Roland E-80 Instrukcja Użytkownika

r® Owner’s Manual

Contents10rE-80 Music WorkstationExample 2: Adding tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Saving your song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced Keyboard part functions100rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Switch on the UP1 and UP2 parts (their PART ON/OFF button must light).(4) Press the [HIG

Portamento for UP1 and UP2E-80 Music Workstation r101“–” means that UP2’s pitch is lowered, while values without a “+” sign mean that UP2’s pitch is s

Advanced Keyboard part functions102rE-80 Music WorkstationPortamento Mode: Mono/PolyThe E-80 also allows you to set the Upper1 and Upper2 parts to mon

Tone Edit: editing Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r103Tone Edit: editing Keyboard partsYour E-80 allows you to edit certain parameters that affe

Advanced Keyboard part functions104rE-80 Music WorkstationThe envelope parameters affect both the volume (TVA) and the filter (TVF). The cutoff freque

E-80 Music Workstation r1058. Using the mixer functions & effectsThe MIXER environment does what its name suggests: it allows you to balance the v

Using the mixer functions & effects106rE-80 Music WorkstationAbout the E-80’s effectsThe E-80 contains the following effects processors, not all o

Volume and status of the Style partsE-80 Music Workstation r107As you know (see p. 33), the UP1, LW1 and MBS parts can be used as virtual organ parts,

Using the mixer functions & effects108rE-80 Music WorkstationNote: If the Solo function is on while you save a User Program, all tracks except the

Editing the Keyboard effects processorsE-80 Music Workstation r109● SRV Hall—This is another SRV algorithm that simulates the acoustics of a concert h

E-80 Music Workstation r11Important notesIn addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” on p. 6, please read and observe the following:

Using the mixer functions & effects110rE-80 Music WorkstationChorus for Keyboard partsChorus broadens the spatial image of the sound and creates a

Using the multi-effects processor of the Keyboard parts (MULTI FX)E-80 Music Workstation r111● Pre LPF (0~7)—Cuts the high frequency range of the soun

Using the mixer functions & effects112rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Selecting another MFX type and e

Equalizers for the Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r113Equalizers for the Keyboard partsThe E-80 provides a set of 3-band equalizers that can be

Using the mixer functions & effects114rE-80 Music WorkstationUsing the Keyboard Mastering ToolsThe E-80 contains two effects processors that apply

Using the Keyboard Mastering ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r115(8) Press the [Back] field if you want to set the com-pressor, or the [EXIT] button to re

Using the mixer functions & effects116rE-80 Music WorkstationEffects for Songs and StylesThe Arranger and Recorder/16-track Sequencer share the sa

Effects for Songs and StylesE-80 Music Workstation r117● FEEDBACK—This is a chorus with a flanger-like effect and a soft sound.● FLANGER—This is an ef

Using the mixer functions & effects118rE-80 Music Workstation[REVERB¥SEND] and [CHORUS¥SEND] (upper right cor-ner) allow you to specify how strong

Using the audio inputsE-80 Music Workstation r119(1) On the EFFECTS page (see above) press the COM-PRESSOR [EDIT] field.The display changes to:(2) Pre

Important notes 12rE-80 Music Workstation• Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes (e.g., direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle). Recomme

Using the mixer functions & effects 120 r E-80 Music Workstation The available types are:To avoid confusion, we decided to explain the avail-able

Mixing Vocal Harmonist signals E-80 Music Workstation r 121 The options are: ● Thru— No change whatsoever to the E-80’s sound (same effect when you

Using the mixer functions & effects122rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the field of the parameter you wish to edit and set the desired value with

Mixing Vocal Harmonist signalsE-80 Music Workstation r123(2) To edit the effect parameters, press the [EFFECT¥TYPE] field.(3) Decide which effect proc

Using the mixer functions & effects124rE-80 Music Workstation● DELAY TIME—Allows you to set the “time lag” between the original and the effect sig

Saving your settings to a User ProgramE-80 Music Workstation r1259. Working with User ProgramsThe E-80 provides User Program memories that allow you t

Working with User Programs126rE-80 Music WorkstationThe display changes to:The blue field indicates the name of the User Pro-gram settings originally

Selecting User ProgramsE-80 Music Workstation r127Choosing User Programs manuallyThe procedure for selecting User Programs does not fol-low the usual

Working with User Programs128rE-80 Music Workstation(1) Press the FINDER [USER≈PRG] button.The display changes to:(2) Specify the memory area that con

Selecting User ProgramsE-80 Music Workstation r129Note: There’s no [A/a] field here, because the Finder makes no distinction between upper- and lower-

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r131. Panel descriptionsFront panelAPOWER ON buttonPress this button to switch the E-80 on and off. If you need to t

