Roland EM-55 owner manual Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset, Loop playback Repeat, Upper 1 part

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Recorder functions

Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset

•To fast forward (jump to a measure later in the song), press [®®].

•To rewind (return to a measure that lies before the current position), press [√√]. The measure indication in the upper right corner of the display will help you locate the measure you need.

•Press [√] (Reset) to jump back to the first measure of the song. You need to stop

playback before using the [√] button.

Note: In certain cases, [®®] and [√√] may not be available. This is only the case for very large songs, however.

Loop playback (Repeat)

Another clever feature of the EM-55’s Recorder is that you can program playback loops. You can do so during playback or while the Recorder is stopped.

(1)Press [MARKER A–B] where you want the loop to begin (the button’s indicator flashes).

You can also program loops on the fly. Remember, however, that the Recorder always memorizes the beginning (down- beat) of the next measure.

(3)To play back the loop you have just pro- grammed, first press [SYNC START] and then [START/STOP].

At the end of the B measure, the Recorder immediately jumps back to the beginning of measure A.

(2)Fast forward to the measure where you want the loop to end and press [MARKER A–B] again (the indicator lights).

Note: In certain cases, the Marker function may not be available. This only happens with very large songs, however.

Live performance with song backing (Minus One)

Your EM-55 allows you to mute the solo part of the song you are playing back. This is called Minus One playback (because one part of the original song will not be played back).

(1)Press the [SONG] button.

You can now select a Song on disk, if you like (see p. 41).

(2)Press the [MINUS ONE] button.

(3)Press [√] and [®/■] to start playback.

(4)You will now hear all parts except the melody, which can be played using the

Upper 1 part.

Note: An even more powerful function is available via the SESSION PAD buttons. It allows you to mute several tracks (Minus One only mutes the melody).

Muting tracks using the SESSION PARTNER buttons

If you like, you can also mute other Song parts, which is similar to the Minus One function:

Buttons assigned to tracks that contain data light. As you will notice, there are “only” 8 track buttons in the SESSION PART- NER section. Use the [TRACK] button to the right to select either track group 1~8 (upper row) or 9~16 (lower row).

Press the [1/9]~[8/16] buttons of tracks you do not want to hear (the corresponding indicators go dark).

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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 memory Keyboard recording mode More about ALL mode You 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
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