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Page Important Safety Instructions 001 002a Using the Unit Safely Important Notes Handling Floppy Disks Before Using Floppy DisksHandling the Floppy Disk Drive Basic concepts of the Atelier series Main Features Conventions Used in This Manual Main Features Contents Using the Play Functions ContentsUsing the Registration Buttons Adding Various Effects to a Voice Adjusting the Effects Contents Settings for the ComposerVarious Other Settings Edit Menu Editing Song Files Appendixes Contents Connecting with External Devices Memo Pedal Lower Panel Descriptions Disk Drive → p Lower Drums/SFX button → p Rotary Sound → p Connecting the Power Cord Setting Up the Music StandTuning On the Power Before You Start Playing Using Headphones Connecting a MicrophoneTurning Off the Power Some Notes on Using a Microphone Displaying Basic Screens Restoring All the Factory Default SettingsRhythm Screen Composer 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 Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons Selecting Pedal Bass Voice Press the Pedal Organ button indicator lights Selecting Solo Voice Press the Solo Trumpet button indicator lights 10 P.29 Selecting a Voice Using the Others Button Pedal Lower Adjust the Volume Balance Use the Value and + buttons to set the amount of shift Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units Octave ShiftPress the Utility button Playing Drum Sound or Sound Effects on the Keyboard Press the Drums/SFX button indicator lightsPlaying Drums from the Entire Lower Keyboard Drums/SFX Press the Drums/SFX button once again Changing the Drum/SFX Set Using the Rhythms of the Disk Button Using the Rhythm PerformanceSelecting a Rhythm Press a Rhythm button to select a Rhythm group Starting with an Intro Press the Intro/Ending button Starting at the Press of a ButtonPress the Start/Stop button Starting without an Intro Press the Start/Stop button Stopping the Rhythm Using the Rhythm Performance Press the Intro/Ending buttonPlay either the Lower keyboard or the Pedalboard Stopping with an Ending Press the Intro/Ending button Adding Variety to the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment What is a Fill In? Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment Press the Arranger On/Off button indicator lightsChanging the Tempo Press the Intro/Ending or Stop button to stop the Rhythm Select a Rhythm p Press the One Touch Program button Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk Using a Rhythm from a DiskReviewing the Styles on a Music Style Disk Press the Eject button Rhythm Loading Disk Rhythms Into Internal Memory To cancel the procedure, press the Display/Exit button Adding Various Effects to a Voice Press the Harmony Intelligence button indicator lightsChanging the Type of Harmony Intelligence Once again, press the Harmony Intelligence button Traditional LED lit Fast Adding Modulation to the Sound Rotary Effect Reverb Effect When Adding Sustain to the Pedal Bass Part When Adding Sustain to the Upper or Lower PartPress the Sustain Pedal indicator lights Press the Sustain Pedal button to turn off the indicator Using the Play Functions 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 foot switch toward the left Using the Foot Switch Storing Registrations Using the Registration Buttons Recalling a Registration How to Recall a RegistrationChanging the Timing of Recalling Registrations Assigning a Name to a Registration Set Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel SettingsPage Copying Only the Name of a Registration Saving Registration Sets to a Floppy Disk Loading a Set of Registrations Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the AT-20SPress the Load button to execute loading Page Deleting a Set of Registrations from a Floppy Disk Expression Pedal Operations What is a Track? SMF Music Files Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk Eject button Recording a Performance Enter the recording standby mode by pressing the Rec buttonPress the Play button to start recording Page Add a Count Sound to Match the Timing Count Playing Back a Performance SongPress the Play button to start playback To stop playback at any point, press the Stop button Track Assignments When Playing Commercial SMF Music Files Press the track button once again indicator lightsSilencing a Specific Track Track Mute Example Muting the sound for Upper Part Re-Recording Press the Stop button when your recording is completed Press the Function and Save buttons simultaneously Erasing a Performance Song Press the Function button Formatting Disks Press the Rec button again to perform the Format Changing the Name of a Performance Song Rename It is not possible to save during the Rename procedure SMF Saving Performance Songs onto Floppy Disk 27-2 If the following screen will appear Loading Performance Songs Into the AT-20S Press the Play button to begin recording Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music FilesPress the Stop button to stop recording To delete the performance song, press the Rec button again Deleting Performance Songs Stored on Disk To use Punch-in Recording, you can Re-Recording Part of Your Performance Punch-in Recording Press the Stop button to stop the song Recording and Layering Drum Parts Loop Recording Number of Measures for Loop Recording Changing the Key When Playing Back Songs Settings for the ComposerChanging the Metronome Setting Count-in Recording Setting the Beat Adjusting the Metronome VolumeChanging the Sound of the Metronome Function During Playback Function During Recording Muting Individual Channels of Performance Data Switching the Display of Lyrics On or Off Delete a Specific Measure Delete Measure Edit Menu Editing Song Files Delete the Recording from a Track Delete Track What is a Track? 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Erase Recording Erase Event Copy Measures Copy 26fig.10-27 Correct Timing Inaccuracies Quantize Changing the Reverb Type Adjusting the EffectsChanging the Depth of the Reverb Sustain Effect Changing the Wall TypeChanging the Sustain Length Changing the Function of the Foot Switch Various Other SettingsTurning Initial Touch On/Off Initial Touch Changing the Sound Count Down Count Down Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony Pedal Bass Mode Damper Pedal Assignment Changing How the Solo Voice Responds Solo ModeGlide Destination Harmony Intelligence Type Drums/SFX SetTurning Chord Intelligence On/Off Chord Intelligence Arranger Settings Recall Timing Registration Arranger UpdateTurning Chord Hold On/Off Chord Hold Adjust the Standard Pitch Master Tune Registration Transpose UpdateAdjust the LCD Contrast LCD Contrast Selecting the Midi Transmit Channel Tx Midi Channel Midi in Mode Specifying Transmission of PC Numbers Send PC Switch Setting PC Numbers PC Number Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors Connecting with External DevicesConnecting Audio Equipment Making the Connections Connection with an Apple Macintosh computer Connecting a Computer Connecting the AT-20S to a Midi Instrument If You’re Using Midi100 101 Troubleshooting 102 Troubleshooting 103 Display Messages 104 Display Messages 105 Voice List 106 Drum Set List 107 Drum Set List Rhythm List 109 Chord List 110 Chord List 111 Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off 112 Glossary General Midi About Atelier Series Sound GeneratorGS format SMF with Lyrics 114 Midi Implementation Chart Main Specifications Power Supply Main Specifications ConnectorsPower Consumption Finish Dimensions AT-20S Demo Song ListProfile Ric Iannone Jonas NordwallRosemary Bailey 118 119 Index 120 Index 121 122 Information Avis 02780045 ’03-11-3N