Roland PRELUDE MUSIC KEYBOARD 2 User Manual

Version 2 Supplementary Manual

This document explains the functions that have been added in version 2.0.

Please read this along with the Prelude Owner’s Manual.

in any form without the written permission of ROLAND EUROPE.

New functions in Prelude Version 2.0 .3

Playing back songs with Lyrics data........................3

Creating a User Style .............................................3

Recording or editing a song ...................................3

Other added functions............................................3

Playing back songs with Lyrics data ...4

Importing songs with Lyrics data ............................4

Formatting a USB memory .......................................4

Copying songs to the USB memory...........................4

Playing back songs while following the lyrics..........4

Before you compose a Style ...............5

How a Style is constructed......................................5

Divisions................................................................5

Checking the settings for each part of a Division ........5

Creating a User Style .............................................6

Editing an existing Style.....................7

Changing the Style’s sounds (STYLE MAKEUP) .........7

Changing the Style’s MFX settings (STYLE MFX) .......7

Saving a Style........................................................8

Creating a new Style..........................9

Initializing the style (STYLE INITIALIZE).....................9

Recording a Style...................................................9

Realtime recording..................................................9

Step recording .....................................................10

Saving the Style you recorded ..............................12

Editing a Style......................................................13

Correcting the note timing (Quantize) .....................14

Erasing unwanted data (Erase)............................... 14

Deleting an unwanted region (Delete) .....................15

Copying performance data (Copy) ......................... 15

Inserting blank space (Insert)..................................17

Shifting the pitch (Transpose) .................................17

Modifying the note dynamics (Change Velocity).......18

Modifying the note durations (Change Gate Time).... 18

Replacing performance data (Global Change).........19

Making fine adjustments to the timing (Shift Clock)....20

Changing the length of each part (Style Part Length) . 20

Specifying the time signature (Time Signature)..........21

Editing a Style in more detail (STYLE MICROSCOPE) 21

Automatically generating Style data (EZ CONVERT)23

Editing an existing song...................26

Changing the song’s sounds (SONG MAKEUP)......26

Changing the song’s MFX settings (SONG MFX)....26

Saving a song .....................................................27

Creating a new song .......................28

Initializing the song (SONG INITIALIZE).................28

Recording a song.................................................28

Realtime recording ............................................... 28

Step recording..................................................... 29

Saving the song you recorded..............................31

Editing a song (SONG EDIT) .................................32

Correcting the note timing (Quantize)..................... 33

Erasing unwanted data (Erase) .............................. 33

Deleting an unwanted region (Delete)..................... 34

Copying performance data (Copy)......................... 34

Inserting blank space (Insert).................................. 35

Shifting the pitch (Transpose)................................. 36

Modifying the note dynamics (Change Velocity)....... 36

Modifying the note durations (Change Gate Time) ... 37

Replacing performance data (Global Change)......... 37

Making fine adjustments to the timing (Shift Clock)... 38

Combining performance data (Merge).................... 38

Exchanging data with another part (Exchange)........ 39

Editing a song in more detail

(SONG MICROSCOPE)........................................ 39

Editing data that applies to the entire song

(SONG MASTER TRACK)...................................... 41

Other added functions ..................... 43

STYLE FINDER ...................................................... 43

SYSTEM PEDAL ....................................................43

SYSTEM STYLE MIDI (NTA)....................................44

Chord Zone.........................................................45

Error messages related to creating

Styles and Songs ............................. 46

Index .............................................. 47

Creating a song...............................24

Recording your performance as you play..............24

Ways to create a song .........................................25

New functions in Prelude Version 2.0

Playing back songs with Lyrics data

• You can now play back songs stored in the Prelude’s internal memory and follow their lyrics in the display in true karaoke fashion.

• For your convenience, the Prelude allows you to specify whether you want to see 4 or 6 lines of lyrics at once.

Creatingd and editing a User Style

• You can easily edit a new Style by accessing the STYLE MAKEUP screen for an existing style, then changing the sounds or modifying the way the sounds are produced.

