Electronic Keyboard User Manual

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AT-900_e.book 1 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 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-900_e.book 2 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 3 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 4 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 5 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY (For AT-900) Cautions when moving this device Cautions when using the seat 117: Selection You must observe the following cautions when using the seat. 108a Before moving the unit, disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and pull out all cords from external devices. ..........................................................................................................
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AT-900_e.book 6 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Important Notes Power Supply Care 301 401b • 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-900_e.book 7 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Important Notes nearest Roland Service Center. object. • Do not bend or drop USB memory, or subject it to strong impact. • Do not leave USB memory in direct sunlight or in locations such as a closed-up automobile. (Storage temperature: 0–50 degrees C) • Do not allow USB memory to become wet. • Do not disassemble or modify USB memory. 566b • The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change depending on the amount of light in the vicinity of the unit.
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AT-900_e.book 8 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 9 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 10 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Main Features Harmony Intelligence The Harmony Intelligence function automatically adds harmony to the upper keyboard sound according to the chord you play in the lower keyboard. This gives you greater tonal depth and a more powerful performance. 76-note lower keyboard for plenty of range The 76-note range can be split into zones, allowing a solo voice, pedal bass voice, percussion, etc.
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AT-900_e.book 11 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY........................................................................ 3 Important Notes..................................................................................... 6 Main Features........................................................................................ 8 Conventions Used in This Manual ............................................................................. 10 Contents ...............................
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AT-900_e.book 12 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Contents Selecting and Playing Sounds............................................................... 47 Selecting Voices .............................................................................................................. 47 About the Voices and Parts ...................................................................................... 47 Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons ...................................
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AT-900_e.book 13 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Contents Using the Registration Buttons ............................................................ 106 Storing Registrations....................................................................................................... 107 Recalling a Registration .................................................................................................. 108 How to Recall a Registration (DELAYED) ................................................................
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AT-900_e.book 14 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Contents Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively ................................................. 156 Making Effective Use of the Lower Keyboard..................................................................... 156 Playing the Solo Voice on the Lower Keyboard (Solo [To Lower] Button) ............................... 158 Changing How the Solo Voice Responds.................................................................
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AT-900_e.book 15 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Contents Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms ........................................ 198 Preparations for Creating User Rhythms ............................................................................ 199 Displaying the Rhythm Customize Screen................................................................. 199 Selecting the Division ............................................................................................ 200 Loading the Rhythm ....
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AT-900_e.book 16 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Contents Switching the Background of the Main Screen.......................................................... 225 Changing the External Memory Setting ................................................................... 226 Turning the Remote Function On/Off....................................................................... 226 Changing the Functions of the Remote Control’s Buttons ............................................ 227 Using the V-LINK function ..
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AT-900_e.book 17 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Contents Appendices Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 270 Error Message............................................................................................................... 276 Chord List ..................................................................................................................... 277 Glossary.............................................
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AT-900_e.book 18 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Panel Descriptions 1 2 3 7 9 8 23 24 25 26 27 10 11 12 13 14 28 29 30 32 31 1. Part Balance [▲] [▼] buttons → p. 72 Part Balance Indicator → p. 73 2. Lower Voice select buttons → p. 49 Lower Organ Part Lower Symphonic Part Lower Orchestral Part [Alternate] button Level [▲] [▼] buttons → p. 72 Level indicator → p. 73 33 7. [Power On] switch → p. 24 8. D Beam → p. 154, p. 155 9. Video Input buttons → p. 262 10. D Beam buttons → p. 154, p.
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AT-900_e.book 19 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Panel Descriptions 5 6 Panel Descriptions 4 20 21 22 18 19 21. Composer → p. 164 [Song] button [Registration] button → p. 116–p. 125 [Demo] button → p. 35, p. 168 [Reset] button [Play/Stop] button [Rec] button → p. 174 22. Ext In jacks → p. 260 23. Lower [Drums/SFX] button → p. 76 [Manual Perc] button → p. 78 24. Lower Voice [Hold] button → p. 80 25. [Pedal Sustain] button → p. 146 26. Global Settings → p.
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AT-900_e.book 20 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing Attaching the Pedalboard (AT-900) 1. Attaching the Pedalboard (AT-900C) Detach the pedal cord that is temporarily fastened to the board on the upper part of the Expression Pedal. A PK series pedal keyboard (sold separately) can be connected to the AT-900C. NOTE 2. 3. 4. Connect the pedal cord to the connector located at the right side of the Pedalboard. Firmly tighten the screws of the pedal cable’s plug.
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AT-900_e.book 21 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing Setting Up the Music Rest Attaching the Music Rest (AT-900) 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). 1. Place the music rest on top of the AT-900C and align the screw hole locations. 2. Insert the included music stand fastening screws into the screw holes of the music stand, and loosely tighten them (two locations).
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AT-900_e.book 22 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing Connecting the Speaker Cable (AT-900C) 1. Plug the speaker cable extending from the stand into the Speaker connector located at the rear of the AT-900C’s bottom panel. Opening/Closing the Lid (AT-900) fig.00-22.eps Pay attention to the shape of the speaker cable’s connector, and insert it until you hear it click securely into place. Speaker Cable 22 1. To open the lid, hold handles with both hands and lift it straight up.
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AT-900_e.book 23 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing About the Adjuster (AT-900) • Rotate the adjustor to lower it so that it is in firm contact with the floor. Make adjustments so that there is no gap between the adjuster and the floor. In particular, when placing the ATELIER on carpet, turn the adjuster so that it is firmly in contact with the floor. NOTE The legs of the AT-900’s bench also have adjusters. If the bench is unstable, you can adjust its adjusters.
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AT-900_e.book 24 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing Turning the Power On and Off NOTE 3. 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-900_e.book 25 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing Using Headphones fig.00-29.eps The ATELIER is equipped with a Mic jack. 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.
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AT-900_e.book 26 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing Using the Code Hook If you’re using headphones or a mic, you can use the code hook to neatly bundle the cables near your feet. Attaching the Code Hook 1. 2. About the Hole of the ATELIER’s Cabinet AT-900 On the back of the AT-900 there are two holes through which you can pass cables. Screw the code hook (with wing nut) about 80% of the way into the screwhole located at the bottom left of the organ. 1.
