Roland E-60 Manuel d'utilisateur

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10rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationEditing MIDI parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Keyboard, Style, Song parts. . . . . . . . . . .

Working with User Programs100rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationEditing Music Assistant registrationsThe E-60/E-50 also allows you to edit certain aspects of

Music Assistant functionsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r101See “Entering names” on p. 44. The [A/a] field allows you to switch between uppercase and low

Song and Style Makeup Tools102rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation10. Song and Style Makeup ToolsMixing Song or Style partsThough accessible via the [MIXER] b

Using the Makeup ToolsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r103 VOLUMEAllows you to set the volume of the corresponding instrument.Note: Please bear in mind th

Song and Style Makeup Tools104rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationGeneral procedure(1) Press the [MAKEUP¥TOOLS] button once or twice.This depends on whether y

Using the Makeup ToolsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r105Pressing the [PALETTE] field on any of the MAKEUP TOOLS pages takes you to the following page wh

Song and Style Makeup Tools106rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationNote: Some sounds already contain natural (sampled) vibrato whose depth or speed cannot be c

Before saving your settingsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r107● PITCH—Use this parameter to tune the selected drum instrument higher or lower. “0” means

Song and Style Makeup Tools108rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationNote: This operation is unnecessary for files you only want to use with the E-60/E-50.Saving

Programming MARK & JUMP locationsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r10911. More refined song functionsLet us have a look at additional and more refined

E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r11Important notesIn addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” on p. 6, please read and observe the follo

More refined song functions110rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(8) Press the [EXECUTE] field.If you selected the memory area that contains the original vers

Working with the Song FinderE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r111b) Select the FinderThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] field.c) S

More refined song functions112rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(2) Press the [OPTIONS] field.(3) Now do one of the following: RenameThis function allows you

Working with the Song FinderE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r113• On the SONG OPTIONS page, press the [COPY] field.• Start by specifying the source that

More refined song functions114rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationIf the [ALL] field is currently selected, the display looks as follows:The Index Edit functio

Play List functionE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r115Press the [REPLACE] field if the assignments of the DESTINATION Index should be erased and replaced

More refined song functions116rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThe display looks more or less as follows:(5) Locate the song you wish to assign to step 01.•

Play List functionE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r117(3) Press the [EDIT] field or the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial.(4) Proceed as follows to edit your Play List:

More refined song functions118rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationUsing Play ListsHere’s how Play Lists can be used for your perfor-mances:• If necessary, inse

Play List functionE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r119 Renaming a Play ListTo change the name of the selected Play List, press the [RENAME] field.Enter t

Important notes 12rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation• Do not expose floppy disks to strong magnetic fields, such as those generated by loudspeakers.• Floppy

Editing Lyrics120rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation12. Editing LyricsYour E-60/E-50 contains functions that allow you to add Lyrics to Standard MIDI Files t

Adding Lyrics to a songE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r121The message means that the lyrics of the previously selected song will be erased. If that’s OK

Editing Lyrics122rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThe display changes to:• Press [SAVE], followed by [SONG].This page allows you to save the current song t

About the sequencer’s main pageE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r12313. Using the 16-track sequencerYour E-60/E-50 contains a powerful sequencer with a ho

Using the 16-track sequencer124rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationObviously, if you record a song with Arranger backing, the respective Style parts (ADR, ABS

Example 1: Recording a song from scratchE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r125(4) Press the following three fields and enter the desired values using the [

Using the 16-track sequencer126rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationSelect “Replace” if the track contains data you wish to replace with new data. This erases

Example 2: Adding tracksE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r127Note: The [PLAY÷STOP¥®÷ª] function can also be assigned to the D Beam controller (E-60) or an

Using the 16-track sequencer128rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThe display changes to:(3) Press the [REC¥TRK] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [

Editing 16-track songsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r129You need to give your song two names: a SONG NAME and a FILE NAME. The FILE NAME is the one tha

Front panelE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r131. Panel descriptionsFront panelAMASTER VOLUME knobUse this knob to set the E-60/E-50’s global output volume

Using the 16-track sequencer130rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationEDIT level does not provide the function you need or if you want to see the notes, MIDI mes