• Dedicated MFX (Multi Effects) for Styles are now provided, allowing you to apply MFX to the sound of a style independently from the keyboard performance.

• You can use realtime recording or step recording to create a new Style by recording a performance for individual parts.

• You can now specify two or more Style parts as drum parts.

• You can use editing functions such as quantize and copy to create Styles efficiently.

• The STYLE MICROSCOPE screen lets you edit the individual notes of a Style in detail.

• You can use the EZ Convert function to create Styles easily.

Recording or editing a song

• You can access the SONG MAKEUP screen and easily change the sounds in a song or adjust how the sounds are produced.

• Dedicated MFX (Multi Effects) for Songs are now provided, allowing you to apply MFX to the sound of a Song independently from the keyboard performance.

•In addition to “realtime recording,” which records your performance just as you play it, version 2.0 provides “step recording,” which lets you enter notes and rests one at a time. You can select the recording method that’s most appropriate for the part you want to record.

• You can use editing functions such as quantize and copy to create songs efficiently.

• You can use the SONG MICROSCOPE screen or SONG MASTER TRACK screen to edit a song’s individual notes or tempo data in detail.

The section “Recording and Editing a Song” in this document includes the content of the section titled “Song” in the Owner’s Manual (p. 26~30).

Other added functions

• The “STYLE FINDER” screen has been added, allowing you to select a Style from a list sorted by number, name, or tempo.

• The system pedal setting now allows you to assign BEND MODE to the pedal.

•A place for making MIDI settings related to the performance of Styles has been added to the system settings; it’s named “SYSTEM STYLE MIDI (NTA).”

• The performance settings now provide a “Chord Zone” parameter, which lets you specify the key range for chord detection.

• The Style player’s feel and its response to chord changes have been refined to provide an even more satisfying musical experience.

Playing back songs with Lyrics data

The Prelude allows you to follow the lyrics of the songs you play back in its display (provided the songs you select contain lyrics data).

This function is available for songs that reside in the Prelude’s internal memory. You may therefore have to import songs from a USB storage device to take advantage of this new function.

The Prelude can only display the lyrics of songs in its internal memory. Please import all songs whose lyrics you want to follow before using this new function. See below for details.

Importing songs with Lyrics data

To import songs with Lyrics data into the Prelude’s internal memory, you need to prepare a USB memory by formatting it on the Prelude itself. To do so, follow the procedure below from step (1). If your USB memory already uses the correct format, start from step (4) below.

Formatting a USB memory will erase all data it contains. Always make sure your USB memory contains no data you want to keep before formatting it.

8. Follow the procedure described under “Loading User Data Saved on USB Memory (Import)” on page 48 in the owner’s manual to import the desired songs.

Now you are ready to enjoy karaoke performances with your Prelude.

If a “Write Error!” message is displayed while the data are being imported, the operation is aborted. This is usually due to unsupported characters in the file name. Only the following characters are supported:

(space)

!#$%&'() +, . 012345 67 89 ; = @ AB CD E F G H I J K LM NO PQR S T UV WX Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` ab cdefgh i j k lmnopq r s t uv wx y z { }

Any file whose name consists of 17 or more characters (excluding the file name extension) cannot be loaded into the Prelude.

Playing back songs while following the lyrics

Formatting a USB memory

1. Insert a USB memory into the USB MEMORY port on the Prelude’s rear panel.

2. Follow the procedure described under “Initializing USB Memory (USB Memory Format)” on page 48 in the owner’s manual.

3. Wait until the operation is completed, then remove the USB memory.

Copying songs to the USB memory

4. Connect the USB memory to a free USB port on your computer.

5. Copy all songs with Lyrics data you wish to import to the “\ROLAND\SONG” folder on your USB memory.

6. Eject the USB memory with your OS’s standard procedure, then remove it from your computer’s USB port.

7. Insert the USB memory into the USB MEMORY port on the Prelude’s rear panel.

1. Press the [SONG] button (it lights).

2. Use the VALUE dial to select a song with Lyrics data.

While the cursor is at a song number, you can also select a song from the song list: press [ENTER] to open the song list, use [ ] [ ] to select the desired song (the [INTRO] button flashes to indicate songs that contain lyrics), then confirm by pressing [ENTER] again.

