Page 1 r®...
Page 2 This product must be disposed of sepa- rately at yur local waste recycling centre. Do not dispose of in household waste bin.
Page 4 Features...
Page 5 Features...
Page 6 Features Using the unit safely Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly.
Page 7 Features...
Page 12 Important notes Rear side of the disk WRITE (you can save data to the disk) Protect tab PROTECT (you cannot save data)
Page 13 Front panel...
Page 14 Panel descriptions...
Page 15 Front panel...
Page 16 Panel descriptions...
Page 17 PCMCIA MIDI DC IN 12V 2.5A USE ROLAND PSB-4U ADAPTOR ONLY FOOTSWITCH/ HOLD EXPRESSION Front panel OUTPUT L/MONO...
Page 18 Setting up and demo songs Mixing console, key- board ampliﬁer, active speakers —OPTIONAL— OUTPUT R, L/MONO Footswitch Expression pedal (DP-2, DP-6, or (EV-5, EV-7) BOSS FS-5U) —or— To wall outlet EXPRESSION/ FOOTSWITCH HOLD Stereo headphones (RH-25, RH-50, RH-200 or RH-300) Stereo headphones (RH-25, RH-50, RH-200 or RH-300) Footswitch...
Page 19 Switching the E-60/E-50 on/off After connecting the E-60/E-50 to the other devices, proceed as follows: Internal Memory Protect Switching on the E-60/E-50 [POWER¥ON] [VOLUME] Setting the display contrast [LCD¥CONTRAST] Switching off the E-60/E-50 [POWER≈ON] Note: Front panel VOLUME...
Page 20 Setting up and demo songs DEMO VOLUME EXIT...
Page 21 Front panel...
Page 22 Quick Start Left hand: Right hand: melody Arranger control (Keyboard parts) Left hand: Right hand: melody Arranger control (Keyboard parts) ORGAN SYNC...
Page 23 VOLUME START STOP Playing to an automatic accompaniment C major C minor Only the key that corresponds to Root note + third key to the the chord's name. right. Root note + second key to the left.
Page 24 Quick Start...
Page 25 Playing to an automatic accompaniment DEFAULT √SLOW FAST® 8 BEAT LIVE DISCO BALL JAZZ TRADIT ROCK LATIN 16 BEAT BAND DANCE ROOM BLUES WORLD EXIT...
Page 26 Quick Start VOLUME BALANCE ACCOMP KEYBOARD...
Page 27 Using the Keyboard parts...
Page 28 Quick Start EXIT MENU (this is only an example)
Page 29 Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode) EXIT E-60: Play chords here GUITAR PIANO E-50: Play chords here...
Page 30 Quick Start Low E string A string E-60 D string High E string B string G string Low E string A string D string E-50 High E string B string G string Lowest chord note Strum down slow (6 strings) Strum down slow (4 strings) E-60 Root of the chord...
Page 31 01: Jazz Man 01: Nylon 02: OpenHard 1 02: Steel 2 03: Dist FX 03: Steel 3 04: OpenHard 2 04: Steel 4 05: Overd FX 05: Steel 5 06: Strat Clean 06: 12 guitars 07: CleanHalf 07: Nyl + Steel 08: Distorsion 08: Nyl + Steel 2 09: Warm Drv...
Page 32 Quick Start...
Page 33 Working with the Music Assistant MUSIC ASSISTANT...
Page 34 Quick Start...
Page 35 Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) SONG STYLE...
Page 36 Quick Start PLAY STOP VOLUME...
Page 37 PLAY STOP NEXT MINUS SONG Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) MENU...
Page 38 Quick Start NEXT MINUS SONG...
Page 39 Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) LYRICS & SCORE LYRICS & SCORE...
Page 40 Quick Start...
Page 41 Recording your music START STOP ORGAN...
Page 42 Quick Start GUITAR PIANO PLAY STOP 16-TRK SEQ.
Page 43 Recording your music PLAY STOP...
