Roland EM-55 - page 6

Panel descriptions

STYLE button

Press this button if you want to select Music Styles.

By activating this button, you also specify that the

[INTRO], [ORIGINAL], etc., buttons are used for select-

ing a Style Division, while the [1]~[8] buttons can be

used to select the desired Style memory (11~64).

In DJ PAD mode, the [STYLE] button can be used for

selecting the desired DJ phrase set.

Note: Styles can also be selected via the EZ Search function

(see p. 15).

TONE button

Press this button if you want to use the [A/B] and

[1]~[8] buttons for assigning a sound (“Tone”) to the

selected Keyboard part. See p. 15.

Note: Tones can also be selected via the EZ Search function

(see p. 16).

USER PROGRAM/WRITE button

Press this button whenever you want to select a User

Program (a set of registrations). Press and hold it to

save the current panel and parameter settings to a

User Program. See page 47.

MUSIC ASSISTANT button

This button allows you to work with preprogrammed

registrations (additional User Programs). See p. 23.

METRONOME button

This button is used to switch the metronome on and

off. Holding it for more than one second calls up a

FUNCTION parameter you can set.

MFX EFFECTS button

This button allows you to switch the multi-effects

processor on/off, to assign it to the desired Keyboard

part, and to select the effect you need in a given sit-

uation. Holding it for more than one second calls up

a FUNCTION parameter you can set. See p. 29.

MELODY INTELL button

This button allows you to switch the Melody Intelli-

gence function on/off. This function adds a harmony

part to your melody playing. See p. 24. Holding it for

more than one second calls up a FUNCTION parame-

ter you can set for selecting the harmony type.

TRANSPOSE button

Press this button to transpose the keyboard (see

p. 32). Holding it for more than one second calls up a

FUNCTION parameter you can set.

REC button

This button allows you to engage the EM-55’s record

function.

Style/Song control buttons

(INTRO, ORIGINAL, FILL, etc.) These buttons allow you

to select the Music Style division (after pressing the

[STYLE] button) or to control the EM-55’s Recorder

(after pressing [SONG]).

EZ SEARCH button

This button allows you to quickly select the desired

Music Style, Tone, or Drum Set. See p. 15 and p. 16.

TEMPO/DATA dial

This dial is used for setting the tempo, parameter val-

ues, and for selecting Music Styles, Tones, or Drum

Sets via the EZ SEARCH function.

DISK button

Press this button to access the Disk functions. They

are used for loading data from ﬂoppy, saving data to

disk, and managing ﬂoppy disks. See p. 52.

EXECUTE/TAP TEMPO button

In FUNCTION and DISK modes, this button allows you

to conﬁrm an operation. Outside those two modes,

this button can be used for setting the tempo by

pressing it repeatedly. Hold it down for a few seconds

to return to the pre-programmed tempo.

In FUNCTION mode, holding it down will recall the

default value for the selected parameter.

FUNCTION button

This button provides access to the FUNCTION menu.

You can hold it down and use the BANK/NUMBER

buttons for directly selecting one of the eight func-

tions of the list to the rigt of this button.

SESSION PARTNER PADS/TRACKS section

These buttons provide access to the EM-55’s Session

Partner function. They can also be used for muting

and switching on Recorder tracks.

KEYBOARD MODE buttons

These buttons allow you to specify how you want to

use your EM-55:

ONE TOUCH buttons (1–2, 3–4)

Press one of these buttons to select the desired One

Touch memory. To select memory “2” or “4”, you need

to press the corresponding button twice. One Touch

memories contain a number of settings that comple-

ment the currently selected Music Style. See p. 23.

KEYBOARD PART buttons

These buttons allow you to switch three Keyboard

parts (Upper 1, Upper 2, and/or Lower) on and off.

“Keyboard parts” are sounds you yourself can play –

as opposed to “Arranger parts” that are played by the

EM-55’s automatic accompaniment function.

A/B buttons, numeric keypad, VARIATION/STYLE DISK

button

Use [A/B] to select the Tone bank (there are two

banks of 64 Tones each). The keypad is used for

selecting Tones (sounds) for the Keyboard parts,

Music Styles, and User Programs. The function of

these buttons depends on which button you pressed

last: the [STYLE], [TONE], or [USER PROGRAM] button.

Button Function

M.DRUMS You can drum on the keyboard.

ARRANGER The chords you play with your left hand are

used to transpose the automatic accompa-

niment in realtime. With your right hand,

you can play solos.

PIANO A piano sound is assigned to the entire key-

board. (Only the Arranger drums are avail-

able.)

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