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Roland ATELIER AT-500 User Manual, 272 pages

Recognized languages:	English
Pages:	272
Size:	52.63 MB

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USING THE UNIT SAFELY
Important Notes
Main Features
- Conventions Used in This Manual
Contents
Panel Descriptions
Before You Start Playing
- Setting Up the Music Rest
- Connecting the Speaker Cable
- Opening/Closing the Lid
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Turning the Power On and Off
  - Turning On the Power
  - Turning Off the Power
- Using Headphones
- Using a Microphone
- Using the Cord Hook
- Restoring All the Factory Default Settings
- Using the External Memory
  - Connecting the USB Memory
  - Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive
- Using a CD
  - Connecting a CD Drive
About the Display
- Understanding the Main and Related Screens
Convenient Functions
- Listening to the Demo Songs
- Choose a Keyword for Quick Registration Selection
- Music Assistant Function
  - Music Assistant Search
- About the Quick Guide Function
  - About the Index Menu
- Creating a Folder
Selecting and Playing Sounds
- Selecting Voices
- Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ)
  - Playing a Vintage Organ Voice
- Performing with an Active Expression Voice
- Performing with a Human Voice
- Adjust the Volume Balance
- Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
- Playing Drum Sounds or Sound Effects from the Entire Lower Keyboard (Drums/SFX)
  - Changing Drums/SFX Sets
- Playing a Lower Voice with Percussion Instrument Sounds and a Voice Phrase (Manual Percussion)
  - Changing the Manual Percussion Sets
- Sustaining Notes in the Lower Part (Lower Voice Hold)
Using Rhythm Performance
- Selecting a Rhythm
  - Using Rhythms Stored in User Memory
  - Rhythm Search
- Playing Rhythm
- Changing a Rhythm’s Tempo
- Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro
- Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment
- Adding Variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment
  - Changing the Arrangement of the Rhythm and Accompaniment (Variation)
- Playing Chords with Simple Fingering (Chord Intelligence)
- Leading Bass Function
- A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program)
- Using a Rhythm from a USB Memory
  - Reviewing the Rhythms on USB Memory
- Copying Rhythms
- Changing the Order of the Saved Rhythms
- Renaming a Saved Rhythm
- Deleting Saved Rhythm
Using the Registration Buttons
- Storing Registrations
- Recalling a Registration
- Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel Settings
- Assigning a Name to a Registration Set
- Saving Registration Sets
- Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the ATELIER
  - Loading a Set of Registrations
  - Loading an Individual Registration
- Deleting a Set of Registrations
- Changing the Name or Order of Registration
- Copying Registrations
Using the Performance Functions
- Transposing to a Different Key (Key Transpose)
- Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound
- Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal)
- Using the Pitch Bend/Vibrato Lever
- Using the Foot Switches
  - Changing the Function of the Foot Switch
  - Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations
- Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal
  - Adjusting the Depth of the Expression Pedal
Applying Various Effects to the Sound
- Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence)
  - Changing the Harmony Intelligence Type
- Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect)
  - Making Fine Adjustments to the Rotary Effect Speed (Rotary Speed)
  - Changing the Brightness of the Rotary Effect (Rotary Color)
- Adding Richness to the Sound (Chorus Effect)
- Adding Resonance to the Sound (Sustain Effect)
  - Changing the Sustain Length
- Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb Effect)
- Using the D Beam Controller for Additional Enjoyment
  - Modifying the Sound
  - Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Produce a Sound Effect
Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively
- Making Effective Use of the Lower Keyboard
- Playing the Solo Voice on the Lower Keyboard (Solo [To Lower] Button)
- Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Bass Split)
  - Changing the Bass Split Point
- Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Pedal [To Lower] Button)
Recording/Playing Back What You Play
- What is a Track Button?
- Displaying the Track Buttons
- Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files
- Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute)
  - Muting Individual Tracks of Performance Data
- Viewing a Notation
  - Changing the Notation Settings
- Recording a Performance
- Playing Back a Performance Song
- Add a Count Sound to Match the Timing (Count In)
- Recording Each Part Separately
- Re-Recording
- Erasing a Performance Song (Song Clear)
- Changing the Name of a Performance Song (Rename)
- Saving Performance Songs
- Loading Performance Songs Into the ATELIER
- Deleting Performance Songs Stored on “Favorites” or the USB Memory
- Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files
- Using Song with a Different Tempo Than That of the Performance Song
- Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording)
- Recording and Layering Drum Parts (Loop Recording)
- Starting Recording at the Right Moment (Count-In Recording)
- Copying Performance Song
Editing Your Musical Performance Data
- Deleting a Specific Measure (Delete Measure)
- Delete the Recording from a Track (Delete Track)
- Erase Recording (Erase Event)
- Copying Measures (Copy)
- Correct Timing Inaccuracies (Quantize)
Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms
- Preparations for Creating User Rhythms
- Creating the User Rhythm
- Saving the User Rhythm
  - Changing the Name of a User Rhythm (Rename)
  - Saving User Rhythms to the User Memory or USB Memory
Various Other Settings
- Adjusting How the Instrument Responds
  - Adjusting the Initial Touch Sensitivity
  - Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony
- Performance Function Settings
- Rhythm Settings
- Registration Settings
  - Changing the Timing at Which Arranger Settings are Recalled
  - Changing the Timing at Which Transposition Settings are Recalled
- Composer Settings
- Other Settings
- Restoring the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings
- Restoring All Settings Other Than the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings
- Formatting a USB Memory (Format)
- Displaying a Graphic at Power-up
  - Deleting an Image Stored in Internal Memory
- Copying Data from a Floppy Disk to USB Memory
- Video-related Settings
  - Selecting the Type of Slide Show
  - Selecting the Interval at which Images will Change
Connecting with External Device
- Name and Functions of Jack and Connectors
- Connecting to Audio Equipment
- Connecting a Computer
  - Making the Settings for the USB Driver
- Connecting MIDI Devices
- Connecting an External Display
Enjoying Music and Video
- Enjoying VIMA TUNES Songs
- Listening to Songs from Music CD
  - Enjoying Karaoke with a Music CD (Center Cancel)
Troubleshooting
- Power does not Turn On
- Problems with the Screen Display
- No Sound is Heard
- Problems with the Sound
- Registrations do not Switch Correctly
- Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment does not Sound Right
- Song does not Play Correctly
- Recording is not Possible
- Problems with Playback Functions
- Other Problems
Error Message
Chord List
Glossary
Music Files That the ATELIER Can Use
- The ATELIER Allows You To Use the Following Music Files
- About the ATELIER Sound Generator
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
- MIDI Implementation Chart
Demo Song List
Short Cut List
Main Specifications
Index

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