Roland PAINO DISCOVER5 manual

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r Owner’s Manual Thank you for choosing a Roland DisCover 5 Realtime Orchestrator, the perfect Standard MIDI File player for per- forming musicians with a professional Vocal Harmonizer function. The DisCover 5 allows you to play back Standard MIDI Files on SmartMedia™ card or floppy disk, and to change their orchestration in realtime, while you[...]

Features 2 r The ease of Standard MIDI Files Based on a thorough analysis of how most perform- ing musicians work, Roland found that Standard MIDI Files were the most popular accompaniment (even on arranger-based keyboards), and so decided to design an instrument that takes mere playback one giant leap further. The DisCover 5 is not just another St[...]

Owner’ s Manual 3 128 User Programs User Programs are memories where you can save your own panel settings. These include the currently selected song, Tones (sounds), tempo, as well as a lot of other parameters. At the press of a maximum of three buttons, you can thus completely reconfigure your instrument. For even more flexibility, User Program [...]

Using the unit safely 4 r Using the unit safely • Before using this instrument, make sure to read the instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual. .................................................................................................................................... • Do not open or perform any internal modifications on the unit. [...]

Owner’ s Manual 5 • Before using the DisCover 5 in a foreign country, consult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Infor- mation” page. .................................................................................................................................... [...]

Important notes 6 r In addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” (p. 4), 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 DisCover 5 to othe[...]

Owner’ s Manual 7 • 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 instru- ment should always be loc[...]

r 8 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. Touring your DisCover 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connections . . . . . . . . [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 9 A 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 DisCover 5 to add modu- lation (usually vibrato) to the notes you are playing. B MASTER section [VOLUME] knob: Use this knob to set the global vol- ume of your DisCover 5[...]

