Arr Set Parameters; Effects Parameters - Roland EXR-46 OR Manuel D'utilisation

r EXR-46 OR
I Song1~Song16: volume
(–64~0~63) These volume parameters apply to the respective
tracks of the song you are currently playing back. In most
cases, you may want to change the volume of track 4 (melody),
2 (bass) or 10 (drums). Finding another track (1, 5~9, 11~16)
that's too loud or too soft may take some time, because their
usage is more or less free. Be aware, however, that not all Stan-
dard MIDI Files use all 16 tracks that are available (so that
changing the volume of track 16 may produce no audible
change at all, for example).
These are relative parameters: the value you set here is sub-
tracted from (negative values) or added to (positive values) the
song parts' volume. Note that the upper limit (defined by the
MIDI standard) is "127". It may thus be impossible to increase
the volume of a track (because it already uses "127"). Select "0"
if you like a track's volume the way it is.
Be aware that the changes you make here must be saved
along with the song data. They are not written to a User Pro-
gram. See pages 49 and 54 for how to save songs.
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ARR SET parameters

I ChordInt* (Arranger Chord intelligence)
(Md1, Md2, Off, Default setting: Md1) This parameter allows
you to select the chord intelligence system to be used by the
EXR-46 OR: the Roland system ("Md1", which makes more
sense from an educational point of view, see page 129), or the
"Md2" system, which can be used in the following way:
Major chords Press the key that corresponds to the chord's
fundamental.
Minor chords Fundamental + any black key to the left of the
fundamental.
Seventh Fundamental + any white key to the left of the
chords fundamental.
Minor sev- Fundamental + any black key to the left + any
enth chords white key to the left.
In either case, pressing just a few keys is therefore enough for
obtaining full chords. If you are used to playing full chords, you
can switch this function off.
I ArrHold* (Arranger Hold)
(On/Off, Default setting: On) The Arranger Hold function mem-
orizes the chords you play with your left hand and keeps play-
ing the corresponding notes until you play another chord.
If you switch off ArrHold, the melodic Arranger parts (A.Bass,
Accomp) stop playing as soon as you release the key(s) in the
left half of the keyboard, leaving you only with the drum
accompaniment.
For your convenience, this function is switched on every time
you power on the EXR-46 OR.
I EP Chord° (left-hand St. Strings + bass)
(On/Off, Default setting: On) The EP Chord function (for "Edu-
cational Purposes") activates a stereo string sound and mono-
phonic bass (if Auto Bass is set to "on") whenever (a) the
icon is displayed and (b) the Arranger is stopped.
ARRANGER
This allows you to play chords (and a bass line) with your left
hand in Arranger mode – without using the EXR-46 OR's
accompaniment function.
If you select "Off", however, the left half of the keyboard will be
muted when conditions (a) and (b) are met and if the
is not displayed.
I Bass Inv*
(On/Off) Use this parameter to change the way in which the
Arranger reads the chords you play. See p. 28.
I MI* (Melody Intelligence harmony type)
(Default setting: Traditnl) This parameter allows you to select
the desired harmony type for the Melody Intelligence function.
Note: This parameter can also be selected by pressing and holding
the [MELODY¥INTELLIGENCE] button. See p. 27.
I InEnCHRD* (Intro/Ending chord recognition)
(On/Off, Default setting: Off) This parameter allows you to
block chord recognition during playback of the Intro or Ending
pattern of the selected Music Style in PIANIST mode. Unlike the
"normal" patterns (Original, Variation), Intro and Ending pat-
terns usually contain chord changes. If you select "Off",
chord recognition is active during Intro/Ending playback, so
that the accompaniment may jump from one key to another.
To avoid this, select "On".
I Sync Stop* (system used for automatic stops)
(Int/Nor, Default setting: Nor) This parameter allows you to
specify how the SYNC STOP function (see p. 16) should work.
Select "Nor" if you want the Arranger to stop as soon as you
release all keys in the chord recognition area (left side in
ARRANGER mode, entire keyboard in PIANIST mode). When you
play another chord, Arranger playback resumes from the
beginning of the selected Style pattern.
If you select "Int", switch on the SYNC STOP (see p. 16) function
and then release all keys in the chord recognition area, the
Arranger stops on the next downbeat – and all notes that are
on at that time keep sounding (only if the "ArrHold" function is
on). When you play another chord, Arranger playback resumes
from the point it had reached when you released all keys in the
chord recognition area.
Note: This parameter can also be selected by pressing and holding
the [SYNC¥START/STOP] button.

EFFECTS parameters

I Rev* (Reverb Type)
(Default setting: Hall 2) Use this parameter to select the kind of
Reverb that best suits your musical purposes, or to switch the
icon
SPLIT
Reverb processor "Off". See p. 36.