Document Outline

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• Important Notes
• Main Features
  • Conventions Used in This Manual
• Contents
• Panel Descriptions
• Before You Start Playing
  • Attaching the Pedalboard (AT-900)
  • Attaching the Pedalboard (AT-900C)
  • Setting Up the Music Rest
  • Connecting the Speaker Cable (AT-900C)
  • Opening/Closing the Lid (AT-900)
  • About the Adjuster (AT-900)
  • Connecting the Power Cord
  • Turning the Power On and Off
    • Turning On the Power
    • Turning Off the Power
  • Using Headphones
  • Using a Microphone
  • Using the Cord Hook
  • About the Hole of the ATELIER’s Cabinet
  • About the Bench
  • Restoring All the Factory Default Settings
  • Using the External Memory
    • Connecting the USB Memory
    • Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive
  • Using a CD
    • Connecting a CD Drive
• About the Display
  • Understanding the Main and Related Screens
• Convenient Functions
  • Listening to the Demo Songs
  • Choose a Keyword for Quick Registration Selection
  • Music Assistant Function
    • Music Assistant Search
  • About the Quick Guide Function
    • About the Index Menu
  • Settings for Easy Performance
  • Creating a Folder
• Selecting and Playing Sounds
  • Selecting Voices
    • About the Voices and Parts
    • Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons
    • Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices
    • Selecting Pedal Bass Voice
    • Selecting Solo Voice
    • Selecting a Voice Using the [Others] Button
  • Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ)
    • Playing a Vintage Organ Voice
  • Realistically Expressing an Acoustic Instrument Performance (Articulation Voice)
    • Selecting a Articulation Voice
    • Performing with an Articulation Voice
    • Using Aftertouch or the Expression Pedal
    • Making the Ideal Settings for Playing an Articulation Voice
    • Tips for Performing with an Articulation Voice
  • Performing with an Active Expression Voice
  • Performing with a Human Voice
  • Adjust the Volume Balance
  • Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
  • Playing Drum Sounds or Sound Effects from the Entire Lower Keyboard (Drums/SFX)
    • Changing Drums/SFX Sets
  • Playing a Lower Voice with Percussion Instrument Sounds and a Voice Phrase (Manual Percussion)
    • Changing the Manual Percussion Sets
  • Sustaining Notes in the Lower Part (Lower Voice Hold)
• Using Rhythm Performance
  • Selecting a Rhythm
    • Using Rhythms Stored in User Memory
    • Rhythm Search
  • Playing Rhythm
    • Starting at the Press of a Button
    • Starting the Rhythm Automatically When You Play the Lower Keyboard or Pedalboard (Sync Start)
    • Stopping the Rhythm
  • Changing a Rhythm’s Tempo
  • Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro
  • Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment
  • Adding Variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment
    • Changing the Arrangement of the Rhythm and Accompaniment (Variation)
  • Playing Chords with Simple Fingering (Chord Intelligence)
  • Leading Bass Function
  • A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program)
  • Using a Rhythm from a USB Memory
    • Reviewing the Rhythms on USB Memory
  • Copying Rhythms
  • Changing the Order of the Saved Rhythms
  • Renaming a Saved Rhythm
  • Deleting Saved Rhythm
• Using the Registration Buttons
  • Storing Registrations
  • Recalling a Registration
    • How to Recall a Registration (DELAYED)
    • How to Recall a Registration (INSTANT)
    • Changing the Timing of Recalling Registrations
  • Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel Settings
  • Assigning a Name to a Registration Set
  • Saving Registration Sets
  • Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the ATELIER
    • Loading a Set of Registrations
    • Loading an Individual Registration
    • Recalling the Order that the Registrations are Saved (Load Next)
  • Deleting a Set of Registrations
  • Changing the Name or Order of Registration
  • Copying Registrations
• Using the Performance Functions
  • Transposing to a Different Key (Key Transpose)
  • Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound
  • Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal)
  • Using the Pitch Bend/Vibrato Lever
  • Using the Foot Switches
    • Changing the Function of the Foot Switch
    • Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations
  • Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal
    • Adjusting the Depth of the Expression Pedal
• Applying Various Effects to the Sound
  • Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence)
    • Changing the Harmony Intelligence Type
  • Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect)
    • Making Fine Adjustments to the Rotary Effect Speed (Rotary Speed)
    • Changing the Brightness of the Rotary Effect (Rotary Color)
  • Adding Richness to the Sound (Chorus Effect)
  • Adding Resonance to the Sound (Sustain Effect)
    • Changing the Sustain Length
  • Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb Effect)
    • Changing the Reverb Type
    • Changing the Wall Type
    • Changing the Depth of the Reverb
  • Using the D Beam Controller for Additional Enjoyment
    • Modifying the Sound
    • Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Produce a Sound Effect
• Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively
  • Making Effective Use of the Lower Keyboard
  • Playing the Solo Voice on the Lower Keyboard (Solo [To Lower] Button)
    • Changing How the Solo Voice Responds
    • Layering the Solo Voice and Lower Voice
    • Changing the Solo Split Point
  • Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice ([Bass Split] Button)
    • Changing the Bass Split Point
  • Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Pedal [To Lower] Button)
• Recording/Playing Back What You Play
  • What is a Track Button?