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AT-900_e.book 27 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing 2. Pass the cable through the hole from which you removed the cover. Restoring All the Factory Default Settings 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. fig.00-37.eps About the Bench (AT-900) The bench seat can be opened, and sheet music and other items can be stored inside. 2. In the System screen, touch to open the Utility screen. fig.00-38.eps Caution When Using the Bench fig.00-31.
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AT-900_e.book 28 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 If you touch , the Factory Reset will not be performed, and you will return to the System screen. 4. 1. 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-900_e.book 29 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing Using the External Memory 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 Before You Start Playing separately sold floppy disk drive (p. 97, p. 127, p. 188). You can also play back SMF music files saved on USB memory or a floppy disk (p. 167).
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AT-900_e.book 30 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Before You Start Playing For information on how to perform the following CD-drive operations, refer to the owner’s manual for the drive. Using a CD NOTE You can play back audio CDs and CD-ROMs containing saved SMF music files. You can also play songs on VIMA CD-ROMs (VIMA TUNES) sold by Roland.
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AT-900_e.book 31 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 About the Display The ATELIER makes use of a Touch Screen. NOTE 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-900_e.book 32 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 About the Display Number Explanations 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. 43). 12 Tempo 13 Measure 14 Sound/KBD (Sound/Keyboard) Select a voice (tone), or make settings for the effect depth, keyboard, etc. 15 Rec/Play Play back or record a song.
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AT-900_e.book 33 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 the
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-900_e.book 34 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 35 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 36 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 37 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. The Quick Registration screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 38 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Convenient Functions 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.03-32.eps Keyboard for which you select a voice Setting 5.
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AT-900_e.book 39 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 40 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Convenient Functions 2. Touch < >< > to switch screens, and touch a keyword appropriate for the character of the song. fig.00-19.eps The Registration buttons [1]–[4] 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. At the moment you play the keyboard, the Intro will begin, and then the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment will play. 4.
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AT-900_e.book 41 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 42 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 43 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 44 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 45 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 46 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Convenient Functions Settings for Easy Performance The ATELIER provides a Global Settings buttons. If you press the Global Settings [EZ One Finger] button, you’ll be able to produce chords simply by holding down one or two keys of the lower keyboard. If you press the Global Settings [EZ Touch] button, you’ll be able to play at a fixed volume regardless of variations in your keyboard playing strength. 1.
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AT-900_e.book 47 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 48 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons fig.01-06.eps NOTE 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. Two voices of the same family are assigned to each voice button. Buttons with voices from two different families have the names of both voices printed on them.
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AT-900_e.book 49 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices Press the “Organ,” “Symphonic,” 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 Organ1.” Example: 1. The lower voice can be selected in the same way as the upper voice.
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AT-900_e.book 50 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting Pedal Bass Voice Immediately after the power is turned on, the Pedal Bass voice will sound single notes using the “Organ Bass1” voice. Press the buttons of the various parts of “Pedal Organ” and “Pedal Orchestral” to select voices. fig.01-09.eps 1 2 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. 210).
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AT-900_e.book 51 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. You can use the Solo part’s harmonic bar to adjust the volume of the Solo part (p. 72). fig.01-11.eps 1 Example: Selecting “Trumpet” for the Solo part 1.
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AT-900_e.book 52 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 (one voice for “Pedal Organ” and one for “Pedal Orchestral”). You can use the [Alternate] button to switch between these two voices. 1.
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AT-900_e.book 53 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds A sub-window appears, allowing you to select a sound group. fig.01-16.eps 4. Selecting and Playing Sounds In the sub-window, touch a sound group name to select the desired sound group. You can touch in the Voice Select screen to have only the Active Expression voices be displayed.
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AT-900_e.book 54 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ) The Vintage Organ button lets you add three types of 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-900_e.book 55 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Time 8' volume: 8 Time Time 4' volume: 5 What’s the feet? Selecting and Playing Sounds “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-900_e.book 56 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Playing a Vintage Organ Voice Selecting the Type of Vintage Organ 1. Press one of the Vintage Organ buttons so its indicator is lit. Each time you press the button, the indicator will alternate between ON (lit) and OFF. There are three types of vintage organ.
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AT-900_e.book 57 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 58 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 54). 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-900_e.book 59 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds When the Vintage Organ Type is “Pipe” or “Theater” fig.01-25e.eps The buttons displayed in the screen are called “tablets.” You can press each tablet to turn it on/off. You can turn tablets on/off by moving the harmonic bars in the panel.
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AT-900_e.book 60 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Adjusting the volume of the Flute vintage organ 3. Touch < Volume. >< > to display the VintageFlute fig.05-12-2.eps If you’ve selected “Flute” as the vintage organ type, you can adjust the overall volume of the Flute sound to regulate the volume balance relative to the other sounds. If you’ve selected “Pipe” or “Theater,” the volume of the upper/lower/pedal organ part will change at the same time. 1.
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AT-900_e.book 61 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Realistically Expressing an Acoustic Instrument Performance (Articulation Voice) What is an Articulation Voice? In order to bring out the distinctive qualities of an acoustic instrument and perform in a musically significant way, it is essential to employ the instrument’s rich variety of tonal changes and diverse performance techniques (articulations).
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AT-900_e.book 62 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting a Articulation Voice Articulation voices can be selected only using the Solo part’s [Others] button. 1. Press the Solo [Others] button. The Others Voice screen appears for several seconds. NOTE Articulation voices cannot be selected using the [Others] button of parts other than the Solo part. fig.01-15.eps NOTE 2. Touch a button that shows a sound group. fig.01-15.
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AT-900_e.book 63 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds 3. In the sub-window, touch (Articulation Voice). The indicator of the Solo [Others] button will blink. The Others Voice (Others Voice Select) screen appears, and only the Articulation Voices from the entire collection are displayed. fig.01-17.eps The icon is shown for articulation voices. Touch a voice name to select a voice. 5. Once again, press the blinking Solo [Others] button to confirm the voice.
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AT-900_e.book 64 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Performing with an Articulation Voice Articulation voices let you vary the character of the sound by changing your playing technique. If you play legato, the sound will change smoothly between notes. If you play staccato, the sound will have a crisp attack. Using Aftertouch or the Expression Pedal Aftertouch will affect the dynamics and vibrato of an articulation voice.
