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Roland JW-50 Owner's Manual (261 pages)

Music workstation

Brand: Roland | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 10.75 MB

Radio and Television Interference
2
Contents
3
Panel Descriptions
5
Basic Operations
11
Navigating Among Modes
13
Using the Function Keys
14
Switching Screens
14
Menu Screens
14
Song Edit Menu Screen
14
Executing a Procedure
15
Erase Screen
15
Making Changes
16
Moving the Cursor
16
Changing Values
16
Special Uses of Numeric Keys
17
Entering Names
17
Entering Note Names
17
Step Recording/Microscope
17
Step Time Settings
18
Hexadecimal Input
18
Specifying 1FH
18
Inside the JW-50
19
Basic Organization of the JW-50
21
Tracks
21
Tracks 1 to 16
21
Tempo Track
21
Tones
22
Drum Sets
22
Reverb and Chorus
22
Tones and Voices
23
Track Priority Ordering
23
Voice Reserve
23
Concerning Song Data
24
Data Stored Within Songs
24
Concerning Standard MIDI Files
24
Standard MIDI Files Formays
24
Saving JW-50 Song Data as Standard MIDI Files
25
Producing Standard MIDI Files Compatible with GS Formay
25
About the Backing Feature
26
Backing Creation
26
Creating Blocks
26
Music Styles
26
Concerning Memory
27
Internal Memory
27
Disk Storage
28
Concerning Available Memory
28
Handling of MIDI Messages
29
Transmission of MIDI Messages
29
Reception of MIDI Messages
29
Changing Tones
30
Changing Drum Sets
30
About the GS Format
31
Circumstances Leading to the Creation of the GS Format
31
Features of the GS Format
31
Tone Assignments in the General Area
34
Substitutions
35
Handling of Tone Parameters
36
Changing Drum Sets Using MIDI
37
GS Reset
37
Operation Guide
39
Playing from a Keyboard
41
Track Selection
41
Tone Selection
41
Playing Percussion Instruments
41
Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever
42
Setting the Amount of Pitch Change
42
Using the Hold Effect
42
Controlling the Volume with a Pedal
42
The Reverb and Chorus Effects
43
Controlling the Brightness of a Sound Using a Pedal
43
Changing the Extent of the Reverb in each Track
43
Changing the Chorus Setting
43
Tuning
44
Transposition
44
Turning off Keyboard Aftertouch
44
Changing the Extent of the Chorus
44
Song Play
45
ROM Play Songs
45
Loading a JW-50 Song from a Disk
45
Loading a Song of Standard MIDI File from a Disk
45
Playing a Song
46
Song Selection
46
Tempo Change
47
Not to Change the Tempo with Recorded Tempo Data
47
Track Muting
47
Track Volume Balance Control with the Faders
47
Tuning to Another Musical Instrument
48
To Control the Volume of All the Tracks Using the Faders
48
Adjusting the Volume of a Specific Track with the Fader
48
Continuous Playback of Songs on a Disk
49
Setting the Sequence of Songs to be Played
49
Song Chain Playback
49
Altering a Song Chain
49
Jump to the Specified Position
50
Saving the Settings for Chain Load Onto a Disk
50
Loading the Settings for Chain Load from a Disk
50
Setting Locate Points
50
Song Creation
51
Erasing a Song
51
Recording a Keyboard Performance
51
Recording a Drum Performance
52
Preparing for Recording
52
Recording
52
Recording a Song Note by Note
53
Setting a Note (Step Time) with a Clock Number
54
To Enter a Rest Equal to the Step Time
54
To Enter a Chord
54
To Enter a Note with a Number
54
Before Using a Brand New Disk
55
Saving a Song Onto a Disk
55
Song Creation: the Backing Feature
56
Song Creating Procedure
56
Playing the Blocks
56
To Play the Block You Have Created
56
To Mute a Musical Instrument Part
57
To Select a Different Block
57
Selecting a Music Style
57
Selecting a Chord Change
57
Storing the Chord Progression You Have Created
58
To Transpose the Entire Chord
58
To Change Chords
58
Recording Blocks as You Play Them in Sequence
59