Editing 16-track songsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r131 Fine-tuning the note rangeBefore setting “FROM NOTE” (and possibly “TO NOTE”), it might be a g

Using the 16-track sequencer132rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be erased: FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter

Editing 16-track songsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r133● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats

Using the 16-track sequencer134rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation INTOThe bar, beat and CPT values of the position the first data of the source track will b

Editing 16-track songsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r135Warning: “0” represents the lowest note the MIDI standard (and the 16-track sequencer) can hand

Using the 16-track sequencer136rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThis parameter can be particularly useful for velocity switched sounds: slightly reducing o

Editing 16-track songsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r137 BIAS (CPT) (–4800~4800)This parameter sets the amount by which the duration (or gate time) of

Using the 16-track sequencer138rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● PC (---, 1~128, ALL)—Use this parameter to change the address, a.k.a. program change numb

Editing 16-track songsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r139● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats

Panel descriptions 14rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationIMUSIC ASSISTANT buttonPress this button to access the MUSIC ASSISTANT environment where you can sele

Using the 16-track sequencer140rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(3) Press the [MASTER¥TRACK] field in the right col-umn. This page lists all events already

Editing 16-track songsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r141 SysExAfter selecting a “SysEx” line and pressing [®], the dis-play looks more or less as follo

Using the 16-track sequencer142rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation CREATE EVENTPress this button icon to add a new event to the MASTER track. The following p

Editing song data using Microscope EditE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r143 PLACE EVENTThis function is only available if the sequencer’s clip-board alre

Using the 16-track sequencer144rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationGeneral notes about MICRO EDIT Position indicationsThe E-60/E-50’s sequencer translates all

Editing song data using Microscope EditE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r145• Press the numeric button icons to enter the desired value. (Use [Delete] to

Using the 16-track sequencer146rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationOther edit operationsThe fields in the right half of the MICRO EDIT page allow you to reduc

Style ConverterE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r147• Press the [MOVE¥EVENT] button icon. The following pop-up appears:• Specify the position to which the

Using the 16-track sequencer148rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation• For a really professional result, you will also have to take advantage of the E-60/E-50’s

Style ConverterE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r149Press the [MUTE] field again to switch off the func-tion of the same name. SoloTo listen to one track

Front panelE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r15RDATA ENTRY sectionThe dial can be used to set the value of the parameter field that is currently highlighte

Using the 16-track sequencer150rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● Key—(C, C#, D, Eb, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B) Use this parame-ter to tell your E-60/E-50 wha

ConceptE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r15114. Programming Styles (Style Composer)ConceptNew Styles can be created in three ways:• By converting portions

Programming Styles (Style Composer)152rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationRecording Styles from scratchStyle recording and editing is carried out in the E-60/

Recording Styles from scratchE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r153• Press the second [BEAT] field (the denominator) and enter the duration of each beat us

Programming Styles (Style Composer)154rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationTo keep things easy, let’s start with the drums of the MAIN [1] Division.(9) Press t

Recording Styles from scratchE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r155(15) The current tempo value may be a bit fast for recording, so change it by pressing t

Programming Styles (Style Composer)156rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThere is one last thing we need to set:(19) Specify how long the count-in should be

Auditioning your Style and adding more tracksE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r157Saving your StyleMake it a habit to save your Styles as frequently as po

Programming Styles (Style Composer)158rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationIn Style Composer mode, the metronome sounds during recording, unless you switch it

Using existing StylesE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r159Copying individual Style tracksThe COPY function can be used to copy individual tracks, Modes an

Panel descriptions 16rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationcPOWER ON buttonPress this button to switch the E-60/E-50 on and off. If you need to turn off the pow

Programming Styles (Style Composer)160rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(13) Repeat this operation with the [MODE] and [DIVISION] fields to select the Mode

Editing Styles on the fly via additional recordingsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r161 Drum Instrument & PitchAfter selecting the “AccDrums” track, y

Programming Styles (Style Composer)162rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationFor the second approach, stop Style playback, select the STYLE MIXER page, then proc

Style Track Edit functionsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r163(4) Press a field in the top two rows to select the desired STYLE TRACK EDIT function.If, a