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AT-900_e.book 65 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Making the Ideal Settings for Playing an Articulation Voice You can perform even more effectively with an articulation voice by making the appropriate solo mode and foot switch settings. You can automatically set these controller settings so that they are ideal for performing with an articulation voice. 1. In the articulation voice select screen, touch . fig.01-17.
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AT-900_e.book 66 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Tips for Performing with an Articulation Voice Distinctive Features of the Violin (Art.Violin) The distinctive character of the violin lies in its rich vibrato, the portamento playing technique, which allows the pitch to be changed smoothly, and the pizzicato technique, in which the string is plucked with a finger. The Art.Violin sound lets you express these distinctive features of the violin.
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AT-900_e.book 67 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Performance tips The basic performance techniques are the same as for Art.Violin. You can use aftertouch and expression pedal to control the dynamics and produce a richly expressive mid- and low-range sound. Striking the keys more strongly will emphasize the attack by adding a brief sound of the bow scraping on the strings. The pizzicato that is heard when you set the foot switch setting to ART.
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AT-900_e.book 68 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Foot switch effect Explanation Item If you hold down the foot switch and play the keyboard legato, you will obtain a portamento effect in which the pitch will change smoothly. ART. CONTROL1 ART. CONTROL2 Recommended pitch range E2–A5 (when Octave Shift is 0. Middle C is C4.) Distinctive Features of the Tenor Sax (Art.TenorSax) From soft and gentle tones to crisp, strong notes, the Art.
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AT-900_e.book 69 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 70 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 71 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 will appear, and the sounds of the Human Voice group will appear. 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-900_e.book 72 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 73 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 74 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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.05-08.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.eps 2. Touch either , , or . Menu 3.
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AT-900_e.book 75 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 each part of the Pedal will be set to 1 (1 octave down).
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AT-900_e.book 76 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 77 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. For the types of drum set and the sound effects played by each key, refer to “Drum/SFX Set List.” Immediately after the power is turned on, the POP drum set will sound. 1. Press the [Drums/SFX] button, getting its indicator to light up.
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AT-900_e.book 78 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 79 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Refer to “Manual Percussion List” (Appendix: separate booklet) for details on which percussion sound will be played by each note.
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AT-900_e.book 80 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Sustaining Notes in the Lower Part (Lower Hold) You can have Lower voice continue to sound after you release you fingers from the keys, until the next key is played. fig.02-14_AT-900.eps 1. Press the Lower Voice [Hold] button (confirm that the indicator is lit). The Lower voice will continue sounding. While the Lower Voice [Hold] button is lit, pressing a key will cause the note to continue sounding. 2.
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AT-900_e.book 81 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance The ATELIER lets you enjoy playing along with a rhythmic accompaniment. For details, refer to the Voice List (Appendix: separate booklet). s 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. fig.02-01_AT-900.eps Press a Rhythm button to select a Rhythm group.
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AT-900_e.book 82 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 97). 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. 97). The ATELIER is shipped from the factory with rhythms already stored in User memory.
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AT-900_e.book 83 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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.05-08.eps 2. Touch < > on the Main screen. A sub-window appears. fig.02-30.
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AT-900_e.book 84 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 85 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 Synchro 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.eps Starting at the Press of a Button 1. Press the [Intro] button. 2. Press the [Start/Stop] button.
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AT-900_e.book 86 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance Starting the Rhythm Automatically When You Play the Lower Keyboard or Pedalboard (Sync Start) NOTE Starting with an Added Intro 1. Press the [Sync Start] button to make the indicator light up. 2. Press the [Intro] button. If the Arranger function is ON (the Arranger [On/Off] button indicator is lit), it is not be able to start the Rhythm by playing the Pedalboard (p. 88). The [Intro] button’s indicator will light. 3.
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AT-900_e.book 87 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance Stopping the Rhythm Stopping with an Ending 1. Press the [Ending] button. An Ending is played, then the Rhythm stops. While the Ending is playing, the [Ending] button indicator will light, until the Ending finishes the button indicator will be turned off. The functions of the [Intro] button, [Ending] button and [Start/Stop] button can be assigned to the foot switches located on each side of the Expression Pedal (p. 134).
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AT-900_e.book 88 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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] button. 3. Press the [Start/Stop] button. The intro plays, and a countdown plays to the end of the intro.
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AT-900_e.book 89 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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.eps Button name Function [Break] button Stop the rhythm at the end of that measure (Break).
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AT-900_e.book 90 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 91 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance 3. Touch . The Rhythm Options screen appears. fig.02-11.eps 4. When the Leading Bass function (p. 92) 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. 5.
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AT-900_e.book 92 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 279) 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-900_e.book 93 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 94 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 95 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance 1. Select a Rhythm (p. 81). 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. 109). An One Touch Program Group (One Touch Program Group select) screen like the one shown below will be displayed for several seconds. fig.02-16.
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AT-900_e.book 96 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Press the Rhythm [User] button (confirm that its indicator is lit). NOTE All rights reserved.
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AT-900_e.book 97 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance Copying Rhythms User memory (p. 82) 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. 99).
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AT-900_e.book 98 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Touch < 8. Touch User < number. >< > to select the rhythm you want to copy.
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AT-900_e.book 99 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance 9. Touch . The copying of the rhythm to User memory begins. Once the Rhythm has been accommodated in memory, the Rhythm File Edit screen will reappear. 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-900_e.book 100 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance Changing the Order of the Saved Rhythms You can rearrange the order of the rhythms stored in User memory (p. 82) 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-900_e.book 101 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 102). 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-900_e.book 102 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance Renaming a Saved Rhythm You can rename rhythms stored in User memory (p. 82) 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-900_e.book 103 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 104 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using Rhythm Performance Deleting Saved Rhythm You can delete rhythms stored in User memory (p. 82) 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 104 Meaning Description Rename Modify the name The Rename screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 105 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 5. Touch < delete. 6. Touch . >< > to select the rhythm that you wish to The following display appears. fig.DelRhythmOK?.eps Using Rhythm Performance To cancel operation, touch . 7.
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AT-900_e.book 106 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 twelve registration buttons, and one set of panel settings can be registered to each button, for a total of twelve 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-900_e.book 107 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 108 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons Recalling a Registration Settings that have been registered to Registration buttons [1]–[12] 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]–[12].
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AT-900_e.book 109 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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]–[12] 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-900_e.book 110 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Descriptions DELAYED When you press and hold a Registration button [1]–[12] for several seconds, the settings for Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment will be recalled in addition to the panel settings.
