Roland EM-55 Style button, Tone button, User PROGRAM/WRITE button, Music Assistant button

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Panel descriptions

LSTYLE button

Press this button if you want to select Music Styles. By activating this button, you also specify that the [INTRO], [ORIGINAL], etc., buttons are used for select- ing a Style Division, while the [1]~[8] buttons can be used to select the desired Style memory (11~64).

In DJ PAD mode, the [STYLE] button can be used for selecting the desired DJ phrase set.

Note: Styles can also be selected via the EZ Search function (see p. 15).

MTONE button

Press this button if you want to use the [A/B] and [1]~[8] buttons for assigning a sound (“Tone”) to the selected Keyboard part. See p. 15.

Note: Tones can also be selected via the EZ Search function (see p. 16).

NUSER PROGRAM/WRITE button

Press this button whenever you want to select a User Program (a set of registrations). Press and hold it to save the current panel and parameter settings to a User Program. See page 47.

OMUSIC ASSISTANT button

This button allows you to work with preprogrammed registrations (additional User Programs). See p. 23.

PMETRONOME button

This button is used to switch the metronome on and off. Holding it for more than one second calls up a FUNCTION parameter you can set.

QMFX EFFECTS button

This button allows you to switch the multi-effects processor on/off, to assign it to the desired Keyboard part, and to select the effect you need in a given sit- uation. Holding it for more than one second calls up a FUNCTION parameter you can set. See p. 29.

RMELODY INTELL button

This button allows you to switch the Melody Intelli- gence function on/off. This function adds a harmony part to your melody playing. See p. 24. Holding it for more than one second calls up a FUNCTION parame- ter you can set for selecting the harmony type.

STRANSPOSE button

Press this button to transpose the keyboard (see

p. 32). Holding it for more than one second calls up a FUNCTION parameter you can set.

TREC button

This button allows you to engage the EM-55’s record function.

UStyle/Song control buttons

(INTRO, ORIGINAL, FILL, etc.) These buttons allow you to select the Music Style division (after pressing the [STYLE] button) or to control the EM-55’s Recorder (after pressing [SONG]).

VEZ SEARCH button

This button allows you to quickly select the desired Music Style, Tone, or Drum Set. See p. 15 and p. 16.

WTEMPO/DATA dial

This dial is used for setting the tempo, parameter val- ues, and for selecting Music Styles, Tones, or Drum Sets via the EZ SEARCH function.

XDISK button

Press this button to access the Disk functions. They are used for loading data from floppy, saving data to disk, and managing floppy disks. See p. 52.

YEXECUTE/TAP TEMPO button

In FUNCTION and DISK modes, this button allows you to confirm an operation. Outside those two modes, this button can be used for setting the tempo by pressing it repeatedly. Hold it down for a few seconds to return to the pre-programmed tempo.

In FUNCTION mode, holding it down will recall the default value for the selected parameter.

ZFUNCTION button

This button provides access to the FUNCTION menu. You can hold it down and use the BANK/NUMBER buttons for directly selecting one of the eight func- tions of the list to the rigt of this button.

aSESSION PARTNER PADS/TRACKS section

These buttons provide access to the EM-55’s Session Partner function. They can also be used for muting and switching on Recorder tracks.

bKEYBOARD MODE buttons

These buttons allow you to specify how you want to use your EM-55:

Button

Function

M.DRUMS

You can drum on the keyboard.

 

 

ARRANGER

The chords you play with your left hand are

 

used to transpose the automatic accompa-

 

niment in realtime. With your right hand,

 

you can play solos.

 

 

PIANO

A piano sound is assigned to the entire key-

 

board. (Only the Arranger drums are avail-

 

able.)

 

 

cONE TOUCH buttons (1–2, 3–4)

Press one of these buttons to select the desired One Touch memory. To select memory “2” or “4”, you need to press the corresponding button twice. One Touch memories contain a number of settings that comple- ment the currently selected Music Style. See p. 23.

dKEYBOARD PART buttons

These buttons allow you to switch three Keyboard parts (Upper 1, Upper 2, and/or Lower) on and off. “Keyboard parts” are sounds you yourself can play – as opposed to “Arranger parts” that are played by the EM-55’s automatic accompaniment function.

eA/B buttons, numeric keypad, VARIATION/STYLE DISK button

Use [A/B] to select the Tone bank (there are two banks of 64 Tones each). The keypad is used for selecting Tones (sounds) for the Keyboard parts, Music Styles, and User Programs. The function of these buttons depends on which button you pressed last: the [STYLE], [TONE], or [USER PROGRAM] button.

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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 songDJ Pad function Playback of a Style demo songPress 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 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 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 SionAdditional Music Style functions Session Partner 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 setsUsing the EM-55’s Music Assistant One TouchPress 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 appearsLink To Tempo More Music Style functionsAssigning 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 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 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, pressPress the Song button to switch to the Song mode Playing back Standard Midi FilesChanging 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 messageSelecting a User Program To actually select a User Program…Working 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 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 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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