Volume Balance In M.drums Mode - Roland EM-50 Owner's Manual

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The same applies to a positive transposition of the
drums, but in the opposite direction. That is, the
"Standard Kick 1" sound, for example, sound is shift-
ed to the left and can no longer be played via the key-
board. In return, other sounds are available.
Note: MDr Shift works in 3-octave steps.
3. Select OFF to return to the "standard" assignment
of the drum sounds to the keyboard.
7.2 Volume balance in M.Drums
mode
Unlike the Arranger and Organ modes, the M.Drums
mode contains no new BALANCE A V button assign-
ments. These buttons work the same as in Arranger
mode. The [DRUMS] AW buttons are thus used for
controlling the accompaniment drums (A.Drums) —
not the drums you play yourself.
BALANCE
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ON/OFF DAUMS BASS ACC/LOWER UPPER
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rT ft A
A.Drums A.Bass ACC parts Upper 1/2
(Arranger)
If, while setting the balance, you stumble upon mes-
sages such as "A.Bass', "Accomp", etc., please remem-
ber that they are there because you do not need to
stop Arranger playback before selecting the M.Drums
mode. Thus, if the Arranger is playing back a Division
while you change to the M.Drums mode, the accom-
paniment goes on playing. In such situations, being
able to reduce or increase the volume of an Arranger
part or section (or to switch it off altogether) may be
downright practical.
You can also set the volume of the Upper parts. See
page 24 for details. This won't have any audible results
in M.Drums mode, but it does allow you to prepare
everything for when you switch back to Arranger (or
Organ) mode.
Right... and what about the M.Drums part? You can't
change its volume, nor can you switch it on or off.
The reason is simple: since you deliberately selected
the M.Drums part (by calling up the mode of the
same name), the EM-50/30 assumes that your drum
solo should always be audible. That is why the
M.Drums volume is fixed at "100" (maximum vol-
ume).
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