Roland E-80 Manuel d'utilisateur Page 1

r® Owner’s Manual

Contents10rE-80 Music WorkstationExample 2: Adding tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Saving your song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced Keyboard part functions100rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Switch on the UP1 and UP2 parts (their PART ON/OFF button must light).(4) Press the [HIG

Portamento for UP1 and UP2E-80 Music Workstation r101“–” means that UP2’s pitch is lowered, while values without a “+” sign mean that UP2’s pitch is s

Advanced Keyboard part functions102rE-80 Music WorkstationPortamento Mode: Mono/PolyThe E-80 also allows you to set the Upper1 and Upper2 parts to mon

Tone Edit: editing Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r103Tone Edit: editing Keyboard partsYour E-80 allows you to edit certain parameters that affe

Advanced Keyboard part functions104rE-80 Music WorkstationThe envelope parameters affect both the volume (TVA) and the filter (TVF). The cutoff freque

E-80 Music Workstation r1058. Using the mixer functions & effectsThe MIXER environment does what its name suggests: it allows you to balance the v

Using the mixer functions & effects106rE-80 Music WorkstationAbout the E-80’s effectsThe E-80 contains the following effects processors, not all o

Volume and status of the Style partsE-80 Music Workstation r107As you know (see p. 33), the UP1, LW1 and MBS parts can be used as virtual organ parts,

Using the mixer functions & effects108rE-80 Music WorkstationNote: If the Solo function is on while you save a User Program, all tracks except the

Editing the Keyboard effects processorsE-80 Music Workstation r109● SRV Hall—This is another SRV algorithm that simulates the acoustics of a concert h

E-80 Music Workstation r11Important notesIn addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” on p. 6, please read and observe the following:

Using the mixer functions & effects110rE-80 Music WorkstationChorus for Keyboard partsChorus broadens the spatial image of the sound and creates a

Using the multi-effects processor of the Keyboard parts (MULTI FX)E-80 Music Workstation r111● Pre LPF (0~7)—Cuts the high frequency range of the soun

Using the mixer functions & effects112rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Selecting another MFX type and e

Equalizers for the Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r113Equalizers for the Keyboard partsThe E-80 provides a set of 3-band equalizers that can be

Using the mixer functions & effects114rE-80 Music WorkstationUsing the Keyboard Mastering ToolsThe E-80 contains two effects processors that apply

Using the Keyboard Mastering ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r115(8) Press the [Back] field if you want to set the com-pressor, or the [EXIT] button to re

Using the mixer functions & effects116rE-80 Music WorkstationEffects for Songs and StylesThe Arranger and Recorder/16-track Sequencer share the sa

Effects for Songs and StylesE-80 Music Workstation r117● FEEDBACK—This is a chorus with a flanger-like effect and a soft sound.● FLANGER—This is an ef

Using the mixer functions & effects118rE-80 Music Workstation[REVERB¥SEND] and [CHORUS¥SEND] (upper right cor-ner) allow you to specify how strong

Using the audio inputsE-80 Music Workstation r119(1) On the EFFECTS page (see above) press the COM-PRESSOR [EDIT] field.The display changes to:(2) Pre

Important notes 12rE-80 Music Workstation• Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes (e.g., direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle). Recomme

Using the mixer functions & effects 120 r E-80 Music Workstation The available types are:To avoid confusion, we decided to explain the avail-able

Mixing Vocal Harmonist signals E-80 Music Workstation r 121 The options are: ● Thru— No change whatsoever to the E-80’s sound (same effect when you

Using the mixer functions & effects122rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the field of the parameter you wish to edit and set the desired value with

Mixing Vocal Harmonist signalsE-80 Music Workstation r123(2) To edit the effect parameters, press the [EFFECT¥TYPE] field.(3) Decide which effect proc

Using the mixer functions & effects124rE-80 Music Workstation● DELAY TIME—Allows you to set the “time lag” between the original and the effect sig

Saving your settings to a User ProgramE-80 Music Workstation r1259. Working with User ProgramsThe E-80 provides User Program memories that allow you t

Working with User Programs126rE-80 Music WorkstationThe display changes to:The blue field indicates the name of the User Pro-gram settings originally

Selecting User ProgramsE-80 Music Workstation r127Choosing User Programs manuallyThe procedure for selecting User Programs does not fol-low the usual

Working with User Programs128rE-80 Music Workstation(1) Press the FINDER [USER≈PRG] button.The display changes to:(2) Specify the memory area that con

Selecting User ProgramsE-80 Music Workstation r129Note: There’s no [A/a] field here, because the Finder makes no distinction between upper- and lower-

