Roland ATELIER AT-300 User Manual

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ATELIER AT-100

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USING THE UNIT SAFELY
Important Notes
Main Features
- Conventions Used in This Manual
Contents
Panel Descriptions
Before You Start Playing
- Setting Up the Music Rest
- Connecting the Speaker Cord (AT-300)
- Opening/Closing the Lid (AT-300)
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Turning the Power On and Off
  - Turning On the Power
  - Turning Off the Power
- Using Headphones
- Using the Cord Hook
- Restoring All the Factory Default Settings (Factory Reset)
- Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen
- Using the External Memory
  - Connecting the USB Memory
  - Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive (Sold Separately)
- Using a CD
  - Connecting a CD Drive (Sold Separately)
- About the Adjuster
About the Display
- Understanding the Main and Related Screens
Selecting and Playing Sounds
- Listening to the Demo Songs
- Selecting Voices
- Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ)
  - Playing a Vintage Organ Voice
- Performing with an Active Expression Voice
- Adjust the Volume Balance
- Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
- Sustaining Notes Played on the Lower Keyboard
- Playing Drums from the Entire Lower Keyboard (Drums/SFX)
  - Changing the Drum/SFX Set
Using the Rhythm Performance
- Selecting a Rhythm
  - Using Rhythms Stored in User Memory
- Playing Rhythm
- Changing a Tempo of Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment
- Playing a Countdown Sound When the Intro Ends
- Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment
- Adding Variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment
  - Changing the Arrangement of the Rhythm and Accompaniment (Variation)
- Turning Chord Intelligence On/Off
- Using the Leading Bass Function
- A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program)
- Using a Rhythm from a USB Memory
  - Reviewing the Styles on USB Memory
- Copying Rhythms
- Deleting Saved Rhythm
Using the Registration Buttons
- Storing Registrations
- Recalling a Registration
  - How to Recall a Registration
  - Changing the Timing of Recalling Registrations
- Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel Settings
- Assigning a Name to a Registration Set
- Saving Registration Sets
- Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the ATELIER
  - Loading a Set of Registrations
  - Loading an Individual Registration
- Deleting a Set of Registrations
- Copying Registrations
Using the Performance Functions
- Transposing to a Different Key (Key Transpose)
- Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal)
- Using the Foot Switch
  - Changing the Function of the Foot Switch
  - Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations (Registration Shift)
- Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal
Adding Various Effects to a Voice
- Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence)
  - Changing the Type of Harmony Intelligence
- Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect)
- Sustain Effect
  - Changing the Sustain Length
- Reverb Effect
Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively
- Making Effective Use of the Lower Keyboard
- Playing the Solo Voice on the Lower Keyboard (Solo [To Lower] Button)
- Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Bass Split)
  - Changing the Bass Split Point
- Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Pedal [To Lower] button)
Record and Playback Your Performance
- What is a Track Button?
- Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files
- Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute)
- Recording a Performance
- Playing Back a Performance Song
- Add a Count Sound to Match the Timing (Count In)
- Recording Each Part Separately
- Re-Recording
- Erasing a Performance Song
- Changing the Name of a Performance Song (Rename)
- Saving Performance Songs
- Loading Performance Songs Into the ATELIER
- Deleting Performance Songs Stored on “Favorites” or the USB Memory
- Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files
- Using Song with a Different Tempo Than That of the Performance Song
- Copying Performance Song
- Creating a Folder in USB Memory or User Memory
- Changing the Name of a Folder
- Enjoying VIMA TUNES Songs
  - Listening to a VIMA TUNES Song
  - Performing with Sounds that Match the Song (Recommended Tones)
- Listening to Songs from Music CD
  - Enjoying Karaoke with a Music CD (Center Cancel)
  - Transposing the Song to a Comfortable Key for Singing
Various Other Settings
- Adjusting How the Instrument Responds
  - Adjusting the Initial Touch Sensitivity (Initial Touch)
  - Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony (Pedal Bass Mode)
- Performance Function Settings
  - Changing the Function of the Expression Pedal (Exp. Source)
- Rhythm Settings
  - Preventing Rhythm Tempos from Switching Automatically (Auto Std Tempo)
  - Changing the Sound of the Countdown (Count Down Sound)
- Registration Settings
  - Registration Arranger Update (Arranger Update)
  - Registration Transpose Update (Trans. Update)
- Composer Settings
- Other Settings
- Restoring the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings (User Memory Reset)
- Restoring All Settings Other Than the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings (Panel Reset)
- Formatting a USB Memory (Format)
Connecting with External Devices
- Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors
- Connecting Audio Equipment
  - Making the Connections
- Connecting a Computer
  - Making the Settings for the USB Driver
- Connecting MIDI Devices
  - Making the Connections
Troubleshooting
Error Message
Chord List
Glossary
Music Files That the ATELIER Can Use
- The ATELIER Allows You To Use the Following Music Files
- About the ATELIER Sound Generator
Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off
- Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off
- Settings That Are Stored In the Registration Buttons
- Settings That Are Stored In the Individual Registration Buttons
MIDI Implementation Chart
Main Specifications
Demo Song List
- Profile
Index