Miscellaneous; Transpose; About Midi Thru; Working With Patches - Roland A-37 Owner's Manual

6. Miscellaneous

Owner's Manual

6.1 Transpose

Your A-37 comes with a TRANSPOSE function you
may want to use for playing songs in difficult keys.
To set the desired transposition interval:
(1) Hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button and wait until
the current transposition interval is displayed.
(2) Keep holding the [TRANSPOSE] button while you
press the key assigned to the note you wish to
assign to every C key (–6~5 semitones, i.e. from
Gb~G).
The [TRANSPOSE] indicator now lights steadily to
indicate that the Transpose interval has been set and
is being used.
You can also set the interval with the [DOWN]/[UP]
buttons. Pressing them simultaneously recalls the
default value (1).
(3) Once the desired interval has been set, you can
switch it off by pressing the [TRANSPOSE] button.
Press it again to switch the Transpose function back
on.
The button lights to indicate that the Transpose
interval is being used.
Note: The Transpose on/off setting applies to both key-
board sections (Upper and Lower) and can be saved to
a Patch memory.

6.2 About MIDI Thru

The A-37 has a MIDI THRU socket that retransmits
the messages received via its MIDI IN socket.
It can also merge the MIDI messages received via its
MIDI IN socket with the data generated on the A-37
itself, and retransmit the lot via its MIDI OUT A
socket.
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6.3 Working with Patches

A "Patch" is a memory where you can store your
own settings. The A-37 provides 128 such memories
(in 2 banks of 64 memories).
Like on many Roland instruments, only 8 buttons
([1]~[8]) are used for specifying the Patch numbers
(11~88), so that numbers like "30" or "59" are
impossible. That explains why the 11~88 range adds
up to 64 possibilities (or memories). The bank can be
selected using the [A/B] button.
Storing settings in a Patch memory
After setting all parameters to your liking, you can
store them in one of the A-37's Patch memories. If
you have spent a lot of time fine-tuning your set-
tings, you should definitely store them before
switching off the A-37. It would also be a good idea
to save all settings your are satisfied with, even
though you may have to change them (or others) at
a later stage. You could then simply overwrite the
memory in question.
You can store everything in the A-37's Patch memo-
ries except Dump (see p. 12) and Battery Check (see
p. 11).
All entries marked "Upper, Lower" are saved in dupli-
cate: one set for the Lower section, and a second for
the Upper section.
(1) Press and hold the [WRITE] button.
(2) Enter the address of the desired Patch memory by
pressing:
• [A/B] to select bank A or b (example: b--).
• [1]~[8] to select a bank (example: b5-)
• [1]~[8] to select a memory within that bank
(example: b57)
• Press [ENTER] to confirm your setting.
Note: You can release [WRITE] at any of these stages if
you do not wish to save the Patch after all.
The display shows the number of the Patch memory
that contains your new settings.
Note: The previous settings in the selected Patch
memory will be overwritten.
Note: In case of a power failure while you are saving a
Patch, the A-37 may display a scrolling message to the
effect of Patch a15 recoUered (or another num-
ber). This means that the Patch memory in question
(but only that one) has been reset to the factory set-
tings for safety reasons. Your other Patches are fine,
however.