Sustain Footswitch; Chorus And Reverb; Transpose & Octave - Roland EM-50 Owner's Manual

3. In either case, you can release the lever if you no
longer need the effect.
Sustain Footswitch
You can connect an optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-
5U footswitch to the SUSTAIN jack in order to hold
the Upper Tone notes even after releasing the keys.
You might consider purchasing one if you want to
make extensive use of the EM-50/30's D Beam func-
tion, because using a footswitch frees up your right
hand. Here's how it works.
1. Connect a DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch
to the EM-50/30's SUSTAIN jack.
2. Play a note with your right hand.
3. Press the footswitch.
4. Release the key.
The note(s) you played keep on sounding after you
release the corresponding keys.
5. To stop the note(s) from sounding, release the
footswitch.
Note: The footswitch function is also available in Organ
mode (see page 25) and applies to the Upper parts.
5.7 Chorus and Reverb
The EM-50/30 is equipped with two programmable
digital effects: Reverb and Chorus.
Reverb
To activate the Reverb effect, press the [REVERB] but-
ton. An icon (888 £223) will appear next to the
REVERB message. If you don't need the Reverb effect,
press that button again (icon disappears). The Reverb
is available for all parts (Arranger, Realtime, and
Song).
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AEVERB — CHORUS
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Note: It is probably a good idea to leave the Reverb effect
on at all times to get a livelier sound image.
Note: You can select different Reverb and Chorus types if
the preprogrammed settings are not to your liking. See
"RevType (Reverb Type)" on page 48 and "ChrType (Cho-
rus Type)" on page 49.
EM-50/30
Chorus
To activate the Chorus effect, press the [CHORUS]
button. An icon (HORUS $3, will appear next to the
CHORUS message. If you don't need the Chorus
effect, press that button again (icon disappears).
Note: This switch activates or deactivates the Chorus for
the Upperl and Upper2, Lower and M.Drum parts.
5.8 Transpose & Octave
Transpose
The Transpose function changes the pitch of the notes
and chords you play. This is particularly useful if
you've practised a song in a different key than thc one
you are asked to play it in when you accompany a
singer whose voice is too high or too low for "your"
way of performing the song. Instead of figuring out
what other keys you need to press in order to accom-
modate the singer, you can set the required Transposc
value and go on playing the song the way you prac-
tised it while sounding in a different key.
Here's an example:
No transposition (C major)
Transpose= 4 (E major)
1. Press the [TRANSPOSE] button. A box appears
around TRANSPOSE message in the lower left corner
of the display.
INTEL/LAYER UPPER V2 TRANSPOSE
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TEMPO BASS
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The default transposition interval is "1" (one semitone
up). Here's how to change the interval:
2. Press and hold the [TRANSPOSE] button until the
following message appcars in the display:
MENU
TONE VALUE onsas I -
SE > Paen pm dp pes
AN a SE LLIN
3. The VALUE message already flashes, so do one of
the following:
a) Use the [MENU] A V buttons to select the desired
transposition interval (212-12); —or—
b) Keep holding the [TRANSPOSE] button while
pressing the key that corresponds to the desired pitch
of all "C" keys (in this case, the setting range is -5~6).
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