Roland 2 User Manual

 

New functions in Prelude Version 2.0

 

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

karaoke fashion.

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

• You can easily edit a new Style by accessing the STYLE MAKEUP screen for an existing style, then changing the 

sounds or modifying the way the sounds are produced.

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

independently from the keyboard performance.

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

parts.

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

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

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

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

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

produced.

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

independently from the keyboard performance.

• In addition to “realtime recording,” which records your performance just as you play it, version 2.0 provides “step 

recording,” which lets you enter notes and rests one at a time. You can select the recording method that’s most 
appropriate for the part you want to record.

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

• You can use the SONG MICROSCOPE screen or SONG MASTER TRACK screen to edit a song’s individual notes or 

tempo data in detail.

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

tempo.

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

• A place for making MIDI settings related to the performance of Styles has been added to the system settings; it’s 

named “SYSTEM STYLE MIDI (NTA).”

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

detection.

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

musical experience.

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

 

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