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Page 1: ...Roland WSm RHVTHM COMPOSER Owner s Manual RHVTHrVI COMroserTR SOS Ittt ikT i K rsL cibj P5 t t tV...

Page 2: ...zing procedure is not necessary when you replace the batteries later CONTENTS Q Panel Description 3 2 Outline of the TR 505 6 H Connections 7 J4 Operation 8 1 Manual Playing 9 2 Demonstration Program...

Page 3: ...o LU Q o o sr t g i 5 m 0 i 10 b Ji s 22 io i j H S 2 5 S H 9 9 I O 30 g...

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Page 5: ...and remove the batteries otherwise various trou bles may be caused by battery leakage Please observe the following Battery Replacement Please be sure that the polarities of the batteries are correct W...

Page 6: ...o grammed and another 48 preset rhythm patterns There are two methods for programming a rhythm pattern Step Writing in which we enter or load one step at a time without worrying about tempo and Tap Wr...

Page 7: ...3 CONNECTIONS R MONO L PHONES Amplifier Headphones I Audio Amplifier PA IVlixer U...

Page 8: ...in which the TR 505 currently is SCALE J J 56 7 89K 11 If 13 14 15 6 srfMiewil STEP WRITE 1AP WHITE To Change the modes press the Mode Key some times with the Shift Key held down Mode Key Shift Key g...

Page 9: ...created sound will take on accent afc B tfe iTT P sgaS Q Opo go o o DaapQDD Main Keys Accent Key if the composer is not in the Track Play mode push the Mode Key as many times until the Display shows...

Page 10: ...p Key Start Stop Key IMPCMra I M The composer plays the demo program and the Tempo Indicator blinks in the tempo of the music gQ U J SSO d5 O O Adjust the tempo with the Tempo Knob and the volume with...

Page 11: ...elect Track 1 or 4 an IftACKHUMSER To select Track 2 or 5 PAlliftt GROUP G E C nan TfUhCK MyUMn To select Track 3 or 6 DD IflACKNUUOEfl Summary of the Demo Program Track 1 Latin rock mainly using the...

Page 12: ...n to the Pattem Play mode The Display shows PATTERN PLAY In the Pattern Play mode the Main Keys O to work to select the pattern numbers 1 to 16 n PATTERN PLAY Select the pattern group by pushing the P...

Page 13: ...own push the Manual Play Key The Display will respond with Shift Key f aiii S mi U09ci o U OQq ciiJ o o Manual Play Key t Hit the Main Keys O to and the relevant drum voices will sound Also hitting th...

Page 14: ...of the drum voice whose volume you wish to change The Display shows the name of the drum voice you have called and its volume When the com poser is not playing the above operation will make the drum...

Page 15: ...same procedures as D and for other voices To adjust the accent level push the Accent Key then lake the step The Display shows the current accent level CCEN CficceifT TRACK LEVEL MODE 1 1 It PATTERN P...

Page 16: ...3 A 8 A 8 A 8 A 4 A 8 A 8 _j A 8 H A 16 H 1 If the composer is set to the Track Write mode you cannot select the Track number To select Track 1 or 4 PATTERN GROUP A S E C F i 2 i 3 TRACK WJUBEB To sel...

Page 17: ...now written into the 1 st measure The Display now shows the 2nd measure E Track Playing Now let s play the Track you have written Push the Mode Key to turn to the Track Playing mode I Select the rhyt...

Page 18: ...a Track depends on how many bars have been taken away for other 5 Track Total of 423 bars are available for the 6 Tracks e g 1 Track Number Bar Number 1 80 2 80 3 80 4 80 5 80 f 6 23 Total 423 e g 2 T...

Page 19: ...atterns either in the Step Writing or Tap Writing take the following steps to With the composer stopped hold the Shift Key and without releasing it press the Mode Key as many times until the Display s...

Page 20: ...CH SCALE J J J J 1 PATTERN STEP 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 Sl9l 0 llll2ll3 l4 1516 iHsmjHtxj SO SCALE J J J J 1 PATTERN STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8l9lW llll2h3 l4il5 l6l IhSTRUHCHT BO SCALE J J J J 1 PATTERN STEP 1 2 3 4...