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AT-900_e.book 111 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Touch . The Registration Save screen appears. fig.03-09-3.
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AT-900_e.book 112 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 113 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons Saving Registration Sets With the settings of Registration buttons [1]–[12] 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-900_e.book 114 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. If you want to save the registration to user memory, select “User.” If you want to save the registration to USB memory, select “Ext Memory.” If you want to save the registration to floppy disk, select “Disk.” 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.
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AT-900_e.book 115 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons 8. Touch . Saving of the registration data will begin. When saving ends, the “- - - - -” in the screen will change to the registration name that you saved. If you’ve named the registration, it will be saved with that name. 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.
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AT-900_e.book 116 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 116 You can load a “set” (a collection of settings for Registration buttons [1]–[12]) from USB memory or user memory.
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AT-900_e.book 117 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons 3. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. If you want to load from the registration of user memory, select “User.” 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.” 4. Touch < >< > to select the Registration that you wish to load into internal memory. To cancel operation, touch . 5.
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AT-900_e.book 118 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 118 Touch <1>–<12> to select the number of the registration button that you wish to load from disk into internal memory.
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AT-900_e.book 119 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons 8. Touch Internal <1>–<12> 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-900_e.book 120 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons Recalling the Order that the Registrations are Saved (Load Next) You can simply press the [Load Next] button to successively recall registrations in the order in which they were saved on the USB memory or user memory. This function is called “Load Next.” When you will be performing live, you can save registration sets to USB memory in the order in which you will be performing.
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AT-900_e.book 121 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons Checking the next registration set 1. Access the Main screen. fig.00-06.eps 2. Touch the < > icon several times to switch to < > (Regist). The Main screen display will switch to the registration. fig.03-23-2.eps Using the Registration Buttons “Next” will indicate the name of the next registration set.
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AT-900_e.book 122 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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, 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. If you want to delete registration data from the floppy disk, connect the floppy disk drive to the Ext Drive connector.
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AT-900_e.book 123 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons 4. Touch < >< > to select the desired media. If you want to delete from the registration to user memory, select “User.” 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.” 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-900_e.book 124 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons Changing the Name or Order of Registration After saving registrations on USB memory, user memory, or floppy disk, you can change the order or name of the registrations, or delete a registration (p. 122). This is very convenient when you are preparing to use the [Load Next] button (Load Next function → p. 120) to recall successive registrations while you play. 1. Prepare the registration(s) that you want to rename or sort.
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AT-900_e.book 125 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Changing the Order of Registration 6.
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AT-900_e.book 126 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Registration Buttons 9. Touch . A screen will appear, allowing you to specify a name for the new folder. NOTE You can’t use lowercase letters in the folder name. 10. 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. 111). 11. NOTE You can’t create a folder that has the same name as an already-existing folder.
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AT-900_e.book 127 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 129).
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AT-900_e.book 128 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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.” 6. Touch < copy. >< > to select the registration you want to NOTE 7. Touch User < number.
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AT-900_e.book 129 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 230). 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-900_e.book 130 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 131 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 132 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. You can also adjust the range of the pitch which is shifted by the Pitch Bend lever.
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AT-900_e.book 133 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. You can connect a pedal keyboard (PK series; sold separately) to the AT-900C and use the pedal keyboard’s foot switch. fig.04-07.eps NOTE You can also change the functions assigned to the left and right Foot Switches.
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AT-900_e.book 134 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Performance Functions Changing the Function of the Foot Switch Available functions ROTARY FAST/SLOW 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-900_e.book 135 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Performance Functions Setting Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations You can use the Foot Switch as a dedicated switch for selecting Registrations in order. The registration will be switched each time you press the foot switch. NOTE 1. Descriptions LEFT The left foot switch is dedicated to switching registrations. The function assigned to the left foot switch cannot be used.
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AT-900_e.book 136 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 Decrease the volume Increase the volume Using the expression pedal enables you to give your performances even richer musical expressiveness.
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AT-900_e.book 137 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Touch on the Main screen. The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. 2. 1 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-900_e.book 138 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 139 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Harmony Intelligence Type There are 36 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-900_e.book 140 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Solo Voice Upper Voice Number of notes of the harmony — Theater Or.3 3 BIG BAND Trumpet Flugel Horn 5 STRINGS Strings 1 Strings 5 4 BLOCK Vibraphone Piano 1 5 HYMN Choir Choir 4 Type ORGAN 140 TRADITIONAL* Currently Selected Tone 3 HARP — Harp 2 DUET Trumpet Tp.
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AT-900_e.book 141 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 142 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 141). 1. Touch on the Main screen. fig.05-08.eps 5. Touch < >< > to edit the value. Setting SLOW, NORMAL, FAST The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.
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AT-900_e.book 143 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 141). 1. Touch the value setting buttons for Rotary Color to adjust the setting. Setting Touch on the Main screen. BRIGHT, MELLOW fig.
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AT-900_e.book 144 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 Symphonic,” “Upper Orchestral,” “Lower Symphonic,” and “Lower Orchestral” voices. 1. Touch on the Main screen. fig.05-08.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.eps 2. Touch either or .
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AT-900_e.book 145 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 146 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 147 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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.” >< NOTE You can touch to access the Pedalboard screen and change the sustain settings for the pedal part. > to display the Sustain.
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AT-900_e.book 148 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 .
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AT-900_e.book 149 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Max Max Max Max Min Min Min Min 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-900_e.book 150 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 < Display The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.eps 2.
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AT-900_e.book 151 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound Changing the Wall Type By changing the type of reverb (p. 150) 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-900_e.book 152 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Applying Various Effects to the Sound fig.05-17_50 Changing the Depth of the Reverb You can specify the reverb depth for each part. To adjust the reverb depth for Upper/ Lower/Pedal/Solo 1. Touch on the Main screen. fig.05-08.eps fig.05-15-3.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.eps 3. Touch < 4. Touch the part whose reverb depth you wish to adjust. >< > to display the Reverb Depth. The following screen appears. fig.
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AT-900_e.book 153 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. fig.05-08.eps fig.05-12-3.eps The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.eps Part Accomp, Rhythm, Drums, M.Perc, A.Bass, Vintage Organ 4. Touch the part whose reverb depth you wish to adjust. The following screen appears. fig.05-20-2.eps Applying Various Effects to the Sound 2.
