Specifications

Connect external devices for creative expansion
Expand your musical universe by incorporating musical content
from around the world. If you connect a portable audio player or
USB CD drive, for
example, you can
play along with
audio CDs or music
stored in other
formats. Furthermore,
if you connect an
iPod
®
or MP3 player
to the Roland
Audio-Visual Port*
1
,
you can employ the
Center Cancel function to minimize
vocals, or use the Pitch Change
function to transpose the key of your
pre-recorded music to your favorite
keys. Moreover, you can connect
devices such as the powerful
SA-1000 stage amp, mics, and large
screen TVs and displays. Excellent,
of course, for playing on your own,
but also great for home karaoke and
stage performances. Use the supplied
remote control*
2
to select songs and
play, return, and stop, or to adjust the
tempo and key. Whatever the
situation, MUSIC ATELIER is sure
to be at the heart of the fun.
*1 AT-900/900C *2 AT-900/900C/800
Excitement
Freedom to play what you imagine.
Roland expands the potential of organ playing.
Large color LCD monitor with easy-to-operate touch panel*
To make operations even easier, all models feature a large color
touch-panel LCD with a quick-start guide built in. The newly
expanded screen enables often-used menu icons to be always shown
on the monitor, which further simplifies navigation and operation.
*AT-900/900C/800/500
•
Convenient Music Assistant* functions
Whenever you want to play “Blue Moon,” “Georgia,” “Summertime,”
or other favorites, simply select the style
image and conditions of the song you wish
to play, and the optimal rhythm and voice
settings can be easily retrieved.
*AT-900/900C/800/500
infrared beam to alter the sound. Filter and
pitch bending effects allow mute trumpet and
tenor sax voices to be played with greater
realism. Single-shot sounds, such as cymbals
and wind chimes, can also be played
dramatically from the D BEAM.
*AT-900/900C/800/500
exchange with previous models such as the
AT-90SL and AT-80SL is also fully
supported. Data from floppy disks can also
be accessed using the optionally available
FD-01A USB floppy disk drive.
*Roland M-UF1G (sold separately) recommended for perfect aesthetic and
functional compatibility.
Advance
•
DigiScore
™
display
Commercially available SMF music data and pre-recorded
performance data are displayed onscreen in musical notation.
Through the use of digital technology, the score screen can be
zoomed. The part for a single hand can be displayed, and lyrics can
be shown as well. It’s also easy to mute particular parts so you can
enjoy “minus one” playing.
•
Sound settings
The selected sound name is shown
onscreen. Setting the sound for the upper
keyboard, lower keyboard, and pedalboard
is quick and easy.
AT-900/900C/800
Registration: optimal panel settings can be instantly recalled
For ease of use during performance, your favorite voice and
rhythm selections, as well as other panel settings, can be instantly
recalled from internal memory or USB memory
key. You can produce magnificent ensemble
performances, instantly switching between
combinations of sounds.
AT-900/900C/800
•
Quick registration* from the hands of world-class organists
From keyword categories you can select
registrations compiled by Hector Olivera
and other internationally acclaimed
organists. Play with the know-how of
professional players.
*AT-900/900C/800/500
RSS reverb, exclusive Roland technology,
provides the rich, resonant ambience of cathedrals
Equipped with Roland’s exclusive RSS (Roland Sound Space)
technology, all MUSIC ATELIER models provide luxurious reverb
sound. From the type of venue to the wall material, various reverberation
parameters can be set. AT-900/900C/800 have a special output
jack that, when connected to external speakers or a home audio
system, fills the space with lush, cathedral-like ambience.
Harmony Intelligence for a beautiful ensemble sound
With Harmony Intelligence, a beautiful harmony complements
the melody played on the upper keyboard. The wide-ranging
variety of styles includes big band, combo, and country. Enjoy
full ensemble playing across a world of musical genres.
Complete set of effects to enrich your playing
In addition to a complete set of effects that includes rotary, chorus*,
sustain, and reverb, all models provide a footswitch for controlling
realistic glide effects, and even a lever* that
enables expressive pitch bending and vibrato.
*AT-900/900C/800/500
Expression
Greater freedom of expression just by
moving your hand: D BEAM*
The D BEAM controller lets you wave your hand over the invisible
With auto accompaniment, you can play along with
musicians from around the world.
Swing, country, bossa nova — with MUSIC ATELIER you can
play along with rhythms from all over the world. The built-in
patterns feature the ultra-realistic groove and feel of professional
drummers. By playing simple chords on the lower keyboard, the
arranger function (Auto Accompaniment) automatically adds
accompaniment, letting you play with a virtual backing band of
world-class musicians. A host of convenient functions are
available, such as automatic fills that add color to your playing,
one-touch program functions that call up
optimal panel settings, and four Variation
Buttons for smooth song transitions and a
wider variety of accompaniment patterns
within a single Style.
Composer function for visual lyric and note display
The Composer function on AT-900/900C/800/500 provides a
friendly graphical environment for song creation and performance.
It can display the parts you record as well
as your song lyrics, and it allows you to
switch between the mute screen and lyrics
display screen with a single touch.
Convenient USB compatibility for your musical data
To save and retrieve your precious data, simply plug in a USB
memory key — a global external-storage standard*. Data
The beam in the photo has been
colored to show the path of the
D BEAM; the actual beam is invisible.
Enjoyment
iPod
®
not included.
Roland Audio-Visual Port
Remote control (included)
6 7
ORGAN MUSIC
COLLECTION
DVD Player
Display
Headphones
Video Camcorder
Floppy disk Drive
VIMA TUNES
TM
CD-ROM
Audio CD
USB CD Drive
USB Memory
iPod
MUSIC
ATELIER
Microphone
Setup Example