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r131. Panel descriptionsFront panelAPOWER ON buttonPress this button to switch the E-80 on and off. If you need to t

Working with User Programs130rE-80 Music WorkstationBypassing the AUTO FILL function (Fill In On User Program Change)User Programs also contain the “a

Automatic functions for User ProgramsE-80 Music Workstation r131(1) Press the USER PROGRAM [LIST] button.The display changes to:(2) Press the [SONG¥LI

Working with User Programs132rE-80 Music WorkstationTXT/BMP LinkThis function means that, by recalling a User Program, you also prepare the associated

Editing User Program Finder informationE-80 Music Workstation r133User Program RecallWhen you switch on the E-80, it automatically selects the “Defaul

Working with User Programs134rE-80 Music WorkstationEditing the User Program Finder informationThe Finder information is based on search criteria that

Editing User Program Finder informationE-80 Music Workstation r135Music Assistant registrations are, in fact, a virtual concept, because they only exi

Working with User Programs136rE-80 Music Workstation(2) Specify the memory area: [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] or [INTERNAL¥MEMORY].(3) Press the [INDEX] field in

Music Assistant functionsE-80 Music Workstation r137• In the right column (DESTINATION), press the field of the index category you wish to copy the as

Working with User Programs138rE-80 Music WorkstationEditing Music Assistant registrationsThe E-80 also allows you to edit certain aspects of existing

Music Assistant functionsE-80 Music Workstation r139See “Entering names” on p. 52. The [A/a] field allows you to switch between uppercase and lowercas

Panel descriptions 14rE-80 Music WorkstationIf you don’t change their assignment, they can be used to trigger the FADE IN and FADE OUT functions.JSTYL

Song and Style Makeup Tools140rE-80 Music Workstation10. Song and Style Makeup ToolsMixing Song or Style partsThough accessible via separate buttons,

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r141Using the Makeup ToolsIn addition to the Cover functions for songs and Styles (see pages 44 and 85) t

Song and Style Makeup Tools142rE-80 Music Workstation…or:(If this page is not displayed, press the [PALETTE] field in the upper left corner.)All modif

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r143Press the field of the parameter you want to edit and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] bu

Song and Style Makeup Tools144rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the EQUALIZER [EDIT] field to change the equal-izer settings. The display changes to:The

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r145Note: Percussive sounds usually have a sustain level of “0”. Piano and guitar sounds are in this cate

Song and Style Makeup Tools146rE-80 Music Workstation● VELOCITY—This parameter allows you to modify the velocity range of the drum instrument in quest

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r147● MID Q (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8)—Use this parameter to specify the width of the MID FREQ band that you want

Song and Style Makeup Tools148rE-80 Music WorkstationBefore saving your settingsBefore saving your “made-up” song or Style to the internal memory, a c

Saving your modified song or StyleE-80 Music Workstation r149If you selected the drive that contains the original version with the same name, the follo

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r15UAssignable slidersThese sliders can be used as virtual harmonic bars (when the [HARMONIC¥BAR] button lights). In

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts150rE-80 Music Workstation11. Editing the Vocal Harmonist partsIn addition to the effect settings discussed earlier,

Voice-FX settingsE-80 Music Workstation r151● Vibrato DEPTH—Allows you to set the vibrato intensity. Vibrato is an effect that changes (“modulates”)

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts152rE-80 Music Workstation● Vibrato RATE—Sets the speed of the vibrato effect. ● Vibrato DEPTH—Allows you to set the

Vocoder settingsE-80 Music Workstation r153Vocoder settingsThe Vocoder is related to voices that are added to your singing (Voice-FX, Auto Pitch or S

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts154rE-80 Music WorkstationIf you press the [EQUALIZER] field……the display looks as follows:This page contains a simpl

Ensemble settingsE-80 Music Workstation r155Press the [COMMON] field to jump to the fol-lowing page.• Press the field of the parameter you want to ed

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts156rE-80 Music WorkstationIf you press the [Common] field……the display looks as follows:See the explanations under “S

Using the Fade-In/Out functionE-80 Music Workstation r15712. More refined song functionsLet us have a look at additional and more refined func-tions

More refined song functions158rE-80 Music WorkstationProgramming MARK & JUMP locationsThe supplied songs in the internal memory come with four loca

Working with the Song FinderE-80 Music Workstation r159If you selected the memory area that contains the original version, the following message is d

Panel descriptions 16rE-80 Music WorkstationPress the [HARMONIC¥BAR] button to activate the “Harmonic Bar” section whose sound can be set using the as