Songs can also be selected using [NUMERIC]: see “Changing a value” on page 16 in the owner’s manual.

3. Press [ ] to play back the song.

4. Press the [INTRO] button in the STYLE CONTROL section.

The Prelude now displays the song’s lyrics.

5. Press [INTRO] again to select 3 or 5 lines of lyrics data (depending on which is more convenient for you).

6. Press the [EXIT] or [SONG] button to return to the main song page.

You can return to the lyrics page any time by pressing [INTRO] yet again.

7. Press [ ] to stop song playback.

Not all character sets are recognized.

Before you compose a Style

How a Style is constructed

For each of the three principal chords (Major, minor, and 7th), each Style contains four variations each for intro, main, fill-in, and ending, giving a total of 48 accompaniment patterns. Each accompaniment pattern is called a “division.”

In the STYLE COMPOSER screen you can check whether or not a division exists.

1. Select a Style (p. 25 in the owner’s manual).

2. Press [MENU] so the button is lit.

3. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Style Composer,” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear. In this screen you can select the division that you want to

edit or record.

You can also access the STYLE COMPOSER screen from the Main screen by holding down [STYLE].

1 2

Chord

Division: (■) Performance data exists

(•) No performance data

Variation

Divisions

Each division consists of eight performance parts: “drums,” “bass,” and “accompaniment 1–6.”

These eight parts are called Style parts. You can select a desired part and edit its settings, or newly

record it.

Checking the settings for each part of a Division

In the STYLE COMPOSER screen, press [ENTER] to access the STYLE COMPOSER ZOOM screen.

In the STYLE COMPOSER ZOOM screen you can view the tone used by each part of the selected division.

2 3

Tone: This indicates the Tone assigned to the selected style part.

Style part: The name will be highlighted for parts that contain performance data. You can assign the following Tones to each style part.

Drums (ADR): rhythm sets Bass (ABS): tones other than rhythm sets Accompaniment (AC 1–6): any tone

Move the cursor and press [ENTER] to move to other screens.

EDIT: STYLE EDIT screen (p. 13) MICRO: STYLE MICROSCOPE screen (p. 21)

Parameter

PART

CHORD

DIVISION

MUTE

Value Explanation

Selects the style part. ADR, ABS, AC1–6

Major, minor, 7th

INTRO1–4, MAIN1–4, FILL1–4, ENDING1–4

OFF, ON

ADR: Accomp Drum

ABS: Accomp Bass

AC: Accompaniment

Selects the chord.

Selects the division.

Specifies whether the sound

will be muted (ON) or heard

(OFF).

SOLO

OFF, ON

Specifies whether this part

alone will be heard by itself

(ON) or not (OFF).

Before you compose a Style

Creating a User Style

Broadly speaking, you can create a user style in either of the following two ways.

Editing an existing style

You can create a new User Style by changing the Tones used in a previously saved Style, adjusting the volume balance between parts, or adjusting the settings of dedicated Style effects.

Creating a new style

You can initialize a new Style and then use realtime or step recording to create the performance data for each division.

The performance data you create can be edited using the various editing functions or the Microscope function.

You can create performance data for all divisions of a single chord, and then use the EZ Convert function to easily create division data for the remaining chords.

Editing an existing Style

Changing the Style’s sounds (STYLE MAKEUP)

You can change the Tone used by each part of a Style, and adjust the volume and effect balance between parts.

The STYLE MAKEUP settings are applied to all divisions of a Part for which the same Tone is assigned.

1. Select a Style (p. 25 in the owner’s manual).

2. Press [PART VIEW] a number of times to access the STYLE MAKEUP screen.

You can’t access the STYLE MAKEUP screen during recording or in recording-standby mode.

3. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to select a parameter.

4. Turn the VALUE dial to edit the value.

Changing the Style’s MFX settings (STYLE MFX)

Here’s how to change the effect settings or the amount of chorus or reverb applied to the Style.