Panel descriptions 10 r G MARK JUMP buttons [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] These buttons allow you to jump to one of four stored locations inside the currently selected song. The 132 songs on the supplied SmartMedia™ card already contain such locations for the verse ( [1] ), cho- rus ( [2] ), bridge ( [3] ) and ending ( [4] ). You can edit these, and also[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 11 A HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket An optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch connected to this socket can be used for holding the Upper-part notes. This function is also referred to as “Sustain” or “Damper”. B FOOT SWITCH socket An optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch connected to this socket can be used for vari[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 12 r You must be dying to try out your new DisCover 5 to see what it is capable of. We’ll get to that in a minute. But first we need to connect it. Connections The DisCover 5 does not contain internal speakers. You therefore have to connect it to an external amplifier (Roland’s KC series, for example), or use optional h[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 13 Switching the DisCover 5 on/off After connecting the DisCover 5 to the other devices, proceed as follows: Switching on the DisCover 5 (1) Insert the included power cable into the AC inlet and then plug it into an electrical outlet. (2) Press the DisCover 5’s [POWER≈ON] button located on the rear panel to switch it on. (3) [...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 14 r Setting the display contrast The information in the LCD display may be difficult to view after turning on your DisCover 5 or after extended use. Your viewing angle or the current lighting conditions can also affect the appearance of the display. In such cases, use the [LCD≈CONTRAST] knob located on the rear panel to [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 15 Interactive demo of the DisCover 5 Your DisCover 5 contains an interactive demo that introduces all of its highlights. It might be a good idea to try it out now. The demo is self-explanatory, so we’ll just show you how to start and stop it. (1) Simultaneously press the [CHAIN] and [NEXT≈SONG] buttons. The display now looks[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 16 r Playing back songs Your DisCover 5 is a novel Standard MIDI File player with all kinds of functions for “customizing” the songs you play back via easy-to-use routines. Let us first look at the playback functions proper. (1) Connect the DisCover 5 to your sound sys- tem. If you prefer to use headphones, connect them[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 17 • Press the [Play&Search] field. • As indicated in the display, play the main theme on the keyboard. You can play in any key, and the rhythm doesn’t have to be perfect either (this function just looks for intervals). • If you played a wrong note, press [Delete≈LastNote] . • To enter the entire line again, press[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 18 r Such changes occur at the end of the current measure, which makes more musical sense than jumping when you’re halfway into a measure. The labels (VERSE, CHORUS, BRIDGE, ENDING) refer to the locations you jump to by pressing the corresponding button. Obviously, these labels may be meaningless for markers you pro- gram[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 19 Modifying songs in realtime Let us now look at some functions for customizing the songs you play back. Using the Cover function The COVER function provides “masks” that change the instrumentation of the selected song. Simply by selecting another preset, you can cause a Viennese waltz to be played back by a heavy metal band[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 20 r • To save this customized “Minus” setting in the DisCover 5’s internal memory, press [Customize] . The display now respond with: (4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Your last preset selection (MELODY~USER) will be used until you select another preset or until you switch off your DisCover 5. [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 21 Vocal Harmonizer function The Vocal Harmonizer is another major highlight of your DisCover 5. In fact, it doesn’t just produce harmonies: it can also transform your voice in various ways. More importantly, its sound quality surpasses by far anything you may already have tried. Setting up Here’s what you need to do to take [...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 22 r The display changes to: (11) Press the [Vocal≈Effect] field. Note: Since you pressed the [SINGER] button in step (6) above, the left-most column is called “SINGER” here. It may also be called “TALK”, “VOICE-FX”, or “AUTO TUNE”. Though that is of little importance for what we are about to do, it proves[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 23 This also changes the available preset options in the center of the display. If, on the above page, you press [Mix] for example, the display changes to: (7) Press one of the preset fields ( [Walkin’Vox] , for example) to select a different harmony type. (8) Now press the [ENSEMBLE] button and sing again. This sounds more lik[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 24 r Not convinced so far? Just in case you are a little bit disappointed by the Vocal Harmonizer function, here are some tips (and a bonus): ● Use it with song backing The Harmonizer sounds most convincing when used during song playback. Please bear in mind that transforming your voice in realtime requires quite a few ca[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 25 Voice-FX Ever wondered what your voice would sound like if you were a woman (for men), man (for women), robot or something else…? You’re about to find out: (1) Press the [VOICE-FX] button. (2) Sing into the microphone and listen to your- self. (You may have to switch off the [SMALL] or [ENSEMBLE] button if it lights to hea[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 26 r (7) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter you wish to edit, and set the desired value with the [VALUE] dial. Parameter fields can also be selected by press- ing them. (8) Press the [Portamento] field to switch on this effect. “Portamento” means that the pitch doesn’t change in clearly defined [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 27 The 8 fields in the middle (e.g. [Opera] , [My≈Voice] , etc.) specify the voice character. These presets are based on the parameters you can change on the Edit Part 1~4 page (which you don’t need if you are happy with one of the presets). (5) Set the desired “Track” value with the [VALUE] dial. The Vocoder Assign secti[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 28 r (5) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the Music Mute field and set the desired value with the [VALUE] dial. The smaller the value, the softer the song’s and Keyboard parts’ volume will be. Select “0” if you do not want the music to be any softer than it already is. The Reverb Send and Delay Send field[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 29 The display briefly confirms that your settings have been stored: (12) Press the [Back≈to≈SingerK] field to return to the page of the same name. (13) Press the [Rename] field to assign a name to your settings. (14) Use the [ø] and [˚] fields to select the position for which you wish to enter a new character. (15) Use the[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 30 r The display changes to: The chord information appears at the bottom of the screen. Note: The chord information is calculated in real-time and may not always be accurate. Also, with chords where the third has been omitted, no information will be displayed (because it is impossible to tell whether those are minor or majo[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 31 Using the Keyboard parts Your DisCover 5 provides three “parts” that allow you to play different sounds on the keyboard. That is why these parts are called “Keyboard parts”. They are available during song playback and while playback is stopped. Playing with the Upper and/or Lower part At power-on, the Upper part is aut[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 32 r Splitting the keyboard Here’s what you need to do to play separate sounds with your left and right hands: (1) Press the [SPLIT] button. The keyboard is now split into a left (Lower part) and a right half (Upper part). The Split point is located at the C4 (white key below the [INSTRUMENT] button). You could also press[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 33 Choosing other Tones (or Drum Sets) The DisCover 5 contains 1,422 Tones (or sounds) that can be assigned to the Upper and Lower parts. There are three methods for assigning Tones to the Upper part (two for the Lower part). (1) If one of the buttons in the SONG MAKEUP TOOLS section below the display lights, press [EXIT] to swit[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 34 r The following is a more traditional approach, which may nevertheless be practical for experi- enced users. The display tracks your actions on the TONE/USER PROGRAM pad, so that you could start by pressing one of those buttons, and finish off via the display. (The following refers to “Tone/User Program Select Mode [2][...]

