Roland Interactive Arranger EXR-46 OR Le manuel du propriétaire

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Owner’s Manual

Thank you for choosing a Roland EXR-46 OR Interactive Arranger, a novel keyboard with a superior Roland sound source, an intuitive user interface, a USB port, V-LINK

compatibility and a host of other useful functions.

To get the most out of the EXR-46 OR and to ensure many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to read through this Owner’s Manual thoroughly.

To avoid confusion, let’s agree to use the word “button” for all keys on the front panel, and use “key” only when referring to the EXR-46 OR’s keyboard.

Before using this instrument, carefully read the “Important notes” (p. 7). They provide information concerning the proper operation of the EXR-46 OR. Be sure to keep this

manual in a safe place for future reference.

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Superior sound source

The EXR-46 OR’s sounds are based on full-length (uncom-

pressed) waveforms, which is unique in this price range. This

produces vibrant, realistic sounds quite unlike anything you

would expect from a budget-friendly arranger keyboard. The

EXR-46 OR’s tone generator is 64-voice polyphonic.

Combined with the new amplification system and Digital

Bass Enhancer function, the EXR-46 OR sounds truly amaz-

ing, with a clear high end and a powerful low range.

Drum Pad mode

The EXR-46 OR provides a “Drum Pad” mode that allows you

to assign drum sounds to the 8 highest keys (right side of

the keyboard). You can use this function to play live drum or

percussion parts to the EXR-46 OR’s Style or Song playback.

Lock functions

The EXR-46 OR is equipped with five buttons that allow you

to filter various settings from the User Programs you recall.

This allows for a more flexible and efficient use of your reg-

istrations, because settings you do not need in a given situa-

tion can be ignored.

Flash memory and USB

The EXR-46 OR comes with 99 oriental Music Styles in ROM,

50 additional Music Styles and several Standard MIDI Files.

The additional Styles and SMFs reside in the EXR-46 OR’s

Flash memory area, whose contents can be expanded and

managed via a USB connection with your PC or Macintosh

computer.

New concept

The EXR-46 OR is 19-part multitimbral, with 3 parts that can

be played via the keyboard (Main, Split and Dual). The Main

part can be used to play melodies or for drumming, while

the Split and Dual parts allow you to quickly add a second

sound to your solo playing.

Furthermore, the EXR-46 OR provides a new selection rou-

tine for Music Styles, Tones, songs, and User Programs: the

FAMILY

[√][®]

buttons can be used for selecting specific

groups, while the SELECT

[√][®]

buttons allow you to choose

a setting within the selected group.

Excellent Arranger

The EXR-46 OR comes loaded with 149 Music Styles pre-

pared by Roland’s legendary Style foundry. As usual, several

patterns are available (INTRO, ORIGINAL, VARIATION, FILL

and ENDING), with additional options via the BAND

ORCHESTRATOR buttons.

3 scale memories plus User Program-dependent

scale settings

The EXR-46 OR is Roland’s first arranger keyboard to provide

3 scale memories (for oriental tunings)

and

the possibility to

save the currently used tuning settings in a User Program.

That way, each of the 200 User Program memories could use

a different tuning system.

And much, much more…

A metronome and several educational functions are pro-

vided, while three digital effects processors (Reverb, Chorus

and MFX) can be used to further enhance the already amaz-

ing sound quality.

The EXR-46 OR can play back GM, GM2, GS and XG song

data, so that you can virtually use any Standard MIDI File

available at your Roland dealer or on the Internet.

Note:

The EXR-46 OR supports XG Light and therefore only pro-

vides the basic set of compatible functions.

The EXR-46 OR is also equipped with a floppy disk drive

(2DD/2HD) for data management and importing Music

Styles prepared for older Roland arranger instruments.

Have fun!

1. Features

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation

USA in the United States and other countries.

Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Corpora-

tion USA in the United states and other countries.

Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Corporation.

Other names of companies, products, or standards are the trademarks or reg-

istered trademarks of their respective owners.

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• Before using this instrument, make sure to read the instructions

below, and the Owner’s Manual.

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• Do not open or perform any internal modifications on the unit.

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• Do not attempt to repair the EXR-46 OR, or replace parts within it

(except when this manual provides specific instructions directing

you to do so). Refer all servicing to your retailer, the nearest Roland

Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the

“Information” page.

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• Never use or store the EXR-46 OR in places that are:

• Subject to temperature extremes (e.g., direct sunlight in an

enclosed vehicle, near a heating duct, on top of heat-generating

equipment); or are

• Damp (e.g., baths, washrooms, on wet floors); or are

• Humid; or are

• Exposed to rain; or are

• Dusty; or are

• Subject to high levels of vibration.

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• This unit should be used only with a rack or stand that is recom-

mended by Roland.

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• Make sure you always have the unit placed in such a way that it is

level and sure to remain stable. Never place it on stands that could

wobble, or on inclined surfaces.

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• The instrument should only be connected to a power supply of the

type described in the operating instructions, or as marked on the

adapter supplied with the EXR-46 OR.

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• Do not excessively twist or bend the adapter’s power cord, nor place

heavy objects on it. Doing so can damage the cord, producing sev-

ered elements and short circuits. Damaged cords are fire and shock

hazards!

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• This instrument, either alone or in combination with an amplifier

and headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing sound

levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for

a long period of time at a high volume level, or at a level that is

uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the

ears, you should immediately stop using the unit, and consult an

audiologist.

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• Do not allow any objects (e.g., flammable material, coins, pins); or

liquids of any kind (water, soft drinks, etc.) to penetrate the unit.

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• In households with small children, an adult should provide supervi-

sion until the child is capable of following all rules essential for the

safe operation of the EXR-46 OR.

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• Protect the unit from strong impact.

(Do not drop it!)

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Used for instructions intended to alert

the user to the risk of injury or material

damage should the unit be used

improperly.

* Material damage refers to damage or

other adverse effects caused with

respect to the home and all its

furnishings, as well to domestic

animals or pets.

Used for instructions intended to alert

the user to the risk of death or severe

injury should the unit be used

improperly.

