Roland EM-30 User Manual

Owner's Manual
The arrow (4€) in the upper left corner of the display
now jumps to the STYLE indication, and the first
numeric field indicates the number of the button you
pressed. Example: if you pressed the MUSIC
STYLE/USER PROGRAM [6] button, the display now
reads 5-. The dash means that you still need to speci-
fy a number.
Note: To cancel Music Style selection at this point, press
the [CANCEL] button.
2. Press the same or another number button to
choose a memory within the selected Music Style
bank.
It is perfectly possible to select other Music Styles
while the Arranger is running. In that case, the newly
selected Music Style will use the same tempo as the
previous Style. This is not the case when you select a
Style while the Arranger is stopped. In that case, the
tempo value stored for that Style is used (see also page
19).
Now go back to “Basic Music Style operations” on
page 13 to try your newly selected Music Style,
Note: To check which Music Style is currently selected,
press MENU AY to place the arrow (<4) next to the
“STYLE” message and press [ENTER].
Selecting Custom Styles
The EM-50/30 provides eight additional memories
whose contents can be replaced by other Music Styles
(see page 57). These memories are called Custom Style
memories. When the EM-50/30 is shipped, they
already contain Music Styles, however.
Here is how to select a Custom Style:
1. Make sure the User Program function (see page 43)
is not currently active.
2. Press the [CUSTOM/HOLD] button.
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The message area of the display now reads C-, sig-
nalling that you need to select a memory.
3. Press a MUSIC STYLE/USER PROGRAM number
button [1]~[8] to select the desired Custom Style
memory.
Note: To select yet another Custom Style, you must once
again press [CUSTOM/HOLD] because the “Custom”
function of that button only applies to one selection
seguence.
4.4 Style Progression and Style
Morphing
The EM-50/30 provides two exciting features that
allow you to further refine the accompaniments
played by the Arranger. These functions are called
Style Progression and Style Morphing.
Style Progression (“orchestration”)
The [STYLE PROGRESSION] buttons allow you to
further refine and vary the accompaniment patterns
played by the Arranger. This is a bit like orchestrating
the accompaniment because you can leave out parts,
thin out the drum part, or even use a totally different
accompaniment. This can be done in realtime (i.e.
while you are playing). See “More about Style Progres-
sion” on page 40 for a detailed discussion of this func-
tion.
Press STYLE PROGRESSION A to select a higher
level, and STYLE PROGRESSION V to select a sim-
pler version.
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PROGRESSION
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Watch the STYLE PROGRESSION field in the display.
See page 40 for details about this field.
Note: Unless you select a User Program after switching on
the EM-50/30, you can only “regress” (progress backwards)
at first. Once on a lower level, you can, however, work your
way up again using STYLE PROGRESSION A.
Style Progression is great fun and a wonderful way of
using the full potential of Roland’s acclaimed
Arranger/Music Style expertise.
Style Morphing
Style Morphing is a totally new concept of working
with Music Styles. This function allows you to use one
or several accompaniment parts of one Music Style
and the others of a second Music Style.
If you're not sure what is meant by parts, go back to
“About the Arranger” on page 13. See “Style Morphing
details” on page 40 for more information about the
Style Morphing function.
Every time you select a Music Style, the EM-50/30
automatically prepares a second Style in the back-
ground. The Style you select is called “A”. The “covert”
Style is called “B”. If you do not change the Style Mor-
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Roland EM-30 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	EM-30
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English