1. Select a Style (p. 25 in the owner’s manual).

2. Press [MENU] so the button is lit.

3. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Style Composer,” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear.

4. Press [2] (STYLE MFX).

The STYLE MFX screen will appear.

Parameter

PART

TONE

EXPRESS

PANPOT

REVERB

CHORUS

MUTE

Value Explanation

Switches between Makeup settings for the Tones of each part. For example, if Accomp1 is using three Tones, here you can switch among AC1 1, AC1 2, and AC1 3.

The Tone used by that part. The top line of the screen shows the Tone number and Tone name.

Offset value for the

-127–+127

OFF, ON

Expression assigned to the Style

Offset value for the Panpot assigned to the Style

Offset value for the Reverb assigned to the Style

Offset value for the Chorus assigned to the Style

Specifies whether the sound will be muted (ON) or heard (OFF).

You can also access the STYLE MFX screen from the STYLE COMPOSER screen by pressing [REVERB].

5. Use [ ] [ ] to select a page, and use [ ] [ ] to select the parameter that you want to edit.

6. Turn VALUE to edit the value.

STYLE MFX screen

To access this screen, press [2] from the STYLE COMPOSER screen or press [ ] from the STYLE MFX SETTING screen.

Parameter

MFX Type

Refer to “Multi-Effects Parameters” (p. 56 in Owner’s Manual).

Value Explanation

00–78

Select the MFX to use, and edit the parameter values.

SOLO

OFF, ON

Specifies whether this part alone will be heard by itself (ON) or not (OFF). Press [ ] [ ] to turn this ON for the part at which the cursor is located.

Editing an existing Style

STYLE MFX SETTING screen

From the STYLE MFX screen, press [ ] to access this screen.

Button Explanation

Selects the type of character. Each time you

[0] (TYPE)

press this, you will alternately select the first character of a character set: uppercase (A), lowercase (a), or numerals and symbols (0).

Parameter

Style MFX Chorus Send

Style MFX Reverb Send

MFX Sw

Value Explanation

Specifies how much chorus is

0–127

OFF, ON

to be applied to the sound that has passed through MFX.

Specifies how much reverb is to be applied to the sound that has passed through MFX.

Specifies whether MFX will be used (ON), or not be used (OFF) for each part of the Style.

Saving a Style

Here’s how a Style you’ve edited can be saved as a User Style.

1. Press [WRITE].

The WRITE MENU screen or the STYLE NAME screen will appear.

2. If the WRITE MENU screen appears, use [ ] [ ] to select “Style” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE NAME screen will appear.

Naming the Style

3. Use [ ] [ ] to move the cursor, and use the VALUE dial to change the character.

Enter a Style name of up to 16 characters. The following characters are available. A–Z a–z 0–9 ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) - @ ^ ` { } _

[1] (DELETE) [2] (INSERT)

From a naming screen you can press [MENU] and select “1. Undo” to return the name to what it was before you changed it.

From [MENU] you can select “2. To Upper” or press [ ] to change the character at the cursor to uppercase.

From [MENU] you can select “3. To Lower” or press [ ] to change the character at the cursor to lowercase.

From [MENU] you can select “4. Delete All” to clear all the characters you were inputting.

The Prelude is able to display both uppercase and lowercase letters, but these are not distinguished internally.

For example, suppose that a Style named “ROCK” has been saved. If you then record a different Style, assign it the name “rock” and then attempt to save it, “ROCK” and “rock” will be considered identically named styles, so a screen will ask you to confirm the overwrite operation.

If you continue with the save operation, the new Style will be overwritten onto “ROCK.” The new Style data will be saved with the name “ROCK,” and the Style data that was previously in “ROCK” will be lost.

With the cursor located at the beginning of the name, pressing [] will move the cursor to “ONE TOUCH.” Now, if you turn the VALUE dial to add a check mark to this item, the Upper/Lower Tone setting and Keyboard Mode setting used in the Main screen will be saved as One Touch settings at the same time that the User Style is saved.

