Roland One Touch, Using the EM-55’s Music Assistant, Press the Music Assistant button

EM-55 Owner’s Manual

One Touch

The One Touch function automates quite a few tasks:

•The Arranger selects the preset Style tempo.

•Suitable Reverb and Chorus settings.

•The EM-55 selects Tones for the Upper 1 and Upper 2 parts that are is suitable for the selected Style.

Note: The M-FX settings (see p. 29) are not covered by the One Touch function.

There are 4 One Touch memories per Style with different settings for the above param- eters. Here is how to select one:

(1)Select the desired Music Style (see p. 14).

(2)Press the ONE TOUCH [1–2] or [3–4] but- ton.

The number field in the upper left corner reads “OT”, followed by the number of the selected One Touch memory.

(3)Press the same ONE TOUCH button again if you need “OT2” (1–2) or “OT4” (3–4). One Touch needs to be activated again every time you select a new Music Style.

Note: One Touch is also available for the Disk Link Styles (see also page 15), but it is less meaningful.

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Using the EM-55’s Music Assistant

Another practical function for quickly making the right settings for a song you want to play is to take advantage of the EM-55’s novel MUSIC ASSISTANT function. It prepares everything for you (Style, Tones, effects, etc.).

(1) Press the [MUSIC ASSISTANT] button.

The following icon appears in the display, while the message line displays the name of the first Music Assistant registration:

AllAroun TEMPO MEASURE

120 001

ARRANGER CHORD

Example: if you want to load the registra- tions for a song called “Thriller”, press [7] button three times (to select the first song that starts with a “T”). If necessary, you can can now continue your search among the “Ts” using the [TEMPO/DATA] dial.

In fact, [TEMPO/DATA] allows you to scroll through all Music Assistant settings.

(3)Press [EXECUTE] to confirm you selection. Your EM-55 is ready to rock…

Note: If necessary, you can now change certain settings (e.g. select another Tone for Upper 1) and then save your version to a User Program (see

p. 47).

MUSIC ASSISTANT

(2)Use the BANK/NUMBER [1]~[8] buttons to specify the initial character where the list should start.

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