Roland E-A7 User Manual

Reference Manual

Copyright © 2015 ROLAND CORPORATION

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Contents

An Overview of the E-A7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
Basic Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
Units of Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
User Program (UPG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
About the Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
About the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Memory Structure.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Global Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8

User Program Edit Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Keyboard Part Mixer Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Keyboard Part MFX Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Style Part Mixer Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Arranger Setting Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Melody Intelligent Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Split. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Scale Tune Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Scale Tune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using Scale Tunings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pad Setting Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Playing the Pads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pad Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Creating a Phrase to Play from a Pad (Phrase Recording).. . . . . . . 20

Assignable Setting Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

One Touch Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Selecting a One Touch Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Canceling the One Touch Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Locking One Touch Memories Settings (One Touch Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Creating Your Own One Touch Memories (One Touch Settings). . . . . . . . 23

Editing and Saving the One Touch Settings of a Style. . . . . . . . . . 23 Copying a User Program or One Touch Memory to Another One Touch Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Sampling Menu.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Overall Workflow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Obtaining Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Connecting an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Importing Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Sample Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Deleting a Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Creating a Multisample (Create Multisample) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Multisample Editing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Deleting a Multisample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 User Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Creating a User Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 User Tone Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Deleting a User Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Exporting User Tones to a USB Flash Drive (UST Export).. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Loading Exported User Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 User Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Creating a User Drum Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 User Drum Kit Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Deleting a User Drum Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Exporting User Drum Kits to a USB Flash Drive (UDK Export). . . . . . . . . . 37 Loading Exported User Drum Kits (UDK Import) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Increasing the Amount of Free Sample Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Truncating a Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sample Clean Up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Optimizing Sample Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Style Composer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

What Are Style?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Using the Style Composer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Initializing a Style (Initialize).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Getting Ready to Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Recording a Track.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Returning a Recorded Track to the State Prior to Recording (UNDO). . . . 42

Saving Your Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Muting Tracks While Recording Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Playback in Arranger Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Style Track Edit Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Editing Individual Style Events (Micro Edit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 About “Alteration Mode” Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Makeup Tools (Styles and SMF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the Makeup Tools.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Common. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Instrument.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Freeze Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Saving Your New Style or Song (SMF) Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using the Mark and Jump Function (SMF Songs Only). . . . .	55
Creating/Deleting Markers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	55
Saving a Song That Contains Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	55
Using Markers to Perform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	55
Lyrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	56
Mastering Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	57

MIDI Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Loading a MIDI Set.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Edit Style Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Edit Tone Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Edit Song Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Edit System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using File Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Displaying the File List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Renaming a File or Folder (Rename) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Copying a File or Folder (Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Deleting a File or Folder (Delete). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Creating a New Folder (Create Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Backing Up or Initializing Data (Utility). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Saving Data to USB Flash Drive (Backup) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Restoring Saved Data from USB Memory Back into the E-A7 (Restore) . . 67 Initializing USB Flash Drive (USB Memory Format). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Returning to the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Viewing the Version (Version Info). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E-A7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E-A7 Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Internal Storage/External Storage (Problems with USB Memory). . . . . . . 70

Problems with Files or Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Problems with Operations or Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Problems with Sampling or Sample Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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An Overview of the E-A7

Basic Structure

Broadly speaking, the E-A7 consists of a controller section, a sound generator section, an arranger/song player section, and a sampler section.

Controller Section

The controller section is what you perform on. For example, the performer’s actions such as “playing the keyboard” are sent from the controller section to the sound generator section, causing it to produce sound.

The controller section includes the keyboard, assignable lever, the panel sliders and buttons, and the pedals connected to the rear panel.

Sound Generator Section

This section produces the sound. It receives performance data from the controller section, the arranger/song player section, and external MIDI devices, and produces a variety of sounds in response to such data.

Arranger/Song Player Section

The arranger detects chords by analyzing the operations from the keyboard controller, and plays the appropriate style data. The song player plays back audio files or sends MIDI messages from SMF data to the sound generator.

Sampler Section

The sampler captures sounds from an audio device or mic connected to the input jacks, or audio files (WAV files) from a USB flash drive, and saves them as User Samples.

You can use these user samples to create user sounds (User Tones, User Drum Kits).

Units of Sound

Tone

Tones are the units of sound with which you perform.

Tones that you created by editing the built-in tones, or by loading a waveform (User Sample) you created using the sampling function, are called

“User Tones.”

Drum Kit

A drum kit is a group of percussion instrument sounds.

In a drum kit, a different percussion instrument sound is played by each key (note number) you press.

The sounds (mainly percussion instrument sounds) that are assigned to each note of the internal drum kits are called Drum Inst.

The drum inst of the internal drum kits or waveforms (user samples) that you captured using the sampling function can be freely assigned to the keyboard to create your own original drum kit.

A drum kit created by the user is called a “User Drum Kit.”

User Sample

A waveform captured by the sampling function is called a “User Sample.”

User samples are the material from which you can create user sample tones and user drum kits.

User Program (UPG)

A User Program (UPG) contains tone settings for the four parts that are assigned as the Keyboard Parts (Upper1, Upper2, Upper3, Lower). The style and song settings, as well as all settings that are loaded with them (for example, the intro and ending status, and settings for the selected variation), are also handled together within the user program (UPG).

You can store one hundred UPGs as a User Program Set (UPS).

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An Overview of the E-A7

User Program (UPG)

A User Program (UPG) contains tone settings for the four parts that are assigned as the Keyboard Parts (Upper1, Upper2, Upper3, Lower). The style and song settings, as well as all settings that are loaded with them (for example, the intro and ending status, and settings for the selected variation), are also handled together within the user program (UPG).

You can store one hundred UPGs as a User Program Set (UPS). UPG data is managed in units of UPS (.UPS files).

User Program (UPG)

Keyboard Part

	Upper1	Keyboard Part
		Effects
	Upper2	EQ
	Upper3	MFX
	Lower

Style/Song Part

*Style and Song (SMF, Audio) cannot be played simultaneously.

Style	Style/Song Part
	Effects (*)
ACC1–6	EQ
Bass	MFX A
Drum
	MFX B

UPG settings data

55 Keyboard Part Mixer

55 Style Part Mixer

55 Melody Intelligent

55 Arranger Setting

55 Split

55 Transpose

55 Scale Tune

55 Pad Setting

55 Assignable Setting

55 Other

Intro, Variation, and Ending status

Auto Fill on/off

Sync Start/Stop on/off Bass Inversion on/off

(*)

Chorus

Reverb

*Style/Song Effect, Chorus, and Reverb settings are located in Makeup Tools.

Mastering Tools

EQ

Compressor

Song (SMF)

Part 1–16

Song (Audio)

Wav/MP3

Within a user program, the E-A7 can save settings for the style, the song, and the tones.

However, it is not the case that the user program contains the actual data (file) for the style, the song, and the tones; rather, the user program contains references to these items of data.

For style, song, and phrase data, the user program remembers the location and name of that data.

For example, if, after saving a user program, you then rename, delete, or move a style, the user program will no longer be able to reference the style data that it originally used. If a user program references style data from a USB flash drive, that style data can’t be referenced if the USB flash drive is disconnected.

In such cases, you’ll have to return the style data to its original location and name at the time when the user program was saved, or re-select the style. The same applies to song and phrase data.

For user tone and user drum kit data, the user program remembers the location (tone number) of the data.

If the user program or style uses (contains) a user tone or user drum kit, and you then change the tone number, the tone used when the data was saved can no longer play. In such cases, you’ll have to return the tone number (location) to its original state at the time that the user program or user style was saved, or re-select the user tone or user drum kit.

If you want to save or exchange the user data in its entirety, it’s convenient to use Backup/Restore (p. 67).

You can back up data such as user programs, user styles, and user tones from internal storage as a single unit. You can then restore this data to return to the original state.

However, the data (user programs and user styles) in external storage (USB memory) is not backed-up. We recommend that you also make a copy of the user data on USB flash drive along with the backup file.

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An Overview of the E-A7

Effects

The E-A7 contains the following effects units. You can make settings independently for each of them.

MFX (Multi Effects)

This is a general-purpose multi-effect that modifies the sound itself, potentially giving it a completely different tonal character. A wide variety of types are provided, and you can choose the type that’s most appropriate for your purpose.

There are a total of three MFX units: one unit dedicated to the keyboard part, and two units for backing.

Chorus

Chorus is an effect that adds depth and spaciousness to the sound. You can choose whether to use this effect unit as chorus or as delay. The depth of chorus can be adjusted individually for each part.

Reverb

Reverb is an effect that gives the sound a spatial ambience that’s characteristic of a performance in a hall. Several types are provided, and you can choose the type that’s most appropriate for your purpose.

The depth of reverb can be adjusted individually for each part.

Input EFX

This unit can apply reverb or other effects to the sound from the input jacks.

Mastering Tools

The mastering tools consist of a mastering compressor and equalizer that are applied to all parts.