Recording the Blocks after Having Set the Order
59
Preparing to Record
59
Setting the Sequence of Blocks to be Played
59
Saving the Settings for Backing Onto a Disk
60
Loading Backing Set Data from a Disk
60
Recall Function
60
Re-Recording Part of a Song
61
Punch In/Out Using the Panel Switches
61
Punch In/Out Using a Pedal
61
Specifying the Punch in and Punch out Points before Recording
62
Recording a Difficult Phrase
62
Recording Volume/Pan Set with the Mixer
63
Recording Volume Changes
63
Rehearsal
63
Recording Pan Changes
64
Recording Volume/Pan Settings at the Beginning of a Song
64
Random Panning
64
Changing the Tempo During the Course of a Song
65
Cancelling Keyboard Aftertouch, Pitch Bend and Modulation
65
Controlling the Metronome
65
Changing Tones During the Course of a Song
66
Changing Tones During Real-Time Recording
66
Changing Tones after Recording
66
Voice Reserve Function
67
Saving Song Data as Standard MIDI Files
68
Editing a Song
69
Copying a Phrase from a Different Track
69
Copying a Phrase from a Different Song
69
Deleting Measures
70
Inserting Empty Measures
70
Shifting Performance Data
70
Transposing
70
Quantizing a Song
71
Creating Rhythmic Feels
72
Creating a Shuffle Beat
72
Creating Legato or Staccato Effects
72
To Change the Overall Velocity
72
Setting a Consistent Velocity
73
Data Thinning
73
Editing MIDI Events
73
Changing the Value of a MIDI Event
73
Erasing a MIDI Event
74
Creating a MIDI Event
74
Creating a Tone
75
About User Tones
75
Making a Tone
75
Selecting a Source Tone
75
Writing a Tone You Have Created
76
Saving a User Tone Set Onto a Disk
76
Loading the User Tone Set from a Disk
76
Monitoring
77
Checking the Amount of Song Data in Internal Memory
77
Checking the Available Memory
77
Checking the User Tone Set Currently in Memory
77
Determining if a Specified MIDI Event Exists
78
Checking the Volume Value Written into a Song
78
Checking the Pan Value Written into a Song
78
Monitoring the Current Tempo
78
Checking the Transmit Channel of each Track
79
Checking the Amount of Data Used by each Song Stored on a Disk
79
Checking the User Tone Set Stored on a Disk
79
Using an External MIDI Device
80
Playing the JW-50'S Internal Sound Source from an External Keyboard
80
Setup and Preparation
80
Playing an External Sound Module from the JW-50'S Keyboard
81
Creating a Song Using an External Sound Module
82
Synchronization with an External MIDI Device
82
Using the JW-50 as a Mster Device
82
Using the External Sequencer as a Master Device
83
Setting the JW-50
83
Controlling Start/Stop from the External MIDI Device
84
Recording a Song from an External Sequencer into the JW-50
84
Other Useful Functions
85
Retrieving the Basic Settings of the JW-50
85
Retrieving the Basic Settings of the GS Format
85
Deleting a Song on a Disk
85
Formatting a Disk
86
Screens and Available Functions
87
Play/Real-Time Rec
89
The Sequencer's Basic Screen
89
Trckprm
90
Voice Rsv
91
Bend Range
91
Output Assign
91
Tx Channel
91
Snginfo
92
Metro
92
Metronome Mode
92
Tempo Recording
93
Real-Time Recording
93
Rec Type
94
MIX
94
Manual Punch I/O
94
Auto Punch I/O
94
Rec Start
95
New Meas Beat
95
Quantize
96
Multi-Recording
96
Locate Function
97
Position of Locate Point
97
Loop Function
98
Loop Play
98
Loop Recording
98
Indicating and Changing the Loop Section
98
Real-Time Erase
99
To Erase All Notes in a Certain Note Range
99
To Erase All Performance Data
99
Information
100
Write and Edit Pressed Simultaneously
100
Sequencer
101
Microscope Screen
101
MIDI Event
101
Changing Note Numbers
101
Erase
102
Create
102
Move
103
View
103
Testout
104
Step Recording
104
Recprm
105
Rest
105
Tie
105
Input
106
Stpback
106
Entering Chords
107
Entering Rests
107
Mixer
108
