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Features4
Table of Contents8
Important Notes11
Panel Descriptions13
Front Panel13
Rear Panel17
Setting up and Demo Songs18
Connections18
Switching the E-60/E-50 On/Off19
Internal Memory Protect19
Setting the Display Contrast19
Switching off the E-60/E-5019
Interactive Demo of the E-60/E-5020
The Main Page21
General Note about the E-50'S Menu21
Quick Start22
The General Idea22
Playing to an Automatic Accompaniment22
Professional Transitions: Fill in23
Intro & Ending24
Selecting Music Styles25
Changing the Tempo25
Using the Keyboard Parts26
Playing with an Upper And/Or the Lower Part26
Alternating between Sounds26
Selecting Sounds for the Keyboard Parts27
Drumming on the Keyboard28
Playing Realistic Guitar Parts (Guitar Mode)29
First Steps29
Additional ARPEGGIO Functions30
Leaving the E-60/E-50'S Guitar Mode30
Selecting Guitar Sounds31
About the Chord Indications31
Using the Available STRUMM Techniques31
Playing Question and Answer Phrases32
Guitar Mode Options32
Working with the Music Assistant33
If the Desired Registration Is Not Displayed33
To Save Time33
Using the Finder34
Playing Back Songs (Standard MIDI Files)35
Quick Location of the Song You Need35
Starting Playback36
Other Practical Playback Functions36
Using the Song Cover Function38
Minus One38
Displaying Lyrics and Chord Information39
Displaying Scores39
Recording Your Music41
Recording with Style Backing41
Listening to Your Song41
Recording Without Accompaniment42
Adding more Parts42
Saving Your Song44
About the Keyboard Modes45
Arranger, Piano, Organ and Guitar Modes45
Split and Whole Modes46
Using the SPLIT Keyboard Mode46
Using WHOLE Mode47
Switching Parts on and off47
Using the Performance Functions48
Pitch Bend and Modulation48
Transposition48
Global Transpose49
Octave49
Key Touch (Velocity Sensitivity)50
Master Tune51
Using the D Beam Controller (E-60)51
Using Optional Footswitches54
Sustain Footswitch (HOLD)54
Foot Switch55
Expression (Foot Pedal)56
Scale Tuning57
Metronome59
Additional Arranger/Style Functions60
Playback Functions (Style Control)60
Starting a Music Style60
Stopping Style Playback60
About Sync Start & Stop61
Selecting Other Style Divisions61
Other Ways of Selecting Arranger Patterns61
Bass Inversion61
Melody Intelligence62
Linking MELODY INTELL Type Selection to the Styles (Style Melody Intell Link)63
Using the Style Cover Function63
Freeze Data64
Saving a Style with a COVER Alteration64
One Touch65
Ignoring Certain One Touch Settings (Hold)65
Programming Your Own One Touch Settings (WRITE)65
More Refined Arranger Settings66
Chord Recognition Area (ZONE)66
Arranger Type (Chord Mode)67
Arranger Hold67
Intro & Ending Alteration67
Dynamic Arranger67
Tempo-Related Settings (Arranger Options)68
Style Tempo68
TEMPO CHANGE (RITARD and ACCELER)69
Working with 'External' Styles70
Using the CUSTOM Memories70
Programming CUSTOM Assignments70
Disk User72
Style Finder: Quickly Locating Styles73
Quick Location of the Style You Need73
Editing the Style Finder Information74
Advanced Keyboard Part Functions77
Tuning Upper2: Coarse Tune and Fine Tune77
Portamento for UP1 and UP277
Portamento Time77
Portamento Mode: Mono/Poly78
Lower Hold78
Tone Edit: Editing Keyboard Parts79
Using the Mixer Functions & Effects81
Mixing Keyboard Parts81
Volume and Status of the Style Parts82
Editing the Keyboard Effects Processors83
Reverb for Keyboard Parts83
Chorus for Keyboard Parts84
Using the Multi-Effects Processor (Multi-FX)84
Selecting Another MFX Type and Editing It85
Linking Multi-FX Type Selection to the Upper1 Part (Upper 1 M-FX Link)85
Effects for Songs and Styles86
Reverb for Style/Song Parts86
Chorus for Style/Song Parts86
Digital Bass Enhancer Function87
Working with User Programs88
Saving Your Settings to a User Program88
Selecting User Programs89
Cancel89
Choosing User Programs Manually90
