Roland EM-50 User Manual

7. M.Drums mode
The M.Drums mode allows you to drum on the
EM-50/30's keyboard. Here, every key is assigned to a
different drum sound.
1. Press the MODE [M.DRUMS| button to select the
M.Drums mode.
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With the leftmost key, you can play a bass drum
sound (also called “kick”). The white key next to it
triggers a snare drum sound, etc. Try it out by press-
ing several keys either in succession or simultaneously.
Here is an example of a drum sound assignment:
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Leftmost key
If
the
Arranger
is
still
running,
it
will
go
on
sounding
the
last
Music
Style
Division
you
selected.
If
you
did
not
switch
off
the
Arr
Meri
function
(see
page
48)
(“On”
by
default),
the
bass
and
the
accompaniment
parts
keep
playing
your
last
chord.
That
is
probably
when
the
M.Drums
mode
is
most
useful
because
it
allows
you
to
play
a
drum
solo
to
an
inspiring
accom-
paniment.
There
are
two
things
you
can
do
to
enhance
your
drum
solos
while
the
Arranger
is
running:
Simultaneously
press
BALANCE
AY
[DRUMS]
to
switch
off
the
Music
Style
drums
(A.Drums)
—or—
Assign
the
16-ADrum
function
to
the
D
Beam
Con-
troller
(see
page
48)
and
move
your
hand
over
the
"eyes"
to
switch
the
Arranger
(accompaniment)
drums
off
(and
back
on
again).
7.1
Selecting
other
Drums
Sets
The
sounds
used
in
M.Drums
mode
(“M.Drums”
is
short
for
Manual
Drums)
are
not
produced
by
Tones
but
rather
by
a
Drum
Set.
Drum
Sets
are
collections
of
over
90
sounds,
each
assigned
to
a
different
key.
The
EM-50/30
comes
with
12
Drum
Sets
to
accom-
modate
various
musical
genres.
There
is
a
"Standard"
Set
for
good
old
rock/pop
music,
while
several
other
sets
(
TR-909,
Techno,
etc.)
can
be
used
for
EM-50/30
Dance/Techno music. Choose the Set that best suits
your music.
1. Press a TONE/ONE TOUCH number button to
select the desired Drum Set.
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This allows you to select one of the 8 basic “Sets”.
There are four more Drums Sets, though:
2.
Press
the
[TONE
VARIATION]
button
to
select
a
“Variation”
Drum
Set.
This
button
only
works
for
the
following
Drum
Set
numbers:
2
and
4
(2
Variations).
Like
for
Tone
Varia-
tion
selection,
you
can
either
press
it
repeatedly,
or
hold
it
down
while
you
press
TONE/ONE
TOUCH
[1]
or
[2].
Here
are
the
names
of
the
Drum
Sets.
See
the
end
of
this
manual
for
sounds
they
contain.
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Playing
other
drum/percussion
sounds
(MDr
Shift)
The
EM-50/30's
keyboard
allows
you
to
play
61
differ-
ent
drum/percussion
sounds.
Yet,
every
Drum
Set
contains
over
90
sounds.
Here
is
how
to
play
the
sounds
that
lie
outside
the
61-note
range
of
the
EM-50/30's
keyboard:
1.
Press
and
hold
the
[M.DRUMS)
until
the
following
message
appears
on
the
display:
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2.
Use
the
MENU
AY
buttons
to
select
either
¿WN
or
UP.
By selecting dWN, you literally shift the keyboard
towards the left so that the keys trigger other drum
sounds.
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Roland EM-50 Specifications

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Brand	Roland
Model	EM-50
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English