If you select this User Style and press [ONE TOUCH], the specified Upper/Lower Tone and Keyboard Mode will be recalled.

4. Press [ENTER].

A confirmation screen will appear.

5. Press [ENTER] to save the User Style.

To return to the previous screen without saving the User Style, press [EXIT]

Deletes the character at the cursor location. Inserts a space at the cursor location.

Creating a new Style

Initializing the style (STYLE INITIALIZE)

Here’s how to delete the performance data from the Style, and initialize it to the specified values.

1. Press [MENU] so the button is lit.

2. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Style Composer,” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear.

3. Press [1] (STYLE INIT).

The Style Initialize window will appear.

Recording a Style

You can use either of two recording methods: realtime recording or step recording. Select the method that’s suitable for your situation.

Realtime recording

1. If you want to create a new Style from scratch, initialize (p. 9) the Style and then proceed to step 4. If you want to record using an existing Style, select the desired Style (p. 25 in the owner’s manual).

2. Press [MENU] so the button is lit.

3. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Style Composer,” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear.

4. Use [ ] [ ] to select the parameter whose setting you want to change, and use the VALUE dial to change the value.

Parameter

Initialize Tempo

Time Signature

5. Use [ ] [ ] to Move the cursor to “INIT” and press [ENTER].

A confirmation screen will appear.

6. Press [ENTER] to execute the initialization.

To return to the previous screen without initializing anything, press [EXIT]

When the initialization is complete, the STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear, and all of the division indications will change to “•.”

Value Explanation

20–250

1–32/2, 4, 8, 16

Specifies the initialized tempo.

Specifies the initialized time signature.

4. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to select the division that you want to record, and press [SONG REC].

The Style Rec Standby screen will appear, and [SONG REC] will blink.

By pressing [SONG REC] you can switch between REALTIME and STEP REC.

You can also switch between REALTIME and STEP REC by moving the cursor to REC TYPE and turning the VALUE dial.

5. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to select a parameter, and turn the VALUE dial to change the value.

Parameter

PART

Value Explanation

ADrum, ABass, Acc1–6

Selects the part to record.

TONE

Selects the tone.

Creating a new Style

Parameter Value Explanation

New material is recorded as previously recorded material is erased.

New notes are recorded on top of notes previously recorded.

No count-in. Recording starts as soon as you press

[]. Recording starts after a 1-bar

count-in. Recording starts after a 2-bar

count-in. Recording starts as soon as

you play a note on the keyboard. (There will be no count-in.)

Quantize corrects the timing of your notes by shifting them to the nearest grid mark. This specifies the number of steps per measure (i.e., the resolution).

Rec Mode

Count In

Input Quantize

REPLACE

MIX

OFF

1MEAS

2MEAS

WAIT NOTE

OFF, 1/4, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32, 1/32T, 1/64

Step recording

2. Press [MENU] so the button is lit.

3. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Style Composer,” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear.

4. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to select the division that you want to record, and press [SONG REC].

The Style Rec Standby screen will appear, and [SONG REC] will blink.

Key C–B Specifies the key to record.

Octave -4–+4

Length Off, 0001–

You can assign the following Tones to each style part. Drums (ADrum): rhythm sets

Bass (ABass): tones other than rhythm sets Accompaniment (Acc 1–6): any tone

6. Press [ ] to start recording.

If the Count In setting is WAIT NOTE, recording will start the moment you play a key.

7. Play the keyboard.

8. Press [ ] to stop recording.

If you want to keep the recorded style, save it as described in “Saving the Style you recorded” (p. 12).

Adjusts the notes during recording, in octave steps.

Specifies the number of measures to record.

5. Press [SONG REC] to change REC TYPE to “STEP REC.”

By pressing [SONG REC] you can switch between REALTIME and STEP REC.

You can also switch between REALTIME and STEP REC by moving the cursor to REC TYPE and turning the VALUE dial.

6. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to select a parameter, and turn the VALUE dial to change the value.

Parameter Value Explanation

ADrum,

PART

ABass, Acc1–6

Selects the part to record.

TONE Selects the tone.

