Getting Ready To Record - Roland E-A7 Reference Manual

Style Composer
Be aware that if you initialize and then overwrite a user style, the
previous data is lost.
1
In the Style Composer Menu screen, select
The display changes to:
The settings shown on this display page are suggested as defaults for
every new style you program.
Feel free to change them depending on the kind of accompaniment
you want to prepare:
2
Use the direct buttons to select the desired parameter,
and use the Value [-] [+]
(when the LED is unlit) to change the value.
Parameter Value
Adrm, Abas,
Acc1, Acc2,
Rec Track
Acc3, Acc4,
Acc5, Acc6
Tempo 20–250
Time Sign
1/16,
(Time Signature) 1/4–4/4...
Expression 0–127
(Tone assigned
Tone Name
to the track)
Reverb
0–127
Chorus 0–127
Panpot 0–127
3
Press the [F5] (Exec) button.
A confirmation message appears.
4
Press the [F5] (Yes) button to execute.
The display returns to the
contains the sound assignments you have just made.
If you decide to cancel, press the
MEMO
5 You cannot use the UNDO function after Initialize.
5 When you enter the Initialize screen, default values are assigned
to empty tracks that contain no data.

Getting Ready to Record

1
On the "Style Composer"
select the "Division"
2
Use the Value [-] [+] buttons to select the Division you
want to record ("Intro," "Main," "Fill"
40
"Initialize "
buttons or [Balance] knob
Explanation
This parameter allows you to select
the track whose settings you want
to change.
You can already set the tempo here
or leave that for later.
This value needs to be set when you
initialize the Style. All Divisions and
Modes use this time signature.
You could, however, edit the
patterns at a later stage (see
Signature"
on p. 20) and specify
[1]
that VARIATION should use
MAIN [2] "6/8," etc.
Temporary volume changes (CC11).
This is where you select a sound
(or Drum) for the track marked for
recording ("Rec Track").
To change the sound, use the right
screen.
Reverb Send (CC91), i.e. how
strongly the selected track should be
processed by the reverb effect.
Chorus Send (CC93), i.e. how
strongly the selected track should be
processed by the chorus effect.
The track's stereo placement (00
]–64–127 [R]).
"Style Composer" page, which only
[F1]
(No) button.
page, use the [L1] button to
parameter.
or "Ending").
3
Press the [REC]
The display changes to:
4
Use the direct buttons to select the parameter whose
setting you want to change, and use the Value
buttons or
change the value.
Parameter
Rec Track*
Division*
Tempo
"Time
Octave
"4/4,"
Key
[L
Tone Name
Mode**
button.
[Balance] knob (when the LED is unlit) to
Value Explanation
Adrm, Abas,
This parameter allows you to select
Acc1, Acc2,
the track whose settings you want
Acc3, Acc4,
to record.
Acc5, Acc6
Select the pattern you want to
Intro, Main, Fill, create. This parameter is linked to
Ending the division you select on the main
"Style Composer"
The tempo value you set here is
recorded and regarded as preset
tempo. You can change it at any
20–250 stage in Style Composer mode,
so start by selecting a tempo that
allows you to record the music the
way you want it to sound.
This parameter allows you to
transpose the keyboard in octave
steps, which may be convenient for
–4–+4
extremely high or low notes–or for
using the special
sounds.
If you want to use the accompani-
ment in a musically meaningful way,
you need to tell the E-A7 what key
you are recording in.
This is to ensure that the chords you
play during everyday use of your
style with the E-A7's Arranger lead to
C, C#, D, Eb, E,
the correct real-time transpositions
F, F#, G, Ab, A,
of the selected Division.
Bb, B
The E-A7 allows you to record
styles in any key. But do set the KEY
parameter to the right value before
recording.
The key of AccDrums parts cannot
be set (because that doesn't make
sense).
This is where you select a sound
(or Drum) for the track marked for
recording ("Rec
(Tone assigned When you use the direct buttons to
to the track) select [Tone
appears in the right screen.
If you want to change the sound, use
the right screen.
This parameter allows you to specify
whether you are about to record the
accompaniment for major, minor or
seventh chords. If you listen to the
style prepared by Roland, you will
Major, Minor,
notice that there are slight differ-
7th, M=m,
ences in the looped patterns–and
M=7, m=7,
sometimes striking differences for
M=m=7
Intros and Endings, with completely
different phrases. Such variations
can be prepared using the
parameter.
[-] [+]
page.
"noises"
of certain
Track").
Name], the tone list
"Mode"