Selecting.tones; Selecting A Regular Tone; Selecting A Special Tone; Previewing Tones - Roland Lucina AX-09 Owner's Manual

Selecting Tones
On the Lucina AX-09, each of the sounds you play is called
a "tone . " There are two types of tones: "regular tones" and
"special tones . "

Selecting a Regular Tone

The Lucina AX-09 contains 144 regular tones that bring
you the best sounds of Roland's synthesizers .
The regular tones are organized into six tone groups, with
24 tones in each group .
1. If.the.[SPECIAL.TONE].button.or.FAVORITE.[A]./.
[B].button.is.lit,.press.the.lit.button.to.turn.off . .its.
illumination .
2. Press.one.of.the.. T ONE.[1]–[6].buttons.to.select.a.
tone.group .
The button will light, and that tone group will be selected .
The name of the tone group is printed in black below each
tone button .
MEMO
When you turn on the power, TONE [1] number 1 will
always be selected .
3. Use.the.. [ INC/+]./.[DEC/–].buttons.to.select.a.tone.
within.the.group .
Each group contains tones 1–24, and the number of the
selected tone (1–24) is shown in the display .
Press the [INC/+] button to select the next tone, or press
the [DEC/–] button to select the preceding tone .
MEMO
• For a list of the tones, refer to the "Tone List" at the end
of this manual .
• As indicated by the black characters printed below the
TONE buttons, each tone group is subdivided into two
categories . (For example, the TONE [1] button group
contains the two categories "SYNTH" and "PAD . " )
Each time you hold down the TONE button of the
currently selected (lit) tone group and press the [INC/+]
/ [DEC/–] button, the fi rst tone of that category will be
selected .
• By holding down the [INC/+] / [DEC/–] button, you can
select tones rapidly . To select tones even more rapidly,
hold down one button and then press the other button
as well .
Selecting the Rhythm Tone
No . 23–24 of the GUITAR/BASS group is the rhythm
tone . For details, refer to the "Tone List" at the end of this
manual .

Selecting a Special Tone

The Lucina AX-09 contains six "special tones" that were
created specifi cally for it .
1. Press.the.. [ SPECIAL.TONE].button.so.it's.lit .
2. Press.one.of.the.TONE.[1]–[6].buttons.to.select.the.
desired.special.tone .
The names of the special tones are printed in blue
characters below each tone button .
MEMO
To return to the regular tones, press the [SPECIAL TONE]
button to turn it off .

Previewing Tones

With the [AUDIO PLAYER] button off , press the [PREVIEW]
button; the button will light and the currently selected
tone will be played using a demo phrase that's suitable for
that tone .
To stop the phrase before it has fi nished playing, press the
[PREVIEW] button once again to turn off its illumination .
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