The ● symbol alerts the user to things that must be

carried out. The specific thing that must be done is

indicated by the design contained within the circle. In

the case of the symbol at left, it means that the power-

cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet.

The symbol alerts the user to important instructions

or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is

determined by the design contained within the

triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for

general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger.

The symbol alerts the user to items that must never

be carried out (are forbidden). The specific thing that

must not be done is indicated by the design contained

within the circle. In the case of the symbol at left, it

means that the unit must never be disassembled.

Using the unit safely

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• Do not force the EXR-46 OR’s adapter to share an outlet with an

unreasonable number of other devices. Be especially careful when

using extension cords—the total power used by all devices you have

connected to the extension cord’s outlet must never exceed the

power rating (watts/amperes) for the extension cord. Excessive

loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventu-

ally melt through.

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• Before using the EXR-46 OR in a foreign country, consult with your

retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland

distributor, as listed on the “Information” page.

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• The EXR-46 OR should be located so that its location or position

does not interfere with its proper ventilation.

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• This unit for use only with Roland keyboard stand KS-12. Use with

other stands is capable of resulting in instability causing possible

injury.

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• Always grasp only the plug on the adapter when plugging into, or

unplugging from, an outlet or this unit.

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• Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled. Also, all

cords and cables should be placed out of the reach of children.

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• Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit.

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• Never handle the adapter’s power cord or its plugs with wet hands

when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit.

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• If you need to move the instrument, take note of the precautions

listed below. Make sure to have a firm grip, to protect yourself from

injury and the instrument from damage.

• Disconnect the adapter.

• Disconnect all cords coming from external devices.

• Remove the music stand.

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• Before cleaning the unit, turn off the power and unplug the

adapter from the outlet.

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• Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area, dis-

connect the adapter from the outlet.

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• Should you remove screws, make sure to put them in a safe place

out of children’s reach, so there is no chance of them being swal-

lowed accidentally.

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This product must be disposed of separately at

your local waste recycling centre.

Do not dispose of in household waste bin.

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1. Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

3. Panel descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rear panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

4. First steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Demo songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playing back a Tone demo song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playback of a Style demo song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Leaving Demo mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playing without accompaniment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using the Main part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Main and Split parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Main and Dual parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the metronome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5. Playing with accompaniment (Arranger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Starting/using the Arranger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Changing the tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Automatic playback start (Sync Start & Stop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Stopping Arranger playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Selecting Music Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Band Orchestrator function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6. Playing back songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Basic song playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Additional playback functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting Song mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Loop playback (Repeat). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Live performance with song backing (Minus One). . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing the track assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7. Recording your music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Basic song recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Listening to your song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Other recording functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

About the recording modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

More about ALL mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Keyboard recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Single recording mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Punch I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

8. Additional Music Style functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

One Touch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Music Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Melody Intelligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Changing the Melody Intelligence harmony type. . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

PIANO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Bass Inversion (Bass Inv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

More Music Style functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

9. Using oriental tunings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tuning individual notes a quarter tone down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Using other tuning values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Saving and loading your tunings (SCALE MEMORY). . . . . . . . . . . .29

10. Keyboard part functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Selecting sounds for the Main, Split and Dual parts. . . . . . . 30

Selecting any of the available sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Using the USER TONES buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Assigning another Tone to a USER TONES button . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Drum sounds and sound effects (“SFX”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Sound effects (“SFX”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Using DRUM PAD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Drum Pad function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Global transpose function (“GLB”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Octave settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Other Keyboard part functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

11. Performance functions and effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Performance functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Keyboard Touch (velocity sensitivity). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Pitch Bend and Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Footswitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Using effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the multi-effects processor (MFX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Reverb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

V-LINK function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

V-LINK functions that the EXR-46 OR can control (and

corresponding MIDI messages) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

12. Function menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Editing parameters (general procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

KB SET parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

DRUM PAD parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

METRONOM parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

OCTAVE parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

VOLUME parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

ARR SET parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

EFFECTS parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

KB SCALE parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

MIDI parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

UTILITY parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

13. Working with User Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Writing your settings to a User Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Notes about writing User Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Selecting a User Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Lock: filtering certain User Program settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

14. MIDI functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

MIDI Function parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

15. Data management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Working with the Flash memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Saving songs to a Flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Archiving User Programs in the Flash area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Saving Styles to a Flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Loading a User Program set from the Flash memory. . . . . . . . . . . 50

Removing songs from the Flash memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Removing Styles from the Flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Removing a User Program set from the Flash memory. . . . . . . . . 51

Archiving data using a computer (USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Disk functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Loading User Programs from disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Loading songs from disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Loading Music Styles from disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Saving files to disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Deleting files on disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

16. Using the outputs and an optional footswitch. . . . . . . . . 57

17. Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Functions for educational purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Deactivating or activating the Demo function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Deactivating or activating the Arranger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Deactivating or activating the Arranger and Demo functions. . . 58

Initializing your EXR-46 OR (Factory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

18. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

19. Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Tones selectable via the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Music Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Chord Intelligence (“Md1” setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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In addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” (p. 3), please read and observe the following:

Power supply

• Do not use this instrument on the same power circuit with any

device that will generate line noise (such as an electric motor or

variable lighting system).

• Before connecting the EXR-46 OR to other devices, turn off the

power to all units. This will help prevent malfunctions and/or dam-

age to speakers or other devices.

Placement

• Using the EXR-46 OR near power amplifiers (or other equipment

containing large power transformers) may induce hum. To alleviate

the problem, change the orientation of this instrument or move it

further away from the source of interference.

• This instrument may interfere with radio and television reception.

Do not use it in the vicinity of such receivers.

• Observe the following when using the unit’s floppy disk drive. For

further details, refer to “Before using floppy disks (handling the

floppy disk drive)”.

• Do not place the unit near devices that produce a strong mag-

netic field (e.g., loudspeakers).

• Install the EXR-46 OR on a solid, level surface.

• Do not move the unit or subject it to vibration while the drive is

operating.

• Do not expose the EXR-46 OR to direct sunlight, place it near

devices that radiate heat, leave it inside an enclosed vehicle, or oth-

erwise subject it to temperature extremes. Excessive heat can

deform or discolor the instrument.

