Loop Playback (Repeat); Live Performance With Song Backing (Minus One) - Roland EXR-46 OR Manuel D'utilisation

Note: In certain cases, [‰] and [º] may not be available. This is
only the case for very large songs, however.
Note: By pressing [|√], [º] or [‰], you also recall the song's pre-
programmed tempo value.

Loop playback (Repeat)

Another clever feature of the EXR-46 OR's Recorder is that you
can program playback loops. You can do so during playback or
while the Recorder is stopped.
(1) Press [MARKER¥A–B] where you want the loop to begin
(the icon appears in the bottom right corner of the
A
display).
SYNC
START/STOP
MARKER
A–B
(2) Fast forward to the measure where you want the loop to
end and press [MARKER¥A–B] again (the
You can also program loops on the fly. Remember, however,
that the Recorder always memorizes the beginning (down-
beat) of the next measure.
(3) If the icon isn't already displayed, press the [REPEAT¥A–B]
button to activate the loop you have just programmed.
INTRO
REPEAT
A–B
This button allows you to switch the EXR-46 OR's Repeat
function on and off.
(4) To play back the loop, press the [START÷STOP] button (now
called [®÷ª]).
The Recorder jumps to measure "A" and starts playing. At the
end of measure "B", the Recorder immediately jumps back to
the beginning of measure "A" and continues playing back
the passage.
If necessary, repeat steps (1) and (2) to set other marker
positions.
Note: The playback tempo is reset every time the Recorder
reaches the "A" measure.
Note: In certain cases, the Marker function may not be avail-
able. This only happens with very large songs, however.

Live performance with song backing (Minus One)

Your EXR-46 OR allows you to mute parts you wish to play
yourself or don't need in a given situation. This is called "Minus
One" playback.
(1) Press the [SONG] button if it doesn't light.
You can now select a Song, if you like (see p. 19).
(2) Press the [MINUS¥ONE] button (the "MinusOne" mes-
sage appears in the display).
icon appears).
B
The 5 LOCK buttons light to indicate that all tracks will be
played back.
(3) Press one of the LOCK buttons to switch off the corre-
sponding track(s). The assigned track icon flashes.
(Example: if you switch off the [DRUMS] button, the [10] icon
starts flashing.)
When a button lights, the corresponding track(s) is/are audi-
ble (i.e. not muted). You can also mute several tracks by
switching off the corresponding LOCK buttons.
The
Note: The Main part does not automatically adopt the Tone and
related settings of the melody part.
If you like, you can also mute several parts.
What are tracks?
The term "track" is used only for your convenience. We bor-
rowed it from tape recorders that allow for recording sev-
eral musical parts by the same person (one part after the
other).
In the case of the EXR-46 OR, the term is only used to indi-
cate that we are dealing with separate musical parts. Here
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indeed (like with computer-based sequencers) what really
counts are the MIDI channels.
MINUS
Songs you record with the EXR-46 OR, and the Standard
ONE
MIDI Files you play back can consist of up to 16 tracks (i.e.
MIDI channels). In many instances, only certain tracks are
used, but the following are almost certainly present in every
Standard MIDI File:
Track 2: bass
Track 4: melody
Track 10: drums
The LOCK buttons allow you to mute the following tracks:
[RIGHT]–Refers to track "4" of the selected Standard MIDI
File. Music data for educational purposes (especially piano
music) use this track for the right-hand part. Mute this track
icon appears and the selected part is muted.
MINUS ONE
EXR-46 OR
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