Owner ’ s Manual 35 This Variation system is used to provide access to all Tones you can select. After all, 2 Groups × 8 families × 8 memories add up to 128 possibil- ities, which is only a fraction of the Tones you can select. Hence the Variation system, which adds a “sub- category” to the Tone memories. The number of Variations varies fro[...]

T ouring your DisCover 5 36 r (2) Press the [UTILITY] field. If the [Global] field in the left column is not displayed in white, press it. (3) Press the [1] or [2] field: [1] means that the TONE/USER PROGRAM but- tons are used for selecting the GROUP (A or B) and the family. The DisCover 5 immediately switches memories. To select a different mem- o[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 37 After specifying the family by pressing one of the eight big fields, press the [Set] field. The dis- play changes to: Use the arrow fields to change the OCTAVE of the selected Drum Set. This is only necessary if you do not have access to the desired drum/percussion sounds. Some Drum Sets indeed provide up to 128 such sounds, w[...]

Using the performance functions 38 r Let us now have a look at the DisCover 5’s performance functions. Also called controllers, they allow you to add expression to your playing, which is a very important aspect for simulating glissando’s, bendings, and other changes that will make your melodies even more convincing. Pitch Bend and Modulation Th[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 39 Setting the transposition interval via the display If you prefer to set the transposition interval via the touch screen with a nice graphic, here is how to. (1) Press and hold the TRANSPOSE [√≈ƒ] or [≈®] button. (2) In the display, press the key that corresponds to the note you would like to hear every time you play[...]

Using the performance functions 40 r changes. The trade-off is, however, that you have to strike the keys forcefully to achieve the maximum volume. (4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. All Tones of your DisCover 5 are fantastic, of course, but some of them are truly amazing. In the supplied “Tone & Drum Set Lists” documen[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 41 D Beam functions We still owe you an explanation or two about how to assign the desired function to the D Beam controller and what they mean. Let’s have a look at how to do that. The D Beam Controller has two sensors that detect motion (such as your hand or body movements) in front of it. These “sensed” positions are tra[...]

Using the performance functions 42 r All options marked with a “º” apply to the Upper part only. ■ Play/Stop: Depending on the current condition of song playback (running or stopped), one move inside the D Beam’s range stops (or starts) it. A second movement will start (or stop) it again. ■ Tempo Up/Down: Select one of these options if y[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 43 Using optional footswitches Sustain/damper footswitch (Hold) The HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket on the DisCover 5’s rear panel allows you to connect an optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch. The Hold function can be used for the Upper and Lower parts, on con- dition that the [SPLIT] button does not light. In SPLIT mode, the [...]

Using the performance functions 44 r (4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Expression (Foot Pedal) An optional EV-5, EV-7 or BOSS FV-300L expression pedal connected to the FOOT PEDAL socket allows you to control the volume of the Keyboard parts. You can also specify to which Keyboard part(s) this function should apply, and how the[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 45 Scale Tuning Another useful function is called Scale Tuning. It allows you to use oriental, Asian, and other scales in much the same way as on an oriental keyboard (EM-55 OR, etc.). The DisCover 5 contains three memories where you can store your favorite tunings. These are three glo- bal memories that apply to all User Program[...]

Using the performance functions 46 r You can also select the desired value field with the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons. (6) Repeat steps (4) and (5) for the other notes whose pitch you want to change. Note: This pitch is only used when the corresponding on-screen key is displayed in white. Do not forget to switch it on. ● Storing your new scale If y[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 47 The DisCover 5 provides a number of “hidden” functions you may only need every so often. Certain functions, though “on the menu”, can also be selected by pressing and holding the assigned button. The following is only pro- vided for your orientation, as all functions on this menu are covered elsewhere (where it makes s[...]

