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Setting the Rhythm Pattern Level
As a rhythm pattern plays, you can adjust its volume by pressing the
SONG PLAYER’s LEVEL button, and then turning the Value dial to set
its volume as desired.
Selecting Rhythm Sets
Though each rhythm group contains a preferred rhythm set, you can use any
rhythm set you like with any rhythm. To change rhythm sets, highlight the
name of the current rhythm set on the RHYTHM PATTERN screen, and turn
the VALUE dial to select another set.
Playing Along with Songs on a USB Drive
If you’ve got a personal computer, you can load songs onto
a JUNO-Di-formatted USB memory stick, and the JUNO-Di
can play them. This makes it easy to perform along with pre-
recorded tracks.
To learn how to initialize, or format, a USB stick for the
JUNO-Di, see Page 78 in the
Owner’s Manual
. You can
also use a USB stick for backing up your own data, as
explained on Page 77 of the
Owner’s Manual
.
We recommend using the Roland M-UF1G USB memory stick. Any
standard USB memory stick should work, though Roland obviously can’t
guarantee the quality of other manufacturers’ products.
The JUNO-Di’s Song Player lets you play along with a variety of audio and
MIDI file types. You can play
MP3 files—
•
at a 44.1 kHz sample rate. The JUNO-Di stage plays MP3s
with a range of bit rates, as listed on Page 71 of the
Owner’s Manual
.
audio files—
•
in .WAV or AIFF format with a 44.1 kHz sample rate. The
JUNO-Di can play 8-, 16-, and 24-bit audio files.
SMFs—
•
that are Type 0 (all tracks combined into one track) or Type 1
(multiple separate tracks) SMFs. SMF songs play the JUNO-Di’s internal
General MIDI sounds according to MIDI Bank-Select and Program-
Change messages embedded in the file. An SMF can be no larger than
roughly 240 kb in size, and if an SMF contains System Exclusive (“SysEx”)
data, that data must have a packet size of 512 or less.
To learn more about MIDI, SMFs, and SysEx data, see Roland’s
An
Introduction to MIDI
InFocus booklet, which you can download
here
.
Using the Playlist Editor on Your Computer
The included computer-based Playlist Editor software allows
you to build playlists that place audio and MP3 songs in the
order you want. The JUNO-Di can then play these playlists.
The Playlist Editor comes with its own documentation, so
we’ll just take a quick look at it now.
If you want to play individual songs without using a playlist, you can
copy the song files to your USB stick on your computer without putting
them into any folders on the USB stick.
Before Launching the Playlist Editor
You’ll need to install the Playlist Editor on your computer according to
its installer’s instructions—the software’s on the CD that came with your
JUNO-Di.
Using the Playlist Editor
When the Playlist Editor launches, you’ll see:
