Roland E-A7, Reference Manual

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Style Composer
Be aware that if you initialize and then overwrite a user style, the
previous data is lost.
1
In the Style Composer Menu screen, select “Initialize ”
The display changes to:
The settings shown on this display page are suggested as defaults for
every new style you program.
Feel free to change them depending on the kind of accompaniment
you want to prepare:
2
Use the direct buttons to select the desired parameter,
and use the Value [-] [+] buttons or [Balance] knob
(when the LED is unlit) to change the value.
Parameter Value Explanation
Rec Track
Adrm, Abas,
Acc1, Acc2,
Acc3, Acc4,
Acc5, Acc6
This parameter allows you to select
the track whose settings you want
to change.
Tempo
20–250
You can already set the tempo here
or leave that for later.
Time Sign
(Time Signature)
1/16,
1/4–4/4…
This value needs to be set when you
initialize the Style. All Divisions and
Modes use this time signature.
You could, however, edit the
patterns at a later stage (see “Time
Signature”
on p. 20) and specify
that VARIATION [1] should use “4/4,”
MAIN [2] “6/8,” etc.
Expression 0–127 Temporary volume changes (CC11).
Tone Name
(Tone assigned
to the track)
This is where you select a sound
(or Drum) for the track marked for
recording ( “Rec Track” ).
To change the sound, use the right
screen.
Reverb 0–127
Reverb Send (CC91), i.e. how
strongly the selected track should be
processed by the reverb effect.
Chorus 0–127
Chorus Send (CC93), i.e. how
strongly the selected track should be
processed by the chorus effect.
Panpot 0–127
The track’s stereo placement (00
[L
] –64–127 [R] ).
3
Press the
[F5]
(Exec) button.
A confirmation message appears.
4
Press the [F5] (Yes) button to execute.
The display returns to the
“Style Composer”
page, which only
contains the sound assignments you have just made.
If you decide to cancel, press the
[F1] (No) button.
MEMO
5
You cannot use the UNDO function after Initialize.
5
When you enter the Initialize screen, default values are assigned
to empty tracks that contain no data.
Getting Ready to Record
1
On the “Style Composer” page, use the [L1] button to
select the “Division” parameter.
2
Use the Value [-] [+] buttons to select the Division you
want to record (
“Intro,” “Main,” “Fill”
or
“Ending”
).
3
Press the
[REC]
button.
The display changes to:
4
Use the direct buttons to select the parameter whose
setting you want to change, and use the Value [-] [+]
buttons or [Balance] knob (when the LED is unlit) to
change the value.
Parameter Value Explanation
Rec Track*
Adrm, Abas,
Acc1, Acc2,
Acc3, Acc4,
Acc5, Acc6
This parameter allows you to select
the track whose settings you want
to record.
Division*
Intro, Main, Fill,
Ending
Select the pattern you want to
create. This parameter is linked to
the division you select on the main
“Style Composer” page.
Tempo 20–250
The tempo value you set here is
recorded and regarded as preset
tempo. You can change it at any
stage in Style Composer mode,
so start by selecting a tempo that
allows you to record the music the
way you want it to sound.
Octave –4–+4
This parameter allows you to
transpose the keyboard in octave
steps, which may be convenient for
extremely high or low notes–or for
using the special “noises” of certain
sounds.
Key
C, C#, D, Eb, E,
F, F#, G, Ab, A,
Bb, B
If you want to use the accompani-
ment in a musically meaningful way,
you need to tell the E-A7 what key
you are recording in.
This is to ensure that the chords you
play during everyday use of your
style with the E-A7’s Arranger lead to
the correct real-time transpositions
of the selected Division.
The E-A7 allows you to record
styles in any key. But do set the KEY
parameter to the right value before
recording.
The key of AccDrums parts cannot
be set (because that doesn’t make
sense).
Tone Name
(Tone assigned
to the track)
This is where you select a sound
(or Drum) for the track marked for
recording (
“Rec Track”
).
When you use the direct buttons to
select
[Tone Name]
, the tone list
appears in the right screen.
If you want to change the sound, use
the right screen.
Mode**
Major, Minor,
7th, M=m,
M=7, m=7,
M=m=7
This parameter allows you to specify
whether you are about to record the
accompaniment for major, minor or
seventh chords. If you listen to the
style prepared by Roland, you will
notice that there are slight differ-
ences in the looped patterns–and
sometimes striking differences for
Intros and Endings, with completely
different phrases. Such variations
can be prepared using the “Mode”
parameter.