Before you start editing (Menu) 48 r • [D≈BEAM] : Allows you to assign the desired function to the D Beam controller. . . . . . . . p. 41 • [FOOTSWITCH] : Allows you to assign the desired function to an optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 43 • [VOCAL≈HARMONIZER] : Provides access to set- tin[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 49 The MIXER environment does what its name suggests: it allows you to balance the various Keyboard parts of your DisCover 5. See page 87 and following for how to “mix” the song parts. Your singing and the generated Vocal Harmonizer parts can be “mixed” using the [VOICE] and [HARMONY] knobs. About the DisCover 5’s effec[...]

Working with the Mixer & using effects 50 r More refined Mixer settings “Mixing”, as you may know, entails a lot more than just getting the balances right. It also involves specifying the stereo placement of sounds and the amount of effect that should be applied. So here we go… (1) On the above display page, press the [Keyboard≈Effect] [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 51 (3) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter you wish to edit, and set the desired value with the [VALUE] dial. Parameter fields can also be selected by press- ing them. [Level] allows you to set the output level of the Reverb processor. Setting this parameter to “0” means that your no longer hear the effe[...]

Working with the Mixer & using effects 52 r Using the multi-effects processor ( Multi-FX) Your DisCover 5 contains a multi-effects processor that can be used for processing the Upper part. If you switch it on, the Upper part is no longer processed by the Chorus effect. (1) Press the [UPPER] button (it must light). (2) Select the “A32 Jazz Org[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 53 StDelay : Delay is an effect that allows you repeat the input signal, thus creating echoes (repetition). Mod Delay : This effect adds modulation to the delayed sound, producing an effect similar to a Flanger. 3Tap Dly : The Triple Tap Delay produces three delay sounds: center, left and right. 4Tap Dly : Delay with four repetit[...]

Working with the Mixer & using effects 54 r Linking Multi-FX type selection to the Upper part (Upper M-FX) If you like, the DisCover 5 can automatically load the Multi-FX type that is suited for the Tone you assign to the Upper part. A good example of this is the selection of the “Rotary” type for organ Tones. The status of the Multi-FX (on[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 55 Now look at the front panel: Only one button in each row can be on at any one time. It therefore makes sense to use one set of effects processors for the upper row (VOICE column), and a second for the lower row (HARMONY column). The part names that can appear in the HAR- MONY column are: VOCODER, SMALL, or ENSEMBLE. → Proces[...]

Working with the Mixer & using effects 56 r (1) Press the [MENU] button. (2) Press the [UTILITY] field. If the above page is not displayed, press the [Back≈to≈Global] field in the upper left corner. (3) Press the [Harmonizer≈Effect] field. (4) Use the [VALUE] dial to toggle between “Auto” and “Manual”. Select “Auto” to use the[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 57 • Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter (knob icons) you wish to edit, and set the desired value with the [VALUE] dial. Parameter fields can also be selected by press- ing them. The three knob icons allow you to alter the selected Reverb type. ■ Wall Type: Allows you to specify the surface of the walls [...]

Working with the Mixer & using effects 58 r Note: The choice of the preset also affects the settings of the parameters below. Always start by selecting the type and then set the programmable parameters. The names of these types ( [Smooth] ~ [Celeste] ) are probably self-explanatory. You may notice that the Chorus character changes as you select[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 59 Editing the Keyboard parts ( Sound Edit) After selecting the desired Tones (or Drum Set) for the Keyboard parts –and probably before setting the Mixer parameters proper– you may want to change certain aspects so as to adapt them to your music. In fact, this adds “producing” to the mere mixing discussed earlier… (1) P[...]

Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts 60 r The envelope parameters affect both the volume (or amplitude) and the filter. ■ Attack: This parameter adjusts the onset of the sound. Negative values speed up the attack, so that the sound becomes more aggressive. ■ Decay: This parameter adjusts the time over which the sound will fall from[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 61 Editing the Vocal Harmonizer parts Apart from the effects settings discussed earlier, there are also other VOCAL HARMONIZER settings that can be cus- tomized. There are additional parameters for all Vocal Harmonizer Parts except the TALK option. Procedure for selecting these pages (1) Press the [MENU] button. (2) On the MENU p[...]

Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts 62 r Voice-FX settings When the [VOICE-FX] button lights, your original voice will not be output by the Vocal Harmonizer. Instead, it will be changed (transformed) according to the preset you select here. (1) Press one of the 12 fields in the middle to select the kind of transformation you want. (2)[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 63 Auto Tune settings When the [AUTO≈TUNE] button lights, only the words you say will be used. The melody for these words is gener- ated by the Vocal Harmonizer. This is similar to the Vocoder part, except that Auto Tune is monophonic (and thus meant as “solo voice”). (1) Press the [Vibrato] field to add an automatic Vibrat[...]

Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts 64 r Vocoder settings The Vocoder page is the first page that is related to voices that are added to your (or the DisCover 5’s) singing (Voice-FX, Auto Tune or Singer). When the [VOCODER] button lights, “synthetic” har- monies are added to your singing, whereby the words you say are used to ch[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 65 • Press [EXIT] or [Back≈to≈Vocoder] to leave this page, or [Part≈1–4] for even more control over the Vocoder effect. ● If you press the [Equalizer] field… …the display looks as follows: This page contains a simple equalizer for each separate Vocoder part, as well as an EQ band that applies to all four voices si[...]

Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts 66 r ■ Gender: Allows you to change the timbre of the part. Negative values produce a “masculine” effect, positive values add “feminine” qualities. ■ PanPot: Allows you to set the placement of the corresponding part in the stereo sound image. This is only meaningful if you connect the Di[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 67 Ensemble settings When the [ENSEMBLE] button lights, four-part har- monies are added to your singing. This page allows you to specify what kinds of voices will be used for these harmonies. With the exception of the fact that up to four voices are generated, the parameters and fields on this page work exactly like for “Small?[...]

More re fi ned song functions 68 r Let us now take a look at additional and more refined functions you can use for song playback. Using the Fade-In/Out function The [FADE] button can be used for two things, depending on whether you press it before or during song playback: ● If pressed while playback is stopped The [FADE] button flashes until you[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 69 Programming MARK JUMP locations All songs on the supplied SmartMedia card come with four locations already memorized that can be selected by pressing MARK JUMP [1] ~ [4] (page 17). Editing and programming MARK JUMP locations can be carried out as follows: (1) Press and hold a MARK JUMP button [1] ~ [4] . Press whichever button[...]

More re fi ned song functions 70 r (8) Press the [SMART≈MEDIA] or [FLOPPY] field to select the Save destination. (9) Press the [EXECUTE] field. If you selected the drive that contains the orig- inal version, the following message is displayed: If you pressed the [FLOPPY] field, the message reads “SAME NAME ON DISK”. • Press the [REPLACE] f[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 71 The “Rhythm” index provides access to 32 “drum songs”, which reside on the supplied SmartMedia card. These SMF songs can assume the role of a simple rhythm box. They only contain a drum part, which may come in handy when you wish to play the accompaniment yourself or when you are play- ing with a bassist. • Press the[...]

More re fi ned song functions 72 r The order depends on whether you entered the name in the [Song≈Name] , [Author] , or [Genre] field. • Press the [Find≈Only] field to have the DisCover 5 search the selected column for files that contain the supplied information. (This would allow you to also locate a file called “Raggabeat” if you enter[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 73 (1) First select the song whose database informa- tion you wish to change or edit by pressing its field. (2) Press the [Options] field. The name of the selected song as well as the Author and Genre information (if available) are displayed below the three options (Rename, Delete, P&S Input). (3) Now do one of the following:[...]

More re fi ned song functions 74 r (5) Press the [EXECUTE] field to save this informa- tion to SmartMedia card. Songs for which there is Play & Search informa- tion are flagged with a note symbol (  ) to the left of their names. Note: The Play & Search function is Database informa- tion that is not part of the songs themselves. It resid[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 75 • Use the [Finder] , [Song≈Name] , [Author] , and [Genre] fields to locate the desired file. See page 71. • Press the fields of all songs you wish to assign to the selected Index category (“Ball Room” in the above example). Selected songs are displayed on a white back- ground. To remove a song from the selected categ[...]