Programming Styles (Style Composer)164rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation TO NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter allows you to set the upper limit of the note r

Style Track Edit functionsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r165 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter

Programming Styles (Style Composer)166rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationINSERT allows you to insert space and shift data that lie behind the FROM position f

Style Track Edit functionsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r167The CHANGE VELO function allows you to modify the dynamics (called “velocity”) of a track o

Programming Styles (Style Composer)168rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThis function allows you to make quick changes to certain settings. The changes alwa

Style Track Edit functionsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r169 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. See the list on page 165. VALUE (–192

Front panelE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r17Rear panelAPCMCIA slotThis is where you can insert a memory card (PCMCIA, CompactFlash, SmartMedia™ or Micro

Programming Styles (Style Composer)170rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationEditing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)Select this mode if you need to ch

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r171 Monitoring note eventsThe Style Composer can play back the note ev

Programming Styles (Style Composer)172rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationNote: CC64 (Hold) events generated by a footswitch con-nected to the HOLD FOOTSWITCH

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r173Both “Degree” and “Nearest” allow you to specify the note range (“L

Programming Styles (Style Composer)174rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation ERASE EVENT• Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [ß][†] buttons to select the event yo

The how-to’sE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r17515. Disk/Media functionsThe E-60/E-50’s DISK & MEDIA functions allow you to save edited data and sett

Disk/Media functions176rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationLoading dataThe LOAD functions allow you to load Songs, Music Styles, User Program Sets and MIDI Se

Saving dataE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r177Note: Never remove the floppy disk or memory card while the operation is in progress. Wait for the confirm

Disk/Media functions178rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(2) Press the [SAVE] field, followed by the [SONG] field.(3) Select the target media: [INTERNAL¥MEM

DeleteE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r179User Program Set and MIDI Set files only have a file name you can change. As there is no Finder function-ality

Setting up and demo songs 18rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation2. Setting up and demo songsYou must be dying to try out your new E-60/E-50 to see what it is

Disk/Media functions180rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationTo delete all songs or Styles on the selected media, press the [ALL¥FILES] field. This disposes of

FormatE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r181You are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”) that have the same file n

Disk/Media functions182rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationImport User Program functionThe E-60/E-50 allows you to import User Programs or Performance Memorie

Import User Program functionE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r183(6) Press the field of the file whose User Programs you want to import.(7) Check again wh

Archiving data using a computer (USB)184rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation16. Archiving data using a computer (USB)The E-60/E-50’s USB port can be used for

Import User Program functionE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r185Note: In this state, all of the E-60/E-50’s panel functions are blocked. You can, however

Archiving data using a computer (USB)186rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation• Windows: Click on the removal icon on the task bar. Wait until a drop-down menu

The how-to’sE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r18717. MIDIMIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The acronym refers to many things, the

MIDI188rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation• The E-60/E-50 is supplied with a CD-ROM that con-tains the driver files you may need to install on your computer

Editing MIDI parametersE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r189Editing MIDI parametersLet us briefly explain where to look for the part you want to edit (use

Front panel E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r 19 Switching the E-60/E-50 on/off After connecting the E-60/E-50 to the other devices, proceed as follows:

MIDI190rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation CHANNEL (1~16)Allows you to assign a MIDI receive channel to the selected part. The default settings usually work

Editing MIDI parametersE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r191● Internal—The Recorder/sequencer (SONG) or Arranger (STYLE) uses its internal tempo.● MIDI—So

MIDI192rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationNTA notes are only received (from an external MIDI instrument). What you play in the chord recognition area of the

MIDI SetsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r193permanent) changes to the way a part behaves. Effects parameters, for instance, can only be changed via SysE

MIDI194rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(3) Press the [1]~[8] field that corresponds to the MIDI Set you want to use (the two SELECT button icons go dark).

