Roland EM-55 owner manual Recorder functions, About the recording modes, Modes

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Recorder functions

12. Recorder functions

The EM-55 comes with a 16-track Recorder that can be used in several ways. On p. 20 we showed you the most straightforward way of using the Recorder. Here, you will get to know nuts and bolts.

About the recording modes

Modes

The EM-55 provides two modes for record- ing new music, and two for adding parts or correcting passages of existing music:

Recording a new song:

ALL

In this mode, you can record every-

 

thing you and the EM-55 can play

 

simultaneously:

 

• Arranger (accompaniment),

 

• Keyboard parts (Upper 1/2, Lower,

 

M.Bass – or M.Drums)

 

• Style Pad performance (DJ PAD

 

performance is also possible, but

 

then the Arranger will not be

 

available)

 

• D Beam performance.

Keyboard In this mode, you can record using the Keyboard parts

•Upper 1/2, Lower, M.Bass – or M.Drums.

Adding parts to an existing song

Single

In this mode you can record onto

 

one track at a time. The track can be

 

freely selected (unlike for the pre-

 

ceding modes).

Punch I/O This mode allows you to re-record a short section of an otherwise per- fect part.

Note: Every time you select the ALL or KEYBOARD mode, anything you may have recorded previously will be erased.

What are tracks?

Recorder memory

The EM-55 provides one Song memory, which means that it can contain one Song. After completing a Song, you must save it to floppy disk (see p. 52).

To keep you from accidentally erasing the Song in the EM-55’s internal memory, the EM-55 automatically selects SINGLE mode after your first recording. Bear in mind that

selecting ALL or KEYBOARD will erase

the Song currently in the EM-55’s memory. Do not select ALL or KEYBOARD for adding parts to an existing Song – use SINGLE or PUNCH I/O instead.

Conversely, it is impossible to select SINGLE or PUNCH I/O if the Song memory doesn’t yet contain data.

And finally: playing back a Standard MIDI File erases the Song in the EM-55’s memory. In return, the SMF data will be available (and can be supplemented with your own renditions in SINGLE or PUNCH I/O mode).

The term “track” is used only for your con- venience. We borrowed it from tape record- ers that allow for recording several musical parts by the same person (one part after the other).

In the case of the EM-55, the term is only used to indicate that we are dealing with separate musical parts. Here indeed (like with computer-based sequencers) what really counts are the MIDI channels.

Why are we telling you this? Just to suggest that you could also use external MIDI con- trollers (drum pads, etc.) for recording cer- tain parts – you do not need to use the EM-55’s keyboard all the time (and you could also transmit certain parts from a computer). The MIDI channels correspond to the track numbers.

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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 songDJ Pad function Playback of a Style demo songPress 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 StartSelecting sounds for the right hand Style selection via EZ SearchWorking with Music Styles on a floppy disk Piano HeavenKey Tone selection via EZ SearchUsing the metronome Playing one sound PianoPlaying 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 SionAdditional Music Style functions Session Partner 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 setsUsing the EM-55’s Music Assistant One TouchPress 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 appearsLink To Tempo More Music Style functionsAssigning 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 memoryMore about ALL mode Keyboard recording modeYou can also record without metronome if you like Single recording mode Punch I/OPress 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, pressPress the Song button to switch to the Song mode Playing back Standard Midi FilesChanging 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 messageSelecting a User Program To actually select a User Program…Working 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 diskDeleting files on disk Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the remaining charactersDEL 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
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