ROLAND GO-PIANO88 GO-88PX (01) PDF MANUAL

Play the piano

• Playing the different tones: This instrument features a wide range of built-in tones. Try selecting the different sounds.

• Performing with two tones layered (dual play): This mode lets you play two different tones layered together with each key press.

• Recording what you play: You can record your own keyboard performance, and then play it back to hear how you did. Listen back to what you play and use this to help build your playing skills.

Using Bluetooth®

• Playing music through the GO:PIANO88’s speakers (Bluetooth® Audio): You can hear songs played back on your mobile device through the speakers of the GO:PIANO88. You can also play the piano along with a song that’s being played back.

• Using the GO:PIANO88 with apps (Bluetooth® MIDI): The GO:PIANO88 can be connected to an app (the “Roland Piano App” by Roland) to select an even greater variety of tones. You can also use this functionality to experience a new world of piano performance by finding new sheet music through the app and by using the practice assist features.

Turning the power on

1. Long-press the [power] button to turn on the power.

This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after turning the unit on is required before it will operate normally.

Turning the power off

1. Long-press the [power] button to turn off the power.

Do not unplug the power cord while the [power] button is lit.

MEMO: The tones and other data are restored to the factory settings when you turn off the power. You can save settings for tones and so forth by setting the memory backup.

1. Use the two volume buttons to adjust the volume.

• [+] button: Raises the volume.

• [–] button: Lowers the volume.

• The indicators above the volume buttons light up according to the volume (more lights = louder volume). When all of the indicators are off, no sound is heard.

• Hold down both buttons to change the volume quickly.

1. Press a tone button. This changes the tone.

2. To change the tone variation, press the C2–A2 keys while holding down a tone button.

*1 An effect that simulates the noise peculiar to analog records is applied.

*2 Press the [ORGAN] button to switch the rotary effect between the slow and fast settings.

1. Press the two buttons at the same time of the tones you want to layer.

1. Hold down the lit tone button and press a key from F5 to G5.

With the Roland Piano App, you can divide the keyboard into different regions and select a different tone for each.

Follow the steps below to record a song. Select the tone you want to record with beforehand.

1. Press the [●] (record) button. The [●] button lights, the [▶/■] button blinks, and the piano enters record-standby mode. If you decide to cancel recording, press the [●] button again.

2. Play the keyboard to start recording. Recording starts automatically once you start playing.

3. Press the [▶/■] button to stop recording.

MEMO: Press the [▶/■] button again to play back what you recorded.

Recording with the metronome: Start the metronome beforehand and set the time signature and tempo. When you press the [▶/■] button in step 2, a one-measure count sounds and recording starts.

If you want to redo the recording: Redo the recording from step 1.

1. Press the [▶/■] button to play back or stop a song.

Playing back the internal songs

1. Press a key from C2 to A2 while holding down the [▶/■] button. The selected song plays.

Playing a recorded song

1. Press the C4 key while holding down the [▶/■] button. The recorded song plays back.

1. Press a key from C5 to D5 while holding down the [▶/■] button.

MEMO: The song volume setting has no effect on the songs you record.

Using the metronome

1. Press the [metronome] button. The metronome turns on and starts playing.

2. To turn it off, press the [metronome] button again.

Changing the tempo

You can change the tempo by inputting a numeric value (5–300).

1. Hold down the [metronome] button, press the corresponding keys for the tempo (C2-A2) and then press [ENTER] (A#2). For example, to enter “120”, press “1” -> “2” -> “0” -> “ENTER” while holding down the [metronome] button.

Changing the time signature

You can change the beat (time signature) of the metronome.

1. Press the F5–B5 keys while holding down the [metronome] button.

Playing rhythm patterns

1. Press the C6–C7 keys while holding down the [metronome] button.

MEMO: To return to the normal metronome sound, hold down the [metronome] button and press one of the F5–B5 keys to select a time signature.

If you want to place the GO:PIANO88 on a stand, use the Roland KS-13 or KS-11Z stands. Take sufficient care not to get your fingers or other body parts pinched when placing this instrument on the stand.

For KS-13 stand: Adjust the stand width so that the rubber feet on the keyboard side (front) of the piano fit into the holes on the stand.