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AT-900_e.book 154 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 Lit (red) Changes the pitch of the sounds you play on the keyboard.
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AT-900_e.book 155 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 156 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Making Effective Use of the Lower Keyboard Since the lower keyboard of the ATELIER provides a generous 76 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-900_e.book 157 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Part by Hand • Press the [Bass Split] button in the Pedal section to play the Pedal Bass voice from the Lower keyboard (p. 161). fig.06-02.eps ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Drums/SFX Manual Perc. Bass Lower Solo Using the Lower Keyboard to Play Drum Sounds and Solo Voice • Press the [Drums/SFX] button (p. 76), and then press the Solo [To Lower] button (p. 158) fig.06-01-2.
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AT-900_e.book 158 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 159 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Changing How the Solo Voice Responds Layering the Solo Voice and Lower Voice 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. When the Solo voice is being played by the Lower keyboard (i.e.
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AT-900_e.book 160 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Changing the Solo Split Point 4. Touch . 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. Touch on the Main screen. You can also set the split point by pressing the key of the lower keyboard that you want to be the Solo Split Point. fig.06-13-2.eps fig.06-08.
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AT-900_e.book 161 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice ([Bass Split] Button) By using the [Bass Split] button 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.” NOTE It is not possible to select and play both [Bass Split] and Pedal [To Lower] buttons simultaneously.
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AT-900_e.book 162 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively Changing the Bass Split Point 4. Touch . 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. Touch on the Main screen. You can also set the bass split point by playing the desired key of the lower keyboard. fig.06-13-3.eps fig.05-08.eps 1. The Sound/Keyboard screen appears. fig.VoiceList.
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AT-900_e.book 163 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 279) of a chord on the Lower keyboard in the area that is playing the Lower voice. fig.06-18.eps 1. Select a Pedal Bass voice (p. 50). 2. Press the Pedal [To Lower] button (indicator lights).
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AT-900_e.book 164 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 165 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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] button (ON/OFF) fig.07-04.
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AT-900_e.book 166 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 167 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 168 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 169 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 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 “Accmp” track button in the Rec/Play screen. In the same manner, the rhythm performance data is grouped to “Rhythm.
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AT-900_e.book 170 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Muting Individual Tracks of Performance Data All accompaniment data is grouped to the “Accmp” 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-900_e.book 171 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 172 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Changing the Notation Settings 1. Touch on the Main Screen. 4. Touch the button for the item whose setting you want to change. Menu The Rec/Play screen appears. Setting OFF 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-900_e.book 173 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 174 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 175 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Playing Back a Performance Song 4. To stop playback at any point, touch the button. You can also stop playback by pressing the Composer [Play/Stop] button. Here’s how to play back a performance you’ve recorded. The Play and Stop functions can both be assigned to one of the foot switches located on each side of the Expression Pedal (p. 134). fig.07-08-2.
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AT-900_e.book 176 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 177 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play You can also enter recording-standby mode by pressing the [Rec] button. Re-Recording 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. 4. The song data of the specified Track (with the exception of the Control Track) will be erased as new song data is recorded.
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AT-900_e.book 178 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Erasing a Performance Song (Song Clear) 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. You can also use the following method to open the Song Clear screen. 1. Touch on the Main screen to display the Quick Guide screen. 2. Press the [Song] button. The Song Clear screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 179 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz !“#%&‘()*+,-./:=?^_0123456789 Deletes a character. Inserts a space (blank). 4. Touch < screen.
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AT-900_e.book 180 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Saving Performance Songs 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” (internal memory). If the recorded performance data has not been saved, the display will show the “ ” symbol.
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AT-900_e.book 181 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 9. Loading Performance Songs Into the ATELIER Original Save data in ATELIER format SMF Saving in SMF Format for ATELIER Sound Modules Touch to finalize the save format. Saving of the performance data will begin. To edit (p.
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AT-900_e.book 182 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 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.
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AT-900_e.book 183 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play 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. If you touch the performance data will not be deleted, and you will return to the Rec/Play screen. 7. 1.
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AT-900_e.book 184 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 180). 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-900_e.book 185 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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.” To Specify the Segment to be Recorded Over Again 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rec/Play screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 186 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 187 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Starting recording at the right moment (Count-In Recording) 5. Touch the Count-In Rec setting (ON/OFF) to switch it between “ON/OFF.” Each time you touch the Count-In Rec setting, it will alternate between ON/OFF. 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. ON A two-measure count will sound before recording 1.
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AT-900_e.book 188 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 189 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Recording/Playing Back What You Play Copying Performance Songs from “Favorites” to USB Memory 4. Touch . The Song File Edit screen appears. 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. 5.
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AT-900_e.book 190 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. fig.08-03.eps0 The following editing functions are provided. Menu Descriptions Page Delete Measure Deleting a Specific Measure. p. 190 Delete Track Delete the Recording from a Track. p. 191 Erase Event Erase a specified portion of the performance in a specified area. p.
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AT-900_e.book 191 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 165. 1. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-900_e.book 192 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 193 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data Erase Recording (Erase Event) 2. In the Rec/Play screen, touch < open the Utility screen. > (Utility) to 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-900_e.book 194 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 < fig.08-12.eps measures from which the data will be erased). >< > to set “For” (the number of measures from which the data will be erased).
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AT-900_e.book 195 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 196 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 197 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Editing Your Musical Performance Data 4. 10.When you’re done making the settings, touch 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-900_e.book 198 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms You can create a rhythm for use when Rhythm Mode is set to “S-SERIES” (p. 215). 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-900_e.book 199 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 1 2. In the Rhythm screen, touch < 3 4 2 4 5 Rhythm Name Beat 4 button Switches the page when the rhythm pattern is displayed over multiple pages.
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AT-900_e.book 200 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 201 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 199). 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-900_e.book 202 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 199). fig.RC-10.eps 5. Touch < 6. Touch . >< > to change the setting. The Division Options screen reappears. 2. Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 203 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms 11.Touch < >< > to change the setting. 3. Touch . Copies the rhythm in the displayed measure and adds it to the end of that measure. 12.Touch . The Division Options screen reappears. Creating the User Rhythm Deleting the Rhythm in a Selected Measure Editing the Rhythm 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 199). 2. Touch ~~(to copy the selected measure). Edit the internal rhythm.~~
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AT-900_e.book 204 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms Editing the Sounds You can touch < then touch in the Utility screen to open the Note You can add and erase sounds, alter voices, and change the velocity. 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 199). fig.RC-10.eps > to open the Utility screen, and Edit screen. Erasing Sounds 3. Touch < >< > to select the point where you want to erace the sound. fig.RC-16.eps 2.