Page 21: ...n simply press the same Main Key Also to erase the entire sound currently selected keep pressing the Clear Key until no sound of that voice is heard I Now we have completed writing the example score P...

Page 22: ...y If you wish to see a certain voice of the rhythm you have written in the Display press the Main Key of that voice while holding the Instrument Selector Key down When you have finished writing push t...

Page 23: ...oup is already shown in the Display you can skip this step Zl Assigning the pattern number of the rhythm you wish to play When the desired pattern number is already shown in the Display you can skip t...

Page 24: ...our steps are assigned to a quater note this means that a step is a sixteenth note In this case it is not possible to write a rhythm pattern with thirty second notes or shuffle or swing which use trip...

Page 25: ...e preset rhythms B 1 to B 16 also need 12 steps The number of the steps can be changed which we call setting the last step D Make sure that the composer is stoped and in the Step Writing or Tap Writin...

Page 26: ...iting or Tap Writing mode Assign the new location pattern number which your pattern is copied to by using the Pattern Group Button and the Pattern Number Button Main Key 1 to 16 While holding the Shif...

Page 27: ...and while still holding these push the Enter Key The Display shows CHAIN To drop a pattern from the Chain hold the relevant Main Key down and push the Enter Key This Chain function naturally is availa...

Page 28: ...e Last Mea sure Key with the Shift Key down push the Delete Last Measure then Enter Refer to the example shown on page 31 To delete a single bar while holding the Shift Key down push the Delete then t...

Page 29: ...r Key and the ending bar number then the Enter Key Be sure that all are done while the Shift Key is being held down Refer to the example copy on page 34 f Last Measure When the composer is stopped hol...

Page 30: ...st to 24th bar Before deleting i After deleting D Recall the 21st measure Bar Assign Take Delete procedure and delete up to 24th bar Main Key 2 Main Key V Enter Key D I L I V m Main Key 2 Main Key 4 E...

Page 31: ...elete 25th to the last bar t 2 3 4 12 3 4 Before deleting After deleting Recall the 25th bar V Main Key 2 Main Key 5 Enter Key L 1 Delete up to the last bar Q V Enter Key MEASURE DO CO fiEASURE DU L I...

Page 32: ...delete only 19th bar I 2 3 n 1 3 I9 20 21 22 23 24 Before deleting I 2 2 d 17 18 fl9 20 21 22 23 After deleting D Recall the 19th bar Take Delete precedure V Main Key 9 Enter Key m V Enter Key lO III...

Page 33: ...n into the 3rd bar 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 j Before inserting After inserting C ipA n 5 Recall the 3rd bar Main Keys Ol Enter Key V 1 Select the Rhythm Pattern 3 Take insert procedure Pattern Group Pattern Numb...

Page 34: ...ing I g 3 4 II 13 13 14 IS 16 r zV i zn Z 2r 23 2A 2S 30 31 32 p f copying Recall the 19th bar Take copy procedure and copy 13th to 16th bar V Main Keyl Enter Key D Main Key 9 QHEBI V Msin Key 11 Copv...

Page 35: ...mode and stopped a Saving First of all connect the tape recorder and the com poser as shown below Start the tape recorder on record I While holding the Shift Key D down press the Save Main Key then th...

Page 36: ...Key On pressing the Verify Key the display responds with CLOSED m MAT While holding down Q j jlii When verification starts the Tempo Indicator lights up To stop verification during verifying push the...

Page 37: ...tart of the pilot tone then stop the tape recorder Start the tape recorder on play While holding the Shift Key down push the Load Key Main Key 16 then the Enter Key While holding down E On pressing th...

Page 38: ...as shown below MIDI Sync On Off OMNI Mode On Off Receive MIDI channel number 1 to 16 Key number of the drum voice 25 to 99 Transmit MIDI channel number of the drum voice 1 to 16 MIDI Function I Settin...

Page 39: ...signal of the external device This can be understood by the indication in the Display as shown right b Setting OMNI Mode OMNI ON mode makes the receiver recognize voice messages in all channels withou...

