Roland E-A7 User Manual

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Using the E-A7 as a Song Player
Loop Function
The Loop function lets you specify a region of a song and play it back
repeatedly. You can use this function for both SMF and audio les.
This is also a convenient way to practice dicult phrases in a song.
Specifying the loop region
1. Select the song that you want to play back (p. 38).
2. Press the [Start/Stop] (
s
) button to start playback.
3. At the point where you want to start loop playback,
press the Intro [3] (Loop Start) button.
The Variation [3] button blinks, and the start position is set.
4. When you reach the point at which you want to end
loop playback, press the Intro [4] (Loop End) button.
The Intro [4] button is lit. (The Intro [3] button continues blinking.)
The loop region has now been set.
For example, the loop region might be as follows.
[3] [4]
: :
[3]
Blinking Lit
5. To turn loop playback on, press the Intro [3] button to
make it light.
With these settings, the region you’ve specied above will play
repeatedly.
[3] [4]
: :
[3]
Lit
6. Press the Intro [3] button once again to make it blink,
turning loop playback o.
In this state, the specied loop region has not been erased. The song
plays to the end as usual.
If you press the Intro [3] button once again in this state, the button
lights and loop playback is re-enabled.
7. If you want to delete the markers for the specied
region, press the Intro [4] button.
The Intro [3] and [4] buttons go dark, and the specied loop
region is deleted.
NOTE
The specied loop region is deleted if you play back a dierent
song or power-o the E-A7.
Using the Mark and Jump Function
(SMF Songs Only)
The E-A7 lets you “mark” up to four (storable) locations in the
current song (SMF) and then “jump” to a stored location.
Use the Variation [1]–[4] buttons to select the four “mark and jump”
locations.
When you select a song that contains markers, the Variation [1]–[4]
buttons are lit.
If you select a song that does not contain markers, the Variation [1]–
[4] buttons are unlit.
Here’s how to specify the mark and jump locations.
Creating/Deleting Markers
1. Load an SMF song.
&
“Selecting a Song” (p. 38)
2. Open the “SMF Mark & Jump”:
You have two ways to do it:
a. Long-press the VARIATION [1]–[4] button.
b. Press [MENU] button and by the dial select the “Smf Mark
Jump Edit” page.
As you can see there are four markers:
Parameter Value Explanation
Mark 1
OFF, 1–measures
in the song
5 OFF
No markers (Variation [1]–[4] buttons
unlit)
5 Number of measures in the song
Measure to which you want to jump
Mark 2
Mark 3
Mark 4
The following operation can be performed whether the song is
playback or not.
3. Use the Variation [1]–[4] buttons or the direct buttons
to select the marker that you want to assign.
4. Press the [
s
] button to play back the song, and listen
until you reach the location at which you want to assign
a marker.
5. Use the direct button to press the “Mark Set.”
A mark is assigned to the current measure number.
The indicator of the corresponding button (Variation [1]–[4]) lights,
and the following mark is selected.

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