About the Styles

The E-A7 can generate interactive accompaniments based on the style you select.

Styles are assigned to the Style buttons by category, and each Style button is also divided into sub-categories. In addition to using the internal styles, you can also create your own original styles.

&“Style Composer” (p. 39)

Style data is a collection of accompaniment patterns (called “divisions”) each consisting of up to eight parts. Based on four accompaniment variations for different energy levels of the main song, they include divisions such as intros, endings, and fills.

By using the panel buttons to switch between these divisions, you can freely create the structure of the song while you perform. As you perform, the accompaniment changes according to the chords that you play on the keyboard.

Style

Performance data

Part	Division	Intro 1–4	Variation 1–4	Fill 1–4	Ending 1–4
ACC1
ACC2
ACC3		Performance data for each Part, each Division
ACC4		55	Note
		55	Program Change
ACC5		55	Control Change		etc...
ACC6
Bass
Drum

Makeup Tools (various settings) (p. 50)

55 Offset values for Volume and Pan etc.

55 EQ

55 MFX A/B

55 Chorus/Reverb

*These settings are made for each tone or drum kit included in the style.

One Touch 1–4 (p. 23)

One Touch memorizes the settings of the Keyboard Part (such as Upper1).

Use these when you want to recall performance settings that are appropriate for the style.

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An Overview of the E-A7

About the Memory

The state of the E-A7’s parameters and the data that you create are held in memory.

This memory is divided into three categories: “temporary memory,” “rewritable memory,” and “non-rewritable memory.”

Temporary memory (Temporary area)

A user program (UPG) that you load during a performance, and the panel settings that you modify while performing, are held in temporary memory (the temporary area).

When you edit a User Tone or user drum kit, this data is also held in the temporary area during that time.

Settings in the temporary area are temporary, and will be lost when you turn off the power or recall other settings. If you want to keep the settings that are in the temporary area, you must save them to rewritable memory.

Memory Structure

Data related

Internal Storage

55 UPS (User Program)

55 User Style, Song

55 Phrase

etc…

External Storage

(USB Memory)

55 UPS (User Program)

55 User Style, Song

55 Phrase

etc…

System Memory

55 Global

55 My Setup

55 Favorite

55 Scale Memory 1–3

Preset Memory

55 Music Assistant

55 Preset Tone / Drum Kit

55 Preset Style

*Non-rewritable memory

Wave related

User Sample Memory

55 Sample Wave

Preset Wave Memory

55 Preset (Internal) Wave

*Non-rewritable memory

Internal Storage

The memory that lets you store data inside the E-A7 is called Internal Storage.

This holds user programs sets (UPS), user styles, User Tone settings, and user drum kit settings.

External Storage

You can insert a USB flash drive and store data outside the E-A7. Such external memory (a USB flash drive) is called External Storage, and can be used in the same way as internal storage.

External storage can also be used as an audio recording destination, or to back up data.

System Memory

System Memory is located inside the E-A7, and stores system settings that determine the overall operation of the E-A7.

Preset Memory

This memory holds parameters for the internal sounds, internal styles, and Music Assistant. Its data cannot be rewritten.

User Sample Memory

This is memory that stores user samples that were captured by sampling or that were imported by the sample import function.

Preset Wave Memory

This memory contains waveform data used by the internal sounds. Its data cannot be rewritten.

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Menu Options

By pressing the E-A7’s [Menu] button you can access various settings and functions.

The menu contains the following items.

1. Press the [Menu] button.

The Menu screen appears.

2. Use the direct buttons to select a function or parameter group.

Switch pages as necessary.

	Group	Explanation
	Global	Make settings for the entire E-A7 or for the system.
	User Program Edit	Make User Program settings.
	One Touch Setting	Access the One Touch Setting screen.
	Sampling Menu	Access sampling-related items.
	Style Composer	Access items related to Style Composer.
		Style Composer is a function that creates user styles.
		Access items related to Makeup Tools.
	Makeup Tools	Makeup Tools are functions for easily editing a style or
		SMF.
	SMF Mark&Jump	Access the SMF Mark&Jump function setting screen
		(p. 55).
	Lyrics	Allow lyric data to be displayed on the E-A7 (limited to
		SMF or mp3 files that contain lyric data) (p. 56).
	Mastering Tools	Adjust the compressor and equalizer that are applied
		to the output.
	MIDI	Make MIDI-related settings.
	File Utility	Perform operations on the files that are saved in the
		E-A7’s internal storage and external storage (p. 66).
	Utility	Perform operations for the entire E-A7 (such as initializa-
		tion and backup).

3.In the screen that appears after you make the selection, edit the parameters or execute the command.

MEMO

55 Press the [Exit] button once to return to the next higher level. 55 Long-press the [Exit] button to return to the Main screen.

55 When the main page is shown in the left display, you can press the [Option] button located at the left to jump to some of the functions.

55 When in Style mode

66Style Composer

66Makeup Tools

66One Touch Setting

55 When in Song (SMF) mode

66SMF Mark & Jump

66Makeup Tools

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Global Parameters

The settings of the “Global” parameters can be saved to the E-A7’s global memory.

Global parameters are automatically saved when you exit the page or turn off the power.

Style/SMF Track Mute

See “Muting a Specific Track (Track Mute)” on Owner’s Manual: p. 24.

One Touch Lock Setting

This parameter can be selected using [MENU] 0“Global” 0“One

Touch Lock Setting.”

The parameters on this page allow you to filter certain “One Touch” settings. Select “On” for the settings you do not want to load along with the remaining One Touch settings when you press a ONE TOUCH button.

Parameter	Value
Tempo	OFF, ON
Keyboard Part	OFF, ON
Key Touch	OFF, ON
Intro/Ending	OFF, ON
Variation	OFF, ON
Bass Inv	OFF, ON
Scale Tune	OFF, ON
Exp Pedal	OFF, ON
Ctrl Pedal	OFF, ON
Assign Sw	OFF, ON
Pad	OFF, ON

User Program Lock Setting

This page can be selected using [MENU] 0“Global” 0“User

Program Lock Setting.”

The parameters on this page allow you to filter certain User Program settings. Select “On” for the settings you do not want to load

along with the remaining settings when you select a User Program memory.

Parameter	Value
Style	OFF, ON
Tempo	OFF, ON
Transpose	OFF, ON
Tone	OFF, ON
Keyboard Part	OFF, ON
Key Touch	OFF, ON
Lower Octave	OFF, ON
Split	OFF, ON
Arr Type	OFF, ON
Bass Inv	OFF, ON
Scale Tune	OFF, ON
Exp Pedal	OFF, ON
Ctrl Pedal	OFF, ON
Assign Sw	OFF, ON
Pad	OFF, ON

55 If the UPG Lock button is enabled (lit), parameters that are turned on will be locked.

55 If you long-press one of the Style category buttons, the Style is temporarily locked. If you long-press one of the Tone category buttons, Tone, Lower Octave, and Key Touch are temporarily locked. If you long-press the Transpose [+] or [-] button, Transpose is temporarily locked.

Fade In/Out Setting

These parameters can be selected using [MENU] 0“Global” 0

“FadeIn/Out Setting.”

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
	Time In		Use this parameter to change the
			Fade In duration.
		0–20s
	Time Out		Use this parameter to change the
			Fade Out duration.
			Use this parameter to set how long
	Time Hold	1–10s	it takes for the volume to return to
			the master [VOLUME] setting after

completing the fade-out.

Metronome Setting

See “Using the Metronome” on Owner’s Manual: p. 19.

Input Setting

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
			Adjusts the input gain. If the input
	Input Gain		sound is not loud enough, raise this
		-24 dB - 48 dB	setting. (This adjusts L/MONO, MIC -
			R Input. It does not adjust the EXT IN
			input level.)
	IFX Type	OFF, REVERB,	Selects the type of input effect.
		DELAY
	IFX Edit		Accesses the edit screen of the effect
			that’s selected in IFX Type.
	IFX Balance	D100:0W–	Specifies the balance between the
			original sound (D) and the effect
		D0:100W
			sound (W).
	IFX Switch ([F5]		Turns the input effect on/off.
	button)

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Global Parameters

Parameter	Value	Explanation
		Adjusts the input level. Use the
Input Level Meter		Input Gain and the panel Mic/Line
		In Volume to adjust the level so that
		the maximum is not reached.

Input EFX Edit

This parameter is not shown if the Input Setting parameter IFX Type is set to OFF.