• To avoid possible breakdown, do not use the unit in a wet area, such

as an area exposed to rain or other moisture.

• Do not allow objects to remain on top of the EXR-46 OR. This can be

the cause of malfunction.

Maintenance

• For everyday cleaning wipe the EXR-46 OR with a soft, dry cloth or

one that has been slightly dampened with water. To remove stub-

born dirt, use a mild, non-abrasive detergent. Afterwards, be sure to

wipe the instrument thoroughly with a soft, dry cloth.

• Never use benzene, thinner, alcohol or solvents of any kind, to avoid

the possibility of discoloration and/or deformation.

Repairs and data

• Please be aware that all data contained in the instrument’s memory

may be lost when it is sent for repairs. In certain cases (such as when

circuitry related to memory itself is out of order), we regret that it

may not be possible to restore the data. Roland assumes no liability

concerning such loss of data.

Additional precautions

• Please be aware that the memory contents can be irretrievably lost

as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of the

instrument.

• Use a reasonable amount of care when using the instrument’s but-

tons, other controls, and jacks/connectors. Rough handling can lead

to malfunctions.

• Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display.

• When connecting/disconnecting cables, grasp the connector itself—

never pull on the cable. This way you will avoid causing shorts, or

damage to the cable’s internal elements.

• A small amount of heat will radiate from the instrument during nor-

mal operation. This is perfectly normal.

• To avoid disturbing your neighbors, try to keep the instrument’s vol-

ume at reasonable levels. You may prefer to use headphones, so you

do not need to be concerned about those around you (especially late

at night).

• When you need to transport the instrument, package it in the box

(including padding) that it came in. Otherwise, you will need to use

equivalent packaging materials, or a flightcase.

• Use only a recommended footswitch (DP-2, DP-6, sold separately).

By connecting any other footswitch, you risk causing malfunction

and/or damage to the EXR-46 OR.

• When the EXR-46 OR is used at excessive volumes, the protection

system of its power amplifier stage may come on and mute the

speakers. In that case, reduce the volume setting and wait a few

seconds.

Before using floppy disks (handling the floppy disk

drive)

• Install the unit on a solid, level surface in an area free from vibra-

tion. If the unit must be installed at an angle, be sure the installation

does not exceed the permissible range: upward, 2°; downward, 18°.

• Avoid using the EXR-46 OR immediately after it has been moved to

a location with a level of humidity that is greatly different than its

former location. Rapid changes in the environment can cause con-

densation to form inside the drive, which will adversely affect the

operation of the drive and/or damage floppy disks. When the

EXR-46 OR has been moved, allow it to become accustomed to the

new environment (allow a few hours) before operating it.

• To insert a disk, push it gently but firmly into the drive—it will click

into place. To remove a disk, press the EJECT button firmly. Do not

use excessive force to remove a disk which is lodged in the drive.

• Never attempt to remove a floppy disk from the drive while the

drive is operating (the indicator is lit); damage could result to both

the disk and the drive.

• Remove any disk from the drive before switching the instrument on

or off.

• To prevent damage to the disk drive’s heads, always try to hold the

floppy disk in a level position (not tilted in any direction) while

inserting it into the drive. Push it in firmly, but gently. Never use

excessive force.

• To avoid the risk of malfunction and/or damage, insert only floppy

disks into the disk drive. Never insert any other type of disk. Avoid

getting paper clips, coins, or any other foreign objects inside the

drive.

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Handling floppy disks

• Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin magnetic coating.

Microscopic precision is required to enable storage of large amounts

of data on such a small surface area. To preserve their integrity,

please observe the following when handling floppy disks:

• Never touch the magnetic medium inside the disk.

• Do not use or store floppy disks in dirty or dusty areas.

• Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes (e.g., direct

sunlight in an enclosed vehicle). Recommended temperature

range: 10°~50°C (50°~122°F).

• Do not expose floppy disks to strong magnetic fields, such as

those generated by loudspeakers.

• Floppy disks have a “WRITE” tab which can protect the disk from

accidental erasure. It is recommended that the tab be kept in the

PROTECT position, and moved to the WRITE position only when

you wish to write new data onto the disk.

• Disks containing important performance data for this instrument

should always be locked (have their write protect tab slid to the

PROTECT position) before you insert them into the drive of

another instrument.

• The identification label should be firmly affixed to the disk. If the

label comes loose while the disk is in the drive, it may be difficult

to remove the disk.

• Put the disk back into its case for storage.

Electromagnetic radiations

• Electromagnetic radiations may cause a deterioration of audio per-

formances. Such possible deterioration consists in an audio signal

being emitted. On ceasing the electromagnetic noise, the emission

of the audio signal will simultaneously stop.

Liability and copyright

• Should data contained and stored on a floppy disk be lost, it is

unfortunately impossible to restore them. Roland Europe S.p.a.

assumes no liability concerning such loss of data.

• Unauthorized recording, distribution, sale, lending, public perfor-

mance, broadcasting, or the like in whole or in part, of a work (musi-

cal composition, video, broadcast, public performance, or the like)

whose copyright is held by a third party is prohibited by law.

• Do not use this unit for purposes that could infringe on a copyright

held by a third party. Roland assumes no responsibility whatsoever

with regard to any infringements of third-party copyrights arising

through your use of this unit.

Rear side of the disk

WRITE

(you can save data to the disk)

PROTECT

(you cannot save data)

Protect tab

EXR-46 OR

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Front panel

A

SCALE MEMORY buttons

These three buttons allow you to save and recall the tuning

settings carried out with the ORIENTAL SCALE buttons. When

the EXR-46 OR is shipped, these memories already contain

useful settings (that will be recalled whenever you initialize

your EXR-46 OR).

Note:

The settings of the ORIENTAL SCALE buttons are also

saved to a User Program, so that you can use these three memo-

ries for more “general” settings.

B

ORIENTAL SCALE buttons

These buttons allow you to change the tuning of each note

of the scale. By default, pressing one of these buttons will

lower the corresponding notes in all octaves by a quarter

tone (–50 cents). Other tunings can also be selected and

saved to one of the three scale memories (see above) or a

User Program.

