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AT-500_e.book 1 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 201b Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 6). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety.
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AT-500_e.book 2 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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AT-500_e.book 3 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly.
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AT-500_e.book 4 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Turn off the power if an abnormality or malfunction occurs Place in a well ventilated location 101a When using this device, ensure that it is placed in a well ventilated location. 012a If any of the following should occur, immediately turn off the power, disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet, and contact your dealer or a service center to have the device serviced.
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AT-500_e.book 5 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning 109a Before you clean the device, turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. ..........................................................................................................
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AT-500_e.book 6 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Important Notes Power Supply 301 • Do not connect this device to the same electrical outlet as an inverter-controlled device such as a refrigerator, microwave oven, or air conditioner, or a device that contains an electric motor. Depending on how the other device is used, power supply noise could cause this device to malfunction or produce noise.
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AT-500_e.book 7 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Important Notes Add • In order to provide the highest possible image quality, the ATELIER uses a TFT liquid crystal display. Due to the nature of a TFT liquid crystal display, the screen may contain pixels that fail to light or that remain constantly lit, but please be aware that this is not a malfunction or defect. Addition • When connecting USB memory, position it horizontally with the external memory connector and insert it without using excessive force.
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AT-500_e.book 8 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Main Features We want to take a moment to thank you for your purchase of the Roland Organ “Music ATELIER.” The ATELIER is an electronic organ which provides a generous collection of rich organ sounds. In addition, it is designed to be easy to learn and use. In order to enjoy reliable performance of your new keyboard for many years to come, please take the time to read through this manual in its entirety.
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AT-500_e.book 9 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Main Features Features Harmonic bars for creating organ sounds The organ is equipped with “Harmonic bars,” which are much like the controllers used on traditional jazz organs. By operating the harmonic bars, you can easily create a diverse variety of organ sounds. By using the solo harmonic bars you can add orchestral sounds to the organ sounds for even more expressive performance potential.
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AT-500_e.book 10 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Main Features Conventions Used in This Manual This manual uses the following conventions in the interest of simpler, more concise instructions. • The AT-500 is abbreviated in this manual as “ATELIER” respectively. • Button names are enclosed in square brackets (“[ ]”), as in [Drums/SFX] button. • On screen text is enclosed in angled brackets “< >”, as in . • [▲] [▼], [ ] [ ] means that you should press one or the other button.
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AT-500_e.book 11 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY........................................................................ 3 Important Notes..................................................................................... 6 Main Features........................................................................................ 8 Conventions Used in This Manual ............................................................................. 10 Panel Descriptions.....................
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AT-500_e.book 12 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Contents Selecting and Playing Sounds............................................................... 46 Selecting Voices .............................................................................................................. 46 About the Voices and Parts ...................................................................................... 46 Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons ...................................
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AT-500_e.book 13 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Contents Assigning a Name to a Registration Set............................................................................ 101 Saving Registration Sets.................................................................................................. 103 Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the ATELIER ................................................ 106 Loading a Set of Registrations ..................................................................
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AT-500_e.book 14 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Contents Recording/Playing Back What You Play ............................................. 153 What is a Track Button? ........................................................................................ 154 Displaying the Track Buttons .................................................................................. 155 Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files.....................
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AT-500_e.book 15 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Contents Various Other Settings ....................................................................... 198 Adjusting How the Instrument Responds ............................................................................ 198 Adjusting the Initial Touch Sensitivity ....................................................................... 198 Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony ......................................................................
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AT-500_e.book 16 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Contents Connecting with External Device......................................................... 227 Name and Functions of Jack and Connectors .................................................................... 227 Connecting to Audio Equipment ...................................................................................... 228 Connecting a Computer..................................................................................................
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AT-500_e.book 18 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Panel Descriptions 1 2 3 4 11 8 9 10 23 12 25 22 13 14 15 16 17 24 26 27 29 28 30 1. Part Balance [▲] [▼] buttons → p. 62 2. Pedal Bass Voice select buttons → p. 49 7. Solo Voice select buttons → p. 50 Solo Part [Alternate] button [To Lower] button → p. 146 Level [▲] [▼] buttons → p. 62 [Alternate] button [To Lower] button → p. 152 Level [▲] [▼] buttons → p. 62 Lower Voice select buttons → p. 48 8. [Power On] switch → p.
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AT-500_e.book 19 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Panel Descriptions 6 7 Panel Descriptions 5 20 18 21 19 21. Composer → p. 153 [Song] button [Registration] button → p. 99–p. 114 [Demo] button → p. 33 [Reset] button [Play/Stop] button [Rec] button → p. 163 22. [Drums/SFX] button → p. 66 23. [Manual Percussion] button → p. 68 24. Rhythm select buttons → p. 71 Tempo [ ][ ] buttons → p. 77 Fill In [Auto] button → p. 79 Fill In [Break] button → p. 79 Variation buttons → p. 79 [Intro/Ending] button → p.
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AT-500_e.book 20 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Setting Up the Music Rest Removing the Music Rest 1. To remove the music rest, support it with one hand while loosening the screws. 2. Remove the music rest. Attaching the Music Rest 1. Insert the supplied screws for the music rest into the screw holes located on the top of the instrument, and lightly tighten them (two locations). Screw Screw After removing the music rest, don’t forget to retighten the screws.
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AT-500_e.book 21 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Opening/Closing the Lid Connecting the Power Cord 1. fig.00-22.eps First, make sure that the [Power On] switch at the panel’s left side is OFF (not pushed in). Upper position OFF 2. 1. To open the lid, hold it with both hands and slide it to the rear. 2. To close the lid, slowly pull it forward until it stops. NOTE Be careful not to get your fingers caught when opening or closing the lid.
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AT-500_e.book 22 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Turning the Power On and Off 3. 941 NOTE Once the connections have been completed, turn on or off power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on or off devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. Adjust the volume to an appropriate level by moving the [Master Volume] slider or operating the expression pedal.
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AT-500_e.book 23 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Using Headphones fig.00-29.eps Since this instrument has a Mic jack, you can use a microphone to enjoy a variety of possibilities such as singing along with your performance, or singing along with SMF music files (sold separately). fig.00-32.eps 1. Connect your headphones to the [Phones] jack underneath the left side of the keyboard. The sound from the built-in speakers stops. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 24 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Using the Cord Hook If you’re using headphones or a microphone, you can use the cord hook to neatly bundle the cables near your feet. Attaching the Cord Hook 1. Screw the cord hook (with wing nut) about 80% of the way into the screw hole located at the bottom left of the organ. 2.
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AT-500_e.book 25 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing The confirmation message appears on screen. fig.00-40-1.eps You can also use the following method to return to the factory-set condition. Method 1 4. Touch on the Main screen, to display the Quick Guide screen. 2. Press the [One Touch Program] button. The confirmation message appears on screen. fig.00-40-1.
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AT-500_e.book 26 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Using the External Memory Rotating the External Memory Connector Holder Songs you record on the ATELIER and Registration sets you create can be copied to separately available USB memory for safekeeping. You can also copy songs to a floppy disk using a separately sold floppy disk drive (p. 87, p. 114, p. 177). The External Memory connector holder rotates 90 degrees left and right.
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AT-500_e.book 27 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Attach the floppy disk drive as shown the figure, using the mounting holes on the ATELIER’s bottom panel. 1. Before You Start Playing For details of the attachment, refer to the owner’s manual of the floppy disk drive. Connect the USB cable of the floppy disk drive to the ATELIER’s Ext Drive connector.
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AT-500_e.book 28 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Using a CD You can play back audio CDs and CD-ROMs containing saved SMF music files. Connecting a CD Drive NOTE CD drives that draw their power from the USB connector cannot be used. Ext Drive Connector You can also play songs on VIMA CD-ROMs (VIMA TUNES) sold by Roland.
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AT-500_e.book 29 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 About the Display The ATELIER makes use of a Touch Screen. 985 This lets you carry out a wide variety of actions just by touching the screen lightly. Understanding the Main and Related Screens Main Screen 2 1 3 4 12 13 6 5 14 15 7 16 8 NOTE The Touch Screen is operated by touching it lightly with your finger. Pressing hard, or using a hard object can damage the Touch Screen.
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AT-500_e.book 30 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 About the Display Number Description 9 Rhythm You can play Rhythms from this instrument, or play or store Rhythms from USB memory or user memory. Rhythm-related settings can also be made here. 10 System Make various settings. 11 Quick Guide Displays the Quick Guide screen. While the Quick Guide screen is displayed, you can press the keyboard, a button, or a foot switch to jump to the related setting screen (p. 41).
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AT-500_e.book 31 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 About the Display About the Icons fig.09-08.eps, fig.03-05.eps You can return directly to the main screen by touching
shown in the right side of the screen. About the Display Button Meaning Depending on the function, some screens are spread over multiple pages. You can touch < >< >< >< > to display the next or previous page of the screen. In the Load screen, Save screen, or File Edit screen, you can select a file by touching < >< >.
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AT-500_e.book 32 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 About the Display Sub-windows for Setting Values When you are making settings in the System screen, the following type of screen appears. Return to the factory settings. Modify the value. fig.09-09.eps If a sub-window for you to edit the settings is shown, you can use the [Value] dial to switch the settings. About the [Value] Dial The ATELIER has a [Value] dial.
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AT-500_e.book 33 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions Listening to the Demo Songs The ATELIER provides demo songs. Here’s how to play the Demo songs, and fully appreciate the sounds, Rhythms, and Automatic Accompaniment that are available with the ATELIER. fig.01-01.eps 1. Press the [Demo] button to make the indicator light. The Demo Screen appears. fig.01-03.eps 2. Touch < > or < > on screen to select the demo song. fig.01-03.
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AT-500_e.book 34 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions 4. Touch < song. 5. Press the [Demo] button to exit the demonstration screen. > once again to stop playback of the demo If the following screen appears If the performance song in the unit has not been saved to the “Favorites” (User memory) or USB memory, the following message appears, and it will not be possible to play the Demo songs. fig.E-62.eps The performance data can be saved on the “Favorites” (User memory) or USB memory.
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AT-500_e.book 35 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions Choose a Keyword for Quick Registration Selection You can select a voice appropriate for your performance by selecting from keywords representing your situation, location, musical genre, etc. You can call up Registrations created by top-level organists, and refer to them for hints on how to select and layer sounds when creating your own Registrations. 1. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-500_e.book 36 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions A sub-window appears, allowing you to select a Quick Registration group. fig.03-35.eps 3. In the sub-window, touch a Quick Registration group name to select the desired Quick Registration group. The sub-window closes, and the Quick Registration screen returns to the display. 4. Touch , , or , switching the respective button’s indicator on or off, to select the keyboard to which the voice is to be assigned. fig.
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AT-500_e.book 37 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions Music Assistant Function A collection of the world’s best, most well-known songs were carefully selected, then the optimum panel settings for each of them were determined, and the resulting data was stored inside the instrument. Simply select the keyword that most closely suggests the character of the song you have in mind, and a Rhythm performance, a sound for the melody, and other selections will be made for you.