If the Input Setting parameter IFX Type is set to REVERB

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
		ROOM1,
	Reverb Type	ROOM2,
		STAGE1,	Specifies the type of reverb.
		STAGE2, HALL1,
		HALL2
	Time	0–127	Time length of reverberation
		200 Hz, 250 Hz,
		315 Hz, 400 Hz,
		500 Hz, 630 Hz,
		800 Hz, 1000	Frequency at which to cut the
		Hz, 1250 Hz,
	HF Damp (High Fre-		high-frequency portion of the reverb
		1600 Hz, 2000
	quency Dump)		sound.
		Hz, 2500 Hz,
			(BYPASS: no cut)
		3150 Hz, 4000
		Hz, 5000 Hz,
		6300 Hz, 8000
		Hz, BYPASS
	Rev Balance	D100:W0–	Volume balance between the direct
		D50:W50–
			sound (D) and the effect sound (W)
		D0:W100
	Level	0–127	Adjusts the volume of the reverb
			sound.
If the Input Setting parameter IFX Type is set to DELAY
	Parameter	Value	Explanation
	Delay Type	SINGLE, PAN	Selects the type of delay.
	Delay (Sync)	OFF, ON	If this is on, tempo-synchronized
			delay is applied.
	Delay (msec)	0–2600 msec	Adjusts the delay time.
	Delay (note)	Note
			Adjusts the delay time of the L-chan-
	Tap Time	0–100%	nel relative to the R-channel delay
			time taken as 100%.
			* This can be set if Type = PAN.
	Feedback	0–98%	Proportion of delay sound that is
			returned to the input.
		200 Hz, 250 Hz,
		315 Hz, 400 Hz,
		500 Hz, 630 Hz,
		800 Hz, 1000	Frequency at which to cut the
		Hz, 1250 Hz,
	HF Damp (High Fre-		high-frequency portion of the delay
		1600 Hz, 2000
	quency Dump)		sound returned to the input
		Hz, 2500 Hz,
			(BYPASS: no cut).
		3150 Hz, 4000
		Hz, 5000 Hz,
		6300 Hz, 8000
		Hz, BYPASS
	Dly Balance	D100:W0–	Volume balance between the direct
		D50:W50–
			sound (D) and the effect sound (W)
		D0:W100
	Level	0–127	Adjusts the volume of the delay
			sound.

Assignable Lever Setting

Here you can select the parameters that are assigned to the assignable lever.

You can specify up to five sets of parameters that are controlled when you move the lever horizontally or vertically.

The AsgnLeverSet parameter specifies which set is assigned to the assignable lever.

Parameter	Value	Explanation
AsgnLeverSet		Select the parameter settings
	1–5	(1–5) that you want to assign to
		the assignable lever.

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
		Pitch Bend,
		Cutoff,	Select the parameter that is
	Set1 Horizon	Resonance,	controlled when you move the
		Attack,	assignable lever horizontally
	Set2 Horizon
		Decay,	(left/right).
	Set3 Horizon
		Release,	For details about each value,
	Set4 Horizon
		Vibrato Rate,	refer to the related item in “Key-
	Set5 Horizon
		Vibrato Depth,	board Part Mixer Parameters”
		Vibrato Delay,	(p. 11).
		Pan
		Bend Up,
		Bend Down,
		Modulation,	Select the parameter that is
		Cutoff (*),
			controlled when you move
		Resonance (*),
			the assignable lever vertically
	Set1 Vertical	Attack (*),
			(upward).
	Set2 Vertical	Decay (*),
			[*] These settings produce
	Set3 Vertical	Release (*),
			change in the “+” direction.
	Set4 Vertical	Vibrato Rate (*),
			For details about each value,
	Set5 Vertical	Vibrato Depth (*),
			refer to the related item in “Key-
		Vibrato Delay (*),
			board Part Mixer Parameters”
		Porta Time,
			(p. 11).
		Chorus Send,
		Reverb Send,
		C1

NOTE

When the power is turned on, or when UPG is switched, this is always set to Assignable Lever Set 1.

Auto Off

This parameter allows you to cause the E-A7 to switch itself off after the selected number of minutes if you are not using it. The default setting is “240.” Select “Off” if you prefer not to use this function. The values in parentheses indicate when the pop-up countdown appears.

	Parameter	Value
		Off,
	Auto Off	10	(5)
		30	(15)

240 (30)

When the E-A7 has been switched off by this function, you need to press the [POWER] button, wait a few seconds, then press the button again to switch the E-A7 back on. (Do not switch it on too quickly.)

Display Contrast L/R

This parameter can be selected using [MENU] 0“Global” 0

“Display Contrast L” or “Display Contrast R.”

It is used to change the contrast of the E-A7’s display in case you find it difficult to read.

	Parameter	Value
	Display Contrast L	1–10
	Display Contrast R

Master Tune

This parameter can be selected using [MENU] 0“Global” 0

“Master Tune.”

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Global Parameters

This parameter allows you to tune your E-A7 to acoustic instruments that cannot be tuned. The default is 440.0 Hz.

Parameter	Value
Master Tune	415.3–466.2 Hz

Output Mode

Parameter	Value	Explanation
		Switches the acoustical character of
		the sound that is output from the
		Phones jack/Output jacks and the
		E-A7’s speakers.
		ON (When the button is lit):
		Settings are optimized for
		the response of the E-A7’s
		speakers.
		OFF (When the button is unlit):
Output Mode	OFF, ON	The Mastering Tools function’s
		Compressor and Equalizer
		settings will be enabled.
		The factory settings (Type:
		Standard) or the User settings
		are applied.
		* The “Standard” compressor and equal-
		izer type settings are optimal for use
		when the Phones jack or Output jacks
		are connected to an external speaker
		or PA system.

Tone Startup

Parameter	Value	Explanation
	INDONESIA,
	VIETNAM, IN-
	DIA, THAILAND,	Specifies the tone list that is first
	ORIENTAL,	selected when you press the Tone
Tone Startup	EGYPT, TURKEY,
	EAST EUROPE,	category [WORLD] button immedi-
	ETHNIC,	ately after turning the power on.
	FRETTED,
	PERCUSSION

StyleStartup

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
		INDONESIA,
		VIETNAM,
		INDIA, THAI-
		LAND, CHINA,	Specifies the style list that is first
		KHALIGI,
			selected when you press the Style
	StyleStartup	ORIENTAL,
			category [WORLD] button immedi-
		MAGHREBI,
			ately after turning the power on.
		TURKISH,
		EAST EUROPE,
		LATIN AMERI-
		CA, BRAZIL

Language

This parameter allows you to choose the character set to be used for

the following:
55	“Finder” functions (Owner’s Manual: p. 44)
55	“Name” function (Owner’s Manual: p. 16)
Parameter		Value
Language		Latin, Cyrillic, East Europe

SMF QuickStart

Parameter	Value
SMF QuickStart	Off, 2nd-Bar, 1st-Note

Off: Playback starts at the very beginning of the song file (which may contain a few silent bars).

2nd-Bar: Causes playback to start from measure 2 of the selected Standard MIDI File.

1st-Note: This is basically the same as the above, except that playback starts on the first note of the selected song.

UPG NextSong

At the end of the current song, the next song in the UPG List starts automatically.

If the UPG List step refers to a style, the style in question is loaded, but you will need to start manually by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

Parameter	Value
UPG NextSong	OFF, ON

UP EQ/MfxLink

If you select “on,” the E-A7 selects suitable MFX and equalizer settings for each Tone you assign to the Upper 1 part.

Parameter	Value
UP EQ/MFX Link	Off, On

Rec Level

Allows you to set the recording level for your own performances (see p. 41). The setting of the [Master Volume] knob does not affect the recording level. (Default setting: +0 dB)

Parameter	Value
Rec Level	-24, -18, -12, -6, 0 dB

RecAudioSync

Parameter	Value
Rec Audio Sync	OFF, ON

Off: Choose this setting when you want to start recording before starting style or song playback.

On: Choose this setting when you want to be able to start recording simultaneously with style/song playback. When you choose this setting, pressing the [REC] button will stop both playback and the recorder.

Recall MIDI

This parameter selects the MIDI Set whose settings are loaded when the E-A7 is switched on. Select “Off” if no MIDI Set should be recalled when the E-A7 is switched on.

Parameter	Value
Recall MIDI	Off, Tone/Style, PK Series, Song, User 1–8

USB Driver

Parameter	Value
USB Driver	GENERIC, VENDOR

GENERIC: Choose this if you want to use the standard USB driver that was included with your computer. Normally, you should use this mode.

VENDOR: Choose this if you want to use a USB driver downloaded from the Roland website (www.roland.com).

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User Program Edit Parameters

The following parameters can be set for each Performance memory:

	Parameter/Group	Explanation
	Keyboard Part Mixer	Here you can make settings for the keyboard parts
		(UP1, UP2, UP3, LWR).
	Keyboard Part MFX	Here you can make effect settings for the keyboard
		parts (UP1, UP2, UP3, LWR).
	Style Part Mixer	Here you can make settings for the style parts.
	Arranger Setting	This function group allows you to specify where and
		how the selected Style should scan the note messages
		generated by your playing for chord information.
		Here you can make settings for the Melody Intelligent
	Melody Intelligent	function.
		Melody Intelligent is a function that automatically
		adds harmony to the keyboard parts.
	Split	Here you can specify the split point of the keyboard.
	Scale Tune Switch	Here you can specify the parts for which the Scale
		Tune setting is enabled.
	Scale Tune	Here you can specify how the pitch will be adjusted
		in units of one cent (1/100 of a semitone) relative to
		equal temperament.
	Pad Setting	Here you can make settings for the pads.
	Assignable Setting	Here you can make settings for the assignable switch-
		es and control pedal.