Using V-LINKE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r19518. MiscellaneousUsing V-LINK About V-LINKV-LINK ( ) is a function that provides for the integration of m

Miscellaneous196rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationNote: The E-60/E-50 does not support the Edirol DV-7PR’s dual stream mode.• Press the [INIT¥SINGLE¥VALUE]

General settingsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r197Note: START PRIORITY also applies to situations where you (try to) start Arranger playback using the

Specifications198rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation19. Specifications Keyboard: Sound source: Styles: Songs: Sequencer: Display type & controls Pa

General settingsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r199 General specifications:Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.Speaker powe

WARNING – To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this device to rain or moisture. The technology used in the E-60/E-50 is cover

Setting up and demo songs 20rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationInteractive demo of the E-60/E-50Your E-60/E-50 contains an interactive demo that introduces a

Appendix 200rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation20. MFX types and parameters1. ThruThe effect processor is bypassed.2. Stereo EQThis is a four-band stereo equ

AppendixE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r201● Auto Wah Filter Type (LPF, BPF)—Type of filter. LPF: the wah effect is applied over a wide frequency range.

Appendix 202rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)—Volume bal-ance between the direct (D) and the effect sound (W).● Level

AppendixE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r20319. Mod. DelayThis effect adds modulation to the delayed sound, producing an effect similar to a Flanger.● Del

Appendix 204rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● Pitch B Pre Delay (0.0~500.0ms)—Adjusts the time delay from when the direct sound begins until the Pitch Shi

AppendixE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r20529. OD‰ DelayThis effect connects an overdrive and a delay in series.● Overdrive Drive (0~127)—Degree of disto

Appendix 206rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● Delay Feedback (–98%~0~98%)—Adjusts the amount of the delay sound that’s fed back into the effect. Negative

AppendixE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r20740. Flanger/DLYThis effect connects a flanger and a delay in parallel.● Flanger Pre Delay (0.0~100.0ms)—Adjust

Appendix 208rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation21. MIDI Implementation Chart[Music Workstation] Date: May 2006Model: E-60/E-50 Version: 1.00Function... Tran

AppendixE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r20922. Chord IntelligenceCm7 ( 5 )C C# D E E FCM7 C#M7 DM7 E M7 EM7 FM7C7 C#7 D7 E 7 E7 F7Cm C#m Dm E

Front panelE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r21The main pageWhen you leave Demo mode (or any other display page) or if you do not change any of the E-60/E-

Appendix 210rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationF# G A A B BF#M7 GM7 A M7 AM7 B M7 BM7F#7 G7 A 7 A7 B 7 B7F#m Gm A m Am B m BmF#m7 Gm7 A m

IndexE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r21123. IndexNumerics1 Ch Limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1921 STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index212rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationDelete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Disk&Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IndexE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r213KKBD Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index214rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationPanpot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 102, 105Drum Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Style

IndexE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r215Stereo placement . . . . . . . . . 102, 105, 106Stereo Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Sto

Index216rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationVolume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 105Drum instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Kn

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As of August 1, 2006 (ROLAND)Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Rolanddistributor in yo

This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC.For EU CountriesFor CanadaThis Class B digital a

Quick Start 22rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation3. Quick StartIn this chapter, we will scratch the surface and walk you through the major functions.The gene

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Playing to an automatic accompanimentE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r23(4) Set the MASTER [VOLUME] knob to a reasonable level (e.g. about “1/4”).(5) Pres

Quick Start 24rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(3) Press the [AUTO¥FILL¥IN] button (it lights).(4) Press a VARIATION [1]~[4] button to select another MAIN

Playing to an automatic accompanimentE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r25So far, we have been using only one Music Style (the one that is selected automati

Quick Start 26rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationUsing the Keyboard partsYour E-60/E-50 provides 4 “parts” that allow you to play different sounds on the key

Using the Keyboard partsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r27Selecting sounds for the Keyboard parts One TouchThe easiest way to select suitable Tones for t

Quick Start 28rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(6) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Next time you select this TONE family, the E-60/E-50

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r29(5) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Playing realistic gu

r Owner’s ManualENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing the Roland E-60/E-50 Music Workstation. The E-60/E-50 contains all major adva

Quick Start 30rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(4) Press the first “C” key to the right of the “CHORD” area.This sounds the note a guitarist would play on

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r31Selecting guitar soundsNow that you know how to use some of the Guitar func

Quick Start 32rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● e Down fast mute/a up fast (Eb5)—Here is another downward strum that is muted almost instantly when you pr