More refined song functions160rE-80 Music Workstationb) Select the FinderThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] field.c) Search the

Working with the Song FinderE-80 Music Workstation r161(2) Press the [OPTIONS] field.(3) Now do one of the following: RenameThis function allows you

More refined song functions162rE-80 Music Workstation• On the SONG OPTIONS page, press the [COPY] field.• Start by specifying the source that contains

Working with the Song FinderE-80 Music Workstation r163If the [ALL] field is currently selected, the display looks as follows:The Index Edit function

More refined song functions164rE-80 Music WorkstationPress the [REPLACE] field if the assignments of the DESTINATION Index should be erased and replace

Play List functionE-80 Music Workstation r165(4) Press the [SONG¥LIST] field (or the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial) to jump to the SONG LIST page.The display loo

More refined song functions166rE-80 Music WorkstationDepending on the number of lists already present in the selected memory area, you may have to use

Play List functionE-80 Music Workstation r167Using Play ListsHere’s how Play Lists can be used for your perfor-mances:• If necessary, insert the memo

More refined song functions168rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the field that corresponds to the list you need. Renaming a Play ListTo change the name

Adding Lyrics to a songE-80 Music Workstation r16913. Editing LyricsYour E-80 contains functions that allow you to add Lyrics to Standard MIDI Files

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r17kBENDER/MODULATION leverWhen pushed towards the back of the E-80, this lever will add modulation to the notes of

Editing Lyrics170rE-80 Music Workstation(8) Press the [EXECUTE] field to load the text file you selected.The message means that the lyrics of the prev

Exporting Lyrics data as text fileE-80 Music Workstation r171In that case, you will need to synchronize all remain-ing text (even text you already syn

Editing Lyrics172rE-80 Music Workstation(5) Press the [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY], [FLOPPY] or [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] field to select the area where you want to save

About the sequencer’s main pageE-80 Music Workstation r17314. Using the 16-track SequencerYour E-80 contains a powerful sequencer with a host of edit

Using the 16-track Sequencer174rE-80 Music WorkstationObviously, if you record a song with Arranger backing, the respective Style parts (ADR, ABS, etc

Example 1: Recording a song from scratchE-80 Music Workstation r175(4) Press the following three fields and enter the desired values using the [DATA÷

Using the 16-track Sequencer176rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the [GUITAR¥MODE] “display” and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select “Acoustic” or “Elect

Example 2: Adding tracksE-80 Music Workstation r177sequencer has a second Quantize function that you can use more selectively (i.e., for notes that a

Using the 16-track Sequencer178rE-80 Music WorkstationThe display changes to:(3) Press the [REC¥TRK] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r179You need to give your song two names: a SONG NAME and a FILE NAME. The FILE NAME is the one that all

Panel descriptions 18rE-80 Music WorkstationRear panelAFC7 PEDAL socketThis is where you connect an optional FC-7 foot-switch unit that allows you to

Using the 16-track Sequencer180rE-80 Music WorkstationEDIT level does not provide the function you need or if you want to see the notes, MIDI messages

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r181 Fine-tuning the note rangeBefore setting “FROM NOTE” (and possibly “TO NOTE”), it might be a good i

Using the 16-track Sequencer182rE-80 Music Workstation DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be erased: FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter is o

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r183● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats depe

Using the 16-track Sequencer184rE-80 Music Workstation INTOThe bar, beat and CPT values of the position the first data of the source track will be cop

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r185Warning: “0” represents the lowest note the MIDI standard (and the 16-track sequencer) can handle, w

Using the 16-track Sequencer186rE-80 Music WorkstationThis parameter can be particularly useful for velocity switched sounds: slightly reducing or inc

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r187 BIAS (CPT) (–4800~4800)This parameter sets the amount by which the duration (or gate time) of the s

Using the 16-track Sequencer188rE-80 Music Workstation● CC32 (---, 0~127, ALL)—This control change is the so-called “LSB” bank select message. Select

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r189● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats depe

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r19Note: For the “LINE” setting to work with electric guitars or basses, you need to connect such instruments to an

Using the 16-track Sequencer190rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the [MASTER¥TRACK] field in the right col-umn. This page lists all events already pres

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r191 SysExAfter selecting a “SysEx” line and pressing [®], the dis-play looks more or less as follows:Us

Using the 16-track Sequencer192rE-80 Music Workstation CREATE EVENTPress this button icon to add a new event to the MASTER track. The following pop-up

Editing song data using Microscope EditE-80 Music Workstation r193 PLACE EVENTThis function is only available if the sequencer’s clip-board already c