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AT-500_e.book 38 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions 2. Touch < >< > to switch screens, and touch a keyword appropriate for the character of the song. fig.00-19.eps You can also switch screens by using the [Value] dial. The Registration [1]–[4] buttons flash. Panel settings appropriate for the keyword will automatically be called up for the Registration [1]–[4] buttons. 3. On the Lower keyboard, play a chord.
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AT-500_e.book 39 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions Music Assistant Search You can specify a song name and other search terms and use these for a Music Assistant search. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Music Assistant screen appears. fig.00-18.eps If another screen is open, touch
to access the main screen. Convenient Functions 2. Touch . A sub-window appears. fig.00-19-2.eps Searching by Music Assistant Name 3. Touch . fig.00-19-3.
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AT-500_e.book 40 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions 4. Decide which character you will use for the search. Enter the character you are searching for. For example, touching in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group (“A”→“B”→“C”...). Touch to toggle between alphabets and numerals. The selected character appears in the middle of the screen. 5. Touch (Start Search). The results of the search appear in the display.
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AT-500_e.book 41 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions About the Quick Guide Function The ATELIER offers a Quick Guide function, which makes it easy for you to access various functions. While the Quick Guide screen is displayed, you can press the keyboard, a button, or a foot switch to jump to the related setting screen. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The following Quick Guide screen appears. fig.00-13.
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AT-500_e.book 42 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions About the Index Menu In the Quick Guide screen, you can touch to access the Index Menu. In the Index Menu screen, you can touch a keyword to jump to the setting screen for that keyword. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The following Quick Guide screen appears. fig.00-13.eps 2. Touch . The following screen appears. fig.00-14.eps 3. fig.00-15.
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AT-500_e.book 43 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions The Quick Guide Index screen appears, and the keywords will be displayed. fig.00-16.eps Convenient Functions 4. Touch the desired keyword. fig.00-16.eps The setting screen for the specified keyword appears. 5. Make settings in the setting screen that appeared. 6. Touch .
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AT-500_e.book 44 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions \ Creating a Folder You can create folders in a connected USB memory device or in user memory (Favorites). If you want to create a folder in USB memory, connect the USB memory to the external memory connector. About folders The ATELIER lets you create up to 99 Registration sets or songs. If you create a folder, you’ll be able to save up to 99 Registration sets or songs in each folder.
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AT-500_e.book 45 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Convenient Functions 3. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. Choose “Ext Memory” if you want to create a folder on USB memory or “User” if you want to create a folder user memory. 4. Touch . A screen will appear, allowing you to specify a name for the new folder. 5. Assign a name to the folder. Touch the screen to specify the desired characters. Rename the folder as described in “Assigning a Name to a Registration Set” (p. 101). 6.
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AT-500_e.book 46 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting Voices You can play the sounds of various instruments on the ATELIER. These sounds are called “Voices.” About the Voices and Parts The ATELIER has two manual keyboards and a pedalboard. From top to bottom these are called the “Upper Keyboard,” “Lower Keyboard,” and “Pedalboard.” fig.01-05-2.
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AT-500_e.book 47 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons fig.01-06.eps Each time you press a voice button, its indicator will switch between being lit and being turned off. Voices that have their button indicator lit can be played. No sounds are produced, even when the keys are played, when the Voice button is unlit and all vintage organ voices are off. Two voices of the same family are assigned to each voice button.
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AT-500_e.book 48 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices Press the “Organ” or “Orchestral” buttons for each Keyboard (Upper/Lower) to select the desired voice. When the power is turned on, the Upper keyboard will play “Full Organ1” and the Lower keyboard will play “Lower Organ3.” Example: Selecting “ComboJazzOrg” for the Upper Organ and “Grand Piano” for the Upper Orchestral. 1. Press the Upper Organ [Jazz] button (indicator lights).
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AT-500_e.book 49 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting Pedal Bass Voice Press the buttons of the various parts of “Pedal” to select voices. Immediately after the power is turned on, the Pedal Bass voice will sound single notes using the “Organ Bass1” voice. Example: Select “Str.Bass Pdl” for the Pedal part fig.01-09.eps Normally, playing the pedalboard will sound one note at a time. Settings can be adjusted to allow multiple notes to be played on the Pedalboard (p. 198).
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AT-500_e.book 50 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting Solo Voice The Solo section of the Upper keyboard is monophonic, that is, the Solo voice will only sound for the highest note played on the Upper keyboard. This allows you to play full chords and have the selected Solo voice playing the highest (solo) note. Example: Selecting “Trumpet” for the Solo part You can use the Solo part’s harmonic bar to adjust the volume of the Solo part (p. 62). fig.01-11.
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AT-500_e.book 51 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting a Voice Using the [Others] Button Notice that there is an [Others] button for each part. By using the [Others] button, you can select all voices. As with the other voice buttons, the [Others] button can be assigned two voices. You can use the [Alternate] button to switch between these two voices. 1. Press the [Alternate] button for the Part for which you wish to specify a voice to select ON (lit) or OFF (dark).
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AT-500_e.book 52 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds A sub-window appears, allowing you to select a sound group. fig.01-16.eps 4. You can touch in the Voice Select screen to have only the Active Expression voices be displayed. “Active Expression voices” can be assigned to the [Others] buttons of the Upper Orchestral part, Lower Orchestral part, Pedal part, and Solo part. For more on the active expression voices, refer to “Performing with an Active Expression Voice” (p.
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AT-500_e.book 53 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ) The Vintage Organ button lets you add the vintage organ sounds to the upper, lower, and pedal parts. In addition, you can also use the harmonic bars to modify the selected sound as desired. The ATELIER provides nine harmonic bars for the upper part and lower part respectively, and two harmonic bars for the pedal part.
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AT-500_e.book 54 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds What’s the feet? “Feet” is a term that began as a measurement of the length of the pipes in a pipe organ. The pipes that produce the basic pitch (fundamental) for each note are considered to be “8 feet” in length.
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AT-500_e.book 55 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Playing a Vintage Organ Voice Turning on Vintage Organ 1. Press the Vintage Organ [On/Off] button so its indicator is lit. Each time you press the button, the indicator will alternate between ON (lit) and OFF. Selecting and Playing Sounds The Vintage organ screen appears. NOTE The glide, pitch bend and sustain effects cannot be applied to vintage organ voices. Modifying the Sound 2.
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AT-500_e.book 56 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Adding Sparkle to the Sound (Percussion) This adds an attack sound to the beginning of the note, making the sound crisper. 3. Press the Percussion [4’] button or [2 2/3’] button (indicator lit). Play the Upper keyboard and notice that an attack has been added. NOTE Percussion [4’] and [2 2/3’] buttons cannot be used simultaneously.
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AT-500_e.book 57 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Using the Harmonic Bar Settings of the Panel If you’ve edited the harmonic bar settings in the screen, or if you’ve switched Registrations so that the Vintage Organ settings have changed, you can switch the Vintage Organ settings to the positions (settings) of the harmonic bars on the panel (p. 53). 1. Press the [H-Bar Manual] button. When you press the Vintage Organ button, a vintage organ screen like the following will appear.
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AT-500_e.book 58 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Adjusting the Volume of the Vintage Organ 3. Touch < > < > to display the VintageOrganVolume. fig.05-12-2.eps You can adjust the overall volume of the sound to regulate the volume balance relative to the other sounds. 1. Touch on the Main screen. fig.05-08.eps 4. Touch the value setting buttons for VintageOrganVolume to adjust the setting. fig.05-12-2.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.
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AT-500_e.book 59 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Performing with an Active Expression Voice For “Active Expression Voices,” operating the expression pedal will control not only the volume but also the tone, or may add additional sounds. 1. Touch the [Others] button of the Part to which you want to assign an Active Expression voice. The Others Voice screens appears.
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AT-500_e.book 60 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Performing with a Human Voice In addition to sounds such as organ and piano, you can also play “human voice,” which produces a vocal-like sound. 1. Press the [Alternate] button for the Part for which you wish to specify a voice to select ON (lit) or OFF (dark). For details on the Human Voice that are available, refer to “Voice List” (Appendix: separate booklet).
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AT-500_e.book 61 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds 4. In the sub-window, touch . The indicator of the selected [Others] button will blink. The Others Voice screen appears, showing the sounds of the Human Voice group. The Others Voice screen appears, and the sounds of the Human Voice group appears. fig.01-40.eps Touch < >< > to switch the screen, and touch a voice name to select the desired voice. fig.01-41.eps 6.
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AT-500_e.book 62 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Adjust the Volume Balance The ATELIER allows you to adjust the volume balance individually for each Part. fig.01-26.eps The following buttons are used to adjust the volume of a multiple number of Parts.
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AT-500_e.book 63 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds 1. The volume levels of each part are adjusted using the corresponding [▲] and [▼] buttons. Pressing the upper button ([▲] button) will increase the volume. Pressing the lower button ([▼] button) will decrease the volume. The volume can be set to any value from 0 to 12. When the volume value shown in the display is 0, that part will produce no sound.
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AT-500_e.book 64 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift) The pitch of the sound played by the keyboard can be adjusted in one-octave steps. This function is called “Octave Shift.” You can apply an Octave shift to all Parts. 1. Touch on the Main screen. fig.00-06.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.eps 2. Touch either , , or . Part whose pitch will change Menu 3.
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AT-500_e.book 65 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds 4. Touch the part display of the part whose Octave Shift settings you wish to change. fig.01-30.eps Touch < >< > to adjust the settings. The value can be set to a range of +/- 3 octaves. fig.01-31.eps 6. Touch . You will return to the Upper Keyboard/Lower Keyboard/Pedalboard screen. When the power is turned on, the Octave Shift setting for the Pedal part will be set to -1 (1 octave down).
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AT-500_e.book 66 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Playing Drum Sounds or Sound Effects from the Entire Lower Keyboard (Drums/SFX) You can use the Lower keyboard to play various drum sounds (drum set). In this case, the Lower voices will no longer sound. fig.01-32_AT-900.eps 1. Press the [Drums/SFX] button, getting its indicator to light up. The [Drums/SFX] button indicator will alternate between on (lit) and off (dark) each time it is pressed.
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AT-500_e.book 67 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Changing Drums/SFX Sets As the drum set, you can choose the types of drum set and sound effect. When you change the drum set, the sound produced by each note will change. Immediately after the power is turned on, the POP drum set will sound. 1. For the types of drum set and the sound effects played by each key, refer to “Drum/SFX Set List” (Appendix: separate booklet).
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AT-500_e.book 68 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Playing a Lower Voice with Percussion Instrument Sounds and a Voice Phrase (Manual Percussion) You can play various drum sounds and Sound Effects using the bottom 15 keys of the Lower keyboard. This is convenient when you wish to play the Lower voice together with drum sounds or Sound Effects. fig.01-34_AT-900.eps fig.01-35.eps the keys for Drum sounds or Sound Effects 15 keys Lower Keyboard fig.01-35-2 1.
