Page 2 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Page 3 - Owner’s Manual
r Owner’s Manual Thank you for choosing a Roland DisCover 5 Realtime Orchestrator, the perfect Standard MIDI File player for per-forming musicians with a professional Vocal Harmonizer function. The DisCover 5 allows you to play back Standard MIDI Files on SmartMedia™ card or floppy disk, and to chan...
Page 4 - Features
Features 2 r The ease of Standard MIDI Files Based on a thorough analysis of how most perform-ing musicians work, Roland found that Standard MIDI Files were the most popular accompaniment (even on arranger-based keyboards), and so decided to design an instrument that takes mere playback one giant le...
Page 5 - ...and so much more
Owner’s Manual 3 128 User Programs User Programs are memories where you can save your own panel settings. These include the currently selected song, Tones (sounds), tempo, as well as a lot of other parameters. At the press of a maximum of three buttons, you can thus completely reconfigure your instr...
Page 6 - * Material damage refers to damage or
Using the unit safely 4 r Using the unit safely • Before using this instrument, make sure to read the instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual. .................................................................................................................................... • Do not open or perf...
Page 8 - Important notes
Important notes 6 r In addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” (p. 4), please read and observe the following: Power supply • Do not use this instrument on the same power circuit with any device that will generate line noise (such as an electric motor or variable lighting system). ...
Page 9 - Before using a SmartMediaTM card; Memory cards usable with the DisCover 5
Owner’s Manual 7 • Floppy disks have a “WRITE” tab which can protect the disk from accidental erasure. It is recommended that the tab be kept in the PROTECT position, and moved to the WRITE position only when you wish to write new data onto the disk. • Disks containing important performance data for...
Page 10 - Contents
r 8 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. Touring your DisCover 5 . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 11 - BENDER/MODULATION lever; Panel descriptions
Owner’s Manual 9 A BENDER/MODULATION lever By performing left/right movements, you can bend your solo notes down (left) or up (right). Press this lever towards the rear of the DisCover 5 to add modu-lation (usually vibrato) to the notes you are playing. B MASTER section [VOLUME] knob: Use this knob ...
Page 12 - Panel descriptions
Panel descriptions 10 r G MARK JUMP buttons [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] These buttons allow you to jump to one of four stored locations inside the currently selected song. The 132 songs on the supplied SmartMedia™ card already contain such locations for the verse ( [1] ), cho- rus ( [2] ), bridge ( [3] ) ...
Page 13 - button does not; Press this button to switch the DisCover 5 on and off.
Owner’s Manual 11 A HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket An optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch connected to this socket can be used for holding the Upper-part notes. This function is also referred to as “Sustain” or “Damper”. B FOOT SWITCH socket An optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch connect...
Page 14 - Connections; Touring your DisCover 5
Touring your DisCover 5 12 r You must be dying to try out your new DisCover 5 to see what it is capable of. We’ll get to that in a minute. But first we need to connect it. Connections The DisCover 5 does not contain internal speakers. You therefore have to connect it to an external amplifier (Roland...
Page 15 - Switching the DisCover 5 on/off; Switching on the DisCover 5; (1) Insert the included power cable into the AC inlet
Owner’s Manual 13 Switching the DisCover 5 on/off After connecting the DisCover 5 to the other devices, proceed as follows: Switching on the DisCover 5 (1) Insert the included power cable into the AC inlet and then plug it into an electrical outlet. (2) Press the DisCover 5’s [POWER≈ON] button locat...
Page 16 - Setting the display contrast; In such cases, use the; Switching off the DisCover 5; button to switch it off.; LCD Mode; field in the left corner.
Touring your DisCover 5 14 r Setting the display contrast The information in the LCD display may be difficult to view after turning on your DisCover 5 or after extended use. Your viewing angle or the current lighting conditions can also affect the appearance of the display. In such cases, use the [L...
Page 17 - Interactive demo of the DisCover 5; and; Overview; What do you want to do first?
Owner’s Manual 15 Interactive demo of the DisCover 5 Your DisCover 5 contains an interactive demo that introduces all of its highlights. It might be a good idea to try it out now. The demo is self-explanatory, so we’ll just show you how to start and stop it. (1) Simultaneously press the [CHAIN] and ...
