Roland E-A7 Reference Manual

21
User Program Edit Parameters
Pedal Switch and Pedal Control
You can connect two types of Pedal Switch to the E-A7’s CONTROL
jack (Not Continuous or Continuous).
The “Not Continuous” pedal (e. g. DP-2) has only two states: O and
On.
The “Continuous” pedal (e. g. DP-10) has more states between On/
o.
The E-A7 recognizes the type of pedal switch you connect to the
CONTROL jack:
Pedal Switch Jack
Type
How E-A7 recognizes the pedal switch
Mono Type: Not Continuous
Stereo Type: Continuous
The function that you can assign changes depending on the pedal
you connect.
If a Not Continuous pedal is connected, the parameter specied by
“CtrlPedalSW” is enabled. If a Continuous pedal is connected, the
parameter specied by “CtrlPedalCont” is enabled.
Parameter Value Explanation
AsgnableSW 1
AsgnableSW 2
AsgnableSW 3
AsgnableSW 4
AsgnableSW 5
AsgnableSW 6
AsgnableSW 7
CtrlPedalSW
(*): CtrlPedalSW only
O O
Start/Stop
Starts and stops style or song play-
back. Same function as the [START/
STOP] button.
Intro 1–4
Same functions as the [INTRO],
[ENDING], [VARIATION1], [VARIA-
TION2], [VARIATION3], [VARIA-
TION4], [BASS INV] buttons.
Ending 1–4
Variation 1–4
Bass Inv.
Arr. Hold
Allows you to switch the Arranger
Hold function on and o. See page
15.
Arr. ChordO
Allows you to switch the Arranger’s
chord recognition o, in which case
only the drum/percussion part is
played.
This is linked with the Arr Switch on/
o setting.
FillInHalfBar
Allows you to switch the “Fill In
Half Bar” function on and o. See
page 15.
Break Mute Turns the [Break] button on/o.
Parameter Value Explanation
AsgnableSW 1
AsgnableSW 2
AsgnableSW 3
AsgnableSW 4
AsgnableSW 5
AsgnableSW 6
AsgnableSW 7
CtrlPedalSW
(*): CtrlPedalSW only
Reset/Start
This function allows you to have the
E-A7 start on the rst beat of the cur-
rently selected Style pattern when
you press the assigned switch.
Use it when you are accompanying
a singer or soloist whose timing is a
little shaky and suddenly notice that
the playback lags one or two beats
behind the singer/soloist.
Split Turns the [Split] button on/o.
Scale Upper
Allows you to assign the selected
Scale Tune (see p. 17) setting to the
three Upper parts.
Scale Lower
Allows you to assign the selected
Scale Tune (see p. 17) setting to the
Lower part.
Change Upper
Allows you to switch o the UPPER 1
part and activate the UPPER 2 part–
and vice versa.
NOTE
If neither [UPPER1] or [UPPER2]
buttons are on when you rst press
the Assign Switch button, one of
them is activated.
UPG Up
Allows you to select the next or
previous User Program.
UPG Down
Portamento
Pressing the switch activates the
“Portamento Time” setting. When
the switch is released, the “Porta-
mento Time” setting is not used.
To hear this eect, you need to set a
“Portamento Time” value (p. 13).
Mono/Poly Switches between mono/poly.
Hold (*)
The assigned footswitch can be used
as a Soft, Sostenuto or Sustain (Hold
pedal).
Soft (*)
Sostenuto (*)
Lower Hold
The switch is assigned to the “Lower
Hold” function (see p. 17).
Track Mute
Same function as the [TRACK MUTE]
button.
If an MP3 or WAV le is playing, this
turns Center Cancel on/o.
AudioXfade
The switch can be used to activate a
crossfade between two les.
To make this work, select a dierent
song while the current song is being
played back and press the switch.
The E-A7 creates a brief blend
between the current and the next
song. (This function is only available
between two audio songs.)
Fade In
Fading in means that the volume of
both the style and Keyboard parts
gradually increases, giving the im-
pression that you have been playing
for a long time before what you play
becomes audible. The volume is
automatically set to zero and then
gradually increased to the value
specied with the [VOLUME] knob.
To change the Fade In time duration
see “Fade In/Out Setting” (p. 8)
Fade Out
This function gradually decreases
the volume until it reaches zero. At
that time, song or style playback
stops automatically.
MelodyIntelli
Allows you to control the “Switch”
parameter of the “Melody Intelli-
gent Parameters” (p. 16)
Mfx Switch
Allows you to switch the MFX for the
keyboard parts on and o.
Arr. RitTempo
Allows you to activate the Arranger’s
“Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT,
Fill Rit” (p. 15).
Arr. AccTempo
Allows you to activate the Arranger’s
“Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT,
Fill Rit” (p. 15).
RotSlow/Fast
Allows you to select the slow or fast
speed of the Rotary eect.

Roland E-A7 Specifications

General

Equalizer	Yes
Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Chorus, Equalization, Reverberation
RMS rated power	24 W
Number of speakers	2
Keyboard number of keys	61
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Power source type	DC
Display type	LCD

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	318 mm
Width	1045 mm
Height	136 mm
Weight	7900 g