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AT-500_e.book 69 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Changing the Manual Percussion Sets You can choose the type of Manual Percussion Set. When you change the Manual Percussion Set, the sound played by each of the 15 lowest notes of the Lower keyboard will change. Immediately after the power is turned on, the PERC SET1 drum set will sound. 1. Press the [Manual Percussion] button (indicator lights). The Manual Percussion screen will be displayed for several seconds.
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AT-500_e.book 70 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Sustaining Notes in the Lower Part (Lower Voice Hold) You can have Lower voice continue to sound after you release you fingers from the keys, until the next key is played. 1. Hold down the Pedal [To Lower] button for several seconds until its indicator begins blinking. fig.02-14_AT-900.eps The Pedal [To Lower] button is ON simultaneously. The following message appears.
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AT-500_e.book 71 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance The ATELIER lets you enjoy playing along with a Rhythmic accompaniment. Selecting a Rhythm The ATELIER provides various Rhythms and Automatic Accompaniments (Music Styles). The ten buttons below are called “Rhythm buttons,” and let you select Rhythms that are categorized by musical style. For details, refer to the Voice List (Appendix: separate booklet). fig.02-01_AT-900.eps Press a Rhythm button to select a Rhythm group.
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AT-500_e.book 72 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Using Rhythms Stored in User Memory The ATELIER features a User memory. If you wish to copy a Rhythm saved on USB memory to User memory, refer to “Copying Rhythms” (p. 87). What is the User Memory? This is the internal memory area that lets you store User Rhythms you’ve created. You can also copy Rhythms saved on USB memory to the User memory (p. 87). The ATELIER is shipped from the factory with Rhythms already stored in User memory.
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AT-500_e.book 73 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Rhythm Search You can search for Rhythm that match the tempo of the song, musical genre, or other criteria you set. You can also search Rhythm using the first character of the Rhythm names. 1. Touch on the Main screen. If another screen is open, touch
to access the main screen. fig.00-06.eps 2. Touch < > on the Main screen. A sub-window appears. fig.02-30.
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AT-500_e.book 74 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Searching by Rhythm Name 3. Touch . 4. Decide which character you will use for the search. The selected character appears in the middle of the screen. Enter the character you are searching for. For example, touching in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group (“A”→“B”→“C”...). Touch to toggle between alphabets and numerals. 5. Touch (Start Search).
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AT-500_e.book 75 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Playing Rhythm There are two ways to start the Rhythm. You can press the [Start/Stop] button to start the Rhythm, or you can use Sync Start to have the Rhythm start when you play the lower keyboard or the pedal keyboard. You can also make the Rhythm start with an intro, or stop with an ending. fig.02-03_AT-900.
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AT-500_e.book 76 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Starting the Rhythm Automatically When You Play the Lower Keyboard or Pedalboard (Sync Start) Starting with an Added Intro 1. Press the [Sync Start] button to make the indicator light up. 2. Press the [Intro/Ending] button. The [Intro/Ending] button’s indicator will light. 3. Play either the Lower keyboard or the Pedalboard. The Intro is played and the Rhythm starts.
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AT-500_e.book 77 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Stopping the Rhythm Stopping with an Ending 1. Press the [Intro/Ending] button. An Ending is played, then the Rhythm stops. While the Ending is playing, the [Intro/Ending] button indicator will light, until the Ending finishes the button indicator will be turned off. The functions of the [Intro/ Ending] button and [Start/Stop] button can be assigned to the foot switches located on each side of the Expression Pedal (p. 121).
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AT-500_e.book 78 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro If an intro is played before your performance, you can have a countdown played to the end of the intro, allowing you to understand easily where you are to start playing. fig.02-05_AT-900.eps 1. Press the [Count Down] button, getting the indicator to light. 2. Press the [Intro/Ending] button. 3. Press the [Start/Stop] button.
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AT-500_e.book 79 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Adding Variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment You can add variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment by changing the Rhythm pattern of the Rhythm or the arrangement of the Automatic Accompaniment, or by inserting a break (i.e., stopping the Rhythm for one measure). fig.02-07_AT-900.
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AT-500_e.book 80 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Playing Chords with Simple Fingering (Chord Intelligence) “Chord Intelligence” is a feature that intelligently plays the correct accompaniment chords the moment you play a key specifying a chord on the Lower keyboard during Automatic Accompaniment. For example, in order to make the instrument detect a “C Major” chord, you must normally play the three keys “C,” “E,” and “G.
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AT-500_e.book 81 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 3. Touch . The Rhythm Options screen appears. fig.02-11.eps 4. When the Leading Bass function (p. 82) is on and the Chord Intelligence function is off, you can specify chords with a combination of the lower keyboard and pedalboard. Touch the Chord Intelligence setting to turn it “ON.” The Chord Intelligence function can now be used. If you press the root note of the chord (p.
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AT-500_e.book 82 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Leading Bass Function When Automatic Accompaniment is used, and the Pedal [To Lower] button is ON, the Pedal Bass voice will normally play the root note (p. 251) of the chord you play on the Lower keyboard. If the Leading Bass function is enabled, the lowest note of the chord you play on the Lower keyboard will then be used as the bass note (the bottom note of the chord).
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AT-500_e.book 83 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 3. Touch . The Rhythm Options screen appears. fig.02-11.eps 4. Touch the Leading Bass setting to turn it “ON.” Each time you touch the Leading Bass setting, it will be switched ON/OFF. To turn off the Leading Bass function, set the Leading Bass setting to “OFF.” Using Rhythm Performance 5. You can assign the Leading Bass functions to either of the foot switches located on each side of the Expression Pedal.
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AT-500_e.book 84 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program) The ATELIER provides a very convenient [One Touch Program] button. By simply pressing this button once, the Arranger function will be turned ON, and keyboard voices that are most appropriate for playing with the currently selected Rhythm/Automatic Accompaniment are selected. By pressing the [One Touch Program] button, you can make the following settings.
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AT-500_e.book 85 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 1. Select a Rhythm (p. 71). 2. Press the [One Touch Program] button. The [One Touch Program] button’s indicator will light. fig.02-15.eps When you press the [One Touch Program] button, the “Arranger Update” setting will automatically change to “INSTANT” (p. 99). An One Touch Program Group (One Touch Program Group select) screen like the one shown below will be displayed. fig.02-16.
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AT-500_e.book 86 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Using a Rhythm from a USB Memory The ATELIER contains a variety of Rhythms, but you can also use Rhythms from USB memory or floppy disk to perform Rhythms in an even wider range of styles. Reviewing the Rhythms on USB Memory 1. NOTE Unauthorized use of commercially available Music Style disk for purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws.
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AT-500_e.book 87 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Copying Rhythms User memory (p. 72) already contains Rhythms, but you can replace these Rhythms with Rhythms from USB memory or floppy disk. Rhythms copied from the USB memory into User memory will not be lost even if the power is turned off. It is convenient to copy frequently-used Rhythms into User memory. Rhythms that you’ve created and saved in user memory can also be copied to USB memory (p. 89).
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AT-500_e.book 88 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 4. Touch . The Rhythm File Edit screen appears. 5. Touch (Rhythm Copy). The Rhythm File Copy screen appears. 6. Touch < >< > to select the media (the location of the Rhythm you want to copy). If you want to copy a Rhythm from USB memory, select “Ext Memory.” If you want to copy a Rhythm from floppy disk, select “Disk.” 7. 8. Touch < >< Touch User < number. > to select the Rhythm you want to copy.
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AT-500_e.book 89 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 9. Touch . The copying of the Rhythm to User memory begins. When copying ends, the “- - - - -” in the screen will change to the Rhythm name that you copied. If you select a number in which a Rhythm is already saved, a screen like the following will appear. fig.02-25.eps NOTE Never remove the USB memory or turn off the power while the Rhythm data is being copied from USB memory into the ATELIER.
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AT-500_e.book 90 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Changing the Order of the Saved Rhythms You can rearrange the order of the Rhythms stored in User memory (p. 72) or USB memory. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rhythm screen appears. fig.02-09.eps 2. Touch < > (Utility) on the Rhythm screen. The Utility screen appears. fig.02-10.
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AT-500_e.book 91 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 3. Touch . The Rhythm File Edit screen appears. fig.02-32.eps Button Description Rename Modify the name The Rename screen appears. You can touch the screen and rename the selected Rhythm (p. 92). Up Change the order (upward) The selected Rhythm will be moved earlier in the order. Down Change the order (downward) The selected Rhythm will be moved later in the order.
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AT-500_e.book 92 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Renaming a Saved Rhythm You can rename Rhythms stored in User memory (p. 72) or USB memory. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rhythm screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility) on the Rhythm screen. The Utility screen appears. fig.02-10.eps 3. Touch . The Rhythm File Edit screen appears. fig.02-32.eps 4. Touch < >< > to select the desired media.
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AT-500_e.book 93 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 6. Touch . The Rename screen appears. fig.02-30.eps 7. Touch < lowercase/symbols. > to change among uppercase/ 8. Using Rhythm Performance Each touch of the character switch button takes you to the next available choice, like this: uppercase → lowercase → symbols → uppercase .... Touch the screen to specify the desired character. The following characters can be selected.
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AT-500_e.book 94 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance Deleting Saved Rhythm You can delete Rhythms stored in User memory (p. 72) or USB memory. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rhythm screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility) on the Rhythm screen. The Utility screen appears. fig.02-10.eps 3. Touch . The Rhythm File Edit screen appears. fig.02-32.eps Button 94 Meaning Description Rename Modify the name The Rename screen appears.
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AT-500_e.book 95 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using Rhythm Performance 4. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. Choose “User” if you want to delete the Rhythm saved in user memory, or choose “Ext Memory” if you want to delete the Rhythm saved in USB memory. Choose “Disk” if you want to delete the Rhythm saved in floppy disk. 5. Touch < delete. 6. Touch . >< > to select the Rhythm that you wish to The following display appears. fig.DelRhythmOK?.
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AT-500_e.book 96 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons The ATELIER allows you to store sound settings and panel settings in the Registration buttons. The ATELIER has a total of eight Registration buttons, and one set of panel settings can be registered to each button, for a total of eight types of panel settings. Each set of panel settings that has been stored in a Registration button is called a “Registration.
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AT-500_e.book 97 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Procedure for Creating Registration Sets Prepare the Registrations A convenient way to make the sequence of Registration buttons to be pressed easy to understand is to store the panel settings starting from the Registration [1] button, continuing with subsequent buttons in accordance with the progression of the song.
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AT-500_e.book 98 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Recalling a Registration Settings that have been registered to Registration buttons [1]–[8] can be recalled in two ways: “INSTANT” and “DELAYED.” At the factory this is set to “DELAYED.” How to Recall a Registration (DELAYED) Recalling Voices and Other Panel Settings 1. Press and immediately release one of the Registration buttons [1]–[8].
