Roland E-68 User Manual

Introduces the Roland E-68 Intelligent Keyboard, highlighting its musical capabilities.

Lists the key features of the E-68, including 64 Music Styles and 64 Performance Memories.

Instructions on power supply usage and advice on proper placement to avoid interference and damage.

Guidelines for cleaning the E-68 and warnings about protecting it from impact and surges.

Information about the E-68's battery for memory backup and potential data loss.

Explains how to listen to the 8 demo songs and 8 Tone demos included with the E-68.

Details the functions of initial front panel controls: Volume, Recorder, and Controls sections.

Explains front panel controls like Function/Exit, Balance Select, LCD Contrast, Display, and Balance buttons.

Explains front panel controls: Tone/Style buttons, Style, Drum Pattern, Card, and Demo buttons, plus Arranger/Tempo controls.

Explains Performance Memory/One Touch buttons and the Bender/Modulation lever.

Details the functions of rear panel connectors: Disk drive, MIDI, Computer, Sustain, Stereo Out, Power, DC In, and Phones.

Explains the function of the Style Card slot on the rear panel.

Describes the E-68's display and the general information it provides about instrument status.

Details specific display fields like Performance Memory, Tone/Style/Part, Tempo, and Transpose.

Describes the Chord Symbol window and explains the Function/Exit button for navigation.

Explains that the E-68 can play multiple sounds simultaneously via Realtime sections.

Guides on selecting parts and activating the UP2 Layer function for additional sound capabilities.

Explains the different keyboard modes: Whole Upper, Arranging Split, and Lower Split.

Explains how to set split points for Arranging Split and Lower Split modes.

Guides on selecting drum sets for the M.Drums part using KBD mode.

Explains how to select sounds (Tones) for the various realtime parts of the E-68.

Guides on selecting variations for Tones, explaining how the display shows selected variations.

Explains how to select tones for parts other than the Upper part, like Lower, M.Bass, and M.Drums.

Explains the use of the Bender/Modulation lever for pitch bending and vibrato.

Explains how to transpose the keyboard and shift octaves up or down.

Continues explaining transpose and octave shift functions.

Explains the keyboard's velocity sensitivity and how it affects sound.

Explains how to adjust keyboard velocity settings.

Describes the sustain function and how to connect a footswitch for it.

Guides on adjusting the master tuning of the E-68 for acoustic instruments.

Introduces Arranger and Music Styles, explaining their organization and function.

Continues explaining Arranger and Music Styles, detailing song structure and accompaniment parts.

Explains how the E-68's arranger works with chord recognition and playing melodies.

Explains Chord Intelligent function and the Chord Symbol window for displaying chord information.

Explains Chord Memory function and guides on selecting Style tempo.

Details functions for starting and stopping music styles, including intros and fill-ins.

Explains stopping styles and guides on selecting different accompaniment patterns.

Explains Basic, Advanced, Original, and Variation accompaniment levels and patterns.

Explains how to use fills to add musical phrases or change accompaniment.

Explains Intro/Ending functions and guides on modifying the drum accompaniment.

Continues explaining drum pattern selection and its effect on the accompaniment.

Introduces One Touch Program and Performance Memory functions for styles.

Explains the UP2 function and guides on selecting music styles from banks.

Explains how to use music styles from a TN-SC2 Music Style Card.

Explains how to save panel settings to Performance Memories for later recall.

Details the Write Protect function to prevent accidental erasure of Performance Memories.

Step-by-step guide on how to write settings to a Performance Memory.

Guides on selecting and recalling Performance Memories.

Provides notes on recalling Performance Memories and using Style Hold for selective recall.

Explains how to exit the Performance Memory mode using the CANCEL function.

Provides initial steps and considerations before recording a song on the E-68.

Continues the recording process, including starting/stopping and handling unsatisfactory recordings.

Guides on playing back recorded songs and using GM/GS mode.

Instructions on saving songs to disk and formatting a disk for use with the E-68.

Continues saving songs to disk, including error messages and naming conventions.

Introduces playback features like Lyrics and Fast Forward/Rewind.

Explains fast forward, rewind, reset operations, and programming playback loops for songs.

Continues loop programming and explains playing Standard MIDI Files.

Guides on loading songs from a disk into the E-68's internal memory.

Provides notes on error messages and considerations when loading songs.

Explains how to use the Minus One feature to mute a specific part for practice.

Guides on changing song tempo and muting specific parts during playback.

Details how to mute individual parts like Upper, ACC/1, and MAN/2.

Continues muting parts and explains GM/GS sound generation.

Further details on GM/GS compatibility and MIDI messages.

Introduces editing functions accessible via the front panel.

Explains how to adjust part balance and mute parts in Arranger mode.

Explains how balance and mute functions work in GM/GS mode.

Introduces the Reverb and Chorus effects available on the E-68.

Explains how to activate and select different Reverb and Chorus types.

Guides on accessing and editing parameters through the Parameter menu.

Lists and describes various parameters that can be edited on the E-68.

Explains Write Protect and Master Tune parameters for safeguarding and tuning.

Explains ArrSplit and LwrSplit parameters for keyboard division.

Guides on selecting transpose modes and adjusting pitch bend range.

Details the selection of various Reverb and Chorus types.

Explains Bass Decay and Scale Tune parameters for adjusting sound characteristics.

Information regarding song parts and their association with MIDI channels.

Explains part switches related to tuning and MIDI data transmission.

Discusses Reverb/Chorus settings and part switches for ignoring song parts.

Guides on how to recall default settings for the E-68.

Provides an overview of MIDI and details the MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, and COMPUTER connectors.

Discusses how MIDI channels are used for controlling multiple instruments.

Explains computer connector use and MIDI data filters for program change/pitch bend.

Explains how to enable/disable Program Change and Pitch Bend messages.

Explains how to enable/disable Modulation and Volume messages.

Explains how to enable/disable Sustain (Hold) and NRPN messages.

Explains how to enable/disable Velocity and Lyrics messages.

Explains synchronization parameters for syncing with external devices.

Continues explaining synchronization modes like Int, Mid A, Mid B, Aut A, Aut B, and FM A.

Explains clock transmission and Start/Stop/Continue message controls.

Explains Song Position Pointer and Part Mute message controls.

Explains how to enable/disable local control for the E-68.

Provides a general overview of MIDI data filters.

Explains synchronization parameters for syncing with external devices.

Continues explaining synchronization modes like Int, Mid A, Mid B, Aut A, Aut B, and FM A.

Explains clock transmission and Start/Stop/Continue message controls.

Explains Song Position Pointer and Part Mute message controls.

Explains how to enable/disable local control for the E-68.

Guides on how to recall default settings for the E-68.

Lists the technical specifications of the Roland E-68 keyboard.

Provides diagrams of various chord voicings for the Chord Intelligence feature.

Continues providing diagrams of various chord voicings.

Lists all available Tones and Drum Sets for the E-68 keyboard.

Details the MIDI messages transmitted and recognized by the E-68.

Continues detailing MIDI message implementation for the E-68.