundary. Press the Play button to begin playback. To erase a marker, hold down the Marker Clear button and press the Marker button. Marker B can be used in the same way as Marker A, but it is not possible to place Marker B on a measure earlier than Marker A. Nor can both markers be placed in the same measure. and you will jump to the location of Marker A, and playback begins immediately. 11 Repeat Playback Between Markers Specify the area that you wish to practice. (In this example, measures 5 through 8.) Use the Forward or Backward buttons to select the measure number. . 1 . Press the Marker A button ■>' at measure number 5, A and the Marker B button at measure number 9. V Marker A assigned here Marker B assigned here Region for repeated playback KCI i i 1 Use the procedure given at left to repeatedly play back the area between the markers. Repeat playback when only Marker A is lit... will repeat from Marker A to the end of the song. Repeat playback when only Marker B is lit... will repeat from the Top of the song to Marker B. Top of song Marker A I-k Repeated -region End ol song -i Repeat Press the Repeat button to make the indicator light. Top of song Marker B End of song ^— Repeated--^-1 region Jump to Marker A. ♦ Press the Play button to begin playback. Play Material between markers A and B is repeated. 12 Changing the Key You can transpose the playback of the MT80s in semitone steps. If your printed music is in a different key from the music data, you can use this function to transpose the playback of the MT80s...