Working with User Programs130rE-80 Music WorkstationBypassing the AUTO FILL function (Fill In On User Program Change)User Programs also contain the “a

Automatic functions for User ProgramsE-80 Music Workstation r131(1) Press the USER PROGRAM [LIST] button.The display changes to:(2) Press the [SONG¥LI

Working with User Programs132rE-80 Music WorkstationTXT/BMP LinkThis function means that, by recalling a User Program, you also prepare the associated

Editing User Program Finder informationE-80 Music Workstation r133User Program RecallWhen you switch on the E-80, it automatically selects the “Defaul

Working with User Programs134rE-80 Music WorkstationEditing the User Program Finder informationThe Finder information is based on search criteria that

Editing User Program Finder informationE-80 Music Workstation r135Music Assistant registrations are, in fact, a virtual concept, because they only exi

Working with User Programs136rE-80 Music Workstation(2) Specify the memory area: [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] or [INTERNAL¥MEMORY].(3) Press the [INDEX] field in

Music Assistant functionsE-80 Music Workstation r137• In the right column (DESTINATION), press the field of the index category you wish to copy the as

Working with User Programs138rE-80 Music WorkstationEditing Music Assistant registrationsThe E-80 also allows you to edit certain aspects of existing

Music Assistant functionsE-80 Music Workstation r139See “Entering names” on p. 52. The [A/a] field allows you to switch between uppercase and lowercas

Panel descriptions 14rE-80 Music WorkstationIf you don’t change their assignment, they can be used to trigger the FADE IN and FADE OUT functions.JSTYL

Song and Style Makeup Tools140rE-80 Music Workstation10. Song and Style Makeup ToolsMixing Song or Style partsThough accessible via separate buttons,

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r141Using the Makeup ToolsIn addition to the Cover functions for songs and Styles (see pages 44 and 85) t

Song and Style Makeup Tools142rE-80 Music Workstation…or:(If this page is not displayed, press the [PALETTE] field in the upper left corner.)All modif

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r143Press the field of the parameter you want to edit and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] bu

Song and Style Makeup Tools144rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the EQUALIZER [EDIT] field to change the equal-izer settings. The display changes to:The

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r145Note: Percussive sounds usually have a sustain level of “0”. Piano and guitar sounds are in this cate

Song and Style Makeup Tools146rE-80 Music Workstation● VELOCITY—This parameter allows you to modify the velocity range of the drum instrument in quest

Using the Makeup ToolsE-80 Music Workstation r147● MID Q (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8)—Use this parameter to specify the width of the MID FREQ band that you want

Song and Style Makeup Tools148rE-80 Music WorkstationBefore saving your settingsBefore saving your “made-up” song or Style to the internal memory, a c

Saving your modified song or StyleE-80 Music Workstation r149If you selected the drive that contains the original version with the same name, the follo

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r15UAssignable slidersThese sliders can be used as virtual harmonic bars (when the [HARMONIC¥BAR] button lights). In

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts150rE-80 Music Workstation11. Editing the Vocal Harmonist partsIn addition to the effect settings discussed earlier,

Voice-FX settingsE-80 Music Workstation r151● Vibrato DEPTH—Allows you to set the vibrato intensity. Vibrato is an effect that changes (“modulates”)

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts152rE-80 Music Workstation● Vibrato RATE—Sets the speed of the vibrato effect. ● Vibrato DEPTH—Allows you to set the

Vocoder settingsE-80 Music Workstation r153Vocoder settingsThe Vocoder is related to voices that are added to your singing (Voice-FX, Auto Pitch or S

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts154rE-80 Music WorkstationIf you press the [EQUALIZER] field……the display looks as follows:This page contains a simpl

Ensemble settingsE-80 Music Workstation r155Press the [COMMON] field to jump to the fol-lowing page.• Press the field of the parameter you want to ed

Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts156rE-80 Music WorkstationIf you press the [Common] field……the display looks as follows:See the explanations under “S

Using the Fade-In/Out functionE-80 Music Workstation r15712. More refined song functionsLet us have a look at additional and more refined func-tions

More refined song functions158rE-80 Music WorkstationProgramming MARK & JUMP locationsThe supplied songs in the internal memory come with four loca

Working with the Song FinderE-80 Music Workstation r159If you selected the memory area that contains the original version, the following message is d

Panel descriptions 16rE-80 Music WorkstationPress the [HARMONIC¥BAR] button to activate the “Harmonic Bar” section whose sound can be set using the as

More refined song functions160rE-80 Music Workstationb) Select the FinderThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] field.c) Search the

