Roland EM-55 19. Specications

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EM-55 Interactive Keyboard

Keyboard: 61 keys, velocity sensitive

EZ Search: Function for quick Tone & Music

Style location

Sound Source: 64-voice polyphonic

3,559 Tones, 116 Drum Sets

32-part multitimbral

GM2/GS compatible

Display: Newly designed large backlit custom

display

Adjustable contrast

Panel controls & performance functions

Alpha dial/Tempo, Pitch Bend/ Modulation, D

Beam Controller, Master Volume, Balance,

Session Partner/Tracks (Style Pad: 12 sets/8

pads, DJ Pad: 8 sets/8 pads, Accompaniment

on/off: 8, Track on/mute: 1~8/9~16)

Music Styles: 64 in ROM,

64 Disk Link (via ﬂoppy disk)

4 x 64 One Touch settings

Style Orchestrator (3 levels)

Style Morphing

Melody Intelligence (18 types)

User Programs: 64 internal memories

Music Assistant: 100 via Database (ROM)

Effects:

Reverb: 8 types, Chorus : 8 types

MFX: 47 types

Metronome: Time signature, volume

Education functions (Games): Chord Finder,

Guess Note, Guess Chord

Recorder: Realtime SMF Player

16-track recorder

4 recording modes (All, Keyboard, Single,

Punch-In/Out)

Data storage: 3,5” ﬂoppy disk (2DD/2HD)

File management: Styles, Songs (SMF), User

Programs

Connections: MIDI (In, Out), Output (L/Mono,

R), Footswitch/Expr, Phones (2 connectors)

Others:

Output power: 2 x 7W

Speakers: 2 x 12cm (Bass Port)

Power supply: 12V/2A adapter (included)

Dimensions: 1016 (W) x 398 (D) x 153 (H)

mm

Weight: 9.5kg

Supplied accessories: ACJ adapter, Owner’s

manual, Music data disks, Music Rest

Options: PK-5 Dynamic MIDI Pedal

MSA/MSD/MSE-series Music Style Disks

RH-25/50 Headphones

DP-2 Pedal Switch

DP-6 Pedal Switch

EV-5 Expression Pedal

BOSS FV-300L Volume Pedal

Note: Speciﬁcations subject to change without prior

notice.

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Contents

Main r EM-55 Owners Manual Interactive Keyboard Features Session Partner function EZ Search & Music Assistant Style Morphing and Orchestrator functions Graphic display 1. Important notes Contents 2. Panel descriptions Page Rear panel Setting up Demo songs Playback of a Tone demo song: 3. First steps DemoTn1 Playback of a Style demo song: DJ Pad function Choosing other sets Musical Games 120 DJ PAD 120 120 GuessTne Guess Note Guess Chord Chord Finder Page Starting/stopping the Arranger 4. Playing with accompaniment Changing the tempo Stopping Arranger playback Automatic playback start (Sync Start) Selecting other Music Styles Selection via the numeric keypad Style selection via EZ Search Piano 2 Working with Music Styles on a oppy disk Selecting sounds for the right hand Piano 2 HeavenKey Tone selection via EZ Search Using the metronome Playing a different sound with the left hand (Split) 5. Playing one sound (Piano) Drumming on the keyboard EM-55_UK Page 18 Sunday, October 7, 2001 10:16 PM Tones Manual Drums 6. Drumming on the keyboard M.DRUMS M.Drums M.Drums 7. Using the D Beam Controller Listening to your song 8. Recording your music 120 001 ALL Session Partner functions Muting Arranger parts (Track) 9. Additional Music Style functions Adding yet another Arranger part (Style Pad) Selecting another phrase set Pop 1 One Touch Using the EM-55s Music Assistant AllAroun Melody Intelligence Changing the MELODY INTELL harmony type Bass Inversion (Bass Inv) Traditnl Bass Inv Orchestrator Style Morphing Selecting another B Style Working with Styles on oppy disk Style Disk !MERENG Assigning other Music Styles to the Disk Link memories Link To More Music Style functions Using the Upper 2 part Harpsi 2 Selecting Tone Variations 10. More Keyboard part functions Using the multi-effects processor (M-FX) Rotary Selecting another M-FX type Assigning the M-FX to other Keyboard parts M-FX LWR Reverb and Chorus Hall 2 Reverb Chorus Chorus 3 Balance Transpose To change the interval: Other Keyboard part functions Keyboard Velocity Kbd Velo Pitch Bend and Modulation 11. Performance functions Footswitch/Expression Footswitch Expression D Beam functions DJ GEAR INSTRUMENTS CONTROLS About the recording modes Modes What are tracks? 12. Recorder functions More about ALL mode KEYBOARD recording mode ALL Keyboard SINGLE recording mode Punch I/O Using a footswitch for punching in/out Sustain Playback functions Selecting the Song mode Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset Loop playback (Repeat) Live performance with song backing (Minus One) Muting tracks using the SESSION PARTNER buttons Playing back Standard MIDI Files Piano 2 Editing parameters (general procedure) Shortcuts General Function parameters 13. Function menu Upper 1 Metro Vol (metronome volume) UP1 Octv, UP2 Octv, LWR Octv (octave up/down) Hall 2 LWR Mem (Lower Chord Memory) LWR Int (Lower Chord Intelligence) Bass Inv Sustain M-FX UP1, UP2, LWR Rev UP1 Resume Select this function to recall the EM-55s factory Function settings. Writing your settings to a User Program Notes about writing User Programs 14. Working with User Programs Write? Piano 2 Selecting a User Program Channels MIDI Function parameters 15. MIDI functions Style PC (Style Select TxRx Channel) Lyrics Tx (Transmit Lyrics messages) NTA Rx14 (Note-to-Arranger reception on/off) PitchBnd (Pitch Bend) Modulatn (Modulation) 16. Using the outputs and an optional pedal or Loading User Programs from disk Saving les to disk SONG_001 Deleting les on disk Disk Copy (copying an entire disk) Read 23% Format 18. Miscellaneous Functions for educational purposes Deactivating or activating the Demo function Deactivating the Arranger Deactivating both the Arranger and the Demo function 19. Specications 20. Index A B C D