Page 18 - Playing back songs; (2) Insert the supplied SmartMediaTM card into; Quick location of the song you need
Touring your DisCover 5 16 r Playing back songs Your DisCover 5 is a novel Standard MIDI File player with all kinds of functions for “customizing” the songs you play back via easy-to-use routines. Let us first look at the playback functions proper. (1) Connect the DisCover 5 to your sound sys- tem. ...
Page 19 - Starting playback; dial to change; Other practical playback functions; MARK JUMP
Owner’s Manual 17 • Press the [Play&Search] field. • As indicated in the display, play the main theme on the keyboard. You can play in any key, and the rhythm doesn’t have to be perfect either (this function just looks for intervals). • If you played a wrong note, press [Delete≈LastNote] . • To ...
Page 20 - Next Song; field in
Touring your DisCover 5 18 r Such changes occur at the end of the current measure, which makes more musical sense than jumping when you’re halfway into a measure. The labels (VERSE, CHORUS, BRIDGE, ENDING) refer to the locations you jump to by pressing the corresponding button. Obviously, these labe...
Page 21 - Modifying songs in realtime; Using the Cover function; Minus One
Owner’s Manual 19 Modifying songs in realtime Let us now look at some functions for customizing the songs you play back. Using the Cover function The COVER function provides “masks” that change the instrumentation of the selected song. Simply by selecting another preset, you can cause a Viennese wal...
Page 22 - • To save this customized “Minus” setting in the
Touring your DisCover 5 20 r • To save this customized “Minus” setting in the DisCover 5’s internal memory, press [Customize] . The display now respond with: (4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Your last preset selection (MELODY~USER) will be used until you select another preset ...
Page 23 - Vocal Harmonizer function; Setting up; In that case, you need to set; before; it is processed
Owner’s Manual 21 Vocal Harmonizer function The Vocal Harmonizer is another major highlight of your DisCover 5. In fact, it doesn’t just produce harmonies: it can also transform your voice in various ways. More importantly, its sound quality surpasses by far anything you may already have tried. Sett...
Page 24 - very important; Threshold; Adding harmonies to your singing
Touring your DisCover 5 22 r The display changes to: (11) Press the [Vocal≈Effect] field. Note: Since you pressed the [SINGER] button in step (6) above, the left-most column is called “SINGER” here. It may also be called “TALK”, “VOICE-FX”, or “AUTO TUNE”. Though that is of little importance for wha...
Page 25 - button and sing; Who specifies the harmonies?; Auto; Song
Owner’s Manual 23 This also changes the available preset options in the center of the display. If, on the above page, you press [Mix] for example, the display changes to: (7) Press one of the preset fields ( [Walkin’Vox] , for example) to select a different harmony type. (8) Now press the [ENSEMBLE]...
Page 26 - Not convinced so far?
Touring your DisCover 5 24 r Not convinced so far? Just in case you are a little bit disappointed by the Vocal Harmonizer function, here are some tips (and a bonus): ● Use it with song backing The Harmonizer sounds most convincing when used during song playback. Please bear in mind that transforming...
Page 27 - Auto Tune
Owner’s Manual 25 Voice-FX Ever wondered what your voice would sound like if you were a woman (for men), man (for women), robot or something else…? You’re about to find out: (1) Press the [VOICE-FX] button. (2) Sing into the microphone and listen to your- self. (You may have to switch off the [SMALL...
Page 28 - Portamento Time; to leave this page (or; Using the Vocoder
Touring your DisCover 5 26 r (7) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter you wish to edit, and set the desired value with the [VALUE] dial. Parameter fields can also be selected by press-ing them. (8) Press the [Portamento] field to switch on this effect. “Portamento” means that th...
Page 29 - (5) Set the desired “Track” value with the; Vocoder Assign; or; Talk; button and speak into the
Owner’s Manual 27 The 8 fields in the middle (e.g. [Opera] , [My≈Voice] , etc.) specify the voice character. These presets are based on the parameters you can change on the Edit Part 1~4 page (which you don’t need if you are happy with one of the presets). (5) Set the desired “Track” value with the ...
Page 30 - Music Mute
Touring your DisCover 5 28 r (5) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the Music Mute field and set the desired value with the [VALUE] dial. The smaller the value, the softer the song’s and Keyboard parts’ volume will be. Select “0” if you do not want the music to be any softer than it already...
