Roland AT20s Adding Variety to the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment, What is a Fill In?

Using the Rhythm Performance

Adding Variety to the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment

You can add variation to the Rhythm by changing the arrangement or by switching the

Rhythm pattern.

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		Rhythm		Sustain		Arranger		One Touch
Big Band/	Country/	Oldies/		Pedal		On / Off		Program
Swing	Gospel	Contempo	Ballad	World
Latin	Waltz/	Trad/		Style Orchestrator
	March	Showtime	Acoustic	Disk	1 Advanced 2		Full	Sync Start
				Basic
								Start/Stop
	Standard		To	To	Intro/
			Variation	Original	Ending	Count Down
	Tempo		Fill In

Button	Function
Fill In [To Variation] button	After the fill-in has played, play the Variation
	Rhythm pattern
Fill In [To Original] button	After the fill-in has played, play the Original
	Rhythm pattern

What is a Fill In?

A fill-in is a short phrase that is inserted at a break in the melody or at a point where the character of the song changes (between Chorus’s or Verses).

The functions of the [Start/Stop] button, the [To Variation] button, the [To Original] button and Style Orchestrator buttons can be assigned to the foot switch located on the left side of the Expression Pedal (p. 90).

Changing the Arrangement of the Accompaniment (Style Orchestrator)

You can change the arrangement of the accompaniment. This function is called “Style Orchestrator.” For each rhythm, there are four types of arrangement for the accompani- ment.

1. Press the Style Orchestrator buttons to change the arrangement of the accompaniment.

The indicator of the button you pressed lights.

The [Basic] button produces the simplest arrangement, and the [Full] button produces the most florid.

NOTE Some Rhythms don’t change the arrangement of the accompaniment.

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