C

[POWER¥ON]

button

Press this button to switch the EXR-46 OR on and off.

D

BENDER/MODULATION lever

By performing left/right movements, you can bend your solo

notes down (left) or up (right). Press this lever towards the

rear of the instrument to add modulation (usually vibrato) to

the notes you are playing.

E

PHONES 1/2 sockets

This is where you can connect two pairs of optional head-

phones (Roland RH-25, RH-50, RH-200, or RH-300). By

doing so, you switch off the EXR-46 OR’s speakers.

F

[VOLUME]

knob

Use this knob to set the global volume of your EXR-46 OR.

G

BALANCE

[ACCOMP] [KEYBOARD]

buttons

Use the BALANCE buttons to change the volume of the cor-

responding section (accompaniment/song, or the parts you

play on the keyboard).

H

[KEYBOARD¥TOUCH]

button

Press this button to switch the keyboard’s velocity sensitivity

on or off. When it is switched off, you can specify the fixed

velocity value that should be used for all notes you play.

I

[METRONOME]

button

This button allows you switch the metronome on and off.

Holding it for more than one second calls up a FUNCTION

parameter you can set.

J

[MELODY¥INTELLIGENCE]

button

This button allows you to switch the Melody Intelligence

function on/off. This function adds a harmony part to your

melody playing. See p. 27. Holding it for more than one sec-

ond calls up a FUNCTION parameter you can set for selecting

the harmony type.

K

[USB]

button

This button allows you to select the function of the USB port

should perform: (i) mass storage (archiving and retrieving

settings to/from a computer) or (ii) USB/MIDI (whereby the

USB port has the same function as the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT

connectors). See pages 47 and 52 for details.

Press it together with

[ONE¥TOUCH]

to select the

EXR-46 OR’s demo function (see p. 12).

3. Panel descriptions

F

G

H K L

N

O Q

M

W

a

I

J

P R

S

T

U

V

X

Y

Z

b

C

A B

D

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L

[ONE¥TOUCH]

button

Press this button to select the desired One Touch settings.

One Touch memories contain a number of settings that

complement the currently selected Music Style. There are

two One Touch memories per Music Style. See p. 26.

M

[V-LINK]

button

Press this button to take advantage of the EXR-46 OR’s

V-LINK functionality for controlling video material via cer-

tain performance functions and the right-most keys on the

EXR-46 OR’s keyboard. By using V-LINK-compatible video

equipment, visual effects can be easily linked to, and made

part of the expressive elements of a performance. By con-

necting the EXR-46 OR to an optional Edirol DV-7PR or V-4,

you can switch images in synchronization with music, or use

the EXR-46 OR’s performance functions or right-most keys

to switch clips, control playback speed, etc.

During song and Music Style playback, this button flashes to

indicate the tempo and beats (BEAT function).

N

KEYBOARD CONTROL section

Press the

[SPLIT]

button to play different sounds with your

left and right hands. Press the

[DUAL]

button to play two

sounds simultaneously. Press

[SPLIT]

and

[DUAL]

simulta-

neously to activate the EXR-46 OR‘s Drum Pad mode

(page 32).

Use the

[TRANSPOSE]

button to transpose the keyboard (see

p. 32).

O

BAND ORCHESTRATOR section

Press one of these buttons to choose the desired orchestra-

tion for the selected Music Style. See page 17.

P

ARRANGER & SONG -CONTROLS section

[TAP¥TEMPO]

button: Press this button at least twice to set

the Arranger’s or Recorder’s playback tempo.

[SYNC¥START/STOP]

button: This button performs two func-

tions: In Arranger mode (while using the automatic accom-

paniment), it allows you to switch the SYNC START and SYNC

STOP function on and off.

In Song mode, it can be used to specify the beginning (“A”)

and end (“B”) of the passage that should be repeated.

The remaining buttons in this section allow you to control

Arranger or Recorder playback. See pages 15 and 19.

Q

LOCK section

The buttons in this section allow you to filter (ignore) certain

settings that are usually recalled when you select a User Pro-

gram. This allows for a more flexible use of your registra-

tions. See page 46.

When the Minus One function is on, these buttons allow you

to quickly mute several Standard MIDI File parts (these mute

functions are not available while you are using the Arranger

function).

R

KEYBOARD MODE section

These two buttons allow you to quickly configure the

EXR-46 OR for use with (

[ARRANGER¥BAND]

) or without

(

[PIANO÷SOLO]

) automatic accompaniment. At power-on,

the EXR-46 OR selects the PIANO SOLO mode.

Press them simultaneously to activate the PIANO MODE,

which allows you to use the EXR-46 OR’s Arranger (auto-

matic accompaniment) without splitting the keyboard (see

p. 27).

S

[MUSIC¥ASSISTANT]

button

This button allows you to work with pre-programmed regis-

trations (additional User Programs). See p. 26.

T

[SONG]

button

This button allows you to select the EXR-46 OR’s Song mode

and to specify that the

[INTRO]

,

[ORIGINAL]

, etc., buttons

should be used to operate the on-board Recorder.

U

[STYLE]

button

Press this button if you want to select Music Styles. By acti-

vating this button, you also specify that the

[INTRO]

,

[ORIGINAL]

, etc., buttons are used for selecting a Style Divi-

sion, while the numeric buttons can be used to select the

desired Style memory.

V

[TONE]

button

Press this button if you want to use the

[FAMILY]

and

numeric buttons for assigning a sound (“Tone”) or Drum Kit

to the Main, Split or Dual part. See p. 30.

W

DATA ENTRY buttons

FAMILY

and

SELECT

[√][®]

buttons: The FAMILY and SELECT

[√][®]

buttons are used to select Tones, Styles, Music Assis-

tant registrations, Songs, and Function parameters. The

FAMILY

[√][®]

buttons allow you to select a group. You can

press them, hold them, or press one while holding the other

to change the scrolling speed.

The SELECT

[√][®]

buttons allow you to choose items within

the selected group or family. You can press them, hold them,

or press one while holding the other to change the scrolling

speed. After selecting the last item of the currently selected

group, pressing

[®]

again takes you to the first entry of the

following group. Conversely, pressing

[√]

again after select-

ing the first entry of a group takes you to the last entry of

the preceding group.

