Roland EM-55 - Manual (Page 21)

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The D Beam Controller allows you to control various aspects of your performance, or to add something to the
music, by moving your hand, head, etc., in the air. You only need to make sure that you do so over the two “eyes”
and within a 40cm (±16”) range. Your movements are translated into musical expression.
(1) Press the D BEAM CONTROLLER [ON/OFF]
button (indicator must light).
Let’s first try out the DJ GEAR functions.
(2) Press the [ASSIGN] button (next to the
[ON/OFF] button) until the DJ GEAR indi-
cator lights.
(3) Start the Arranger by pressing the [START/
STOP] button.
(4) Move your hand towards and away from
the D Beam’s “eyes”.
What you hear now is the “VinylRPM”
effect. Now let’s do some scratching…
(5) Press and hold the [ASSIGN] button until
the display shows the VinylRPM mes-
sage.
(6) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select
Scratch.
(7) Again move your hand towards and away
from the D Beam.
Now you should hear a scratch sound.
Try out the SOUND EFX (sound effects),
INSTRUMENTS (play notes using a given
sound) and CONTROLS (change Arranger
playback).
Note: See p. 36 for details about the D Beam Con-
troller.
8. Using the D Beam Controller
ON/OFF
DJ GEAR
SOUND EFX
INSTRUMENTS
CONTROLS
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