Roland Prelude User Manual
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Contents
Using the unit safely ..........................3
Important notes .................................5
Main Features....................................7
Panel Descriptions............................10
Front Panel ........................................................ 10
Rear Panel......................................................... 12
Introduction .....................................13
About the Prelude..................................... 13
About Memory ................................................... 13
Making Connections................................. 14
Connecting the AC Adaptor................................. 14
Connecting External Equipment ............................ 15
Connecting a pedal and switch.................................. 15
Connecting an audio player to the EXT INPUT jack....... 15
Turning the Power On/Off ........................ 15
Turning the power on................................................ 15
Turning the power off................................................ 15
Changing a Value .............................................. 16
Moving the cursor..................................................... 16
Changing a value..................................................... 16
Main Screen ...................................................... 16
Listening to the Demo Songs ...................... 17
Restoring the Prelude to Its Factory Settings.. 17
Preserving Certain Settings Even When You
Switch Performances (Lock System) ............. 17
Input settings for the EXT INPUT jack........... 18
Keyboard Mode Functions................19
Playing Sounds from the Keyboard
(Keyboard Mode)..................................... 19
Using Single Mode ............................................. 19
Using Piano Mode.................................................... 19
Using Split Mode ([SPLIT]).................................... 19
Changing the Split Point............................................ 19
Using Dual Mode ([DUAL]) .................................. 19
Selecting a Tone ([TONE])......................... 20
Using the VALUE dial................................................ 20
Choosing from the Tone list........................................ 20
Switching to an Arabian Scale or Other
Temperament........................................... 20
Changing the Key Touch ([KEY TOUCH]) .... 21
Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in Octave Steps
(OCTAVE Buttons) .................................... 21
Transposing Keyboard Sounds and Songs
Played Back (TRANSPOSE) ....................... 21
Adding Harmony to the Upper Tone
(MELODY INTELL)..................................... 22
Using the Metronome ............................... 22
Other Functions ....................................... 22
Backing Track Functions................... 23
Selecting the Backing Types
(Style/Song/USB Memory Player) ........................ 23
Adjusting the Tempo ([TAP TEMPO])..................... 23
Using the metronome.................................................23
Style (Playing with an Accompaniment)....... 24
Playing Back a Style ([STYLE]).............................. 24
Changing the Variations ............................................24
Stopping a Style .......................................................24
Adjusting the Part Balance ([PART VIEW]) ....................24
Sync Start/Stop (SYNC buttons)..................................25
Saving the Current Settings in a Performance......... 25
Selecting a Music Style ....................................... 25
Selecting a Style .......................................................25
Adding User Styles
(Importing from USB memory) .....................................25
Deleting a User Style .................................................25
Back up User Style (Exporting to USB memory) .............26
Other Functions Related to Music Style.................. 26
Song ...................................................... 26
Recording a New Song ([SONG REC])................. 26
Recording in the Main screen .....................................26
Recording a specified Part (SONG TRACK)..................27
Re-recording Your Performance............................ 28
Saving a Song ([WRITE])..................................... 28
Loading Song Data from USB Memory.................. 29
Deleting a Song ................................................. 29
Selecting and Playing a Song ([SONG]) ............... 29
Moving the playback location of a song ......................30
Performing along with a song
([MINUS ONE/CENTER CANCEL]).............................30
Back Up Song Files ............................................ 30
Other Functions Related to Song .......................... 30
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