More re fi ned song functions 76 r Song Chain function The Chain function allows you to prepare play lists of all the songs you want to use during a performance. The advantage of working with song chains is that you do not need to select files between songs. Programming Song Chains (1) Insert the SmartMedia™ card that contains the desired songs [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 77 (10) After compiling your chain, press the [Save] field. (11) Enter a name (up to 12 characters). See p. 29 for how to enter names. (12) Press the [EXECUTE] field to save your chain to SmartMedia card. The display now shows a confirmation message and then returns to the Song Chain page. Editing Chains If, while programming or [...]

More re fi ned song functions 78 r Using Song Chains Here’s how songs chains can be used for your performances: (1) Insert the SmartMedia™ card that contains the chain (and songs) you need into the slot. (2) Press the [CHAIN] button. You can release it as soon as the display looks more or less as follows: (3) Press the field that corresponds t[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 79 Managing Song Chains Song Chains can be renamed and deleted. (1) Insert the SmartMedia™ card that contains the chain you wish to rename or delete into the slot. (2) Press the [CHAIN] button. The display looks more or less as follows: (3) Press the field that corresponds to the chain you need. Use the [ø] [˚] fields to move[...]

Working with User Programs 80 r The DisCover 5 is equipped with 128 User Program memories that allow you to store almost all settings (or regis- trations) you make on the front panel and the various display pages. Additional registrations can be loaded directly from SmartMedia card and used right away. Before taking a closer look at these User Prog[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 81 Use a name that somehow summarizes the memory’s contents. The name of the song you will use these settings for is probably the most explicit name you can think of. It is perfectly possible to program several User Programs for one song. Selecting a User Pro- gram is a lot faster than calling up one of the DisCover 5’s funct[...]

Working with User Programs 82 r effect. Only when you specify the User Program number will the corresponding settings be loaded. Sometimes, an asterisk (*) is displayed. This happens when you change a parameter setting after recalling a User Program to alert you to the fact that the current settings no longer cor- respond to the ones you recalled. [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 83 To quickly locate the desired User Program… (5) Press the [Finder] field. (6) Enter only as many characters as you think are necessary to find the User Program you are after. The character string you enter can be used in two ways (see below). • Use the [ø] and [˚] fields to select the position for which you wish to enter[...]

Working with User Programs 84 r Automatic functions for User Programs Song Link This function means that, by recalling a User Pro- gram, you also prepare the song in question. Such songs reside on SmartMedia card, which means that it must be inserted, otherwise, this system won’t work. All you need to do then, is hit the [®÷ª] button to start [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 85 Linking a MIDI Set to a User Program MIDI Sets are “User Programs for MIDI parameters”. There are eight such memories (page 103). If you regularly use the DisCover 5 in different MIDI environments (studio, live, band), preparing three MIDI Sets and linking them to the User Programs you usually use in the studio, on stage, [...]

Song Makeup T ools 86 r You already know how the Cover function works (page 19). It relies on presets for the following, more detailed, parameters with which you can customize playback of the currently selected song. Changes you perform here must be saved to disk or SmartMedia card if you want them to be permanent. Before you begin… (1) Insert th[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 87 • Use the TONE/USER PROGRAM buttons and the display to select a different sound, or press the [Tone≈Finder] field and use the Tone Finder function (page 33). Note: If you work via the TONE/USER PROGRAM pad on the front panel (and forget to look at the display), be sure to also read the part about the [SAVE] field in the ne[...]

Song Makeup T ools 88 r (5) Use the [MUTE] fields to switch off instru- ments you do not want to hear, and switch on those you do want to hear. Please bear in mind that these [MUTE] fields apply to the instruments (Tones/Drum Set) – not to the entire track they belong to. If the [MUTE] indicator “lights” ( ), that sound is indicated as on the[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 89 If the [MUTE] indicator “lights” ( ), that pas- sage is indicated as on the INSTRUMENT page. Note: Most tracks only use one Tone/Drum Set, so that activating [MUTE] means that the track in question never sounds. (6) If you are happy with your changes and wish to preserve them, press the [SAVE] field. The display changes to[...]