Page 31 - Displaying Lyrics and chord information
Owner’s Manual 29 The display briefly confirms that your settings have been stored: (12) Press the [Back≈to≈SingerK] field to return to the page of the same name. (13) Press the [Rename] field to assign a name to your settings. (14) Use the [ø] and [˚] fields to select the position for which you wis...
Page 32 - The display changes to:
Touring your DisCover 5 30 r The display changes to: The chord information appears at the bottom of the screen. Note: The chord information is calculated in real-time and may not always be accurate. Also, with chords where the third has been omitted, no information will be displayed (because it is i...
Page 33 - Using the Keyboard parts; Playing with the Upper and/or Lower part; Lower
Owner’s Manual 31 Using the Keyboard parts Your DisCover 5 provides three “parts” that allow you to play different sounds on the keyboard. That is why these parts are called “Keyboard parts”. They are available during song playback and while playback is stopped. Playing with the Upper and/or Lower p...
Page 34 - Splitting the keyboard; fields below the displayed key-; button to return to the main; Drumming on the keyboard; button if it lights.
Touring your DisCover 5 32 r Splitting the keyboard Here’s what you need to do to play separate sounds with your left and right hands: (1) Press the [SPLIT] button. The keyboard is now split into a left (Lower part) and a right half (Upper part). The Split point is located at the C4 (white key below...
Page 35 - OCTAVE
Owner’s Manual 33 Choosing other Tones (or Drum Sets) The DisCover 5 contains 1,422 Tones (or sounds) that can be assigned to the Upper and Lower parts. There are three methods for assigning Tones to the Upper part (two for the Lower part). (1) If one of the buttons in the SONG MAKEUP TOOLS section ...
Page 37 - the
Owner’s Manual 35 This Variation system is used to provide access to all Tones you can select. After all, 2 Groups × 8 families × 8 memories add up to 128 possibil- ities, which is only a fraction of the Tones you can select. Hence the Variation system, which adds a “sub-category” to the Tone memori...
Page 38 - Drum Set Finder
Touring your DisCover 5 36 r (2) Press the [UTILITY] field. If the [Global] field in the left column is not displayed in white, press it. (3) Press the [1] or [2] field: [1] means that the TONE/USER PROGRAM but- tons are used for selecting the GROUP (A or B) and the family. The DisCover 5 immediatel...
Page 39 - Using the D Beam Controller; button (next to the
Owner’s Manual 37 After specifying the family by pressing one of the eight big fields, press the [Set] field. The dis- play changes to: Use the arrow fields to change the OCTAVE of the selected Drum Set. This is only necessary if you do not have access to the desired drum/percussion sounds. Some Dru...
Page 40 - Pitch Bend and Modulation; (1) Press the lever towards the rear of the; Transposition; pose the DisCover 5 up by up to 5 semi-tones.; Using the performance functions
Using the performance functions 38 r Let us now have a look at the DisCover 5’s performance functions. Also called controllers, they allow you to add expression to your playing, which is a very important aspect for simulating glissando’s, bendings, and other changes that will make your melodies even...
Page 41 - Setting the transposition interval via the display; : Only the song parts will be transposed.
Owner’s Manual 39 Setting the transposition interval via the display If you prefer to set the transposition interval via the touch screen with a nice graphic, here is how to. (1) Press and hold the TRANSPOSE [√≈ƒ] or [≈®] button. (2) In the display, press the key that corresponds to the note you wo...
Page 42 - Master Tune
Using the performance functions 40 r changes. The trade-off is, however, that you have to strike the keys forcefully to achieve the maximum volume. (4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. All Tones of your DisCover 5 are fantastic, of course, but some of them are truly amazing. In th...
Page 43 - D Beam functions; button; Vinyl RPM
Owner’s Manual 41 D Beam functions We still owe you an explanation or two about how to assign the desired function to the D Beam controller and what they mean. Let’s have a look at how to do that. The D Beam Controller has two sensors that detect motion (such as your hand or body movements) in front...
Page 44 - Controls
Using the performance functions 42 r All options marked with a “º” apply to the Upper part only. ■ Play/Stop: Depending on the current condition of song playback (running or stopped), one move inside the D Beam’s range stops (or starts) it. A second movement will start (or stop) it again. ■ Tempo Up...
