Do not dispose of in household waste bin. The technology used in the E-80 is covered by patents pending in certain countries throughout the world. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral tri- angle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
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Using the unit safely Using the unit safely Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly.
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Setting up and demo songs Mixing console, keyboard amplifier, active speakers To wall outlet MAIN R, L/MONO Dynamic microphone (select “MIC”) Other signal source (select “LINE”) [Microphone: DR-10 or DR-20] *Connect the microphone using an Expression pedal unbalanced mono 1/4” or a bal- (EV-5, EV-7) anced XLR jack.
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Switching the E-80 on/off After connecting the E-80 to the other devices, proceed as follows: Internal Memory Protect Switching on the E-80 [POWER¥ON] [VOLUME] Setting the display contrast [LCD¥CONTRAST] Switching off the E-80 [POWER≈ON] Note: Note: Front panel VOLUME...
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Setting up and demo songs PLAY NEXT MINUS LIST SONG EXIT DEMO VOLUME...
Playing to an automatic accompaniment STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INVERSION INTRO MAIN END/RIT START STOP AUTO VARIATION START FILL IN STOP START STOP ORGAN SYNC START STOP VOLUME...
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Quick Start C major C minor Only the key that corresponds to Root note + third key to the the chord's name. right. Root note + second key to the left. STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION VARIATION AUTO FILL IN INTRO MAIN...
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STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START VARIATION AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START AUTO VARIATION FILL IN SYNC STOP START STOP 8 BEAT 16 BEAT BALL JAZZ ROOM BLUES 50's & 60's SYNC STOP START STOP...
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Using the Harmonic Bars START STOP EXIT...
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Quick Start ORGAN GUITAR Play chords here Low E string A string D string High E string B string G string...
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Lowest chord note Strum down slow (6 strings) Strum down slow (4 strings) Root of the chord Fifth of the chord Lowest chord note Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode) 01: Jazz Man 02: OpenHard 1 03: Dist FX 04: OpenHard 2 05: Overd FX 06: Strat Clean 07: CleanHalf...
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Quick Start Play chords here Select strumming patterns here...
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Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode) KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN MBS LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 PART ON/OFF...
LW1, LW2, MBS UP1, UP2, UP3 SPLIT Arranger control UP1, UP2, UP3 SPLIT —OR— Split and Whole modes WHOLE KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN MBS LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 PART ON/OFF...
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Using the performance functions MODULATION Lowers the pitch BENDER Raises the pitch...
Additional Arranger/Style functions STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START STOP VARIATION AUTO START FILL IN STOP START STOP...
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STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START AUTO VARIATION FILL IN STYLE CONTROL INTRO MAIN VARIATION SYNC STOP START STOP Selecting other Style divisions BASS SYNC END/RIT INVERSION START STOP AUTO START FILL IN STOP...
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Additional Arranger/Style functions STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INVERSION INTRO MAIN END/RIT START STOP VARIATION AUTO START FILL IN STOP MELODY INTELL...
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Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options) STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION VARIATION AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION AUTO VARIATION FILL IN MENU SYNC START STOP START STOP SYNC START STOP START STOP...
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PAGE 1 CUSTOM You select a CUSTOM memory. Music Style DATA The E-80 looks up the name of the referenced Style The data are loaded from card or the internal memory. This memory contains the The Style can be played back.
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Working with ‘external’ Styles STYLE LIVE DISCO BAND DANCE 8 BEAT 16 BEAT ROCK CONTEMP BALL JAZZ BOSSA ROOM BLUES 50's & 60's SAMBA LATIN WORLD STYLE LIVE DISCO 8 BEAT 16 BEAT BAND ROCK DANCE CONTEMP BALL JAZZ BOSSA ROOM BLUES 50's &...
(or lowest) note is sounded by the UP1 part, while the other notes are sounded by any other available Keyboard part(s). [MENU] (1) Press the [MENU] button. (2) Press the [SPLIT&TOUCH] field, followed by the [KEYBOARD¥OPTIONS] field. E-80 Music Workstation Upper 3 Split...
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Advanced Keyboard part functions Played by the UP1 part Played by the UP2 part (for example) Played by the UP2 part (for example) Played by the UP1 part EXIT MENU...
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Portamento for UP1 and UP2 [Portamento Time= 0] “Rough” pitch changes in semitone steps (normal) [Portamento Time= 1~127] Pitch glides from one note to the next...
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Advanced Keyboard part functions EXIT MENU...
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Advanced Keyboard part functions Characteristics of a low-pass filter Setting Frequency Cutoff frequency EXIT...
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SONG Drums Kick EQ Global EQ Snare EQ HH EQ Instr. 1 Inst.X Instr. 1 etc. EQ STYLE Drums Kick EQ Global EQ Snare EQ HH EQ Inst.X etc. EQ MFX A MFX B MFX C Gray lines: MIDI data Black &...
Using the mixer functions & effects Keyboard Effects Reverb, Chorus Separate, editable processors. One processor for all Keyboard parts. Separate for each Keyboard part Mastering Tools Equalizer and compressor com- mon to all Keyboard parts Style/Song Effects Reverb, Chorus Shared by these two sections, but separate from Keyboard effects.
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Using the audio inputs EXTERNAL SOURCE AUDIO IN...
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[EXIT] Using the Speaker Modeling settings The E-80 provides a function that can change the over- all sound in such a way that you get the same impres- sion as when listening through the speakers whose sound is being emulated.
