Roland EM-55 Bedienungsanleitung

r EM-55 OR Oriental Interactive KeyboardOwner’s ManualENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHThank you for choosing a Roland EM-55 OR Oriental Interactive Keyb

First steps10Choosing other sets(5) If necessary, use the BANK/NUMBER [1]~[8] buttons to select a different set.The EM-55 OR provides 8 Sets of DJ phr

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual11ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHGuess NoteAfter pressing “OK“ (see step (4) above), the EM-55 OR plays a note, while the displa

First steps12To specify the Type:• Press the “2” button. The display now shows the message “2 Type”.• Use the √ ® buttons to select the chord type (“7

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual13ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHLet us now take advantage of the EM-55 OR’s accompaniment function. This function is called “Ar

Playing with accompaniment14Changing the tempo(6) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to decrease (turn left) or increase (turn right) the tempo (if necessary).

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual15ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHStyle selection via EZ Search Another easy way of selecting Music Styles goes like this:(1) Pre

Playing with accompaniment16(3) Press the numeric button [1] to select bank “1”.Note: The name (“Piano 2” in the illustration) still refers to the pre

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual17ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHYour EM-55 OR allows you to change the tuning of the keys, which then applies to all notes of t

Using oriental tunings18nal that the current ORIENTAL SCALE set-tings no longer correspond to the ones con-tained in the currently selected memory. No

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual19ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHHere is how to play one sound via the entire keyboard. This mode is automatically selected when

Features2Session Partner functionThe EM-55 OR’s new Session Partner concept encom-passes three functions: you can switch on/mute the Arranger’s accomp

Drumming on the keyboard20Here is how to assign drum and percussion sounds to the entire keyboard.(1) Press the [M.DRUMS] button.Its indicator lights.

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual21ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHThe D Beam Controller allows you to control various aspects of your performance, or to add some

Recording your music22Your EM-55 OR contains a 16-track Recorder you can use for recording your own songs. Feel free to use the Arranger to add an acc

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual23ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHApart from the basic Music Style functions covered on page 13 and following, your EM-55 OR also

Additional Music Style functions24Adding yet another Arranger part (Style Pad)The SESSION PARTNER buttons can also be used for the “STYLE PAD” functio

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual25ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHOne TouchThe One Touch function automates quite a few tasks:• The Arranger selects the preset S

Additional Music Style functions26Melody IntelligenceThe Melody Intelligence function adds a second voice (harmony notes) to the melodies you play wit

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual27ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHOrchestratorThe Orchestrator function allows you to vary the accompaniment patterns played by t

Additional Music Style functions28Selecting another “B” StyleAs stated earlier, the “B” Style is prepared automatically whenever you select an “A” Sty

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual29ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHNote: If the Style on disk does not fit into the EM-55 OR’s RAM memory, the “Err – Too Big!” err

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual3ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHIn addition to the items listed under “Important Safety Instructions”, please read and observe t

More Keyboard part functions30Using the Upper 2 partThe EM-55 OR’s Upper 1 part is assigned to the right half of the keyboard (in ARRANGER mode) or to

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual31ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHUsing the multi-effects processor (M-FX)Your EM-55 OR contains a multi-effects processor that c

More Keyboard part functions32Assigning the M-FX to other Keyboard partsAs stated above, the M-FX can be assigned not only to the Upper 1 part (defaul

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual33ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHChorus(1) Press and hold the [FUNCTION] button, while pressing the BANK/NUMBER [6] button.This

More Keyboard part functions34TransposeThe Transpose function changes the pitch of the notes and chords you play. Instead of figuring out what other ke

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual35ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHKeyboard VelocityThe EM-55 OR is velocity sensitive, which means that the volume and brightness

Performance functions36Footswitch/ExpressionThe EM-55 OR’s FOOTSWITCH/EXPR socket (rear panel) allows you to connect optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual37ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHINSTRUMENTSIn this case, the D Beam will play musical notes. The pitch and chords of those patt

