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Roland Music Atelier AT-10S Owner's Manual

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
"IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (p. 2), "USING THE UNIT
SAFELY" (p. 3, 4), and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. 5, 6). These
sections provide important information concerning the proper
operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that
you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your
new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The
manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient
reference.
Copyright © 2001 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without
the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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  • Page 1 Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 2001 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

  • Page 3: Using The Unit Safely

    Refer • Do not allow any objects (e.g., flammable material, all servicing to your retailer, the nearest Roland coins, pins); or liquids of any kind (water, soft Service Center, or an authorized Roland drinks, etc.) to penetrate the unit.
  • Page 4 101a • The unit should be located so that its location or • Should you remove screws and knob bolt, make position does not interfere with its proper venti- sure to put them in a safe place out of children’s lation.

  • Page 5: Important Notes

    For further details, refer to “Before Using Floppy contents of data that was stored on a floppy disk once it Disks” (p. 6). has been lost. Roland Corporation assumes no liability • Do not place the unit near devices that produce a concerning such loss of data.

  • Page 6: Handling Floppy Disks

    Handling Floppy Disks • Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of GS ( ) is a registered trademark of Roland Corpo- magnetic storage medium. Microscopic precision is ration. required to enable storage of large amounts of data on such a small surface area.

  • Page 7: Features

    FEATURES We want to take a moment to thank you for your purchase of the Roland AT-10S “Atelier Series” Organ. The AT-10S is an electronic organ which provides a generous collection of rich organ sounds. In addition, it is designed to be easy to learn and use. In order to enjoy reliable performance of your new keyboard for many years to come, please take the time to read through this manual in its entirety.

  • Page 8: Conventions Used In This Manual

    FEATURES Conventions Used in This Manual • Button names are enclosed in square brackets (“[ ]”), as in [Power] button. • Whether a button light is illuminated, dark, or blinking is illustrated as shown below. fig.00-01 dark blink • Please be aware that although the display screens shown in this owner’s manual are generally based on the factory settings, some may not necessarily match the factory settings.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Restoring All the Factory Default Settings ....................16 Displaying Basic Screens ..........................16 Rhythm Screen ...........................16 Composer Screen ..........................16 Start Playing the AT-10S ............17 Listening to the Demo Songs........................17 Selecting Voices .............................. 19 About the Voices and Parts ......................19 Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons..........
  • Page 10 Tx MIDI Channel (MIDI Output Channel) ....................54 Connecting External Devices ............55 Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors ..................55 Making the Connections ..........................55 Connecting Audio Equipment ......................55 Connecting a Computer ........................56 If You’re Using MIDI .............................57 Connecting the AT-10S to a MIDI Instrument ................57...
  • Page 11 Contents Appendix Troubleshooting .............................58 Display Messages ............................60 Voice List .................................62 Rhythm List ..............................63 Chord List ................................64 Glossary ................................66 About ATELIER Series Sound Generator ..................67 MIDI Implementation Chart..........................68 Main Specifications ............................69 Index .................................71 Demo Song List ...............................73 Profile ..............................73...

  • Page 12: Panel Descriptions

    Panel Descriptions Rhythm /Song Name Measure Rhythm Pedal Lower One Touch Big Band/ / Country/ / Contempo/ / Waltz/ / Trad/ / Program Swing Oldies Ballad Latin March Acoustic Level Level Tempo Chord Organ Lower Strings Piano Master Accomp/ / Volume Reverb Power...
  • Page 13 Panel Descriptions Upper Composer Organ Orchestral Harmony Intelligence Select Load Function Save Level Level Full Jazz Strings Piano Brass Demo Rename Clear Value Pipe Theater Flute Play Reset Stop Composer Disk Drive ( p. 34) Select [-] [+] (Demo) buttons [Load] button [Function] button ( p.

  • Page 14: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin Setting Up the Music Stand Turning the Power On and Off * Once the connections have been completed, turn on or off power fig.01-03 to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on or off devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.

  • Page 15: Turning Off The Power

    [Master Volume] knob to a suitable level. Now that this level has been set, you can use the Expression The AT-10S features a Phones jack. This allows you to play Pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play the without having to worry about bothering others around you, AT-10S.

  • Page 16: Restoring All The Factory Default Settings

    Displaying Basic Screens Default Settings The instrument’s display provides a large variety of infor- mation. The AT-10S has two types of basic display screen: the The settings stored in the AT-10S can be returned to their Rhythm display, and the Composer display.

