RD-08: How do I divide the keyboard and play different sounds in the left and right hands?

The RD-08 supports the function that allows you to play different tones in two different sections of the keyboard, called split mode.

Perform the following procedure.

Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point

1. Hold down the [SPLIT] button for several seconds.
   Current value of the setting is displayed.
2. While holding down the [SPLIT] button, press the key that is to become the new split point.
   When you release the [SPLIT] button, the previous display will reappear.
   The split-point key is included in the LOWER section.
   

   ZONE	Range
   UPPER 1, UPPER 2	Split Point +1–C8
   LOWER	A0–Split Point

   When you specify the split point, each zone’s key range will be divided to left and right at the split point, and will be set to the values shown in the table.

    

   NOTE

   • You can change the split point, adjusting it in semitone increments, by holding down the [SPLIT] button and pressing the [DEC] [INC] buttons.

   • You can freely set whatever key ranges you like to each zone. For details, refer to “Parameter Guide”.

Changing the Tone for a ZONE

1. In the Scene screen, use the cursor buttons to select the zone whose tone you want to change.
2. Use the [DEC] [INC] buttons to select a tone.
   You can use [SHIFT] + [<] [>] buttons to select the tone bank.
   
   NOTE
   
   • When the cursor is located at the tone, you can press the [ENTER] button to access a list of tones.
   • After selecting a tone, press the [EXIT] button to return to the Scene screen.
     

     Button	Operation
     [ENTER] button	Switch between bank screen and category screen
     Cursor [Λ] [V] buttons	Select tones
     Cursor [<] [>] buttons	Select bank (categories)

     If you want to save the settings, execute the Scene write operation. See "How to Save Changes (Write)".