Using the 16-track Sequencer194rE-80 Music WorkstationGeneral notes about MICRO EDIT Position indicationsThe E-80’s sequencer translates all known mus

Editing song data using Microscope EditE-80 Music Workstation r195• Press the numeric button icons to enter the desired value. (Use [Delete] to delet

Using the 16-track Sequencer196rE-80 Music Workstation CREATE EVENTPress this button icon to add a new event to the selected track. The following pop-

Style ConverterE-80 Music Workstation r197• Press the [EXECUTE] field to confirm your settings and move the event.Press [CLOSE] to close the pop-up w

Using the 16-track Sequencer198rE-80 Music WorkstationUsing the Style Converter(1) Select and load a (different) song.This is not necessary if you wan

Style ConverterE-80 Music Workstation r199Here, you can listen to the selected tracks, specify which excerpt should be extracted and set the pat-tern

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIRCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT REM

Setting up and demo songs 20rE-80 Music Workstation2. Setting up and demo songsYou must be dying to try out your new E-80 to see what it is capable of

Using the 16-track Sequencer200rE-80 Music Workstation● Mode—Allows you to select the mode of your pattern: “Major” (major), “m” (minor) or “7th” (sev

ConceptE-80 Music Workstation r20115. Programming Styles (Style Composer)ConceptNew Styles can be created in three ways:• By converting portions of a

Programming Styles (Style Composer)202rE-80 Music WorkstationRecording Styles from scratchStyle recording and editing is carried out in the E-80’s Sty

Recording Styles from scratchE-80 Music Workstation r203This value needs to be set when you initialize the Style RAM memory (i.e. now). All Divisions

Programming Styles (Style Composer)204rE-80 Music WorkstationTo keep things easy, let’s start with the drums of the MAIN [1] Division.(9) Press the [R

Recording Styles from scratchE-80 Music Workstation r205 OctaveThe field next to [KEY] allows you to transpose the keyboard in octave steps, which ma

Programming Styles (Style Composer)206rE-80 Music WorkstationThere is one last thing we need to set:(19) Specify how long the count-in should be befor

Auditioning your Style and adding more tracksE-80 Music Workstation r207Saving your StyleMake it a habit to save your Styles as frequently as pos-sib

Programming Styles (Style Composer)208rE-80 Music WorkstationIn Style Composer mode, the metronome sounds during recording, unless you switch it off u

Using existing StylesE-80 Music Workstation r209Copying individual Style tracksThe COPY function can be used to copy individual tracks, Modes and Div

Front panel E-80 Music Workstation r 21 Switching the E-80 on/off After connecting the E-80 to the other devices, proceed as follows: Internal Memory

Programming Styles (Style Composer)210rE-80 Music Workstation(13) Repeat this operation with the [MODE] and [DIVISION] fields to select the Mode (Majo

Editing Styles on the fly via additional recordingsE-80 Music Workstation r211 Drum Instrument & PitchAfter selecting the “AccDrums” track, you ca

Programming Styles (Style Composer)212rE-80 Music WorkstationFor the second approach, stop Style playback, select the STYLE MIXER page, then proceed w

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r213(3) Press the [TRACK¥EDIT] field.(4) Press a field in the top two rows to select the desired STY

Programming Styles (Style Composer)214rE-80 Music Workstation TO NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter allows you to set the upper limit of the note range

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r215 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter is o

Programming Styles (Style Composer)216rE-80 Music WorkstationINSERT allows you to insert space and shift data that lie behind the FROM position furthe

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r217The CHANGE VELO function allows you to modify the dynamics (called “velocity”) of a track or exc

Programming Styles (Style Composer)218rE-80 Music WorkstationThis function allows you to make quick changes to certain settings. The changes always ap

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r219 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. See the list on page 215. VALUE (–1920~192

Setting up and demo songs 22rE-80 Music WorkstationInteractive demo of the E-80Your E-80 contains an interactive demo that introduces all of its highl

Programming Styles (Style Composer)220rE-80 Music WorkstationEditing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)Select this mode if you need to change

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)E-80 Music Workstation r221 Monitoring note eventsThe Style Composer can play back the note events

Programming Styles (Style Composer)222rE-80 Music WorkstationNote: CC64 (Hold) events generated by a footswitch con-nected to the HOLD FOOTSWITCH sock

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)E-80 Music Workstation r223Both “Degree” and “Nearest” allow you to specify the note range (“Limit

Programming Styles (Style Composer)224rE-80 Music Workstation ERASE EVENT• Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [ß][†] buttons to select the event you wan

The how-to’sE-80 Music Workstation r22516. Disk/Media functionsThe E-80’s DISK & MEDIA functions allow you to save edited data and settings to th

