Roland ep-95 User Manual

A combination of two Tones that sound simulta-
neously is called a Layer. The most widely used
layer combination is piano and strings, but layers
consisting of an acoustic and an electric piano
also work well, while organ and choir can be
downright impressive.
Here’s an example of how to layer the PIANO1
and STRINGS Tones.
PIANO 1
Hold down... eas
STRINGS
. and press (Layered Tone)
(The indicators of the two buttons you pressed
light.)
Please bear in mind that the Tone assigned to the
second select button you press becomes the “lay-
ered” Tone. That is important for the following:
It is also possible to change the volume balance
of the main and layered Tones by increasing or
decreasing the level of the layered Tone.
. Hold down either button of the Tones that make up your
layer.
After a few seconds, the indicator of the layered
Tone starts flashing to indicate that you can now
set its volume. Here is an example for setting the
volume balance of the PLANO1 + STRINGS layer:
STRINGS
Hold down... (indicator flashes)
vy VOLUME A
...and press é
. Use the VOLUME /¥ buttons to set the volume of the
layered Tone,
Press VOLUME 4 to increase the level of the lay-
ered Tone, or VOLUME ¥Y to decrease it.
. Release the select button of the layered Tone.
The indicators of both Tones of your layer light
again.
Restoring the preset Layer volume
To restore the default Layer volume, press both
VOLUME 4/¥ buttons.
3.
Note: The layer and the balance setting will be cancelled
when you switch off your ep-95/ep-85/ep-75.
Key Transpose
You can also transpose the ep-95/ep-85/ep-75.
Key Transpose is a function that allows you to
play a piece in one key and to hear it in another
one. Look at the following example:
Transpose +1
—>
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if
Pramen
thie ie what war haar
Note: Key Transpose applies to Pianist and piano modes
but not to the Recorder (see below). If you know that
your song needs to be transposed during playback, set the
transposition interval before recording it.
« Simultaneously press TEMPO and W and hold down
these buttons until the indicator of the selected Tone (and
possibly also the layer Tone) starts flashing.
. Prass one of the following keys to select the transposition
interval:
—4-2-1 +1 £43 «+546
aLLLLLd
+2 +4
=5)
To sound a piece in G while playing it in C, for
example, press a G. Every key represents a semi-
tone.
Since not all pieces are written in C, you may
want to familiarize yourself with the semi-tone
system.
Here’s an example: suppose you are used to
playing “When The Saints” in A. One day, a
member of your family asks you to accompany
him or her but he/she studied the song in D. In
that case, you have to count the number of semi-
tones it takes to go from A to D (either: G#/G/
F#/F/E/D#, D= 7, or A#/B/C/C#/D= 5). See-
ing that 7 semi-tone-intervals are not supported
by the ep-95/ep-85/ep-75, you'll have to hold
down TEMPO A and ¥ while pressing the F,
because the F is five semi-tones away from the C
(see the above illustration).
Release the TEMPO A/¥ buttons.
To cancel the transposition, hoid down TEMPO
& and ¥, while pressing a C key.
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Roland ep-95 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	ep-95
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English