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AT-500_e.book 99 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Changing the Timing of Recalling Registrations Settings for Rhythm play and Automatic Accompaniment are recalled when you continue holding a Registration button [1]–[8] for several seconds, but you can change this so that the settings are recalled the instant you press the button. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Registration Load screen appears. fig.03-05.eps Touch < Using the Registration Buttons 2.
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AT-500_e.book 100 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch the Arranger Update setting to switch between “DELAYED” and “INSTANT.” Each time you touch the Arranger Update setting, it will alternate between “DELAYED” and “INSTANT.” Setting 5. Description DELAYED When you press and hold a Registration button [1]–[8] for several seconds, the settings for Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment will be recalled in addition to the panel settings.
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AT-500_e.book 101 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Assigning a Name to a Registration Set When saving Registration sets, names like “Factory Reg.” will be assigned by default, but you can assign a name that will help you later to identify the contents of the Registration set. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Registration Load screen appears. fig.03-05.eps Using the Registration Buttons 2.
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AT-500_e.book 102 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch . The Rename screen appears. The Rename screen can also be opened in the following ways. fig.03-11-2.eps Main screen → Registration Load screen → Utility screen 5. Touch < lowercase/symbols. > to change among uppercase/ Each touch of the character switch button takes you to the next available choice, like this: uppercase → lowercase → symbols → uppercase .... 6.
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AT-500_e.book 103 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Saving Registration Sets With the settings of Registration buttons [1]–[8] considered as one set, you can store the Registration set to USB memory or User memory. We recommend that complex panel settings or Registrations you wish to keep be saved on USB memory.
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AT-500_e.book 104 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 5. Touch < >< > in the screen to select the savedestination number. Numbers which have not been used in the saving operation will be displayed as “- - - - -.” fig.03-09-2.eps To cancel the Save operation, touch to close the Registration Save screen. 6. Touch . The Save Format screen appears. You can also save Registrations in a folder. Refer to “Saving Registrations in a folder” (p. 105). fig.03-14.eps 7.
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AT-500_e.book 105 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons If the following screen appears If you select a number at which a Registration has already been saved and touch , the following screen appears. fig.E-63.eps If you wish to update the contents of the Registration data 1. Touch . If you wish to save new data instead of updating the Registration 1. Touch . Rewriting of the Registration will be canceled.
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AT-500_e.book 106 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the ATELIER Here’s how to recall a previously saved Registration set from the User memory or USB memory into the memory of the ATELIER. Registrations can be selected in the following three ways. Loading a Set of Registrations (Load) → p. 106 You can load a “set” (a collection of settings for Registration buttons [1]–[8]) from USB memory or user memory.
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AT-500_e.book 107 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 3. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. If you want to load from the Registration of USB memory, select “Ext Memory.” If you want to load from the Registration of floppy disk, select “Disk.” If you want to load from the Registration of user memory, select “User.” 4. To select a Registration from a folder, refer to “Selecting a Registration from within a folder” (p. 113).
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AT-500_e.book 108 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch < >< > to select the Registration that you wish to load into internal memory. 5. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. fig.03-06.eps 6. Touch . The Load One Registration screen appears. fig.03-19.eps 7. fig.03-20.eps 108 Touch <1>–<12> to select the number of the Registration button that you wish to load into internal memory.
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AT-500_e.book 109 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 8. Touch Internal <1>–<8> to select the number of the storage-destination button. fig.03-21.eps To cancel this operation, touch . 9. When you’re done making the settings, touch . The following display appears. fig.03-22.eps Using the Registration Buttons When the Registration has been loaded, the Registration Load screen will reappear.
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AT-500_e.book 110 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Deleting a Set of Registrations Here’s how to delete a Registration set that was saved to a USB memory, User memory (p. 218), or floppy disk. 1. Prepare the Registration that you want to delete. If you want to delete Registration data from the USB memory, connect the USB memory to the External Memory connector.
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AT-500_e.book 111 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. If you want to delete from the Registration to USB memory, select “Ext Memory.” If you want to delete from the Registration to floppy disk, select “Disk.” If you want to delete from the Registration to user memory, select “User.” 5. Touch < to delete. 6. Touch . >< > to select the Registration that you wish The following display appears. fig.E-64.
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AT-500_e.book 112 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Changing the Name or Order of Registration After saving Registrations on USB memory, user memory (p. 218), or floppy disk, you can change the order or name of the Registrations, or delete a Registration (p. 110). If you assign the foot switch to “RIGHT + Load Next” (p. 122), you’ll be able to recall Registration sets in the order in which they are stored in USB memory or user memory.
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AT-500_e.book 113 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. Choose “Ext Memory” if you want to rename or sort Registrations saved on USB memory, or “Disk” if you want to rename or sort Registrations saved on a floppy disk. Choose “User” if you want to rename or sort Registrations saved in user memory. 5. Touch < >< > in the screen to select a Registration. NOTE Changing the Order of Registration 6.
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AT-500_e.book 114 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons Copying Registrations Registrations from USB memory or floppy disk can be copied to user memory. If a Registration saved in USB memory or on a floppy disk is stored in user memory, the stored Registration data will not disappear even when you turn off the power. It is convenient to load frequently-used Registration into User memory. Registrations saved in user memory can also be copied to USB memory (p. 116).
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AT-500_e.book 115 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch . The Registration File Copy screen appears. 5. Touch < >< > to select the media (the location of the Registration you want to copy). If you want to copy a Registration from USB memory, select “Ext Memory.” If you want to copy a Registration from floppy disk, select “Disk.” Touch < copy.
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AT-500_e.book 116 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Registration Buttons If you select a number in which a Registration is already saved, a screen like the following will appear. fig.02-25.eps You can return only the user memory to the factory settings. Refer to “Restoring the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings”(p. 218). If you want to delete the previously saved Registration and overwrite it with the Registration you’re newly saving, touch .
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AT-500_e.book 117 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions Transposing to a Different Key (Key Transpose) You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the position of your fingers on the keyboard. This feature is called “Key Transpose.” For example, even if the song is in a difficult key with numerous sharps or flats, you can transpose it to a key that is easier for you to play. fig.04-01.eps 1.
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AT-500_e.book 118 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound Using the [Brilliance] slider, you can adjust the brightness of the sound. For a brighter sound, push the slider away from you. For a mellower sound, pull the slider toward you. fig.04-06.eps NOTE This setting is not stored in the Registration. You can adjust not only the treble range but the bass as well with the [Brilliance] slider.
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AT-500_e.book 119 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions Using the Pitch Bend/Vibrato Lever When you move the Pitch Bend/Vibrato lever to the left or right, you can obtain a smooth change in the pitch of the notes being played (Pitch Bend effect). Move the lever to the right to raise the pitch, and to the left to lower it. Also, when you push the lever away from you, a vibrato effect can be obtained.
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AT-500_e.book 120 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions Using the Foot Switches On either side of the expression pedal are two Foot Switches. Different functions are assigned to each of these two foot switches. fig.04-07.eps NOTE You can also change the functions assigned to the left and right Foot Switches. Please refer to “Changing the Function of the Foot Switch” (p. 121).
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AT-500_e.book 121 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions Changing the Function of the Foot Switch Available functions Switch the Rotary speed between “FAST” and “SLOW.” GLIDE While the Foot Switch is pressed, the pitch will temporarily be lowered, and will gradually return to normal when you release the Foot Switch. When the power is turned on, Glide effect is added to the voice of all the sections being played on Upper keyboard. The Controller screen appears.
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AT-500_e.book 122 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations Setting Description LEFT The left foot switch is dedicated to switching Registrations. The function assigned to the left foot switch cannot be used. RIGHT + Load Next The right foot switch is dedicated to switching Registrations. The function assigned to the right foot switch cannot be used.
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AT-500_e.book 123 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal You can use the expression pedal to adjust the overall volume. When you depress the Expression Pedal, the volume increases. The volume decreases as you tilt the pedal back. fig.04-03.eps You can specify how the Expression Pedal will affect the sound when it is pressed (p. 124).
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AT-500_e.book 124 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Performance Functions fig.09-11-3.e.eps Adjusting the Depth of the Expression Pedal Rhythm, Auto Accompaniment You can set the amount of effect applied when you step on the expression pedal. 1. 1 Touch on the Main screen. The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. 2. Keyboard Part 2 Touch . The Controller screen appears. 3. Touch < > < > to display the Exp. Curve (Expression Curve). 4. Touch setting.
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AT-500_e.book 125 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound The ATELIER allows you to apply various effects to the sounds you play from the keyboard. Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence) Harmony appropriate for the chord you play in the lower keyboard can be added to the highest note played in the upper keyboard. This function is called “Harmony Intelligence.
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AT-500_e.book 126 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Harmony Intelligence Type There are 18 different Harmony types. The manner in which notes will sound also depends on the Harmony type. When you press the [Harmony Intelligence] button to turn it on (lit), a voice most suitable for the selected harmony intelligence will be selected automatically. 1. Press the [Harmony Intelligence] button. The Harmony Intelligence screen appears for several seconds. fig.
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AT-500_e.book 127 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound The way in which the keys you press are sounded by each type of harmony intelligence is described below.
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AT-500_e.book 128 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect) Rotary is an effect which simulates the sound of rotating speakers. There is a choice of two settings: Fast and Slow. fig.05-06.eps 1. Select the voice to which you wish to apply the Rotary effect. 2. Press the Rotary Sound [On/Off] button (confirm that its indicator is lit).
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AT-500_e.book 129 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Making Fine Adjustments to the Rotary Effect Speed (Rotary Speed) 4. Touch the value setting buttons for Rotary Speed to adjust the setting. fig.05-12-2.eps You can make fine adjustments to the speaker rotation speed of the rotary effect (p. 128). 1. Touch on the Main screen. fig.05-08.eps 5. Touch < >< > to edit the value. Setting The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.
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AT-500_e.book 130 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Brightness of the Rotary Effect (Rotary Color) 4. Each time you touch the Rotary Color setting, it will switch between “BRIGHT” and “MELLOW.” This setting allows you to choose the brightness of the Rotary sound obtained when using the Rotary effect (p. 128). 1. Touch on the Main screen. Touch the value setting buttons for Rotary Color to adjust the setting. Setting BRIGHT, MELLOW fig.
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AT-500_e.book 131 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Adding Richness to the Sound (Chorus Effect) Chorus is an effect that adds expansiveness to a sound, making one instrument sound like several. You can apply a chorus effect for the “Upper Orchestral” and “Lower Orchestral” voices. 1. For some of the voices, Chorus may already be turned ON. Touch on the Main screen. fig.00-06.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.
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AT-500_e.book 132 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound 3. For the part to which you wish to apply the chorus effect, touch the Chorus “ON/OFF” display to change the setting. Each time you touch the Chorus setting, it will alternate ON/OFF. fig.05-15.eps NOTE Some voices do not allow the Chorus effect to be applied. For details refer to “Voice List” (Appendix: separate booklet).
