Sync Start/Stop (Sync Buttons); Saving The Current Settings In A Performance; Selecting A Music Style; Selecting A Style - Roland Prelude Owner's Manual

Parameter Value
LEVEL 0–127 Adjusts the volume of the Part.
OFF, Specifies whether the sound will be
MUTE
ON muted (ON) or heard (OFF).
OFF, Specifies whether this Part alone will
SOLO
ON be heard by itself (ON) or not (OFF).
3. To exit the PERFORM MIXER screen, press [EXIT] or press
[PART VIEW] so its light is turned off.

Sync Start/Stop (SYNC buttons)

If you leave SYNC [START] on (button lit), the accompaniment
will start the moment you play a note at the left side of the Split
Point (i.e., in the Lower Part area).
If you leave SYNC [STOP] on (button lit), the accompaniment
will stop the moment you take your hand off of the Lower Part
area. This is great for songs where you need breaks (i.e. one
or several beats of silence).
To defeat this setting, press the button so it goes out.
Saving the Current Settings in a
Performance
See "Saving a Performance (WRITE)" (p. 39).

Selecting a Music Style

The Style memory locations are organized as follows.
Type
PRST These are the Styles built into the Prelude.
(Preset) They cannot be overwritten.
When you create Style data on your computer,
save it to USB memory, and load it into the
USER
Prelude, it will be written into this USER area (p.
48).

Selecting a Style

Using the VALUE dial
1. Press [STYLE] so the button is lit.
2. Use the STYLE FAMILY buttons to select a Style by genre.
Immediately after you press one of the STYLE FAMILY
buttons, the screen will show the name of the first Style in
the selected genre.
Explanation
Explanation
After importing new Styles from a USB memory, you can
also press [USER] to select a User Style.
3. Turn the VALUE dial to step through the Styles one by one.
When the cursor in the screen is at the Style number, you can
also select a Style by turning [NUMERIC] on, using the TONE
SELECT buttons to enter a Style number, and then pressing
[ENTER].
Choosing from the Style List
1. In the Main screen, use the cursor buttons to move the
cursor to the Style number.
2. Press [ENTER].
3. Use [ ] [ ] to select a Style genre.
To select a User style, select "USER" or press [USER].
4. Use [ ] [ ] or the VALUE dial to select a Style.
5. Press [ENTER] to set the Style.
If you press [EXIT] without pressing [ENTER], the list will
close without the currently selected Style being changed.
Adding User Styles
(Importing from USB memory)
Style data saved on USB memory can be imported into the
Prelude. Before you continue, the Style data you created on your
computer using the included "StyleConverter" software must be
saved to USB memory.
For details, refer to "Loading User Data Saved on USB
Memory (Import)" (p. 48).

Deleting a User Style

Here's how you can delete the specified Style or all Styles from
User Style memory.
1. Press [MENU].
2. Use [ ] [ ] to select "Utility" then press [ENTER].
3. Use the cursor buttons to select "Delete" then press [ENTER].
4. Use the cursor buttons to select "Style" or "All Styles," then
press [ENTER].
5. If you selected "Style" in step 4, use the VALUE dial or
[ ] [ ] to select the Style that you want to delete, then
press [ENTER].
A confirmation window will appear.
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