Roland AT15 owner manual Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk, SMF Music Files

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Record and Playback Your Performance

Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk

In addition to playing back the music you recorded on the instrument and saved to a floppy disk. AT-15 also lets you enjoy a wide variety of commercially available SMF music files.

SMF Music Files

The Standard MIDI File (SMF) format was designed to provide a means for exchanging performance data among a wide variety of devices. In addition to the song files described earlier, the AT-15 is also capable of playing back any Standard MIDI File compatible with the General MIDI 2 or GS formats.

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1.Insert a floppy disk containing commercially available SMF music files into the floppy disk drive.

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Eject button

Floppy Disk

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If you wish to purchase SMF music files, please contact the dealer where you purchased the AT-15.

NOTE

Never eject a disk while reading or writing is in progress, since that can damage the magnetic surface of the disk, rendering it unusable. (The disk drive’s indicator will light up at full brightness when the drive is busy reading or writing data. Ordinarily, the indicator will be less brightly lit, or be extinguished.).

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Contents Page Important Safety Instructions 001 002a Using the Unit Safely Maintenance Power SupplyPlacement Additional PrecautionsHandling the Floppy Disk Drive Before Using Floppy DisksHandling Floppy Disks Main Features Basic Concepts of the Atelier SeriesMain Features Conventions Used in This ManualContents Using the Registration Buttons ContentsUsing the Play Functions Adding Various Effects to a VoiceVarious Other Settings Contents Settings for the ComposerAdjusting the Effects Connecting with External DevicesContents Appendices Memo Panel Descriptions Rhythm select buttons → p Tuning On the Power Setting Up the Music StandConnecting the Power Cord Turning Off the PowerSome Notes on Using Headphones Using HeadphonesRestoring All the Factory Default Settings Rhythm Screen Adjusting the Contrast of the ScreenDisplaying Basic Screens Composer ScreenSelecting and Playing Sounds Listening to the Demo SongsSelecting and Playing Sounds If the following screen appears Selecting Voices About the Voices and PartsFunctions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices Press the Upper Organ Jazz button indicator lightsPress the Pedal Organ button indicator lights Selecting Pedal Bass VoicePress the Solo Trumpet button indicator lights Selecting Solo VoiceSelecting a Voice Using the Others Button Voice name appears in the displayPedal Voice Bass part of Automatic Accompaniment Adjust the Volume BalanceRhythm performance Drums/SFX Press the Utility button Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units Octave ShiftUse the Value and + buttons to set the amount of shift Sustaining Notes Played on the Lower Keyboard Press the Pedal To Lower button so its indicator goes outPress the Drums/SFX button indicator lights Playing Drum Sound or Sound Effects on the KeyboardChanging the Drum/SFX Set Press the Drums/SFX button once againSelecting a Rhythm Using the Rhythm PerformanceUsing the Rhythms of the Disk Button Press a Rhythm button to select a Rhythm groupMaking the Intro Short and Simple Starting at the Press of a ButtonStarting with an Intro Stopping with an Ending Using the Rhythm Performance Starting without an IntroStopping the Rhythm Making the Ending Short and SimpleChanging the Tempo What is a Fill In?Adding Variety to the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment stops Select a Rhythm p Press the One Touch Program buttonPress the Intro/Ending or Start/Stop button to stop Rhythm Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk Using a Rhythm from a DiskIndicator Eject button Floppy Disk Reviewing the Styles on a Music Style DiskLoading Disk Rhythms Into Internal Memory If the following screen appears Copying a Rhythm Saved to the Rhythm Disk Button Using the Rhythm Performance If the following screen appears Deleting a Rhythm Saved to the Rhythm Disk ButtonFollowing screen will be displayed Adding Harmony to a Melody Harmony Intelligence Press the Harmony Intelligence button indicator lightsAdding Various Effects to a Voice Changing the Type of Harmony Intelligence Once again, press the Harmony Intelligence buttonBeing rapidly rotated Adding Modulation to the Sound Rotary EffectEffect obtained is equivalent to speakers Effect simulating the slow rotation of speakersReverb Effect Basic screen reappear Sustain EffectPart Upper, Lower, Pedal Using the Play Functions Lower keyboard Solo voice Transposing to a Different Key Transpose Buttons Press the Transpose and + buttonsAdjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal Adding Decay to the Sound Damper PedalPress the left Foot Switch toward the left Using the Foot SwitchPress the right Foot Switch toward the right Using the Registration Buttons Storing RegistrationsRecalling a Registration How to Recall a RegistrationRecalling Voices and Other Panel Settings Changing the Timing of Recalling RegistrationsAssigning a Name to a Registration Set Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel SettingsSettings by pressing the Manual button Using the Registration Buttons Copying Only the Name of a Registration Only the name of the Registration will be recalledPress the Save button to execute the save operation Rewriting of the Registration will be canceled If you wish to update the contents of the Registration detaPress the Reset button to cancel the procedure Registration will be rewrittenPress the Load button to execute loading Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the AT-15Loading a Set of Registrations Press the Rec button once again To cancel the operation, press the Utility buttonLoading an Individual Registration Deleting a Set of Registrations from a Floppy Disk Record and Playback Your Performance Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk SMF Music FilesPlayback of the performance data begins Silencing a Specific Track Track Mute Press the Track Mute button once again indicator lightsTrack whose indicator was turned off will be muted silenced Press the Play/Stop button to start recording Enter the recording standby mode by pressing the Rec ButtonRecording a Performance If you wish to erase the performance song If you wish to save the performance song on a floppy diskTo stop playback at any point, press the Play/Stop button Press the Reset buttonPlaying Back a Performance Song Rewinding and Fast Forwarding Through SongsRerecording Performance Data Recorded on the AT-15 Press the Play/Stop button when your recording is CompletedRec button and the Play/Stop button indicators will go dark You can record over recorded performance dataErasing a Performance Song Press the Registration and Save buttons simultaneouslyFormatting Disks Press the Rec button again to perform the Format Changing the Name of a Performance Song Rename New name is now insertedSave data in Atelier format Saving Performance Songs onto Floppy DiskYou can select either Original or SMF format Saving in SMF Format for Atelier Sound ModulesIf the following screen will appear If you wish to update the contents of the performance dataPress the Save button to confirm the format To delete the performance song, press the Rec button again When erasing is completed, the basic screen reappearsDeleting Performance Songs Stored on Disk Press the Play/Stop button to stop recording Press the Rec button to enter record-ready modeLayering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files Re-recording a Performance Saved on Floppy Disk Selected performance data will be loadedChanging the Metronome Setting Settings for the ComposerChanging the Key When Playing Back Songs Adjusting the Metronome Volume Changing the Sound of the MetronomeSetting the Beat Silencing a Specific TrackMuting Individual Channels of Performance Data Expression Pedal OperationsRe-recording the Pedalboard Performance Function During RecordingSwitching the Display of Lyrics On or Off Function During PlaybackChanging the Sustain Length Adjusting the EffectsSustain Effect Changing the Reverb Type Changing the Wall TypeChanging the Depth of the Reverb Turning Initial Touch On/Off Initial Touch Various Other SettingsUsing the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations Regist Shift Turning Chord Intelligence On/Off Chord Intelli GlideUsing the Leading Bass Function Leading Bass Changing How the Solo Voice Responds Solo ModeLayering the Solo Voice Lower Voice Solo To Lower Mode Changing the Solo Split Point Solo Split PointPlaying a Count Sound When the Intro Ends Intro Count Down Changing the Sound Count Down Count Down SoundRegistration Arranger Update Arranger Settings Recall Timing Adjust the Standard Pitch Master Tune Selecting the Midi Transmit Channel Tx Midi ChannelMidi in Mode Specifying Transmission of PC Numbers Send PC SwitchSetting PC Numbers Connecting with External Devices Making the ConnectionsIf You’re Using Midi Connecting the AT-15 to a Midi InstrumentTroubleshooting No sound is heardTroubleshooting Bass note of the Automatic Accompaniment does not soundDisplay Messages 100Display Messages 101Voice List 102Drum Set List 103Drum Set List 104Rhythm List Chord List 106Chord List 107Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off 108Glossary 109GS format About Atelier Series Sound GeneratorGeneral Midi SMF with LyricsMidi Implementation Chart 111Main Specifications Power Consumption Main Specifications ConnectorsPower Supply DimensionsHal Vincent Demo Song ListProfile Jonas Nordwall115 Ric IannoneRosemary Bailey Index 116Index 117Information 118Avis 03238612 ’05-2-4TP