Roland E-A7 Reference Manual page 15

Switch off the [SPLIT] button if the Arranger should scan the entire
keyboard ("Whole").
The range of the left and right keyboard areas depends on the
Point"
setting (Owner's Manual: p. 18).
Parameter Value
Zone
Off, Left, Right, Whole
Type
Another important choice is how you want to transmit note
information to the Arranger.
Parameter value
Type Standard, Pianist1, Pianist2, Intelligent, Easy
NOTE
"Arr Type"
If the parameter (p. 8) is set to
setting has no effect.
Standard: This is the normal chord recognition mode.
Pianist1:
In this mode, the E-A7 only recognizes chords that consist
of at least three notes. Playing only two notes will not cause
the style's key to change.
Pianist2: Same as "Pianist1"
If you press the Hold pedal, the E-A7 even recognizes
"chords" when you press only one note. If the hold pedal is
still pressed, chord recognition continues up to a maximum
of 5 played keys.
Intelligent:
Select this option when you want the chord recognition
function to supply the missing notes of the chords you play.
Easy: This is another "intelligent"
It works as follows:
Press the key that corresponds to the chord's funda-
Major chords
mental.
Fundamental + any black key to the left of the
Minor chords
fundamental.
Fundamental + any white key to the left of the
Seventh chords
fundamental.
Fundamental + any black key to the left + any white
Minor seventh chords
key to the left.
Arranger Hold
This function sustains the notes you play in the chord recognition
"Off"
area ("Zone"). Select if you want the accompaniment to
stop as soon as the keys in that zone are released. This parameter is
switched "On" by default.
Parameter Value
Arranger Hold Off, On
Fill In Half Bar
"On,"
When this parameter is
[AUTO FILL IN]
played when the
Parameter Value
Fill In Half Bar Off, On
Certain pop songs in 4/4 contain bars that only last two beats. The
usual place for such a bar is between the first and the second verse.
Another favorite position for "halved"
or the bridge. Your E-A7 allows you to faithfully reproduce these
"anomalies"
using this function. This does not change style playback
right away. Only when a fill-in or another VARIATION pattern starts
will the "Fill-in Half Bar" function be activated and play half the
number of beats of the accompaniment pattern you selected.
"On," "Type"
this
while the Hold pedal is not pressed.
chord fingering system.
the length of the Fill-Ins, which are
button lights, is halved.
bars is at the end of a chorus
Fill Rit. (Fill Ritardando)
The FILL RIT function is suitable for ballads. It causes the next Fill-In
"Split
to slow down ("ritardando"). See
for how to set how strongly the tempo should be decreased.
Parameter
Fill Rit.
As the name implies, it is only available while the
button lights.
a
Set "Fill Rit "
b
Start Arranger playback.
c
Press a VARIATION
The E-A7 plays a Fill-In. The tempo slows down while the fill is
being played. At the end of the fill, return to the original tempo.
Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT, Fill Rit
"T Ch Acc/Rit"
The
allows you to speed up or slow down the style tempo by the amount
you set here. To use these functions, you must assign them to an
optional footswitch (p. 21).
There are three Ritardando functions: one for all style patterns, one
for Ending patterns and one for fill-ins (see
use the "Tempo Change"
Parameter
T. Ch. Acc/Rit
T. Ch. CPT
T. Ch. FillRit
T Ch Acc/Rit (Tempo Change Accel/Ritard):
degree (ratio) by which the tempo changes when the
function is triggered. Example: if the tempo is currently ¸ =
"Ritard"
100, the value
to ¸ = 120.
T Ch CPT (Tempo Change CPT):
long a ritardando/accelerando should take. In most cases, 480 CPT
(i.e. one measure) is probably the most musical choice.
T Ch FillRit (Tempo Change Fill Rit):
specify to what extent fill-in playback should be slowed down when
"Fill Ritardando"
the
9 Using the Ritardando/Accelerando functions
For general applications (any style division) proceed as follows:
5 Assign the
footswitch (p. 21).
5 Press the
[START/STOP]
5 Press the assigned footswitch.
User Program Edit Parameters
"Tempo Change Fill Rit"
Value
Off, On
to "On "
[1]–[4]
button.
(Tempo Change Acceler/Ritard) parameter
"Fill Rit "
settings on the following page.
Value
5%–92%
0–3825
5%–92%
means that the tempo drops to ¸ = 80 or rises
"20%"
Use this parameter to specify how
This parameter allows you to
function is on.
"Arr Rit" "Arr Acc"
or function to an optional
button to start style playback.
below
[AUTO FILL-IN]
above). They all
Allows you to set the
"Acceler" or
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