Disk/Media functions226rE-80 Music WorkstationLoading dataThe LOAD functions allow you to load Songs, Music Styles, User Program Sets and MIDI Sets. S

Saving dataE-80 Music Workstation r227Note: Never remove the floppy disk or memory card while the operation is in progress. Wait for the confirmation

Disk/Media functions228rE-80 Music Workstation(2) Press the [SAVE] field, followed by the [SONG] field.(3) Select the target media: [INTERNAL¥MEMORY],

DeleteE-80 Music Workstation r229User Program Set and MIDI Set files only have a file name you can change. As there is no Finder function-ality for s

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r23The main pageWhen you leave Demo mode (or any other display page) or if you do not change any of the E-80’s setti

Disk/Media functions230rE-80 Music WorkstationTo delete all songs or Styles on the selected media, press the [ALL¥FILES] field. This disposes of all f

FormatE-80 Music Workstation r231You are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”) that have the same file names

Disk/Media functions232rE-80 Music WorkstationImport User Program functionThe E-80 allows you to import User Programs or Perfor-mance Memories created

Import User Program functionE-80 Music Workstation r233(6) Press the field of the file whose User Programs you want to import.(7) Check again whether

Archiving data using a computer (USB)234rE-80 Music Workstation17. Archiving data using a computer (USB)The E-80’s USB port can be used for exchanging

Import User Program functionE-80 Music Workstation r235Note: In this state, all of the E-80’s panel functions are blocked. You can, however, keep pla

Archiving data using a computer (USB)236rE-80 Music Workstation• Windows: Click on the removal icon on the task bar. Wait until a drop-down menu appea

The how-to’sE-80 Music Workstation r23718. MIDIMIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The acronym refers to many things, the most

MIDI238rE-80 Music Workstation• The E-80 is supplied with a CD-ROM that contains the driver files you may need to install on your com-puter for USB–MI

Editing MIDI parametersE-80 Music Workstation r239Editing MIDI parametersLet us briefly explain where to look for the part you want to edit (use PAGE

Quick Start 24rE-80 Music Workstation3. Quick StartIn this chapter, we will scratch the surface and walk you through the major functions.The general i

MIDI240rE-80 Music Workstation CHANNEL (1~16)Allows you to assign a MIDI receive channel to the selected part. The default settings usually work best,

Editing MIDI parametersE-80 Music Workstation r241● MIDI—Song or Style playback can be started or stopped with MIDI real-time messages (Start, Stop,

MIDI242rE-80 Music WorkstationNTA notes are only received (from an external MIDI instrument). What you play in the chord recognition area of the keybo

MIDI SetsE-80 Music Workstation r243 TX● SYSEX—Use this parameter to specify whether (button icon on) or not (off) the E-80 should send SysEx mes-sag

MIDI244rE-80 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).You c

Using V-LINKE-80 Music Workstation r24519. MiscellaneousUsing V-LINK About V-LINKV-LINK ( ) is a function that provides for the integration of music

Miscellaneous246rE-80 Music WorkstationNote: The E-80 does not support the Edirol DV-7PR’s dual stream mode.• Press the [INIT¥SINGLE¥VALUE] field to r

General settingsE-80 Music Workstation r247Note: START PRIORITY also applies to situations where you (try to) start Arranger playback using the SYNC

Specifications248rE-80 Music Workstation20. Specifications Keyboard: Sound source: Effects Harmonic Bars: Styles: Songs: Sequencer: Display typ

General settingsE-80 Music Workstation r249 Vocal Harmonist: Data storage Other functions: Connectors Internal amplification General specificat

Playing to an automatic accompanimentE-80 Music Workstation r25Playing to an automatic accompa-nimentLet us begin with the automatic accompaniment fun

Appendix250rE-80 Music Workstation21. AppendixInstalling wave expansion boards• To avoid the risk of damage to internal components that can be caused

Accessing the ‘Patches’ of SRX-series expansion boards via MIDIE-80 Music Workstation r251(4) Use the installation tool supplied with the wave expans

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters252rE-80 Music WorkstationMFX and IFX types and parameters1. ThruThe effect processor is bypassed.2. Stereo

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r253● Auto Wah Depth (0~127)—Modulation intensity.● Auto Wah Sens (0~127)—Adjusts th

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters254rE-80 Music Workstation● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)—Volume bal-ance between the direct (D) and

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r25519. Mod. DelayThis effect adds modulation to the delayed sound, producing an eff

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters256rE-80 Music Workstation● Pitch B Pre Delay (0.0~500.0ms)—Adjusts the time delay from when the direct sou