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AT-500_e.book 133 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Adding Resonance to the Sound (Sustain Effect) Sustain allows you to add a sustain effect or decay to each voice after the keys are released. The Sustain effect can be added to the Upper (except the Solo part), Lower, and Pedal voices. NOTE The Sustain effect will not be applied to the Solo part voice. When Applying Sustain to the Pedal Part fig.05-22.
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AT-500_e.book 134 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound 2. Touch either or . Description Indication Upper To apply sustain to the Upper part Lower To apply sustain to the Lower part 3. Touch < 4. Touch the Sustain setting to switch between “ON” and “OFF.” >< > to display the Sustain. Each time you touch the Sustain setting, it will alternate ON/OFF. 5. 134 Touch .
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AT-500_e.book 135 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Sustain Length The sustain length can be set independently (SHORT, MIDDLE (Medium) or LONG) for the Upper and Lower keyboards and Pedalboard. 1. 3. Touch < Length. >< > to display the Sustain fig.05-14.eps Touch on the Main screen. fig.05-08.eps You can open the Pedalboard screen, Lower Keyboard screen, or Upper Keyboard screen with touching , , and . 4.
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AT-500_e.book 136 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb Effect) Reverb is an effect that adds a sense of spaciousness to the sound, creating the illusion of playing in a large or small concert hall, a large or small room, a small club, etc. fig.05-16-1.eps 1. Press the Reverb [▲] or [▼] buttons to adjust the overall Reverb amount. When you press the up button [▲], additional Reverb is applied.
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AT-500_e.book 137 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Reverb Type By changing the reverberations of the notes, you can enjoy the atmosphere of performance in a wide variety of different locations. 1. 4. Touch the value setting buttons for Reverb Type to adjust the setting. The following screen appears. fig.05-18.eps Touch on the Main screen. fig.05-08.eps 5. Touch < >< Description Display The Sound/Keyboard screen appears.
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AT-500_e.book 138 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Wall Type By changing the type of reverb (p. 137) you can experience the feeling of performing in various different locations, and by changing the Wall Type (wall material) you can make further adjustments to the way in which reverberation occurs. 1. 4. Touch the value setting buttons for Wall Type to adjust the setting. The following screen appears. fig.05-21.eps Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-500_e.book 139 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Depth of the Reverb You can specify the reverb depth for each part. 3. Touch < Depth. >< > to display the Reverb fig.05-17.eps To adjust the reverb depth for Upper/ Lower/Pedal/Solo 1. Touch on the Main screen. ffig.05-08.eps You can open the Pedalboard screen, Lower Keyboard screen, or Upper Keyboard screen with touching , , and . 4.
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AT-500_e.book 140 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound To Adjust the Reverb Depth for Something other Than Upper/Lower/ Pedal/Solo 1. fig.05-17_50 Touch on the Main screen. ffig.05-08.eps fig.05-12-3.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.eps Part Accomp (Automatic accompaniment other than the bass part) Rhythm (Rhythm performance), Drums (Drums/SFX) M.Perc (Manual Percussion) A.
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AT-500_e.book 141 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Using the D Beam Controller for Additional Enjoyment Modifying the Sound You can modify the sound simply by moving your hand above the D Beam controller located on the panel. 1. Press either the [Pitch], [Filter], or [Volume] button for the D Beam so the button is lit in red. Button Description Changes the pitch of the sounds you play on the upper keyboard.
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AT-500_e.book 142 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Produce a Sound Effect You can produce various sound effects simply by moving your hand above the D Beam controller on the panel. 1. Press either the [Pitch], [Filter], or [Volume] button for the D Beam so the button is lit in green. Button 2. Button status Description Pitch Lit (green) A bass drum and cymbal will sound.
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AT-500_e.book 144 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Making Effective Use of the Lower Keyboard Since the lower keyboard of the ATELIER provides a generous 64 notes, you can use it to play piano pieces with ease. In addition, you can divide the keyboard into two or more sections and play solo voices, play the pedal bass voice, or combine a variety of uses for even more versatility. For example, the following applications are possible.
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AT-500_e.book 145 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Part by Hand → Set “Bass Split” to “ON” to play the Pedal Bass voice from the Lower keyboard (p. 149). fig.06-02.eps ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Drums/SFX Manual Percussion Bass Lower Solo Using the Lower Keyboard to Play Drum Sounds and Solo Voice → Press the [Drums/SFX] button (p. 66), and then press the Solo [To Lower] button (p. 146) fig.06-01-2.
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AT-500_e.book 146 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Playing the Solo Voice on the Lower Keyboard (Solo [To Lower] Button) Normally, the solo voice will sound on the upper keyboard. By using the Solo [To Lower] button, you can play the solo voice in the righthand side of the lower keyboard that includes the B4 key.
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AT-500_e.book 147 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Changing How the Solo Voice Responds When the Solo voice is assigned to the Upper keyboard or the Lower keyboard, you can specify how the Solo voice will respond when more than one key is pressed. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. Layering the Solo Voice and Lower Voice When the Solo voice is being played by the Lower keyboard (i.e.
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AT-500_e.book 148 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Changing the Solo Split Point This setting is used to determine the Solo Split Point (lower limit of the playable range of the Solo voice) on the Lower keyboard to any desired position. 1. 3. Touch < Point. >< > to change the Solo Split Setting A1–C7 Touch on the Main screen. The key used for the solo split point is included in the Solo voice range. fig.05-08.eps 4. Touch .
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AT-500_e.book 149 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Bass Split) By using the Bass Split you can play the bass voice in the left-hand side (including C3) of the lower keyboard. The location at which the lower keyboard is divided in this way, to play the pedal bass voice, is called the “Bass Split Point.” You can adjust the Bass Split Point (p. 151). fig.06-15.eps 1. Select a Pedal Bass voice (p. 49). 2.
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AT-500_e.book 150 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively 4. Touch < 5. Touch the Bass Split setting to switch between “ON” and “OFF.” >< > to display the Bass Split. Each time you touch the Bass Split setting, it will alternate ON/OFF. When you play the Lower keyboard, the Pedal Bass voice will sound in the range to the left of (and including) the C3 note. NOTE It is not possible to select and play both Bass Split and Pedal [To Lower] buttons (p. 152) simultaneously.
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AT-500_e.book 151 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Changing the Bass Split Point You can assign the Bass Split Point (the highest key up to which the Pedal Bass voice will sound), to any key of the Lower keyboard. 1. 3. Touch < Point. >< > to modify the Bass Split Setting A1–C7 Touch on the Main screen. The bass split point is included in the left-hand area of the keyboard. ffig.05-08.eps 4. Touch .
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AT-500_e.book 152 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Pedal [To Lower] Button) By using the Pedal [To Lower] button, you can sound the Pedal Bass voice by playing the root note (see p. 251) of a chord on the Lower keyboard in the area that is playing the Lower voice. fig.06-18.eps NOTE If no portion of the Lower keyboard is sounding the Lower voice (the [Drums/SFX] button is ON), the Pedal Bass voice will not sound.
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AT-500_e.book 153 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play The internal composer can record performances and play back commercial SMF music files. The composer can be used in the following two ways. Touching in the Main Screen to Open the Rec/Play Screen and Using the Rec/ Play Screen’s Composer Buttons fig.07-04.eps Using the Panel Composer Buttons fig.07-01.eps Button Button Reset Description Returns you to the beginning of the song.
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AT-500_e.book 154 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play What is a Track Button? Track Recorded Performance Solo Mode The recorded performance will be automatically assigned to the seven Track buttons according to the recorded part. You can record or play back independently by specifying the desired Track button; for example, when you wish to re-record a track. Solo To Lower Mode Solo Split Point Bass Split (ON/OFF) fig.07-04.
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AT-500_e.book 155 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play During recording, the control track will store the operations as follows. • • Recording panel operations (Voice selections, Tempo changes, etc.) Newly recorded performance data will be added without erasing the previously recorded data. Recording expression pedal operations This will depend on the function of the expression pedal. Recording of expression operations will differ depending on the setting for “Exp. Src (Rec).
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AT-500_e.book 156 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files 2. Press the [Song] button. fig.07-09.eps In addition to playing back the music you recorded on the instrument and saved to a USB memory, ATELIER also lets you enjoy a wide variety of commercially available song files, such as defined below. The Song Select screen appears. SMF Music Files fig.07-10.
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AT-500_e.book 157 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Playing Back All Performance Data 1. Prepare the song that you want to play back. If you want to play a song from USB memory, connect it to the External Memory connector. If you want to play a song from floppy disk, connect the floppy disk drive to the Ext Drive connector, and insert a floppy disk into the drive. 2. While holding down the [Song] button, press the [Play/Stop] button. fig.01-01.
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AT-500_e.book 158 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 4. Touch to load the song. The Rec/Play screen appears. fig.07-04-2.eps Correspondence Between Track Buttons and Track Mute Buttons When Playing Back Commercial SMF Music Files Track button All accompaniment data is grouped to the “Accomp” track button in the Rec/Play screen. In the same manner, the Rhythm performance data is grouped to “Rhythm.
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AT-500_e.book 159 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Muting Individual Tracks of Performance Data All accompaniment data is grouped to the “Accomp” track button in the Rec/Play screen. In the same manner, the Rhythm performance data is grouped to “Rhythm.” You can mute only a portion of the Rhythms or accompaniment on the Track Mute screen. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. fig.07-04-2.eps 4.
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AT-500_e.book 160 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Viewing a Notation You can display the notations of performances from SMF music files and recordings made on the ATELIER. This is very convenient when you want to read the music as you play and to confirm recorded songs. Displaying Notations 6. Touch on the Rec/Play screen. The Notation screen appears. fig.07-38.
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AT-500_e.book 161 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Changing the Notation Settings 1. Touch on the Main Screen. 4. Touch the value setting button for the item whose setting you want to change. Menu The Rec/Play screen appears. Setting Not displayed C,D,E Letter names (fixed do) are display in the detailed notation. Do,Re,Mi Solmization syllables (movable do) are displayed in the detailed notation. AUTO Display is switched automatically.
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AT-500_e.book 162 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 5. Touch < >< > to change the setting. Some Notes on a Notation Screen fig.07-42.eps • When you start playback of music files, the marks appears. While this appears on the notation, the ATELIER is reading data. Please wait until reading of the data is complete. • In the Notation screen, some lyrics or notes could extend beyond the edges of the screen, and not be displayed.
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AT-500_e.book 163 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Recording a Performance You can record the performance that you play. You can also record your performance while playing Rhythms or Automatic Accompaniment. fig.07-12.eps Caution If you press the [Rec] button when a song has been selected from the USB memory or floppy disk, the selected song will be completely loaded into the ATELIER and the Composer will enter into the recording standby mode.
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AT-500_e.book 164 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Playing Back a Performance Song 4. To stop playback at any point, touch . You can also stop playback by pressing the Composer [Play/Stop] button. The Play and Stop functions can both be assigned to one of the foot switches located on each side of the Expression Pedal (p. 121). Here’s how to play back a performance you’ve recorded. fig.07-08-2.
