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ROLAND R-70 TURBO FACTS

The R-70 is a professional rhythm composer that features 210 high-quality
sounds, expansive editing and programming capability, and built in digital
effects. It also offers Roland's new Rhythm Expert System for automatic
song and pattern generation, along with the innovative Positional Pad and
the Human Feel function.

Initializing

1. Power On while holding MIDI & ASSIGN.
2. Press YES twice.

Playing the two demo songs

1. To play the ROM demo, hold down SHIFT and press SONG/PLAY.
2. [ROM PLAY Gray Zone] will appear in the display. Press START to hear the ROM demo song.
3. To hear the second demo song, press the + button or use the VALUE slider to select [FAT CITY].
4. Press START/STOP.

Playing the sounds on the Pads

1. Play all of the sounds on the drum pads.
2. Play from side to side on the POSITION PAD.
3. Use the PAD BANK button to select a new pad bank between A and F.
4. There are 3 groups of 6 PAD BANKS. Hold SHIFT and press the PAD BANK button. [Pad group: ?] will appear in the display

Real-time pattern write

1. Press PATTERN PLAY.
2. Use the +/- buttons or the VALUE slider to select a blank pattern between 36 and 99.
3. Press REC and START and play the pads to create a new pattern.

Assigning Sounds to a Pad

1. Press ASSIGN.
2. Select number [1 Pad assign] and press YES.
3. Tap a pad.
4. Use +/- buttons or the VALUE slider to change sound while you tap it.

Programming the POSITIONAL PAD

1. Hold down SHIFT and press the POSITIONAL PAD.
2. Use the +/- buttons or the VALUE slider to change sound while you tap it.
3. Use the CURSOR/PAGE buttons to select [Pitch] and value it to [WIDE].
4. Play from side to side on the POSITIONAL PAD to change the pitch.

Editing a Sound

1. Press the SOUND button.
2. Select [1 Edit] and press YES.
3. Select a sound by playing a Pad.
4. Use the left and right CURSOR/PAGE buttons to select an edit parameter. (Pitch, Decay Nuance, etc.)
5. While playing drum sound, use the +/ - buttons or the VALUE slider to edit the selected parameter.

Real-time Editing

1. Press PATTERN/PLAY and select a blank pattern.
2. Record a pattern using just the Snare sound.
3. Press EDIT and CURSOR to [VL] volume.
4. Use the + button to select [PT] pitch. (A better parameter to demonstrate realtime editing.)
5. CURSOR right one time to access the pitch value.
6. While holding the Snare Pad, Mode the VALUE slider up and down to change its pitch.

Effects ÐFX1=Reverb/Delay;FX2=Chorus/Flanger

1. Press EFFECTS.
2. Select [1FX1:???] and press YES.
3. Use the +/- buttons or the VALUE slider to select a different REVERB or DELAY type.

Mixer Ð Volume, Output pan & FX level

1. Press MIXER. The display will say [VOL].
2. CURSOR to the number in the upper right corner of the display.
3. Press each of the drum Pads and use the VALUE slider to adjust their Volume (or Output pan) levels.

Rhythm Expert System

1. Push the PATTERN MODEL button.
2. Use the +/- buttons of the VALUE slider to select 1 of the 17 available musical genres.
3. Press the YES button two times and the R-70 will create a 2 bar pattern.
4. Use the CURSOR/PAGE button to select pattern type [BASIC, FILL, INTRO, ENDING], pattern length [1-4], pattern variation [1-8], pattern idea [1-8] and pattern feel [1-8]. A huge variety of patterns are available using combinations of these parameters.
5. To Convert a Pattern Model into a Pattern, press the CONVERT button and use the + &- buttons to select the pattern destination.
6. The R-70 also has a SONG EXPERT MODEL which can create entire songs.