Creating a new Style

Parameter Value Explanation

New material is recorded as

REPLACE

Rec Mode

MIX

Start

Key C–B Specifies the key to record.

Octave -4–+4

You can assign the following Tones to each style part. Drums (ADrum): rhythm sets

Bass (ABass): tones other than rhythm sets Accompaniment (Acc 1–6): any tone

7. Press [ ] to start recording.

The STYLE STEP REC screen will appear.

Specifies the location at which recording will start (MEAS: BEAT: TICK).

previously recorded material is erased.

New notes are recorded on top of notes previously recorded.

Adjusts the notes during recording, in octave steps.

Parameter Value Explanation

Specifies the volume of the note to be input. Select “REAL” if you want the velocity to reflect the force

VELOCITY

9. Use [ ] [ ] to move the input location (step), and press a key.

When you press a key, the input location will advance by the length of the NOTE setting.

Pressing [ ] will move the input location back by the length of the current NOTE setting, and pressing [ ] will move the

input location forward by the length of the current NOTE setting.

You can use the [0]–[3] buttons to perform the following operations.

REAL, 1–127

with which you play the key. Otherwise, select the desired value: approximately 60 for “p” (piano), 90 for “mf” (mezzoforte), or 120 for “f” (forte).

8. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to select a parameter, and specify the note value that you want to input.

Parameter Value Explanation

Specifies the length of the note to be input.

NOTE 1/32–2/1

GATE 1–100%

The note value is indicated as the length from one note-on to the next note-on.

Specifies the duration from note-on to note-off, as a percentage of the note value. Specify a shorter value if you want staccato, or a larger value if you want to create a tenuto or slur. Normally, this should be set to about “80%”.

Button Explanation

[0] (BACK DEL) Cancels the last-entered note.

Enters a tie by extending the duration of

[1] (TIE)

[2] (UNTIE) Cancels the last-entered tie.

[3] (REST)

10. Repeat steps 7–9 to enter the desired notes.

Each parameter will retain the value you entered most recently, so if you want the same settings for the next note you input, there’s no need to change them. Once you’ve specified GATE and VELOCITY, there is usually no need to change these parameters until the end; simply specify the NOTE and the pitch (key).

the last-entered note by the current length setting.

Enters a rest. Set NOTE to the length of the rest that you want to enter, and then press [3] (REST).

Entering chords

Play the chord. The input location will advance to the next step when you release all of the keys.

11. When you’re finished step-recording, press [ ].

If you want to keep the Style you just recorded, proceed as described in “Saving the Style you recorded” (p. 12).

Creating a new Style

The Relation between Note Value Length and Gate Time

The relation between the length of the note value and the gate time is shown below. Since the Prelude’s song recorder uses a TPQN (Ticks Per Quarter Note; i.e., resolution) of 120, a quarter note gate time is 120 ticks.

Note Gate time

1/32 1/16T 20 1/16 1/8T 1/16. 45 1/8 1/4T 1/8. 1/4 1/2T 1/4. 1/2 1/1 480 2/1 960

30 40

60 80 90 120 160 180 240

Saving the Style you recorded

A Style you’ve recorded can be saved as a User Style. The following content is saved.

• Recording data for each Division

•Style MFX settings (MFX Type, MFX Chorus/Reverb Send, MFX Sw)

• STYLE MAKEUP settings

• One Touch settings (you can select whether these will be saved)

1. Press [WRITE].

The STYLE NAME screen will appear.

Assigning a name to the Style

2. Use [ ] [ ] to move the cursor, and use the VALUE dial to change the character.

Enter a Style name of up to 16 characters. The following characters are available. A–Z a–z 0–9 ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) - @ ^ ` { } _

The gate time that is recorded in step recording will be the original gate time value multiplied by the value of the Gate Time parameter. For example, if the Gate Time parameter is set to “80%,” inputting a quarter note will mean that the gate time is 120 x 0.8= 96.

Button Explanation

Selects the type of character. Each time you

[0] (TYPE)

[1] (DELETE) Deletes the character at the cursor location. [2] (INSERT) Inserts a space at the cursor location.