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AT-500_e.book 165 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Recording Each Part Separately 5. When you touch in the Rec/Play screen, the metronome will sound a two-measure count, and then recording will begin. In this method, each part (track button) is recorded one after another: first the Rhythm part, then the bass part, etc. If there are any previously recorded performances, you can listen to them as you record additional parts. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 166 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 4. Re-Recording The song data of the specified Track (with the exception of the Control Track) will be erased as new song data is recorded. If you made a mistake in your performance during recording etc., you can re-record just a portion of the musical data in the track. NOTE 1. If you wish to re-record with different settings for voices, tempo, part balance, erase the recorded song (p. 167) and re-record again.
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AT-500_e.book 167 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Erasing a Performance Song (Song Clear) You can also use the following method to open the Song Clear screen. 1. Touch on the Main screen to If you wish to discard your recording and re-record from the beginning, or if you wish to record a new performance, you must erase the previously-recorded data. 1. display the Quick Guide screen. 2. Press the [Song] button. The Song Clear screen appears.
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AT-500_e.book 168 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 3. 7. Touch . The Song Save/Song Delete screen appears. fig.07-23.eps Touch the screen to specify the desired character. The following characters can be selected. Uppercase ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU VWXYZ Lowercase abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Symbols !“#%&‘()*+,-./:=?^_01234 56789 Deletes a character. 4. Touch < Inserts a space (blank). > (Utility).
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AT-500_e.book 169 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Saving Performance Songs 4. Touch . The Song Save/Song Delete screen appears. fig.07-28-2.eps The performance data that you recorded will disappear when the power of the ATELIER is turned off. If you wish to keep the performance data, you can save it on a USB memory, floppy disk, or “Favorites” (user memory). If the recorded performance data has not been saved, the display will show the “ ” symbol.
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AT-500_e.book 170 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 8. Touch the screen to select the format in which the data will be saved. You can select either “Original” or “SMF” format. Description Display Original Save data in ATELIER format SMF Saving in SMF Format for ATELIER Sound Modules 9. Loading Performance Songs Into the ATELIER Touch to finalize the save format. Saving of the performance data will begin. To edit (p.
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AT-500_e.book 171 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 7. Touch . fig.07-31.eps Deleting Performance Songs Stored on “Favorites” or the USB Memory You can delete a performance song that was saved onto a “Favorites,” USB memory, or floppy disk. The selected performance data will be loaded into internal memory. If the Following Screen Appears The message below is shown when the performance song in the unit has not been saved to USB memory or Favorites (User Memory).
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AT-500_e.book 172 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 6. Touch . The confirmation message appears. fig.07-30.eps Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files You can load commercially available SMF music files into the ATELIER, and record your own performance on top of it. During recording, the data you’ve loaded will be played back, while you record your performance. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 173 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 7. Touch . The performance data you recorded can be saved on a USB memory, “Favorites,” or floppy disk (p. 169). fig.07-31.eps NOTE Commercially sold music files can also be loaded into the ATELIER, but for reasons of copyright protection, cannot be saved in SMF format. Using Song with a Different Tempo Than That of the Performance Song The selected performance data will be loaded into internal memory. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 174 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording) After you have recorded a performance, you can re-record a specified portion of the performance. With this method, you listen to the recorded performance, and re-record just the desired area. This recording method is called “Punch-in Recording.” 6. Touch . 7. Touch the “For” value (the number of measures that will be re-recorded). 8.
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AT-500_e.book 175 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Recording and Layering Drum Parts (Loop Recording) 6. Touch the “For” value (the number of measures that will be recorded repeatedly). fig.07-36.eps You can repeatedly record over a specified region of the Rhythm part, adding additional notes at each pass. This type of recording is called “Loop Recording.” This recording method is convenient when you wish to layer drum sounds individually for the Rhythm part. NOTE 1.
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AT-500_e.book 176 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Starting Recording at the Right Moment (Count-In Recording) This setting (ON/OFF) determines whether or not a metronome count-in (2 measures) will be heard after pressing the [Play/Stop] button on recording. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. fig.07-04.eps 2. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. fig.07-22.eps 3. Touch . fig.03-37.eps 4. Touch < Rec.
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AT-500_e.book 177 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Copying Performance Song 6. Touch (Song Copy). The following screen appears. Performance songs and SMF music files from USB memory or floppy disk can be copied to “Favorites” (user memory). If a performance song saved in USB memory or on a floppy disk is stored in “Favorites,” the stored performance song will not disappear even when you turn off the power.
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AT-500_e.book 178 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Copying Performance Songs from “Favorites” to USB Memory You can copy performance song from “Favorites” to USB memory. In this case, touch the arrow icon located in the center of the “Song File Copy screen” in step 6 of the above procedure, so the arrow points upwards. In this state, you’ll be copying performance song from “Favorites” to USB memory.
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AT-500_e.book 179 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data Song files that you record can be edited using five different functions. 2. In the Rec/Play screen, touch < open the Utility screen. > (Utility) to fig.08-03.eps0 The following editing functions are provided. Menu Description Page Delete Measure Deleting a Specific Measure. p. 179 Delete Track Delete the Recording from a Track. p.
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AT-500_e.book 180 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data 5. Touch the “From” value (the first measure that you wish to delete). 6. Touch < >< > to set “From” (the first measure that you wish to delete). fig.08-05.eps Delete the Recording from a Track (Delete Track) The ATELIER has seven tracks. This function lets you delete the recording from a track that you specify. For more on the content stored on each track, refer to p. 154. 1. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-500_e.book 181 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data 4. Touch . 8. Touch . The following display appears. fig.08-08.eps fig.08-22.eps To cancel operation, touch . The Delete Track (delete the performance data of a track) screen appears. 9. fig.08-08-2.eps Touch to delete the performance data. When the recording has been deleted, the Delete Track screen will reappear. 5.
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AT-500_e.book 182 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data Erase Recording (Erase Event) 2. In the Rec/Play screen, touch < open the Utility screen. fig.08-03.eps You can erase a specified portion of the performance in a specified area without making the song shorter. This is called the “Erase” function. As an alternative to the method of erasing all performance data in a specified area, you can erase the following contents of the performance.
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AT-500_e.book 183 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data 5. 6. Touch the “Event” value (the type of performance data that you wish to erase). 14.Touch the “For” value (the number of Touch < > < > to specify the “Event” (the type of performance data that you wish to erase). 15.Touch < measures from which the data will be erased). >< > to set “For” (the number of measures from which the data will be erased). If you wish to erase to the last measure (bar), set “for: ALL.
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AT-500_e.book 184 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data 4. Copying Measures (Copy) Touch . fig.08-14-2.eps This function lets you copy a portion of recorded song to a different measure (bar) location in the same track. If a recording already exists at the copy destination, it will be erased. Example: To copy measures (bars) 5–7 to measure (bar) 8 fig.08-13.eps 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Copy screen appears. fig.08-14.
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AT-500_e.book 185 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data 9. Touch < > < > to set “From” (the measure at which copying will begin). 10.When you’re done making the settings, touch . 11.Touch the “For” value (the number of measures to be copied). 12.Touch < >< > to set “For” (the number of measures to be copied). If you want to specify all of the data up to the final measure, select “ALL.” 13.When you’re done making the settings, touch .
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AT-500_e.book 186 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data 4. Touch . 10.When you’re done making the settings, touch . fig.08-17-2.eps 11.Touch the “For” value (the number of measures that will be quantized). 12.Touch < >< > to set “For” (the number of measures that will be quantized). To specify everything through to the last measure, set “for: ALL.” The Quantize screen appears. fig.08-17.eps 13.When you’re done making the settings, touch . 14.
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AT-500_e.book 187 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms You can create a Rhythm for use when Rhythm Mode is set to “S-SERIES” (p. 203). An original Rhythm of your own is created by starting with one of the internal Rhythms, then modifying it. You can edit some of the internal Rhythms to create your own original Rhythms. These original Rhythms are called “User Rhythms.” This function is called “Rhythm Customize.” Process for Creating User Rhythms fig.RC_steps.
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AT-500_e.book 188 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms When calling up a source Preparations for Creating User Rhythms 14 3 Displaying the Rhythm Customize Screen 1. 1 4 2 4 5 6 Touch on the Main screen. The Rhythm screen appears. 7 fig.02-09.eps 8 9 2. In the Rhythm screen, touch < Beat 3 Division Name (p. 189) 4 button Switches the page when the Rhythm pattern is displayed over multiple pages.
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AT-500_e.book 189 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Selecting the Division 2. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. fig.RC-02.eps What is the Division? A song progresses in predictable a sequence, such as intro, melody A, melody B, bridge and ending. With the ATELIER, such changes in songs are allocated to the following six performance states. We call these six parts of a song “Divisions.
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AT-500_e.book 190 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Loading the Rhythm Use the Rhythm Customize function to select the Rhythm you want to use as the base for the Rhythm you are creating. 1. 4. Touch Group/Media < Rhythm group. >< > to select fig.RC-06.eps Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 188). fig.RC-01.eps 5. Touch < > < > to switch the screen, then touch a Rhythm name to select the Rhythm. fig.RC-05-2.eps 2. Touch < > (Utility).
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AT-500_e.book 191 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Making the Division Settings Independent “Drum Set,” “Beat,” and “Volume” settings can be made for each Division. 1. Changing the Drum Set 4. Touch the value set for Drum Set. fig.RC-12-1.eps Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 188). 5. 6. Touch < >< > to change the setting. Touch . The Division Options screen reappears. 2. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. Changing the Beat 7.
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AT-500_e.book 192 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Creating the User Rhythm Deleting the Rhythm in a Selected Measure Editing the Rhythm 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 188). 2. Touch (to copy the selected measure). Edit the internal Rhythm. Page What you can do Copying the Rhythm in a Selected Measure p. 192 Deleting the Rhythm in a Selected Measure p. 192 Erasing Sounds p. 193 Adding Sounds p. 193 Altering Voices p.
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AT-500_e.book 193 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Editing the Sounds Erasing Sounds You can add and erase sounds, alter voices, and change the velocity. 3. 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 188). Touch < >< > to select the point where you want to erase the sound. fig.RC-16.eps fig.RC-10.eps 2. Touch the point on the screen where the sound you want to edit is located. When you touch the screen, a line appears at the point you touch.
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AT-500_e.book 194 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Altering Voices Moving Sounds 7. Touch < >< > to select the sound whose voice you want to change. 13.Touch < 8. Touch the Instrument name. 14.Touch the “Meas Beat Tick” setting. fig.RC-17.eps >< you want to move. > to select the sound The note-location display uses “Measure: Beat: Tick” as the format. A tick is a unit of time that’s shorter than a beat. fig.RC-16.eps 9.
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AT-500_e.book 195 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Changing and Deleting the Instruments Used 4. Touch . The following screen appears. You can change an instrument used in a Rhythm and replace it with another instrument. 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 188). 2. Touch the section in the Rhythm Customize screen where the instrument names are displayed. fig.RC-10.eps 5. Touch < > < > to switch the screen, then touch the instrument name.
