Roland EM-55 owner manual Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset, Loop playback Repeat, Upper 1 part

Recorder functions

Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset

•To fast forward (jump to a measure later in the song), press [®®].

•To rewind (return to a measure that lies before the current position), press [√√]. The measure indication in the upper right corner of the display will help you locate the measure you need.

•Press [√] (Reset) to jump back to the first measure of the song. You need to stop

playback before using the [√] button.

Note: In certain cases, [®®] and [√√] may not be available. This is only the case for very large songs, however.

Loop playback (Repeat)

Another clever feature of the EM-55’s Recorder is that you can program playback loops. You can do so during playback or while the Recorder is stopped.

(1)Press [MARKER A–B] where you want the loop to begin (the button’s indicator flashes).

You can also program loops on the fly. Remember, however, that the Recorder always memorizes the beginning (down- beat) of the next measure.

(3)To play back the loop you have just pro- grammed, first press [SYNC START] and then [START/STOP].

At the end of the B measure, the Recorder immediately jumps back to the beginning of measure A.

(2)Fast forward to the measure where you want the loop to end and press [MARKER A–B] again (the indicator lights).

Note: In certain cases, the Marker function may not be available. This only happens with very large songs, however.

Live performance with song backing (Minus One)

Your EM-55 allows you to mute the solo part of the song you are playing back. This is called Minus One playback (because one part of the original song will not be played back).

(1)Press the [SONG] button.

You can now select a Song on disk, if you like (see p. 41).

(2)Press the [MINUS ONE] button.

(3)Press [√] and [®/■] to start playback.

(4)You will now hear all parts except the melody, which can be played using the

Upper 1 part.

Note: An even more powerful function is available via the SESSION PAD buttons. It allows you to mute several tracks (Minus One only mutes the melody).

Muting tracks using the SESSION PARTNER buttons

If you like, you can also mute other Song parts, which is similar to the Minus One function:

Buttons assigned to tracks that contain data light. As you will notice, there are “only” 8 track buttons in the SESSION PART- NER section. Use the [TRACK] button to the right to select either track group 1~8 (upper row) or 9~16 (lower row).

Press the [1/9]~[8/16] buttons of tracks you do not want to hear (the corresponding indicators go dark).

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