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ROLAND G-600 TURBO FACTS

The G-600 is part of a new generation of Roland Arranger Workstations.
It is ideal for one-man bands, songwriters, and is perfect to enjoy a wide variety of
Music Styles and Standard MIDI Files at home.
The G-600 features 689 Tones, 64-notes polyphony, 128 Music Styles, 192 Performance Setups,
and a 61-note keyboard. The 8-Track Music Style Recorder lets you create your own Music Styles,
and it also features direct-to-disk recording and playback of SMFs.
The G-600 is 16 part multi-timbral, and features built-in reverb, chorus, delay and EQ.
Operation is made easy thanks, in part, to the large 240 x 64 pixel display.

Initializing
Use the following procedure to restore the factory settings:

1. Hold WRITE, and turn the power on.

Playing the Demo Songs
The G-600 comes with 2 floppy disks containing demo songs. Use the following procedure to listen to all of the demo songs:

1. Simultaneously press [3] DOWN and [4] UP (under Performance Memory) so that "00 Free Pnl" is displayed.
2. Insert one of the demo disks into the disk drive.
3. Press PLAY/STOP (under Recorder) to start playback and adjust the VOLUME slider as desired.
4. Press PLAY/STOP again to stop playback.

   NOTE: To play a specific song, press SONG SELECT so it is lit and use the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons to select the desired song after step 2 above. Then proceed with the remaining steps.

Selecting Tones
The G-600 features 689 high quality, PCM sampled Tones. Use the following procedure to select Tones:

1. Press UPPER 1 (under the display) so it is lit.
2. Press GROUP A-D, (in the Tone area) to select the desired group of instruments.
3. Use the [1]-[8] buttons to select the desired Bank.
4. Use the [1]-[8] buttons again to select the Tone from within that Bank.
5. Press VARIATION to select a variation Tone.

Selecting Music Styles
The professional quality of the G-600 is evident in the 128 built-in Music Styles. Additional styles are available on MSA / MSD series floppy disks. Use the following procedure:

1. Press GROUP (under Music Style / MIDI Set) to select Group A, B, or USER as desired.
2. Use the [1]-[8] buttons (under Music Style / MIDI Set) to select the desired bank.
3. Use the [1]-[8] buttons again to select a Music Style from within that bank.
4. Press SYNCHRO START so it is lit.
5. Play a chord on the keyboard below middle C.
6. Press START/STOP to stop the arranger.

Setting Split Points - Up to 3 Zones
The G-600 can have up to three instruments assigned to different sections of the keyboard.

1. Press SYNCHRO START so it is not lit.
2. Press SPLIT.
3. Press UPPER1, LOWER, and UP2 SPLIT (under Keyboard Mode) so they are lit. This will divide the keyboard into 3 independent sections.
4. Press F2.
5. Press PAGE down to select page #2.
6. Use the DRUMS/PART [v] buttons (under the display) to adjust the split point between the Upper and Lower zones.
7. Use the ACCOMP/GROUP [v] buttons (under the display) to adjust the split point between the Upper 1 and Upper 2 zones.

Layering Tones
Use the following procedure to layer two Tones across the whole keyboard:

1. Press UPPER1 (under Keyboard Mode) so it is lit.
2. Press UPPER2 (under Keyboard Mode) so it is lit.
3. Press WHOLE RIGHT.

Playing Standard MIDI Files
The G-600 features direct-from-disk playback of Standard MIDI Files, giving you access to the thousands of MIDI files available from various manufacturers at the touch of a button. Use the following procedure:

1. Insert a disk containing a Standard MIDI File.
2. Press GM/GS so it is lit.
3. Press SONG SELECT so it is lit.
4. Use the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons to select the desired song title and press PLAY.
5. If the SMF includes lyrics, press F4 to view the lyrics in the display.

Using the G-600 with the LVC-1N
The Roland LVC-1N Lyrics Converter allows you to project the lyrics being read by the G-600 onto a video monitor. Use the following procedure to setup the G-600 for use with the LVC-1N and Standard MIDI Files containing lyric information:

1. Press F3 (MIDI).
2. Hold SHIFT and press F1 (BASIC).
3. Use the PAGE DOWN button to access the "TX" display.
4. Use the LOWER [v] (under the display) to select "Lyrics" and press UPPER 2 (under the display) to select "ON" (if necessary).
5. Play the Standard MIDI File (as previously described).

Options FC-7 MIDI Foot Controller, PK-5 Dynamic MIDI Pedal, FV-300L Expression Pedal, DP-6/2 Pedal Switch, MSD/MSA-Series Style Disks, LVC-1N Lyrics Converter.