Numeric key pad

: These buttons allow you to enter num-

bers (for Tone, Style, Music Assistant memory, song, track

selection), values and characters (for entering names).

The TEMPO/DATA

[–][+]

buttons allow you to set the arranger

or Song tempo and the value of the selected FUNCTION

parameter.

X [FUNCTION]

button

This button provides access to the FUNCTION menu. You can

use the FAMILY and SELECT [√][®] buttons to select the

desired function.

Y [DISK]

button

Press this button to access the Disk functions. They are used

for loading data from floppy, saving data to disk, and man-

aging floppy disks. See p. 53.

Note: You can also save and load data via USB.

Z [USER¥PROGRAM÷WRITE]

button

Press this button whenever you want to select a User Pro-

gram (a set of registrations). Press and hold it to save the

current panel and parameter settings to a User Program. See

page 45.

a

USER TONES section

These buttons allow you to select the “best” sound of the

indicated family (i.e. the “best” piano, organ, guitar/bass, etc.

sound). After pressing one of these buttons, you can use

FAMILY [√][®] and SELECT [√][®] to select other families and

other Tones within the active family. (At a later stage, these

can be recalled by “double-clicking” these buttons.) You can

also assign your favorite sounds to these buttons. See “Using

the USER TONES buttons” (p. 30) for details.

b

Disk drive, in the middle below the keyboard (not pictured)

This is where you insert floppy disks with Standard MIDI Files

or Music Styles you may already own. The drive accepts 2DD

(720k) and 2HD (1.44MB) floppy disks.

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Rear panel

A

OUTPUT R, L/MONO sockets

These sockets allow you to connect the EXR-46 OR to your

HiFi amplifier, a mixer, a cassette deck, a keyboard amplifier,

etc. If the external amplifier is mono, be sure to connect it to

the OUTPUT L/MONO socket.

B

DC IN socket

This is where you need to connect the supplied adapter

(PSB-4U).

Note: Be sure to only use the adapter supplied with your

EXR-46 OR. Other adapters may damage your Interactive

Arranger.

C

Cord hook

After connecting the adapter cable, wind it around the cord

hook to the socket’s right to prevent accidental power fail-

ures.

D

FOOTSWITCH socket

This is where you can connect an optional DP-2, DP-6, or

BOSS FS-5U footswitch that allows you to hold (“sustain”)

the notes you play with your right hand. It can also be used

for controlling other parameters (see “FSW° (Footswitch

Assign)” (p. 40)).

E

MIDI OUT/IN sockets

Connect the MIDI OUT socket to the MIDI IN jack of your

computer (or MIDI instrument) to transfer MIDI data from

the EXR-46 OR to the computer or external MIDI instrument.

Connect the MIDI IN socket of the EXR-46 OR to the com-

puter’s MIDI OUT jack to receive data from the computer.

Note: The EXR-46 OR can also transmit/receive MIDI data via its

USB port. To do so, you need to install the appropriate USB driv-

ers from the supplied CD-ROM.

F

USB port

The USB port can be used for transmitting/receiving MIDI

messages or for archiving purposes with a computer.

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Setting up

The first thing you need to do is connect the supplied PSB-4U

adapter to a suitable wall outlet.

(1) Unpack the EXR-46 OR and place it on a stable surface.

(2) Connect the small end of the adapter cable to the

EXR-46 OR’s DC IN jack, and the other end to a suitable

wall outlet.

(3) Press the [POWER¥ON] button to switch on the

EXR-46 OR.

(4) Use the [VOLUME] knob to set the EXR-46 OR’s output

volume.

Note: When the EXR-46 OR is used at excessive volumes, the

protection system of its power amplifier stage may come on and

mute the speakers. In that case, reduce the volume setting and

wait a few seconds.

(5) Press [POWER¥ON] again to switch the EXR-46 OR back

off again.

If you wish to connect the EXR-46 OR to a keyboard or HiFi

amplifier, do so before performing step (3) and switch on the

amp before performing step (4).

Demo songs

Your EXR-46 OR comes with 1 song demo, 8 Tone demos, and

various Style demos.

• The song demo illustrates the possibilities of the EXR-46 OR

as a whole.

• Tone demos show off the EXR-46 OR’s amazing sound

quality.

• Style demos give you an impression of the quality of the

on-board Music Styles.

(1) Hold down the [USB] button while pressing [ONE¥TOUCH].

(2) If necessary, use the [VOLUME] knob to change the play-

back volume.

(3) Press [START÷STOP] to stop playback.

Playing back a Tone demo song

(1) Press the [TONE] button.

Playback of the Tone demo song starts automatically.

You can now press [START÷STOP] to stop playback of the

currently selected Tone song. If you press this button again,

the next Tone demo song will be played back.

(2) Press [START÷STOP] to stop Tone demo song playback.

Playback of a Style demo song

(1) Press the [STYLE] button.

Playback of the Style demo song starts automatically.

You can now press [START÷STOP] to stop playback of the

currently selected Style demo song. If you press this button

again, the next Style demo song will be played back.

(2) Press [START÷STOP] to stop Style demo song playback.

Leaving Demo mode

(1) Hold down the [USB] button while pressing [ONE¥TOUCH]

to leave the Demo mode.

4. First steps

POWER ON

VOLUME

=

DemoSong

120 001

TONE

=

DemStyle

146

STYLE

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Playing without accompaniment

When you switch on the EXR-46 OR, it selects the PIANO SOLO

mode. This means that you can use the EXR-46 OR like a digital

piano, or a synthesizer.

The accompaniment function (called “Arranger”) and

[ONE¥TOUCH] button are not available in PIANO SOLO mode,

while only the Main part is active.

The EXR-46 OR provides three parts for your live playing (and

many more for Arranger backing and Song playback):

Using the Main part

(1) To activate the Main part and assign it to the entire key-

board, press the [PIANO¥SOLO] button.

The icon disappears, the Arranger stops (if it

was playing), and the EXR-46 OR automatically selects a

piano sound for you.

(2) Play a few notes on the keyboard.

