Roland EM-55 owner manual Piano HeavenKey, Tone selection via EZ Search

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Playing with accompaniment

(3)Press the numeric button [4] to select bank “4”.

(4)Press the numeric button [1] to select the “HeavenKey” Tone.

Piano 2

HeavenKey

Note: The name (“Piano 2” in the illustration) still refers to the previously selected Tone.

Notice how the Tone name in the display changes. If you now play in the right half of the keyboard, you will hear the “HeavenKey” Tone.

Note: See p. 28 for how to select Tone Variations.

Note: You can also press [TONE] repeatedly to scroll through all available Tones (excluding the Varia- tions).

Note: In many cases, the EM-55 does not select exactly the Tone you asked for, but an even better one. See p. 28 for details.

Tone selection via EZ Search

Your EM-55 contains 3,559 Tones (or sounds), which means that you have plenty of options – but it also means that you may have to spend several minutes before locating the desired Tone.

One way of doing that is by looking at the list on p. 59 and then entering the number via the BANK/ NUMBER pad. Another, more intuitive, approach is this:

(1)Press the [TONE] button. The [TONE] icon now appears in the display.

(2)Press the [EZ SEARCH] button (indicator lights).

The display now shows the number and name of the currently selected Tone.

(3)Look at the TONE list in the upper left part of the front panel to select a Tone bank (there are 16 banks), then press the [A/B] and a number button [1]~[8] to select that bank.

Example: if you need an Organ sound, select

A and then press [3]. To be able to select solo synthesizer sound, press [A/B] to select group b, the press [3].

(4)Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select the desired Tone from that bank.

You can now only select Tones that belong to the bank (and group) you selected above. This is very convenient for trying out differ- ent alternatives.

Note: It is also possible to use several sounds at a time. See pages 17 and 28.

Note: EZ Search also provides access to Tones that cannot be selected via the BANK/NUMBER keypad. (The keypad allows you to select up from among 1616 Tones.) Those additional Tones cannot be selected via SysEx.

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Contents EM-55 Features Important notes Contents Panel descriptions Keyboard Mode buttons Style buttonTone button User PROGRAM/WRITE buttonRear panel Setting up First stepsDemo songs Playback of a Tone demo songPlayback of a Style demo song DJ Pad functionPress START/STOP to stop demo song playback Musical Games Choosing other setsGuess Note Guess ChordChord Finder To specify the RootTo specify the Type Press the KBD Mode Arranger button its indicator lights Playing with accompanimentStarting/stopping the Arranger Play another chord or note to change the Arranger’s keySelecting other Music Styles Changing the tempoStopping Arranger playback Automatic playback start Sync StartStyle selection via EZ Search Selecting sounds for the right handWorking with Music Styles on a ﬂoppy disk Piano HeavenKey Tone selection via EZ SearchPlaying one sound Piano Using the metronomePlaying a different sound with the left hand Split Drumming on the keyboard Selecting other Drum SetsPress the M.DRUMS button Drumming on the keyboardUsing the D Beam Controller Recording your music Listening to your songStart recording in one of the following ways SionSession Partner functions Additional Music Style functionsMuting Arranger parts Track Value Pop Adding yet another Arranger part Style PadSelecting 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 Melody Intelligence Bass Inversion Bass InvChanging the Melody Intell harmony type Press and hold the Function buttonOrchestrator Style MorphingWorking with Styles on ﬂoppy disk Selecting another B StyleStyle Disk Press the Style button the Style icon appearsMore Music Style functions Link To TempoAssigning other Music Styles to the Disk Link memories Using the Upper 2 part Select the desired KBD Mode Arranger or PianoHarpsi More Keyboard part functionsUsing the multi-effects processor M-FX Press the Upper 1 button indicator must lightValue Rotary Selecting another M-FX typeValue Hall Reverb and ChorusReverb Assigning the M-FX to other Keyboard partsValue Chorus BalanceChorus This selects the CHR functionVolume of the Keyboard parts see p Keyboard velocity see pOctave transposition of the Upper 1, Upper Lower parts see p Master Tune see pValue Kbd Velo Performance functionsKeyboard Velocity Pitch Bend and ModulationFootswitch/Expression FootswitchBeam functions ExpressionThis case, the D Beam will play musical notes Pitch and chords of those patterns dependRecorder functions About the recording modesModes 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 Using a footswitch for punching in/out Selecting the Song modeValue Sustain Playback functionsFast Forward, Rewind, and Reset Playback before using the √ buttonLoop 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 Editing parameters general procedure Function menuShortcuts General Function parametersVolume Upper Rev Reverb Type FSW Footswitch Assign FX UP1, UP2, LWRRev UP1 Chr UP1Resume Writing your settings to a User Program Mode selectionWorking with User Programs Meaning of the Edit messageTo actually select a User Program… Selecting a User ProgramWorking with User Programs Midi functions Midi Function parametersChannels Sync Rx Midi synchronizationStyle PC Style Select TxRx Channel Lyrics Tx Transmit Lyrics messagesPitchBnd Pitch Bend Modulatn ModulationUsing the outputs and an optional pedal Possible error messages Disk functionsLoading 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 Possible error messages when using Disk Copy Disk Copy copying an entire diskFormat Miscellaneous Functions for educational purposesInitializing your EM-55 Factory Deactivating the ArrangerSpeciﬁcations Music Styles 64 in ROMDisk Link via ﬂoppy disk OthersIndex IndexVol Metronome