Roland W-30 Manuals

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Roland W-30 Owner's Manual (213 pages)

Brand: Roland | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 5.45 MB

Important Safety Instructions
2
Features
3
Contents
4
Panel Description
5
Important Notes
7
First Steps Playing the W-30
9
Connections
10
Disks Supplied
11
System Disk
11
Data Disk
11
Power-Up and Booting up
12
Backing up the System Disk
13
Performance Play
14
Changing Patches
14
Velocity
15
Aftertouch
15
Using the Bender Modulation Lever
15
Bend Range
16
Master Tuning
16
Sequence Play
17
Loading Song Data and Sound Data
17
Song Play
18
Changing the Tempo
18
Playing Along with the Song
18
An Overview
19
W-30'S Three Functions
20
MIDI
20
Sequencer
21
Difference between a Sequencer and a Multi-Track Recorder
21
Feature of a Sequencer
21
How to Use a Sequencer
22
Tracks
22
Phrase Tracks (Tracks 1 to 16)
23
Tempo Track
23
Standard Tempo
23
Memory Capacity for Song Data
23
Getting a Better Look at the Data
24
Location of Events
24
Event Indication
25
Score and Data
25
About Sound Data
26
Samplers
26
Roland's DI System
27
The Digital Filter Sharply Cuts the Noise
27
Input Wave Form
27
Converts the Levels of a Wave into Digital Signals
27
Contents of Sound Data
28
What Is a Tone Then?
28
Tone Parameters
28
Difference between Tones [1 - 32] and Tones [33 - 96]
29
Rewritable Wave Data
29
Non-Rewritable Wave Data
29
Original Tones and Sub-Tones
30
Patches
31
Changing Sounds Depending on How You Play the Keyboard
31
Multi Sampling
31
Patch Parameters
32
8 Parts
32
Understanding Parts
33
Interrelation of Functions
34
Employing MIDI out and MIDI in
34
Keyboard and Sound Module
34
The Keyboard Can Directly Play Patches on the Sound Module
35
The Keyboard Plays the Part on the same MIDI Channel as the Keyboard
36
About the System
37
System Configurations
37
Memory
38
W-30 before Being Booted up
38
W-30 after Being Booted up
38
The W-30 Loaded with Song and Sound Data
39
About FUNC Data
39
The 2 Types of Data Disks and Capacity
40
Using the Utility System
40
Compatible Disks
41
Important
41
Operating the W-30
43
The W-30'S Operation Modes
44
Basic Procedures
45
Display Layout
45
Screen Selection
45
Using the Keypad, Plus ENTER
46
Using the Cursor, Plus ENTER
46
Using the Function Keys
46
Selecting a Screen Directly with the Numerical Keypad
47
Registering Frequently Used Screens
47
Jumping to the Registered Screen
47
Selecting a Function with a Function Key
48
Sub-Windows
48
EXIT Takes You Back One Step
48
Mode Button Takes You to the Top
48
Cursor Movement and Value Changes
49
Moving the Cursor
49
Changing Values
49
Entering Names
49
Song Playing
50
A Functional Guide
51
To Change Volume
52
To Change Output Sockets
53
To Change the Number of Voices of each Part
54
Voice Mode
54
Voice Fix Mode [V1] - [V22]
54
Voice Auto Mode
54
To Change Pitches
55
To Change Patches
56
In the Performance Screen
57
Setting Program Changes
57
To Create Sound Data
58
Making a Patch
58
Confirming Tone Set
59
Key Mode
59
Editing Tone Parameters
60
Tone List
61
Making a Sub-Tone
61
Using LFO
62
Creating Loops
63
Loop Mode
63
Procedure for Making a Loop
64
Procedure for Looping
65
Wave Display
66
Times When New Wave Data Is Created
68
Selection of Tone Number for a New Tone
68
Distinguishing Tone Types
68
Checking the Amount of Space Left (Remaining Time)
69
When New Waves Can no Longer be Written
69
Delete
69
Editing Wave Data
70
Wave Data to be Edited Is Stored in Wave Bank a or B
70
About the Address
71
Loading Sound Data from a Disk
72
Loading Sound Data from a Data Disk
72
Loading Tones from Data Disks
73
Loading Patches from Data Disks
74
Loading Tones or Patches from the System Disk
75
Loading Tones from the System Disk
75
Loading Patches from the System Disk
76
Sampling
77
Connections Needed for Sampling
77
Getting Ready to Sample
77
Wave Banks (Wave Bank)
78
Sampling Frequencies (Freq)
78
Sampling Time (Time)
78
Sampling Stand-By Mode
79
Original Key Number (Orig.key)
79
Pre-Trigger (Pre-Trig)
79
Checking the Input Level
79
Executing Sampling
80
Monitoring the Sample
80
Writing a Song
81
Recording
81
Preparing for Recording
81
Preparing a Sound
81
Preparation in the Song Parameter Screen
82
Preparation in the Recorder Screen
82
Metronome
82
Sync Clock
82
Press REC in the Recorder Screen (Recording)
83
Track
83
Beat (New M. Beat)
83
Press F4 in the Recorder Screen (KB Param)
84
Recording Mode (REC Mode)
84
Press F1 in the Recorder Screen (REC Param)
85
Quantize
85
Offset
85
Gate Time
85
Press F2 in the Recorder Screen (REC Switch)
86
Press F3 in the Recorder Screen (Track Param)
86
Recording Switch (REC SW)
86
Track Mode and MIDI Transmit Switch