(3) If necessary, select another sound by pressing one of the 8

USER TONES buttons. See p. 30 for details.

(4) If necessary, you can hold down the [TONE] button and

use BALANCE [ACCOMP] (softer) or [KEYBOARD] (louder)

to change the Main part’s volume.

Note: Unlike previous Roland arranger instruments, the

EXR-46 OR no longer distinguishes between “melodic” parts and

a Manual Drums part. You can therefore also play a Drum Kit

with the Main part.

Note: You can also press the [START÷STOP] button to add a

rhythm accompaniment to your playing. This is based on the

currently selected Music Style. See p. 16 for how to select a dif-

ferent one.

Note: See p. 15 and “Automatic playback start (Sync Start &

Stop)” (p. 16) for other ways to start Music Style playback (the

drums, that is).

Using the Main and Split parts

(1) If you wish to play different sounds with your left and

right hands, press the [SPLIT] button.

The icon appears and the EXR-46 OR now automati-

cally selects a sound for the Split part that complements the

sound assigned to the Main part.

(2) Play a few notes on the keyboard.

At first, the keyboard is split at the G3 (note number “55”). If

necessary, you can select a different split point. See

“KeySplit* (Split point)” (p. 40).

To change the balance between the Main and Split sounds,

proceed as follows:

(3) Hold down the [SPLIT] button and use BALANCE [ACCOMP]

(decrease) or [KEYBOARD] (increase) to change the Split

part’s volume.

(4) To assign another sound to the Split part, hold down the

[SPLIT] button and proceed like for the Main part

(page 13).

Main As its name suggests, this is the most important

part. As long as the Split part is off, the Main part is

assigned to the entire keyboard.

Split When you switch on this part, it is assigned to the

left half of the keyboard, while the Main part can

be played with your right hand.

Dual This part can be added to the Main part and is also

assigned to the entire keyboard. This allows you to

play two sounds simultaneously.

PIANO

SOLO

ARRANGER

3

GUITAR/

BASS

BALANCE

ACCOMP KEYBOARD

TONE

SPLIT

Split Main

BALANCE

ACCOMP KEYBOARD

SPLIT

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Alternatively, press and hold one of the eight USER TONES

buttons (Main part) while pressing another USER TONES

button (Split part).

Note: You cannot assign Drum Kits to the Split part.

Note: You can also add a monophonic bass part (“Auto Bass”) to

the Split part. See “Auto Bass*: status and volume” (p. 41).

Using the Main and Dual parts

(1) To play two sounds simultaneously, press the [DUAL] but-

ton.

The icon appears and the EXR-46 OR now automati-

cally selects a sound for the Dual part that complements the

sound assigned to the Main part.

You can also activate the Dual mode by holding down one of

the eight USER TONES buttons while pressing another. The

first USER TONES button’s sound is then assigned to the

Main part, while the second sound is assigned to the Dual

part.

(2) Play a few notes on the keyboard.

To change the balance between the Main and Dual sounds,

proceed as follows:

(3) Hold down the [DUAL] button and use BALANCE

[ACCOMP] (decrease) or [KEYBOARD] (increase) to change

the Dual part’s volume.

(4) To assign another sound to the Dual part, hold down the

[DUAL] button and proceed like for the Main part

(page 13).

Note: You cannot assign Drum Kits to the Dual part.

Using the metronome

You can switch on the metronome when practising a new song.

(1) Press the [METRONOME] button.

The icon appears in the display and you hear the metro-

nome sound.

(2) Press and hold [METRONOME] to select the Metro TS

function.

(3) Use the [–][+] buttons to set another time signature.

The possibilities are: 1/4~9/4, 1/8~9/8.

(4) Press another “big” button in the DATA ENTRY section to

leave this function.

(5) Press the [METRONOME] button again to switch the met-

ronome off.

DUAL

METRONOME

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Let us now take advantage of the EXR-46 OR’s accompaniment function. This function is called “Arranger”.

Starting/using the Arranger

(1) Press the [ARRANGER¥BAND] button.

The icon appears in the display and the key-

board is split into two halves. The keys you press in the left

half are used to specify the key of the accompaniment. The

right half of the keyboard allows you to play a tune to the

accompaniment.

(2) Press the [START÷STOP] button to start Arranger playback.

The [V-LINK] button now flashes to indicate the tempo and

beats (BEAT function).

Note: If the icon is displayed, playing in the left

half of the keyboard while the Arranger is stopped, will sound a

stereo string sound (to which you can add a monophonic bass

sound, see “Auto Bass*: status and volume” (p. 41)). The left half

of the keyboard is thus not muted (like on previous Roland

arranger instruments). This “EP Chord” function can be switched

off, however (page 42).

(3) Play a chord (or just one note) with your left hand.

(4) Play another chord (or note) to change the Arranger’s key.

(5) To quickly return to the beginning of the accompaniment

pattern (RE-START function), press the [REC¥∏] button

while the accompaniment is running.

(6) Press the following buttons to use other patterns of the

currently selected Music Style:

These buttons select Music Style “patterns”. The icon corre-

sponding to the button you press appears in the display.

Also, the ARRANGER chord field in the display indicates the

name of the chord you played last. This chord is used by the

accompaniment.

As soon as you feel comfortable with the Arranger, you

should try to play a melody with your right hand while using

your left for specifying Arranger chords.

5. Playing with accompaniment (Arranger)

BAND

ARRANGER

RE-START

● REC

Button Function

INTRO Selects an introduction. Press this button

before activating [START÷STOP].

ORIGINAL Simple accompaniment version.

FILL Transition (“Fill In”) to VARIATION or ORIGI-

NAL.

VARIATION Slightly more complex accompaniment ver-

sion.

ENDING Phrase that indicates the end of the song. Use

this button instead of [START÷STOP] to stop

playback.

ARRANGER

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Changing the tempo

(7) Use the TEMPO/DATA buttons to decrease ([–]) or increase

([+]) the tempo (if necessary).

To return to the Music Style’s default tempo, simultaneously

press [–] and [+].

You can also press the [TAP¥TEMPO] button several times at

the desired tempo.

