Roland EM-50 User Manual

2. Press the [SYNC START] button to switch off this
function (the box surrounding SYNC START must
disappear).
3. Stop Arranger playback by pressing [START/
STOP] (if necessary).
4. Select a Music Style that uses the time signature
you need (see page 15).
It would be a good idea to select the Style you are
going to play to once you've mastered the melody. See
also the Music Style chart at the end of this manual.
5. Use the TEMPO [-]/(+] buttons to set a comfort-
able tempo. Press [—] to decrease the tempo and [+]
to increase it.
6. Start practising.
7. Press [METRONOME] again to stop the
metronome (the metronome icon disappears).
Note: The metronome setting is not saved to a User Pro-
gram.
Volume balance and on/off status of the
Arranger parts
Every Music Style consists of various musical parts
that are played simultaneously (drums, bass, chords,
etc.). The EM-50/30 provides a mixer that allows you
to change the balance of these parts when you think
the drums are too prominent, the bass is too soft, etc.
That is what the BALANCE buttons are for:
BALANCE
OM:DEF DRUMS BASS ACC.LOWEA UPPER
&
VERB CHORUS
Here, we will only discuss the “Arranger assignments”
of these buttons. See page 26 for the remaining assign-
ments.
All four A.W pairs have two functions:
1. By pressing À you increase the volume of the
selected part or section; press W to decrease it. (Set-
ting range: 0~100).
When you change the volume setting of a part, the
display briefly shows the value you entered and the
name of the part or section that is affected by your
setting. Here is an example (note the "VOLUME"
message above the value):
MENU
TONE M|eum YM Ib ip
sme 1488 HUP LIE
2. By simultaneously pressing the A and V buttons
of a pair, you switch off the part or section in ques-
tion. Press both buttons again to switch the part or
section back on.
EM-50/30
In Arranger mode, the BALANCE buttons are
assigned to the following parts:
Assigned to
Drum accompaniment of the currently selected Music
DRUMS | style (A Drum.
The bass accompaniment of the selected Music Style
snos (A Bass).
The melodic accompaniments of the selected Music
Style (Accomp). The number of "ACC" parts varies from
one Music Style to another. Up to six ACC parts (1-6)
may be used simultaneously.
ACC/LOWER
The Upper 1/2 parts (i.e. the parts that allow you to play
the melody). See page 24 for details about the exact
behavior of these buttons.
UPPER
The settings you make using these buttons can be
saved to a User Program (see page 43).
Note: The BALANCE settings are shared by all modes
(Arranger, Organ, M.Drums). That’s why you can also set
the “Accomp” volume (Accompaniment parts) in
M.Drums mode, for example, even though the Arranger
cannot be controlled in that mode.
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Roland EM-50 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	EM-50
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English