Using the optimum settings for playing along with a song (SMF Play Mode)

Normally, use the “Auto-Select” setting.

  1. Press a key from C7 to D7 while holding down the [ò] button.

Key pressed

Explanation

C7

Internal:

This setting is recommended for playing back the internal piano solo songs, or for playing back songs recorded on this instrument.

The tone that the keyboard plays is the same as the tone used in the song that plays back. Changing the tone of the keyboard may change the tone of the song being played.

Also, pressing or releasing the damper pedal may cause the current song to stretch or cut out, or the effect of the pedal recorded in the song may affect what you play on the keys.

C´7

External:

This setting is recommended for playing the internal songs aside from piano solos, or for playing along on this instrument with SMF data (Standard MIDI Files) that’s playing back from a mobile device or computer connected via USB.

The keyboard plays the tone that you’ve selected on this instrument, regardless of the tone of the song that’s playing back.

Also, the pedals only affect what you play on the keyboard, not the song being played.

  • If you’ve changed the piano tone setting with the Piano Designer function of the Roland Piano App, the Piano Designer effects are not applied to the piano tone used for the song. As a result, the tonal character may sound different when you play the keyboard (as well as when recording) than when you play back a song.

D7

Auto-select (default):

Either “Internal” or “External” is selected automatically, depending on the song that you play back.