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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Panel Descriptions
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WHEEL 1/2
Turn the wheels to modify the sound. You can specify the type of 
change that occurs (p. 15).
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[L] switch
Turns the power on/o.
[VOLUME] knob
Adjust the overall volume of the RD-88.
[TONE COLOR] knob
Varies the tonal character or sound image (p. 16).
If the [EQ ADJUST] button is lit, this operates as the EQ [LOW] 
knob (p. 17).
[MFX] knob
Adjust the depth of the eect (p. 16).
If the [EQ ADJUST] button is lit, this operates as the EQ [MID] knob 
(p. 17). 
[CHORUS/DELAY] knob
Adjust the chorus/delay depth (p. 15).
If the [EQ ADJUST] button is lit, this operates as the EQ [HIGH] 
knob (p. 17).
[REVERB] knob
Adjusts the reverb depth (p. 14).
[EQ ADJUST] button
Turn this on when you want to adjust the EQ. When this button 
is on (lit), you can use the above three knobs to adjust the EQ 
(p. 17).
[ASSIGN] button
You can assign desired parameters to the knobs for adjustment. 
When this button is on (lit), the knobs adjust the values of the 
assigned parameters (p. 20).
[COMPRESSOR] button
Turns the compressor on/o (p. 15).
[TRANSPOSE] button
Lets you transpose your performance (p. 14).
LEVEL [LOWER], [UPPER2], [UPPER1] knobs
Adjust the volume of each zone (p. 13).
LEVEL [MIC/LINE IN] knob
Adjusts the input level of MIC/LINE.
[SPLIT] button
Turns the Split Mode on/o (p. 11).
This lets you divide the keyboard into left and right regions and 
play a dierent sound in each.
By pressing this button and the [DUAL] button simultaneously, 
you can l
isten to demo songs (p. 10).
[DUAL] button
Turns the Dual Mode on/o (p. 11).
This layers UPPER 1 and UPPER 2 tones together across the entire 
keyboard.
By pressing this button and the [SPLIT] button simultaneously, 
you can listen to demo songs (p. 10).
[EXTERNAL CTRL SETTING] button
Accesses a screen where you can make settings for controlling an 
external MIDI sound module (p. 21).
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