Roland AT800 User Manual

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES”
(p. 6). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of
the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of
every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety.
The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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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 Cable
- Opening/Closing the Lid
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Turning the Power On and Off
  - Turning On the Power
  - Turning Off the Power
- Using Headphones
- Using a Microphone
- Using the Code Hook
- Restoring All the Factory Default Settings
- Using the External Memory
  - Connecting the USB Memory
  - Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive
- Using a CD
  - Connecting a CD Drive
About the Display
- Understanding the Main and Related Screens
Convenient Functions
- Listening to the Demo Songs
- Choose a Keyword for Quick Registration Selection
- Music Assistant Function
  - Music Assistant Search
- About the Quick Guide Function
  - About the Index Menu
- Settings for Easy Performance
- Creating a Folder
Selecting and Playing Sounds
- Selecting Voices
- Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ)
  - Playing a Vintage Organ Voice
- Realistically Expressing an Acoustic Instrument Performance (Articulation Voice)
- Performing with an Active Expression Voice
- Performing with a Human Voice
- Adjust the Volume Balance
- Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
- Playing Drum Sounds or Sound Effects from the Entire Lower Keyboard (Drums/SFX)
  - Changing Drums/SFX Sets
- Playing a Lower Voice with Percussion Instrument Sounds and a Voice Phrase (Manual Percussion)
  - Changing the Manual Percussion Sets
- Sustaining Notes in the Lower Part (Lower Voice Hold)
Using Rhythm Performance
- Selecting a Rhythm
  - Using Rhythms Stored in User Memory
  - Rhythm Search
- Playing Rhythm
- Changing a Rhythm’s Tempo
- Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro
- Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment
- Adding Variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment
  - Changing the Arrangement of the Rhythm and Accompaniment (Variation)
- Playing Chords with Simple Fingering (Chord Intelligence)
- Leading Bass Function
- A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program)
- Using a Rhythm from a USB Memory
  - Reviewing the Rhythms on USB Memory
- Copying Rhythms
- Changing the Order of the Saved Rhythms
- Renaming a Saved Rhythm
- Deleting Saved Rhythm
Using the Registration Buttons
- Storing Registrations
- Recalling a Registration
- 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
- Deleting a Set of Registrations
- Changing the Name or Order of Registration
- Copying Registrations
Using the Performance Functions
- Transposing to a Different Key (Key Transpose)
- Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound
- Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal)
- Using the Pitch Bend/Vibrato Lever
- Using the Foot Switches
  - Changing the Function of the Foot Switch
  - Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations
- Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal
  - Adjusting the Depth of the Expression Pedal
Applying Various Effects to the Sound
- Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence)
  - Changing the Harmony Intelligence Type
- Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect)
  - Making Fine Adjustments to the Rotary Effect Speed (Rotary Speed)
  - Changing the Brightness of the Rotary Effect (Rotary Color)
- Adding Richness to the Sound (Chorus Effect)
- Adding Resonance to the Sound (Sustain Effect)
  - Changing the Sustain Length
- Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb Effect)
- Using the D Beam Controller for Additional Enjoyment
  - Modifying the Sound
  - Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Produce a Sound 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] Button)
  - Changing the Bass Split Point
- Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Pedal [To Lower] Button)
Recording/Playing Back What You Play
- What is a Track Button?
- Displaying the Track Buttons
- Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files
- Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute)
  - Muting Individual Tracks of Performance Data
- Viewing a Notation
  - Changing the Notation Settings
- 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 (Song Clear)
- 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
- Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording)
- Recording and Layering Drum Parts (Loop Recording)
- Starting Recording at the Right moment (Count-In Recording)
- Copying Performance Song
Editing Your Musical Performance Data
- Deleting a Specific Measure (Delete Measure)
- Delete the Recording from a Track (Delete Track)
- Erase Recording (Erase Event)
- Copying Measures (Copy)
- Correct Timing Inaccuracies (Quantize)
Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms
- Preparations for Creating User Rhythms
- Creating the User Rhythm
- Saving the User Rhythm
  - Changing the Name of a User Rhythm (Rename)
  - Saving User Rhythms to the User Memory or USB Memory
Various Other Settings
- Adjusting How the Instrument Responds
- Performance Function Settings
- Rhythm Settings
- Registration Settings
  - Changing the Timing at Which Arranger Settings are Recalled
  - Changing the Timing at Which Transposition Settings are Recalled
- Composer Settings
- Other Settings
- Restoring the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings
- Restoring All Settings Other Than the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings
- Formatting a USB Memory (Format)
- Displaying a Graphic at Power-up
  - Deleting an Image Stored in Internal Memory
- Copying Data from a Floppy Disk to USB Memory
- Video-related Settings
Connecting with External Device
- Name and Functions of Jack and Connectors
- Connecting to Audio Equipment
- Connecting a Computer
  - Making the Settings for the USB Driver
- Connecting MIDI Devices
- Connecting an External Display or Television
- Changing the settings when external speakers are connected
  - Switching the Aux Out On/OFF
  - Switching the Aux Out Mode
- Using the Remote
Enjoying Music and Video
- Enjoying VIMA TUNES Songs
- Listening to Songs from Music CD
  - Enjoying Karaoke with a Music CD (Center Cancel)
Troubleshooting
- Power does not Turn On
- Problems with the Screen Display
- No Sound is Heard
- Problems with the Sound
- Registrations do not Switch Correctly
- Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment does not Sound Right
- Song does not Play Correctly
- Recording is not Possible
- Problems with Playback Functions
- Other Problems
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
Demo Song List
Short Cut List
Main Specifications
Index