  • Page 17: Start Playing The At-10S

    Start Playing the AT-10S Listening to the Demo Songs The AT-10S contains 6 Demo songs. Here’s how to play the Demo songs, and fully ap- preciate the sounds, Rhythms, and Automatic Accompaniment that are available with the AT-10S. fig.02-01 2, 3...
  • Page 18 Start Playing the AT-10S If the Following Screen Appears If the performance song in the unit has not been saved to a floppy disk, the following message will appear, and it will not be possible to play the Demo songs.

  • Page 19: Selecting Voices

    Start Playing the AT-10S Selecting Voices The AT-10S is able to produce the sounds of various instruments. These sounds are called “Voices.” It is very easy to select voices. About the Voices and Parts The AT-10S has two keyboards and one Pedalboard, as shown below.

  • Page 20: Functions Of The Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons

    Start Playing the AT-10S Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons fig.02-05 Pedal Lower Level Level Organ Lower Strings Piano String Pipe Choir Brass Upper Organ Orchestral Level Level Full Jazz Strings Piano Brass Pipe Theater Flute Each time you press a voice button, its indicator will switch between being lit and being turned off.

  • Page 21: Selecting A Voice Using The Upper Orchestral [Others] Button

    Start Playing the AT-10S Selecting a Voice Using the Upper Orchestral [Others] Button Notice that there is an [Others] button for the “Orchestral” sections of the Upper.By us- ing the [Others] button, you can select all the other voices, the ones that can’t be selected directly by pressing voice buttons.

  • Page 22: Selecting Lower Voice

    Start Playing the AT-10S Selecting Lower Voice Here’s how to select Lower voice played by the Lower Keyboard. Immediately after the power is turned on, the Lower voice will sound single notes using the “Lower Organ2” voice. fig.02-07 Lower Level...

  • Page 23: Adjust The Volume Balance (Part Balance Buttons)

    Start Playing the AT-10S Adjust the Volume Balance (Part Balance Buttons) The AT-10S allows you to adjust the volume balance individually for each Part. fig.02-13 Rhythm One Touch Big Band/ / Country/ / Contempo/ / Waltz/ / Trad/ / Pedal...

  • Page 24: Using The Rhythm (Music Style) Functions

    Using the Rhythm Functions (Music Style) The AT-10S lets you enjoy playing along with a rhythmic accompaniment. Selecting a Rhythm The AT-10S provides 35 types of Rhythms and Automatic Accompaniments (Music Styles). These are organized into 6 groups. fig.03-01 1, 3...

  • Page 25: Playing Rhythms-Starting And Stopping The Rhythm

    Using the Rhythm (Music Style) Functions Playing Rhythms— Starting and Stopping the Rhythm To start the rhythm, press the [Intro/Ending] button or the [Start/Stop] button. You can also make the Rhythm start after playing an Intro, or make the Rhythm stop af- ter playing an Ending.

  • Page 26: Adding Variation To The Rhythm

    Using the Rhythm (Music Style) Functions Adding Variation to the Rhythm You can add variation to the Rhythm by changing the arrangement or by switching the Rhythm pattern. fig.03-03 Standard Intro/ / Start / / Fast / / Slow To Variation To Original Ending Stop...

  • Page 27: A Simple Way To Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings - One Touch Program

    Using the Rhythm (Music Style) Functions A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings — One Touch Program When using the Arranger function for automatic accompaniment, you can also use the “One Touch Program” function to automatically select panel settings that are appropri- ate for the selected rhythm.

  • Page 28: Adding Various Effects To A Voice

    Adding Various Effects to a Voice The AT-10S allows you to add a variety of effects to each voice, and to use various play- ing techniques to make your performance more expressive. — Adding Harmony to a Melody Harmony Intelligence...

  • Page 29: Reverb Effect

    Adding Various Effects to a Voice How notes pressed are sounded by the different Harmony Intelligence types: Harmony Type How notes pressed are sounded Upper Voice TRADITIONAL OCTAVE 1 Upper Voice How notes are sounded by the different Harmony Intelligence types fig.04-02 •...

  • Page 30: Rotary Effect

    Adding Various Effects to a Voice Rotary Effect Rotary is an effect which simulates the sound of rotating speakers. There is a choice of two settings: Fast and Slow. The rotary effect will be applied to the following sounds. • Voices assigned to Upper Organ [Full] button, Upper Organ [Jazz] button, and Lower [Lower] button.

  • Page 31: Using The Play Functions

    Using the Play Functions Transposing to a Different Key (Transpose Button) This function allows you to transpose the keyboard to another key in semitone steps. For example: you may play in the familiar C major scale while your music will sound in any key of your choice.

