User ManualTable of ContentsIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS4USING THE UNIT SAFELY5Important Notes8Main Features10Conventions Used in This Manual12Contents13Panel Descriptions20Before You Start Playing22Attaching the Pedalboard (AT-900)22Attaching the Pedalboard (AT-900C)22Setting Up the Music Rest23Connecting the Speaker Cable (AT-900C)24Opening/Closing the Lid (AT-900)24About the Adjuster (AT-900)25Connecting the Power Cord25Turning the Power On and Off26Turning On the Power26Turning Off the Power26Using Headphones27Using a Microphone27Using the Code Hook28About the Hole of the ATELIER’s Cabinet28About the Bench (AT-900)29Restoring All the Factory Default Settings29Using the External Memory31Connecting the USB Memory31Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive31Using a CD32Connecting a CD Drive32About the Display33Understanding the Main and Related Screens33Convenient Functions37Listening to the Demo Songs37Choose a Keyword for Quick Registration Selection39Music Assistant Function41Music Assistant Search43About the Quick Guide Function45About the Index Menu46Settings for Easy Performance48Selecting and Playing Sounds49Selecting Voices49About the Voices and Parts49Functions of the Upper/Lower/Pedal Bass Sound Select Buttons50Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices51Selecting Pedal Bass Voice52Selecting Solo Voice53Selecting a Voice Using the [Others] Button54Creating Organ Sounds (Vintage Organ)56Playing a Vintage Organ Voice58Realistically Expressing an Acoustic Instrument Performance (Articulation Voice)63Selecting a Articulation Voice64Performing with an Articulation Voice66Using Aftertouch or the Expression Pedal66Making the Ideal Settings for Playing an Articulation Voice67Tips for Performing with an Articulation Voice68Performing with an Active Expression Voice71Performing with a Human Voice72Adjust the Volume Balance74Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift)76Playing Drum Sounds or Sound Effects from the Entire Lower Keyboard (Drums/SFX)78Changing Drums/SFX Sets79Playing a Lower Voice with Percussion Instrument Sounds and a Voice Phrase (Manual Percussion)80Changing the Manual Percussion Sets81Sustaining Notes in the Lower Part (Lower Hold)82Using Rhythm Performance83Selecting a Rhythm83Using Rhythms Stored in User Memory84Rhythm Search85Playing Rhythm87Starting at the Press of a Button87Starting the Rhythm Automatically When You Play the Lower Keyboard or Pedalboard (Sync Start)88Stopping the Rhythm89Changing a Rhythm’s Tempo89Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro90Playing Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment90Adding Variety to the Rhythm or Automatic Accompaniment91Changing the Arrangement of the Rhythm and Accompaniment (Variation)91Playing Chords with Simple Fingering (Chord Intelligence)92Leading Bass Function94A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program)96Using a Rhythm from a USB Memory98Reviewing the Rhythms on USB Memory98Copying Rhythms99Changing the Order of the Saved Rhythms102Renaming a Saved Rhythm104Deleting Saved Rhythm106Using the Registration Buttons108Storing Registrations109Recalling a Registration110How to Recall a Registration (DELAYED)110How to Recall a Registration (INSTANT)110Changing the Timing of Recalling Registrations111Automatically Registering When You Switch Panel Settings112Assigning a Name to a Registration Set113Saving Registration Sets115Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the ATELIER118Loading a Set of Registrations118Loading an Individual Registration119Recalling the Order that the Registrations are Saved (Load Next)122Deleting a Set of Registrations124Changing the Name or Order of Registration126Copying Registrations129Using the Performance Functions132Transposing to a Different Key (Key Transpose)132Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound133Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal)133Using the Pitch Bend/Vibrato Lever134Using the Foot Switches135Changing the Function of the Foot Switch136Using the Foot Switch to Switch Registrations137Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal138Adjusting the Depth of the Expression Pedal139Applying Various Effects to the Sound140Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence)140Changing the Harmony Intelligence Type141Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect)143Making Fine Adjustments to the Rotary Effect Speed (Rotary Speed)144Changing the Brightness of the Rotary Effect (Rotary Color)145Adding Richness to the Sound (Chorus Effect)146Adding Resonance to the Sound (Sustain Effect)148Changing the Sustain Length150Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb Effect)151Changing the Reverb Type152Changing the Wall Type153Changing the Depth of the Reverb154Using the D Beam Controller for Additional Enjoyment156Modifying the Sound156Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Produce a Sound Effect157Using the Lower Keyboard Effectively158Making Effective Use of the Lower Keyboard158Playing the Solo Voice on the Lower Keyboard (Solo [To Lower] Button)160Changing How the Solo Voice Responds161Layering the Solo Voice and Lower Voice161Changing the Solo Split Point162Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice ([Bass Split] Button)163Changing the Bass Split Point164Using the Lower Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice (Pedal [To Lower] Button)165Recording/Playing Back What You Play166What is a Track