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Roland EM-10 User Manual

Roland EM-10
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Roland EM-10 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandRoland
ModelEM-10
CategoryElectronic Keyboard
LanguageEnglish

Summary

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT

CLASS B

Digital apparatus limits for radio noise emissions.

Features

Style Manipulator

Combines Style Morphing and Style Progression for real-time accompaniment changes.

Graphic display

Backlit display with icons for at-a-glance information.

8 User Programs

Memories to save panel settings like style, tone, and tempo.

226 Tones and 9 Drum Kits

226 instrument sounds and 9 drum kits, compatible with GM/GS.

64 Music Styles

Three modes

9. Using the Recorder

9.1 Deleting the song in the internal memory

Method to overwrite internal memory songs.

9.2 Recording your own Songs

Flexible recording options for user songs.

10. Miscellaneous

10.1 Functions for educational purposes

Functions useful for music education or class use.

10.2 More about Style Progression

Detailed explanation of the Style Progression function.

10.3 Style Morphing details

Detailed explanation of the Style Morphing function.

11. User Programs

11.1 Writing your settings to a User Program

How to save current panel and parameter settings to a User Program.

12. MIDI

13. Initializing your EM-10 (Factory)

14. Specifications

1. Important notes

Power supply

Precautions regarding power supply and adapter usage.

Placement

Guidelines for placing the instrument to avoid interference.

Maintenance

Instructions for cleaning and maintaining the instrument.

Repairs and data

Warning about potential data loss during repairs.

Additional Precautions for Operation

2. Panel descriptions

DEMO button

Button to play demo songs.

METRONOME button

Button to turn the metronome on/off.

TRANSPOSE button

Button to transpose the keyboard.

CHORUS/REVERB button

Button to activate/deactivate digital reverb and chorus effects.

VOLUME ▲ buttons

Buttons to set the global volume of the EM-10.

BALANCE buttons

Buttons to adjust the volume of specific sections.

STYLE/SONG button

Button to select functions for buttons to its right.

STYLE/SONG control buttons

Buttons to start/stop the Arranger or Recorder.

STYLE MANIPULATOR buttons

Buttons for Style Progression and Style Morphing.

STYLE button

Button to use numeric keypad for Music Style selection.

ONE TOUCH button

Button to use numeric keypad for One Touch memory selection.

Tone A/B & VARIATION buttons

Buttons for selecting Tones and Variations for the Upper part.

USER PROGRAM/WRITE button

Button to select or write User Programs.

Numeric keypad

Keypad for selecting Tones, Styles, One Touch, and User Programs.

KEYBOARD VELOCITY button

Button to switch keyboard velocity sensitivity on/off.

MODE buttons

Buttons to select Arranger, Organ, or M.Drums modes.

INTEL button

Button to add automatic harmony voice to melody.

SYNC START button

Button to switch SYNC START function on/off.

REC/2nd TRACK button

Button to engage recording or 2nd TRACK function.

TEMPO -/+ buttons

Buttons to adjust Arranger or Recorder tempo.

2.1 Rear panel

MIDI OUT/IN connectors

Ports for connecting MIDI devices and computers.

SUSTAIN FOOTSWITCH jack

Jack for connecting a sustain footswitch.

POWER switch

Switch to turn the EM-10 on and off.

DC IN jack

Jack for connecting the supplied AC adapter.

Headphone jacks

Jacks for connecting headphones.

3. First steps

3.1 Setting up your EM-10

Instructions for connecting the adapter and placing the instrument.

3.2 Playing back the demo songs

How to listen to the EM-10's built-in demo songs.

4. Playing with accompaniment

General remark

Explanation of the four operational "ways" or modes.

ARRANGER MODE

Mode for playing melodies with automatic accompaniment.

WHOLE UPPER MODE

Mode to play using all 61 keys with a single sound.

ORGAN MODE

M.DRUMS MODE

About the Arranger

4.1 Basic Music Style operations

4.2 Selecting other Divisions

Introduction

Introduction to starting a song with an Arranger intro.

Fill-Ins

Ending

4.3 Selecting Music Styles

4.4 Style Manipulator: Style Progression and Style Morphing

Style Progression ("orchestration")

Vary accompaniment patterns in real-time.

Style Morphing

Combines parts from two different Music Styles.

4.5 Other useful Music Style functions

One Touch Program

Automates style tempo, SYNC START, and Tone selection.

Melody Intelligence (INTEL)

Metronome and Tempo

5. Volume balance

ARRANGER mode:

ARR/LOWER buttons control Arranger parts volume/status.

ORGAN mode (see page 37):

ARR/LOWER buttons control Lower part volume/status.

M. DRUMS mode (see page 40):

ARR/LOWER buttons control Arranger parts volume/status.

6. Upper part functions

6.1 Selecting the Whole Upper mode

Mode to play piano music using all keys with one sound.

6.2 Selecting Tones for the Upper part

Variations

6.3 Keyboard Velocity

6.4 Sustain Footswitch

6.5 Chorus and Reverb

6.6 Transpose

7. Organ mode

7.1 Selecting Tones

How to select Tones for the Upper and Lower parts.

7.2 Playing to a drum accompaniment

7.3 Other functions you can use

8. M.Drums mode

8.1 Selecting other Drums Sets

How to select from 9 different Drum Sets.

9. Using the Recorder

9.1 Deleting the song in the internal memory

Method to overwrite internal memory songs.

9.2 Recording your own Songs

Overview of the EM-10's flexible recording capabilities.

Recording with Arranger backing

Listening to your song

Second recording pass

Recording piano music

Recording live drums

Other recording options (Song mode)

9.3 Changing the song tempo

10. Miscellaneous

10.1 Functions for educational purposes

Functions useful for music education or class use.

Deactivating the Arranger

Deactivating both the Arranger and the Demo function

10.2 More about Style Progression

10.3 Style Morphing details

Selecting another 'B' Style

How to assign a different Music Style to the "B" part.

10.4 Other parameters you can set

MstrTune (Master Tune)

Parameter to change the overall tuning of the EM-10.

ArrSplit (Arranger Split)

Parameter to set the split point for the Arranger mode.

LWR Mem (Lower Chord Memory)

Function to memorize and hold chords played with the left hand.

11. User Programs

11.1 Writing your settings to a User Program

How to save current panel and parameter settings to a User Program.

Notes about writing User Programs

Meaning of the E to the right of the User Program number.

11.2 Selecting a User Program

12. MIDI

Channels

Explanation of MIDI channels and their use.

Synchronization

Local

13. Initializing your EM-10 (Factory)

14. Specifications

Options

Music Styles

Tone List

Drum Sets

MIDI Implementation Chart

Information

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