Roland EM-55 owner manual More about ALL mode, Keyboard recording mode

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EM-55 Owner’s Manual

More about ALL mode

In addition to what you learned on p. 20, here are a few considerations:

After pressing [● REC], the 16 track and [RECORD∏] icons start flashing, signalling that all 16 tracks are available for recording.

ALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEMPO

MEASURE

ARRANGER CHORD

 

 

 

 

 

TONE

KEYBOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VELOCITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVERB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHORUS

RECORD

 

 

 

 

MELODY

 

 

 

 

INTELL

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

INVERSION

9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

 

Here is what the tracks correspond to:

For your convenience, the Keyboard parts are flagged with a “®” symbol in the above graphic.

Parts you do not hear during recording will not be recorded. This applies to the Key- board parts (Upper 1, 2, Lower, M. Bass, M. Drums), and to the Arranger parts (see

p. 21), but also to the D Beam and the Style pads. The track icons 1 ~ 16 thus do not show you what will be recorded, but rather what can be recorded.

Note: If you activate the DJ PAD function (see p. 9), the Arranger is not available.

Note: If you select the M.DRUMS mode, Upper 1, 2, Lower and M.Bass are not available, while the

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1Accomp 1

2Arranger bass

3Accomp 2

4®Upper 1

5Accomp 3

6®Upper 2

7Accomp 4

8Accomp 5

9Accomp 6

10Arranger drums

11®Lower

12®M. Bass

13Style Pads (see p. 22)

14D Beam part (see p. 34)

15Melody Intell (see p. 24)

16®M. Drum

Arranger can only play the Arranger drum part.

Note: See p. 43 for how to switch on the M.Bass part.

KEYBOARD recording mode

In KEYBOARD mode, you can only record the Keyboard parts. The Arranger is not available. Essentially, this mode allows you to record either one layered part using up to four sounds (Upper 1, 2, Lower, M.Bass), or two parts (Lower & M. Bass to the left, Upper 1 & 2 to the right). If you select the M.Drums mode, you can only record a drum part.

Note: Selecting KEYBOARD mode means that the Song data in the EM-55’s memory will be overwritten by your new recording.

(1)Press the [● REC] button.

(2)Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to make the display look as follows:

Keyboard TEMPO MEASURE

120 001

ARRANGER CHORD

TONE

KEYBOARD

 

 

VELOCITY

 

 

REVERB

 

 

CHORUS

RECORD

 

MELODY

 

INTELL

4

6

INVERSION

11 12

16

 

The indicated track icons flash to signal that those are the tracks you can record to.

(3)To create a split between Lower (and pos- sibly M. Bass) for your left hand, and Upper 1 and 2 for your right hand, press the KBD MODE [ARRANGER] button.

The Arranger is not available as such, but pressing this button creates a split.

(4)Activate the metronome (if necessary), and set the desired tempo with the [EXECUTE/TAP TEMPO] button.

You can also record without metronome if you like.

Note: The M.Bass part can be added to the Lower part. You must switch it on via the FUNCTION menu (see p. 42).

Note: In M.DRUMS mode, only the Keyboard part of the same name is available.

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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