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AT-500_e.book 196 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Deleting Rhythms You Have Created 3. Touch . The Rhythm Save screen appears. fig.RC-19.eps This deletes User Rhythms created by partially editing the internal Rhythms. 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 188). 2. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. fig.RC-11.eps 4. Touch . The Rename screen appears. fig.RC-24.eps 3. Touch . The following screen appears. fig.
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AT-500_e.book 197 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Saving User Rhythms to the User Memory or USB Memory Numbers which have not been used in the saving operation will be displayed as “- - - - -.” fig.RC-19-2.eps You can take User Rhythms created with the Rhythm Customize function and save them in the ATELIER’s User memory and USB memory. To call up Rhythms saved in User memory, press the [User] button. 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 188). 2.
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AT-500_e.book 198 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Adjusting How the Instrument Responds Adjusting the Initial Touch Sensitivity Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony You can set the Bass Pedalboard to play simultaneous multiple notes or single notes only. 1. The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. This adjusts the amount of the Initial Touch effect applied. Initial Touch is a function that translates the force used in playing the keys into a directly proportional amount of volume. 1. 2.
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AT-500_e.book 199 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Performance Function Settings Selecting the Keyboard Affected by the Damper Pedal You can specify which keyboard will be affected when you press the Damper (Sustain) pedal. 1. Touch . The Controller screen appears. 3. Specify how the Expression Pedal will function when your performance is being recorded and when ATELIER song files are being played back. Function During Recording Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-500_e.book 200 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Function During Playback You can specify whether or not the Expression Pedal will function while ATELIER song files are being played back. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. 2. Touch . Choosing the Keyboard for which Pitch Bend and Vibrato will Apply This setting determines which keyboard will be controlled by the Pitch Bend/Vibrato lever. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 201 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Changing the Pitch Bend Range This setting allows you to choose the maximum amount of Pitch change (range) permissible when using Pitch Bend. The range can be set anywhere between 1–12 (in semitone units; with a maximum of one octave). 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. 2. Touch .
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AT-500_e.book 202 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Rhythm Settings Turning Chord Hold On/Off The Chord Hold function can be switched ON/OFF. When Chord Hold is ON, the Automatic Accompaniment will continue playing even when you lift your hand from the key to play a new chord. 1. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-500_e.book 203 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Preventing Rhythm Tempos from Switching Automatically You can prevent Rhythm tempos from switching automatically when you switch Rhythms. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rhythm screen appears. Changing the Operation of the Fill In Buttons You can change the operation of the Fill In [Auto] button and Fill In [Break] button so that they work in the same way as on the S-series. 1. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-500_e.book 204 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Placing the Panel Overlay Sheet If you’ve set Rhythm Mode to “S-SERIES,” you can place the panel overlay sheet included with the ATELIER on the panel so that the button functions will be easy to see. 1. Place the panel overlay sheet on Fill In buttons as shown in the illustration below. Starting the Rhythm (if Rhythm Mode is “S-SERIES”) Starting with an Added Intro 1. Press the [Intro/Ending] button.
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AT-500_e.book 205 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Registration Settings Changing the Timing at Which Arranger Settings are Recalled Changing the Timing at Which Transposition Settings are Recalled You can specify how the transpose setting will be recalled when you press a Registration button. You can specify how the settings related to Rhythm performances and Automatic Accompaniment will be recalled when you press a Registration button. 1. 1. 2.
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AT-500_e.book 206 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Composer Settings Switching the Display of Lyrics On or Off Some music files have Lyrics included and these Lyrics can be displayed on the screen. You can turn on or off the lyrics display of such music files. 1. 4. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. 3.
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AT-500_e.book 207 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Changing the Metronome Setting Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can change the way in which the metronome will sound. You can adjust the volume of the metronome. 1. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility). The Rec/Play screen appears. 2. The Utility screen appears. 3. 3. The Rec/Play Options screen appears. Touch < >< Touch < > (Utility).
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AT-500_e.book 208 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Changing the Sound of the Metronome You can choose one of 4 different sounds for the metronome. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. Setting the Beat This setting determines the beat to be used when recording performance songs. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility). 2. The Utility screen appears. Touch < > (Utility).
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AT-500_e.book 209 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Setting the Type of CD To Be Played Back 6. Touch < Auto Type A 1. Type B The Rec/Play screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility). NOTE 3. General CDs for Player Piano contain audio and MIDI data, and the data format may vary from one CD to the next. If the CD’s data format does not match the ATELIER’s settings, a “beep” will sound.
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AT-500_e.book 210 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Adjusting the Timing of a Player Piano CD’s Piano Sound and Accompaniment With some player piano CDs, the piano and accompaniment sounds may not be synchronized properly. In such instances, you can adjust the timing of the piano sounds so that they are in time with the accompaniment. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears.
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AT-500_e.book 211 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Adjusting the Mic Echo You can adjust the mic echo that will apply to a connected microphone. Connecting the Microphone (p. 23) Enabling Transmission of PC Numbers Transmission of PC (Program Change) numbers can be switched ON/OFF when a Registration is selected. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 1. 2. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch < fig.00-37.
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AT-500_e.book 212 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Setting the PC Number MIDI IN Mode You can specify the Program Change number that will be transmitted from MIDI Out connector when a Registration is selected. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch < > < > to display the Bank MSB (Bank Select MSB), Bank LSB (Bank Select LSB), or PC Number (Program Change Number). fig.00-37.eps 3.
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AT-500_e.book 213 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings * When the pedal part button is ON, data received at the MIDI In connector will control the pedal part of keyboard sound generator. When the pedal part button is OFF, data received at the MIDI In connector will control the GS sound generator. 4. Touch . This setting remains stored in memory even while power is turned off.
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AT-500_e.book 214 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Eliminating the Bouncing Ball from the Main Screen Switching the Background of the Main Screen You can set the main screen so that the bouncing ball does not appear. You can change the color and pattern for the main screen’s background. 1. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch < > < Bouncing Ball. > to display the Main Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2.
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AT-500_e.book 215 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Using the V-LINK Function The V-LINK function is turned on, and the V-LINK icon appears in the main screen. fig.09-41.eps Connecting the ATELIER to a V-LINK compatible image device allows you to control the images with the ATELIER. V-LINK V-LINK ( ) is a function that allows music and images to be performed together.
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AT-500_e.book 216 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings You can also use the following procedure to turn the V-LINK function on. 1. Hold down the Composer [Reset] button and press either the Upper Organ [Full] button or the Upper Organ [Jazz] button. Holding down the Composer [Reset] button and pressing the Upper Organ [Full] button switches the instrument to “MODE 1” (p. 215).
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AT-500_e.book 217 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Repositioning the Touch Screen If you’ve been using the Touch Screen for some time, the pointer may be shifted, making the ATELIER react incorrectly. You should correct this displacement when necessary by performing calibration (repositioning). 1. NOTE Do this carefully, because touching a location that’s different from the one indicated for the pointer may make the displacement even worse. Be sure to touch the pointer accurately.
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AT-500_e.book 218 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Restoring the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings 3. In the Utility screen, touch . fig.00-43-1.eps You can restore the User memory to their original factory settings. This function is called “User Memory Reset.” What is User Memory? “User Memory” refers to an area inside the instrument where you can store the User Rhythms you create and the performances you record.
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AT-500_e.book 219 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Restoring All Settings Other Than the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings The confirmation message appears on screen. fig.00-43-2.eps You can restore all of the settings other than the User memory (p. 218) to their original factory settings. This function is called “Panel Reset.” 1. If you touch , the Panel Reset will not be performed, and you will return to the System screen. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-500_e.book 220 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Formatting a USB Memory (Format) The process of preparing USB memory or floppy disks so that they can be used with the ATELIER is called “initialization” (formatting). In certain cases, particularly with floppy disks, the media is formatted for a specific type of device. If the media format does not match the ATELIER’s, you will not be able to use that media with the ATELIER. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 221 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings 6. Touch . 9. The BMP Installer screen appears. Touch < >< > to select the media. Choose “Ext Memory” to load an image from USB memory, or choose “Disk” to load an image from floppy disk. fig.09-34.eps The destination will show the names of the images saved on the external media. 10.Touch < > < > to select the image that you want to load into internal memory. You can touch to verify the image.
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AT-500_e.book 222 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Deleting an Image Stored in Internal Memory 1. 5. Touch . The following screen appears. fig.09-39.eps Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. In the System screen, touch . fig.00-38.eps To cancel without deleting the image, touch . 6. Touch . The image will be deleted. Once the image has been deleted, the screen will indicate “(Blank.)” 3. Touch . fig.
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AT-500_e.book 223 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings Copying Data from a Floppy Disk to USB Memory 5. Touch . A screen like the one below appears, allowing you to specify a name for the folder. All songs and Registration data saved on a floppy disk can be copied to USB memory. NOTE Rhythms and image data cannot be copied. NOTE Songs and Registrations inside folders will not be copied. If you want to copy this data, move the song or Registration data out of the folder. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 224 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings 9. Touch . The data from floppy disk will be copied to USB memory. When the copy is completed, a message will indicate “Completed,” and you will return to the System screen. NOTE fig.++-+++ If the floppy disk drive or USB memory is not connected correctly, a screen like the following will appear.
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AT-500_e.book 225 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings 5. Touch the Slide Show Type setting. Selecting the Interval at which Images will Change You can specify the interval at which images will change when you play back a slide show (p. 236). 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch . fig.00-38.eps 6. Touch < >< Setting > to change the setting. Description SIMPLE One photo will simply fade-out while the next photo fades-in.
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AT-500_e.book 226 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Various Other Settings 5. Touch the Slide Show Interval setting. 6. Touch < >< > to change the setting. Setting 5 SECONDS, 8 SECONDS, 12 SECONDS, 4 MEASURES, 6 MEASURES, 8 MEASURES 7. Touch .
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AT-500_e.book 227 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Connecting with External Device Name and Functions of Jack and Connectors 1 4 5 6 2 7 3 8 The functions of the jacks on the bottom of the keyboard are described below. 1. Output Main L/Mono, R Jacks These jacks can be connected to your audio system to enjoy more powerful sound. 2.
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AT-500_e.book 228 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Connecting with External Device Connecting to Audio Equipment You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the ATELIER through the speakers of your audio system, or to record your performance on a tape recorder or other recording device. When connecting, please use an audio cable with a standard phone plug, such as the PCS-100PW (sold separately). Connecting Speakers to the ATELIER and Outputting Sounds Input (Line In) jack 1.
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AT-500_e.book 229 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Connecting with External Device Playing Sounds from Audio Equipment Through the ATELIER Connecting a Computer The following become possible once you connect a USB cable (available separately) between the USB connector located to the lower left of the ATELIER and the USB connector of your computer. • You can use the ATELIER to play sounds from SMF music files played back with MIDI software.
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AT-500_e.book 230 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Connecting with External Device If connection to your computer is unsuccessful... Normally, you don’t need to install a driver in order to connect the ATELIER to your computer. However, if some problem occurs, or if the performance is poor, using the Roland original driver may solve the problem. Specify the USB driver you want to use, and then install the driver. For details on downloading and installing the Roland original driver, refer to the Roland website.
