Roland EM-55 - Manual (Page 20)

Drumming on the keyboard
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Here is how to assign drum and percussion sounds to the entire keyboard.
(1) Press the [M.DRUMS] button.
Its indicator lights. Play a few notes on the
keyboard. This time, every key is assigned to
a different sound.
With the left-most key, you can play a bass
drum sound (also called “kick”). The white
key next to it triggers a snare drum sound,
etc. Try it out by pressing several keys, either
in succession or simultaneously.
Selecting other Drum Sets
The sounds used in M.Drums mode (“M.Drums” is short for Manual Drums) are not produced by
Tones
but rather by a Drum Set. Drum Sets are collections of over 90 sounds, each assigned to a differ-
ent key. The EM-55 OR provides 4 oriental and 116 western Drum Sets.
To select them, proceed as though you were calling up a Tone:
(1) Press a number button [1]~[8] to select a
Bank.
(2) Press a number [1]~[8] button to select
the desired Drum Set.
Use the EZ Search function to have access
to all Drum Sets except the ones preceded
by “CC32=” (those Drum Sets can only be
selected via MIDI).
Note: You can also press the [START/STOP] button
to add a rhythm accompaniment to your playing.
This is based on the currently selected Music Style.
See p. 14 for how to select a different one.
7. Drumming on the keyboard
M.DRUMS
M.Drums M.Drums
BANK/NUMBER
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
13 STANDARD L/R
14 V-Pop1
15 V-R&B
16 V-Fiesta
21 ROOM
22 HIP HOP
23 JUNGLE
24 TECHNO
25 ROOM L/R
26 HOUSE
31 POWER
32 V-Rock1
33 V-Rock2
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
43 DANCE
44 CR-78
45 TR-606
46 TR-707
47 TR-909
51 JAZZ
52 JAZZ L/R
61 BRUSH
62 BRUSH 2
63 BRUSH 2 L/R
64 V-JazzBrush
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK & SNARE 74 KICK&SNARE 2
75 ASIA
76 CYMBAL&CLAP
77 GAMELAN 1
78 GAMELAN 2
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
83 RHYTHM FX 2
84 RHYTHM FX 3
85 SFX 2
87 CYM&CLAPS 2
88 V-VoxDrum
128
CM-64/32L
EZ SEARCH
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
13 STANDARD 3
21 ROOM
22 Hip-Hop
23 JUNGLE
24 TECHNO
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
43 DANCE
44 CR-78
45 TR-606
46 TR-707
47 TR-909
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK & SNARE
75 ASIA
76 CYMBAL&CLAP
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
83 RHYTHM FX 2
128
CM-64/32L
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
21 ROOM
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808/909
43 DANCE
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK&SNARE
74 Oriental
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
128
CM-64/32L
11 STANDARD1
21 ROOM
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
81 SFX
88 CM-64 / 32L
CC32= 122
(General MIDI 2)
1
GM2 STANDARD
9 GM2 ROOM
17 GM2 POWER
25 GM2 ELECTRIC
26 GM2 ANALOG
33 GM2 JAZZ
41 GM2 BRUSH
49 GM2 ORCHESTRA
57 GM2 SFX
CC32= 119 (XG)
1 standard kit
2 standrd kit2
9 room kit
17 rock kit
25 electro kit
26 analog kit
33 jazz kit
41 brush kit
49 classic kit
121 SFX 1 kit
122 SFX 2 kit
BANK/NUMBER
34 E-40 MODIFIED
35 ORIENTAL PERC. 1
36 ORIENTAL PERC. 2
37 ORIENTAL 3
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