Keyboard Part Mixer Parameters

This function group can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Keyboard Part Mixer.” You can also access the Keyboard Part Mixer screen by pressing the [F1] button (Kbd Mixer) of the left main screen.

The vertical columns correspond to each keyboard part (UP1, UP2, UP3, LWR).

The horizontal rows show parameters that you can edit.

Use the direct buttons and Cursor buttons to select the desired parameter, and use the Value [-] [+] buttons or the Balance/Value knob (when the LED is unlit) to edit the value.

The following parameters are available:

Reverb Send

Signal level sent from each part to reverb

Parameter	Value
Reverb Send	0–127

Chorus Send

Signal level sent from each part to chorus

Parameter	Value
Chorus Send	0–127

Pan

Pan (left/right position) of each part

Parameter	Value
Pan	L64–0–R63

Volume/Part Switch

Volume and on/off setting of each part

Parameter	Value
Volume	0–127

MFX Switch

The E-A7 provides one multi-effect (MFX) for the keyboard parts. For each part, you can specify whether the MFX is applied.

Parameter	Value
MFX Switch	Off, On

Key Touch (velocity sensitivity)

Here you can make settings for the keyboard touch.

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
			High: Select this setting for max-
			imum expressiveness. Even small
			variations of the force with which
			you strike a key produce audible
			changes. The trade-off is, however,
			that you have to strike the keys
			forcefully to reach the maximum
			volume.
			Medium: Medium velocity sensitivi-
			ty.
			The keyboard responds to velocity
	Key Touch Curve	High, Medium,	changes, but the maximum volume
			can be obtained more easily than
		Low, Fixed*	with “High.” (This is the default
			setting.)
			Low: Select this setting if you are
			used to playing on an electronic
			organ or if you do not want velocity
			changes to bring about major vol-
			ume changes.
			Fixed: Select this setting if all notes
			you play on the keyboard should
			have the same velocity value. When
			you set this parameter, the “Key
			Touch Fixed” field can be edited
	Key Touch Min		This parameter allows you to set the
		1–126	smallest velocity value with which
			you can trigger the selected part.
	Key Touch Max		This parameter allows you to set the
		2–127	highest velocity value with which
			you can trigger the selected part.
	Key Touch Fixed*	1–127	Allows you to set the value when
			“Curve” is set to “Fixed.”

[*] This parameter can only be edited if the “Key Touch Curve” parameter is set to “Fixed.”

EQ

Here you can make equalizer (EQ) settings for each keyboard part.

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
	EQ Switch	Off, On	This parameter allows you to switch
			the equalizer on and off.
		1500, 2000,	Allows you to set the cutoff frequen-
	High Freq (Hz)	3000, 4000,
			cy of the high band (this is a shelving
		6000, 8000,
			filter).
		12000
			Use this parameter to set the level of
			the selected “High” frequency.
	High Gain (dB)	-15–+15	Positive values boost (increase the
			volume of) that frequency band,
			negative values cut (attenuate) it.
		200, 250, 315,
		400, 500, 630,
		800, 1000,	Allows you to set the cutoff fre-
	Mid Freq (Hz)	1250, 1600,
			quency of the middle band (this is a
		2000, 2500,
			peaking filter).
		3150, 4000,
		5000, 6300,
		8000
	Mid Gain (dB)	-15–+15	Use this parameter to set the level of
			the selected “Mid” frequency.

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User Program Edit Parameters

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
			Use this parameter to specify the
			width of the “Mid Frequency” band
	Mid Q	0.5, 1.0, 2.0,	that you want to boost or cut. Small-
		4.0, 8.0	er values mean that neighboring
			frequencies above/below that value
			are also affected.
	Low Freq (Hz)	90, 150, 180,	Allows you to set the cutoff frequen-
			cy of the low band (this is a shelving
		300, 360, 600
			filter).
	Low Gain (dB)	-15–+15	Use this parameter to set the level of
			the selected “Low” frequency.

Expression Pedal

This parameter allows you to specify whether the expression pedal effect is applied to each part.

Parameter	Value
Expression Pedal	Off, On

Expression Pedal Up/Down

The expression pedal allows you to control the volume of all parts by foot.

“Up” and “Down” refer to the volume that is used when the expression pedal is pressed (“Up,” highest volume) or in the upright position (“Down,” lowest volume).

You do not need to specify “0” for the “Down” position.

Selecting any other values will reduce the volume of the selected part up to the “Down” value.

Likewise, you do not need to specify “127” as maximum value for

“Up.” NOTE

The expression pedal sends MIDI Expression commands (CC11). It is perfectly possible to set the “Down” value to “127” and the “Up” value to “0,” so that the selected part only sounds when the expression pedal is in the upright position. This can be used for some clever effects: instead of alternating between the Upper1 and Upper2 parts by varying your velocity (which requires a considerable amount of “striking precision,” see “Min Value” and “Max Value” on p. 11), you could invert UP2’s response to the expression pedal, so that UP1 doesn’t sound when UP2 does, and vice versa.

	Parameter	Value
	Expression Pedal Up/	0–127
	Down

Hold Pedal

This parameter allows you to specify whether and how a hold/ damper pedal you connect to the PEDAL HOLD socket should respond to Hold messages (CC64).

Parameter	Value
Hold Pedal	Auto, On, Off

“Auto” means that the part in question only responds to Hold messages if it is assigned to the right half (Split) or the entire keyboard.

“On” means that the part in question always responds to Hold messages, even if it is assigned to the left half of the keyboard.

“Off,” finally, means that the part does not respond to Hold messages.

Control Pedal

This parameter allows you to specify whether the control pedal effect is applied to each part.

Parameter	Value
Control Pedal	Off/On

Assignable Lever Horizontal

This parameter allows you to specify for each keyboard part how it should respond to left/right movements of the assignable lever.

	Parameter	Value
	Assignable Lever	Auto, On, Off
	Horizontal

“Auto”: The keyboard part only responds to left/right movements of the lever when no split setting causes it to be to the left of other keyboard parts. In other words: parts you can play with your left hand after selecting a split no longer respond. But they will while the keyboard is not split.

“On”: The keyboard part always responds to left/right movements of the assignable lever.

“Off”: The part in question does not respond to left/right movements of the assignable lever.

Assignable lever Vertical

This parameter allows you to specify for each keyboard part how it should respond to backward movements of the assignable lever.

	Parameter	Value
	Assignable lever	Auto, On, Off
	Vertical

“Auto”: The keyboard part only responds to vertical movements of the assignable lever when no split setting causes it to be to the left of other keyboard parts. In other words: parts you can play with your left hand after selecting a split no longer respond. But they will while the keyboard is not split.

“On”: The keyboard part always responds to vertical movements of the assignable lever.

“Off”: The part in question does not respond to vertical movements of the assignable lever.

Pitch Bend Range

This parameter allows you to specify the amount of pitch change (in semitone units) that occurs if pitch bend is assigned to the assignable lever or control pedal.

Parameter	Value
Pitch Bend Range	0–24

Octave Shift

Allows you to transpose the selected keyboard part in octave steps.

Parameter	Value
Octave Shift	-4–0–+4

Coarse Tune

Changes the pitch of the selected keyboard part in semi-tone steps.

Parameter	Value
Coarse Tune	-24–0–+24

NOTE

You can’t change the Coarse Tune setting of the UP3 part.

Fine Tune

Changes the pitch of the selected part in steps of 1 cent (1/100 semitone).

Parameter	Value
Fine Tune	-100–0–+100

NOTE

You can’t change the Fine Tune setting of the UP3 part.

Mono/Poly

You can set the selected part to mono(phonic) mode.

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“Mono” means that you can only play one note at a time. You could select this mode to play a trumpet or woodwind part in a more natural way.

“Poly,” on the other hand, means that you can play chords using the selected part.

Parameter	Value
Mono/Poly	Poly, Mono

NOTE

You can’t change the Mono/Poly setting of the UP3 part.

Portamento Time

“Portamento” means that the pitch doesn’t change in clearly defined steps: it produces glides from one note to the next. Use the this parameter to specify the speed at which those glides are carried out. The higher the value, the slower the transitions.

Parameter	Value
Portamento Time	0–127

NOTE

You can’t change the Portamento Time setting of the UP3 part.