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r25729. OD‰ DelayThis effect connects an overdrive and a delay in series.● Overdrive

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters258rE-80 Music Workstation● Delay Feedback (–98%~0~98%)—Adjusts the amount of the delay sound that’s fed ba

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r25940. Flanger/DLYThis effect connects a flanger and a delay in parallel.● Flanger

Quick Start 26rE-80 Music Workstationkey to its left is enough.Note: The function that takes care of this easy fingering is called “INTELLIGENT” (page

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters260rE-80 Music Workstation● Filter Gain (0~12 [dB])—Amount of boost for the filter output.● Modulation Sw (

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r26148. Step PhaserThe phaser effect will be varied gradually.● Phaser Mode (4-Stage

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters262rE-80 Music Workstation52. Step RingThis is a ring modulator that uses a 16-step sequence to vary the fr

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r263● Shuffle (0~127)—Timing of volume changes in levels for even-numbered steps (st

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters264rE-80 Music Workstation● Cutoff Frequency (200~8000Hz)—Basic frequency of the filter.● Pre Delay (0.0~10

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r265● High Depth (0~127)—Modulation depth for the high-range flanger sound.● High Ph

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters266rE-80 Music Workstation● Pre Amp Bright (Off, On)—Turning this “On” produces a sharper and brighter soun

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r267● Delay 2 Time [note] (musical notes)—Delay times can be set as a note-value of

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters268rE-80 Music Workstation72. Shuffle DLYAdds a shuffle to the delay sound, giving the sound a bouncy delay

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r269● Delay HF Damp (200~8000Hz, Bypass)—Adjusts the fre-quency above which sound fe

Playing to an automatic accompanimentE-80 Music Workstation r27(3) Press the [INTRO] and the numeric button [1]~[4] that corresponds to the Intro patt

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters270rE-80 Music Workstation● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)—Volume bal-ance between the direct (D) and

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r271● EQ Mid Q (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0)—Width of midrange (larger values make the r

Appendix | MIDI Implementation Chart272rE-80 Music Workstation22. MIDI Implementation Chart[Music Workstation] Date: May 2006Model: E-80 Version: 1.0

Appendix | Chord IntelligenceE-80 Music Workstation r27323. Chord IntelligenceCm7 ( 5 )C C# D E E FCM7 C#M7 DM7 E M7 EM7 FM7C7 C#7 D7 E 7 E7

Appendix | Chord Intelligence274rE-80 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 B

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r275IndexNumerics1 Ch Limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2421 STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index276rE-80 Music WorkstationCopyDisk&Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Equalizer settings . . . . . . . 113, 144, 147Event. .

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r277Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 117, 147FlashingExit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index278rE-80 Music WorkstationMain page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r279Play& Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 161/Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick Start 28rE-80 Music Workstation(4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Changing the tempoIf the accompaniment is too fast (or too

Index280rE-80 Music WorkstationStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 240Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r281V-Harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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 app

R®602.00.0164.01 RES 548-06 Printed in Italy 07-06 E-80 – OM/E

Using the Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r29Turn it towards “KEYBOARD” if the notes you play yourself are too soft. Turn it towards “ACCOMP” if

r Owner’s ManualENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing the Roland E-80 Music Workstation. The E-80 is Roland’s most complete arrange

Quick Start 30rE-80 Music Workstation• On the main page, press the row of the part you wish to assign a different sound to.In this case, the E-80 dire

Using the Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r31The display changes to:(2) Press the [UTILITY] and the [STARTUP] field.(3) Press either [BEST¥SELECT

Quick Start 32rE-80 Music WorkstationSelecting sounds from an SRX expansion boardThe E-80 allows you to expand the number of sounds by installing one

Using the Harmonic BarsE-80 Music Workstation r33The display now jumps to the page that contains the sound whose number you entered.Press the [CLOSE]

Quick Start 34rE-80 Music WorkstationThe organ sound you hear now is assigned to the LOWER 1 part. To change it, press the TONE ASSIGN [LW1] button (o

Using the Harmonic BarsE-80 Music Workstation r35case the volume of the “real” organ sound is raised to its normal level. Press the switch icon to sel

Quick Start 36rE-80 Music WorkstationPlaying realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)Your E-80 provides a Guitar mode that allows you to play extremely re

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)E-80 Music Workstation r37If you start pressing these “string” keys right after switching on the E-80 (and

Quick Start 38rE-80 Music WorkstationAbout the chord indicationsThe GUITAR MODE page contains a “window” that shows you how the chords you play on the

