Drum Pad Parameters; Metronom Parameters; Octave Parameters; Volume Parameters - Roland Interactive Arranger EXR-46 OR Owner's Manual

DRUM PAD parameters

The parameters of this group allow you to assign the desired
drum/percussion sounds to the eight DRUM PAD keys. These
assignments are used when you activate DRUM PAD mode (see
p. 32).
• Use the SELECT [√][®] buttons to select the parameter you
want to change.
The message to the right of the "dK" parameters (dK1~dK8)
refers to the Drum Kit that contains the sound which is cur-
rently assigned to the DRUM PAD key (1~8, highest octave).
When you select a "dK" parameter, the display looks as fol-
lows:
STANDARD1
(This illustration means that you can select another Drum Kit
for the lowest DRUM PAD key, i.e. the one labeled "1".) See
"Drum Kits" (p. 121) for the available Drum Kits.
• Use the DATA ENTRY [–][+] buttons to select the Drum Kit
that contains the sound you wish to use.
• Press SELECT [®] to select the "DrumPad" parameter
(DrumPad1~8) that has the same number as the "dK"
parameter you have just changed.
In our example, that would be "DrumPad1".
DrumPad1
You may remember that each Drum Kit contains up to 128
different drum/percussion sounds. Only one of those sounds
can be assigned to each DRUM PAD key. (Just as a reminder:
you are going to assign a sound to DRUM PAD key "1" here.)
The number to the left refers to the note number. "036" rep-
resents the "Kick 2" sound. See the tables on page 121 and
following.
• Use the DATA ENTRY [–][+] buttons to select the number of
the sound you wish to assign.
• Use the SELECT [√][®] buttons to select the next DRUM PAD
parameter you want to change and repeat the above.
Note: These settings can be saved to a User Program, so that
you could (at least in theory) program 200 different assign-
ments.

METRONOM parameters

I Metro TS° (metronome time signature)
(1/4~9/4, 1/8~9/8, Default setting: 4/4) This parameter allows
you to set the metronome's time signature (number of beats
per bar). Please bear in mind that this setting changes when-
ever you select a Music Style with a different time signature.
See also p. 14 for how to use the metronome. This parameter
can also be selected by holding down the [METRONOME] but-
ton.
I Metro Vol° (metronome volume)
(0~127, Default setting: 100) Use this parameter whenever you
think the metronome is too loud/soft with respect to the
music. The default value is usually an appropriate setting.
I Count-In
(On/Off, Default setting: Off) This parameter allows you to
switch the count-in function for punch-in and normal record-
ing (see p. 25) on or off. When on, the metronome will count
down two measures (8 beats for a song with a 4/4 time signa-
ture).

OCTAVE parameters

I MAIN Oct*, DUAL Oct*, SPLIT Oct* (octave transposition)
(–4~0~4, Default setting: 0) These three parameters allow you
to shift the octave of the part in question (Main, Split, or Dual)
up or down by up to four octaves. This can be useful for
Techno/Dance songs where you need a piano sound that plays
in two different octaves.
To achieve this, assign two different (or the same) piano sounds
to Main and Dual, activate the [DUAL] button, and set DUAL
Octv to "–1" (or "1").
Note: When a Drum Kit is assigned to the Main part, the pitch of
the drum/percussion sounds is not transposed. Instead, the keys are
assigned to other drum/percussion sounds ("shifted"). Example:
after setting "MAIN Oct" to "–1", the bass drum can be played with
the C3 key (rather than the C2), while other sounds are available to
the left of the C3.

VOLUME parameters

I Main Vol*, Dual Vol*, SpltVol*: volume
Main Vol
(0~127, Default setting: 127 Main/110 Dual/100 Split) These
three parameters allow you to set the volume of the Main,
Dual, and Split parts respectively. Please note that the settings
you make here have no effect if you used BALANCE [ACCOMP]
to set the maximum volume for the Arranger/Song parts.
Note: The volume of the Dual part can also be set by holding down
[DUAL] while pressing [ACCOMP] or [KEYBOARD]. The same is true
of the Split part, except that you need to press and hold [SPLIT].
I Auto Bass*: status and volume
(OFF, 0~127, Default setting: OFF) Whenever the Split part is
active, this parameter allows you to set the volume of the Auto
Bass part (in which case the Auto Bass part is switched on). This
part sounds monophonic bass notes based on the chords you
play. If the Bass Inversion function (see p. 28) is off, the Auto
Bass part sounds the root notes (fundamentals) of the chords
you play with your left hand (using the Split part).
The Auto Bass part can also be added to the EP Chord part (see
below), and then follows the same rules as that part. The Auto
Bass' volume and status can be set independently for "Split
use" and "EP Chord use".
In either case, select off if you don't need the Auto Bass part.
I AccDrums*, AccBass*, Accomp1*~Accomp6*: volume
(0~127, Default setting: 100 AccDrums/100 AccBass/
100 Accomp1~6) These three parameters allow you to set the
volume of three Music Style sections: the drums, the bass and
the Accomp parts (1~6). You can use these parameters if you
think the original "mix" of the selected Music Style is not quite
right.
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