User manual ROLAND C-30

[. . . ] IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of a three pin plug. [. . . ] Press Press again ON OFF Using headphones If you connect headphones, sound will no longer be produced from the C-30's internal speakers; you will hear only the sound from the headphones. This lets you enjoy practicing at night or at other times when you might not wish to be heard by other people nearby. As shown in the illustration, connect the plug of your headphones to the headphone jack. Use the [Volume] knob to adjust the volume of the headphones. Phones jack * Use stereo headphones. Please be aware that excessively high volume or extended use may contribute to hearing loss. Stereo headphones 13 Playing <Basic Operation> Adjusting the volume Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the volume. Turning the knob toward the right will increase the volume, and turning it toward the left will decrease the volume. At the 12 o'clock position, the volume is standard and set at about the same level as a normal harpsichord. Min Max Adjusting the tonal character Turn the [Tone] knob to adjust the tone. Turning the knob toward the right will make the tone brighter, and turning it toward the left will make the tone more mellow. * You may hear faint noise if you turn the [Tone] knob while producing sound, but this is not a malfunction. Mellow Bright Adjusting the reverb Reverberation is the sound that you hear reflected from the walls or other surface of a hall or room in addition to the sound that reaches your ears directly from the instrument. The C-30 provides a reverb effect that lets you simulate the reverberation of a variety of environments ranging from a small room to a large hall, controlled by just a single knob. Turn the [Reverb] knob to adjust the amount of reverb effect. Shallower reverb Deeper reverb · Turning the knob toward the right will produce deeper reverb, simulating the acoustics of a large hall. · Turning the knob toward the left will produce shallower reverb, simulating the acoustics of a smaller room. · If you turn the knob all the way to the left, you will hear the resonance of the harpsichord's own body. Choosing a sound Switching sounds Press the button for the sound that you want to play, so its indicator is lit. Now you can play the selected sound. * If you press the [Organ II] button so its indicator is lit in orange, the "Celesta" sound will be selected. (See following page) 14 Playing <Basic Operation> Layering sounds Multiple harpsichord sounds can be layered and played together. The two organ sounds can also be selected simultaneously and played together. Simultaneously press the buttons for the sounds you want to layer, making the indicators light. · You can't select the four harpsichord sounds simultaneously. · You can't layer a harpsichord sound with an organ sound. Switching the harpsichord type The C-30 contains "harpsichord" sounds and "positive organ" sounds, and you can switch between these as you perform. There are four types of harpsichord, and four sounds are provided for each type. French Flemish Fortepiano Dyna Harpsi (Dynamic Harpsichord) The sound of a French type harpsichord. The sound of a harpsichord with "touch sensitivity"; playing softly will produce a soft sound, and playing strongly will produce a louder sound. * For the French type, the button's indicator will light red; for other types, the indicator will light orange. Hold down the [Function] button, and press one of the [French]­ [Dyna Harpsi] buttons so its indicator is lit (green). * When the power is turned on, the French type is selected. Selecting the Celesta sound While holding down the [Temperament] button, press the [Organ II] button. The [Organ II] indicator will light orange, and the Celesta sound will be selected instead of the Organ II sound. * To return to the Organ II sound, hold down the [Temperament] button and press the [Organ II] button once again. 15 Playing <Basic Operation> Tone List French [8' I] The sound of the lower keyboard 8'; this is the basic tone of the harpsichord. [8' II] The sound of the upper keyboard 8'; this is the distinctively bright sound of when the plectrum is located closer to the bridge. [4'] The sound of the lower keyboard 8', one octave higher. [Lute] The sound in which the upper keyboard 8' is muted. The name reflects the similarity of this sound to that of the plucked string instrument called the lute. Flemish [8' I] The sound of the lower keyboard 8'; this is the basic tone of the harpsichord. [8' II] The sound of the upper keyboard 8'; this is the distinctively bright sound of when the plectrum is located closer to the bridge. [4'] The sound of the lower keyboard 8', one octave higher. [Lute] The sound in which the upper keyboard 8' is muted. The name reflects the similarity of this sound to that of the plucked string instrument called the lute. Fortepiano [8' I] This sound plays only the first of the three strings. [8' II] This sound plays only the second of the three strings. [4'] This sound plays only the third of the three strings. [Lute] This is the sound of a twostring fortepiano. · Layering the three sounds [8' I]­[4'] will produce the basic tone of a fortepiano. [. . . ] 21, P. O. BOX 13520, Damascus, SYRIA TEL: (011) 223-5384 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. Service Division 22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, HONG KONG TEL: 2415 0911 Parsons Music Ltd. 8th Floor, Railway Plaza, 39 Chatham Road South, T. S. T, Kowloon, HONG KONG TEL: 2333 1863 CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S. A. Av. Santa Fe 2055 (1123) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA TEL: (011) 4508-2700 DENMARK Roland Scandinavia A/S Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880, DK-2100 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL: 3916 6200 SWITZERLAND Roland (Switzerland) AG Landstrasse 5, Postfach, CH-4452 Itingen, SWITZERLAND TEL: (061) 927-8383 MEXICO Casa Veerkamp, s. a. [. . . ]