Page 45 - Using optional footswitches; button does not light.; Foot Switch; Here’s how to select another footswitch function:
Owner’s Manual 43 Using optional footswitches Sustain/damper footswitch (Hold) The HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket on the DisCover 5’s rear panel allows you to connect an optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch. The Hold function can be used for the Upper and Lower parts, on con-dition that the [SPLIT]...
Page 46 - The expression pedal is assigned to the
Using the performance functions 44 r (4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Expression (Foot Pedal) An optional EV-5, EV-7 or BOSS FV-300L expression pedal connected to the FOOT PEDAL socket allows you to control the volume of the Keyboard parts. You can also specify to which Keyboa...
Page 47 - Scale Tuning
Owner’s Manual 45 Scale Tuning Another useful function is called Scale Tuning. It allows you to use oriental, Asian, and other scales in much the same way as on an oriental keyboard (EM-55 OR, etc.). The DisCover 5 contains three memories where you can store your favorite tunings. These are three gl...
Page 48 - The display now looks as follows:
Using the performance functions 46 r You can also select the desired value field with the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons. (6) Repeat steps (4) and (5) for the other notes whose pitch you want to change. Note: This pitch is only used when the corresponding on-screen key is displayed in white. Do not forge...
Page 49 - (2) Press the field that provides access to the
Owner’s Manual 47 The DisCover 5 provides a number of “hidden” functions you may only need every so often. Certain functions, though “on the menu”, can also be selected by pressing and holding the assigned button. The following is only pro-vided for your orientation, as all functions on this menu ar...
Page 51 - About the DisCover 5’s effects; Mixing Keyboard parts; Working with the Mixer & using effects; Section
Owner’s Manual 49 The MIXER environment does what its name suggests: it allows you to balance the various Keyboard parts of your DisCover 5. See page 87 and following for how to “mix” the song parts. Your singing and the generated Vocal Harmonizer parts can be “mixed” using the [VOICE] and [HARMONY]...
Page 52 - Working with the Mixer & using effects; More refined Mixer settings; Editing the Keyboard (and song) effects processors
Working with the Mixer & using effects 50 r More refined Mixer settings “Mixing”, as you may know, entails a lot more than just getting the balances right. It also involves specifying the stereo placement of sounds and the amount of effect that should be applied. So here we go… (1) On the above ...
Page 54 - Selecting another Multi-FX type
Working with the Mixer & using effects 52 r Using the multi-effects processor (Multi-FX) Your DisCover 5 contains a multi-effects processor that can be used for processing the Upper part. If you switch it on, the Upper part is no longer processed by the Chorus effect. (1) Press the [UPPER] butto...
Page 55 - ters of the Upper part, press the
Owner’s Manual 53 StDelay : Delay is an effect that allows you repeat the input signal, thus creating echoes (repetition). Mod Delay : This effect adds modulation to the delayed sound, producing an effect similar to a Flanger. 3Tap Dly : The Triple Tap Delay produces three delay sounds: center, left...
Page 56 - Voice and Vocal Harmonizer part mixing; Your DisCover 5 provides three knobs (; VOICE
Working with the Mixer & using effects 54 r Linking Multi-FX type selection to the Upper part (Upper M-FX) If you like, the DisCover 5 can automatically load the Multi-FX type that is suited for the Tone you assign to the Upper part. A good example of this is the selection of the “Rotary” type f...
Page 57 - MONY column
Owner’s Manual 55 Now look at the front panel: Only one button in each row can be on at any one time. It therefore makes sense to use one set of effects processors for the upper row (VOICE column), and a second for the lower row (HARMONY column). The part names that can appear in the HAR- MONY colum...
Page 59 - Reverb for HARMONY EFFECTS; Delay for HARMONY EFFECTS; Delay; Delay
Owner’s Manual 57 • Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter (knob icons) you wish to edit, and set the desired value with the [VALUE] dial. Parameter fields can also be selected by press-ing them. The three knob icons allow you to alter the selected Reverb type. ■ Wall Type: Allows...
Page 60 - The names of these types (; A low-pass filter can be applied
Working with the Mixer & using effects 58 r Note: The choice of the preset also affects the settings of the parameters below. Always start by selecting the type and then set the programmable parameters. The names of these types ( [Smooth] ~ [Celeste] ) are probably self-explanatory. You may noti...