  • Page 32: Adjusting The Overall Volume Using An Expression Pedal

    Using the Play Functions Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal You can adjust the entire volume using an Expression Pedal. When you depress the Ex- pression Pedal, the volume increases. The volume decreases as you tilt the pedal back. fig.06-03 Decrease the volume...

  • Page 33: Record And Playback Your Performance

    Record and Playback Your Performance You can use the built-in “Composer” of the AT-10S to record what you play, or play back a recorded performance. fig.08-01 Composer Select Load Function Save Demo Rename Clear Play Reset Stop What you can do: What you can do: “Play back SMF music files”...

  • Page 34: Playing Back Performance Songs Stored On Floppy Disk

    The Standard MIDI File (SMF) format was designed to provide a means for exchanging performance data among a wide variety of devices. In addition to the song files de- scribed earlier, the AT-10S is also capable of playing back any Standard MIDI File com- patible with the GM2 or GS formats.
  • Page 35 Record and Playback Your Performance When the performance song loaded from a disk is a Standard MIDI File, “ ” will be displayed after the file name. fig.08-27 When you wish to play back all the performance songs in order, press the Select [-] [+] buttons simultaneously.

  • Page 36: Recording Performances (Rec Button)

    Record and Playback Your Performance Recording Performances (Rec Button) You can record the music that you play. You can also record your performances while playing rhythms or automatic accompaniment. fig.08-02 Composer Select Load Function Save Demo Rename Clear Play Reset Stop Select the panel settings needed for recording the performance.
  • Page 37 Record and Playback Your Performance If the Following Screen will Appear The following message below is shown when the performance song in the unit has not been saved to floppy disk. fig.08-10 If you wish to erase the performance song Press the [Rec] button.

  • Page 38: Playing Back A Performance Song (Play Button)

    Record and Playback Your Performance Playing Back a Performance Song (Play Button) Play back the performance recorded on the AT-10S. fig.08-06 Composer Select Load Function Save Demo Rename Clear Play Reset Stop Press the [Reset] button to return to the beginning of the first mea- sure (bar).

  • Page 39: Erasing A Performance Song (Clear)

    Record and Playback Your Performance Erasing a Performance Song (Clear) If you wish to discard your recording and re-record from the beginning, or if you wish to record a new performance, you must erase the previously-recorded data. fig.08-09 Composer Select Load Function Save...

  • Page 40: Formatting Disks

    Record and Playback Your Performance Formatting Disks Before any floppy disk (new or used) can be used with the AT-10S, it must first be for- matted (prepared). Floppy disks must first be “formatted” (initialized) before they can be used by the AT- 10S to store data.
  • Page 41 Record and Playback Your Performance Press the [Function] button. Use the Select [-] and [+] buttons to select “Disk Utility.” fig.08-13 Press the [Rec] button. Use the Select [-] and [+] buttons to select “Format Disk.” Press the [Rec] button. The following message, asking you to confirm, will be displayed.

  • Page 42: Changing The Name Of A Performance Song (Rename)

    Record and Playback Your Performance Changing the Name of a Performance Song (Rename) A name is automatically assigned to a performance song that you record. However, at some point you may wish to change the name to something more meaningful. fig.08-16 1, 3 Composer...

  • Page 43: Saving Performance Songs Onto Floppy Disk (Save Button)

    Saving Performance Songs Onto Floppy Disk (Save Button) The performance data that you recorded will disappear when the power of the AT-10S is turned off. If you wish to keep the performance data, you can save it on a floppy disk.
  • Page 44 Record and Playback Your Performance Press the [Save] button to confirm the type of format. While performance data is being saved to the floppy disk, the following display will ap- pear. fig.08-22 Music data that was saved in Atelier format cannot be played back correctly on instruments NOTE other than the Atelier series.

  • Page 45: Erasing Performance Songs Stored On Disk

    Record and Playback Your Performance Erasing Performance Songs Stored on Disk Follow the steps below to erase a performance song that was saved onto a floppy disk. Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. Press the [Function] button. Press the Select [-] or [+] button to select “Disk Utility.” fig.08-13 Press the [Rec] button.

  • Page 46: Layering A New Recording Onto Smf Format Music Files

    Record and Playback Your Performance Layering a New Recording onto SMF Format Music Files You can load commercially available SMF music files into the AT-10S, and record your own performance on top of it. During recording, the data you’ve loaded will be played back, while everything you play on the upper and lower manuals will be recorded.