Recorder functions38The EM-55 OR comes with a 16-track Recorder that can be used in several ways. On p. 22 we showed you the most straightforward way

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual39ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHMore about ALL modeIn addition to what you learned on p. 22, here are a few considerations:Afte

Contents41. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32. Panel descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recorder functions40SINGLE recording modeThis mode is only available if the EM-55 OR’s Song memory already contains data. When you press [● REC], the

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual41ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHThe [● REC] indicator, the [RECORD≈∏] icon and the icon of the selected track flash.(6) When the

Recorder functions42Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset•To fast forward (jump to a measure later in the song), press [®®].•To rewind (return to a measure

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual43ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHPlaying back Standard MIDI FilesThe EM-55 OR allows you to play back commercially available mus

Function menu44The EM-55 OR’s Function mode contains more advanced settings you may not need every day. They allow you to fine-tune your instrument’s r

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual45ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISH Metro Vol (metronome volume)(0~127, Default setting: 100) Use this parameter whenever you thi

Function menu46 LWR Mem (Lower Chord Memory)(On/Off, Default setting: Off) The Lower Chord Memory function memorizes the chords you play while the Lo

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual47ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHOD®Chors: This effect connects an Overdrive and a Chorus in series. (“Series” means that the fir

Function menu48Note: This function is not available if you connect an optional EV-5 expression pedal instead.Sustain: Also called “Hold” or “Damper”,

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual49ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHThe EM-55 OR is equipped with 64 User Program memories that allow you to store almost all setti

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual5ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISH APOWER ON buttonPress this button to switch the EM-55 OR on and off. BBENDER/MODULATION leverBy

Working with User Programs50Selecting a User ProgramThough the User Program memory you specified above is already selected, there will be times when yo

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual51ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHMIDI is short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The word refers to many things, the mos

MIDI functions52 Style PC (Style Select TxRx Channel) (1~16, Off, Default setting: 10) As its name implies, the Style Select channel is used to recei

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual53ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHIf you like, you can also record your performance (or the Recorder song) to cassette, MD, etc.

Disk functions54The EM-55 OR’s Disk functions allow you to save the Recorder Song in the internal Song RAM memory to disk, to save and load your User

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual55ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHThough you could save the file with the current default name (“SONG_001”, or “USPR_000”), a prop

Disk functions56Disk Copy (copying an entire disk)This function allows you to make backup copies of important disks.WARNING: The Disk Copy function us

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual57ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHFormatBefore being able to save files to a disk, you need to prepare a floppy disk. This is calle

Miscellaneous58Functions for educational purposesThe EM-55 OR provides two functions that may come in handy for music teachers or for those who use th

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual59ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHEM-55 OR Oriental Interactive KeyboardKeyboard: 61 keys, velocity sensitiveEZ Search: Function

Panel descriptions6 KDisplayThis is where you will find comprehensive informa-tion about the EM-55 OR’s current status, the func-tions that are availab

Thanks60Roland Corporation wishes to express gratitude and thanks to:• Mr. Abdallah George (General Manager /Al Fanny Trading-Egypt) for his enthusias

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual61REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCETones that can be selected via the BANK/NUMBER/VARIATION buttonsGBN Var PC CC00 CC32 Name

Tone List62GBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameA46 13 30 50 4 vOverdr314 30 51 4 vMoreDrv15 30 52 4 vLPOverd16 30 53 4 vLPDriv17 30 54 4 vLPDrive18 30 55 4 vLPCh

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual63REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEGBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameA77 9 55 19 4 AnalogVo10 55 126 4 Alto Sax11 55 127 4 Cello 1A78

Tone List64GBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameB42 90 0 4 Warm Pad1 90 1 4 ThickMtx2 90 2 4 Horn Pad3 90 3 4 RotarStr4 90 4 4 OBSfPad5 90 5 4 Sine Pad6 90 6 4 OB

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual65REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEGBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameB78 11 120 27 4 RevTom 412 120 40 4 RevSDMn113 120 41 4 RevSDMn2

