Roland Jupiter 80 - Manual (Page 72)

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Using the USB Memory Song Player/Recorder
The USB Memory Song Player/Recorder lets you
play back audio files (WAV, MP3, AIFF) that you’ve
copied from your computer to a USB flash drive,
or to record your keyboard performance to a USB
flash drive.
NOTE
• Never insert or remove a USB flash drive while this unit’s power
is on. Doing so may corrupt the unit’s data or the data on the
USB flash drive.
• Carefully insert the USB flash drive all the way in-until it is firmly
in place.
• Use USB flash drive available from Roland. Proper operation
cannot be guaranteed if other USB device is used.
• Don’t connect anything other than a USB flash drive to the USB
MEMORY connector.
MEMO
If the USB flash drive contains a large number of song files, it
may take some time for them to be read.
Basic Operations in the Song Screen
The Song screen (p. 34) will appear when you press the [SONG]
button.
In the Song screen you can select the audio file to play back, and
make settings for playback.
Audio files are listed
here.
Turn chain play
on/off.
Adjust the
volume of the
song player.
Turn loop play on/off,
and make settings for
it (p. 74).
Turn center cancel
on/off, and make
settings for it (p. 73).
Set the playback
speed and pitch
(p. 73).
Indicates the
current time of the
audio file.
MEMO
Copy your audio files (WAV, MP3, AIFF) to the root folder (the top
level) of your USB flash drive, or create a folder on your USB flash
drive and copy the files into it. For more about folders in USB
flash drive, refer to “USB Flash Drive” (p. 17).
Playback
Here’s how to play back audio files saved on the USB flash drive.
1.
Press the [SONG] button .
The Song screen will appear. A list of the audio files on the USB flash
drive will appear.
MEMO
If the file name or folder name contains double-byte characters
(e.g., Japanese), they will not be shown correctly in the display.
2.
Select an audio file .
Touch the audio file that you want to play.
MEMO
• To view the files within a folder, select that folder and touch it or
press the [ENTER] button.
• The currently shown folder is indicated by the orange text at
the top of the list. To return to the higher-level folder, touch the
folder button located at the left of the current folder. To return
to the root folder (the top level), touch </>.
Currently shown folder
(orange text) Upper-level folder
</> is the root folder
Folder
3.
Press the [ ] (PLAY) button .
The selected audio file will play.
• Press the [ ] (STOP) button to stop playback.
When you press the [ ] (PLAY) button once again, playback
will resume from where it was stopped.
• Press the [ ] button to return to the beginning of the audio
file.
• Rewinds the audio file while you hold down the [ ] button.
• Fast-forwards the audio file while you hold down the [ ]
button.