Working with the Music AssistantE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r33● ADAPT CHORD—Switch this parameter on if your virtual guitar should adapt its chord vo

Quick Start 34rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation• Press the [ARTIST] field to sort the Music Assistant entries alphabetically by artist name. This reshuffle

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r35Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)Your E-60/E-50 contains all kinds of fu

Quick Start 36rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation• Press the [PLAY&SEARCH] field.• As indicated in the display, play the main theme on the keyboard. You

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r37The advantage of these markers is that you can return to the chorus, for exampl

Quick Start 38rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationUsing the Song Cover functionThe COVER function provides “masks” that change the instrumentation of the sele

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r39(6) Press [MINUS≈ONE] again to switch off this func-tion.Note: You can also swi

Features 4 r E-60/E-50 Music Workstation Features Roland’s most comprehensive arranger instru-ment ever The E-60/E-50 is quite simply a superlativ

Quick Start 40rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(6) Press the [OPTIONS] button.There are several things you can decide here:• Do you want see the notes of o

Recording your musicE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r41Recording your musicYou can record your music as “Songs” that can be saved internally, to a memory

Quick Start 42rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationRecording without accompanimentLet us now look at how to start recording without automatic accompaniment. Yo

Recording your musicE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r43You have just selected the more detailed recording function (the “sequencer”). The display changes

Quick Start 44rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationSaving your songA song you save to becomes a Standard MIDI File that can be played back with the E-60/E-50,

Arranger, Piano, Organ and Guitar modesE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r454. About the Keyboard modesThe KBD MODE setting is the singlemost important para

About the Keyboard modes46rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThe left half of the keyboard allows you to use one part for chords (the LWR part, “Heavy Traffi

Split and Whole modesE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r47Using WHOLE modeWhole means that all keys trigger the same part(s). There is thus no split. You ca

Using the performance functions48rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation5. Using the performance functionsLet us now have a look at the E-60/E-50’s performance f

OctaveE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r49(4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.As long as the interval is different from “0”, the [TRANSP

Features E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r 5 …and so much more Listing all of the E-60/E-50’s advantages and functions would take another ten pages, w

Using the performance functions50rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(1) Use the TONE ASSIGN buttons to select of the Key-board part you wish to transpose in

Master TuneE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r51Master TuneThis is not really a performance function, but it allows you to tune your E-60/E-50 to acoustic i

Using the performance functions52rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(6) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.D Beam functionsThe D Beam Control

Using the D Beam Controller (E-60)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r53● Start/Stop Style—Depending on the current condition of the Arranger (running or sto

Using the performance functions54rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● Chord Oct 1/2/3—By holding your hand inside the D Beam’s range, you cause the D Beam pa

Using optional footswitchesE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r55“Auto” means that the part in question only responds to Hold messages if it is assigned to t

Using the performance functions56rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● Reset/Start—This function allows you have the Arranger start on the first beat of the c

Scale TuningE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r57You can also press the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to call up the on-screen NUMERIC PAD.Enter the value you want to u

Using the performance functions58rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationIf you now returned to the main page, you would notice that the E-60/E-50 alerts you to t

MetronomeE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r59MetronomeThe E-60/E-50 is equipped with a metronome that can be used in various situations. To use the metrono

Features 6 r E-60/E-50 Music Workstation Using the unit safely • Before using this instrument, be sure to read the instruc-tions below, and the O

Additional Arranger/Style functions60rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation6. Additional Arranger/Style functionsBefore telling you even more about the Music St

Selecting other Style divisionsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r61• The E-60/E-50 also provides a SYNC STOP option (which is combined with Sync Start): pr

Additional Arranger/Style functions62rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationMelody IntelligenceThe Arranger can add a counter-melody to the notes you play. Those

Using the Style Cover functionE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r63Linking MELODY INTELL type selection to the Styles (Style Melody Intell Link)By default,

Additional Arranger/Style functions64rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation Saved VersionThe STYLE COVER page contains a [SAVED¥VERSION] field that works as fol

One TouchE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r65One TouchYou may find yourself using the One Touch function at regular intervals, because it automates quite a