Working with the Song FinderE-80 Music Workstation r161(2) Press the [OPTIONS] field.(3) Now do one of the following: RenameThis function allows you

More refined song functions162rE-80 Music Workstation• On the SONG OPTIONS page, press the [COPY] field.• Start by specifying the source that contains

Working with the Song FinderE-80 Music Workstation r163If the [ALL] field is currently selected, the display looks as follows:The Index Edit function

More refined song functions164rE-80 Music WorkstationPress the [REPLACE] field if the assignments of the DESTINATION Index should be erased and replace

Play List functionE-80 Music Workstation r165(4) Press the [SONG¥LIST] field (or the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial) to jump to the SONG LIST page.The display loo

More refined song functions166rE-80 Music WorkstationDepending on the number of lists already present in the selected memory area, you may have to use

Play List functionE-80 Music Workstation r167Using Play ListsHere’s how Play Lists can be used for your perfor-mances:• If necessary, insert the memo

More refined song functions168rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the field that corresponds to the list you need. Renaming a Play ListTo change the name

Adding Lyrics to a songE-80 Music Workstation r16913. Editing LyricsYour E-80 contains functions that allow you to add Lyrics to Standard MIDI Files

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r17kBENDER/MODULATION leverWhen pushed towards the back of the E-80, this lever will add modulation to the notes of

Editing Lyrics170rE-80 Music Workstation(8) Press the [EXECUTE] field to load the text file you selected.The message means that the lyrics of the prev

Exporting Lyrics data as text fileE-80 Music Workstation r171In that case, you will need to synchronize all remain-ing text (even text you already syn

Editing Lyrics172rE-80 Music Workstation(5) Press the [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY], [FLOPPY] or [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] field to select the area where you want to save

About the sequencer’s main pageE-80 Music Workstation r17314. Using the 16-track SequencerYour E-80 contains a powerful sequencer with a host of edit

Using the 16-track Sequencer174rE-80 Music WorkstationObviously, if you record a song with Arranger backing, the respective Style parts (ADR, ABS, etc

Example 1: Recording a song from scratchE-80 Music Workstation r175(4) Press the following three fields and enter the desired values using the [DATA÷

Using the 16-track Sequencer176rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the [GUITAR¥MODE] “display” and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select “Acoustic” or “Elect

Example 2: Adding tracksE-80 Music Workstation r177sequencer has a second Quantize function that you can use more selectively (i.e., for notes that a

Using the 16-track Sequencer178rE-80 Music WorkstationThe display changes to:(3) Press the [REC¥TRK] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r179You need to give your song two names: a SONG NAME and a FILE NAME. The FILE NAME is the one that all

Panel descriptions 18rE-80 Music WorkstationRear panelAFC7 PEDAL socketThis is where you connect an optional FC-7 foot-switch unit that allows you to

Using the 16-track Sequencer180rE-80 Music WorkstationEDIT level does not provide the function you need or if you want to see the notes, MIDI messages

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r181 Fine-tuning the note rangeBefore setting “FROM NOTE” (and possibly “TO NOTE”), it might be a good i

Using the 16-track Sequencer182rE-80 Music Workstation DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be erased: FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter is o

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r183● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats depe

Using the 16-track Sequencer184rE-80 Music Workstation INTOThe bar, beat and CPT values of the position the first data of the source track will be cop

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r185Warning: “0” represents the lowest note the MIDI standard (and the 16-track sequencer) can handle, w

Using the 16-track Sequencer186rE-80 Music WorkstationThis parameter can be particularly useful for velocity switched sounds: slightly reducing or inc

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r187 BIAS (CPT) (–4800~4800)This parameter sets the amount by which the duration (or gate time) of the s

Using the 16-track Sequencer188rE-80 Music Workstation● CC32 (---, 0~127, ALL)—This control change is the so-called “LSB” bank select message. Select

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r189● BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the beat position. The number of available beats depe

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r19Note: For the “LINE” setting to work with electric guitars or basses, you need to connect such instruments to an

Using the 16-track Sequencer190rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the [MASTER¥TRACK] field in the right col-umn. This page lists all events already pres

Editing 16-track songsE-80 Music Workstation r191 SysExAfter selecting a “SysEx” line and pressing [®], the dis-play looks more or less as follows:Us

Using the 16-track Sequencer192rE-80 Music Workstation CREATE EVENTPress this button icon to add a new event to the MASTER track. The following pop-up

Editing song data using Microscope EditE-80 Music Workstation r193 PLACE EVENTThis function is only available if the sequencer’s clip-board already c

Using the 16-track Sequencer194rE-80 Music WorkstationGeneral notes about MICRO EDIT Position indicationsThe E-80’s sequencer translates all known mus

