First steps

Choosing other sets

(5)If necessary, use the BANK/NUMBER [1]~[8] buttons to select a different set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dance 1

 

HipHop

 

House 2

 

Techno 1

 

 

Dance 2

 

House 1

 

Rap

 

Techno 2

The EM-55 provides 8 Sets of DJ phrases (with 8 phrases each). These sets are called: Dance 1, Dance 2, HipHop, House 1, House

2, Rap, Techno 1 and Techno 2. The illustra- tion above shows you which button you need to press to select the desired set.

The name of the set you select appears in the display:

1 DJ PAD

120

 

 

TEMPO

ARRANGER CHORD

STYLE

KEYBOARD

 

 

VELOCITY

 

 

REVERB

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

MELODY

 

 

INTELL

 

 

INVERSION

Note: Do not press the [START/STOP] button, because doing so would start the Arranger and stop playback of the DJ PAD function.

Note: There is also a parameter that allows you to specify whether playback of the various phrases should be synchronized. See p. 46.

Musical Games

Your EM-55 contains several musical games you may want to play at times. These games will help you mas- ter some basic musical concepts. They are called:

Guess the Note: play the note you hear.

You can also press ORCHESTRATOR [DRUM

Guess the Chord: see if you can play the

& BASS] or [COMBO] to select the game.

chords you hear.

 

 

 

Chord Finder: this game will help you find

 

 

 

out how to play chords you may come

 

 

 

across in written music. This is a wonderful

Beginner

Advanced

Expert

way of learning new chords.

For GuessNte and GuessChd, speed is an important factor: the faster you play the right note(s), the higher your score will be.

(1) Press the [MUSICAL GAME] button.

The [MUSICAL≈GAME] icon appears in the center of the display, while the message line in the upper left-hand corner displays the name of the first game.

GuessTne TEMPO MEASURE

120 120

ARRANGER CHORD

TONE

KEYBOARD

 

 

VELOCITY

 

 

REVERB

 

MUSICAL GAME

CHORUS

 

MELODY

 

 

 

 

INTELL

 

 

INVERSION

(2)Press [MUSICAL GAME] again to select the desired game (“GuessNte”, “GuessChd” or “ChordFnd”).

(3)Use the STYLE MORPHING [DRUM], [BASS], and [ACCOMP] buttons to select the level (only for “Guess Nte” and “GuessChd”).

Button

Function

DRUM

Beginner (easiest)

 

 

BASS

Advanced (intermediary)

ACCOMP Expert (most difficult)

Example: to select the “Advanced” level of the “GuessNte” game:

Press [MUSICAL GAME].

Press [MUSICAL GAME] twice again (or ORCHESTRATOR [COMBO]).

Press STYLE MORPHING [BASS].

(4)Press ORCHESTRATOR [BIG BAND] to con- firm your choice (“OK”).

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Roland EM-55 owner manual Musical Games, Choosing other sets