Roland EM-55 Value Pop, Adding yet another Arranger part Style Pad, Selecting another phrase set

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Additional Music Style functions

Adding yet another Arranger part (Style Pad)

The SESSION PARTNER buttons can also be used for the “STYLE PAD” function. That allows you to add a part to Arranger playback, which is not part of the Music Style itself (either in ROM or on floppy).

Like the DJ PAD function (see p. 9), the STYLE PAD function provides eight different phrases you can access via the SESSION PARTNER but- tons [1/9]~[8/16]. (And there are also sets, see below). And like for the DJ PAD function, the key of the phrases depends on the chords you play in the left half of the keyboard.

Here, however, you can only use one phrase at a time.

(1)Press the KBD MODE [ARRANGER] button (its indicator lights).

ARRANGER

(3)Press the [STYLE PAD/DJ PAD] button. The STYLE PAD indicator must light.

STYLE

PAD

(4)Press [START/STOP] to start Arranger play- back.

(5)Use the SESSION PARTNER [1/9]~[8/16] buttons for starting playback of the desired additional Arranger phrase. Press it again to switch off Style Pad play- back. Press another [1/9]~[8/16] button to start the phrase assigned to that button. The previously selected phrase will be switched off (if it is still running).

(2)Select the desired Music Style (see p. 14). This also determines which phrase set is selected automatically. See below for details.

The Style Pad function is also available while Arranger playback is stopped. And even in that case, its key (pitch) changes as you play different chords in the left half of the keyboard.

Note: Do not press the [TRACK] button, because that would switch off the STYLE PAD function (and instead activate the mute on/off function, see above).

Selecting another phrase set

As stated earlier, selecting an internal Music Style automatically specifies the set of eight phrases you can start/stop via the SESSION PARTNER [1]~[8] buttons. You can, however, override this automatic selection:

(1)Press and hold the [FUNCTION] button, while pressing the BANK/NUMBER [3] button.

FUNCTION

(2)Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select one of the following sets:

01

Rock

04

Dance

07

Rock’N

10

Latin 2

02

ShBallad

05

Pop 1

08

Swing

11

Waltz

03

Sl Rock

06

Pop 2

09

Latin 1

12

Tango

3

This selects the “PAD SELECT” function (indi- cated as “PAD” in the upper left corner of the display).

VALUE Pop 1

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Contents EM-55 Features Important notes Contents Panel descriptions Tone button Keyboard Mode buttonsStyle button User PROGRAM/WRITE buttonRear panel Demo songs Setting upFirst steps 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 setsChord Finder Guess NoteGuess Chord To specify the RootTo specify the Type Starting/stopping the Arranger Press the KBD Mode Arranger button its indicator lightsPlaying with accompaniment Play another chord or note to change the Arranger’s keyStopping Arranger playback Selecting other Music StylesChanging the tempo 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 Press the M.DRUMS button Drumming on the keyboardSelecting other Drum Sets Drumming on the keyboardUsing the D Beam Controller Start recording in one of the following ways Recording your musicListening to your song SionSession Partner functions Additional Music Style functionsMuting Arranger parts Track Selecting another phrase set Value PopAdding yet another Arranger part Style Pad Use the TEMPO/DATA dial to select one of the following setsOne Touch Using the EM-55’s Music AssistantPress the Music Assistant button Changing the Melody Intell harmony type Melody IntelligenceBass Inversion Bass Inv Press and hold the Function buttonOrchestrator Style MorphingStyle Disk Working with Styles on floppy diskSelecting another B Style Press the Style button the Style icon appearsMore Music Style functions Link To TempoAssigning other Music Styles to the Disk Link memories Harpsi Using the Upper 2 partSelect the desired KBD Mode Arranger or Piano More Keyboard part functionsValue Rotary Using the multi-effects processor M-FXPress the Upper 1 button indicator must light Selecting another M-FX typeReverb Value HallReverb and Chorus Assigning the M-FX to other Keyboard partsChorus Value ChorusBalance This selects the CHR functionOctave transposition of the Upper 1, Upper Volume of the Keyboard parts see pKeyboard velocity see p Lower parts see p Master Tune see pKeyboard Velocity Value Kbd VeloPerformance functions Pitch Bend and ModulationBeam functions Footswitch/ExpressionFootswitch ExpressionThis case, the D Beam will play musical notes Pitch and chords of those patterns dependModes Recorder functionsAbout the recording modes 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 Value Sustain Using a footswitch for punching in/outSelecting the Song mode Playback functionsLoop playback Repeat Fast Forward, Rewind, and ResetPlayback before using the √ button 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 Shortcuts Editing parameters general procedureFunction menu General Function parametersVolume Upper Rev Reverb Type Rev UP1 FSW Footswitch AssignFX UP1, UP2, LWR Chr UP1Resume Working with User Programs Writing your settings to a User ProgramMode selection Meaning of the Edit messageTo actually select a User Program… Selecting a User ProgramWorking with User Programs Channels Midi functionsMidi Function parameters Sync Rx Midi synchronizationPitchBnd Pitch Bend Style PC Style Select TxRx ChannelLyrics Tx Transmit Lyrics messages Modulatn ModulationUsing the outputs and an optional pedal Loading User Programs from disk Possible error messagesDisk functions 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 Initializing your EM-55 Factory MiscellaneousFunctions for educational purposes Deactivating the ArrangerDisk Link via floppy disk SpecificationsMusic Styles 64 in ROM OthersIndex IndexVol Metronome
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