Editing song data using Microscope EditE-80 Music Workstation r195• Press the numeric button icons to enter the desired value. (Use [Delete] to delet

Using the 16-track Sequencer196rE-80 Music Workstation CREATE EVENTPress this button icon to add a new event to the selected track. The following pop-

Style ConverterE-80 Music Workstation r197• Press the [EXECUTE] field to confirm your settings and move the event.Press [CLOSE] to close the pop-up w

Using the 16-track Sequencer198rE-80 Music WorkstationUsing the Style Converter(1) Select and load a (different) song.This is not necessary if you wan

Style ConverterE-80 Music Workstation r199Here, you can listen to the selected tracks, specify which excerpt should be extracted and set the pat-tern

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIRCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT REM

Setting up and demo songs 20rE-80 Music Workstation2. Setting up and demo songsYou must be dying to try out your new E-80 to see what it is capable of

Using the 16-track Sequencer200rE-80 Music Workstation● Mode—Allows you to select the mode of your pattern: “Major” (major), “m” (minor) or “7th” (sev

ConceptE-80 Music Workstation r20115. Programming Styles (Style Composer)ConceptNew Styles can be created in three ways:• By converting portions of a

Programming Styles (Style Composer)202rE-80 Music WorkstationRecording Styles from scratchStyle recording and editing is carried out in the E-80’s Sty

Recording Styles from scratchE-80 Music Workstation r203This value needs to be set when you initialize the Style RAM memory (i.e. now). All Divisions

Programming Styles (Style Composer)204rE-80 Music WorkstationTo keep things easy, let’s start with the drums of the MAIN [1] Division.(9) Press the [R

Recording Styles from scratchE-80 Music Workstation r205 OctaveThe field next to [KEY] allows you to transpose the keyboard in octave steps, which ma

Programming Styles (Style Composer)206rE-80 Music WorkstationThere is one last thing we need to set:(19) Specify how long the count-in should be befor

Auditioning your Style and adding more tracksE-80 Music Workstation r207Saving your StyleMake it a habit to save your Styles as frequently as pos-sib

Programming Styles (Style Composer)208rE-80 Music WorkstationIn Style Composer mode, the metronome sounds during recording, unless you switch it off u

Using existing StylesE-80 Music Workstation r209Copying individual Style tracksThe COPY function can be used to copy individual tracks, Modes and Div

Front panel E-80 Music Workstation r 21 Switching the E-80 on/off After connecting the E-80 to the other devices, proceed as follows: Internal Memory

Programming Styles (Style Composer)210rE-80 Music Workstation(13) Repeat this operation with the [MODE] and [DIVISION] fields to select the Mode (Majo

Editing Styles on the fly via additional recordingsE-80 Music Workstation r211 Drum Instrument & PitchAfter selecting the “AccDrums” track, you ca

Programming Styles (Style Composer)212rE-80 Music WorkstationFor the second approach, stop Style playback, select the STYLE MIXER page, then proceed w

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r213(3) Press the [TRACK¥EDIT] field.(4) Press a field in the top two rows to select the desired STY

Programming Styles (Style Composer)214rE-80 Music Workstation TO NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter allows you to set the upper limit of the note range

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r215 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9)This parameter is o

Programming Styles (Style Composer)216rE-80 Music WorkstationINSERT allows you to insert space and shift data that lie behind the FROM position furthe

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r217The CHANGE VELO function allows you to modify the dynamics (called “velocity”) of a track or exc

Programming Styles (Style Composer)218rE-80 Music WorkstationThis function allows you to make quick changes to certain settings. The changes always ap

Style Track Edit functionsE-80 Music Workstation r219 DATA TYPEAllows you to select the data to be edited. See the list on page 215. VALUE (–1920~192

Setting up and demo songs 22rE-80 Music WorkstationInteractive demo of the E-80Your E-80 contains an interactive demo that introduces all of its highl

Programming Styles (Style Composer)220rE-80 Music WorkstationEditing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)Select this mode if you need to change

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)E-80 Music Workstation r221 Monitoring note eventsThe Style Composer can play back the note events

Programming Styles (Style Composer)222rE-80 Music WorkstationNote: CC64 (Hold) events generated by a footswitch con-nected to the HOLD FOOTSWITCH sock

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)E-80 Music Workstation r223Both “Degree” and “Nearest” allow you to specify the note range (“Limit

Programming Styles (Style Composer)224rE-80 Music Workstation ERASE EVENT• Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [ß][†] buttons to select the event you wan

The how-to’sE-80 Music Workstation r22516. Disk/Media functionsThe E-80’s DISK & MEDIA functions allow you to save edited data and settings to th