For KS-11Z stand: Adjust the width of the stand so that the rubber feet on the front side of the piano are inside the stand. Align the front of the piano with the front of the stand.

NOTE: For your safety, do not use the stand at its highest adjustment position.

1. Insert the music rest into the slits on the top of the GO:PIANO88.

To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn off all the units before making any connections.

USB Computer port: Use a commercially available USB cable to connect this port to your computer. You can create, record and edit music with your computer to transfer performance data and audio signals between this instrument and DAW software (commercially available). Do not use a USB cable that is designed only for charging a device. Charge-only cables cannot transmit data.

DC In jack: Connect the included AC adaptor to this jack.

Pedal jack: Connect a pedal switch (DP-2, sold separately) or a damper pedal (DP-10, sold separately) here. This instrument detects the polarity of the pedal at startup, so don’t operate the pedal at this time. When the DP-10 is used with the “Continuous” setting, half-damper signals can be detected. When used with the “Switch” setting, half-damper signals are not detected.

Phones/Output jack: Connect a pair of stereo miniature phone type headphones or a speaker here.

You can use eight AA-size Ni-MH or alkaline batteries to power this instrument, instead of an AC adaptor. The volume of sound from the speakers is reduced when this instrument is powered by batteries.

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the batteries, making sure they face the right way.

3. Close the battery cover.

• When turning the unit over, be careful so as to protect the buttons and knobs from damage. Also, handle the unit carefully; do not drop it.

• When replacing the batteries, the jacks and ports of the GO:PIANO88 may get damaged if you try to lift the GO:PIANO88 with the cables still connected. Unplug all cables and connected devices before you change the batteries.

• If you handle batteries improperly, you risk explosion and fluid leakage. Make sure that you carefully observe all of the items related to batteries that are listed in “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES”.

The power to this unit turns off automatically to save energy after a certain amount of time (20 minutes by default) has passed since it was last used or since its buttons or controls were operated. The auto-off setting is saved automatically on this instrument.

If the power automatically turns off, any unsaved data is lost. Before the power turns off, save the data that you want to keep.

If you don’t want the unit to turn off automatically, turn this setting off. Note that when the setting is turned off, the unit may consume more power. You can simply turn the power back on after it has turned off automatically.

Turning off the auto-off function

1. Press the C8 key while holding down the [FUNCTION] button. This deactivates auto-off.

Setting up Bluetooth audio for the first time (Bluetooth pairing)

Once a mobile device has been paired with the GO:PIANO88, there is no need to pair it again. Place the mobile device that you want to connect nearby the GO:PIANO88.

1. Press the C#3 key while holding down the [FUNCTION] button.

2. Turn on the Bluetooth function of the mobile device.

3. Tap “GO-88PX Audio”, shown on the Bluetooth device screen of your mobile device. This pairs the GO:PIANO88 with your mobile device. When pairing is completed, “GO-88PX Audio” is added to the list of paired devices on your mobile device, and the [FUNCTION] button on the piano lights up blue.

Connecting an already-paired mobile device

1. Turn on the Bluetooth function of the mobile device. The piano and mobile device are connected wirelessly. Once the connection is established, the [FUNCTION] button lights up blue.

Playing back audio

When you play back music data on the mobile device, the sound is heard from the piano’s speakers.

Adjusting the Bluetooth audio volume

Normally, you should adjust the volume on the mobile device that you’re using. If you’ve done this and you’re still unable to adjust the volume the way you want, press the A5–B5 keys while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to adjust the volume.

You can make settings for using the GO:PIANO88 together with an app that’s installed on your mobile device. For this function, you don’t need to make any settings on the GO:PIANO88. Perform operations in the app to pair it with the GO:PIANO88.

Setting up Bluetooth MIDI (Pairing)

As an example, we’ll explain the steps for using your iPad with the Roland Piano App.

1. Activate Bluetooth on your mobile device. NOTE: If the name of the device you’re using (such as “GO-88PX MIDI”) is shown in the “Devices” field, do not tap it.

2. Start the Roland Piano App installed on your mobile device.

3. Tap “Connect to the piano”.

4. Tap “GO-88PX MIDI” (the name of the device that you’re using). If “Bluetooth Pairing Request” appears, tap “Pair”.

This pairs the GO:PIANO88 with your mobile device. When pairing is completed, “Connected with GO-88PX MIDI” is shown in the connection status area at the top of the app screen, and the [FUNCTION] button on the piano lights up blue.

