Roland EM-55 - Manual (Page 10)

First steps
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Choosing other sets
(5) If necessary, use the BANK/NUMBER
[1]~[8] buttons to select a different set.
The EM-55 OR provides 8 Sets of DJ phrases
(with 8 phrases each). These sets are called:
Dance 1, Dance 2, HipHop, House 1, House
2, Rap, Techno 1 and Techno 2. The illustra-
tion above shows you which button you
need to press to select the desired set.
The name of the set you select appears in
the display:
Note: Do not press the [START/STOP] button,
because doing so would start the Arranger and stop
playback of the DJ PAD function.
Note: There is also a parameter that allows you to
specify whether playback of the various phrases
should be synchronized. See p. 48.
Musical Games
Your EM-55 OR contains several musical games you may want to play at times. These games will help you
master some basic musical concepts. They are called:
• Guess the Note: play the note you hear.
• Guess the Chord: see if you can play the
chords you hear.
• Chord Finder: this game will help you find
out how to play chords you may come
across in written music. This is a wonderful
way of learning new chords.
For GuessNte and GuessChd, speed is an
important factor: the faster you play the
right note(s), the higher your score will be.
(1) Press the [MUSICAL GAME] button.
The [MUSICAL≈GAME] icon appears in the
center of the display, while the message line
in the upper left-hand corner displays the
name of the first game.
(2) Press [MUSICAL GAME] again to select the
desired game (“GuessNte”, “GuessChd” or
“ChordFnd”).
You can also press ORCHESTRATOR [DRUM
& BASS] or [COMBO] to select the game.
(3) Use the STYLE MORPHING [DRUM],
[BASS], and [ACCOMP] buttons to select
the level (only for “Guess Nte” and
“GuessChd”).
Example: to select the “Advanced” level of
the “GuessNte” game:
• Press [MUSICAL GAME].
• Press [MUSICAL GAME] twice again (or
ORCHESTRATOR [COMBO]).
• Press STYLE MORPHING [BASS].
(4) Press ORCHESTRATOR [BIG BAND] to con-
firm your choice (“OK”).
Saidi
Katakofty
Zar
Zaffa
Hip Hop
House
Rap Pad
Techno
120 1
DJ PAD
ARRANGER CHORD
TEMPO
KEYBOARD
VELOCITY
REVERB
CHORUS
MELODY
INTELL
INVERSION
STYLE
120 120
GuessTne
ARRANGER CHORD
MEASURE TEMPO
KEYBOARD
VELOCITY
REVERB
CHORUS
MELODY
INTELL
INVERSION
TONE
MUSICAL GAME
Button Function
DRUM Beginner (easiest)
BASS Advanced (intermediary)
ACCOMP Expert (most difficult)
Beginner Advanced Expert
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