Song Makeup T ools 90 r Palette: in-depth song editing Now we are closing in on the “inner workings” of the instruments, with an overview of parameters also present on the VOLUME, REVERB, and CHORUS pages, while new parameters are added. For even more control, you can actu- ally really “edit” the selected Tones or Drum Set, specify how the [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 91 (1) Press the [PALETTE] button. The display changes to: All modifications on this page and the related pages are SysEx data that alter the actual song data (without replacing them). Only the DisCover 5 can read these data. To other SMF players, the song will still be the original song, i.e. they will ignore these newly added S[...]

Song Makeup T ools 92 r If the uppermost field to the right of the Tone/ Drum Set field reads [Tone≈Finder] , you have selected a Tone page. In that case, pressing the [Sound≈Edit] field takes you to the following page where you can make more refined changes to the selected Tone: (1) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter you[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 93 (3) Use the [Percussion≈MUTE] field to suppress (or add) the percussion sounds. (4) Press the [Back≈to≈Palette] field to return to the Palette page. If necessary, press the [SAVE] field to save your settings. If the uppermost field to the right of the Tone/ Drum Set field reads [Drum≈Set≈Finder] , you have selected a[...]

Song Makeup T ools 94 r After pressing the [Common] field on the Pal- ette page, the display looks as follows. The parameters on this page apply to the entire song – and do therefore not depend on whether you selected a Tone or Drum Set. (1) Use the [PREV] and [NEXT] buttons to select the parameter you wish to edit, and set the desired value with[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 95 (2) Press the [Back≈to≈Palette] field to return to the Palette page. If necessary, press the [SAVE] field to save your settings. See page 89.[...]

Editing Lyrics 96 r Your DisCover 5 contains functions that allow you to add Lyrics to a Standard MIDI File that does not contain them. It is also possible to edit the Lyrics data of Standard MIDI Files that conform to the Tune 1000 format (other for- mats cannot be edited on the DisCover 5). This may come in handy when you keep forgetting the word[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 97 (11) Press the [Lyrics≈Synchro] field. This display page should contain the first line of the text you imported. (This function can also be used to correct the synchronization of Lyrics data contained in a Tune 1000-format song you loaded.) Here’s what we’re going to do: every line of the text we imported can be associat[...]

Editing Lyrics 98 r ‘Utility’ functions for Edit Lyrics There are three functions you may want to use for managing Lyrics files, or songs with associated lyrics. All of them can be accessed via the Lyrics Edit menu (see page 96 for how to get there.) Exporting the Lyrics data as text file Here’s what you need to do to export the Lyrics data c[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 99 MIDI is short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface . The word refers to many things, the most obvious being a connector type that is used by musical instruments and other devices to exchange messages relating to the act of making music. Each time you play on the DisCover 5’s keyboard or start song playback, your instrume[...]

MIDI 100 r (5) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Working with Macros The opening “MIDI” page contains three big fields with preset settings. All you need to do is press them to restore the default settings for the sections or aspects in question. [Keyboard] : This field recalls the factory MIDI settings for the Keyboard parts [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 101 Editing MIDI parameters Editing Keyboard and Song parameters The Keyboard and Song parts have the same and “Receive” and “Transmit” parameters, so we will discuss them only once. ● Receive parameters ❑ RX Monitor These indicator icons (1~16) light whenever the DisCover 5 receives MIDI data on the corresponding cha[...]

MIDI 102 r ● Transmit parameters ❑ TX Monitor These indicator icons (1~16) light whenever the DisCover 5 (Keyboard, Song parts) transmits MIDI data on the corresponding channel. ❑ Part Use this parameter to select the part you want to edit. If you press MIDI [Keyboard] , the options are: Upper, Lower, M.Drums. If you press MIDI [Song] , the o[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 103 ● Global parameters ❑ Transmit Sys Exclusive— (On/Off) Use this parameter to spec- ify whether (ON) or not (OFF) the DisCover 5 should send SysEx messages. Such messages are not stan- dardized, so that each manufacturer can use them ad lib for temporary (or permanent) changes to the way a part behaves. Changes to the ef[...]

