Roland AEROPHONE AE-20 - Mouthpiece Sensor and Fingering Modes

Other Settings
14
Adjusting the Mouthpiece Bite Strength
(Bite Settings)
The AE-20 is played while biting down on the reed. You
can apply dierent eects to the sound like pitch bend or
vibrato according to how hard you bite (by relaxing your
bite or by biting even harder).
1. On the menu screen, use the [−] [+] (
ã
/
â
) buttons to select
from the parameters listed below, and press the [MENU]
button.
The cursor position moves to the lower line.
2. Use the [−] [+] (
ã
/
â
) buttons to change the value.
Indication Value Explanation
Bite Ctrl
Mode
These parameters set how the bite sensor controls the
sound.
O Turns o the bite sensor control.
Sax
Reducing the strength of your bite on the
reed makes the pitch control.
E-Wind
Cyclically varying the strength of your bite on
the reed applies vibrato.
Bite Center
(Sax)
Auto, 1–70
This sets how much bite is applied to the reed
(bite center) when playing normally.
This should normally be set to “Auto.” The
setting is made automatically.
If the pitch is unstable when using the “Auto”
setting, try setting this to a xed value.
* To set the xed value, press the +2 octave
and -2 octave keys at the same time while
the mouthpiece is in your mouth, as when
you’re usually playing. This sets the “bite
center.”
Bite Sense
(E-Wind)
1–10
Sets the sensitivity when Bite Ctrl Mode is set
to “E-Wind.”
Increase this value if you want to make the
eect easier to apply; lower this value if the
eect is too strong.
Adjusting (Calibrating) the Bite Sensor
If the bite sensor is not responding as intended, use the method
shown below to adjust (calibrate) the bite sensor.
1. On the menu screen, use the [−] [+] (
ã
/
â
) buttons to
select “Bite Calibration,” and press the [MENU] button.
2. Use your ngers to hold the reed while “
ã
NO YES
â
” is
shown.
* Hold down the tip of the reed until it touches the tip of the
mouthpiece, as seen from the side.
* Don’t press too hard on the reed or mouthpiece. Doing so might
misalign the mouthpiece, making it dicult to adjust correctly.
3. While holding the reed, press the [+] (
â
) button and
select “YES.”
“Adjusting now...” appears, and calibration begins automatically.
4. Press the [MENU] button when “Press MENU to save”
appears.
“Saving...”
Ó
“Complete” appears, and the calibration value is saved.
5. Take your ngers o the reed.
Changing the Fingering Settings
(Fingering Mode)
You can change the ngering mode settings to play this instrument
using other ngerings besides sax ngering.
1. On the menu screen, use the [−] [+] (
ã
/
â
) buttons to
select “Fingering Mode,” and press the [MENU] button.
The cursor position moves to the lower line.
2. Use the [−] [+] (
ã
/
â
) buttons to change the value.
Indication Value Explanation
Fingering
Mode
Sax
For more on the keys to press, see the
“Fingering Chart” at the end of this manual.
Recorder
E-Wind
Trumpet
Left Hand
Right Hand
Flute
Clarinet
Disabling the Auto-O Function
(Auto O)
The AE-20 automatically powers-o after a certain length of time
has elapsed since you stopped playing or operating it. You can
specify that the power does not turn o automatically, or you can
change the time until the power turns o automatically.
1. On the menu screen, use the [−] [+] (
ã
/
â
) buttons to
select “Auto O,” and press the [MENU] button.
The cursor position moves to the lower line.
2. Use the [−] [+] (
ã
/
â
) buttons to change the value.
Indication Value Explanation
Auto O
30min
The power automatically turns o 30 minutes
after you stopped playing or operating the
unit.
5min
The power automatically turns o 5 minutes
after you stopped playing or operating the
unit.
Always On The power does not turn o automatically.