86
Executing Recording
87
Recorder Screen
87
Re-Recording Portions of Data
88
Recording Mode
88
Normal
88
Auto Punch IN/OUT
88
Auto Punch out (Punch OUT)
89
Manual Punch IN/OUT (Punch MAN)
89
Loop
89
Locate Points
90
Available Locate Points
90
To Set a Locate Point and Jump
90
Recording the Next Track
91
Micro Editing
92
Scrolling Data
93
Location of Events
93
Event Indication
93
Writing Tempo Change
94
Song Editing
95
Specifying a Track
96
Specifying a Measure
96
Specifying the MIDI Status and the Range
96
Notes on Song Editing
96
Check of the Song Data
97
Check of the Track Where Data Is Written
97
Track Indication
97
Saving Data Onto a Disk
98
Pedal Control (Pedal Assignment)
99
Pedals Which Can be Used
99
Dp - 2
99
Ev - 5
99
Using Data Created on Other Modes on the W-30
100
Song Data
100
Sound Data
100
Converting W-30 Data for Other Models
101
Using External MIDI Devices
102
To Play an External Sound Module Connected to the MIDI out Socket
102
To Play an External MIDI Sound Module from the Keyboard
102
To Play an External MIDI Sound Module from a Sequencer
102
Using a MIDI Controller Connected to MIDI in
103
To Play the Internal Sound Module with the Messages Fed
103
To Turn the SOFT THRU on
103
Sync to External MIDI Device
104
Recording While Synchronized to an External MIDI Sequencer
105
Other Functions
106
Saving System Configuration Data
106
Formating a Floppy Disk
106
Copying a Floppy Disk
107
Screen Functions
109
Performance Mode
110
Sequencer Mode
113
Song Parameter
113
Recorder
114
Micro Edit
118
Editing and Creating Exclusive Data
120
This Erases Events in a Track
120
Erase
120
Merge
121
Copying between Phrase Tracks
122
To Copy to All Tracks (All)
122
Copy
122
Copying Within the Tempo Track
123
When Quantized Data Extends Beyond the Final Measure
125
When Quantized Data Comes before the Start of the First Measure (Due to an Offset)
125
Quantize
125
Delete Measure
126
Deleting Measures for All Tracks (All)
127
Deleting Measures from Phrase Tracks
127
Deleting Measures from the Tempo Track
127
Inserting Measures in a Phrase Track
128
Insert Measure
128
Inserting Measures in the Tempo Track
129
Inserting Measures into All Tracks (All)
129
Extract
129
Transpose
130
Change Velocity
131
Change MIDI Ch
132
Chg. Gate Time
133
Shift Clock
134
Track Exchange
135
When Data Shifts Toward the End (with a + Setting for Bias)
135
When Data Shifts Tothe Top (with a - Setting for Bias)
135
FD Load Song
136
FD Save Song
137
FD Delete Song
137
FD Format
138
Load MRC Song
138
Load S Song
139
Save S-MRC Disk
140
FD Copy
141
Song Transfer
141
Track Info
142
Part Set
144
Sound Mode
144
MIDI RX Set
146
MIDI Program #
147
Patch Parameter
148
Patch Split
151
Patch Param Map
152
Delete Patch
152
Tone Parameter
153
Loop
155
Lfo
158
TVF Page 1
160
TVF Page 2
162
TVA Page 1
163
TVA Page 2
164
Tone Param Map
165
FD Load Sound
166
FD Save Sound
167
FD Load Patch
167
FD Load Tone
168
When the Remaining Space in the Internal Wave Bank Is Not Sufficient for the Wave Data to be Loaded
168
To Load Sub-Tones
168
Load/Save S-50
170
Copy*Move
170
Truncate
172
MIX
173
Combine
175
Digital Filter
176
Wave Loop
178
Sampling
180
Input Level Check
182
Checking the Sampled Wave
182
Reference
183
Table of Data Saved Onto Disks
184
System Configuration Data (Config)
184
Song Data (Song)
184
Sound Data (Sound)
185
Error and Other Messages
187
Troubleshooting
188
No Sound Is Produced by the W-30
188
Pitch Sounds Strange
189
No Effect Obtained with Aftertouch
189
No Pitch Change Obtained When Modulation Bender Lever Is Moved
189
You Can't Get Softness/Loudness the Way You Want It
189
You Have Problems Recording
190
Metronome Is Not Heard
190
Song Cannot be Played
190
Synchronized Recording/Play Doesn't Work Properly
190
Sampling Doesn't Work
191
Part Settings Have Changed
191
Split Settings Cannot be Made
191
Waves Cannot be Edited
191
Roland Exclusive Messages
192
Data Format for Exclusive Messages
192
Address - Mapped Data Transfer
192
One Way - Transfer Procedure
192
Handshake - Transfer Procedure
193
About W-30 Exclusive Messages
195
MIDI Implementation Chart
196
Music Workstation (Keyboard & Internal Voice Section)
196
Music Workstation (Sequencer Section)
197
MIDI Implementation
198
Transmitted Data (Keyboard Section)
198
Transmitted Data (Sequencer Section)
198
Recognized Data (Internal Voice Section)
198
Recognized Data (Internal Voice Section)
199
Specifications
201
Index
203
W-30 Mode Chart for FD
209
W-30 MIDI Flow Chart
210
W-30 Sound Chart
211
Tone Parameters on the System Disk
211
Patches on the System Disk
211
ROM Wave Information
212
W-30 Songs on the Data Disks
212

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