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)E-80 Music Workstation r39(2) While the Guitar mode is active, switch off the PART ON/OFF [UP1] button.The

Features 4 r E-80 Music Workstation Features A comprehensive arranger instrument The E-80 is quite simply a superlative instrument with the most a

Quick Start 40rE-80 Music WorkstationWorking with the Music AssistantThe E-80’s Music Assistant is also related to the Arranger/Style section. It is a

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-80 Music Workstation r41• Press the [Search≈Only] field to have the E-80 search for names that contain the s

Quick Start 42rE-80 Music WorkstationQuick location of the song you needThere are several ways of quickly locating the song you are after: Sorting fil

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-80 Music Workstation r43It also displays the name of the selected song, the tempo and the current measure. Y

Quick Start 44rE-80 Music Workstation Player (Data Update and Quick Start)(1) Press the [MENU] button.The display changes to:(2) Press the [UTILITY],

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-80 Music Workstation r45Minus One“Minus One” means that (at least) one part of a song is not played back. Th

Quick Start 46rE-80 Music WorkstationVocal Harmonist functionThe Vocal Harmonist is another highlight of your E-80. In fact, it doesn’t just produce h

Vocal Harmonist functionE-80 Music Workstation r47(9) Press the [VOCAL¥EFFECT] field.(10) If you need the compressor, press the [COMPRESS] field, so t

Quick Start 48rE-80 Music WorkstationYou already know what the [MALE], [FEMALE] and [MIX] fields are for. The 10 preset fields in the middle allow you

Vocal Harmonist functionE-80 Music Workstation r49DELAY TIME: Allows you to set a delay between the moment you start singing and the moment the vibrat

Features E-80 Music Workstation r 5 Superfast Recorder and comprehensive 16-track sequencer The E-80 provides two approaches for recording new son

Quick Start 50rE-80 Music Workstation(6) For more refined control over the Auto Pitch voice, press the [EDIT] field:Though they are not linked to thei

Vocal Harmonist functionE-80 Music Workstation r51(6) Select the desired “TRACK” value with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial.The VOCODER ASSIGN section’s current

Quick Start 52rE-80 Music Workstation(4) Press the [TUNING], then the [SINGER¥KEY] field.This page contains three presets: [ORIGINAL] means that the s

Displaying Lyrics and chord informationE-80 Music Workstation r53The display briefly confirms that your name has been stored:(18) Press the [PLAY÷STOP

Quick Start 54rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the [Back] field to return to the LYRICS page.Your E-80 also provides a VIDEO OUTPUT socket you can con

Displaying Lyrics and chord informationE-80 Music Workstation r55(6) Press the [OPTIONS] button.There are several things you can decide here:• Do you

Quick Start 56rE-80 Music WorkstationUsing the VIEWER functionThe E-80 contains a VIEWER function you can use to display text or pictures in the displ

Using the VIEWER functionE-80 Music Workstation r57(7) Press the [OPTIONS] field.(8) Press the “PAGE TURNER” display field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] di

Quick Start 58rE-80 Music WorkstationThe PAGE TURNER function and DATA ENTRY [ß][†] buttons (or optional footswitch) remain active. Press the display

Using the VIEWER functionE-80 Music Workstation r59The display changes to:(12) Select the memory area that contains the text file you want to use: pre

Using the unit safely 6 r E-80 Music Workstation Using the unit safely • Before using this instrument, be sure to read the instruc-tions below, a

Quick Start 60rE-80 Music WorkstationRecording your musicYou can record your music as “Songs” that can be saved internally, to a memory card or a flop

Recording your musicE-80 Music Workstation r61Recording without accompanimentLet us now look at how to start recording without automatic accompaniment

Quick Start 62rE-80 Music WorkstationYou have just selected the more detailed recording function (the “sequencer”). The display changes to:The colored

Recording your musicE-80 Music Workstation r63Saving your songA song you save to becomes a Standard MIDI File that can be played back with the E-80, b

About the Keyboard modes64rE-80 Music Workstation4. About the Keyboard modesThe KBD MODE setting is the singlemost important parameter of your E-80 be

Split and Whole modesE-80 Music Workstation r65Split and Whole modesUsing the SPLIT Keyboard ModeSplit means that the keyboard is divided into two hal

Using the performance functions66rE-80 Music Workstation5. Using the performance functionsLet us now have a look at the E-80’s performance func-tions.