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AT-900_e.book 205 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 206 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 199). 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-900_e.book 207 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms The Rhythm Save screen appears. Deleting Rhythms You Have Created fig.RC-19.eps This deletes User rhythms created by partially editing the internal rhythms. 1. Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p. 199). 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.RC-23.eps 5.
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AT-900_e.book 208 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 199). 2.
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AT-900_e.book 209 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Adjusting How the Instrument Responds Adjusting the Depth of Aftertouch This adjusts the depth of the Aftertouch effect. Aftertouch can only be enabled for the Upper keyboard. NOTE Turning Aftertouch On/Off This switches the aftertouch setting for the Upper keyboard. Aftertouch applies vibrato when additional pressure is placed on the keys that are being played. Aftertouch can only be enabled for the Upper keyboard. NOTE 1.
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AT-900_e.book 210 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Adjusting the Initial Touch Sensitivity Initial Touch is a function that translates the force used in playing the keys into a directly proportional amount of volume. This adjusts the amount of the Initial Touch effect applied. 1. Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony You can set the Bass Pedalboard to play simultaneous multiple notes or single notes only. 1. Touch on the Main screen. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-900_e.book 211 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 212 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. Touch on the Main screen.
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AT-900_e.book 213 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 214 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Rhythm Settings Changing the Intro Countdown Sound (Count Down Sound) Turning Chord Hold On/Off You can change the sound that is used for the count played at the end of the intro with the Intro Countdown function (p. 88). 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 keyboard to play a new chord. 1. 1. 2.
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AT-900_e.book 215 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 Button and Intro/Ending Buttons You can change the operation of the Fill In [Auto] button, [Break] button, [Intro] button, and [Ending] button so that they work in the same way as on the S-series.
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AT-900_e.book 216 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings This setting remains stored in memory even while power is turned off. Making the Intro Short and Simple 1. Placing the Panel Overlay Sheet Press the Fill In [To Variation] or Fill In [To Original] button. [Start/Stop] button indicator will blink. 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.
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AT-900_e.book 217 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 218 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 219 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 < The Rec/Play screen appears. 2. > (Utility). The Utility screen appears. 3. 3. Touch . Touch < >< Touch < > (Utility). The Utility screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 220 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 221 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Other Settings Adjusting the mic echo Adjust the Standard Pitch (Master Tune) The basic pitch of an instrument is generally considered as the pitch of the middle A note. The “Master Tune” parameter lets you adjust this basic pitch to match the pitch of any other instruments that are playing together with the ATELIER. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 222 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Enabling Transmission of PC Numbers Setting the PC Number Transmission of PC (Program Change) numbers can be switched ON/OFF when a Registration is selected. You can specify the Program Change number that will be transmitted from MIDI Out when a Registration is selected. 1. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch < Switch. >< Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 223 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings MIDI IN Mode This instrument contains two sound generators: one for GM2/ GS data playback and one for keyboard performance. Normally, data received at the MIDI In connector will control only the sound generator for GM2/GS data playback. However by changing the MIDI IN Mode setting, you can also control the keyboard sound generator from MIDI In. 1. 4. Touch . This setting remains stored in memory even while power is turned off.
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AT-900_e.book 224 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings 2. 3. Touch , , , , (Tx MIDI Ch. Drums/SFX), (Tx MIDI Ch. Manual Percussion) or (Tx MIDI Ch. Control). You can adjust the brightness of the display. The Control part transmits Expression pedal data and PC numbers. 2. Touch < >< > to change the setting. Adjusting the Brightness of the Display 1.
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AT-900_e.book 225 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 on the Main screen. The System screen appears. Touch < >< > to display the Main Bouncing Ball. 2.
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AT-900_e.book 226 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Changing the External Memory Setting In some cases, when USB memory is connected to the external memory connector, it may take longer for data to be loaded, or data may fail to be loaded successfully. If this occurs, you may be able to solve the problem by changing the external memory setting. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 227 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Changing the Functions of the Remote Control’s Buttons These let you change the functions that are assigned to the remote control’s [FUNC 1] button and [FUNC2] button. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch < >< > to display the “Remote Ctrl: FUNC1” or “Remote Ctrl: FUNC2.” fig.09-44.
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AT-900_e.book 228 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings The V-LINK function is turned on, and the V-LINK icon appears in the main screen. You can also use the following procedure to turn the V-LINK function on. fig.09-41.eps 1. The Send PC Switch settings is automatically switched to ON when V-LINK is on (MODE 1, MODE 2). When the VLINK function is switched off, the Send PC Switch setting reverts to the setting in effect before V-LINK was switched on.
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AT-900_e.book 229 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 230 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 231 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 82) 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-900_e.book 232 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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). Displaying a Graphic at Power-up The ATELIER allows you to load a favorite graphic into internal memory, and have it be displayed when the power is turned on. 1. In certain cases, particularly with floppy disks, the media is formatted for a specific type of device.
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AT-900_e.book 233 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 234 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 235 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Copying Data from a Floppy Disk to USB Memory 5. Touch . A screen like the one below will appear, 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 +ongs 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-900_e.book 236 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings 9. Touvch . 3. The data from floppy disk will be copied to USB memory. Touch
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AT-900_e.book 237 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Selecting the Aspect Ratio of the Video Output 4. Touch . The Video Option screen appears. This setting changes the proportional relationship between the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the image that is output from the ATELIER to the television or display connected to the Video Output [Video] jack. The ATELIER’s display screen has a horizontal/vertical ratio of 16:9.
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AT-900_e.book 238 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Selecting the Type of Slide Show 5. Touch the Slide Show Type setting. 6. Touch < You can specify how transitions between images are to occur when you play back a slide show (p. 265). 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch . fig.00-38.eps >< Setting 3. Touch
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AT-900_e.book 239 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Various Other Settings Selecting the Interval at which Images will Change 5. Touch the Slide Show Interval setting. 6. Touch < You can specify the interval at which images will change when you play back a slide show (p. 265). 1. Touch on the Main screen. The System screen appears. 2. Touch . fig.00-38.eps >< > to change the setting. Setting 5 SECONDS, 8 SECONDS, 12 SECONDS, 4 MEASURES, 6 MEASURES, 8 MEASURES 7. 3. Touch .