Page 40: ...change The Display shows the selected drum voice and the key number currently assigned To change the key number to the higher number than the current one push the Up Key and to decrease the number pus...

Page 41: ...all the receivers to OMN OFF modes Set the receivers so that they can run with the TR 505 sync signal Refer to the owner s manual of each device 2 Sync to the master devices MID MIDI MID 1 IN OUT MID...

Page 42: ...IDI messages sent from the composer are received by the connected instruments such other rhythm machine and synthes izer making them sound 1 OUT TR 505 IN THRU Keyboard JUNO 106 JX 8P JX 3P IN THRU Ke...

Page 43: ...Triplet Time Rhythm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shuffle 1 Shuffle 2 Shuffle 3 Shuffle 4 Shuffle 5 Shuffle 6 Shuffle 7 4 Beat 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Fill In 4 4 1 Fill In 4 4 2 Fill In 2 4 1 Fill In 4 4 3 Fill I...

Page 44: ...RHYTHM NOTE Pattern Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pattern Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pattern Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 44...

Page 45: ...Pattern Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pattern Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pattern Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 45...

Page 46: ...CONGA HI CONGA LOW COWBELL HI COWBELL CRASH CYMBAL RIDE CYMBAL ACCENT 12 13 15 16 Pattern Group Pattern S Scale 10 II 12 13 14 15 STEP LAST STEP BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM LOW TOM MID TOM HI TOM TIMBALE RI...

Page 47: ...AL RIDE CYMBAL ACCENT Pattern Group Pattern ft Scale STEP LAST STEP BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM LOW TOM MID TOM HI TOM TIMBALE RIM SHOT HAND CLAP OPEN HI NAT CLOSER HI HAT LOW CONGA HI CONGA LOW COWBELL HI C...

Page 48: ...L RIDE CYMBAL ACCENT Pattern Group Pattern tf Scale STEP LAST STEP BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM LOW TOM MID TOM HI TOM TIM8ALE RIM SHOT HAND CLAP OPEN Hl NAT CLOSER HI HAT LOW CONGA HI CONGA LOW COWBELL HI CO...

Page 49: ...Key Accent Key Clear Key Mode Key Pattern Mode Track Mode Key Scale Key Back Key Last Step Key Forward Key Instrument Select Metronome Key Last Measure Key Pattern Group Key Track Number Key Tempo Mea...

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Page 51: ...created RHYTHM T h In the PATTERN PLAY mode twice MA1NKEY1 16 1 16 W fMi S M 12 Set the Composer to the PATTERN PLAY mode the STEP WRITE mode or the TAP WRITE mode When in the STEP WRITE mode the TAP...

Page 52: ...ute copying I SHIPTln l 0PV MAINKEY11 11 20 21 PATTERN GROUP AiC 29f I D F I 29 MAINKEY1 16h 16 ENTER 19 26 Chaining Function Set the Composer to the STEP WRITE mode or the TAP WRITE mode When rhythm...

Page 53: ...u wish new pattern to begin 1 SHIFT l7l i l EY1 16 l 16 rENTER l9 Bar Number 2 Assign the starting Bar number and ending bar number I SHIFT I 17 I I QP I I MAJNKEY1 10 1 10 the starting Bar Number I E...

Page 54: ...1 off C Setting Receive channel 1 1 MIDI I 28 H MIDI I 28 1 1 MIDI I 28 SHIFT UP 31 DOWN 30 D Setting Key Number for each voice r n 1 MIDI 1 28 1 MIDI 1 28 1 1 MIDI 1 28 i 1 MIDI 28 1 1 MAIN KEY 1 16...

Page 55: ...k Start 4 14 nil 1000 Tiains Clock 5 nil 1011 Continue 4 nil 1010 Start IS nil 1100 Stop 14 nil ton Continue ts nil 1100 Stop 5 Notes Notes 11 Transnitted channel for each instrunent can be chansed to...

Page 56: ...Key s Touch Ch s X X X X Pitch Bender X X Control Change X X Prog Change True X X System Exclusive X X System Song Pos Song Sel Common Tune o o X O SYNC mode MIDI O SYNC mode MIDI X 0 5 System Clock...

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