Cut Off

This filter parameter allows you to make the selected sound darker or brighter. Positive settings mean that more overtones will be allowed to pass, so that the sound becomes brighter. The further this value is set in the negative direction, the fewer overtones will be allowed to pass and the sound will become softer (darker).

Characteristics of a low-pass filter

Setting

Frequency

Cutoff frequency

NOTE

For some sounds, positive (+) Cutoff settings will cause no noticeable change because the preprogrammed Cutoff parameter is already set to its maximum value.

Parameter	Value
Cut Off	-64–+63

Resonance

When the Resonance value is increased, the overtones in the area of the cutoff frequency will be emphasized, creating a sound with a strong character.

Parameter	VALUE
Resonance	-64–+63

NOTE

For some sounds, negative (–) “Resonance” settings may produce no noticeable change because the Resonance is already set to the minimum value.

Attack (only for Tones)

This parameter adjusts the onset of the sound. Negative values speed up the attack, so that the sound becomes more aggressive.

Parameter	Value
Attack	-64–+63

Decay

This parameter adjusts the time over which the sound’s volume and cutoff frequency fall from the highest point of the attack down to the sustain level.

Parameter	Value
Decay	-64–+63

NOTE

Percussive sounds usually have a sustain level of “0.” Piano and guitar sounds are in this category. Holding the keys for a long time will have little effect on the duration of the notes you are playing, even if you select a high value here.

Release

This parameter adjusts the time over which the sound will decay after the note is released until it is no longer heard. The cutoff frequency will also fall according to this setting.

Parameter	Value
Release	-64–+63

Vibrato Rate

This parameter adjusts the speed of the pitch modulation. Positive (+) settings make the preset pitch modulation faster and negative (–) settings make it slower.

Parameter	Value
Vibrato Rate	-64–+63

Vibrato Depth

This parameter adjusts the intensity of the pitch modulation. Positive

(+) settings mean that the “wobble” becomes more prominent, while negative (–) settings make it shallower.

Parameter	Value
Vibrato Depth	-64–+63

Vibrato Delay

This parameter adjusts the time required for the vibrato effect to begin. Positive (+) settings increase the time before vibrato will begin and negative settings shorten the time.

Parameter	Value
Vibrato Delay	-64–+63

Keyboard Part MFX Parameters

This function group can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Keyboard Part MFX.” Your E-A7 contains a multi-effects processor that can be used for processing any keyboard part you like (There are also 2 Mfx processors for the style parts). Type: Selects the MFX type.

Keyboard MFX Edit: Accesses a page where you can edit the parameters of the selected MFX.

MFX Switch ([F5] button): Turns MFX on/off. Turn this off if you don’t want to apply MFX.

Mfx Type

The E-A7 provides 84 different multi-effect types, some of which are combinations of two effects for added flexibility. This parameter allows you to select the desired type. The available types are:

1. Thru	29. OD 0Delay	57. VK Rotary
2. Stereo EQ	30. DST 0Chorus	58.	3D Chorus
3. Overdrive	31. DST 0Flanger	59.	3D Flanger
4. Distortion	32. DST 0Delay	60.	3D Step Flgr
5. Phaser	33. EH 0Chorus	61. Band Chorus
6. Spectrum	34. EH 0Flanger	62. Band Flanger

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User Program Edit Parameters

7. Enhancer	35. EH 0Delay	63. Band Step Flg
8. Auto Wah	36. Chorus 0DLY	64. VS Overdrive
9. Rotary	37. Flanger 0DLY	65. VS Distortion
10. Compressor	38. CHO 0Flanger	66. GT Amp Simul
11. Limiter	39. CHO/DLY	67. Gate
12. Hexa-Chorus	40. Flanger/DLY	68. Long Delay
13. Trem Chorus	41. CHO/Flanger	69. Serial Delay
14. Space-D	42. Isolator	70. MLT Tap DLY
15. St. Chorus	43. Low Boost	71. Reverse DLY
16. St. Flanger	44. Super Filter	72. Shuffle DLY
17. Step Flanger	45. Step Filter	73. 3D Delay
18. St. Delay	46. Humanizer	74. Long Time DLY
19. Mod. Delay	47. Speaker Sim	75. Tape Echo
20. 3 Tap Delay	48. Step Phaser	76. LoFi Noise
21. 4 Tap Delay	49. MLT Phaser	77. LoFi Comp
22. Time Delay	50. Inf Phaser	78. LoFi Radio
23. 2 Pitch Shifter	51. Ring Modul	79. Telephone
24. FBK Pitch	52. Step Ring	80. Phonograph
25. Reverb	53. Tremolo	81. Step Pitch
26. Gate Reverb	54. Auto Pan	82. Sympa Reso
27. OD 0Chorus	55. Step Pan	83. Vib-Od-Rotary
28. OD 0Flanger	56. Slicer	84. Center Canc

Mfx Edit

The first two parameters for each Mfx type are “Chorus Send” (0–127) and “Reverb Send” (0–127). They allow you to specify whether—and to what extent—the Mfx signal should be processed by the Chorus and/or Reverb effect.

Style Part Mixer Parameters

This function group can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Style Part Mixer.”

You can also access the Style Part Mixer screen by pressing the [F2] button (Style Mixer) of the left main screen.

The parameters of this function group apply to the eight Arranger parts (i.e. the parts used to play back the selected style).

The vertical columns correspond to each style part (ADR is the drum part, and ABS is the bass part). The horizontal rows show parameters that you can edit.

Use the direct buttons and Cursor buttons to select the desired parameter, and use the Value [-] [+] buttons or the Balance/Value knob (when the LED is unlit) to edit the value.

The following parameters are available:

Solo

Allows you to solo the selected part, which means that all other style parts are switched off.

Parameter	Value
Solo	Off, On

Part Switch

Turns each part on/off.

Parameter	Value
Part Switch	Off, On

Expression Pedal

Select “Off” if you don’t need pedal expression for the selected part. This means that the style part in question no longer responds to

an expression pedal you may have connected to the EXPRESSION socket.

Parameter	Value
Expression Pedal	Off, On

Volume

Adjusts the volume of the selected style part.

Selecting “0” means that the part in question is no longer audible.

Parameter	Value
Volume	0–127

Accomp AllOff ([F1] button)

Turns off all parts ACC1–6.

Accomp AllOn ([F2] button)

Turns on all parts ACC1–6.

Exp. Pdl AllOff ([F4] button)

Turns off the expression pedal connection of all parts Drum, Bass, and ACC1–6.

Exp. Pdl AllOn ([F5] button)

Turns on the expression pedal connection of all parts Drum, Bass, and ACC1–6.

Arranger Setting Parameters

This function group can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Arranger Setting.”

The parameters of this function group apply to the Arranger as a whole and allow you to fine-tune its behavior.

Arr Switch (Arranger Switch)

Select “Off” if you only need the drum part of the selected style and no melodic accompaniment parts (ABass, ACC1–6).

Parameter	Value
Arr Switch	Off, On

You can also turn the arranger switch on/off by pressing the [F5] (Arr Switch) button of the left main screen.

If you turn the arranger switch Off and then On again, chord detection will resume when you play a chord.

Zone

When you press the [SPLIT] button, the selected style pattern is controlled by the chords you play in the left half of the keyboard. You can also tell the Arranger to scan another part of the keyboard for usable chords. Though “Left” is probably the most popular setting, you could select “Right” to have the Arranger scan the right half of the keyboard.

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Switch off the [SPLIT] button if the Arranger should scan the entire keyboard (“Whole”).

The range of the left and right keyboard areas depends on the “Split Point” setting (Owner’s Manual: p. 18).

Parameter	Value
Zone	Off, Left, Right, Whole

Type

Another important choice is how you want to transmit note information to the Arranger.

Parameter	value
Type	Standard, Pianist1, Pianist2, Intelligent, Easy

NOTE

If the “Arr Type” parameter (p. 8) is set to “On,” this “Type” setting has no effect.

Standard: This is the normal chord recognition mode.

Pianist1: In this mode, the E-A7 only recognizes chords that consist of at least three notes. Playing only two notes will not cause the style’s key to change.

Pianist2: Same as “Pianist1” while the Hold pedal is not pressed. If you press the Hold pedal, the E-A7 even recognizes “chords” when you press only one note. If the hold pedal is still pressed, chord recognition continues up to a maximum of 5 played keys.

Intelligent: Select this option when you want the chord recognition function to supply the missing notes of the chords you play.

Easy: This is another “intelligent” chord fingering system. It works as follows:

	Major chords	Press the key that corresponds to the chord’s funda-
		mental.
	Minor chords	Fundamental + any black key to the left of the
		fundamental.
	Seventh chords	Fundamental + any white key to the left of the
		fundamental.
	Minor seventh chords	Fundamental + any black key to the left + any white
		key to the left.

Arranger Hold

This function sustains the notes you play in the chord recognition area (“Zone”). Select “Off” if you want the accompaniment to stop as soon as the keys in that zone are released. This parameter is switched “On” by default.