Button?167Displaying the Track Buttons168Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on USB Memory and SMF Music Files169Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute)170Muting Individual Tracks of Performance Data172Viewing a Notation173Changing the Notation Settings174Recording a Performance176Playing Back a Performance Song177Add a Count Sound to Match the Timing (Count In)177Recording Each Part Separately178Re-Recording179Erasing a Performance Song (Song Clear)180Changing the Name of a Performance Song (Rename)180Saving Performance Songs182Loading Performance Songs Into the ATELIER183Deleting Performance Songs Stored on “Favorites” or the USB Memory184Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files185Using Song with a Different Tempo Than That of the Performance Song186Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording)187Recording and Layering Drum Parts (Loop Recording)188Starting recording at the right moment (Count-In Recording)189Copying Performance Song190Creating a Folder in USB Memory191Editing Your Musical Performance Data192Deleting a Specific Measure (Delete Measure)192Delete the Recording from a Track (Delete Track)193Erase Recording (Erase Event)195Copying Measures (Copy)197Correct Timing Inaccuracies (Quantize)198Creating Original Accompaniment Rhythms200Preparations for Creating User Rhythms201Displaying the Rhythm Customize Screen201Selecting the Division202Loading the Rhythm203Making the Division Settings204Creating the User Rhythm205Editing the Rhythm205Changing and Deleting the Instruments Used208Deleting Rhythms You Have Created209Saving the User Rhythm209Changing the Name of a User Rhythm (Rename)209Saving User Rhythms to the User Memory or USB Memory210Various Other Settings211Adjusting How the Instrument Responds211Turning Aftertouch On/Off211Adjusting the Depth of Aftertouch211Adjusting the Initial Touch Sensitivity212Changing the Pedalboard Polyphony212Performance Function Settings213Selecting the keyboard affected by the damper pedal213Changing the Function of the Expression Pedal213Choosing the keyboard for which Pitch Bend and Vibrato will apply214Changing the Pitch Bend Range215Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller215Rhythm Settings216Turning Chord Hold On/Off216Changing the Intro Countdown Sound (Count Down Sound)216Preventing Rhythm Tempos from Switching Automatically217Changing the Operation of the Fill In Button and Intro/Ending Buttons217Registration Settings219Changing the Timing at Which Arranger Settings are Recalled219Changing the Timing at Which Transposition Settings are Recalled219Composer Settings220Switching the Display of Lyrics On or Off220Changing the Key When Playing Back Songs (Play Transpose)220Changing the Metronome Setting221Adjusting the Metronome Volume221Changing the Sound of the Metronome222Setting the Beat222Other Settings223Adjust the Standard Pitch (Master Tune)223Adjusting the mic echo223Enabling Transmission of PC Numbers224Setting the PC Number224MIDI IN Mode225Selecting the MIDI Transmit Channel225Adjusting the Brightness of the Display226Eliminating the Bouncing Ball from the Main Screen227Switching the Background of the Main Screen227Changing the External Memory Setting228Turning the Remote Function On/Off228Changing the Functions of the Remote Control’s Buttons229Using the V-LINK function229Repositioning the Touch Screen231Restoring the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings232Restoring All Settings Other Than the User Memory to the Original Factory Settings233Formatting a USB Memory (Format)234Displaying a Graphic at Power-up234Deleting an Image Stored in Internal Memory236Copying Data from a Floppy Disk to USB Memory237Video-related Settings238Specifying the Television Format238Selecting the Aspect Ratio of the Video Output239Selecting the Type of Slide Show240Selecting the Interval at which Images will Change241Connecting with External Device242Name and Functions of Jack and Connectors242Connecting to Audio Equipment243Connecting an amp to produce sound (AT-900C)244Connecting a Computer244Making the Settings for the USB Driver245Connecting MIDI Devices246Connecting an External Display or Television247Changing the settings when external speakers are connected249Switching the Aux Out On/OFF249Switching the Aux Out Mode249Using the Remote253Installing Batteries in the Remote253Using the Remote254Remote Control Buttons255Enjoying Music and Video257Performing with a Background Image from a Video Camera258Performing with a Background Image from a DVD Player260Enjoying Powerful Sound and Big-screen Playback from Your Portable Audio/Video Player262Freely Switching Between Images264Enjoying VIMA TUNES Songs265Listening to a VIMA TUNES Song265Displaying a Slide Show while the Song Plays267Performing with Sounds that Match the Song (Recommended Tones)269Listening to Songs from Music CD270Enjoying Karaoke with a Music CD (Center Cancel)271Appendices272Troubleshooting272Error Message278Chord List279Glossary281Music Files That the ATELIER Can Use282The ATELIER Allows You To Use the Following Music Files282About the ATELIER Sound Generator282Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off283Settings That Are Stored After the Power Is Turned Off283Settings That Are Stored In the Registration Buttons283Settings That Are Stored In the Individual Registration Buttons283MIDI Implementation Chart284Demo Song List285Short Cut List288Main Specifications289Index292Size: 42.1 MBPages: 300Language: EnglishOpen manual