  • Page 47: Re-Recording A Performance

    SMF format. Re-recording a performance A song saved on floppy disk can be loaded into the AT-10S, and you can then re-record the performances of the upper keyboard and lower keyboard. Into the disk drive, insert the floppy disk that contains the perfor- mance data.

  • Page 48: Various Other Settings (Function Button)

    Various Other Settings (Function Button) Initial Touch Foot Switch Assignment Initial Touch is a function that translates the force used in You can select any of the following functions and assign playing the keys into a directly proportional amount of them to the Foot Switch on the left side of the Expression volume.

  • Page 49: Changing The Key When Playing Back Songs

    Various Other Settings (Function Button) Changing the Key When Intro Count Down Playing Back Songs If an intro is played before your performance, you can have a countdown played to the end of the intro, allowing you to SMF music files or a performance that you yourself recorded understand easily where you are to start playing.

  • Page 50: Harmony Intelligence Type (Selecting The Type Of The Harmony Intelligence)

    Various Other Settings (Function Button) Harmony Intelligence Type Switching the Display of (Selecting the Type of the Lyrics On or Off Harmony Intelligence) Some music files have Lyrics included and these Lyrics can be displayed on the screen. You can turn on or off the lyrics You can select the type of Harmony Intelligence.

  • Page 51: Metronome Volume

    Various Other Settings (Function Button) Metronome Volume How the Expression Pedal Functions (Exp. Source) Carry out the steps below to adjust the volume of the metronome. Specify how the Expression Pedal will function when your 1. Press the [Function] button. performance is being recorded and when ATELIER song files are being played back.

  • Page 52: Function During Playback

    Various Other Settings (Function Button) Function During Playback Setting the Beat You can specify whether or not the Expression pedal will This setting determines the beat to be used when recording function while ATELIER song files are being played back. performance songs.

  • Page 53: Muting Individual Channels Of Performance Data

    1. Press the [Function] button. * It is not possible to mute the performance that you play on the 2. Press the Select [-] [+] buttons to select “Track AT-10S (except for the Rhythm and Automatic Accompa- Mute.” niment). 3. Press the Value [-] [+] buttons to select the 1.

  • Page 54: Master Tune

    When you use the MIDI connectors or the computer Master Tune connector of the AT-10S to transmit musical data to external devices, for each keyboard (Upper, Lower, and Pedal) you The basic pitch of an instrument is generally considered as can specify the channel on which your playing will be trans- the pitch of the middle A note.

  • Page 55: Connecting External Devices

    Connecting External Devices Making the Connections If you want to hook up an external instrument to the AT-10S, then this chapter is for you. * If you’re planning on connecting the AT-10S to other Names and Functions of equipment with cables, be sure to follow the steps shown below to make the connections.

  • Page 56: Connecting A Computer

    Use a computer cable (sold separately) to connect the receive musical data. Since the AT-10S is able to save musical Computer connector on the AT-10S to the modem port (or data in SMF format, you can use your computer to edit the printer port) on the Apple Macintosh.

  • Page 57: If You're Using Midi

    PC-2 MIDI mation with external devices. These connectors can be used to connect the AT-10S to an external device for even greater versatility. * When the AT-10S is powered up, the setting doesn’t change until the power is reset, even if the computer switch is operated.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting When you press the [Power] switch, the power Automatic Accompaniment sounds odd doesn’t come on. The keys for a chord were not pressed simultaneously. Power cord is not connected correctly (p. 14). When performance data from a device other than the AT- 10S is being played together with the Automatic Accom- No sound is heard.
  • Page 59 Troubleshooting MIDI messages received at MIDI In are not sounded The Computer switch is not set to “MIDI” position (p. 57). The Computer switch was set to “MIDI” after the power was turned on. Turn off the power, and then turn the power on once again.

  • Page 60: Display Messages

    Display Messages E.00 E.11 fig.E.00 fig.E.11 Meanings: Meanings: • To protect the copyright, this music file cannot be saved as • There is not sufficient space left on the floppy disk for the SMF format. data to be saved. Save the data onto a different floppy disk •...
  • Page 61 Meanings: Meanings: • The performance data is excessively large, and cannot be • The AT-10S is warning you that its memory will soon loaded. become full to capacity, so not much more recording can be • Since the internal memory is full, recording is not done.