Try steps 1–4 as shown below.

1. Make sure that the piano’s Bluetooth function is “On”. Press the A0 key while holding down the [FUNCTION] button. The piano’s Bluetooth function turns on.

2. Quit all apps on your mobile device. The method for closing apps may differ depending on your mobile device. Use the method that’s appropriate for your device to close the apps.

3. If already paired, cancel pairing, and turn off the Bluetooth function. In the mobile device’s screen, tap the “i” located beside “Connected”, and tap “Forget This Device”. Then turn the Bluetooth switch off.

4. Start pairing again from step 1 in the pairing procedure.

If you want to pair more than one piano to your mobile device, set the Bluetooth ID of each piano to a different ID, so that you can pair with the desired piano. When using these settings, the device name is shown on the mobile device with the ID number appended (example: “GO-88PX Audio1”).

1. Turn off the piano.

2. Long-press the [●] (record) button while holding down the [volume down] button. When the [●] button blinks, release your finger. The volume indicators let you check the currently set Bluetooth ID.

3. Press one of the C2–A2 keys to set the Bluetooth ID. The volume indicators light up according to the Bluetooth ID you set.

4. Press the A#2 (Enter) key to finish the settings.

If you are pairing in an environment where there are multiple pianos, we recommend that you turn on only the mobile device and only those pianos that you want to pair, and turn off all other devices.

1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press the C5–D5 keys to set the amount of brilliance.

Selecting the sound’s ambience (ambience type)

1. Press the F4–G4 keys while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to set the ambience type.

Adjusting the ambience depth (ambience depth)

1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press the A4–B4 keys to set the amount of ambience.

You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play within the same pitch range. Use this when you want it to sound like two pianos are being played.

1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press the D7 and D#7 keys to turn twin piano on/off. This divides the keyboard into two zones, left and right. The two zones are divided with middle C (C4) as the center key.

• Key D7: Off. The same keyboard setting as a conventional acoustic piano.

• Key D#7: On. The keyboard setting changes to twin piano.

The left and right tones are the same (piano). The damper pedal works only for the right-side keyboard zone.

1. Hold down the [metronome] button and press the C5–D5 keys to set the metronome volume.

Octave shift during dual play

1. Press the two buttons at the same time of the tones you want to layer. The two tone buttons for the selected tones light up.

2. Hold down one of the two lit tone buttons and press the C6–D6 keys to set the octave shift.

Octave shift during split play

You can set the octave shift for split play in the Roland Piano App.

The “count-in” is a lead-in that plays before the song is recorded or played.

Sounding a count-in before the song plays

1. Press the [▶/■] button while holding down the [metronome] button. The song plays after the count-in is heard.

Sounding a count-in before recording starts

Start the metronome beforehand and set the time signature and tempo.

1. Press the [●] (record) button.

2. Press the [▶/■] button. Recording starts after the count-in plays.

Changing the number of measures in the count-in

The number of count-in measures is set to “1” with the factory settings, but you can change this to “2”.

1. Press the C6 or the C#6 key while holding down the [▶/■] button.

This instrument is set so that the built-in speakers are not heard when you plug a pair of headphones into the phones jack. You can change the setting so that sound comes from both the headphones and the built-in speakers in this case.

1. Press either the D6 or D#6 key while holding down the [FUNCTION] button.

Certain settings can be stored in memory. Other settings return to their default values when you turn the power off and on again.

1. Long-press the [●] (record) button while holding down the [FUNCTION] button. The [▶/■] and [●] buttons blink. If you decide to cancel, press the [▶/■] button.

2. To save the settings, press the [●] (record) button. When all the indicators above the volume buttons blink, the memory backup is finished.

Settings that are saved in the memory backup

Settings that are saved automatically

You can restore the settings of this instrument to their factory settings. This function is called “factory reset”.

NOTE: Performing a factory reset initializes all of the settings. Songs recorded in internal memory and settings backed up using memory backup are also erased.