Mixer Screen
108
Graphic Representation of the Faders
109
Mixer Recording
110
Random
110
Volume/Pan Data
110
Song Edit
111
Song Edit Menu
111
Reverting to the Previous State
111
Copy
112
Mode
112
Times
112
Execute
113
Status
113
When Copying the Performance Data for All Tracks
114
When Copying the Performance Data for One Track
114
Range
115
Insert Measure
117
How the Delete Measure Function Works
118
Song Copy
119
Transpose
121
Data Thin
122
Change Velocity
123
Change Gate Time
124
Tone Data Conv
125
Backing
126
Tracks Targeted for Recording
129
Precautions Concerning Recording
129
Write
130
Make Song
130
Disk
133
Disk Menu
133
Load
133
When the Type Has Been Set
134
Chrsend
144
Chrpara
144
Track Parameter
147
Effect
147
Tune/Function
148
Keyboard Switch
149
JW Reset
150
Factory
150
MIDI
151
RX Switch
151
MIDI System
151
Sync out
152
MIDI Update
152
Soft Thru
152
Active Sensing out
152
Chain Load
153
Loop Mode
153
Start
153
Carrying out Chain Loading
154
Glossary
155
Troubleshooting
167
Message Chart
169
Warning
169
Confirming
169
Operational Messages
169
Error Messages
170
Cannot Execute
170
Out of Memory
170
Disk Full
170
Tone Set
171
Read Error
171
Save Error
171
Master Disk
171
MIDI Error
172
Check Sum Error
172
Internal Battery Low
172
Preset Tone Chart
173
GS Tone Chart
175
Variation Number
178
Drum Set Chart
179
SFX Set
180
32L Set
180
Music Style/Preset Chord Change Chart
181
Operation Mode Chart
183
Parameter Chart
184
Tune/Function Parameter
184
Metronome
184
MIDI Parameter
184
Song Parameter
185
MIDI Event Chart
186
Creating GS Exclusive Events
187
Creating and Editing Exclusive Events
187
Editing Exclusive Events
188
Roland Exclusive Messages
189
Data Format for Exclusive Messages
189
One-Way Transfer Procedure
189
Making the Conversion
191
MIDI Events to Input
191
Other MIDI Events
191
How to Input MIDI Events
192
Reverb
192
Chorus
192
Example of Message Transactions
193
MIDI Implementation
194
Recognized Receive Data
194
Messages Memorized During Recording
194
Transmitted Data
196
Specifications
209
Accessories
210
Introduction
215
Features
216
Important Notes
217
Memory Backup
218
Before Using Disks
218
Handling of the Drive
218
Handling Disks
218
About the Sequencer
219
Making the Connections
220
Connecting Headphones
220
Turning on the Power
221
The Display and the Function Keys
222
Editing Values
222
Concerning Use of the Numeric Keys
222
Listening to the Demo Songs
223
Playing a Variety of Sounds
224
Selecting Tones
224
Selecting Drum Sets
225
To Select a User Tone
225
Changing Tones from the Tone Screen
225
Playing the Songs on the Supplied Disk
227
Loading Songs from Disk
227
Playing Back Songs
229
Some Other Procedures
229
Changing the Tempo
229
To Return to the Beginning of the Song
229
Loading the Second Song
230
Using the Faders for Adjustment
231
Before Starting to Record
233
Making a Song
233
The 3 Types of Recording
233
Playing Back Track 1 While You Record Onto Track 2
236
Looking at Performance Data
239
Using a Fixed Velocity
241
Carrying out the Recording
242
Convenient Editing Functions
244
Copying a Section
244
Erasing a Section
245
Erasing Songs
246
Recording Using the Backing Feature
247
Procedure Used to Create a Song
247
Playing Blocks
247
Select the Music Style
248
Select the Chord Changes
248
Altering Chords
249
Changing Blocks
249
Carrying out the Recording While Changing Blocks
250
Carry out the Recording
250
Carrying out Recording after Setting a Playing Order
251
Setting the Playing Order
251
Recording Using the Mixer
253
Recording Changes in the Volume Using the Faders
254
Saving Song Data
255
Formatting Disks
255
Saving Your Song Data
256
Finishing up
258

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