Disk/Media functions226rE-80 Music WorkstationLoading dataThe LOAD functions allow you to load Songs, Music Styles, User Program Sets and MIDI Sets. S

Saving dataE-80 Music Workstation r227Note: Never remove the floppy disk or memory card while the operation is in progress. Wait for the confirmation

Disk/Media functions228rE-80 Music Workstation(2) Press the [SAVE] field, followed by the [SONG] field.(3) Select the target media: [INTERNAL¥MEMORY],

DeleteE-80 Music Workstation r229User Program Set and MIDI Set files only have a file name you can change. As there is no Finder function-ality for s

Front panelE-80 Music Workstation r23The main pageWhen you leave Demo mode (or any other display page) or if you do not change any of the E-80’s setti

Disk/Media functions230rE-80 Music WorkstationTo delete all songs or Styles on the selected media, press the [ALL¥FILES] field. This disposes of all f

FormatE-80 Music Workstation r231You are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”) that have the same file names

Disk/Media functions232rE-80 Music WorkstationImport User Program functionThe E-80 allows you to import User Programs or Perfor-mance Memories created

Import User Program functionE-80 Music Workstation r233(6) Press the field of the file whose User Programs you want to import.(7) Check again whether

Archiving data using a computer (USB)234rE-80 Music Workstation17. Archiving data using a computer (USB)The E-80’s USB port can be used for exchanging

Import User Program functionE-80 Music Workstation r235Note: In this state, all of the E-80’s panel functions are blocked. You can, however, keep pla

Archiving data using a computer (USB)236rE-80 Music Workstation• Windows: Click on the removal icon on the task bar. Wait until a drop-down menu appea

The how-to’sE-80 Music Workstation r23718. MIDIMIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The acronym refers to many things, the most

MIDI238rE-80 Music Workstation• The E-80 is supplied with a CD-ROM that contains the driver files you may need to install on your com-puter for USB–MI

Editing MIDI parametersE-80 Music Workstation r239Editing MIDI parametersLet us briefly explain where to look for the part you want to edit (use PAGE

Quick Start 24rE-80 Music Workstation3. Quick StartIn this chapter, we will scratch the surface and walk you through the major functions.The general i

MIDI240rE-80 Music Workstation CHANNEL (1~16)Allows you to assign a MIDI receive channel to the selected part. The default settings usually work best,

Editing MIDI parametersE-80 Music Workstation r241● MIDI—Song or Style playback can be started or stopped with MIDI real-time messages (Start, Stop,

MIDI242rE-80 Music WorkstationNTA notes are only received (from an external MIDI instrument). What you play in the chord recognition area of the keybo

MIDI SetsE-80 Music Workstation r243 TX● SYSEX—Use this parameter to specify whether (button icon on) or not (off) the E-80 should send SysEx mes-sag

MIDI244rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the [1]~[8] field that corresponds to the MIDI Set you want to use (the two SELECT button icons go dark).You c

Using V-LINKE-80 Music Workstation r24519. MiscellaneousUsing V-LINK About V-LINKV-LINK ( ) is a function that provides for the integration of music

Miscellaneous246rE-80 Music WorkstationNote: The E-80 does not support the Edirol DV-7PR’s dual stream mode.• Press the [INIT¥SINGLE¥VALUE] field to r

General settingsE-80 Music Workstation r247Note: START PRIORITY also applies to situations where you (try to) start Arranger playback using the SYNC

Specifications248rE-80 Music Workstation20. Specifications Keyboard: Sound source: Effects Harmonic Bars: Styles: Songs: Sequencer: Display typ

General settingsE-80 Music Workstation r249 Vocal Harmonist: Data storage Other functions: Connectors Internal amplification General specificat

Playing to an automatic accompanimentE-80 Music Workstation r25Playing to an automatic accompa-nimentLet us begin with the automatic accompaniment fun

Appendix250rE-80 Music Workstation21. AppendixInstalling wave expansion boards• To avoid the risk of damage to internal components that can be caused

Accessing the ‘Patches’ of SRX-series expansion boards via MIDIE-80 Music Workstation r251(4) Use the installation tool supplied with the wave expans

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters252rE-80 Music WorkstationMFX and IFX types and parameters1. ThruThe effect processor is bypassed.2. Stereo

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r253● Auto Wah Depth (0~127)—Modulation intensity.● Auto Wah Sens (0~127)—Adjusts th

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters254rE-80 Music Workstation● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)—Volume bal-ance between the direct (D) and

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r25519. Mod. DelayThis effect adds modulation to the delayed sound, producing an eff

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters256rE-80 Music Workstation● Pitch B Pre Delay (0.0~500.0ms)—Adjusts the time delay from when the direct sou