Page 44 Quick Start...
Page 45 Arranger, Piano, Organ and Guitar modes E-60 Upper 1 (UP1) using a piano sound E-50 Upper 1 (UP1) using a piano sound E-60 E-60 Arranger control E-50 Arranger control + LWR E-50 Arranger control Arranger control + LWR...
Page 46 About the Keyboard modes E-60 Arranger control UP1, UP2 E-50 Arranger control UP1, UP2 E-60 LWR, MBS UP1, UP2 E-50 LWR, MBS UP1, UP2...
Page 47 Split and Whole modes...
Page 48 Using the performance functions MODULATION Lowers the pitch BENDER Raises the pitch TRANSPOSE...
Page 49 EXIT MENU Octave OCTAVE= 0 OCTAVE= –1...
Page 50 Using the performance functions MENU EXIT...
Page 51 Master Tune MENU...
Page 52 Using the performance functions EXIT...
Page 53 Using the D Beam Controller (E-60)
Page 54 Using the performance functions EXIT MENU...
Page 55 Using optional footswitches EXIT MENU...
Page 56 Using the performance functions MENU EXIT...
Page 57 Scale Tuning MENU EXIT...
Page 58 Using the performance functions...
Page 59 Metronome METRO NOME EXIT...
Page 60 Additional Arranger/Style functions START STOP...
Page 61 Selecting other Style divisions...
Page 62 Additional Arranger/Style functions TONE EFFECTS MULTI MULTI MELODY MELODY INTELL INTELL...
Page 63 Using the Style Cover function MENU...
Page 64 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 65 One Touch EXIT...
Page 66 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 67 More reﬁned Arranger settings...
Page 68 Additional Arranger/Style functions MENU...
Page 69 Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options) MENU...
Page 70 Additional Arranger/Style functions LIVE BAND PAGE 1 CUSTOM You select a CUSTOM memory. Music Style DATA The E-60/E-50 looks up the name of the referenced Style The data are loaded from card or the internal memory. This memory contains the The Style can be played back.
Page 71 8 BEAT LIVE DISCO BALL JAZZ ROCK 16 BEAT BAND DANCE ROOM BLUES TRADIT LATIN WORLD 8 BEAT LIVE ROCK 16 BEAT BAND Working with ‘external’ Styles DISCO BALL JAZZ TRADIT LATIN DANCE ROOM BLUES WORLD...
Page 72 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 73 Style Finder: quickly locating Styles USER STYLE “FOUND”: found entries. “GLOBAL”: total number of Styles in that memory area.
Page 74 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 75 Style Finder: quickly locating Styles...
Page 76 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 77 Tuning Upper2: Coarse Tune and Fine Tune MENU [Portamento Time= 0] “Rough” pitch changes in semitone steps (normal) [Portamento Time= 1~127] Pitch glides from one note to the next...
Page 78 Advanced Keyboard part functions EXIT MENU...
Page 79 Tone Edit: editing Keyboard parts...
Page 80 Advanced Keyboard part functions Characteristics of a low-pass ﬁlter Setting Frequency Cutoff frequency EXIT...
Page 81 Keyboard Effects Reverb, Chorus Two editable processors (also shared by the Style and Song parts). Only for the Keyboard parts. Style/Song Effects Reverb, Chorus Shared by these two sections as well as the Keyboard parts. MIXER E-60 E-50 Mixing Keyboard parts...
Page 82 Using the mixer functions & effects...
Page 83 Editing the Keyboard effects processors EXIT...
Page 84 Using the mixer functions & effects EXIT TONE EFFECTS MULTI MULTI MELODY MELODY INTELL INTELL...
Page 85 Using the multi-effects processor (Multi-FX) MENU →...
Page 86 Using the mixer functions & effects...
Page 87 Note: [CHO®REV¥SEND] [DATA÷ENTRY] [Back] [EXIT] Digital Bass Enhancer function [MENU] [EFFECTS] [ON] [EXIT] Note: Note: [DEC] [INC] Digital Bass Enhancer function...
