User manual ROLAND A-880

[. . . ] The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 2001 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. 1 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. [. . . ] Select the panel settings needed for recording the performance. 2. Touch <Rec/Play> on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. fig. 07-04_50 You can also start recording by pressing the Composer [Play/Stop] button. 6. In the Rec/Play screen, touch <Stop> to stop recording. The track button for which performance data has been recorded will be lit. You can also stop recording by pressing the Composer [Play/Stop] button. 3. Touch the <Bwd> and <Fwd> buttons to select the desired measure (bar) when you start recording. If you wish to start recording from the beginning of the song, touch the <Reset> button. 4. In the Rec/Play screen, touch <Rec> to enter recording-standby mode. <Play> and the unrecorded track buttons in the screen will blink. The track buttons that are already recorded will light. fig. 07-15 lit blink Also, the panel Composer [Rec] button indicator will light, and [Play/Stop] button will blink. You can also enter recording-standby mode by pressing the Composer [Rec] button. 135 Max Max Max Max Min Min Min Min Harmony Intelligence Chapter 7 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Re-Recording If you made a mistake in your performance during recording etc. , you can re-record just a portion of the musical data in the track. You can also enter recording-standby mode by pressing the Composer [Rec] button. 4. Touch the Track button which you wish to rerecording (button flashes). The song data of the specified Track (with the exception of the Control Track) will be erased as new song data is recorded. NOTE If you wish to re-record with different settings for voices, tempo, part balance, erase the recorded song (p. If the Control track still contains data from before you re-recorded, the volume or sounds may change during playback. 1. Touch <Rec/Play> on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. fig. 07-04_50 When the Track button is lit constantly, no song data has been recorded on that Track. 5. In the Rec/Play screen, touch <Play> to begin recording. The metronome will sound a two-measure count, and then recording will begin. You can also start recording by pressing the Composer [Play/Stop] button. 6. Make sure that the disk drive contains a disk that was formatted by the AT-90S/80S/60S. 2. Touch <Rec/Play> on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. fig. 07-04_50 To cancel the Save operation, touch the <Exit> button to close the Song Save/Song Delete screen. 6. Touch <Save>. The Save Format screen appears. fig. 07-29_50 3. Touch the screen to select the format in which the data will be saved. You can select either "ORIGINAL" or "SMF" format. Display ORIGINAL SMF Description Save data in Atelier format Save data in SMF format 4. Touch <Save/Delete>. The Song Save/Song Delete screen appears. fig. 07-28_50 8. Touch <OK> to finalize the save format. Saving of the performance data will begin. NOTE Music files that was saved in Atelier format cannot be played back correctly on instruments other than the Atelier series. NOTE SMF data saved by the Atelier is saved in Format 1 for use with Atelier sound generators. For this reason, such data cannot be played back properly by the sound generator of an instrument that is not a member of the Atelier series. 139 Max Max Max Max Min Min Min Min Harmony Intelligence Chapter 7 Recording/Playing Back What You Play If the following screen appears If you select a number at which a performance data has already been saved and touch <Save>, the following screen appears. fig. E-62 Loading Performance Songs Into the AT-90S/80S/60S To edit (p. 149) or re-record a performance song that is stored on a floppy disk, you must first load that song into the instrument. 1. Touch <Rec/Play> on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. 3. Touch <Utility>. If you wish to update the contents of the performance data The Utility screen appears. 4. [. . . ] Box 74, A-6063 RUM, AUSTRIA TEL: (0512) 26 44 260 ASIA CHINA Beijing Xinghai Musical Instruments Co. , Ltd. 6 Huangmuchang Chao Yang District, Beijing, CHINA TEL: (010) 6774 7491 SPAIN Roland Electronics de España, S. A. Calle Bolivia 239, 08020 Barcelona, SPAIN TEL: (93) 308 1000 Shanghai Xingtong Acoustics Equipment CO. , Ltd. 5F. No. 1500 Pingliang Road New East Club Plaza, Shanghai, CHINA TEL: (021) 5580-0800 NEW ZEALAND Roland Corporation Ltd. 32 Shaddock Street, Mount Eden, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND TEL: (09) 3098 715 BELGIUM/HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG Roland Benelux N. V. 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