User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Panel Descriptions
- Overview of the RD-88
- Performance
- Listening to the Demo (DEMO PLAY)
- Piano Performances
- Performing with a Variety of Scenes
- Playing Multiple Tones with the Keyboard
- Adjusting the Volume Level for Individual Zones
- Changing the Key Touch
- Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (TRANSPOSE)
- Adding Reverberation to the Sound (REVERB)
- Adding Breadth to the Sound (CHORUS/DELAY)
- Modifying the Sound in Real Time (WHEEL1/2)
- Adding Liveliness to the Sound (COMPRESSOR)
- Adjusting the Character of the Sound (TONE COLOR)
- Applying Various Effects to the Sound (MFX)
- Adjusting the Levels of Each Frequency Range (EQUALIZER)
- Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock)
- Using the Convenient Functions in Performances
- Making Detailed Settings for Tones
- Other Functions
- USING THE UNIT SAFELY
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- Main Specifications
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Overview of the RD-88
Basic Operation
Main Screens
Scene screen (Basic Screen)
The currently selected Scene is displayed (p. 11).
You can edit this Scene.
Song/Rhythm screen
When the SONG/RHYTHM [SELECT] button is pressed, this screen is
displayed.
You can change Rhythm patterns, the tempo and the volume
(p. 20).
You can also connect USB ash drive (sold separately) to the USB
MEMORY connector and play audio les that you’ve saved in the USB
ash drive.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Scene screen.
About the Cursor Buttons
The cursor buttons are used for switching screens, and for moving to
an item whose setting you want to change (by moving the cursor).
Moving between display pages
When arrow symbols (“ ” and “ ”) appear at the upper right of the
display screen, it indicates that there are additional pages in the
directions shown by the arrows.
You can switch screens with the Cursor [<] and [>] buttons.
Navigating among items to be set (cursor)
When more than one parameter is present in a screen, the name and
value of the parameter to be changed is shown with a box around
it. This box is referred to as the “cursor.” The cursor is moved with the
cursor buttons.
Cursor
Editing a Value
When changing settings values, you can use the [DEC] and [INC]
buttons.
Purpose Panel operation
To continuously
change the value
Hold down the [DEC] button or [INC] button.
To rapidly increase
the value
While holding down the [INC] button, press the [DEC]
button.
Conversely, you can rapidly decrease the value by holding
down the [DEC] button and pressing the [INC] button.