Additional Arranger/Style functions66rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThe display now shows the following message:The target One Touch memory you chose for

More refined Arranger settingsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r67Arranger Type (chord mode)Another important choice is how you want to transmit note inform

Additional Arranger/Style functions68rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationThis function only becomes meaningful if you also specify how the various Arranger pa

Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r69[PRESET], [AUTO] and [LOCK] allow you to specify what happens when you select

Features E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r 7 • Do not force the adapter to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices. Be especially

Additional Arranger/Style functions70rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation• Press the [ARRANGER¥SETTING] field, followed by the [ARRANGER¥OPTIONS] field.• Star

Working with ‘external’ StylesE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r71Note: Use the Copy function (see p. 75) to copy all Styles to the same card (or the inter

Additional Arranger/Style functions72rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(3) Press the field of the Music Style you want to use.In some cases, an error messag

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r73Style Finder: quickly locating StylesThe E-60/E-50 allows you to have a great many

Additional Arranger/Style functions74rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation Searching for Music StylesThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER]

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r75 RenameThis function allows you to change (or supply) the STYLE NAME, COUNTRY, and

Additional Arranger/Style functions76rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationYou are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”)

Tuning Upper2: Coarse Tune and Fine TuneE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r777. Advanced Keyboard part functionsTuning Upper2: Coarse Tune and Fine TuneThe

Advanced Keyboard part functions78rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationInstead of jumping in semitone steps (as you would expect), the pitch glides from one no

Tone Edit: editing Keyboard partsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r79Tone Edit: editing Keyboard partsYour E-60/E-50 allows you to edit certain parameters

8 r E-60/E-50 Music Workstation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Important notes . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced Keyboard part functions80rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation● RELEASE [–64~63]—This parameter adjusts the time over which the sound will decay after

Mixing Keyboard partsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r818. Using the mixer functions & effectsThe MIXER environment does what its name suggests: it al

Using the mixer functions & effects82rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(8) Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial, the [DEC]/[INC] buttons, or the on-screen numeric

Editing the Keyboard effects processorsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r83Editing the Keyboard effects processorsAfter setting the above parameters, you m

Using the mixer functions & effects84rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationChorus for Keyboard partsChorus broadens the spatial image of the sound and creat

Using the multi-effects processor (Multi-FX)E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r85(2) Press the [EFFECTS] field.(3) Press the MFX PART ASSIGN field(s) of the

Using the mixer functions & effects86rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationEffects for Songs and StylesThe Reverb and Chorus processors are shared by the Ar

Digital Bass Enhancer function E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r 87 ting a CHORUS parameter on the mixer page for Music Styles to “0” means that only the

Working with User Programs88rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation9. Working with User ProgramsThe E-60/E-50 also provides User Program memories that allow you

Selecting User ProgramsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r89The display changes to:The topmost field indicates the name of the User Pro-gram settings origin

E-60/E-50 Music Workstation r 9 8. Using the mixer functions & effects . . . . . . . . . . 81 Mixing Keyboard parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Working with User Programs90rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationChoosing User Programs manuallyThe procedure for selecting User Programs does not fol-low the

Selecting User ProgramsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r91The display changes to:(2) Specify which memory area contains the User Pro-gram you need: [EXTER

Working with User Programs92rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(8) Press the [FIND] field to start your search.(9) Press the field of the User Program you ne

Automatic functions for User ProgramsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r93Given that it is fairly easy to forget about the [AUTO¥FILL¥IN] button while playi

Working with User Programs94rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationIf the User Program already contains a link to another song, which you no longer need, press t

Editing User Program Finder informationE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r95User Program RecallWhen you switch on the E-60/E-50, it automatically selects th

Working with User Programs96rE-60/E-50 Music WorkstationEditing the User Program Finder informationThe Finder information is based on search criteria

Editing User Program Finder informationE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r97Music Assistant registrations are, in fact, a virtual concept, because they only

Working with User Programs98rE-60/E-50 Music Workstation(2) Specify the memory area: [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] or [INTERNAL¥MEMORY].(3) Press the [INDEX] fiel

Music Assistant functionsE-60/E-50 Music Workstation r99• In the right column (DESTINATION), press the field of the index category you wish to copy th