Roland EM-55 - Manual (Page 40)

Recorder functions
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SINGLE recording mode
This mode is only available if the EM-55 OR’s
Song memory already contains data. When you
press [
● REC], the [RECORD≈∏] icon and icon of
the first empty track flash. This means you could
record a new part straight away. (If all tracks
already contain data, Track 1 will be selected.)
You can, however, also substitute an already
recorded part with a new version.
(1) Press the [ ● REC] button.
(2) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select
“SINGLE”.
(3) Use the SESSION PARTNER PADS/TRACKS
buttons [1/9]~[8/16] to select the track
you wish to record to:
As you will notice, there are “only” 8 track
buttons in the SESSION PARTNER section.
Use the [TRACK] button to the right to
select either track group 1~8 (upper row) or
9~16 (lower row).
You can only select one track (hence the
name “SINGLE”) at a time. If you select a
track that already contains data, your new
version will overwrite the existing one.
(4) If necessary, assign the desired Tone to
the part you are about to record (see
p. 15).
If you select track
[10], you can select Drum
Sets rather than Tones. Track 10 is reserved
for drum parts.
(5) Press [START/STOP] to start recording.
After a two-measure count-in (see p. 48),
you will hear all parts that have already
been recorded. Start playing (and recording)
your new part.
(6) Press [START/STOP] to stop recording.
(7) Return to step (3) to record additional
parts.
Punch I/O
In this mode, you can re-record part of a track
(the second chorus, for example). The important
aspect of this mode is that newly recorded
material does not erase the material before or
after the passage you redo:
By contrast, in SINGLE mode, the entire
track you record is replaced by your new
material. (So if you don’t play anything dur-
ing recording, the entire track will be empty
afterwards.)
Like the SINGLE mode, PUNCH I/O can only
be selected if the EM-55 OR’s memory
already contains Song data
(1) Press the [ ● REC] button.
(2) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select
“PUNCH I/O”.
(3) Use the [TRACK] and SESSION PARTNER
[1/9]~[8/16] buttons to select the track
you want to record to.
(4) Use the [ √√] or [®®] button to jump
to a measure that lies a little ahead of the
place where recording is to be started.
You thus do not have to start the Song from
the beginning if that is too time-consum-
ing. If you want to start recording in mea-
sure 25, for example, you could select mea-
sure 23.
(5) Press [START/STOP] to start playback of
the (old) Song data.
● REC ● REC
Original track
This passage is redone
120 001
ARRANGER CHORD
MEASURE TEMPO
KEYBOARD
VELOCITY
REVERB
CHORUS
MELODY
INTELL
INVERSION
TONE
RECORD
1
9 10 2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
15
7
16
8
Punch I/O
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