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r25729. OD‰ DelayThis effect connects an overdrive and a delay in series.● Overdrive

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters258rE-80 Music Workstation● Delay Feedback (–98%~0~98%)—Adjusts the amount of the delay sound that’s fed ba

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r25940. Flanger/DLYThis effect connects a flanger and a delay in parallel.● Flanger

Quick Start 26rE-80 Music Workstationkey to its left is enough.Note: The function that takes care of this easy fingering is called “INTELLIGENT” (page

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters260rE-80 Music Workstation● Filter Gain (0~12 [dB])—Amount of boost for the filter output.● Modulation Sw (

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r26148. Step PhaserThe phaser effect will be varied gradually.● Phaser Mode (4-Stage

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters262rE-80 Music Workstation52. Step RingThis is a ring modulator that uses a 16-step sequence to vary the fr

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r263● Shuffle (0~127)—Timing of volume changes in levels for even-numbered steps (st

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters264rE-80 Music Workstation● Cutoff Frequency (200~8000Hz)—Basic frequency of the filter.● Pre Delay (0.0~10

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r265● High Depth (0~127)—Modulation depth for the high-range flanger sound.● High Ph

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters266rE-80 Music Workstation● Pre Amp Bright (Off, On)—Turning this “On” produces a sharper and brighter soun

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r267● Delay 2 Time [note] (musical notes)—Delay times can be set as a note-value of

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters268rE-80 Music Workstation72. Shuffle DLYAdds a shuffle to the delay sound, giving the sound a bouncy delay

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r269● Delay HF Damp (200~8000Hz, Bypass)—Adjusts the fre-quency above which sound fe

Playing to an automatic accompanimentE-80 Music Workstation r27(3) Press the [INTRO] and the numeric button [1]~[4] that corresponds to the Intro patt

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters270rE-80 Music Workstation● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)—Volume bal-ance between the direct (D) and

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parametersE-80 Music Workstation r271● EQ Mid Q (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0)—Width of midrange (larger values make the r

Appendix | MIDI Implementation Chart272rE-80 Music Workstation22. MIDI Implementation Chart[Music Workstation] Date: May 2006Model: E-80 Version: 1.0

Appendix | Chord IntelligenceE-80 Music Workstation r27323. Chord IntelligenceCm7 ( 5 )C C# D E E FCM7 C#M7 DM7 E M7 EM7 FM7C7 C#7 D7 E 7 E7

Appendix | Chord Intelligence274rE-80 Music WorkstationF# G A A B BF#M7 GM7 A M7 AM7 B M7 BM7F#7 G7 A 7 A7 B 7 B7F#m Gm A m Am B m B

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r275IndexNumerics1 Ch Limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2421 STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index276rE-80 Music WorkstationCopyDisk&Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Equalizer settings . . . . . . . 113, 144, 147Event. .

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r277Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 117, 147FlashingExit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index278rE-80 Music WorkstationMain page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r279Play& Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 161/Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick Start 28rE-80 Music Workstation(4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.Changing the tempoIf the accompaniment is too fast (or too

Index280rE-80 Music WorkstationStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 240Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IndexE-80 Music Workstation r281V-Harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Using the Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r29Turn it towards “KEYBOARD” if the notes you play yourself are too soft. Turn it towards “ACCOMP” if

r Owner’s ManualENGLISH ENGLISHENGLISH ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing the Roland E-80 Music Workstation. The E-80 is Roland’s most complete arrange

Quick Start 30rE-80 Music Workstation• On the main page, press the row of the part you wish to assign a different sound to.In this case, the E-80 dire

Using the Keyboard partsE-80 Music Workstation r31The display changes to:(2) Press the [UTILITY] and the [STARTUP] field.(3) Press either [BEST¥SELECT

Quick Start 32rE-80 Music WorkstationSelecting sounds from an SRX expansion boardThe E-80 allows you to expand the number of sounds by installing one

Using the Harmonic BarsE-80 Music Workstation r33The display now jumps to the page that contains the sound whose number you entered.Press the [CLOSE]

Quick Start 34rE-80 Music WorkstationThe organ sound you hear now is assigned to the LOWER 1 part. To change it, press the TONE ASSIGN [LW1] button (o

Using the Harmonic BarsE-80 Music Workstation r35case the volume of the “real” organ sound is raised to its normal level. Press the switch icon to sel

Quick Start 36rE-80 Music WorkstationPlaying realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)Your E-80 provides a Guitar mode that allows you to play extremely re

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)E-80 Music Workstation r37If you start pressing these “string” keys right after switching on the E-80 (and

Quick Start 38rE-80 Music WorkstationAbout the chord indicationsThe GUITAR MODE page contains a “window” that shows you how the chords you play on the

Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)E-80 Music Workstation r39(2) While the Guitar mode is active, switch off the PART ON/OFF [UP1] button.The

Features 4 r E-80 Music Workstation Features A comprehensive arranger instrument The E-80 is quite simply a superlative instrument with the most a

Quick Start 40rE-80 Music WorkstationWorking with the Music AssistantThe E-80’s Music Assistant is also related to the Arranger/Style section. It is a

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-80 Music Workstation r41• Press the [Search≈Only] field to have the E-80 search for names that contain the s

Quick Start 42rE-80 Music WorkstationQuick location of the song you needThere are several ways of quickly locating the song you are after: Sorting fil

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-80 Music Workstation r43It also displays the name of the selected song, the tempo and the current measure. Y

Quick Start 44rE-80 Music Workstation Player (Data Update and Quick Start)(1) Press the [MENU] button.The display changes to:(2) Press the [UTILITY],

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)E-80 Music Workstation r45Minus One“Minus One” means that (at least) one part of a song is not played back. Th

Quick Start 46rE-80 Music WorkstationVocal Harmonist functionThe Vocal Harmonist is another highlight of your E-80. In fact, it doesn’t just produce h

Vocal Harmonist functionE-80 Music Workstation r47(9) Press the [VOCAL¥EFFECT] field.(10) If you need the compressor, press the [COMPRESS] field, so t

Quick Start 48rE-80 Music WorkstationYou already know what the [MALE], [FEMALE] and [MIX] fields are for. The 10 preset fields in the middle allow you

Vocal Harmonist functionE-80 Music Workstation r49DELAY TIME: Allows you to set a delay between the moment you start singing and the moment the vibrat

Features E-80 Music Workstation r 5 Superfast Recorder and comprehensive 16-track sequencer The E-80 provides two approaches for recording new son

Quick Start 50rE-80 Music Workstation(6) For more refined control over the Auto Pitch voice, press the [EDIT] field:Though they are not linked to thei

Vocal Harmonist functionE-80 Music Workstation r51(6) Select the desired “TRACK” value with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial.The VOCODER ASSIGN section’s current

Quick Start 52rE-80 Music Workstation(4) Press the [TUNING], then the [SINGER¥KEY] field.This page contains three presets: [ORIGINAL] means that the s

Displaying Lyrics and chord informationE-80 Music Workstation r53The display briefly confirms that your name has been stored:(18) Press the [PLAY÷STOP

Quick Start 54rE-80 Music Workstation(3) Press the [Back] field to return to the LYRICS page.Your E-80 also provides a VIDEO OUTPUT socket you can con

Displaying Lyrics and chord informationE-80 Music Workstation r55(6) Press the [OPTIONS] button.There are several things you can decide here:• Do you

Quick Start 56rE-80 Music WorkstationUsing the VIEWER functionThe E-80 contains a VIEWER function you can use to display text or pictures in the displ

Using the VIEWER functionE-80 Music Workstation r57(7) Press the [OPTIONS] field.(8) Press the “PAGE TURNER” display field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] di

Quick Start 58rE-80 Music WorkstationThe PAGE TURNER function and DATA ENTRY [ß][†] buttons (or optional footswitch) remain active. Press the display

Using the VIEWER functionE-80 Music Workstation r59The display changes to:(12) Select the memory area that contains the text file you want to use: pre

Using the unit safely 6 r E-80 Music Workstation Using the unit safely • Before using this instrument, be sure to read the instruc-tions below, a

Quick Start 60rE-80 Music WorkstationRecording your musicYou can record your music as “Songs” that can be saved internally, to a memory card or a flop

Recording your musicE-80 Music Workstation r61Recording without accompanimentLet us now look at how to start recording without automatic accompaniment

Quick Start 62rE-80 Music WorkstationYou have just selected the more detailed recording function (the “sequencer”). The display changes to:The colored

Recording your musicE-80 Music Workstation r63Saving your songA song you save to becomes a Standard MIDI File that can be played back with the E-80, b

About the Keyboard modes64rE-80 Music Workstation4. About the Keyboard modesThe KBD MODE setting is the singlemost important parameter of your E-80 be

Split and Whole modesE-80 Music Workstation r65Split and Whole modesUsing the SPLIT Keyboard ModeSplit means that the keyboard is divided into two hal

Using the performance functions66rE-80 Music Workstation5. Using the performance functionsLet us now have a look at the E-80’s performance func-tions.

