Roland E-A7 User Manual

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Recording and Playing Back a Performance
The E-A7 lets you record your performance on a USB ash drive (sold
separately).
The resulting audio le is saved in the “My Recordings” folder.
The recording format is WAV (not mp3).
NOTE
5 In order to record your performance, you’ll need a USB ash
drive.
5 Use a USB ash drive sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee
operation if you use any other USB ash drive.
Recording Audio (WAV Format)
1. Connect a USB ash drive to the E-A7.
2. Make preparations for recording.
5 Select the style or song that you want to use as accompaniment.
5 Make settings for the volume and eects.
3. Press the [Rec] button so it’s blink.
NOTE
If you pressed the [Rec] button by mistake, you can cancel by
long-pressing the button until it once again goes dark.
4. Press the [Start/Stop] (
s
) button.
The [Rec] button and [Start/Stop] (
s
) button light, the style or
song plays, and recording begins. Your playing on the keyboard is
recorded.
The main screen shows the recording time.
5. Press the [Rec] button or [Start/Stop] (
s
) button to
stop recording.
The style or song stops playing, and recording also stops. A screen
allowing you to assign a name appears.
Saving the Song
a. Assign a name as necessary.
&
For details on how to assign a name, refer to “Assigning
Names” (p. 16).
b. Use the function buttons to select “Exec.”
The recorded result is saved.
MEMO
5 If a le of the same name already exists on the USB ash drive,
you’ll be asked whether you want to overwrite it.
5 In this case, the older le is overwritten if you use the function
buttons to select “YES” (the older le disappears).
5 If you don’t want to overwrite the older le, select “NO” and
return to step a.
5 The audio le is saved on the USB ash drive in the “My
Recordings” folder.
Discarding the Recorded Content
If you are not satised with the recording, you can discard it without
saving.
a. In the screen at which you assign the name, press the [Exit]
button.
A conrmation screen asks whether you want to discard the
recording.
b. Use the function buttons to select “YES.”
The recorded content is discarded.
If you select “NO” at this point, you return to the naming screen.
Listening to the Recorded Content
1. Press the [Start/Stop] (
s
) button.
MEMO
5 You can change the volume of the recorded audio. Before
recording, adjust the “Rec Audio Level” value ([Menu]
0
“Global”
0
“Rec Audio Level”).
5 If you don’t want the start and end of recording to synchronize
with the accompaniment play/stop, turn o “Rec Audio Sync”
([Menu]
0
“Global”
0
“Rec Audio Sync”). If this is o, use the
[Rec] button to control recording start/stop.
5 It is not possible to overdub onto a WAV le.
5 If the USB ash drive is full, the message “Disk Full” appears and
recording stops. In this case, the data that had recorded up to
that point is not saved.

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