Contents Settings for the Composer | Roland AT15 instruction

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Settings for the Composer	78
Changing the Key When Playing Back Songs	78
Changing the Metronome Setting	78
Adjusting the Metronome Volume	79
Changing the Sound of the Metronome	79
Setting the Beat	80
Silencing a Specific Track	80
Muting Individual Channels of Performance Data	81
Re-recording the Pedalboard Performance	82
Changing the Function of the Expression Pedal	82
Function During Recording	82
Function During Playback	83
Switching the Display of Lyrics On or Off	83
Adjusting the Effects	84
Sustain Effect	84
Changing the Sustain Length	84
Changing the Reverb Type	85
Changing the Wall Type	85
Changing the Depth of the Reverb	86
Various Other Settings	87
Turning Initial Touch On/Off (Initial Touch)	87
Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations (Regist Shift)	87
Changing the Function of the Foot Switch (Left Foot SW, Right Foot SW)	87
Turning Chord Intelligence On/Off (Chord Intelli)	88
Using the Leading Bass Function (Leading Bass)	89
Changing How the Solo Voice Responds (Solo Mode)	89
Layering the Solo Voice and Lower Voice (Solo To Lower Mode)	90
Changing the Solo Split Point (Solo Split Point)	90
Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony (Pedal Bass Mode)	90
Preventing Rhythm Tempos from Switching Automatically (Auto Standard Tempo)	91
Playing a Count Sound When the Intro Ends (Intro Count Down)	91
Changing the Sound of the Count Down (Count Down Sound)	91
Registration Arranger Update (Arranger Settings Recall Timing)	92
Registration Transpose Update (Transpose Setting Recall Timing)	92
Adjust the Standard Pitch (Master Tune)	93
Selecting the MIDI Transmit Channel (Tx MIDI Channel)	93
MIDI IN Mode	94
Specifying Transmission of PC Numbers (Send PC Switch)	94
Setting PC Numbers (PC Number)	95
Connecting with External Devices	96
Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors	96
Connecting Audio Equipment	96
Making the Connections	96
If You’re Using MIDI	97
Connecting the AT-15 to a MIDI Instrument	97

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Roland AT15 owner manual Contents Settings for the Composer, Adjusting the Effects, Various Other Settings

