User manual ROLAND AT-5

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. [. . . ] "Record a performance along with SMF music files" While playing back SMF music files, you can add your own performance and record it. 39 Record and Playback Your Performance Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk In addition to playing back the music you recorded on the instrument and saved to a floppy disk, AT-5 also lets you enjoy a wide variety of commercially available SMF music files. SMF Music Files The Standard MIDI File (SMF) format was designed to provide a means for exchanging performance data among a wide variety of devices. In addition to the song files described earlier, the AT-5 is also capable of playing back any Standard MIDI File compatible with the General MIDI 2 or GS formats. If you wish to purchase SMF music files, please contact the dealer where you purchased the AT-5. fig. 08-26 2 1. 3, 4 NOTE Never eject a disk while reading or writing is in progress, since that can damage the magnetic surface of the disk, rendering it unusable. (The disk drive's indicator will light up at full brightness when the drive is busy reading or writing data. Ordinarily, the indicator will be less brightly lit, or be extinguished. ). Insert a floppy disk containing commercially available SMF music files into the floppy disk drive. fig. 03-13 Indicator Eject button Floppy Disk 40 Record and Playback Your Performance When the performance song loaded from a disk is a Standard MIDI File, " fig. 08-27 " will be displayed after the file name. 2. Press the [Play/Stop] button to start playback. Playback of the performance data begins. When you wish to play back all the performance songs in order, press the Select [-] [+] buttons simultaneously. To stop playback, press the [Play/Stop] button. To stop playback, press the [Play/Stop] button. Press the eject button. Eject button The floppy disk is ejected a little out of the slot. Gently grasp the end of the floppy disk and pull it out. 41 Record and Playback Your Performance Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute) The indicators for Track Mute button in which performances were recorded will be lit. By turning off these Track Mute button indicators, you can temporarily silence the sound. This is referred to as "Track Mute. " You can practice with the melody muted. fig. 08-07 You can also change the Track Mute Settings in the Utility menu. In the Utility menu's Track Mute you can mute the Rhythm track, accompaniment track, the bass track, and the control track (expression pedal and panel operations) (p. 2. Press the [Track Mute] button whose indicator is lit to turn the light off. The track whose indicator was turned off will be muted (silenced). Press the [Track Mute] button once again (indicator lights). The part that had been muted will return to normal and will be heard. Assignments to the [Track Mute] Button When Playing Back Commercial SMF Music Files Button Channel [Lower] [Upper] 3 1, 4 42 Record and Playback Your Performance Recording a Performance You can record the performance that you play. You can also record your performance while playing rhythms or automatic accompaniment. fig. 08-02 4, 5 1. 4. 3 Select the panel settings needed for recording the performance. Make sure that a floppy disk is not inserted in the disk drive. If a floppy disk is in the disk drive, press the Eject button (p. 41) and remove the floppy disk. Press the Select [-] and [+] buttons to select "NEW SONG. " Enter the recording standby mode by pressing the [Rec] button. The [Rec] button's indicator will light. The [Play/Stop] button indicators will blink. When you press the [Intro/ Ending] button (or [Start/ Stop] button) while recording a Rhythm performance or Automatic Accompaniment, the Rhythm performance and Automatic Accompaniment will stop. Press the [Play/ Stop] button to stop recording. 5. Press the [Play/Stop] button to start recording. When you press the [Play/Stop] button, the metronome will play two measures (bars) of count-in before recording begins. If you wish to use Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment as you record, press the [Start/Stop] button instead of the [Play/Stop] button to begin recording. 6. Press the [Play/Stop] button when you have completed your recording. 43 Record and Playback Your Performance If you press the [Rec] button when a song has been selected from the floppy disk, the selected song will be completely loaded into the AT-5 and the Composer will enter into the recording standby mode. If you wish to record a new song, press the Select [-] and [+] buttons to first select "NEW SONG" before pressing the [Rec] button. Alternatively, eject the disk from the floppy disk drive before pressing the [Rec] button. fig. 08-03 If the following screen appears The following message appears when the AT-5 contains performance data that has not been saved to a floppy disk. fig. 08-10 If you wish to erase the performance song 1. 2. Press the [Rec] button. If you wish to save the performance song on a floppy disk Press the [Reset] button to cancel the procedure. [. . . ] A. Calle Bolivia 239, 08020 Barcelona, SPAIN TEL: (93) 308 1000 SYRIA Technical Light & Sound Center Khaled Ebn Al Walid St. 47, P. O. BOX 13520, Damascus, SYRIA TEL: (011) 223-5384 BELGIUM/HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG Roland Benelux N. V. Houtstraat 3, B-2260, Oevel (Westerlo) BELGIUM TEL: (014) 575811 Roland Shanghai Electronics Co. , Ltd. (GUANGZHOU OFFICE) 2/F. , No. 30 Si You Nan Er Jie Yi Xiang, Wu Yang Xin Cheng, Guangzhou 510600, CHINA Tel: (020) 8736-0428 SWEDEN Roland Scandinavia A/S SWEDISH SALES OFFICE Danvik Center 28, 2 tr. [. . . ]