Page 61 - board part you wish to edit (; This filter parameter allows you to make; envelope; ”. The volume of an instrument changes; Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts
Owner’s Manual 59 Editing the Keyboard parts (Sound Edit) After selecting the desired Tones (or Drum Set) for the Keyboard parts –and probably before setting the Mixer parameters proper– you may want to change certain aspects so as to adapt them to your music. In fact, this adds “producing” to the m...
Page 62 - Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts; Vibrato; field to return to; The; If you press
Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts 60 r The envelope parameters affect both the volume (or amplitude) and the filter. ■ Attack: This parameter adjusts the onset of the sound. Negative values speed up the attack, so that the sound becomes more aggressive. ■ Decay: This parameter adjust...
Page 63 - Editing the Vocal Harmonizer parts; Procedure for selecting these pages; Sets the speed of the vibrato effect.
Owner’s Manual 61 Editing the Vocal Harmonizer parts Apart from the effects settings discussed earlier, there are also other VOCAL HARMONIZER settings that can be cus-tomized. There are additional parameters for all Vocal Harmonizer Parts except the TALK option. Procedure for selecting these pages (...
Page 65 - Auto Tune settings; If you are not happy with the register of
Owner’s Manual 63 Auto Tune settings When the [AUTO≈TUNE] button lights, only the words you say will be used. The melody for these words is gener- ated by the Vocal Harmonizer. This is similar to the Vocoder part, except that Auto Tune is monophonic (and thus meant as “solo voice”). (1) Press the [V...
Page 66 - Vocoder settings; If you press the
Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts 64 r Vocoder settings The Vocoder page is the first page that is related to voices that are added to your (or the DisCover 5’s) singing (Voice-FX, Auto Tune or Singer). When the [VOCODER] button lights, “synthetic” har- monies are added to your singi...
Page 67 - Small settings; Harmony Voice Assign:
Owner’s Manual 65 • Press [EXIT] or [Back≈to≈Vocoder] to leave this page, or [Part≈1–4] for even more control over the Vocoder effect. ● If you press the [Equalizer] field… …the display looks as follows: This page contains a simple equalizer for each separate Vocoder part, as well as an EQ band that...
Page 69 - Ensemble settings; Press this field to switch all equalizers on
Owner’s Manual 67 Ensemble settings When the [ENSEMBLE] button lights, four-part har- monies are added to your singing. This page allows you to specify what kinds of voices will be used for these harmonies. With the exception of the fact that up to four voices are generated, the parameters and field...
Page 70 - More refined song functions
More refined song functions 68 r Let us now take a look at additional and more refined functions you can use for song playback. Using the Fade-In/Out function The [FADE] button can be used for two things, depending on whether you press it before or during song playback: ● If pressed while playback i...
Page 71 - Programming MARK JUMP locations; (2) Press the field that corresponds to the MARK
Owner’s Manual 69 Programming MARK JUMP locations All songs on the supplied SmartMedia card come with four locations already memorized that can be selected by pressing MARK JUMP [1] ~ [4] (page 17). Editing and programming MARK JUMP locations can be carried out as follows: (1) Press and hold a MARK ...
Page 72 - Working with the Song Finder
More refined song functions 70 r (8) Press the [SMART≈MEDIA] or [FLOPPY] field to select the Save destination. (9) Press the [EXECUTE] field. If you selected the drive that contains the orig-inal version, the following message is displayed: If you pressed the [FLOPPY] field, the message reads “SAME ...
Page 73 - field to; Locating files with the Song Finder; only; Entering characters; c) Decide what you want to look for
Owner’s Manual 71 The “Rhythm” index provides access to 32 “drum songs”, which reside on the supplied SmartMedia card. These SMF songs can assume the role of a simple rhythm box. They only contain a drum part, which may come in handy when you wish to play the accompaniment yourself or when you are p...
Page 74 - Editing the Song Finder information; Song Options
More refined song functions 72 r The order depends on whether you entered the name in the [Song≈Name] , [Author] , or [Genre] field. • Press the [Find≈Only] field to have the DisCover 5 search the selected column for files that contain the supplied information. (This would allow you to also locate a...