Selecting User Programs with [DOWN][UP]90
Working with the User Program Finder90
Quick Location of the User Program You Need91
Selectively Loading User Program Settings (User Program Hold)92
Bypassing the AUTO FILL Function (Fill in on User Program Change)92
Automatic Functions for User Programs93
Song Link93
Linking a MIDI Set to a User Program94
User Program Recall95
Editing User Program Finder Information95
Editing the User Program Finder Information96
Editing an Index97
Music Assistant Functions99
Creating New Music Assistant Registrations99
Editing Music Assistant Registrations100
Saving a Music Assistant Entry100
Song and Style Makeup Tools102
Mixing Song or Style Parts102
Using the Makeup Tools103
General Procedure104
Palette105
SOUND EDIT for Sounds105
SOUND EDIT for Drum Sets106
Drum Instr Edit106
Common107
Before Saving Your Settings107
Saving Your Modified Song or Style108
More Refined Song Functions109
Programming MARK & JUMP Locations109
Working with the Song Finder110
Locating Files with the Song Finder110
Editing the Song Finder Information111
Editing an Index113
Play List Function115
Programming Play Lists115
Editing Play Lists116
Using Play Lists118
Managing Play Lists118
Editing Lyrics120
Adding Lyrics to a Song120
Exporting Lyrics Data as Text File122
Using the 16-Track Sequencer123
About the Sequencer's Main Page123
General Considerations123
Example 1: Recording a Song from Scratch124
Preparations125
Example 2: Adding Tracks127
Saving Your Song128
Editing 16-Track Songs129
Easy Editing and Useful Functions129
Editing One or Several Tracks (TRACK EDIT)129
Editing Song Data Using Microscope Edit143
General Notes about MICRO EDIT144
Editing Events145
Other Edit Operations146
Style Converter147
General Considerations147
Using the Style Converter148
Auditioning the Tracks148
Programming Styles (Style Composer)151
Concept151
Recording Styles from Scratch152
Starting the Style Composer152
Clearing the RAM Memory (Initialize Style)152
Getting Ready for the First Track153
Recording156
Auditioning Your Style and Adding more Tracks156
Saving Your Style157
Recording Other Tracks and Divisions157
Muting Tracks While Recording Others157
Remarks157
Using Existing Styles158
Starting with All Tracks of an Existing Style158
Copying Individual Style Tracks159
Editing Styles on the Fly Via Additional Recordings160
Adding Notes in Realtime160
Adding Controller Data in Realtime160
Adding or Changing Settings of Existing Parts160
Expression, Panpot, Reverb, Chorus161
Changing the Preset Tempo162
Style Track Edit Functions162
Editing Individual Style Events (Style Micro Edit)170
General Notes about STYLE MICRO EDIT170
Editing Events172
Other Edit Operations173
Disk/Media Functions175
The How-To's175
Loading Data176
Saving Data176
Rename Functions178
Delete179
Copy180
Format181
Import User Program Function182
Archiving Data Using a Computer (USB)184
Backing up All of the E-60/E-50'S Data186
Just in Case186
MIDI187
The How-To's187
Accessing the MIDI Functions187
Working with Presets188
Editing Procedure188
Editing MIDI Parameters189
Keyboard, Style, Song Parts189
MIDI System Parameters190
MIDI Sets193
Writing a MIDI Set193
Using MIDI Sets193
MIDI Set Selection at Power-On194
Miscellaneous195
Using V-LINK195
General Settings196
Song/Arranger Start Priority196
Flashing Exit197
Flashing Metronome197
Info197
Initializing the E-60/E-50 (Factory Reset)197
Specifications198
MFX Types and Parameters200
MIDI Implementation Chart208
Chord Intelligence209
Index211

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Roland E-60 Specifications

General

Type	Arranger Keyboard
Number of Keys	61
Touch Sensitivity	Yes
User Programs	64
Sequencer	16-track
Effects	Reverb, Chorus
Display	LCD
Storage	USB
Connectivity	MIDI In/Out, USB
Connectors	Headphone, MIDI In/Out
Polyphony	128 voices

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