  • Page 62: Voice List

    Voice List Full Organ1 E.Piano1 Oboe Full Organ2 E.Piano2 Bassoon Full Organ3 Harpsichord Clarinet Full Organ4 Accordion Shakuhachi Jazz Organ1 Bandoneon Synth. Lead1 Jazz Organ2 Harmonica Synth. Lead2 Jazz Organ3 Nylon-str.Gt Organ Bass1 Jazz Organ4 12str Guitar String Bass Rock Organ1 Ac.Gtr Sld Lower Organ2 Jazz Guitar...

  • Page 63: Rhythm List

    Rhythm List [Big Band/Swing] [Latin] BigBandSwing Bossa Nova 1 Organ Swing Samba Rio Big Serenade Salsa Big Band Rhumba A Cappella Mambo Combo Tango 1 [Country/Oldies] [Waltz/March] 70's 1 Broadway OldtimeCntry Slow Waltz Hoedown Summer Days Twist March 4/4 50's Pop 1 March 6/8 CountryWaltz [Trad/Acoustic]...

  • Page 64: Chord List

    Chord List symbol : Indicates the constituent note of chords. symbol : When you press the [One Touch Program] button to turn the One Touch Program function on (indi- cator lit), chords indicated by a “ ” symbol can be played simply by pressing the note marked with the “...
  • Page 65 Chord List F#M7 A M7 B M7 F#m7 A m7 B m7 F#dim Gdim A dim Adim B dim Bdim F#m7 ( 5 ) Gm7 ( 5 ) A m7 ( 5 ) Am7 ( 5 ) B m7 ( 5 ) Bm7 ( 5 ) F#aug Gaug...

  • Page 66: Glossary

    Chord Voice Notes of two or more pitches sounded simultaneously. The AT-10S is able to produce the sounds of various instru- Chords consisting of three notes are called “triads,” and are ments. These sounds are called “Voices.” the most basic type of chord.

  • Page 67: About Atelier Series Sound Generator

    General MIDI logo. GS format The GS Format is Roland’s set of specifications for standard- izing the performance of sound generating devices. In addition to including support for everything defined by the...

  • Page 68: Midi Implementation Chart

    Roland Organ Date : Feb. 1, 2001 MIDI Implementation Chart Model AT-10S Version : 1.00 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 12 (Lower) 1–16 13 (Upper) Channel 14 (Pedal Bass) 16 (Expression) Changed – Default Mode 3 Mode 3, 4(M=1)

  • Page 69: Main Specifications

    Main Specifications AT-10S:Music Atelier Storage: 3.5 inch micro floppy disk Disk format: Keyboard 720 K bytes (2DD), 1.44 M bytes (2HD) Upper 49 Keys Lower 49 Keys; Songs: Pedalboard 13 notes max. 56 (2DD), max. 99 (2HD) Voices (80 Voices)
  • Page 70 Main Specifications Dimensions Console (Including music rest) 1160 (W) x 546 (D) x 419 (H) mm 45-11/16 (W) x 21-1/2 (D) x 16-1/2 (H) inches Stand (Including Pedalboard) 1171 (W) x 480 (D) x 746 (H) mm 46-1/8 (W) x 18-15/16 (D) x 29-3/8 (H) inches Total (Including music rest and Pedalboard) 1171(W) x 546 (D) x 1165 (H) mm...

  • Page 71: Index

    Index Arrangement ............... 26 Glide ..................48 Automatic Accompaniment ..........27 GM (General MIDI) ..............67 GM2 (General MIDI 2) ............. 67 GS ....................67 Basic Chord ................66 Basic Pitch .................. 54 Basic Screen ................16 Harmony Intelligence .............. 28 Beat .....................
  • Page 72 Index Playing Demo Song ................17 Performance Song .............. 38 Performance Song on Floppy Disk ........45 Power Tuning On the Power ............14 Turning Off the Power ............15 Power Cord ................14 Protect Tab ................. 40 Recording ................34 Layering a New Recording onto SMF ......

  • Page 73: Demo Song List

    To play the Demo Songs, please refer to “Listening to the Demo Songs” (p. 17). Song Title Composer Player Copyright Fast Big Band Rosemary Bailey Rosemary Bailey ©2001 Roland Corporation Organ Swing Hal Vincent Hal Vincent ©2001 Roland Corporation Soft Gospel Ric Iannone Ric Iannone ©2001 Roland Corporation...
  • Page 74 Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. Demo Song List ISRAEL CRISTOFORI MUSIC PTE PANAMA ITALY AFRICA AFRICA SUPRO MUNDIAL, S.A. Roland Italy S. p. A.
  • Page 75 For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. For the USA 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.

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