Roland E-80 - page 14

Panel descriptions

E-80 Music Workstation

If you don’t change their assignment, they can be

used to trigger the FADE IN and FADE OUT functions.

STYLE CONTROL section

Use these buttons to select the desired Music Style

pattern and to start/stop Music Style playback (see

p. 25).

DISK & MEDIA button

Press this button if you wish to save/load data from

the internal memory, a floppy disk or PCMCIA card.

You will also find data management functions here,

like deleting files, formatting floppies or cards, etc.

(page 225).

EFFECTS button

This button provides access to the display pages

where you can set the effects parameters of the

E-80’s parts. Press it once to select the KEYBOARD

effects, and twice for the STYLE & SONG effects.

LYRICS & SCORE button

Press this button if you want the lyrics contained in

the songs to appear in the display. At the same time,

the chords of the notes played by the song parts will

also be displayed. This, however, is information that is

“extracted” (derived) in realtime by the E-80. This

function can even display the notes of the selected

part as a score. This button also provides access to

the VIEWER function (see p. 56).

MUSIC ASSISTANT button

Press this button to access the MUSIC ASSISTANT

environment where you can select Music Style regis-

trations for a given song you want to play. You can

also program your own Music Assistant registrations.

D Beam controller

This controller allows you to influence the timbre of

the notes you play, to control song playback and to

create some unique effects. All you need to do is

move your hand up/down or left/right above the two

“eyes”.

The D BEAM buttons F allow you to assign the

desired function to the D Beam controller. See p. 72.

LCD CONTRAST knob

Use this knob to adjust the display’s contrast if it is

difficult to read. The display itself is a touch screen

and therefore needs to be clear at all times (so that

you know what you are doing).

Note: The display may take some time to warm up. That is why

you may have to change the contrast several times after pow-

ering on.

COVER button

This button provides access to pre-programmed tem-

plates that allow you to quickly modify a song’s or

Music Style’s character. Press it once or twice to

select the Song or Style level. See pages 44 and 85.

MAKEUP TOOLS button

Press this button to modify the settings of the cur-

rent song or Music Style, if the pre-programmed

Cover settings do not provide what you’re looking

for. See page 140.

MENU button

Press this button to call up a menu that provides

access to more in-depth E-80 functions you may only

wish to set from time to time.

EXIT button

Press this button to return to the previously selected

display page or the E-80’s main page.