  • Displaying the Track Buttons
  • Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files
  • Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute)
    • Muting Individual Tracks of Performance Data
  • Viewing a Notation
    • Changing the Notation Settings
  • Recording a Performance
  • Playing Back a Performance Song
  • Add a Count Sound to Match the Timing (Count In)
  • Recording Each Part Separately
  • Re-Recording
  • Erasing a Performance Song (Song Clear)
  • Changing the Name of a Performance Song (Rename)
  • Saving Performance Songs
  • Loading Performance Songs Into the ATELIER
  • Deleting Performance Songs Stored on “Favorites” or the USB Memory
  • Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files
  • Using Song with a Different Tempo Than That of the Performance Song
  • Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording)
  • Recording and Layering Drum Parts (Loop Recording)
  • Starting Recording at the Right Moment (Count-In Recording)
  • Copying Performance Song
• Editing Your Musical Performance Data
  • Deleting a Specific Measure (Delete Measure)
  • Delete the Recording from a Track (Delete Track)
  • Erase Recording (Erase Event)
  • Copying Measures (Copy)
  • Correct Timing Inaccuracies (Quantize)
• Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms
  • Preparations for Creating User Rhythms
    • Displaying the Rhythm Customize Screen
    • Selecting the Division
    • Loading the Rhythm
    • Making the Division Settings
  • Creating the User Rhythm
    • Editing the Rhythm
    • Changing and Deleting the Instruments Used
    • Deleting Rhythms You Have Created
  • Saving the User Rhythm
    • Changing the Name of a User Rhythm (Rename)
    • Saving User Rhythms to the User Memory or USB Memory
• Various Other Settings
  • Adjusting How the Instrument Responds
    • Turning Aftertouch On/Off
    • Adjusting the Depth of Aftertouch
    • Adjusting the Initial Touch Sensitivity
    • Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony
  • Performance Function Settings
    • Selecting the Keyboard Affected by the Damper Pedal
    • Changing the Function of the Expression Pedal
    • Choosing the Keyboard for which Pitch Bend and Vibrato will Apply
    • Changing the Pitch Bend Range
    • Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller
  • Rhythm Settings
    • Turning Chord Hold On/Off
    • Changing the Intro Countdown Sound (Count Down Sound)
    • Preventing Rhythm Tempos from Switching Automatically
    • Changing the Operation of [Intro], [Ending] Button and the Fill In Button
  • Registration Settings
    • Changing the Timing at Which Arranger Settings are Recalled
    • Changing the Timing at Which Transposition Settings are Recalled
  • Composer Settings
    • Switching the Display of Lyrics On or Off
    • Changing the Key When Playing Back Songs (Playback Transpose)
    • Changing the Metronome Setting
    • Adjusting the Metronome Volume
    • Changing the Sound of the Metronome
    • Setting the Beat
    • Setting the Type of CD to Be Played Back
    • Adjusting the Timing of a Player Piano CD’s Piano Sound and Accompaniment
  • Other Settings
    • Adjust the Standard Pitch (Master Tune)
    • Adjusting the Mic Echo
    • Enabling Transmission of PC Numbers
    • Setting the PC Number
    • MIDI IN Mode
    • Selecting the MIDI Transmit Channel
    • Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
    • Eliminating the Bouncing Ball from the Main Screen
    • Switching the Background of the Main Screen
    • Changing the Ext Drive Connector Setting
    • Turning the Remote Function On/Off
    • Changing the Functions of the Remote Control’s Buttons
    • Using the V-LINK Function
    • Repositioning the Touch Screen
  • Restoring the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings
  • Restoring All Settings Other Than the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings
  • Formatting a USB Memory (Format)
  • Displaying a Graphic at Power-up
    • Deleting an Image Stored in Internal Memory
  • Copying Data from a Floppy Disk to USB Memory
  • Video-related Settings
    • Specifying the Television Format
    • Selecting the Aspect Ratio of the Video Output
    • Selecting the Type of Slide Show
    • Selecting the Interval at which Images will Change
    • Viewing the Contents of the ATELIER's Screen on a Television or a External Display
• Connecting with External Device
  • Name and Functions of Jack and Connectors
  • Connecting to Audio Equipment
  • Connecting an amp to produce sound (AT-900C)
  • Connecting a Computer
    • Making the Settings for the USB Driver
  • Connecting MIDI Devices
  • Connecting an External Display or Television
  • Changing the settings when external speakers are connected
    • Switching the Aux Out On/OFF
    • Switching the Aux Out Mode
  • Using the Remote
    • Installing Batteries in the Remote
    • Using the Remote
    • Remote Control Buttons
• Enjoying Music and Video
  • Performing with a Background Image from a Video Camera
  • Performing with a Background Image from a DVD Player
  • Enjoying Powerful Sound and Big-screen Playback from Your Portable Audio/Video Player
  • Freely Switching Between Images
  • Enjoying VIMA TUNES Songs
    • Listening to a VIMA TUNES Song
    • Displaying a Slide Show while the Song Plays
    • Performing with Sounds that Match the Song (Recommended Tones)
  • Listening to Songs from Music CD
    • Enjoying Karaoke with a Music CD (Center Cancel)
• Troubleshooting
  • Power does not Turn On
  • Problems with the Screen Display
  • No Sound is Heard
  • Problems with the Sound
  • Registrations do not Switch Correctly
  • Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment does not Sound Right
  • Song does not Play Correctly
  • Recording is not Possible
  • Problems with Playback Functions
  • Other Problems
• Error Message
• Chord List
• Glossary
• Music Files That the ATELIER Can Use
  • The ATELIER Allows You To Use the Following Music Files
  • About the ATELIER Sound Generator
• Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off
  • Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off
  • Settings That Are Stored In the Registration Buttons
  • Settings That Are Stored In the Individual Registration Buttons
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
• Demo Song List
• Short Cut List
• Main Specifications
• Index