Page 75 - Rename; Lyrics Mark
Owner’s Manual 73 (1) First select the song whose database informa- tion you wish to change or edit by pressing its field. (2) Press the [Options] field. The name of the selected song as well as the Author and Genre information (if available) are displayed below the three options (Rename, Delete, P&...
Page 77 - Copy
Owner’s Manual 75 • Use the [Finder] , [Song≈Name] , [Author] , and [Genre] fields to locate the desired file. See page 71. • Press the fields of all songs you wish to assign to the selected Index category (“Ball Room” in the above example).Selected songs are displayed on a white back-ground. To rem...
Page 78 - Song Chain function; Programming Song Chains; (1) Insert the SmartMediaTM card that contains; field in the upper
More refined song functions 76 r Song Chain function The Chain function allows you to prepare play lists of all the songs you want to use during a performance. The advantage of working with song chains is that you do not need to select files between songs. Programming Song Chains (1) Insert the Smar...
Page 79 - Editing Chains; all
Owner’s Manual 77 (10) After compiling your chain, press the [Save] field. (11) Enter a name (up to 12 characters). See p. 29 for how to enter names. (12) Press the [EXECUTE] field to save your chain to SmartMedia card. The display now shows a confirmation message and then returns to the Song Chain ...
Page 80 - Using Song Chains
More refined song functions 78 r Using Song Chains Here’s how songs chains can be used for your performances: (1) Insert the SmartMedia™ card that contains the chain (and songs) you need into the slot. (2) Press the [CHAIN] button. You can release it as soon as the display looks more or less as foll...
Page 81 - Managing Song Chains; Deleting a chain from SmartMedia card
Owner’s Manual 79 Managing Song Chains Song Chains can be renamed and deleted. (1) Insert the SmartMedia™ card that contains the chain you wish to rename or delete into the slot. (2) Press the [CHAIN] button. The display looks more or less as follows: (3) Press the field that corresponds to the chai...
Page 82 - Writing your settings to a User Program; • ...defining the D Beam and Footswitch func-; Working with User Programs
Working with User Programs 80 r The DisCover 5 is equipped with 128 User Program memories that allow you to store almost all settings (or regis-trations) you make on the front panel and the various display pages. Additional registrations can be loaded directly from SmartMedia card and used right awa...
Page 83 - Selecting User Programs; Cancel; Using the numeric buttons and/or the display; field on the main
Owner’s Manual 81 Use a name that somehow summarizes the memory’s contents. The name of the song you will use these settings for is probably the most explicit name you can think of. It is perfectly possible to program several User Programs for one song. Selecting a User Pro-gram is a lot faster than...
Page 84 - asterisk; Selecting User Programs with; can
Working with User Programs 82 r effect. Only when you specify the User Program number will the corresponding settings be loaded. Sometimes, an asterisk (*) is displayed. This happens when you change a parameter setting after recalling a User Program to alert you to the fact that the current settings...
Page 85 - Selectively loading User Program settings (User Program Hold); not
Owner’s Manual 83 To quickly locate the desired User Program… (5) Press the [Finder] field. (6) Enter only as many characters as you think are necessary to find the User Program you are after. The character string you enter can be used in two ways (see below). • Use the [ø] and [˚] fields to select ...
Page 86 - Automatic functions for User Programs; Song Link
Working with User Programs 84 r Automatic functions for User Programs Song Link This function means that, by recalling a User Pro-gram, you also prepare the song in question. Such songs reside on SmartMedia card, which means that it must be inserted, otherwise, this system won’t work. All you need t...
Page 87 - Linking a MIDI Set to a User Program; dangerous; , because it would reconfigure the; Startup User Program
Owner’s Manual 85 Linking a MIDI Set to a User Program MIDI Sets are “User Programs for MIDI parameters”. There are eight such memories (page 103). If you regularly use the DisCover 5 in different MIDI environments (studio, live, band), preparing three MIDI Sets and linking them to the User Programs...
Page 88 - Before you begin...; button again after a few mea-; Instrument: selecting different sounds; Song Makeup Tools
Song Makeup Tools 86 r You already know how the Cover function works (page 19). It relies on presets for the following, more detailed, parameters with which you can customize playback of the currently selected song. Changes you perform here must be saved to disk or SmartMedia card if you want them t...
Page 89 - dial to set the volume.