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AT-900_e.book 240 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Name and Functions of Jack and Connectors 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 5 12 6 7 8 13 The functions of the jacks on the bottom of the keyboard are described below. Output Video Out 1. 6. Main L/Mono, R Jacks These jacks can be connected to your audio system to enjoy more powerful sound. If the Aux Out mode is set to “SEPARATE,” sounds other than drums and bass will be output from these jacks (p. 247). 2.
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AT-900_e.book 241 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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).
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AT-900_e.book 242 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device 2. Turn off the power to the ATELIER and the audio device. 3. Use audio cables (sold separately) to make the connection. 4. Switch on the audio device. 5. Switch on the ATELIER. 6. Adjust the volume level on the ATELIER and the audio device. The sounds from the connected audio device are played by the ATELIER. Turning Off the Power 1.
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AT-900_e.book 243 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. For details on downloading and installing the Roland original driver, refer to the Roland website.
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AT-900_e.book 244 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. 280).
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AT-900_e.book 245 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Connecting an External Display or Television 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-900_e.book 246 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Connecting a Television Video Cable (commercial available) Television Making the Connections NOTE To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. 1. Turn off the power to the ATELIER and the television to be connected (p. 24). 2. Connect your television to the ATELIER.
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AT-900_e.book 247 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Changing the settings when external speakers are connected Switching the Aux Out Mode 1. The System screen appears. The ATELIER has an Aux/Drums Output jack and Bass Output jack on the bottom of the instrument. By using this Aux/Drums Output jack to connect external speakers or audio set, you can sound the reverb (reverberation) from the speakers. An external reverb unit can also be connected and used to apply reverb.
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AT-900_e.book 248 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Aux-Setting1.eps A Setup for a Small Hall or Home Speakers are placed at the back to produce the RSS reverb sound. This setup lets you enjoy the sensation of being enveloped by sound, even while in your own living room.
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AT-900_e.book 249 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Aux-Setting2.eps Settings for Using an External Reverb Processor You can use an external reverb processor to apply reverb to the ATELIER’s sound.
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AT-900_e.book 250 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device A Setup for a Recital Bass, drums, and other sounds are output separately, and a mixer is used to adjust the volume balance.
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AT-900_e.book 251 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Using the Remote You can use the included remote control to conveniently play/stop a song or to select songs. You can also use the remote to switch the image of the external display or television, or assign frequently used functions to the remote buttons. For details on how the remote control’s buttons function, refer to “Remote Control Buttons” (p.
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AT-900_e.book 252 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Using the Remote When using the remote, point it toward the remote sensor on the ATELIER, and stay within the allowable operating range described below. Front View Remote Sensor Over View Operating range for the remote Distance: 4 meters or less Angle: 40 degrees or less (to left or right) Remote Cautions when using the remote • You can’t operate two or more of the remote’s buttons simultaneously.
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AT-900_e.book 253 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Remote Control Buttons You can use the buttons of the remote control to perform the following functions. 3 1 4 2 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 Button name Explanation [EJECT] button If a CD drive is connected, this ejects the CD or opens/closes the tray. 2 [VOCAL] button Adjusts the depth of mic echo. Each time you press the button, the mic echo depth will change. 4 → 8 → 12 → 0 → 4 ...
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AT-900_e.book 254 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Connecting with External Device Button name 4 [CANCEL] button If you have used the [VOCAL] button, [VIDEO] button, or [TONE] button to change the settings, this will return the settings to their factory-set state. 5 [TONE] button The reverb depth will change each time you press the button. SONG [INTERNAL] button The demo screen will be displayed. SONG [FAVORITES] button Selects songs from “Favorites.
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AT-900_e.book 255 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video You can connect an external display or television 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 or television to view a slide show suitable for the character of the song, or play along using recommended tones.
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AT-900_e.book 256 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video Performing with a Background Image from a Video Camera The image from your video camera can be shown on an external display or a television connected to the ATELIER. In the large external screen, you show yourself performing in real time, or show a video you’ve taken of your family for everyone to enjoy. 1. For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your video camera. Connect your video camera.
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AT-900_e.book 257 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video 2. Turn on the video function. Press the [Camera] button so it’s lit. 3. Prepare your video camera. If you press the [Video Monitor] button located below the display, the ATELIER’s display will show the same image as the external display or television. This is a convenient way for you to monitor the image that’s shown in the external display or television. Turn on the power of your video camera.
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AT-900_e.book 258 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video Performing with a Background Image from a DVD Player You can connect your DVD player and use an external display or a television connected to the ATELIER to show the image from the DVD player while listening to the music or narration through the ATELIER’s speakers. You can also temporarily mute the DVD’s sound on the ATELIER and perform to the DVD’s background video, or decrease the melody portion and sing the melody yourself. 1.
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AT-900_e.book 259 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video 4. Play back your DVD player. The external display or television connected to the ATELIER will show the video being played by the DVD player. The audio from the DVD player will be played back through For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your DVD player. the ATELIER’s speakers. 5. Adjust the DVD volume. To adjust the volume of the DVD, turn the DVD Player In [Volume] knob of the ATELIER.
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AT-900_e.book 260 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video Enjoying Powerful Sound and Big-screen Playback from Your Portable Audio/Video Player If your portable audio player has video capability, you can connect it so the video is shown on the external display or television and the music is heard from the ATELIER’s speakers. 1. Set the [Master Volume] slider to Min so that the volume is minimized. 2. Connect your portable audio/video player.
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AT-900_e.book 261 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video 4. Play back your portable audio/video player. The external display or television connected to the ATELIER will show the image from your portable audio/video player. The sound from your player will be heard from the ATELIER’s speakers. 5. Turn the [Master Volume] slider to adjust the volume. 6. To minimize the sound of the vocal on the portable audio/ video player, proceed as follows. 1. Touch on the Main screen. 2.
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AT-900_e.book 262 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video Freely Switching Between Images You can connect various video devices to the ATELIER, and then use the video function select buttons on the ATELIER’s panel to freely control the image that’s shown on the external display or television. Video Function Select Buttons This refers to the following buttons. [Camera] button [DVD] button [Ext In] button 1. Connect a variety of video devices to the ATELIER. Connecting a video camera → p.