Parameter	Value
Arranger Hold	Off, On

Fill In Half Bar

When this parameter is “On,” the length of the Fill-Ins, which are played when the [AUTO FILL IN] button lights, is halved.

Parameter	Value
Fill In Half Bar	Off, On

Certain pop songs in 4/4 contain bars that only last two beats. The usual place for such a bar is between the first and the second verse. Another favorite position for “halved” bars is at the end of a chorus or the bridge. Your E-A7 allows you to faithfully reproduce these “anomalies” using this function. This does not change style playback right away. Only when a fill-in or another VARIATION pattern starts will the “Fill-in Half Bar” function be activated and play half the number of beats of the accompaniment pattern you selected.

Fill Rit. (Fill Ritardando)

The FILL RIT function is suitable for ballads. It causes the next Fill-In to slow down (“ritardando”). See “Tempo Change Fill Rit” below for how to set how strongly the tempo should be decreased.

Parameter	Value
Fill Rit.	Off, On

As the name implies, it is only available while the [AUTO FILL-IN] button lights.

a. Set “Fill Rit.” to “On.” b. Start Arranger playback.

c. Press a VARIATION [1]–[4] button.

The E-A7 plays a Fill-In. The tempo slows down while the fill is being played. At the end of the fill, return to the original tempo.

Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT, Fill Rit

The “T. Ch. Acc/Rit” (Tempo Change Acceler/Ritard) parameter allows you to speed up or slow down the style tempo by the amount you set here. To use these functions, you must assign them to an optional footswitch (p. 21).

There are three Ritardando functions: one for all style patterns, one for Ending patterns and one for fill-ins (see “Fill Rit.” above). They all use the “Tempo Change” settings on the following page.

Parameter	Value
T. Ch. Acc/Rit	5%–92%
T. Ch. CPT	0–3825
T. Ch. FillRit	5%–92%

T. Ch. Acc/Rit (Tempo Change Accel/Ritard): Allows you to set the degree (ratio) by which the tempo changes when the “Acceler” or “Ritard” function is triggered. Example: if the tempo is currently ¸= 100, the value “20%” means that the tempo drops to ¸= 80 or rises to ¸= 120.

T. Ch. CPT (Tempo Change CPT): Use this parameter to specify how long a ritardando/accelerando should take. In most cases, 480 CPT (i.e. one measure) is probably the most musical choice.

T. Ch. FillRit (Tempo Change Fill Rit): This parameter allows you to specify to what extent fill-in playback should be slowed down when the “Fill Ritardando” function is on.

99 Using the Ritardando/Accelerando functions

For general applications (any style division) proceed as follows:

55 Assign the “Arr Rit” or “Arr Acc” function to an optional footswitch (p. 21).

55 Press the [START/STOP] button to start style playback. 55 Press the assigned footswitch.

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For ritardandos that apply to Ending patterns proceed as follows: 55 Press the [START/STOP] button to start playback.

55 Press the [ENDING] button twice in succession (“double-click”).

Melody Intelligent Parameters

This function group can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Melody Intelligent.”

The Melody Intelligent part on/off setting and some of the parameters can also be edited in the Keyboard Part Mixer screen. &Keyboard Part Mixer (p. 11)

The following parameters are available:

Switch

Select “On” if you want to add a MELODY INTELL part. This part is triggered by the chord recognition of the E-A7’s

Automatic Accompaniment and plays automatic harmonies that are added to the melody that you are playing using the Upper 1 part. You can choose from among 18 harmony types (see below).

Parameter	Value
Switch	Off, On

NOTE

This “Switch” parameter can also be assigned to an optional pedal switch. See “Pedal Switch and Pedal Control” (p. 21).

Type

Allows you to select one of the 18 harmony types:

Parameter Value

1: Duet, 2: Organ 3: Combo, 4: Strings, 5: Choir,

6: Block, 7: Big Band, 8: Country, 9: Traditional, Type 10: Brodway, 11: Gospel, 12: Romance,

13: Latin, 14: Country Guitar, 15: Country Ballad, 16: Waltz Organ, 17: Octave Type1, 18: Octave Type2

NOTE

The most suitable tone for the Type is assigned. When you switch the Type, this means that the tone of the Upper1 part may also change. After selecting the desired Type, you can select the Upper1 tone.

2nd Tone

Depending on the selected “Type” setting, a second harmony is added to the “Melody Intelligent” part. If you like, you can select the desired Tone for the second harmony voice using this parameter.

Parameter	Value
2nd	The Tone of the selected family

Intell Threshold

This value represents the lowest velocity value (between “0” and “127”) of the Upper 1 part that triggers the “Melody Intelligent” part.

If you don’t need this switching function, select “0.”

Parameter	Value
Intell Threshold	0–127

The following parameters are valid for the 2nd tone.

Level

Allows you to set the level of the “Melody Intelligent” part to ensure that the harmonies blend in with the rest.

Parameter	Value
Level	0–127

Expression Pedal

This parameter allows you to specify whether or not the “Melody Intelligent” part should respond to movements of the optional expression pedal you connected, and change its volume accordingly.

Parameter	Value
Expression Pedal	Off, On

Hold Pedal

This parameter allows you to specify whether or not the “Melody Intelligent” part’s notes can be held with the pedal switch connected to the PEDAL HOLD/SWITCH socket.

Parameter	Value
Hold Pedal	Auto, On, Off

“Auto” means that the “Melody Intelligent” part only responds to Hold messages if it is assigned to the right half (Split) or the entire keyboard.

“On” means that the “Melody Intelligent” part always responds to Hold messages, even if it is assigned to the left half of the keyboard.

“Off” means that the “Melody Intelligent” part does not respond to Hold messages.

Asgn Lever H (Assignable Lever Horizontal)

This parameter allows you to specify for each keyboard part how it should respond to left/right movements of the assignable lever.

Parameter	Value
Asgn Lever H	Auto, On, Off

“Auto”: The keyboard part only responds to left/right movements of the lever when no split setting causes it to be to the left of other keyboard parts. In other words: parts you can play with your left hand after selecting a split no longer respond. But they will while the keyboard is not split.

“On”: The keyboard part always responds to left/right movements of the assignable lever.

“Off”: The part in question does not respond to left/right movements of the assignable lever.

Bender Range (Pitch Bend Range)

This parameter specifies the amount of pitch change (in semitone units) that occurs if pitch bend is assigned to the assignable lever or control pedal.

Parameter	Value
Bender Range	0–24

Asgn Lever V (Assign Lever Vertical)

This parameter allows you to specify for each keyboard part how it should respond to backward movement of the assignable lever.

Parameter	Value
Modulation Assign	Auto, On, Off

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“Auto”: The keyboard part only responds to backward movements of the assignable lever when no split setting causes it to be to the left of other keyboard parts. In other words: parts you can play with your left hand after selecting a split no longer respond to modulation messages. But they will while the keyboard is not split.

“On”: The keyboard part always responds to backward movements of the assignable lever.

“Off”: The part in question does not respond to backward movements of the assignable lever.

Reverb Send

Level of signal sent to reverb

Parameter	Value
Reverb Send	0–127

Chorus Send

Level of signal sent to chorus

Parameter	Value
Chorus Send	0–127

Pan

Pan (left/right position)

Parameter	Value
Pan	L64–0–R63

Split

This page allows you to set two keyboard-related parameters. It can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Split.”

NOTE

This page can also be selected by pressing and holding the

[SPLIT] button.

Split Point

The “Split Point” parameter allows you to set the split point.

Parameter	Value
Split Point	C#2–B6

You can change the split point by using the Value [-] [+] buttons or the [Balance/Value] knob (when the LED is unlit).

You can also change it by pressing the key that you want to assign as the split point.

Lower Hold

This parameter allows you to set the Hold function for the LWR part.

Parameter	Value
Lower Hold	Off, On

If you set this parameter to “On,” the notes of the LWR part go on sounding until you play other notes in the left keyboard area. (This function is only available while the [SPLIT] button lights.) If you

select “Off,” the LWR part stops sounding as soon as you release all keys in the left area.

Scale Tune Switch

This parameter can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Scale Tune Switch.”

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
	Upper1		Select “On” if the “Scale Tune” set-
			tings (see below) should apply to the
	Upper2	Off, On
			Upper1 (+ Melody Intell), Upper2,
	Upper3
			Upper3 part.
	Lower		Select “On” if the “Scale Tune”
		Off, On	settings (see below) should apply to
			the Lower part.
	Style		Select “On” if the “Scale Tune”
		Off, On	settings (see below) should apply to
			the Style parts and Pad phrases.

Scale Tune

This parameter can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Scale Tune.”

This parameter allows you to change the tuning of all notes of one octave, which may come in handy to create oriental tunings.

