Roland AX-Synth owner manual

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Owner’s Manual

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Main For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive EMC 2004/108/EC. NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name : Type of Equipment : Responsible Party : Address : Telephone : Roland Corporation U.S. 5100 S. Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938 (323) 890-3700 r Owners Manual Shoulder Synthesizer Page Page Important notes Important notes Power supply Precautions for batteries Handling CD-ROMs Battery handling Copyright Strap holder precaution Contents 1. The AX-Synth in a nutshell High-quality Internal sound source All performance controls within reach In-depth programming with the AX-Synth editor Cable-free live operation possible 2. Panel descriptions Neck (control) section Bottom panel Connection panel (rear) Connecting the AC adaptor Inserting or replacing batteries 3. Making connections Battery charge indication Note about rechargeable batteries Connecting the AX-Synth Connecting the AX-Synth to an amplifier, mixer, etc., using cables Using a wireless system to connect the AX-Synth to your amplifier, etc. Controlling a MIDI-compatible sound source Controlling the AX-Synth from an external MIDI device Working with a computer or sequencer Using headphones Powering up Turning the power off 4. Playing the AX-Synth Selecting regular Tones Selecting regular Tones sequentially Numeric selection of a regular Tone Selecting SuperNATURAL and SPECIAL Tones Selecting SuperNATURAL Tones Selecting SPECIAL Tones Grouping frequently-used Tones (FAVORITE) Assigning a Tone to a FAVORITE memory Recalling FAVORITE memories 5. Using the AX-Synths performance functions Master Tune Transpose Shifting the keyboard pitch in octave steps Octave Switch mode Octave Hold mode Using the Modulation Bar Using the Touch Controller Aftertouch Using the D Beam controller Assigning a different function to the D Beam controller Portamento Selecting the Portamento mode C01 Sustaining notes HOLD button FOOT PEDAL socket Editing the volume and Reverb Send levels UOl 6. Editing Tone settings reU MIDI messages that can be trans- mitted/received About the AX-Synths receive channel 7. Using the AX-Synth as MIDI controller Transmitting Program Change numbers Transmitting Program Change numbers sequen- tially Entering Program Change numbers directly Using the Bulk Dump function Archiving the AX-Synths settings using a MIDI sequencer Sending your settings back to the AX-Synth Page General considerations Possible applications Connection 8. Using the AX-Synths USB port Making the settings for the USB driver 9. About V-LINK How to use V-LINK Activating V-LINK Operations on the AX-Synth 10. Additional functions Battery-related functions Checking the remaining battery charge Sleep mode setting Loading the factory settings 11. Appendix Troubleshooting Control Change list AX-Synth Owners Manual Tone list SuperNATURAL Tones SPECIAL Tones Regular Tones Appendix Roland AX-Synth Shoulder Synthesizer 12. Specifications MIDI implementation chart [Shoulder Synthesizer] Date: March 2009 Model: AX-Synth Version: 1.00 13. MIDI implementation chart 14. Index As of Jan. 1, 2009 (ROLAND) Information AX-Synth_e2 Page 42 Monday, October 12, 2009 3:41 PM distributor in your country as shown below. OCEANIA NORTH AMERICA