Panel descriptions, Top panel – Roland AX-Edge 49-Key Keytar Synthesizer (White) User Manual
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Panel Descriptions
Top Panel
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Display
Bank/number display
A three-digit display that shows the bank and number of the
currently selected sound.
LCD display
Shows various information for the operation.
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Basic operation buttons
Cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons
Move the cursor left/right.
These also switch screens.
[–] [+] buttons
Modify values.
If you keep on holding down one button while pressing the
other, the value change accelerates.
[EXIT] button
Returns you to the previous screen.
In some screens, this cancels the operation currently being
executed.
[ENTER] button
Press this to confirm a value or execute an operation.
[SHIFT] button
Used together with other buttons to execute various functions.
[MENU/WRITE] button
The MENU screen appears.
Use this together with the
[SHIFT] button
to save sounds or
system settings (p. 12, p. 20).
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FAVORITE
FAVORITE [ON] button
Turns the FAVORITE function on/off.
FAVORITE [BANK] button
Selects the bank of FAVORITE memories (p. 9) in which you can
register your favorite sounds (programs).
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PROGRAM buttons
[EDGE LEAD]
–
[VOCODER/VOICE] buttons
[0]
–
[9] buttons
Select the category of sounds (programs).
When the
[FAVORITE] button
or the
[BANK] button
is lit, these
function as
[0]
–
[9] buttons
.
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SONG PLAYER
SONG PLAYER [LIST] button
Displays the song list.
SONG PLAYER [
s
] button
Plays/stops the selected song.
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ARPEGGIO/LOCK
[ARPEGGIO] button
Turns the arpeggio function on/off.
[LOCK] button
Long-press this button to turn panel lock on/off (a function that
disables panel operations).
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Neck control section (Top Panel)
[MASTER VOLUME] knob
Adjusts the overall volume.
[ASSIGNABLE CONTROL] knob
Controls the parameter that’s assigned to the knob.
PROGRAM [–] [+] buttons ([S6], [S7] buttons)
Each time you press a button, the sound (program) is switched
consecutively.
If the Favorite function is on, you’ll switch consecutively through
the sounds that are registered as Favorites.
MODULATION BAR
Press the
MODULATION BAR
to add modulation to the notes
you are playing.
RIBBON CONTROLLER
Slide your finger towards the left or right on this ribbon to
change the pitch of the notes.
You can modify the sound by pressing the controller with your
finger.
OCTAVE [–] [+] buttons ([S4], [S5] buttons)
These buttons are used to transpose the AX-Edge’s keyboard in
steps of one octave.
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