Roland EM-55 owner manual Single recording mode, Punch I/O

Recorder functions

SINGLE recording mode

This mode is only available if the EM-55’s Song memory already contains data. When you press [● REC], the [RECORD≈∏] icon and icon of the first empty track flash. This means you could record a new part straight away. (If all tracks already contain data, Track 1 will be selected.) You can, however, also substitute an already recorded part with a new version.

(1)Press the [● REC] button.

(2)Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select “SINGLE”.

(3)Use the SESSION PARTNER PADS/TRACKS buttons [1/9]~[8/16] to select the track you wish to record to:

As you will notice, there are “only” 8 track buttons in the SESSION PARTNER section. Use the [TRACK] button to the right to select either track group 1~8 (upper row) or 9~16 (lower row).

You can only select one track (hence the name “SINGLE”) at a time. If you select a track that already contains data, your new version will overwrite the existing one.

(4)If necessary, assign the desired Tone to the part you are about to record (see p. 15).

If you select track [10], you can select Drum Sets rather than Tones. Track 10 is reserved for drum parts.

(5)Press [START/STOP] to start recording. After a two-measure count-in (see p. 46), you will hear all parts that have already been recorded. Start playing (and recording) your new part.

(6)Press [START/STOP] to stop recording.

(7)Return to step (3) to record additional parts.

Punch I/O

In this mode, you can re-record part of a track (the second chorus, for example). The important aspect of this mode is that newly recorded material does not erase the material before or after the passage you redo:

Original track

This passage is redone

● REC ● REC

(1)Press the [● REC] button.

(2)Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select “PUNCH I/O”.

Punch I/O							120	001
							TEMPO	MEASURE
ARRANGER CHORD						TONE		KEYBOARD
								VELOCITY
								REVERB
								CHORUS
RECORD								MELODY
								INTELL
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	INVERSION
9	10 11 12 13 14 15 16

(3)Use the [TRACK] and SESSION PARTNER [1/9]~[8/16] buttons to select the track you want to record to.

(4)Use the [√√] or [®®] button to jump to a measure that lies a little ahead of the place where recording is to be started.

By contrast, in SINGLE mode, the entire track you record is replaced by your new material. (So if you don’t play anything dur- ing recording, the entire track will be empty afterwards.)

Like the SINGLE mode, PUNCH I/O can only be selected if the EM-55’s memory already contains Song data

You thus do not have to start the Song from the beginning if that is too time-consum- ing. If you want to start recording in mea- sure 25, for example, you could select mea- sure 23.

(5)Press [START/STOP] to start playback of the (old) Song data.

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