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AT-900_e.book 263 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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 or television to view a slide show suitable for the character of the song, or play along using recommended tones. 1.
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AT-900_e.book 264 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video 6. Touch < > to start playing back the song. You can touch Play 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-900_e.book 265 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 266 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video 7. Touch < > to start playing back the song. A slide show suitable for the character of the song will be shown on the external display or television connected to the ATELIER. 8. 266 Touch < > to stop playing back the song. If you press the [Video Monitor] button located below the display, the ATELIER’s display will show the same image as shown on your external display or television.
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AT-900_e.book 267 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Enjoying Music and Video Performing with Sounds that Match the Song (Recommended Tones) When playing along on the keyboard while listening to a CD-ROM made for the VIMA (VIMA TUNES), this function lets you play 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-900_e.book 268 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. NOTE You can’t copy music CD songs to “Favorites.” Press the [Song] button. The Song Select screen appears.
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AT-900_e.book 269 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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. You can also minimize the vocal sounds of a song from a DVD or a portable audio player. 1. Connect a commercially available CD drive to the Ext Drive connector. 2.
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AT-900_e.book 270 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Troubleshooting If the ATELIER does not function in the way you except, first check the following chart. If this does not resolve the problem, consult your dealer or a nearby Roland Service Station. Problem Check When you press the [Power On] switch, the power doesn’t come on Power cord is not connected correctly. Connect the power cord correctly.
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AT-900_e.book 271 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Troubleshooting Check Solution Page Turn the [Master Volume] knob toward “Max.” p. 24 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. 25 The plug is still plugged into the headphone jack. Disconnect the plug from the headphone jack. p. 25 The volume is set too low on the Level [▲] [▼] buttons.
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AT-900_e.book 272 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Troubleshooting Problem Check Solution Page p. 214 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 at OFF. Turn “Chord Hold” on. The Automatic Accompaniment will play while you press a chord.
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AT-900_e.book 273 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Troubleshooting Check Solution Page Press the track button for the desired track to make that button indicator blink before you begin recording. p. 177 If you wish to erase a previouslyrecorded track and then re-record, touch the track button for the track you want to record in the Rec/Play screen, stopping the button from flashing.
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AT-900_e.book 274 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Troubleshooting Problem Check The sound is not played correctly If you layer the same type of sound (for example, Strings 1 and Strings 5), or play an octave-shifted organ sound, the timing at which you play a note or the phase relationship between the two sounds may affect the way in which the sounds are heard, but this is not a malfunction. You are layering sounds of the same type (e.g., Strings 1 and Strings 5).
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AT-900_e.book 275 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Troubleshooting Check Solution Page Set the expression pedal function to “PEDAL” during playback. p. 212 Tempo not changing even when the source tempo is reselected (when arranging rhythms using the Rhythm Customize function) Auto Std Tempo (Auto Standard Tempo) is set to on. When the Auto Std Tempo setting is set to ON and rhythms are switched while the rhythm is stopped, the tempo is automatically set to the tempo for that rhythm.
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AT-900_e.book 276 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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.
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AT-900_e.book 277 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 278 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 279 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 280 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３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-900_e.book 281 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off Settings That Are Stored In the Registration Buttons Registration Name Regist Shift (Registration Shift) Arranger Update Trans. Update (Transpose Update) Exp.
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AT-900_e.book 282 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 MIDI Implementation Chart Roland Organ Model AT-900, AT-900C MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted Function... Basic Channel 1 2 3 4 11 13 16 Default Version : 1.
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AT-900_e.book 283 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Demo Song List Composer Player Appendices Song Title Copyright Hector Olivera Hector Olivera © 2007 Roland Corporation Jazz Organ Akio Sasaki Akio Sasaki © 2007 Roland Corporation Art.Cello Hector Olivera Hector Olivera © 2007 Roland Corporation Donau Wellen Iosif Ivanovici Yuri Tachibana © 2007 Roland Corporation Art.
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AT-900_e.book 284 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Demo Song List Profile Akio Sasaki After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston as a principle, Akio has been active as a top jazz organ player in Japan. He performs live throughout the country, and also teaches at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music and at the Kyoto Musical Academy. Additionally, he has published numerous arrangements, works of music theory, and music education books.
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AT-900_e.book 285 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Demo Song List Appendices Tony Fenelon Tony Fenelon studied at the Conservatory of Music in Melbourne, Australia under famed teacher Roy Shepard. An internationally acclaimed artist, Tony has completed eighteen major concert tours overseas including the United States, U.K. and Japan. He has released seventeen albums, including four gold records.
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AT-900_e.book 286 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Short Cut List Quick Guide Function Short Cut While the Quick Guide screen is displayed, 286 Screen/Setting Expression Pedal Controller screen/Exp.
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AT-900_e.book 288 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Main Specifications AT-900 Composer Tracks 7 tracks Note Storage Approx. 40,000 notes Song Length Max.
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AT-900_e.book 290 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Index A Active Expression Voice ................................................ 69 Adjuster ........................................................................... 23 AEx Voice ........................................................................ 69 Aftertouch ...................................................................... 209 Alternate .......................................................................... 48 Arrangement .....................
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AT-900_e.book 291 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Index Factory Reset ................................................................... 27 Favorites ........................................................................ 254 Feet ................................................................................... 55 File Edit .................................................................. 124, 127 Fill In ................................................................................. 89 Foot Switch ...
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AT-900_e.book 292 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Index O Octave Shift .................................................................... 74 One Touch Program ................................................. 94–95 Output ............................................................................ 240 P Panel Reset .................................................................... 231 Panel Settings ................................................................ 279 Part Balance ........................
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AT-900_e.book 293 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 Index V X XG lite ............................................................................ 280 T Television Connecting .............................................................. 245 Format ...................................................................... 236 Tempo .............................................................................. 87 Touch Screen .................................................................. 31 Tr.
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AT-900_e.book 294 ページ２００７年９月７日 Information AFRICA EGYPT Al Fanny Trading Office 9, EBN Hagar Al Askalany Street, ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, EGYPT TEL: 20-2-417-1828 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-900_e.book 296 ページ２００７年９月７日金曜日午前８時４３分 For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. 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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