User manual ROLAND AT-900C

[. . . ] Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 2007 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. [. . . ] You can record or play back independently by specifying the desired Track button; for example, when you wish to re-record a track. fig. 07-04. eps Track Solo Mode Recorded performance Solo To Lower Mode Solo Split Point [Bass Split] button (ON/OFF) Bass Split Point Sustain ON/OFF Sustain Length Initial Touch Vintage Organ Setting Wall Type The Voices assigned for each part You can record different kinds of performance data into each track: Track Recorded performance Rhythm performance Rhythm Drums/SFX Manual percussion Accmp Bass Automatic Accompaniment (except Bass) Pedal Bass Voice Performance Data (Note, Bender, Modulation) Bass part of the Automatic Accompaniment Lower Upper Solo Lower Voice Performance Data (Note, Hold, Bender, Modulation) Upper Voice Performance Data (Note, Hold, Bender, Modulation, After Touch) Solo Voice Performance Data (Note, Hold, Bender, Modulation, After Touch) Glide Expression Reverb Type Reverb Depth Solo [To Lower] button (ON/OFF) Control Pedal [To Lower] button (ON/OFF) Transpose [-] [+] button setting [Harmony Intelligence] button] (ON/OFF) Harmony Intelligence Type Rotary [Fast/Slow] button (ON/OFF) Rotary [On/Off] button (ON/OFF) Pedal Bass Mode Control Level [][] (Part Balance Volume) The Reverb depth for each part The Chorus settings (ON/OFF) of the voice The Octave settings for each part [Drums/SFX] button (ON/OFF) Drums/SFX Set [Manual Percussion] button (ON/OFF) Manual Percussion Set Chord Intelligence Chord Hold Leading Bass Lower Voice [Hold] button (ON/OFF) Tempo setting Volume of the rhythm Accompaniment part Reverb depth of the rhythm Accompaniment part Volume of the rhythm drum part Reverb depth of the rhythm drum part Volume of the rhythm bass part Reverb depth of the rhythm bass part More information about the track assignments when playing commercial SMF music files, please refer to "Correspondence Between Track Buttons and Track Mute Buttons When Playing Back Commercial SMF Music Files" (p. 169). Recording/Playing Back What You Play 165 Recording/Playing Back What You Play During recording, the control track will store the operations as follows. · Recording panel operations (Voice selections, Tempo changes, etc. ) Newly recorded performance data will be added without erasing the previously recorded data. Recording expression pedal operations This will depend on the function of the expression pedal. Recording of expression operations will differ depending on the setting for "Exp. Src (Rec). " For details refer to "Changing the Function of the Expression Pedal" (p. 211). If you wish to erase all the recorded data and record new performance data, use the editing function "Erase" (erase performance data) to erase the data (p. 178). Displaying the Track Buttons The track buttons will be displayed in the screen when you record or play back a performance. 1. Touch <Rec/Play> on the Main screen. · fig. 07-03. eps The Rec/Play screen appears. The following buttons are referred to as the track buttons. fig. 07-04. eps All accompaniment data is grouped to the "Accmp" track button in the Rec/Play screen. In the same manner, the rhythm performance data is grouped to "Rhythm. " If you want to mute only a portion of the rhythms or accompaniment, open up the Track Mute screen, and switch off the Track Mute buttons there (p. 170). 166 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files In addition to playing back the music you recorded on the instrument and saved to a USB memory, ATELIER also lets you enjoy a wide variety of commercially available song files, such as defined below. 2. Press the [Song] button. fig. 07-09. eps The Song Select screen appears. SMF Music Files SMF (Standard MIDI File) is a data format that was created in order to standardize music data formats between manufacturers. Collections of songs in SMF music data are commercially available in a wide range of styles for enjoyment, as accompaniment for practicing musical instruments, and for karaoke. If you want to purchase SMF music data, you can contact the dealer where you purchased the ATELIER. fig. 07-10. eps To play back only one song 3. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. 1. Prepare the song that you want to play back. If you want to play a song from USB memory, connect it to the external memory connector. If you want to play a song from floppy disk, connect the floppy disk drive to the Ext Drive connector, and insert a floppy disk into the drive. When the performance song loaded from a USB memory is a Standard MIDI File, " displayed on the Main screen. " will be If you want to play a song from USB memory, choose "Ext Memory. " If you want to play a song from floppy disk, choose "Disk. " 4. 6. In the screen, touch < >< > to select the song that you wish to play back. Touch < >( ) to play back the Recording/Playing Back What You Play fig. 07-06. eps >( ) to stop the song. You can also play back or stop the music data by touching <Play> or <Stop> in the Rec/Play screen. By touching <Bwd> or <Fwd> you can rewind or fast-forward the performance. 167 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Playing back all performance data 1. Prepare the song that you want to play back. If you want to play a song from USB memory, connect it to the external memory connector. If you want to play a song from floppy disk, connect the floppy disk drive to the Ext Drive connector, and insert a floppy disk into the drive. Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute) When the Rec/Play screen is displayed, the track button will light to indicate a track in which a performance has been recorded. By turning off these track buttons, you can temporarily silence the sound. 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