MIDI 104 r Selecting a MIDI Set (1) Press the [MENU] button. The display changes to: (2) Press the [MIDI] field. (3) Press the [1] ~ [8] field that corresponds to the MIDI Set you need. You can also select a Macro and work with those settings, in which case all eight MIDI Set indicator icons go dark. (4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the mai[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 105 The DisCover 5’s Disk/Media functions allow you to save edited songs to disk or SmartMedia card, to save and load your User Programs, MIDI Sets, and Song Chains, to format floppy disks and SmartMedia cards, to delete files, and to copy disks and SmartMedia cards. As a rule, it is wiser to work with a SmartMedia card. The Di[...]

Disk/Media functions 106 r Load (from disk or SmartMedia) The Load functions allow you to load User Program or MIDI Sets. Songs and Song Chains can be loaded via dedicated functions, which are explained else- where (page 70, 76). ● Load User Prg This is where you can load User Program “sets”. These are groups of 128 User Programs that are alw[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 107 The “File Size” value indicates the capacity required to save the User Program Set to disk or SmartMedia card, while “Free Disk Area” tells you something about the remaining disk capac- ity. (1) Select the disk drive or SmartMedia card. (2) Enter the name for the file. • Use the [ø] and [˚] fields to select the po[...]

Disk/Media functions 108 r Delete Use these functions to delete the selected User Program set, MIDI Set “set” or song from SmartMedia card or floppy disk. The Delete function allows you to erase the selected file, which may be necessary if the “Disk Full” or “SmartMedia Full” message is displayed when you try to save a file. Carefully c[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 109 This obviously depends on whether you inserted a floppy disk or a SmartMedia card. (5) Press the field that corresponds to the type of formatting you want to use (only for floppy disks): [Quick≈Format] Choose this option to “initialize” new (usually MS-DOS formatted) disks. This is a lot quicker than the “Full” opti[...]

Disk/Media functions 110 r computer (rather than first transfer them to floppy, and then from floppy to your SmartMe- dia card). If you then insert the card into the DisCover 5’s slot, the following message appears: It means that the DisCover 5 found files for which no Song Finder information is available. • Press [Update≈the≈DATABASE] to m[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 111 Note: Copying from SmartMedia card to floppy disk often leads to the following error message and should therefore be avoided. Remember that the DisCover 5 is far more powerful when used with SmartMedia cards. (5) Press the fields of all files you wish to copy. Selected fields are displayed on a white back- ground. • If the [...]

Disk/Media functions 112 r When all files are copied, the following message appears: Note: Never remove the floppy disk or SmartMedia unless the DisCover 5 tells you to do so. Always wait for the above message to appear before returning to busi- ness as usual. You can also copy the entire contents of one floppy disk to another disk (without specify[...]

Owner ’ s Manual 113 This time, the data in the DisCover 5’s RAM memory are copied (saved) to the destination disk. If all data were copied in one go, the “Function complete” message appears and you’re done. If only part of the data was loaded from the source disk, the “Insert SOURCE Protected Floppy Disk” message appears again. In th[...]

Speci fi cations 114 r DisCover 5 Realtime Orchestrator Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. 14. Specifications Keyboard 61 keys, touch sensitive Sound source PCM samples Max polyphony 64 voices Tones 1422 (20 Mbytes) Drum Sets 44 incl. ORIENTAL Drum Set Multitimbral parts 19 Compatibility GM2/GS Effects Reverb 8 types [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 115 [Realtime Orchestrator] Date: September 2002 Model: DisCover 5 Version: 1.00 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1~16 1~16, Off 1~16 1~16, Off 19 parts Upper= 4, Lower= 11, M.Drums= 16, 1 logical par t Mode Default Message Altered Mode 3 Mode 3, 4 (M=1) ***** Mod[...]

Index 116 r A Accomp Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Aftertouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Alphabetic Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 , 83 Arpeggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Owner ’ s Manual 117 K Karaoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Keyboard Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Sound Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 118 r Sound Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Keyboard parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Sound EFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 , 58 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. As of October 16, 2002 (Roland) ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S.A. Av.Santa Fe 2055 (1123) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA TEL: (011) 4508-2700 BRAZIL Roland Brasil Ltda Rua San Jose, 780 Sala B Parque Industr[...]

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This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. For EU Countries For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil num é rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R è glement sur le mat é riel b[...]

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