Parameter	Value	Explanation
		Changes the pitch of the notes C–B
		in steps of 1 cent. The value that
C–B		you specify is applied to all notes of
		the same name. If you change the
(Each note can be set	-64–0–+63	tuning of the “C,” that value is added
individually)		to, or subtracted from, all Cs (C1, C2,
		C3, etc.). (“–50” means that the note
		in question is tuned a quarter tone
		down.)
		Specifies whether the change for
		each note is enabled.
		The on/off setting for each note can
		also be set by using the keyboard
		buttons (when the Scale Tune/Pad
		LED is lit).
Switch	Off,On
		NOTE
		The setting and on/off status for
		each note is specified and saved for
		each UPG.
		You can save your favorite tuning
		values and use the keyboard buttons
		to instantly turn them on/off.

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Using Scale Tunings

Your E-A7 allows you to change the tuning of the keys, which then applies to all notes of the same name.

Here’s an example: if you press the Keyboard [Bb] button (indicator lights), that note’s tuning is lowered by a quarter tone (–50 cents). This setting applies to all B-flat keys on the keyboard.

Tuning individual notes a quarter tone down

1. Press the [Scale Tune/Pad] button to make it light.

Now you can use the Keyboard buttons as the Scale Tune buttons.

2.Press a Keyboard button to tune the corresponding note a quarter tone down (the button must light).

3. If you also want to tune down other notes, press the corresponding button(s).

If you pressed the wrong button (indicator lights), press it again so that its indicator goes dark again.

The pitch of the corresponding notes returns to normal.

4. Long-press one of the Keyboard buttons.

The Scale Tune settings screen appears in the right display.

For each note, you can specify how much the tuning will be adjusted when Scale Tune is enabled (button lit).

You can also access this page via [Menu] 0“User Program Edit”

0“Scale Tune.”

5. Use the direct buttons and function buttons (page buttons) to select the note whose value you want to change, and use the Value [-] [+] buttons to change the value.

Setting Range : -64– 63 cents

In this screen you can also switch the Scale Tune setting on/off for each note.

Use one of the [L1]–[L4] buttons to select a note, and use the Value [-] [+] buttons to switch the setting on/off.

MEMO

You can save the edited settings in a User Program.

&“Saving Settings as a User Program” (Owner’s Manual: p. 46)

Saving an edited scale tuning in Scale Memory

A scale tuning that you’ve edited can be saved in a user program or in Scale Memory 1–3. To recall a scale tuning that you’ve saved, press a Scale Memory button (to make the button light).

1.Tune the notes to your liking (see p. 17).

2.Press and hold the Scale Memory button ([ I ]–[III]) that corresponds to the memory where you wish to save your tuning settings.

3. Wait until all three MEMORY indicators briefly light, then release the button you pressed.

If necessary, you can now select another, Scale memory by briefly pressing the MEMORY button assigned to the settings you wish to use.

To return to the tuning you were using before selecting a memory, press the MEMORY button in question again so that its indicator goes dark, and/or switch off all USER SCALE buttons whose indicators light.

In the second case, the MEMORY indicator of the last memory you selected starts flashing to signal that the current USER SCALE settings no longer correspond to the ones of the last memory you

select. I.e. that memory is still selected, but has since been modified (“edited”).

MEMO

If you press the [Equal] button (to make the button light), the scale is set to equal temperament. If you press it again (to make the button go dark), the scale returns to the previous state.

NOTE

See also “Scale Tune Switch” on p. 17 for deciding which sections should be affected by the Scale Tune settings.

Pad Setting Parameters

Playing the Pads

When the [Scale Tune/Pad] button is unlit, the keyboard buttons perform the Pad function.

You can use the Pad function to do the following two things.

Play Phrases

Phrases are sequence data for a single part such as guitar strumming or a shaker.

Phrases are tempo-synchronized with the Style or SMF, and also support chord detection.

* Phrases will not synchronize with WAV or MP3 songs.

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Play Tones

You can play a specific note number (keyboard location) of a tone. This is a convenient way to play sound effects or drum sounds.

Playing the Pads

1. Press any one of the Pad [1]–[6] buttons.

A sound or phrase is heard according to the settings of Pad Setting 1.

&“Editing the Pad Settings” (p. 19)

MEMO

You can play up to six pads simultaneously.

Stopping the Pad Sound

1. Press the Pad [Stop] button to stop all sound.

If multiple pads are sounding, pressing one of the sounding pad buttons stops the sound of only that pad button.

If you press a pad button while a tone is sounding, the tone begins sounding again.

Pad Settings

Viewing the Pad Settings

1. With the [Scale Tune/Pad] button unlit, press the View button.

The Pad Assign View screen appears.

In this screen you can view the phrases or tones that are assigned to each pad.

Editing the Pad Settings

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
			Select the routing to Effect
	MFX	Off, Mfx, A, B	Mfx: Effect used on Keyboard Parts
			A or B: Effect used on Accomp Parts
	Loop	Off, On	If this is On, the phrase continues playing
			repeatedly.
	Sync Switch		If this is On, the phrase starts at the begin-
		Off, On	ning of measure divisions in the Arranger
			or SMF.
			If this parameter set ON, Style and SMF
			playback start then also begins to ring
	Sync Start	Off, On	Phrase at the same time.
			While Style and SMF stop, Pads what this
			param set ON is blinking.

Selecting a Phrase

If you select the Phrase parameter, the Phrase List screen appears. Use the direct buttons to select a phrase.

MEMO

You can switch Sync Start setting On/Off, when you hold down the Pad [Sync Start] button and press the Pad [1]–[6] button.

* Valid only when the Pad Type is set to Phrase.

Tone

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
	Tone	Tone Num,	Tone number, name
		Name
	Note	0 (C-)–127 (G9)	Note number
	Velocity	1–127	Velocity
	Volume	0–127	Tone volume
	Reverb Send	0–127	Adjusts the reverb send amount.
	Chorus Send	0–127	Adjusts the chorus send amount.
			Select the routing to Effect
	MFX	Off, Mfx, A, B	Mfx: Effect used on Keyboard Parts
			A or B: Effect used on Acomp Parts
			Holds the sound.
				MEMO
	Hold	On, Off		A sample that is set to Loop On can be played
				continuously (Loop setting: p. 19). A short audio
				phrase or a drum pattern can be imported as a
				sample, and then assigned to a tone so that you
				can play it from the pads.

1. With the [Scale Tune/Pad] button unlit, press [Setting] button.

The Pad Setting screen for the selected pad appears.

If you want to switch the Pad number, select “Pad number” with direct button, then use the Value [-] [+] buttons.

MEMO

You can also access this via [Menu] 0“User Program Edit”

0“Pad Setting.” You can also access from “Pad Assign View” screen.

2.Use the direct buttons to select Pad Type.

3.Use the Value [-] [+] buttons to edit the Pad Type.

Pad Type	Explanation
Off	No assign
Phrase	A phrase is assigned to Pad
Tone	A tone is assigned to Pad

MEMO

55 The setting items differ depending on the Pad Type.

55 If you specify Off, pressing that pad does not produce sound.

4. Use the direct buttons to make other settings.

The following items are available for each Pad Type.

Phrase

Parameter	Value	Explanation
Phrase	Phrase Name	Select a Phrase.
Volume	0–127	Volume of the phrase.
Reverb Send	0–127	Adjusts the reverb send amount.
Chorus Send	0–127	Adjusts the chorus send amount.

MEMO

In the case of a tone, you can’t specify Loop or Sync.

Selecting a Tone

If the Pad Type is set to Tone, the Tone List screen appears in the right display.

Use the direct buttons of the right display to select a Tone. You can also select a user tone or user drum kit.

However you might not hear any sound if the sample has been deleted or if the user tone number has changed.

5.When you have finished making settings, press the [Exit] button several times to return to the previous screen.

Saving the Pad Settings

Pad settings are saved in a user program or in a One Touch memory.

&“Saving Settings as a User Program” (Owner’s Manual: p. 46)

&“Creating Your Own One Touch Memories (One Touch Settings)” (Owner’s Manual: p. 26)

Normally, when the Write operation is executed, it will be saved as a User Program parameters.

NOTE

If one of the One Touch settings is selected (one of the One Touch [1]–[4] buttons lit), writing a user program will save the One Touch settings to the user program (the Pad settings are also included).

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If you want to save it as a One Touch memory parameters, execute the save operation in the following procedure.

1.Call the One Touch you want to change the Pad setting by One Touch [1]–[4] button.

2.Change the Pad Setting.

3.When finished making changes, enter the One Touch Setting screen.

&“Editing and Saving the One Touch Settings of a Style”

(Owner’s Manual: p. 26)

Edit mark is attached to the One Touch that is currently selected.

4.Press the [Option] button.

5.Use the direct buttons to select “Save Style.”

