Roland ASC-10 Manual page 10

EENEN ROLAND ASC-10
Powering Up
Check that all connections are correct and secure.
Turn on your equipment in the following sequence:
O Keyboard `
e Sequencer (if you're using one)
Ө А5С-10 (the unit will perform a system check
and will be ready to work in a few seconds.)
Ө Sound module (if you're using one)
G Amp/ mixer / powered monitor speakers
*Power down the system in reverse order.
The GS Mode ([MODE] button off):
This is the unit's default setting (automatically se-
lected at power up). Select this mode when you are
using GS compatible devices.
In this mode, the ASC-10 sends MIDI Exclusive
messages to your keyboard or sound module. These
messages create the pitch changes you have speci-
fied in your custom-tuned scales.
The Bender Mode ([MODE] button on):
Use this mode with non-GS keyboards. or sound
modules that respond to Pitch Bend messages.
In the Bender mode, Pitch Bend messages are added
to the data received from your keyboard and/or
sequencer. This MIDI data — MONO assign; last
note / lowest note priority — is then sent back to
your keyboard or to your sound module.
Creating and Saving Custom Scales
Creating custom-tuned scales is a very simple matter
with the ASC-10. The simplest way to illustrate is
with an example. In this example, the designations
"E" and "B" refer to notes on your keyboard, and [E]
and [B] to Note buttons on the ASC-10.
To create a scale in which the notes "E" and "B" are
lowered in pitch by 52 cents ...
O Press [E] in the Note button section.
The button LED will begin to flash.
O Press [V].
The pitch of the note "E" will be lowered by a
quarter-tone (i.e. by 50 cents). Play the first few
notes of the scale to hear the drop in pitch. To
return the note "E" to its original pitch, press and
hold [E] and then press [CANCEL].