You can operate the onboard controls of GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in using your voice.
This means you never have to interrupt the musical flow with fussy button presses or complicated menus. Want to turn on the metronome or choose a different sound? Just ask Alexa! It’s even possible to record your performances and upload them to free cloud storage for playback later.
To set up GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in, a Roland account is required. For more details, please refer to the following instructions.
Compatible Product
GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in
GO:PIANO (GO-61P) and GO:PIANO88 do not support Alexa functionality.
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Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa
To enable Alexa skills in GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in, you need a compatible iOS or Android smartphone or tablet with the GO:PIANO Alexa Setup companion app installed. You also need to set up a Roland account if you don’t already have one.
Once these steps are completed, connect GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in to your wi-fi network.
Enable Alexa Voice Commands
1. Tap enable to link to your account.
2. Log in with your Roland account.
Voice commands (examples)
Select sounds:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to change the sound to Organ.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to change tone.’
A complete tone list is available at the Roland website.
Play the onboard songs in GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play Beethoven.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play all song.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play something you recommend.’
Stop a song:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to stop the song.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to stop music.’
Ask about the onboard song you’re listening to:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to tell me the song name.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to tell me the composer.’
Mute a part in an onboard song that’s selected:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to mute left hand.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play both hand.’
Using the metronome:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play the metronome.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to stop the metronome.’
Set the tempo of the metronome or a song:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to set the tempo to 120.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to set the tempo to Andante.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to increase the tempo.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO slower.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to reset the tempo.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to tell me the tempo.’
Set the time signature:
‘Alexa, ask GO PINAO to change the beat,’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO time signature three-four.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to tell me the beat.’
Record a performance:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to record.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to stop recording.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play the recorded song.’
Save a recorded song to cloud storage:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to save to my cloud.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play from cloud.’
Games:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to play the game.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO game easy.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to stop the game.’
Octave settings:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to octave up.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to tell me octave.’
Transpose the pitch:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to transpose.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to transpose the pitch to C major.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to tell me the transpose.’
Adjust the reverb effect:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to reduce the reverb.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to set reverb .’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to set the reverb to 10.’
Adjust the overall tuning:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO for tuning.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO tuning 442Hz.’
Adjust the key touch:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO key touch.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to tell me key touch.’
Button sound:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO button sound off.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO button sound on.’
Mute the onboard speakers while monitoring with headphones:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to mute speakers.’
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to unmute the speakers.’
Adjust the display contrast:
‘Alexa, ask GO PIANO to make the screen brighter.’
You can control one GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in per account. If you set up another GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in for voice control with the Alexa app, it will connect to the most recent device.