Contents

Page Important Safety Instructions 001 002a Using the Unit Safely Additional Precautions Power SupplyPlacement Maintenance Handling the Floppy Disk Drive Before Using Floppy DisksHandling Floppy Disks Basic Concepts of the Atelier Series Main Features Conventions Used in This Manual Main Features Contents Adding Various Effects to a Voice ContentsUsing the Play Functions Using the Registration Buttons Connecting with External Devices Contents Settings for the ComposerAdjusting the Effects Various Other Settings Contents Appendices Memo Panel Descriptions Rhythm select buttons → p Turning Off the Power Setting Up the Music StandConnecting the Power Cord Tuning On the Power Some Notes on Using Headphones Using HeadphonesRestoring All the Factory Default Settings Composer Screen Adjusting the Contrast of the ScreenDisplaying Basic Screens Rhythm Screen Listening to the Demo Songs Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting and Playing Sounds If the following screen appears About the Voices and Parts Selecting Voices Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons Selecting Pedal Bass Voice Press the Upper Organ Jazz button indicator lightsPress the Pedal Organ button indicator lights Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices Selecting Solo Voice Press the Solo Trumpet button indicator lights Voice name appears in the display Selecting a Voice Using the Others Button Pedal Voice Bass part of Automatic Accompaniment Adjust the Volume BalanceRhythm performance Drums/SFX Press the Utility button Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units Octave ShiftUse the Value and + buttons to set the amount of shift Playing Drum Sound or Sound Effects on the Keyboard Press the Pedal To Lower button so its indicator goes outPress the Drums/SFX button indicator lights Sustaining Notes Played on the Lower Keyboard Press the Drums/SFX button once again Changing the Drum/SFX Set Press a Rhythm button to select a Rhythm group Using the Rhythm PerformanceUsing the Rhythms of the Disk Button Selecting a Rhythm Making the Intro Short and Simple Starting at the Press of a ButtonStarting with an Intro Making the Ending Short and Simple Using the Rhythm Performance Starting without an IntroStopping the Rhythm Stopping with an Ending Changing the Tempo What is a Fill In?Adding Variety to the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment stops Select a Rhythm p Press the One Touch Program buttonPress the Intro/Ending or Start/Stop button to stop Rhythm Reviewing the Styles on a Music Style Disk Using a Rhythm from a DiskIndicator Eject button Floppy Disk Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk Loading Disk Rhythms Into Internal Memory If the following screen appears Copying a Rhythm Saved to the Rhythm Disk Button Deleting a Rhythm Saved to the Rhythm Disk Button Using the Rhythm Performance If the following screen appears Following screen will be displayed Adding Harmony to a Melody Harmony Intelligence Press the Harmony Intelligence button indicator lightsAdding Various Effects to a Voice Once again, press the Harmony Intelligence button Changing the Type of Harmony Intelligence Effect simulating the slow rotation of speakers Adding Modulation to the Sound Rotary EffectEffect obtained is equivalent to speakers Being rapidly rotated Reverb Effect Basic screen reappear Sustain EffectPart Upper, Lower, Pedal Using the Play Functions Lower keyboard Solo voice Press the Transpose and + buttons Transposing to a Different Key Transpose Buttons Adding Decay to the Sound Damper Pedal Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal Press the left Foot Switch toward the left Using the Foot SwitchPress the right Foot Switch toward the right Storing Registrations Using the Registration Buttons Changing the Timing of Recalling Registrations How to Recall a RegistrationRecalling Voices and Other Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Assigning a Name to a Registration Set Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel SettingsSettings by pressing the Manual button Using the Registration Buttons Only the name of the Registration will be recalled Copying Only the Name of a Registration Press the Save button to execute the save operation Registration will be rewritten If you wish to update the contents of the Registration detaPress the Reset button to cancel the procedure Rewriting of the Registration will be canceled Press the Load button to execute loading Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the AT-15Loading a Set of Registrations Press the Rec button once again To cancel the operation, press the Utility buttonLoading an Individual Registration Deleting a Set of Registrations from a Floppy Disk Record and Playback Your Performance SMF Music Files Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk Playback of the performance data begins Silencing a Specific Track Track Mute Press the Track Mute button once again indicator lightsTrack whose indicator was turned off will be muted silenced Press the Play/Stop button to start recording Enter the recording standby mode by pressing the Rec ButtonRecording a Performance If you wish to save the performance song on a floppy disk If you wish to erase the performance song Rewinding and Fast Forwarding Through Songs Press the Reset buttonPlaying Back a Performance Song To stop playback at any point, press the Play/Stop button You can record over recorded performance data Press the Play/Stop button when your recording is CompletedRec button and the Play/Stop button indicators will go dark Rerecording Performance Data Recorded on the AT-15 Press the Registration and Save buttons simultaneously Erasing a Performance Song Formatting Disks Press the Rec button again to perform the Format New name is now inserted Changing the Name of a Performance Song Rename Saving in SMF Format for Atelier Sound Modules Saving Performance Songs onto Floppy DiskYou can select either Original or SMF format Save data in Atelier format If the following screen will appear If you wish to update the contents of the performance dataPress the Save button to confirm the format To delete the performance song, press the Rec button again When erasing is completed, the basic screen reappearsDeleting Performance Songs Stored on Disk Press the Play/Stop button to stop recording Press the Rec button to enter record-ready modeLayering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files Selected performance data will be loaded Re-recording a Performance Saved on Floppy Disk Changing the Metronome Setting Settings for the ComposerChanging the Key When Playing Back Songs Changing the Sound of the Metronome Adjusting the Metronome Volume Silencing a Specific Track Setting the Beat Expression Pedal Operations Muting Individual Channels of Performance Data Function During Recording Re-recording the Pedalboard Performance Function During Playback Switching the Display of Lyrics On or Off Changing the Sustain Length Adjusting the EffectsSustain Effect Changing the Wall Type Changing the Reverb Type Changing the Depth of the Reverb Turning Initial Touch On/Off Initial Touch Various Other SettingsUsing the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations Regist Shift Glide Turning Chord Intelligence On/Off Chord Intelli Changing How the Solo Voice Responds Solo Mode Using the Leading Bass Function Leading Bass Changing the Solo Split Point Solo Split Point Layering the Solo Voice Lower Voice Solo To Lower Mode Changing the Sound Count Down Count Down Sound Playing a Count Sound When the Intro Ends Intro Count Down Registration Arranger Update Arranger Settings Recall Timing Selecting the Midi Transmit Channel Tx Midi Channel Adjust the Standard Pitch Master Tune Specifying Transmission of PC Numbers Send PC Switch Midi in Mode Setting PC Numbers Making the Connections Connecting with External Devices Connecting the AT-15 to a Midi Instrument If You’re Using Midi No sound is heard Troubleshooting Bass note of the Automatic Accompaniment does not sound Troubleshooting 100 Display Messages 101 Display Messages 102 Voice List 103 Drum Set List 104 Drum Set List Rhythm List 106 Chord List 107 Chord List 108 Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off 109 Glossary SMF with Lyrics About Atelier Series Sound GeneratorGeneral Midi GS format 111 Midi Implementation Chart Main Specifications Dimensions Main Specifications ConnectorsPower Supply Power Consumption Jonas Nordwall Demo Song ListProfile Hal Vincent 115 Ric IannoneRosemary Bailey 116 Index 117 Index 118 Information Avis 03238612 ’05-2-4TP