Roland EM-55 owner manual

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EM-55

Interactive Keyboard

Owner’s Manual

ENGLISH

Thank you for choosing a Roland EM-55 Interactive Keyboard, the perfect arranger instrument for countless hours of pure, unadulterated fun. Thanks to its novel integration of DJ-like functions, the EM-55 will take your musical endeavours to a completely new level.

To get the most out of the EM-55 and to ensure many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to read through this Owner’s Manual thoroughly.

To avoid confusion, let’s agree to use the word “button” for all keys on the front panel, and only use “key” when referring to the EM-55’s keyboard.

Before using this instrument, carefully read the sections entitled “Important Safety Instructions” and “Impor- tant notes”. They provide important information concerning the proper operation of the EM-55. Be sure to keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

Copyright © 2001 ROLAND EUROPE. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Europe s.p.a.

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Contents EM-55 Features Important notes Contents Panel descriptions Style button Keyboard Mode buttonsTone button User PROGRAM/WRITE buttonRear panel First steps Setting upDemo songs Playback of a Tone demo songPlayback of a Style demo song DJ Pad functionPress START/STOP to stop demo song playback Choosing other sets Musical GamesGuess Chord Guess NoteChord Finder To specify the RootTo specify the Type Playing with accompaniment Press the KBD Mode Arranger button its indicator lightsStarting/stopping the Arranger Play another chord or note to change the Arranger’s keyChanging the tempo Selecting other Music StylesStopping Arranger playback Automatic playback start Sync StartStyle selection via EZ Search Selecting sounds for the right handWorking with Music Styles on a ﬂoppy disk Tone selection via EZ Search Piano HeavenKeyPlaying one sound Piano Using the metronomePlaying a different sound with the left hand Split Selecting other Drum Sets Drumming on the keyboardPress the M.DRUMS button Drumming on the keyboardUsing the D Beam Controller Listening to your song Recording your musicStart recording in one of the following ways SionSession Partner functions Additional Music Style functionsMuting Arranger parts Track Adding yet another Arranger part Style Pad Value PopSelecting another phrase set Use the TEMPO/DATA dial to select one of the following setsOne Touch Using the EM-55’s Music AssistantPress the Music Assistant button Bass Inversion Bass Inv Melody IntelligenceChanging the Melody Intell harmony type Press and hold the Function buttonStyle Morphing OrchestratorSelecting another B Style Working with Styles on ﬂoppy diskStyle Disk Press the Style button the Style icon appearsMore Music Style functions Link To TempoAssigning other Music Styles to the Disk Link memories Select the desired KBD Mode Arranger or Piano Using the Upper 2 partHarpsi More Keyboard part functionsPress the Upper 1 button indicator must light Using the multi-effects processor M-FXValue Rotary Selecting another M-FX typeReverb and Chorus Value HallReverb Assigning the M-FX to other Keyboard partsBalance Value ChorusChorus This selects the CHR functionKeyboard velocity see p Volume of the Keyboard parts see pOctave transposition of the Upper 1, Upper Lower parts see p Master Tune see pPerformance functions Value Kbd VeloKeyboard Velocity Pitch Bend and ModulationFootswitch Footswitch/ExpressionBeam functions ExpressionPitch and chords of those patterns depend This case, the D Beam will play musical notesAbout the recording modes Recorder functionsModes What are tracks? Recorder memoryKeyboard recording mode More about ALL modeYou can also record without metronome if you like Punch I/O Single recording modePress START/STOP to start playback of the old Song data Selecting the Song mode Using a footswitch for punching in/outValue Sustain Playback functionsPlayback before using the √ button Fast Forward, Rewind, and ResetLoop playback Repeat To fast forward jump to a measure later in the song, pressPlaying back Standard Midi Files Press the Song button to switch to the Song modeChanging the song tempo Function menu Editing parameters general procedureShortcuts General Function parametersVolume Upper Rev Reverb Type FX UP1, UP2, LWR FSW Footswitch AssignRev UP1 Chr UP1Resume Mode selection Writing your settings to a User ProgramWorking with User Programs Meaning of the Edit messageTo actually select a User Program… Selecting a User ProgramWorking with User Programs Midi Function parameters Midi functionsChannels Sync Rx Midi synchronizationLyrics Tx Transmit Lyrics messages Style PC Style Select TxRx ChannelPitchBnd Pitch Bend Modulatn ModulationUsing the outputs and an optional pedal Disk functions Possible error messagesLoading User Programs from disk Saving ﬁles to diskRepeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the remaining characters Deleting ﬁles on diskDEL Sng This allows you to delete a song ﬁle on disk Disk Copy copying an entire disk Possible error messages when using Disk CopyFormat Functions for educational purposes MiscellaneousInitializing your EM-55 Factory Deactivating the ArrangerMusic Styles 64 in ROM SpeciﬁcationsDisk Link via ﬂoppy disk OthersIndex IndexVol Metronome