OctaveE-80 Music Workstation r67Setting the transposition interval via the displayIf you prefer to set the transposition interval via the touch screen

Using the performance functions68rE-80 Music Workstationsetting “–3”. Note that this also means that you need to play the “real” notes at the right en

Master TuneE-80 Music Workstation r69where you can set the velocity value to be used instead of the continuous flux. Press that field and use the [DAT

Using the unit safely E-80 Music Workstation r 7 • Before using the E-80 in a foreign country, consult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Serv

Using the performance functions70rE-80 Music WorkstationAftertouchThe E-80 is equipped with an Aftertouch-sensitive key-board. Like most instruments s

ASSIGN SW buttonsE-80 Music Workstation r71● Fill Down—Triggers the Fill-In that takes you to the pre-vious Variation (i.e. from MAIN “2” to “1”). You

Using the performance functions72rE-80 Music Workstation● Keyboard Exchange UP2/1—Allows you to switch off the UP1 part and activate the UP2 part – an

Using the D Beam ControllerE-80 Music Workstation r73D Beam functionsThe D Beam Controller has two sensors that detect motion (such as your hand or bo

Using the performance functions74rE-80 Music Workstation● Start/Stop—Depending on the current condition of the Arranger (running or stopped), one move

Using optional footswitchesE-80 Music Workstation r75Using optional footswitchesFC7 PEDALThe E-80 allows you to connect an optional FC-7 Foot Controll

Using the performance functions76rE-80 Music Workstation● Scale Upper/Scale Lower—Allows you to assign the selected Scale Tune (see p. 79) setting to

Using optional footswitchesE-80 Music Workstation r77that the part in question always responds to Hold messages, even if it is assigned to the left ha

Using the performance functions78rE-80 Music Workstation● Portamento—Switches the Portamento function (page 101) on and off.● Soft, Sostenuto, Hold—Th

Scale TuningE-80 Music Workstation r79You can also press the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to call up the on-screen NUMERIC PAD.Enter the value you want to use, t

Contents 8 r E-80 Music Workstation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Important notes . . . . . . . .

Using the performance functions80rE-80 Music WorkstationYou will notice that every note can be selected only once. That is because the value you speci

MetronomeE-80 Music Workstation r81MetronomeThe E-80 is equipped with a metronome that can be used in various situations. To use the metronome, here i

Additional Arranger/Style functions82rE-80 Music Workstation6. Additional Arranger/Style functionsBefore telling you even more about the Music Styles,

Selecting other Style divisionsE-80 Music Workstation r83There is no need to restart Style playback manually if you also activate SYNC [START] (see ab

Additional Arranger/Style functions84rE-80 Music Workstation(1) Press the [BASS¥INVERSION] button (so that it lights) to switch this function on.(2) P

Using the Style Cover functionE-80 Music Workstation r85(6) Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] but-tons to set the desired “Threshold”.You c

Additional Arranger/Style functions86rE-80 Music Workstation Saved VersionThe STYLE COVER page contains a [SAVED¥VERSION] field that works as follows:

One TouchE-80 Music Workstation r87One TouchYou may find yourself using the One Touch function at regular intervals, because it automates quite a few

Additional Arranger/Style functions88rE-80 Music WorkstationThe display now shows the following message:The target One Touch memory you chose for writ

More refined Arranger settingsE-80 Music Workstation r89Arranger Type (chord mode)Another important choice is how you want to transmit note information

Contents E-80 Music Workstation r 9 Using the Style Cover function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Freeze Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Additional Arranger/Style functions90rE-80 Music WorkstationThis function only becomes meaningful if you also specify how the various Arranger parts s

Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options)E-80 Music Workstation r91[PRESET], [AUTO] and [LOCK] allow you to specify what happens when you select anoth

Additional Arranger/Style functions92rE-80 Music Workstation• Press the [ARRANGER¥SETTING] field, followed by the [ARRANGER¥OPTIONS] field.• Start Arr

Working with ‘external’ StylesE-80 Music Workstation r93Note: Use the Copy function (see p. 97) to copy all Styles to the same card (or the internal m

Additional Arranger/Style functions94rE-80 Music Workstation(2) Press the [CUSTOM] field.(3) Press the field of the Music Style you want to use.In som

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesE-80 Music Workstation r95Style Finder: quickly locating StylesThe E-80 allows you to have a great many Music Sty

Additional Arranger/Style functions96rE-80 Music Workstation Searching for Music StylesThe powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] fiel

Style Finder: quickly locating StylesE-80 Music Workstation r97 RenameThis function allows you to change (or supply) the STYLE NAME, COUNTRY, and/or G

Additional Arranger/Style functions98rE-80 Music WorkstationYou are asked whether it is OK to overwrite all files on the destination media (“TO”) that

Upper 3 Split E-80 Music Workstation r 99 7. Advanced Keyboard part functions Upper 3 Split On p. 65, you learned how to split the keyboard into a le