OctaveE-80 Music Workstation r67Setting the transposition interval via the displayIf you prefer to set the transposition interval via the touch screen

Using the performance functions68rE-80 Music Workstationsetting “–3”. Note that this also means that you need to play the “real” notes at the right en

Master TuneE-80 Music Workstation r69where you can set the velocity value to be used instead of the continuous flux. Press that field and use the [DAT

Using the unit safely E-80 Music Workstation r 7 • Before using the E-80 in a foreign country, consult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Serv

Using the performance functions70rE-80 Music WorkstationAftertouchThe E-80 is equipped with an Aftertouch-sensitive key-board. Like most instruments s

ASSIGN SW buttonsE-80 Music Workstation r71● Fill Down—Triggers the Fill-In that takes you to the pre-vious Variation (i.e. from MAIN “2” to “1”). You

Using the performance functions72rE-80 Music Workstation● Keyboard Exchange UP2/1—Allows you to switch off the UP1 part and activate the UP2 part – an

Using the D Beam ControllerE-80 Music Workstation r73D Beam functionsThe D Beam Controller has two sensors that detect motion (such as your hand or bo

Using the performance functions74rE-80 Music Workstation● Start/Stop—Depending on the current condition of the Arranger (running or stopped), one move

Using optional footswitchesE-80 Music Workstation r75Using optional footswitchesFC7 PEDALThe E-80 allows you to connect an optional FC-7 Foot Controll

Using the performance functions76rE-80 Music Workstation● Scale Upper/Scale Lower—Allows you to assign the selected Scale Tune (see p. 79) setting to

Using optional footswitchesE-80 Music Workstation r77that the part in question always responds to Hold messages, even if it is assigned to the left ha

Using the performance functions78rE-80 Music Workstation● Portamento—Switches the Portamento function (page 101) on and off.● Soft, Sostenuto, Hold—Th

Scale TuningE-80 Music Workstation r79You can also press the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to call up the on-screen NUMERIC PAD.Enter the value you want to use, t

Contents 8 r E-80 Music Workstation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Important notes . . . . . . . .

Using the performance functions80rE-80 Music WorkstationYou will notice that every note can be selected only once. That is because the value you speci

MetronomeE-80 Music Workstation r81MetronomeThe E-80 is equipped with a metronome that can be used in various situations. To use the metronome, here i

Additional Arranger/Style functions82rE-80 Music Workstation6. Additional Arranger/Style functionsBefore telling you even more about the Music Styles,

Selecting other Style divisionsE-80 Music Workstation r83There is no need to restart Style playback manually if you also activate SYNC [START] (see ab

Additional Arranger/Style functions84rE-80 Music Workstation(1) Press the [BASS¥INVERSION] button (so that it lights) to switch this function on.(2) P

Using the Style Cover functionE-80 Music Workstation r85(6) Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] but-tons to set the desired “Threshold”.You c

Additional Arranger/Style functions86rE-80 Music Workstation Saved VersionThe STYLE COVER page contains a [SAVED¥VERSION] field that works as follows:

One TouchE-80 Music Workstation r87One TouchYou may find yourself using the One Touch function at regular intervals, because it automates quite a few

Additional Arranger/Style functions88rE-80 Music WorkstationThe display now shows the following message:The target One Touch memory you chose for writ

More refined Arranger settingsE-80 Music Workstation r89Arranger Type (chord mode)Another important choice is how you want to transmit note information

Contents E-80 Music Workstation r 9 Using the Style Cover function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Freeze Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Additional Arranger/Style functions90rE-80 Music WorkstationThis function only becomes meaningful if you also specify how the various Arranger parts s

Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options)E-80 Music Workstation r91[PRESET], [AUTO] and [LOCK] allow you to specify what happens when you select anoth

Additional Arranger/Style functions92rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the [ARRANGER¥SETTING] field, followed by the [ARRANGER¥OPTIONS] field.• Start Arr

Working with ‘external’ StylesE-80 Music Workstation r93Note: Use the Copy function (see p. 97) to copy all Styles to the same card (or the internal m

Additional Arranger/Style functions94rE-80 Music Workstation(2) Press the [CUSTOM] field.(3) Press the field of the Music Style you want to use.In som

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesE-80 Music Workstation r95Style Finder: quickly locating StylesThe E-80 allows you to have a great many Music Sty

Additional Arranger/Style functions96rE-80 Music Workstation Searching for Music StylesThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] fiel

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesE-80 Music Workstation r97 RenameThis function allows you to change (or supply) the STYLE NAME, COUNTRY, and/or G

Additional Arranger/Style functions98rE-80 Music WorkstationYou are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”) that

Upper 3 Split E-80 Music Workstation r 99 7. Advanced Keyboard part functions Upper 3 Split On p. 65, you learned how to split the keyboard into a le