Automatic playback start (Sync Start & Stop)

Press [SYNC¥START÷STOP] (the icon appears).

“Sync Start” means that the Arranger starts playing back the

selected Music Style as you play a note or a chord with your

left hand (to the left of the split point).

In PIANO mode, Arranger playback will start when you press

any note.

The EXR-46 OR also provides a SYNC STOP option: quickly

press [SYNC¥START÷STOP] twice (“double-click”) so that the

icon starts to flash. This will cause the Arranger to

stop as soon as you release all keys in the chord recognition

area. This is great for songs where you need breaks (i.e. one

or several beats of silence).

Note: The behavior of the SYNC STOP function can be changed

(see p. 42) by pressing and holding the [SYNC¥START÷STOP] but-

ton.

Stopping Arranger playback

(8) Press [START÷STOP] again to stop playback.

You can also press [ENDING]. In that case, you first hear an

ending phrase. When it is finished, Arranger playback stops

automatically.

Alternatively, you can press the [SYNC¥START÷STOP] button

twice in succession to activate the SYNC STOP function. If

you then release all keys in the left half of the keyboard,

playback stops at the same time.

Selecting Music Styles

The EXR-46 OR provides three memory areas for Music Styles:

USER STL: (Memory 000) This is where a Music Style loaded

from the Flash memory or floppy disk (MSA, MSD and MSE

series, optional) is temporarily stored. The data in this RAM

memory are erased when you switch off the EXR-46 OR.

MAKSOUM (001~008), SAIDI (009~013), MASRI (014~

025), MALFOUF (026~028), ARABI (029~035), TRADIT

(036~049), OR-WORLD (050~066), KHALIGI (067~088),

TURKISH (089~099): These are the Style families in the

EXR-46 OR’s internal ROM memory. These Styles cannot be

erased (but you can modify them in realtime using the Band

Orchestrator function, see page 17).

FLASH: (Memories 101~150) This is a Flash area inside the

EXR-46 OR that already contains 50 Styles when the EXR-46 OR

is shipped. You can expand the number of Styles in this area by

copying more Styles from your computer (via USB) or by saving

the Styles loaded from disk. There are 99 Flash memory slots in

all, but the actual number of Styles you can save there depends

on the data size of the Styles.

DISK: (Memories 201~…) This area refers to a floppy disk you

inserted into the EXR-46 OR’s drive. The number of available

Styles depends on the floppy disk, of course. The Style you select

is transferred to the EXR-46 OR’s USER STL memory (see

above), which is why it takes a little longer before you can use

it. (You could, however, save it to a Flash memory, see p. 49.)

(1) Press the [ARRANGER¥BAND] button.

Check whether the and a

icon are displayed.

(2) Press the [STYLE] button.

(3) If you want to use a style on floppy disk, insert the disk

into the drive.

NO YES

TAP TEMPO

SYNC START

SYNC

START/STOP

SYNC START

ARRANGER

INTRO ORIGINAL FILL VARIATION ENDING

STYLE

EXR-46 OR

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(4) Use FAMILY [√][®] to select the memory area that contains

the desired Music Style (see above).

The FAMILY buttons allow you to jump to the desired “fam-

ily” (which also include the Flash and USER STL areas).

The display now shows the name of the selected family.

(5) Use SELECT [√][®] to specify the desired Style within the

selected group.

The first press of SELECT [®] (or [√]) shows the name of the

first Music Style within the selected group. It is already

selected, so if you need the first Style, there is actually no

need to press SELECT [®]. You must use SELECT [√] or [®],

however, to select another Style within the same group. You

can also use the numeric buttons to select Styles. See also

“Working with the FAMILY, SELECT and numeric buttons”

(p. 20).

After selecting memory 101 (Flash) or 201 (first disk mem-

ory), the display shows a flashing Yes message.

Note: If you forgot to insert a floppy disk into the drive, the dis-

play shows “No Disk” when you attempt to select the “disk

family”.

(6) If necessary, confirm your selection by pressing the [+/YES]

button.

The display briefly shows “LOADING” (only after selecting

a Style from the inserted floppy disk).

If you selected a Music Style on floppy disk, the icon

now flashes, and the EXR-46 OR automatically selects the

USER STL memory that now contains the Music Style

you loaded from floppy disk.

If you press [+/YES] during Arranger playback, the new Style

is used at the next downbeat (1st beat of the next measure).

Otherwise, the EXR-46 OR displays its name and uses that

Style when you press [START÷STOP].

Note: See page 50 for how to save the Music Style in the

USER STL memory to the Flash memory.

Using the Band Orchestrator

function

The Band Orchestrator function allows you to vary the accom-

paniment patterns played by the Arranger. You can leave out

parts, thin out the drum part, etc. – in real-time (i.e. while you

are playing).

(1) Press the [ARRANGER¥BAND] button to select the Arranger

mode.

(2) Select the Music Style you wish to use for playing (or use

the one that is currently selected).

See page 16.

(3) Press one of the following buttons to select the desired

level of musical “complexity” (the corresponding icon is

displayed):

Obviously, these buttons should be used during Arranger

playback.

FAMILY

=

MALFOUF

73

=

FLASH

132

SELECT

DRUM & BASS

The simplest accompaniment that only con-

tains the drum and bass lines.

COMBO

Accompaniment pattern with only a few

instruments (i.e. a band).

FULL BAND

Accompaniment pattern with a lush

arrangement (several melodic instrument

lines).

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The corresponding icon appears in the display (only

one of them can be displayed at any one time).

Note: Immediately after switching on the EXR-46 OR, the

Orchestrator selects the “FULL BAND” level.

Note: The effect of these three levels also depends on whether

the [VARIATION] or [ORIGINAL] button was pressed. In effect, the

combination of the [ORIGINAL]/[VARIATION] and [DRUM&BASS]/

[COMBO]/[FULL¥BAND] buttons provides 6 accompaniment pat-

terns per Music Style (3 x 2).

The last selection you make can be saved to a User Program.

See p. 45.

Balance

The BALANCE [√][®] buttons allow you to change the volume

balance between the Arranger (or Song) parts and the Keyboard

parts (the ones you can play yourself).