Page 88 Working with User Programs User Program list= 8 references x 18 pages PAGE 18 The referenced User Programs are saved separately. PAGE 2 PAGE 1 Data File Data File Same system for Data File pages 2~18. Data File Data File Data File Data File Data File...
Page 89 Selecting User Programs DOWN CANCEL...
Page 90 Working with User Programs DOWN CANCEL LIST HOLD USER STYLE...
Page 91 Selecting User Programs...
Page 92 Working with User Programs LIST HOLD Current setting on the front panel STYLE CONTROL STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INTRO MAIN INVERS VARIATION VARIATION AUTO FILL IN FILL IN ON USER PROGRAM CHANGE Direct change First plays a ﬁll STYLE CONTROL INTRO MAIN...
Page 93 Automatic functions for User Programs LIST HOLD EXIT...
Page 94 Working with User Programs...
Page 95 Editing User Program Finder information MENU USER STYLE...
Page 96 Working with User Programs...
Page 97 Editing User Program Finder information USER STYLE...
Page 98 Working with User Programs...
Page 99 Music Assistant functions USER STYLE...
Page 100 Working with User Programs MUSIC ASSISTANT...
Page 101 Music Assistant functions...
Page 102 Song and Style Makeup Tools MIXER...
Page 103 SONG STYLE Using the Makeup Tools 8 BEAT LIVE DISCO BALL JAZZ ROCK 16 BEAT BAND DANCE ROOM BLUES TRADIT LATIN WORLD...
Page 104 Song and Style Makeup Tools MAKEUP TOOLS SONG STYLE...
Page 105 Using the Makeup Tools...
Page 106 Song and Style Makeup Tools...
Page 107 Before saving your settings...
Page 108 Song and Style Makeup Tools...
Page 109 Programming MARK & JUMP locations...
Page 110 More reﬁned song functions “FOUND”: found entries. “GLOBAL”: total number of songs in that memory area. SONG STYLE...
Page 111 Working with the Song Finder...
Page 112 More reﬁned song functions...
Page 113 Working with the Song Finder SONG STYLE...
Page 114 More reﬁned song functions...
Page 115 Play List function PLAY NEXT LIST SONG...
Page 116 More reﬁned song functions...
Page 117 Play List function...
Page 118 More reﬁned song functions PLAY NEXT LIST SONG EXIT PLAY STOP...
Page 119 Play List function...
Page 120 Editing Lyrics LYRICS & SCORE...
Page 121 Adding Lyrics to a song START STOP ® √ ® √ DISK & MEDIA...
Page 122 Editing Lyrics LYRICS & SCORE EXIT...
Page 123 About the sequencer’s main page 16-TRK SEQ.
Page 124 Using the 16-track sequencer 16-TRK SEQ.
Page 125 Example 1: Recording a song from scratch Sound (and tone generator) of the selected part. Song parts KEYBOARD PART/ MELODY INTELL Track Track If you select “GS” (or if If you select the corre- there is no sponding part. alternative).
Page 126 Using the 16-track sequencer This is how you played it. 1/16...
Page 127 Example 2: Adding tracks PLAY STOP 16-TRK SEQ.
Page 128 Using the 16-track sequencer PLAY STOP...
Page 129 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 130 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 131 TO NOTE: 69 (A4) Original phrase TO NOTE: 69 (A4) FROM NOTE: 72 (C5) TO NOTE: 76 (E5) THAN NOTE: 72 (C5) FROM NOTE: 72 (C5) TO NOTE: 76 (E5) THAN NOTE: 72 (C5) & c q q ” ” Erase NOTE From 2.1.0 To 4.1.0 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 132 Using the 16-track sequencer Delete From 2.1.0 To 4.1.0...
