Example 1: recording a song from scratch – Roland E-80 User Manual
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Using the 16-track Sequencer
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E-80 Music Workstation
Obviously, if you record a song with Arranger backing,
the respective Style parts (ADR, ABS, etc.) are recorded
onto the tracks that are assigned to their MIDI chan-
nels.
There is yet another track, called “MASTER”, that is used
for recording the time signature, the tempo, as well as
general SysEx data.
Example 1: Recording a song from
scratch
Let us first record a song from scratch using the
16-track sequencer. If you already played back a song
since switching on the E-80, the song RAM memory
already contains data we need to erase. (Even if the
E-80’s song RAM memory is still empty, using the INI-
TIALIZE SONG function would be a good idea.)
(1) Press the RECORDER [16-TRK¥SEQ.] button.
(2) Press the [INITIALIZE¥SONG] field.
(3) If you want the E-80 to set most parameters for
you, press one of the TEMPLATES fields.
Here is what the options mean:
Track (SMF part)
MIDI
channel
E-80 parts
Recorder
Arranger
1 (Piano)
1
—
Accomp 1
2 (Bass)
2
—
A. Bass
3 (Chords)
3
—
Accomp 2
4 (Solo/Melody)
4
Upper1
Upper1
5 Harmony
5
—
Accomp 3
6 (Counter-melody)
6
Upper2
Upper2
7 (Not specified)
7
—
Accomp 4
8 (Not specified)
8
—
Accomp 5
9 (Not specified)
9
—
Accomp 6
10 (Drums)
10
Drums
A. Drums
11 (Not specified)
11
Lower1
Lower1
12 (Not specified)
12
M.Bass
M.Bass
13 (Not specified)
13
Upper3
Upper3
14 (Not specified)
14
Lower2
Lower2
15 (Not Specified)
15
Melody Intell.
Melody Intell.
16 (Not specified)
16
—
—
ORCHESTR
Selects orchestral sounds suitable for classi-
cal music and film scores.
BAROQUE
Selects instrument sounds suitable for
chamber music.
ROCK
Selects sounds suitable for rock music.
FOLK
Selects sounds suitable for folk music.
COUNTRY
Selects sounds suitable for country music.
ELECTRONIC Selects sounds suitable for dance music.
POP
Selects sounds often used in pop arrange-
ments.
JAZZ
Selects sounds suitable for jazz combos.
ETHNIC
Selects sounds suitable for world music.
16-TRK
SEQ.