(1) Press BALANCE [ACCOMP] if the Arranger (or Song parts)

are too soft.

(2) Press BALANCE [KEYBOARD] if you think your solo playing

should be louder.

By holding down [SPLIT] (or [DUAL]) while pressing these

buttons, you can modify the volume of those Keyboard

parts.

Note: See p. 41 for setting the volume of individual parts.

BALANCE

ACCOMP KEYBOARD

=

Balance

80a10

EXR-46 OR

19

The EXR-46 OR allows you to play back commercially available music data files (called Standard MIDI Files) or your own songs you saved to disk or to the EXR-46 OR’s Flash memory. Your own songs are saved as

Standard MIDI Format 0 files and can also be played back using any other SMF compatible sequencer (or software).

Basic song playback

(1) Press the [SONG] button (it lights) to switch to Song

mode.

This is necessary because, otherwise, pressing the

[START÷STOP] button will start Arranger playback. So be sure

to check whether the [SONG] button lights and whether the

and icons are no

longer displayed. Only then will the ARRANGER & SONG

CONTROLS buttons allow you to control song playback (see

above).

(2) If you want to play back a song from floppy disk, insert

the disk into the drive (front right).

(3) Use FAMILY [√][®] to select the memory area that contains

the song you wish to play back.

The EXR-46 OR provides three memory areas for songs:

USERSONG: (Memory 000) This where the song data you

record are temporarily stored. The data in this RAM memory

are erased when you switch off the EXR-46 OR.

FLASH: (Memories 101~199) This is the Flash area inside

the EXR-46 OR that already contains several songs when the

EXR-46 OR is shipped. You can expand the number of songs

in this area by copying more songs from your computer (via

USB). There are 99 Flash memory slots in all, but the actual

number of songs you can save there depends on the data

size of the songs.

DISK: (Memories 201~…) This area refers to a floppy disk

you insert into the EXR-46 OR’s drive. The number of avail-

able songs depends on the floppy disk, of course.

(4) Use SELECT [√][®] or the numeric buttons to specify the

desired song within the selected group.

This is only necessary for the Flash memory or a floppy disk

(there is only one USERSONG memory).

The first press of SELECT [®] (or [√]) shows the name of the

first song within the selected group. It is already selected, so

if you need the first song, there is actually no need to press

SELECT [®]. You must use SELECT [√] or [®], however, to select

another song within the same group. After selecting mem-

ory 101 (the first Flash memory), the display looks as follows.

You can also use numeric buttons to select songs.

6. Playing back songs

TAP TEMPO ENDING

VARIATION

FILLORIGINALINTRO

SYNC

START/STOP

SONG

ARRANGER

INTRO ORIGINAL FILL VARIATION ENDING

FAMILY

SELECT

=

SongName

101

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EXR-46 OR

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You can press FAMILY [√] or [®] either repeatedly (brief

presses) to go back or advance, or hold down [√] or [®] to

quickly select another family. The fastest way to scroll

through the available families is by holding down [√] while

pressing [®] (go backwards), or by holding down [®] while

pressing [√] (advance). The same methods are available for

the SELECT [√][®] buttons. As a reminder: the FAMILY buttons

are used for selecting groups, while the SELECT buttons

allow you to select items within a group.

If you prefer to use the numeric buttons, enter three fig-

ures (e.g. “001” for entry “1”). If you only enter two figures

(or only one), the EXR-46 OR takes slightly longer to accept

your entry.

Note: If the number you enter lies beyond the last available

entry, the EXR-46 OR does not change.

Note: Enter “000” (or “0”) to select the USERSONG memory.

After selecting memory 101 (Flash) or 201 (first disk mem-

ory), the display shows a flashing Yes message. You can

ignore this if you like, and proceed with the next step (or you

can press [YES/+] and then proceed).

Note: If you forgot to insert a floppy disk into the drive, the dis-

play shows “No Disk” when you attempt to select a file on

disk.

(5) After making sure that the correct song has been

selected, you can press [START÷STOP] (now called [®÷ª]) to

load it and immediately start playback.

The [V-LINK] button now flashes to indicate the tempo and

beats (BEAT function).

You can already select a new song while the current one is

still playing back. If you want to listen to it before the cur-

rent song is finished, stop playback by pressing

[START÷STOP], then press that button again. Otherwise, wait

until the current song is finished, then press the

[START÷STOP] button to start playback of the new song.

Note: Please bear in mind that starting playback of the selected

song on disk will erase the song in the USERSONG memory.

Be sure to save it to disk before proceeding (see p. 54).

(6) You can change the song tempo with the [–][+] buttons or

[TAP¥TEMPO].

Doing so, however, means that the tempo will still change if

the song you are playing back contains tempo change mes-

sages. Furthermore, every time you jump back to the begin-

ning or another position of the song using [|√], [º] or [‰], the

programmed song tempo is reset.

Note: In Song mode, the EXR-46 OR automatically selects the

PIANO SOLO keyboard mode. If you like, you can play along with

the song (and even use the Split or Dual part).

Note: In certain cases, the display may show the message XG

Light or GM2 rather than a Tone name. Such a message

means that the EXR-46 OR is using a Tone that cannot be

selected via the front panel. There are 798 such “hidden” Tones

whose sole purpose is to ensure XG/GM2 playback compatibility.

Additional playback functions

The [INTRO], [ORIGINAL], etc. buttons have two functions: one in

Style mode (printed above the buttons), and another one in

Song mode (printed below the buttons).

Selecting Song mode

The ARRANGER & SONG CONTROLS buttons have two func-

tions: they can be used for selecting Music Style patterns (when

the icon is displayed), or for Song navigation

(when the [SONG] button lights).

To select Song mode (and the SONG CONTROL functions), you

need to press the [SONG] button. Only then will the following

functions be available.

Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset

• To fast forward (jump to a measure later in the song), press

[‰].

• To rewind (return to a measure that lies before the current

position), press [º].

The measure indication in the upper right corner of the dis-

play will help you locate the measure you need.

• Press [|√] (Reset) to jump back to the first measure of the

song. You need to stop playback before using the [|√] button.

Working with the FAMILY, SELECT and numeric

buttons

ARRANGER

SONG

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