Selecting The Division - Roland AT900 Music Atelier Owner's Manual

Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms

Selecting the Division

What is the Division?
A song progresses in predictable a sequence, such as intro,
melody A, melody B, bridge and ending.
With the ATELIER, such changes in songs are allocated to the
following six performance states. We call these six parts of a
song "Divisions."
Division
Intro The intro is played at the start of a song.
Original This is a basic accompaniment pattern.
This is a phrase inserted at a juncture where
the mood changes. It is used to make a song
Fill In To
more lively.
Variation
After the phrase is played, the variation's
accompaniment pattern is played.
This is a developmental accompaniment
Variation
pattern. It is a variation on an Original.
This is a phrase inserted at a juncture where
the mood changes. It is used to make a song
Fill In To
more sedate.
Original
After the phrase is played, the original's
accompaniment pattern is played.
Ending This is played at the end of a song.
You can make a song more lively or more restrained by
increasing or reducing played parts by Divisions. You can
also modify a song by changing the voice of the parts in the
Divisions.
1.
Bring up the Rhythm Customize screen (p.
199).
fig.RC-01.eps
200
Performance division
2.
Touch < > (Utility).
The Utility screen appears.
fig.RC-02.eps
3.
Touch <Div Select> (Division Select).
fig.RC-03.eps
You can open the Division Select screen by touching the
Division name indication (p. 199) in the Rhythm Customize
screen.
4.
Touch a Division name to select the Division.
fig.RC-04.eps
This returns you to the Rhythm Customize screen. The
name of the selected division now appears in the Rhythm
Customize screen.
You can touch <
sounds.
> to hear how the rhythm