Roland ATELIER Combo AT-350C - Manual (Page 12)

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Contents
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Trying Out the Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Performing with Rhythms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Recalling Voices and Rhythms with a Single Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Playing Along with a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Other Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Placing the ATELIER on the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Attaching the Music Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Connecting the AC adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Turning the Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Turning the Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Turning the Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Connecting to Output Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Connecting Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using the USB Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Listening to the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting Sounds (Voices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
About the Voices and Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Functions of the Voice Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Selecting a Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Recalling Panel Settings by Choosing a Keyword
(Music Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Playing a Vintage Organ Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Adjust the Volume Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Transposing to a Different Key (Key Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Adding Effects to a Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence) . . . . . .38
Changing the Type of Harmony Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect). . . . . . . . . . . .39
Adding Resonance to the Sound (Sustain Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb Effect) . . . . . . . . .41
Making the Sound Distort (Overdrive Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using the D Beam Controller to Modify the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Playing the Solo Voice on the Lower Keyboard
(Solo To Lower) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice
(Bass Split) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Playing a Lower Voice with Percussion Instrument Sounds
and a Voice Phrase (Manual Percussion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Playing Drums from the Entire Lower Keyboard
(Drums/SFX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice
(Pedal To Lower) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Easily Playing Chords on the Lower Keyboard
(Easy One Finger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Realistically Expressing Acoustic Instrument Performances
(SuperNATURAL Voices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Selecting a SuperNATURAL Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Optimal Settings for Playing a SuperNATURAL Voice . . . . . . . .53
Playing a SuperNATURAL Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal . . . . . . . . .55
Performing with an Active Expression Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using the Foot Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Performing with Rhythms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selecting a Rhythm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Selecting Rhythms Stored in User Memory or USB Memory .59
Playing Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Stopping the Rhythm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Changing a Tempo of Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment . . .62
Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Adding Variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment . . . . .63
Changing the Arrangement of the Rhythm and
Accompaniment (Variation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings
(One Touch Program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Deleting a Rhythm from User Memory or USB Memory . . . . . . . . . . .65
Storing Your Performance Settings (Registration) . . . . 66
Storing Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Recalling a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel Settings . . . . . . .67
Saving Registration Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the ATELIER . . . . . .70
Loading a Set of Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Loading an Individual Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Recalling the Order that the Registrations are Saved
(Load Next) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Deleting a Set of Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Recording Your Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Recording in SMF Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Add a Count Sound to Match the Timing (Count In) . . . . . . . . .76
Advanced Recording Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Saving Performance Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Using Song with a Different Tempo Than That of the
Performance Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Erasing Performance Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Recording in Audio Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Changing the Name of Performance Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Playing Performance Data from User Memory or a USB memory . .88
Deleting a Saved Performance Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Detailed Settings for Various Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Basic Operations in the Utility Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Adjusting How the Instrument Responds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92