Roland EM-55 owner manual DJ Pad function, Playback of a Style demo song

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EM-55 Owner’s Manual

Playback of a Style demo song:

(1) Press the [STYLE] button.

(2)Press a numeric button [1]~[8]. Each but- ton selects a different Style demo song (there are eight).

Playback of the selected demo song starts automatically. After a copyright message, the name of the selected song will be dis- played.

You can now press [START/STOP] to stop playback of the currently selected song. If you press this button again, the next demo song will be played back.

(3)Press [START/STOP] to stop demo song playback.

(4)Press [DEMO] (indicator goes dark) to switch off the Demo function.

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DJ Pad function

Let us now look at one of the new Session Partner functions that allows you to use the EM-55 DJ style. (See pages 21 and 38 for the remaining Session Partner/Track functions.)

The DJ PAD function allows you to start and stop eight different phrases of a selected Music Style by pressing buttons, rather than playing on the keyboard.

After starting a phrase, you can change its key by playing the corresponding chord in the left half of the keyboard. This would allow you to create entire songs. You can even record the music you create using the DJ Pad function. Oh… and one last thing: it is perfectly possible to start several phrases at once (the DJ Pad function is polyphonic).

(1)Press the [STYLE] button. Check whether the [STYLE≈A] icon is displayed.

The upper SESSION PARTNER [TRACK] indi- cator lights.

(2)Press the [STYLE PAD/DJ TRACK] button once or twice (the DJ PAD indicator must light).

(3)Now use the [1/9]~[8/16] buttons to start the assigned phrases (the indicators of the buttons you press light).

You can press several buttons simulta- neously if you like.

Brieﬂy pressing them starts the assigned phrase, which will be played for as long as you hold the button.

If you press and hold one of these buttons, the phrase will be repeated again and again (“looped”). Press the corresponding button again to stop the loop of the assigned phrase.

(4)If necessary, use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to change the tempo.

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Contents EM-55 Features Important notes Contents Panel descriptions Style button Keyboard Mode buttons Tone button User PROGRAM/WRITE buttonRear panel First steps Setting upDemo songs Playback of a Tone demo songDJ Pad function Playback of a Style demo songPress 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 StartSelecting sounds for the right hand Style selection via EZ SearchWorking with Music Styles on a ﬂoppy disk Tone selection via EZ Search Piano HeavenKeyUsing the metronome Playing one sound PianoPlaying 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 SionAdditional Music Style functions Session Partner 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 setsUsing the EM-55’s Music Assistant One TouchPress 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 appearsLink To Tempo More Music Style functionsAssigning 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 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 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, pressPress the Song button to switch to the Song mode Playing back Standard Midi FilesChanging 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 messageSelecting a User Program To actually select a User Program…Working 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 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 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