Page 133 Editing 16-track songs Copy From 2.1.0 To 3.1.0 Into 4.1.0 SRC TRACK= 1/DST TRACK= 1 REPLACE...
Page 134 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 135 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 136 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 137 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 138 Using the 16-track sequencer Original positions (slow attack, tim- Shift= –5 ing seems off) (timing sounds OK)
Page 139 Editing 16-track songs 16-TRK SEQ.
Page 140 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 141 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 142 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 143 Editing song data using Microscope Edit 16-TRK SEQ.
Page 144 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 145 Editing song data using Microscope Edit...
Page 146 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 147 Style Converter...
Page 148 Using the 16-track sequencer 16-TRK SEQ.
Page 149 Style Converter...
Page 150 Using the 16-track sequencer DISK & MEDIA EXIT...
Page 151 Concept...
Page 152 Programming Styles (Style Composer) MENU...
Page 153 Recording Styles from scratch 8 possibilities Can be set for all 8 tracks...
Page 154 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 155 Recording Styles from scratch If you press after bar 4… …your Style looks like this (5 bars):...
Page 156 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 157 Auditioning your Style and adding more tracks...
Page 158 Programming Styles (Style Composer) MENU...
Page 159 Using existing Styles...
Page 160 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 161 Editing Styles on the ﬂy via additional recordings...
Page 162 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 163 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 164 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 165 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 166 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 167 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 168 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 169 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 170 Programming Styles (Style Composer) MENU...
Page 171 Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)
Page 172 Programming Styles (Style Composer) Recorded strings track Result with “Degree” Result with “Nearest” Chords played in the recognition area.
Page 173 Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)
Page 174 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 175 The how-to’s EXIT DISK & MEDIA...
Page 176 Disk/Media functions...
Page 177 Saving data...
Page 178 Disk/Media functions...
Page 179 Delete...
Page 180 Disk/Media functions...
Page 181 Format...
Page 182 Disk/Media functions - Do not delete nor edit this File - ---- G70 User Program conversion number 01 from VA/VA7 Set (VA7upg.UVA) ---- - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-001.upg - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-002.upg - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-003.upg - Free_Pnl --> Free_Pnl_01-004.upg - :: - Free_Pnl -->...
Page 183 Import User Program function...
Page 184 Archiving data using a computer (USB) To the/a USB port of your computer MENU...
Page 185 Only to computer (and only copy) Please ignore. Please ignore. Please ignore. To and from computer. To and from computer. To and from computer. To and from computer. Please ignore. Only to computer (and only copy) Only to computer (and only copy) To and from computer.
Page 186 Archiving data using a computer (USB)
Page 187 The how-to’s The E-60/E-50 receives data External MIDI instrument/computer (*) E-60/E-50 (*) MIDI communication via the USB port is also possible.
Page 188 MIDI EXIT Sound source Sound source MIDI OUT LOCAL ON LOCAL OFF +Style +Style +Style +Style + SMF + SMF + SMF + SMF Synchronization, general settings Refers to the Recorder/sequencer parts Refers to the Style parts Keyboard parts (including MELODY INTELL) MIDI OUT...
Page 189 Editing MIDI parameters...
Page 190 MIDI...
Page 191 Editing MIDI parameters...
Page 192 MIDI...
Page 193 MIDI Sets...
Page 194 MIDI...
Page 195 Using V-LINK MIDI OUT Edirol UM-1 REMOTE Edirol DV-7PR Projector Monitor...
Page 196 Miscellaneous EXIT...
Page 197 General settings...
Page 198 Speciﬁcations...
Page 199 General settings...
Page 208 ≠...
Page 211 Index...
Page 212 Index...
Page 213 Index...
Page 214 Index...
Page 215 Index...
Page 216 Index...
Page 217 Index...
Page 218 Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland below. distributor in your country as shown below.
Page 219 This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Page 220 R® 602.00.0165.01 RES 557-06 Printed in Italy 09-06 E-60/E-50 – OM/E...

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