From a naming screen you can press [MENU] and select “1. Undo” to return the name to what it was before you changed it.

From [MENU] you can select “2. To Upper” or press [ ] to change the character at the cursor to uppercase.

From [MENU] you can select “3. To Lower” or press [ ] to change the character at the cursor to lowercase.

From [MENU] you can select “4. Delete All” to clear all the characters you were inputting.

press this, you will alternately select the first character of a character set: uppercase (A), lowercase (a), or numerals and symbols (0).

The Prelude is able to display both uppercase and lowercase letters, but these are not distinguished internally.

If you press [ ] when the cursor is at the beginning of the name, the cursor will move to “ONE TOUCH.” Now if you turn the VALUE dial to add a check mark to this item, the Upper/Lower Tone and Keyboard Mode settings used in the Main screen will be saved as One Touch data at the same time that the User Style is saved.

When you select this User Style and press [ONE TOUCH], the specified Upper/Lower Tone and Keyboard Mode will be recalled.

3. Press [ENTER].

A confirmation screen will appear.

4. Press [ENTER] to save the User Style.

If you press [EXIT], you’ll return to the previous screen without saving the User Style.

Creating a new Style

The STYLE COMPOSER ZOOM screen will appear.

5. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to “EDIT,” and press [ENTER].

The Style Edit Menu window will appear.

You can also access the Style Edit Menu by pressing [MENU] from the “STYLE COMPOSER” or “STYLE COMPOSER ZOOM” screen.

6. In the “Style Edit Menu,” use [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the editing function you want to execute, and press [ENTER].

The screen for the selected editing function will appear. The following editing functions are provided.

• Quantize (Correcting the note timing)

• Erase (Erasing unwanted data)

• Delete (Deleting an unwanted region)

• Copy (Copying performance data)

Editing a Style

You can use the Style Edit functions to edit the performance data recorded in each division.

1. Select the Style that you want to edit (p. 25 in the owner’s manual).

2. Press [MENU] so the button is lit.

3. Use [ ] [ ] to select “Style Composer,” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE COMPOSER screen will appear.

4. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to select the division that you want to edit, and press [ENTER].

•Insert (Inserting blank space)

• Transpose (Shifting the pitch)

• Change Velocity (Modifying the note dynamics)

• Change Gate Time (Modifying the note durations)

•Global Change (Replacing performance data)

• Shift Clock (Making fine adjustments to the timing)

•Style Part Length (Changing the length of each part)

• Time Signature (Specifying the time signature)

To switch to a different editing function, move the cursor to the function name shown at the top of the screen, and turn the VALUE dial.

Creating a new Style

Correcting the note timing (Quantize)

This function corrects the timing of the performance data in the specified region.

1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “1. Quantize” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE EDIT QUANTIZE screen will appear.

2. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the parameter you want to change, and use the VALUE dial to make the desired setting.

Parameter Value Explanation

Selects the Style part to which the Quantize operation is to be applied.

PART

ADrum, ABass, Acc1–6, ALL

Parameter Value Explanation

Note Range Min

Note Range Max

3. Select “EXECUTE” and then press [ENTER].

It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation.

C– (Note Range Max value)

(Note Range Min value)–G9

Specifies the lowest pitch to be quantized.

Specifies the highest pitch to be quantized.

Erasing unwanted data (Erase)

This function erases performance data from the specified region. The erased data will be converted to rests; the measures themselves will remain.

1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “2. Erase” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE EDIT ERASE screen will appear.

CHORD Maj, min, 7th Selects the chord.

INT1–4,

DIVISION

From (MEAS: BEAT: TICK)

To (MEAS: BEAT: TICK)

Resolution

Strength 0–100%

MAIN1–4, FILL1–4, END1–4

0001: 01: 000–

1/4, 1/8, 1/ 8T, 1/16, 1/ 16T, 1/32, 1/32T, 1/64

Selects the division.

Specifies the beginning of the region to which Quantize is to be applied.

Specifies the end of the region to which Quantize is to be applied.