Owner’s Manual 87 • Use the TONE/USER PROGRAM buttons and the display to select a different sound, or press the [Tone≈Finder] field and use the Tone Finder function (page 33). Note: If you work via the TONE/USER PROGRAM pad on the front panel (and forget to look at the display), be sure to also read...
Page 90 - Reverb and Chorus: effect balance
Song Makeup Tools 88 r (5) Use the [MUTE] fields to switch off instru- ments you do not want to hear, and switch on those you do want to hear. Please bear in mind that these [MUTE] fields apply to the instruments (Tones/Drum Set) – not to the entire track they belong to. If the [MUTE] indicator “lig...
Page 91 - (6) If you are happy with your changes and wish
Owner’s Manual 89 If the [MUTE] indicator “lights” ( ), that pas- sage is indicated as on the INSTRUMENT page. Note: Most tracks only use one Tone/Drum Set, so that activating [MUTE] means that the track in question never sounds. (6) If you are happy with your changes and wish to preserve them, pres...
Page 96 - Original; Original
Song Makeup Tools 94 r After pressing the [Common] field on the Pal- ette page, the display looks as follows. The parameters on this page apply to the entire song – and do therefore not depend on whether you selected a Tone or Drum Set. (1) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter y...
Page 98 - Editing Lyrics; Adding Lyrics to a song
Editing Lyrics 96 r Your DisCover 5 contains functions that allow you to add Lyrics to a Standard MIDI File that does not contain them. It is also possible to edit the Lyrics data of Standard MIDI Files that conform to the Tune 1000 format (other for-mats cannot be edited on the DisCover 5). This ma...
Page 100 - ‘Utility’ functions for Edit Lyrics; Exporting the Lyrics data as text file; See page 29 for how to enter the desired name.; Save without Lyrics; field to erase all Lyrics data
Editing Lyrics 98 r ‘Utility’ functions for Edit Lyrics There are three functions you may want to use for managing Lyrics files, or songs with associated lyrics. All of them can be accessed via the Lyrics Edit menu (see page 96 for how to get there.) Exporting the Lyrics data as text file Here’s wha...
Page 101 - MIDI is short for; Musical Instrument Digital Interface; . The word refers to many things, the most obvious; Accessing the MIDI functions; field to write them; Upper
Owner’s Manual 99 MIDI is short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface . The word refers to many things, the most obvious being a connector type that is used by musical instruments and other devices to exchange messages relating to the act of making music. Each time you play on the DisCover 5’s ke...
Page 102 - MIDI; Working with Macros; Editing procedure
MIDI 100 r (5) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Working with Macros The opening “MIDI” page contains three big fields with preset settings. All you need to do is press them to restore the default settings for the sections or aspects in question. [Keyboard] : This field recalls the...
Page 103 - Editing MIDI parameters; Editing Keyboard and Song parameters; Receive parameters; RX Monitor; Always; select the Part; Channel; This parameter allows you to transpose the; Data filters; PC—; These messages control parameters such as; PB—; Allows you to specify whether or not Pitch Bend
Owner’s Manual 101 Editing MIDI parameters Editing Keyboard and Song parameters The Keyboard and Song parts have the same and “Receive” and “Transmit” parameters, so we will discuss them only once. ● Receive parameters ❑ RX Monitor These indicator icons (1~16) light whenever the DisCover 5 receives ...
Page 104 - Transmit parameters; Editing the System parameters; The following parameters apply to the DisCover 5 as a whole.
MIDI 102 r ● Transmit parameters ❑ TX Monitor These indicator icons (1~16) light whenever the DisCover 5 (Keyboard, Song parts) transmits MIDI data on the corresponding channel. ❑ Part Use this parameter to select the part you want to edit. If you press MIDI [Keyboard] , the options are: Upper, Lowe...
Page 105 - Global parameters; Transmit; Receive; Sys Exclusive—; MIDI Sets; Writing a MIDI Set; (1) If you are still on one of the “MIDI Edit”
Owner’s Manual 103 ● Global parameters ❑ Transmit Sys Exclusive— (On/Off) Use this parameter to spec- ify whether (ON) or not (OFF) the DisCover 5 should send SysEx messages. Such messages are not stan-dardized, so that each manufacturer can use them ad lib for temporary (or permanent) changes to th...