1. Turn on the power while holding down the [FUNCTION] button, and keep holding down the [FUNCTION] button for at least three seconds. The [▶/■] and [●] buttons blink. If you decide to cancel, press the [▶/■] button.

2. Press the [●] (record) button to execute the factory reset. When all the indicators above the volume buttons blink, the factory reset is finished.

3. Turn the power off, then on again.

While holding down the [FUNCTION] button, press the A0 or the A#0 key to turn Bluetooth on/off.

You can use the transpose function to move the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitones. For instance, if you wanted to play a song in the key of C major that was written in the key of E major, set the transpose value to “+4”.

1. Press the F3–G3 keys while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to transpose the key.

This sets the key touch when you are playing the keyboard.

1. Press the A3–B3 keys while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to adjust the key touch.

You can adjust the reference pitch of this instrument to match its tuning with other instruments. The reference pitch is usually expressed as the frequency that is heard when you play the middle A (A4) note. You can adjust the tuning in the range of 415.3 Hz–440.0 Hz (default)–466.2 Hz, in 0.1 Hz steps.

1. Press the C4–D#4 keys while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to set the master tuning.

This adjusts the volume of the audio signal received via a Bluetooth device or the USB Computer port.

1. Press the A5–B5 keys while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to set the volume.

When connected to a MIDI sequencer, you can enable the “local off” setting to disconnect the keyboard from the internal sound generator. When a MIDI sequencer is connected, set local control to Off.

1. Press the C6 or the C#6 key while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to set local control.

When this is set to on, a notification sound tells you what the setting is when you select a tone or change the setting.

1. Press the F6 or the F#6 key while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to turn the notification sound on/off.

Types of notification sounds

With the factory settings, the unit’s power automatically switches off 20 minutes after you stop playing or operating the unit. If you don’t need the power to turn off automatically, turn the “auto-off” setting “Off”.

Is the AC adaptor connected correctly? Check the connection to the “DC In jack”.

• Is the pedal connected properly? Make sure that the pedal is securely connected to the Pedal jack.

• Did you switch on the power while pressing the pedal? This instrument detects the polarity of the pedal at startup. If you operate the pedal during startup, the polarity of the pedal may be detected incorrectly, and the pedal operation may be reversed.

• The instrument’s volume might have been set to minimum.

• A pair of headphones might be connected. When headphones or similar equipment are plugged into the headphones jack, sound is not output from the speakers (by default).

• You might have set the transpose feature.

• The master tuning setting might be inappropriate.

• The sound of the piano is tuned in a unique way that makes the high-frequency range higher and the low-frequency range lower (stretch tuning). As a result, you may feel that the pitches are a little off, but this is how an acoustic piano sounds.

The instrument might be in dual play mode.

On an acoustic piano, the higher notes of the piano (from the highest key down around 1.5 octaves) fully sustain after you play them even if the damper pedal is not pressed. The sound is also different. In this way, this piano faithfully recreates the action of an acoustic piano. Also, the key range on this instrument that is unaffected by the damper pedal changes depending on the transpose settings.

If you can hear this in headphones:

Some piano tones that feature a brilliant and consistent sound include many high-frequency components, which may include some reverberations that could sound metallic. This is a faithful recreation of the original characteristics of a piano, and is not a malfunction. This kind of reverberation tends to be more audible when a deeper ambience effect is applied, so you might try reducing the ambience effect to help mitigate this issue.

If you can’t hear this through headphones:

There may be another issue causing this, such as the sound resonating with the piano unit. Contact either the dealer where you purchased your instrument, or Roland Support.

• If you raise the volume, the sound might be distorted depending on how you play the piano. If this happens, lower the volume.

• If you can’t hear this through headphones: If you play a loud sound, the speakers and other objects near the instrument may resonate. Fluorescent lights and glass doors in the room might also resonate. Playing lower notes in particular at louder volumes makes this more likely to occur. You can follow these steps to minimize resonance:

• Place the instrument at least 30 cm away from walls or other surfaces.

• Keep the volume down.

• Move away from the objects that are resonating.

• If you can hear this in headphones: This might be due to a different reason. Contact either the dealer where you purchased your instrument, or Roland Support.

A system error has occurred. Turn the piano off and on again. If this doesn’t solve the problem, perform a factory reset.