Roland 2 - Manual

5 Before you compose a Style For each of the three principal chords (Major, minor, and 7th), each Style contains four variations each for intro, main, fill-in, and ending, giving a total of 48 accompaniment patterns. Each accompaniment pattern is called a “division.” In the STYLE COMPOSER screen you...

6 Before you compose a Style Broadly speaking, you can create a user style in either of the following two ways. Editing an existing style You can create a new User Style by changing the Tones used in a previously saved Style, adjusting the volume balance between parts, or adjusting the settings of d...

7 Editing an existing Style You can change the Tone used by each part of a Style, and adjust the volume and effect balance between parts. The STYLE MAKEUP settings are applied to all divisions of a Part for which the same Tone is assigned. 1. Select a Style (p. 25 in the owner’s manual). 2. Press [P...

8 Editing an existing Style STYLE MFX SETTING screen From the STYLE MFX screen, press [ ] to access this screen. Here’s how a Style you’ve edited can be saved as a User Style. 1. Press [WRITE]. The WRITE MENU screen or the STYLE NAME screen will appear. 2. If the WRITE MENU screen appears, use [ ] [...

9 Creating a new Style Here’s how to delete the performance data from the Style, and initialize it to the specified values. 1. Press [MENU] so the button is lit. 2. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Style Composer,” and press [ENTER]. The STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear. 3. Press [1] (STYLE INIT). The Style ...

10 Creating a new Style You can assign the following Tones to each style part.Drums (ADrum): rhythm sets Bass (ABass): tones other than rhythm sets Accompaniment (Acc 1–6): any tone 6. Press [ ] to start recording. If the Count In setting is WAIT NOTE, recording will start the moment you play a key....

12 Creating a new Style I A Style you’ve recorded can be saved as a User Style. The following content is saved. • Recording data for each Division • Style MFX settings (MFX Type, MFX Chorus/Reverb Send, MFX Sw) • STYLE MAKEUP settings • One Touch settings (you can select whether these will be saved)...

13 Creating a new Style The Prelude is able to display both uppercase and lowercase letters, but these are not distinguished internally. For example, suppose that a Style named “ROCK” has been saved. If you then record a different Style, assign it the name “rock” and then attempt to save it, “ROCK” ...

24 Creating a song You can use the Prelude’s 16-track recorder to create songs. You can record your keyboard performance while listening to an accompaniment, and then listen to the playback of your recorded performance. If you want to record the Style playback as well, turn [STYLE] on. Recording wil...

25 Creating a song Upper/Lower MFX (p. 40 in the owner’s manual) will apply only to the realtime performance of the Part (Upper Part or Lower Part) you play by hand. Be aware that Upper/Lower MFX will not apply to the recorded Song data. You can specify whether the metronome will sound during record...

27 Editing an existing song SONG MFX screen You can access this screen from the SONG TRACK screen by moving the cursor to “MFX” and pressing [ENTER], or from the SONG MFX SETTING screen by pressing [ ]. SONG MFX SETTING screen You can access this screen from the SONG MFX screen by pressing [ ]. If p...

28 Creating a new song Here’s how to erase the performance data from a song, and initialize it to the specified values. 1. Press [SONG]. 2. Press [PART VIEW] a number of times until the SONG TRACK screen appears. 3. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to “INIT” and press [ENTER]. The Song Initial...

31 Creating a new song Here’s how to save a song you’ve recorded. The following content will be saved. • The song’s performance data • Song MFX settings (MFX Type, MFX Chorus/Reverb Send, MFX Sw) • Song Makeup settings 1. Press [WRITE]. The SONG NAME screen will appear. Naming the Song 2. Use [ ] [ ...

43 Other added functions The “STYLE FINDER” screen lets you sort the listed Styles in order of number, name, or tempo. This lets you quickly find the desired one of a large number of Styles. 1. Press [STYLE]. Start playback and press [STYLE] so it’s lit if you want to hear the chordal accompaniment,...

45 Other added functions (Owner’s manual p. 37) A new “Chord Zone” parameter has been added to the performance settings, allowing you to specify the key range for chord detection. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Perform Edit” then press [ENTER]. 3. Use [ ] [ ] to select the PERFORM GENERA...

46 Error messages related to creating Styles and Songs Message Meaning Action Edit Error! Failed to edit the Style/Song data. Make sure that the edit-related settings are correct. EZ Convert Error! EZ Convert failed. Make sure that division data exists for the chord you’ve specified as the source. M...

47 Index B BEND MODE ............................................................. 43Bias .............................................................. 18, 36–37 C Change Gate Time ............................................... 18, 37Change Velocity ...................................................