&“Editing and Saving the One Touch Settings of a Style”

(Owner’s Manual: p. 26) 0“Step 7” (Owner’s Manual: p. 27)

Note

55 If you want to save the Pad setting in One Touch, first call the One Touch you want to change. If you recall a different One Touch memory while editing a One Touch memory, the state of your editing is lost.

55 If a phrase or tone is assigned in the pad settings, the UPG or One Touch remembers only the link to that phrase or file.

This means that if the link-destination file cannot be found, for example because you renamed, deleted, or moved the user phrase, or disconnected the external storage, no sound is heard.

Creating a Phrase to Play from a Pad (Phrase Recording)

You can create your own original phrases.

To create an original phrase, use the Phrase Recording function. Here’s how to use the Phrase Recording function.

1. Press the Setting button.

The Pad Setting screen appears.

Select the Pad (Pad Number) to which you want to assign the recorded phrase.

If Pad Type is not set to “Phrase,” select “Phrase.”

2. Press the [Rec] button.

Phrase Recording Standby screen appears.

If you decide to cancel, press the [Rec] button once again.

3. Use the direct buttons to make settings.

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
	Phrase Type	Drum, Bass,	Specifies the type of phrase that will be
			recorded. In the case of Drum, you can’t
		Accomp
			select the “Key” parameter.
	Rec Mode	New	New recording
		Mix	Mix recording
	Tempo	20–250	Specifies the tempo at which the phrase is
			recorded.
	Octave		Specifies the octave of the recorded part,
		–4–+4	shifting it to the region in which you want
			to perform.
	Key	C, C#, D, Eb, E,	Sets the KEY in which the phrase is per-
		F, F#, G, Ab, A,	formed while recording. The key of Drum
		Bb, B	Kit parts cannot be set.
	Tone	Tone Name	Tone name
	Time Signature	1/16, 1/4–4/4...	Sets the time signature. (selectable only if
			Rec Mode is set to New)
			Specifies the number of measures in the
	Measure		phrase.
		Off, 1–16	If this is Off, the measure length is set
	Length
			automatically according to the length that
			you record, up to 16 measures.
			Specifies how long the count-in should be
	Count In	Off, 1Meas,	before recording starts.
		2Meas, Wait	Wait Note: Recording starts as soon as you
		Note	play a note on the keyboard. (There will be
			no count-in.)

Parameter	Value	Explanation
	Off, 1/4, 1/8,	Corrects minor timing problems.
		It shifts the notes whose timing is not
	1/8T, 1/16,
Input Quantize		exactly right to the nearest “correct” unit.
	1/16T, 1/32,

	1/32T, 1/64	Always select a resolution value that is fine
		enough to accept all note values you play.

Selecting a Tone

When you select a tone, the Tone List screen of the part selected for the pad is shown in the right display.

Use the Tone [0]–[9] buttons and the direct buttons of the right display to select a tone.

4.Press the [Start/Stop] button to start recording.

5.Perform a phrase.

6.Press the [Start/Stop] button once again to stop

recording.

The phrase save screen appears.

MEMO

If Measure Length is specified, recording stops automatically at the measure length that you specified.

If you use Mix recording, loop recording occurs.

7.Use the [R1] (Int/Ext) button to switch the copydestination between Internal Storage and External Storage.

MEMO

The Phrase file is placed in the “My Phrases” folder. If this folder does not exist, it is created automatically. The “My Phrases” folder exists in both internal storage and external storage.

8. Press the [Enter] button.

Assign a name.

&For details on assigning a name, refer to “Assigning Names” (Owner’s Manual: p. 16).

If you decide to cancel, press the [Exit] button.

9. Press the [F5] (Exec) button.

The phrase is saved.

MEMO

If there is already a file with the same name as the name you entered, a screen asks you to confirm the overwrite.

If you want to save, select “YES” to replace it with the file you renamed.

If you decide to rename the file, select “NO” and return to the page where you can rename the file.

NOTE

The phrase does not play if the Arranger Switch is Off, nor if

Arranger Hold is Off.

Assignable Setting Parameters

This parameter can be selected using [MENU] 0“User Program Edit” 0“Assignable Setting.”

Here you can specify the parameters that are assigned to the assignable switches and the control pedal.

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Pedal Switch and Pedal Control

You can connect two types of Pedal Switch to the E-A7’s CONTROL jack (Not Continuous or Continuous).

The “Not Continuous” pedal (e. g. DP-2) has only two states: Off and On.

The “Continuous” pedal (e. g. DP-10) has more states between On/ off.

The E-A7 recognizes the type of pedal switch you connect to the CONTROL jack:

	Pedal Switch Jack	How E-A7 recognizes the pedal switch
	Type
		Mono Type: Not Continuous
		Stereo Type: Continuous

The function that you can assign changes depending on the pedal you connect.

If a Not Continuous pedal is connected, the parameter specified by “CtrlPedalSW” is enabled. If a Continuous pedal is connected, the parameter specified by “CtrlPedalCont” is enabled.

	Parameter	Value	Explanation
		Off	Off
			Starts and stops style or song play-
		Start/Stop	back. Same function as the [START/
			STOP] button.
		Intro 1–4
			Same functions as the [INTRO],
		Ending 1–4
			[ENDING], [VARIATION1], [VARIA-
	AsgnableSW 1
		Variation 1–4	TION2], [VARIATION3], [VARIA-
	AsgnableSW 2		TION4], [BASS INV] buttons.
	AsgnableSW 3	Bass Inv.
	AsgnableSW 4
			Allows you to switch the Arranger
	AsgnableSW 5
		Arr. Hold	Hold function on and off. See page
	AsgnableSW 6
			15.
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			Allows you to switch the Arranger’s
	CtrlPedalSW		chord recognition off, in which case
	(*): CtrlPedalSW only	Arr. ChordOff	only the drum/percussion part is
			played.
			This is linked with the Arr Switch on/
			off setting.
			Allows you to switch the “Fill In
		FillInHalfBar	Half Bar” function on and off. See
			page 15.
		Break Mute	Turns the [Break] button on/off.

Parameter	Value	Explanation
		This function allows you to have the
		E-A7 start on the first beat of the cur-
		rently selected Style pattern when
		you press the assigned switch.
	Reset/Start	Use it when you are accompanying
		a singer or soloist whose timing is a
		little shaky and suddenly notice that
		the playback lags one or two beats
		behind the singer/soloist.
	Split	Turns the [Split] button on/off.
		Allows you to assign the selected
	Scale Upper	Scale Tune (see p. 17) setting to the
		three Upper parts.
		Allows you to assign the selected
	Scale Lower	Scale Tune (see p. 17) setting to the
		Lower part.
		Allows you to switch off the UPPER 1
		part and activate the UPPER 2 part–
		and vice versa.

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CtrlPedalSW

(*): CtrlPedalSW only

	Change Upper		NOTE
		If neither [UPPER1] or [UPPER2]
		buttons are on when you first press
		the Assign Switch button, one of
		them is activated.
	UPG Up	Allows you to select the next or
	UPG Down	previous User Program.
		Pressing the switch activates the
		“Portamento Time” setting. When
	Portamento	the switch is released, the “Porta-
		mento Time” setting is not used.
		To hear this effect, you need to set a
		“Portamento Time” value (p. 13).
	Mono/Poly	Switches between mono/poly.
	Hold (*)	The assigned footswitch can be used
	Soft (*)	as a Soft, Sostenuto or Sustain (Hold
	Sostenuto (*)	pedal).
	Lower Hold	The switch is assigned to the “Lower
		Hold” function (see p. 17).
		Same function as the [TRACK MUTE]
	Track Mute	button.
		If an MP3 or WAV file is playing, this
		turns Center Cancel on/off.
		The switch can be used to activate a
		crossfade between two files.
		To make this work, select a different
		song while the current song is being
	AudioXfade	played back and press the switch.
		The E-A7 creates a brief blend
		between the current and the next
		song. (This function is only available
		between two audio songs.)
		Fading in means that the volume of
		both the style and Keyboard parts
		gradually increases, giving the im-
		pression that you have been playing
		for a long time before what you play
	Fade In	becomes audible. The volume is
		automatically set to zero and then
		gradually increased to the value
		specified with the [VOLUME] knob.
		To change the Fade In time duration
		see “Fade In/Out Setting” (p. 8)
		This function gradually decreases
	Fade Out	the volume until it reaches zero. At
		that time, song or style playback
		stops automatically.
		Allows you to control the “Switch”
	MelodyIntelli	parameter of the “Melody Intelli-
		gent Parameters” (p. 16)
	Mfx Switch	Allows you to switch the MFX for the
		keyboard parts on and off.
		Allows you to activate the Arranger’s
	Arr. RitTempo	“Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT,
		Fill Rit” (p. 15).
		Allows you to activate the Arranger’s
	Arr. AccTempo	“Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT,
		Fill Rit” (p. 15).
	RotSlow/Fast	Allows you to select the slow or fast
		speed of the Rotary effect.

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