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Example: the Micro Edit screen

Automatic Accompaniment (Style)

Resetting the Style Part Level

Now you can specify that the Style Part Level is automatically reset when you change styles.

1. Press the [Menu] button, and choose

“Global”0“Rst Style Vol.”

2. Use the Value [-][+] buttons to change the setting.

1. While the Note value that you want to specify is

selected, press a key.

When you switch styles, all Style Part Level values are

reset to 100.

When you switch styles, the Style Part Level values do

OFF

not change.

Style Composer

Using the Keyboard to Specify Notes

Now you can use the keyboard of the E-A7 to directly specify a Note value when using the Style Composer.

Example: the Erase screen

Octave Buttons

Now you can use the Octave [-][+] buttons to change the octave of the keyboard even while using the Style Composer.

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Pad

When the Scale Tune/Pad select button is set to [Pad] mode, you can now perform the following operations.

Automatically Stop the Phrase

If a Style and a Pad (Phrase) are playing simultaneously, you can now specify that the Phrase stops automatically when the Style switches to the Ending.

1. Press the Pad [Setting] button to select “Ending

Stop.”

2. Use the Value [-][+] buttons to change the setting.

Using an Expression Pedal to Control a Pad’s Volume

If an expression pedal is connected, you can now use the expression pedal to control the pad’s volume.

1. Press the Pad [Setting] button, and choose “Exp

Pedal.”

2. Use the Value [-][+] buttons to change the setting.

On The Pad volume is also aected by the expression pedal.

O The Pad volume is not aected by the expression pedal.

When the Style switches to the Ending, the Phrase stops

automatically.

Even when the Style switches to the Ending, the Phrase

O

continues playing.

MEMO

This item is not shown for a Pad whose Pad Type is set to

“Tone.”

Shortcut in the Phrase Screen

A shortcut has been added to the Phrase select screen of each Pad.

1. While holding down the Pad [View] button, press

one of the [1]–[6] buttons.

MEMO

This shortcut does not work for a Pad whose Pad Type is set to “Tone.”

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User Tone/Drum Kit

Directly Specifying a Value as a Number

In the User Sample Tone/Drum Kit Edit screen, you can now specify a value directly as a number.

1. In the UST/UDK Edit screen, select the parameter

that you want to specify as a number.

MEMO

When you select a parameter that can be specied directly as a number, the [Numeric] button is lit.

2. Press the [Numeric] button.

The value of the setting blinks.

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2. Select the UST/UDK items that you want to export,

and press [Enter].

3. Use the Tone [0]–[9] buttons to specify the value,

use the Value [-][+] buttons to specify the sign, and then press [Enter].

MEMO

In the UST/UDK Edit screen, you can’t select the Tone Category by pressing the Tone [0]–[9] buttons.

Exporting/Importing the User Sample Tones/ Drum Kits Collectively

MEMO

5 Each time you press <Select All>, you’ll alternate between

selecting and de-selecting all items.

5 Each time you press <UST/UDK>, you’ll switch between UST

and UDK.

3. Enter a le name and choose “Exec.”

The selected UST/UDK are exported together as a single le.

MEMO

The exported les are saved in the “My Sound” folder of the USB ash drive with the name *.EAL.

To import

1. In the “My Sound” folder of the USB ash drive,

place the *.EAL le that you want to import.

2. Press the [Menu] button, and choose

“Utility”0“Import.”

The les that can be imported are shown.

3. Select the le that you want to import.

Now you can export or import multiple User Sample Tones or Drum Kits as a single le.

To export

1. Press the [Menu] button, and choose

“Utility”0“Export.”

The UST/UDK select screen appears.

MEMO

Files that were exported as a collection of UST/UDK items are shown with an “EAL” symbol.

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4. Select the UST/UDK items that you want to import,

and press [Enter].

5. Select the location into which you want to import

the items.

Sample

Importing a Sample from a Sub-Folder

Now you can also perform Sample Import from a sub-folder within the IMPORT folder of the USB ash drive

1. Select a sub-folder within the IMPORT folder.

sub-folders

MEMO

5 The import locations are selected automatically, starting

with the smallest unused number. If you want to change the location, temporarily clear the selection, and then re-select it.

5 If you press <Reset>, all specied locations are cleared.

6. When you press [Enter], a conrmation message

appears; choose “ Ye s” if you want to execute, or “No” if you want to go back.

2. Select a sample le within the sub-folder, and press

[Enter] to import it.

Specifying a Sample’s Fine Tune

Now you can use Fine Tune to make a detailed pitch adjustment to individual samples.

Making settings from the Sample Edit screen

1. In the Sample Edit screen, choose “Fine Tune.”

2. Use the Value [-][+] buttons to adjust the value.

Value Explanations

-50–+50

Sample pitch (units of one cent = 1/100th of a semitone)

3. Press the [Write] button to save the sample.

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Making settings from the Multisample Edit screen

1. In the Multisample Edit screen, select a key to

which a sample is assigned.

Use the E-A7’s keyboard to specify a key.

2. Choose “*Edit”

MIDI

Transmitting or Receiving Scale Tune Settings

Now you can transmit or receive the settings as MIDI data when you press the Scale Tune button. This allows MIDI data containing Scale Tune changes to be recorded and played back correctly.

1. Press the [Menu] button, and choose

“MIDI”0“Edit System”0“Parameters”0“Tx Scale Dat.”

2. Use the Value [-][+] buttons to change the setting.

3. Use the Cursor [

and use the Value [-][+] buttons to change the setting.

] button to select “Fine Tune,”

4. Press the [Write] button to save the multisample.

Samples for which you specied Fine Tune are saved at the same time.

MEMO

In the Multisample Edit screen, you can also set Original Key by choosing “*Edit”.

On Scale Tune settings are transmitted via MIDI.

O Scale Tune settings are not transmitted via MIDI.

MEMO

When MIDI data is played back, the Scale Tune settings are reected correctly, but the status of the various button indicators does not change.