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AT-500_e.book 231 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Connecting with External Device By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control the performances on one device from the other. For instance, you can output sound from the other instrument or switch Tones on the other instrument. The ATELIER contains two sound generators: one sound generator for its own keyboards and one GM2/GS sound generator (p. 252).
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AT-500_e.book 232 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Connecting with External Device Connecting an External Display Connecting an External Display Display Cable (commercial available) External Display Displays That Can Be Connected to This Instrument NOTE In general, a great many of the VGA monitors and multiscan monitors that are available on the market are compatible with this instrument.
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AT-500_e.book 233 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video You can connect an external display to the ATELIER, and use it to view images from a device connected to the ATELIER. You can also connect a CD drive (commercially available) and play back VIMA TUNES (sold separately). While playing a VIMA TUNES song, you can use the external display to view a slide show suitable for the character of the song, or play along using recommended tones.
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AT-500_e.book 234 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video Enjoying VIMA TUNES Songs Listening to a VIMA TUNES Song You can connect a CD drive (commercially available) and play back VIMA TUNES (sold separately). While playing a VIMA TUNES song, you can use the external display to view a slide show suitable for the character of the song, or play along using recommended tones. 1.
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AT-500_e.book 235 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video 6. Touch < > to start playing back the song. You can touch Playback Transpose < >< > to change the key of the song. When you touch Melody in the screen, the melody will be muted. You can mute the melody, and play the melody yourself. When you touch Melody in the screen, the volume of the melody will be lowered. You can leave the melody playing at a lowered volume and play along until you’ve learned the melody.
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AT-500_e.book 236 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video Displaying a Slide Show while the Song Plays While playing back a VIMA CD-ROM (VIMA TUNES), you can view a slide show of images that match the mood of the song. Songs on a CD-ROM created for VIMA (VIMA TUNES) contain slide show images suitable for those songs, making it easy for you to enjoy a slide show without having to prepare your own images (photos). 1.
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AT-500_e.book 237 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video 6. 7. Touch < Touch < >< > to select the song you want to play. > to start playing back the song. NOTE It will take a certain amount of time until VIMA TUNES song can be selected. A slide show suitable for the character of the song will be shown on the external display connected to the ATELIER. 8. Touch < > to stop playing back the song.
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AT-500_e.book 238 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video Performing with Sounds that Match the Song (Recommended Tones) When playing along on keyboard while listening to a CD-ROM made for the VIMA (VIMA TUNES), this function lets you play on Upeer keyboard using instrumental sounds that are appropriate for the atmosphere of the selected song. If you select a song from a CD-ROM created for VIMA (VIMA TUNES), three recommended tones will automatically be selected in the VIMA TUNES screen.
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AT-500_e.book 239 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video Listening to Songs from Music CD You can connect a CD drive to the ATELIER and use it to play music CDs. This lets you perform or sing along with the backing of a music CD. 1. 2. Connect a commercially available CD drive to the Ext Drive connector, and insert the music CD into the CD drive. If you want to use a CD or the CD drive, refer to “Using a CD” (p. 28). NOTE You can’t copy music CD songs to “Favorites.
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AT-500_e.book 240 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Enjoying Music and Video Enjoying Karaoke with a Music CD (Center Cancel) You can minimize the vocal sounds of a commercially available music CD, and sing the vocal part yourself. This is a convenient way to enjoy karaoke or practice soloing with a favorite music CD. 1. Connect a commercially available CD drive to the Ext Drive connector. 2. Insert the music CD you want to use into the CD drive, and select the song you want to sing (p. 239). 3.
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AT-500_e.book 241 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Troubleshooting Problem Check When you press the [Power On] switch, the power doesn’t come on Power cord is not connected correctly. Solution Connect the power cord correctly. Page p. 21 Problems with the Screen Display Problem Check Solution Page Nothing appears on screen The ATELIER uses a liquid-crystal screen, so text may not be displayed when the ambient temperature is below freezing.
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AT-500_e.book 242 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Troubleshooting No Sound is Heard Problem Check Solution Page The [Master Volume] slider is set too low. Turn the [Master Volume] knob toward “Max.” p. 22 Headphones are connected. When you connect the headphones, the sound is heard only through the headphones. If you want sound to be output from the speakers, disconnect the headphones. p. 23 The plug is still plugged into the headphone jack. Disconnect the plug from the headphone jack. p.
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AT-500_e.book 243 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Troubleshooting Appendices Problems with the Sound Solution Page Noise is heard in the sound If there is a cell phone nearby, you may hear noise from the ATELIER when an incoming call or outgoing call occurs, or during a conversation. Keep the phone as far away as possible, or turn off its power. --- When the human voice “Jazz Scat” is selected, playing dynamics do not change the sound “Initial Touch” is set to “OFF.” Set “Initial Touch” to “ON.” p.
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AT-500_e.book 244 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Troubleshooting Problem Solution Page Some sounds do not allow the chorus effect to be applied. This is not a malfunction. --- The Part Balance volume of each part is too high. Press the Part Balance button to lower the volume. p. 62 The Reverb volume has been raised when the volume of each Part Balance button is already raised. Either lower the Reverb volume, or adjust the Part Balance of each part. p. 62 p.
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AT-500_e.book 245 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Troubleshooting Appendices Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment does not Sound Right Check Solution Page p. 202 When you release your fingers from keys in the Lower keyboard while Automatic Accompaniment and Rhythm are playing, the Rhythm performance only remains playing Chord Hold is set to “OFF.” Set “Chord Hold” to “ON.” The Automatic Accompaniment will play while you press a chord.
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AT-500_e.book 246 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Troubleshooting Song does not Play Correctly Check Solution Page The volume changes during playback of performance data When recording is performed repeatedly while changing the Part Balance volume, the previouslyrecorded Part Balance data remains in the Control track. If you wish to get rid of the volume changes, use the Erase function to delete the Part Balance data. p. 182 Certain instrument are not heard while playing a song The track is muted.
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AT-500_e.book 247 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Troubleshooting Solution Page The damper pedal affects only the Lower keyboard and Upper keyboard. The damper pedal does not affect the Bass pedalboard. You can change the settings so that the damper pedal affects the Upper keyboard. The damper pedal does not affect the Solo voice. This is not a malfunction. --- Solution Page --- p.
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AT-500_e.book 248 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Error Message Error Message Meanings Copy Protected. Can’t Save. To protect the copyright, this music file cannot be saved as SMF format. Write-Protected Media. The protect tab of the storage media is set to the Protect (write prohibit) position. Move the tab to the Write (write permit) position and try the operation again. Can’t Save This Song. You can only play the music data. It cannot be saved on a storage media.
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AT-500_e.book 249 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Chord List Appendices ● symbol: Indicates the constituent not of chord. ★ symbol: Chord shown with an “★”can be played by pressing just the key marked with the “★.” Chord 1.
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AT-500_e.book 250 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Chord List ● symbol: Indicates the constituent not of chord. ★ symbol: Chord shown with an “★”can be played by pressing just the key marked with the “★.” Chord 2.
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AT-500_e.book 251 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Glossary Panel Settings This refers to changes that have been made in an original tune, by adding a new accompaniment or by changing the instruments used. Settings such as sound selections, tempo, Rotary fast/slow. Automatic Accompaniment An effect that smoothly raises or lowers the pitch. Automatic Accompaniment is Automatic Accompaniment when just a few keys in the lower section of the keyboard are pressed to specify the chord.
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AT-500_e.book 252 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Music Files That the ATELIER Can Use What Are Music Files? Music files contains musical information such as how long the key for a corresponding pitch is played, the force applied to the key played, and other such information. Performance data is transmitted to the ATELIER from music files saved in USB memory and CD-ROM, and played back without change as songs.
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AT-500_e.book 253 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off Settings That Are Stored In the Registration Buttons Registration Name Registration Shift Arranger Update Trans. Update (Transpose Update) Exp.
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AT-500_e.book 254 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 MIDI Implementation Chart Roland Organ MIDI Implementation Chart Model AT-500 Transmitted Function...
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AT-500_e.book 256 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Demo Song List Ralf Schink Ralf Schink was born in Germany and began playing the electronic organ at the age of 9. After completing his formal education Ralf went on to study at the renowned Swiss Jazz School in Bern, Switzerland as well as the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since then, his energetic, contemporary style has won him many accolades throughout Europe and around the world.
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AT-500_e.book 257 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Short Cut List Short Cut Screen/Setting Short Cut List While the Quick Guide screen is displayed, Appendices Quick Guide Function Expression Pedal Controller screen/Exp.
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AT-500_e.book 258 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Main Specifications AT-500: MUSIC ATELIER Keyboard Sound Generator Rhythm Upper 49 keys (C3–C7) Lower 64 keys (Waterfall keyboard, A1–C7) Pedal 20 keys (C2–G3) Initial Touch Upper, Lower (10 levels for each) Sound Generator Conforms to GENERAL MIDI Level 2, GENERAL MIDI System, GS and XGlite format Max.
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AT-500_e.book 259 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Main Specifications File Storage Rated Power Output Speaker Note Storage Approx. 40,000 notes Song Length Max.
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AT-500_e.book 260 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Index A D Active Expression Voice ...................................... 59 AEx Voice ......................................................... 59 Alternate ........................................................... 47 Arrangement ................................................... 251 Arranger function ............................................... 78 Arranger Update .............................................. 205 Audio CD .............................
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AT-500_e.book 261 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Index H I Initial Touch Sensitivity ...................................... Input ............................................................... Intro ............................................................... Inversion ......................................................... 198 227 251 251 K Key Transpose ................................................. 117 L Leading Bass .............................................
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AT-500_e.book 262 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Index Quick Registration .............................................. 35 Main Screen ................................................. 29 R Rec/Play Main Screen ................................................. 30 Recall Registration ................................................... 98 Recommend Tone ............................................. 238 Recording ....................................................... 153 Each Part Separately ................
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AT-500_e.book 263 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 Index Appendices User Memory Reset .......................................... 218 User Rhythm .................................................... 187 Save .......................................................... 197 Index V VARIATION ..................................................... 121 Variation ........................................................... 79 Vibrato ........................................................... 251 VIMA TUNES .........
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AT-500_e.book 266 ページ２００８年７月２８日 Information AFRICA EGYPT Al Fanny Trading Office 9, EBN Hagar Al Askalany Street, ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, EGYPT TEL: (022)-418-5531 REUNION Maison FO - YAM Marcel 25 Rue Jules Hermann, Chaudron - BP79 97 491 Ste Clotilde Cedex, REUNION ISLAND TEL: (0262) 218-429 SOUTH AFRICA T.O.M.S. Sound & Music (Pty)Ltd. 2 ASTRON ROAD DENVER JOHANNESBURG ZA 2195, SOUTH AFRICA TEL: (011)417 3400 Paul Bothner(PTY)Ltd.
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AT-500_e.book 268 ページ２００８年７月２８日月曜日午後４時１７分 For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC. For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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