Tone List66Tones only selectable via the EZ Search functionGBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameC11 1 0 3 Piano 11 1 8 3 UprightW2 1 16 3 Europ Pf3 1 24 3 Pno+Str

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual67REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEGBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameC66 46 0 3 Pizzicat1 46 1 3 Vcs&Cbs2 46 2 3 Chamber3 46 3 3

Tone List68GBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameD48 3 96 9 3 Shwimmer4 96 10 3 CelestPd5 96 11 3 BagSweep6 96 127 3 BrsSect1D51 97 0 3 Ice Rain1 97 1 3 HarmRain2

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual69REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEGBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameE31 9 17 33 2 Even Bar10 17 40 2 Org Bass11 17 48 2 Org Oct112 1

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual7ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISH fKEYBOARD PART buttonsThese buttons allow you to switch three Keyboard parts (Upper 1, Upper 2,

Tone List70GBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameF33 83 0 2 SynCall1 83 1 2 VentSyn2 83 2 2 PurePanL3 83 127 2 Clarint1F34 84 0 2 ChifferL1 84 127 2 Clarint2F35 85

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual71REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEGBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameG42 26 0 1 SteelStr1 26 8 1 12Str Gt2 26 16 1 Mandoln3 26 126 1

Tone List72GBN Var PC CC00 CC32 NameH87 127 0 1 Applause1 127 1 1 Laughing2 127 2 1 Screamng3 127 3 1 Punch4 127 4 1 HeartBt5 127 5 1 FootStps6 127 12

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual73REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCE23. Music Style list11 ProgMksm 21 SaidiMsh12 FunkOR 22 SaidiMdn13 LatinOR 23 Saidi-M114

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Drum Sets78C2 363840414345473739424446C3 485052535557594951545658C4 606264656769716163666870C5 727476777981837375788082C6 84C7 96868889919395858790929

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First steps8Setting upThe first thing you need to do is connect the supplied ACJ adapter to a suitable wall outlet.(1) Unpack the EM-55 OR and place it

Drum Sets80(C7) (96)981001011031051079799102104106C8 108110112113115117119109111114C9G9120122124125127121123126116118(---)Techno Hit Philly Hit Shock

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Drum Sets82(CC32=122 only via MIDI)C2 363840414345473739424446C3 485052535557594951545658C4 606264656769716163666870C5 727476777981837375788082C6 84C7

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual83REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCE(CC32=122 only via MIDI)(CC32= 119 only via MIDI)(C7) (96)981001011031051079799102104106C

Drum Sets84(CC32= 119 only via MIDI)(CC32=122 only via MIDI)C2 363840414345473739424446C3 485052535557594951545658C4 606264656769716163666870C5 727476

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EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual87REFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEREFERENCEC2 363840414345473739424446C3 485052535557594951545658C4 606264656769716163666870C5 72747

Drum Sets88C2 363840414345473739424446C3 485052535557594951545658C4 606264656769716163666870C5 727476777981837375788082C6 84C7 96868889919395858790929

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EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual9ENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISHPlayback of a Style demo song: (1) Press the [STYLE] button.(2) Press a numeric button [1]~[8].

Drum Sets90C2 363840414345473739424446C3 485052535557594951545658C4 606264656769716163666870C5 727476777981837375788082C6 84C7 96868889919395858790929

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Chord Intelligence9425. Chord IntelligenceCm7 ( 5 )C C# D E E FCM7 C#M7 DM7 E M7 EM7 FM7C7 C#7 D7 E 7 E7 F7Cm C#m Dm E m Em FmCm7 C#m7 Dm7

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MIDI Implementation Chart96[Interactive Keyboard] Date: July 2002Model: EM-55 OR Version: 1.00MIDI Implementation ChartFunction... Transmitted Recogni

EM-55 OR Owner’s Manual97AAcc Off 37Accomp 33All 39Arabic tuning 48Arpg 37ArrChord 45Mem 45Split 45Arranger 45, 58Mode 13Split 45Stop 14BBalance 33Bas

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