Page 106 - Selecting a MIDI Set; MIDI Set selection at power-on
MIDI 104 r Selecting a MIDI Set (1) Press the [MENU] button. The display changes to: (2) Press the [MIDI] field. (3) Press the [1] ~ [8] field that corresponds to the MIDI Set you need. You can also select a Macro and work with those settings, in which case all eight MIDI Set indicator icons go dark...
Page 107 - floppy disk into the drive.
Owner’s Manual 105 The DisCover 5’s Disk/Media functions allow you to save edited songs to disk or SmartMedia card, to save and load your User Programs, MIDI Sets, and Song Chains, to format floppy disks and SmartMedia cards, to delete files, and to copy disks and SmartMedia cards. As a rule, it is ...
Page 108 - Disk/Media functions
Disk/Media functions 106 r Load (from disk or SmartMedia) The Load functions allow you to load User Program or MIDI Sets. Songs and Song Chains can be loaded via dedicated functions, which are explained else-where (page 70, 76). ● Load User Prg This is where you can load User Program “sets”. These a...
Page 109 - field to save the data.
Owner’s Manual 107 The “File Size” value indicates the capacity required to save the User Program Set to disk or SmartMedia card, while “Free Disk Area” tells you something about the remaining disk capac-ity. (1) Select the disk drive or SmartMedia card. (2) Enter the name for the file. • Use the [ø...
Page 110 - Delete; If the desired name is not displayed, use the; Disk/Media Utility functions; Format; The DisCover 5 provides two formatting options.
Disk/Media functions 108 r Delete Use these functions to delete the selected User Program set, MIDI Set “set” or song from SmartMedia card or floppy disk. The Delete function allows you to erase the selected file, which may be necessary if the “Disk Full” or “SmartMedia Full” message is displayed wh...
Page 111 - (5) Press the field that corresponds to the type of; Copy functions; field, followed by the
Owner’s Manual 109 This obviously depends on whether you inserted a floppy disk or a SmartMedia card. (5) Press the field that corresponds to the type of formatting you want to use (only for floppy disks): [Quick≈Format] Choose this option to “initialize” new (usually MS-DOS formatted) disks. This i...
Page 112 - ) and the destination; Copy from
Disk/Media functions 110 r computer (rather than first transfer them to floppy, and then from floppy to your SmartMe-dia card). If you then insert the card into the DisCover 5’s slot, the following message appears: It means that the DisCover 5 found files for which no Song Finder information is avai...
Page 113 - field to start the copy; field if it is OK to overwrite
Owner’s Manual 111 Note: Copying from SmartMedia card to floppy disk often leads to the following error message and should therefore be avoided. Remember that the DisCover 5 is far more powerful when used with SmartMedia cards. (5) Press the fields of all files you wish to copy. Selected fields are ...
Page 114 - Copying files from a disk means
Disk/Media functions 112 r When all files are copied, the following message appears: Note: Never remove the floppy disk or SmartMedia unless the DisCover 5 tells you to do so. Always wait for the above message to appear before returning to busi-ness as usual. You can also copy the entire contents of...
Page 116 - Specifications; DisCover 5 Realtime Orchestrator
Specifications 114 r DisCover 5 Realtime Orchestrator Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. 14. Specifications Keyboard 61 keys, touch sensitive Sound source PCM samplesMax polyphony 64 voices Tones 1422 (20 Mbytes) Drum Sets 44 incl. ORIENTAL Drum Set Multitimbral parts 1...
Page 117 - MIDI Implementation Chart
Owner’s Manual 115 [Realtime Orchestrator] Date: September 2002 Model: DisCover 5 Version: 1.00 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks BasicChannel DefaultChanged 1~161~16, Off 1~161~16, Off 19 partsUpper= 4, Lower= 11, M.Drums= 16, 1 logical part Mode DefaultMessageAlt...
Page 118 - Index
Index 116 r A Accomp Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Aftertouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Alphabetic Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 , 83 Arpeggio . . ...
Page 121 - Information
Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. As of October 16, 2002 (Roland) ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S.A. Av.Santa Fe 2055 (1123) Buenos AiresARGENTINATEL: (011) 4508-2700 BRAZIL Roland Bra...
Page 123 - NOTICE; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. For EU Countries For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les...