Roland EM-50 User Manual

Owner's Manual
6.3 Other functions you can use
Most functions discussed so far are also available in
Organ mode. Here are the most important ones:
Melody Intelligence (see page 18).
The metronome (see page 18).
The Reverb and Chorus effects (see page 49).
*. The D Beam Controller (sec page 22).
The Keyboard Velocity function (see page 22).
Pitch Bend, Modulation, and Sustain (see page 22).
The footswitch (SUSTAIN) is only available for the
Upper parts.
Almost all settings can be written to a User Program
(see page 43). This includes the selection of the Organ
mode itself.
6.4 Switching on the M.Bass part
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In Organ mode, you can add a bass line to your left-
hand playing by switching on a part called M.Bass.
The M.Bass part plays bass notes based on the chords
you play in the left half of the keyboard. If the [BASS
INVERSION] function is off, the M.Bass part sounds
the root notes (fundamentals) of the chords you play
with your left hand (using the Lower part).
If the Bass Inversion icon (Nesa Èr) is displayed, the
Manual Bass part sounds the lowest note of the
chords you play with your left hand (not necessarily
the root). Here is how to switch the M.Bass part on:
1. Use the MENU AV buttons to place the MENU
arrow (44) next to the "PARAMETER" entry:
SONG
PARAMETER «4
The "ENT" message now flashes to signal that you can
enter the Parameter mode.
2. Press [ENTER].
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PROOREBSION
SONG DIN a'n
PARAMETER <q
3. Use the MENU A Y buttons to select the “M.Bass”
option.
MENU
TONE pape Brif mr z
SmE DFF i ded
PARAMETER «
4. Confirm the choice of this parameter by pressing
the [ENTER] button.
The VALUE message above "OFF" starts flashing.
MENU D
Iw puc Bib mmm
sme GFF EHO
PARAMETER «4
5. Press MENU V to select “ON”.
The M.Bass part is now on and sounds when you play
in the left half of the keyboard.
6. Press [CANCEL] several times (or MODE
[ORGAN]) to leave the Parameter mode.
Note: This setting can be written to a User Program (see
page 43). Next time you switch on the EM-50/30, the
M.Bass part will be off again, however. In that case, select
a User Program that switches on the M.Bass part, recalls
your own Tone assignments, etc.
6.5 Balance in Organ mode
Like in Arranger mode, you can change the balance of
the EM-50/30' parts using the BALANCE AY but-
tons. Again, simultaneously pressing a AW pair
switches off (or on) the assigned part.
In Organ mode, the BALANCE buttons are assigned
to the following parts:
BALANCE
rm
ON/OFF DRUMS BASS ACC/LOWER UPPER
Eo
—-—
A.Drums M.Bass Lower part Upper 1/2
(Arranger) (left hand)
Note: If you're not sure how to operate these buttons, see
page 24.

Roland EM-50 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	EM-50
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English