Roland AT20s User Manual

Owner’s manual

Table of contents

Document Outline

USING THE UNIT SAFELY
Important Notes
Main Features
- Basic concepts of the ATELIER series
- Main Features
- Conventions Used in This Manual
Contents
Panel Descriptions
Before You Start Playing
- Opening/Closing the Lid
- Setting Up the Music Stand
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Turning the Power On and Off
  - Tuning On the Power
  - Turning Off the Power
- Connecting a Microphone
- Using Headphones
- Restoring All the Factory Default Settings
- Displaying Basic Screens
  - Rhythm Screen
  - Composer Screen
Selecting and Playing Sounds
- Listening to the Demo Songs
- Selecting Voices
- Adjust the Volume Balance
- Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
- Playing Drum Sound or Sound Effects on the Keyboard
  - Playing Drums from the Entire Lower Keyboard (Drums/SFX)
  - Changing the Drum/SFX Set
Using the Rhythm Performance
- Selecting a Rhythm
- Playing Rhythms (Starting and Stopping the Rhythm)
- Adding Variety to the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment
- Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro
- Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment
- Changing the Tempo
- A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program)
- Using a Rhythm from a Disk
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)
- Reverb Effect
- Sustain Effect
  - When Adding Sustain to the Upper or Lower Part
  - When Adding Sustain to the Pedal Bass Part
Using the Play Functions
- Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Pedal [To Lower] Button)
- Transposing to a Different Key (Transpose Buttons)
- Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal
- Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal)
- Using the Foot Switch
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
  - Copying Only the Name of a Registration
- Saving Registration Sets to a Floppy Disk
- Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the AT-20S
  - Loading a Set of Registrations
  - Loading an Individual Registration
- Deleting a Set of Registrations from a Floppy Disk
Record and Playback Your Performance
- Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk
- Recording a Performance
- Recording Each Part Separately
- Playing Back a Performance Song
  - Add a Count Sound to Match the Timing (Count In)
- Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute)
- Re-Recording
- Erasing a Performance Song
- Formatting Disks
- Changing the Name of a Performance Song (Rename)
- Saving Performance Songs onto Floppy Disk
- Loading Performance Songs Into the AT-20S
  - Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files
- Deleting Performance Songs Stored on Disk
- Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording)
- Recording and Layering Drum Parts (Loop Recording)
- Using Song with a Different Tempo Than That of the Performance Song
Settings for the Composer
- Changing the Key When Playing Back Songs
- Count-in Recording
- Changing the Metronome Setting
- Adjusting the Metronome Volume
- Changing the Sound of the Metronome
- Setting the Beat
- Changing the Function of the Expression Pedal (Exp. Source)
  - Function During Recording
  - Function During Playback
- Muting Individual Channels of Performance Data
- Switching the Display of Lyrics On or Off
Edit Menu (Editing Song Files)
- Delete a Specific Measure (Delete Measure)
- Delete the Recording from a Track (Delete Track)
- Erase Recording (Erase Event)
- Copy Measures (Copy)
- Correct Timing Inaccuracies (Quantize)
Adjusting the Effects
- Changing the Reverb Type
- Changing the Depth of the Reverb
- Changing the Wall Type
- Sustain Effect
- Changing the Sustain Length
Various Other Settings
- Turning Initial Touch On/Off (Initial Touch)
- Changing the Function of the Foot Switch
- Using the Foot Switch to to Switch Registrations (Regist Shift)
- Changing the Sound of the Count Down (Count Down Sound)
- Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony (Pedal Bass Mode)
- Changing How the Solo Voice Responds (Solo Mode)
- Damper Pedal Assignment
- Glide Destination
- Drums/SFX Set
- Harmony Intelligence Type
- Turning Chord Intelligence On/Off (Chord Intelligence)
- Turning Chord Hold On/Off (Chord Hold)
- Registration Arranger Update (Arranger Settings Recall Timing)
- Registration Transpose Update (Transpose Setting Recall Timing)
- Adjust the Standard Pitch (Master Tune)
- Adjust the LCD Contrast (LCD Contrast)
- Selecting the MIDI Transmit Channel (Tx MIDI Channel)
- MIDI IN Mode
- Specifying Transmission of PC Numbers (Send PC Switch)
- Setting PC Numbers (PC Number)
Connecting with External Devices
- Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors
- Making the Connections
  - Connecting Audio Equipment
  - Connecting a Computer
- If You're Using MIDI
  - Connecting the AT-20S to a MIDI Instrument
Troubleshooting
Display Messages
Voice List
Drum Set List
Rhythm List
Chord List
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
Glossary
- About ATELIER Series Sound Generator
Main Specifications
Demo Song List
- AT-20S
- Profile
Index