Specifies the timing interval for quantization. Select the shortest note value used in the region to be quantized.

Specifies the amount of timing correction applied relative to the Resolution timing interval. If you select “100%,” notes will be corrected all the way to precise intervals of the specified Resolution. With lower values, the correction will not be as tight, and with a setting of 0% there will be no correction at all.

2. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the parameter you want to change, and use the VALUE dial to make the desired setting.

Parameter Value Explanation

PART

CHORD Maj, min, 7th Selects the chord.

DIVISION

From (MEAS: BEAT: TICK)

To (MEAS: BEAT: TICK)

ADrum, ABass, Acc1–6, ALL

INT1–4, MAIN1–4, FILL1–4, END1–4

0001: 01: 000–

Selects the Style part from which data is to be erased.

Selects the division.

Specifies the beginning of the region from which data is to be erased.

Specifies the end of the region from which data is to be erased.

Creating a new Style

Parameter Value Explanation

ALL, NOTE, MODULATION, PANPOT,

Data Type

Note Range Min

Note Range Max

3. Select “EXECUTE” and then press [ENTER].

It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation.

EXPRESSION, REVERB, CHORUS, PC, PITCH BEND

C– (Note Range Max value)

(Note Range Min value) –G9

Specifies the type of data to be erased.

Specifies the lowest pitch to be erased. This is available only if Data Type is set to NOTE.

Specifies the highest pitch to be erased. This is available only if Data Type is set to NOTE.

Deleting an unwanted region (Delete)

Parameter Value Explanation

From (MEAS: BEAT: TICK)

To (MEAS: BEAT: TICK)

3. Select “EXECUTE” and then press [ENTER].

It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation.

0001: 01: 000–

Specifies the beginning of the region to be deleted.

Specifies the end of the region to be deleted.

Copying performance data (Copy)

This function copies the performance data of the specified region. This is convenient when you want to re-use an existing Style.

1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “4. Copy” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE EDIT COPY =SOURCE= screen will appear.

This function deletes the performance data of the specified region. Performance data that follows the deleted region will be moved forward to fill the gap. The performance data will be shortened by the amount that was deleted.

1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “3. Delete” and press [ENTER].

The STYLE EDIT DELETE screen will appear.

2. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the parameter you want to change, and use the VALUE dial to make the desired setting.

Parameter Value Explanation

PART

CHORD Maj, min, 7th Selects the chord.

DIVISION

ADrum, ABass, Acc1–6, ALL

INT1–4, MAIN1–4, FILL1–4, END1–4

Selects the Style part from which data is to be deleted.

Selects the division.

2. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move to the parameter you want to change, and use the VALUE dial to make the desired setting.

Parameter Value Explanation

SOURCE settings

Selects the copy-source Style.

* 000 TEMPORARY

STYLE indicates the Style you’re currently editing.

Selects the copy-source Style part.

Selects the chord.

Selects the division.

SOURCE STYLE

PART

CHORD

DIVISION

000 TEMPORARY STYLE, 001–

ADrum, ABass, Acc1–6, ALL

Maj, min, 7th, ALL

INT1–4, INTALL, MAIN1–4, MAINALL, FILL1– 4, FILLALL, END1–4, ENDALL

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Roland PRELUDE MUSIC KEYBOARD 2 User Manual

Contents

Playing back songs with Lyrics data

Creatingd and editing a User Style

Recording or editing a song

Other added functions

Playing back songs with Lyrics data

Importing songs with Lyrics data

Playing back songs while following the lyrics

Formatting a USB memory

Copying songs to the USB memory

Before you compose a Style

How a Style is constructed

Divisions

Checking the settings for each part of a Division

Creating a User Style

Editing an existing Style

Changing the Style’s MFX settings (STYLE MFX)

Saving a Style

Creating a new Style

Recording a Style

Realtime recording

Step recording

Saving the Style you recorded

Editing a Style

Correcting the note timing (Quantize)

Erasing unwanted data (Erase)

Deleting an unwanted region (Delete)

Copying performance data (Copy)