Note: Mixing Vocal Harmonist signals Mixing Vocal Harmonist signals Your E-80 provides three knobs ([VOICE], [HARMONY] and [EFFECTS]) that you can use without even bother- ing about the MIXER environment. That is why there are no MIXER functions for this section. But the Vocal Harmonist does have separate effects processors…...
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Using the mixer functions & effects MENU...
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VOICE VOICE TALK HARMONY AUTO PITCH SINGER VOCODER SMALL ENSEMBLE Mixing Vocal Harmonist signals...
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Using the mixer functions & effects ® ® ®...
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User Program list= 8 references x 18 pages PAGE 18 The referenced User Programs are saved separately. PAGE 2 PAGE 1 Data File Data File Same system for Data File pages 2~18. Data File Data File Data File Data File Data File Internal memory or...
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Working with User Programs DOWN DEFAULT...
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Selecting User Programs LIST DOWN DEFAULT...
Working with User Programs Current setting on the front panel INTRO MAIN END/RIT INTRO MAIN VARIATION AUTO VARIATION FILL IN FILL IN ON USER PROGRAM CHANGE Direct change First plays a fill INTRO MAIN END/RIT INTRO VARIATION VARIATION Setting stored in the User Program END/RIT AUTO FILL IN...
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Automatic functions for User Programs LIST...
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Using the Makeup Tools STYLE LIVE DISCO BAND DANCE 8 BEAT 16 BEAT ROCK CONTEMP BALL JAZZ BOSSA ROOM BLUES 50's & 60's SAMBA LATIN WORLD MAKEUP TOOLS SONG SONG STYLE...
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Example 1: Recording a song from scratch Sound (and tone generator) of the selected part. Song parts KEYBOARD PART/ Track Track If you select “GS” (or if If you select the corre- there is no sponding part. alternative). MELODY INTELL...
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TO NOTE: 69 (A4) Original phrase TO NOTE: 69 (A4) FROM NOTE: 72 (C5) TO NOTE: 76 (E5) THAN NOTE: 72 (C5) FROM NOTE: 72 (C5) TO NOTE: 76 (E5) THAN NOTE: 72 (C5) & c q q ” ” Erase NOTE From 2.1.0 To 4.1.0 Editing 16-track songs...
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Using the 16-track Sequencer Delete From 2.1.0 To 4.1.0...
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Editing 16-track songs Copy From 2.1.0 To 3.1.0 Into 4.1.0 SRC TRACK= 1/DST TRACK= 1 REPLACE...
Disk/Media functions - Do not delete nor edit this File - ---- G70 User Program conversion number 01 from VA/VA7 Set (VA7upg.UVA) ---- - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-001.upg - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-002.upg - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-003.upg - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-004.upg - :: - Free_Pnl -->...
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Archiving data using a computer (USB) MIDI THRU To the/a USB port of your computer MENU...
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Only to computer (and only copy) Please ignore. Please ignore. Please ignore. To and from computer. To and from computer. To and from computer. To and from computer. Please ignore. Only to computer (and only copy) Only to computer (and only copy) To and from computer.
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The how-to’s MIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The acronym refers to many things, the most obvious being a connector type that is used by musical instruments and other devices to exchange messages relating to the act of making music.
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MIDI EXIT Sound source Sound source MIDI OUT LOCAL ON LOCAL OFF +Style +Style +Style +Style + SMF + SMF + SMF + SMF Synchronization, general settings Refers to the Recorder/sequencer parts Refers to the Style parts Keyboard parts (including MELODY INTELL) MIDI OUT...
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MIDI Set to a User Program (page 131) and specify which MIDI Set should be loaded when you switch on the E-80 (see below). If you need to reset some or all MIDI parameters to their default values, select and/or than a MIDI Set.
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Appendix Loosen Tighten Screws to be removed Wave expansion boards Position as shown before you install (SRX or SR-G01 series) the board. Connector...
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Accessing the ‘Patches’ of SRX-series expansion boards via MIDI LOCK Installation tool...
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SMALL 1 small open-back enclosure SMALL 2 small open-back enclosure MIDDLE open back enclosure 12 x 1 JC-120 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 1 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 2 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 3 open back enclosure 12 x 2...
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SMALL 1 small open-back enclosure SMALL 2 small open-back enclosure MIDDLE open back enclosure 12 x 1 JC-120 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 1 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 2 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 3 open back enclosure 12 x 2...
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[Music Workstation] Model: E-80 Function... Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Message Altered Note Number True Voice Note ON Velocity Note OFF After Key’s Touch Ch’s Pitch Bend 0,32 6, 38 Control Change 98, 99 100, 101 Program Change True #...
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C#M7 C#m7 CmM7 C#mM7 DmM7 Cdim C#dim Ddim Cm7 ( 5 ) C#m7 ( 5 ) Dm7 ( 5 ) Caug C#aug Daug Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 C7sus4 C#7sus4 D7sus4 C7/13 C#7/13 D7/13 E M7 E m7 E mM7 EmM7 FmM7 E dim Edim Fdim...
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F#M7 A M7 F#m7 A m7 F#mM7 GmM7 A mM7 F#dim Gdim A dim F#m7 ( 5 ) Gm7 ( 5 ) A m7 ( 5 ) F#aug Gaug A aug F#sus4 Gsus4 A sus4 F#7sus4 G7sus4 A 7sus4 F#7/13 G7/13 A 7/13 B M7...
Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. SINGAPORE AFRICA SWEE LEE MUSIC EGYPT COMPANY PTE. LTD. 150 Sims Drive, Al Fanny Trading Office SINGAPORE 387381...
This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.