Document Outline

• Contents
• An Overview of the E-A7
  • Basic Structure
  • Units of Sound
  • About the Memory
  • Effects
• Panel Descriptions
  • Top Panel
  • Shortcut
  • Rear Panel
• Connecting Your Equipment
  • Connecting External Audio Equipment
    • Connecting a Microphone or External Audio Device to the INPUT Jacks
    • Connecting an External Audio Device to the EXT IN Jack
  • Connecting MIDI Equipment
  • Connecting the E-A7 to a Computer
  • Connecting a Separately Sold Footswitch or Hold Pedal
  • Installing the Music Rest
  • Placing the E-A7 on a Stand
• Before You Start Using E-A7
  • Turning On/Off the Power
    • Turning On the Power
    • Turning Off the Power
  • Adjusting the Overall Volume
  • Optimizing the Acoustic Character for the Internal Speakers
  • Demo of the E-A7
  • Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a Time (Auto Off)
• Basic Operation of the E-A7
  • Basic Screens
  • Basic Buttons
  • [Balance/Value] knob
    • Adjusting the Volume Balance Between the Keyboard Parts and the Style/Song
    • Using the Knob for the Value [-] [+] Button and Tempo [-] [+] Button Functions
  • Adjusting the Volume of Keyboard Parts and Style Parts
  • Assigning Names
• Performing
  • Selecting a Tone and Playing it on the Keyboard
    • Changing the Tone of a Keyboard Part
    • Turning Each Keyboard Part On/Off and Adjusting the Volume
  • Playing Different Tones in the Right and Left Hands (Split)
    • Changing the Split Point
    • Specifying Lower Hold
  • Transposing Your Performance (Transpose)
  • Changing the Pitch (Octave Shift)
  • Using the Metronome
    • Making Metronome Settings
• Using Favorite Tones
  • Recalling a Favorite Tone
  • Registering Favorite Tones
• Playing with Automatic Accompaniments
  • About the Styles
  • Using Styles
  • Selecting Styles
  • Adjusting the Volume and the ON/OFF Status of Style Parts
  • Performing Along with a Style Accompaniment
  • Changing the Style’s Tempo
  • Muting a Specific Track (Track Mute)
    • Selecting the Track to Mute
• Selecting Tones Appropriate for a Style (One Touch Memories)
  • Selecting a One Touch Memory
  • Canceling the One Touch Memories
  • Locking One Touch Memories Settings (One Touch Lock)
  • Creating Your Own One Touch Memories (One Touch Settings)
    • Editing and Saving the One Touch Settings of a Style
    • Copying a User Program or One Touch Memory to another One Touch Memory
• Creating Sounds
  • Overall Workflow
  • Obtaining Waveforms
  • Connecting an External Device
  • Sampling
  • Importing Samples
  • Sample Editing
  • Deleting a Sample
  • Creating a Multisample (Create Multisample)
  • Multisample Editing
  • Deleting a Multisample
  • Creating a User Tone
  • Deleting a User Tone
  • Exporting User Tones to a USB Flash Drive (UST Export)
  • Loading Exported User Tones
  • Creating a User Drum Kit
  • Deleting a User Drum Kit
  • Exporting User Drum Kits to a USB Flash Drive (UDK Export)
  • Loading Exported User Drum Kits
  • Increasing the Amount of Free Sample Memory
    • Truncating a Sample
    • Sample Clean Up
    • Optimizing Sample Memory
• Using the Pads
  • Playing the Pads
    • Playing the Pads
    • Stopping the Pad Sound
  • Pad Settings
    • Viewing the Pad Settings
    • Editing the Pad Settings
    • Saving the Pad Settings
  • Creating a Phrase to Play from a Pad (Phrase Recording)
• Using the E-A7 as a Song Player
  • Preparing to Use the E-A7 as a Song Player
  • Selecting a Song
  • Playing Back a Song
  • Changing the Song’s Tempo
  • Muting a Selected Track (Track Mute)
  • Playing Back All Songs Consecutively
  • Loop Function
  • Using the Mark and Jump Function (SMF Songs Only)
    • Creating/Deleting Markers
    • Saving a Song that Contains Markers
    • Using Markers to Perform
  • Center Cancel
• Recording and Playing Back a Performance
  • Recording Audio (WAV Format)
    • Saving the Song
    • Discarding the Recorded Content
  • Listening to the Recorded Content
• Using File Utility
  • Displaying the File List
  • Renaming a File or Folder (Rename)
  • Copying a File or Folder (Copy)
  • Deleting a File or Folder (Delete)
  • Creating a New Folder (Create Folder)
• Searching for a Song/Style (Finder)
  • Searching for a Song/Style
• User Program (UPG)
  • User Programs (UPG) and User Program Sets (UPS)
  • Loading a UPS
  • Recalling the UPG
    • Direct Selection with the UPG Buttons
    • Selecting from the UPG List Screen
    • Saving Settings as a User Program
  • Recalling My Setup
    • Saving Settings as My Setup
  • Other Functions Related to the UPS List
    • Renaming a User Program Set (UPS) (Rename UPS)
    • Deleting a User Program Set (UPS) (Delete UPS)
    • Creating a New User Program Set (UPS) (Make New UPS)
    • Copying a User Program Set (UPS) (Copy UPS)
    • Using a UPS File Created by the Roland BK Series
  • Other Functions Related to the UPG List
    • Deleting a User Program (UPG) (Delete UPG)
    • Moving a User Program (UPG) (Move UPG)
    • Renaming a User Program (UPG) (Rename UPG)
    • Copying a User Program (UPG) (Copy UPGs)
    • Saving an Edited User Program Set (Save UPS)
  • Locking the UPG Settings
• Various Settings (Menu)
• Main Specifications
• Index
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• IMPORTANT NOTES