ROLAND AT20S Instruction Manual

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Glossary
ArrangementPanel Settings
This refers to changes that have been made in an original Settings such as sound selections, tempo, Rotary fast/slow.
tune, by adding a new accompaniment or by changing the
instruments used.Registration
A unit of data that contains the performance state of the
Automatic Accompanimentinstrument, such as sound selections and panel settings.
Automatic Accompaniment is automatic accompaniment
Reverb
when just a few keys in the lower section of the keyboard are
pressed to specify the chord. An effect that simulates the reverberation of a room or
concert hall.
Basic Chord
This refers to the most commonly used types of chord, which Root Note
are generally the following six types: major chords, minor The root note is the basis of a chord. All chords are built on a
chords, minor seventh chords, minor seventh (
5) chords, root note, which is the part of the chord name given in
dominant seventh chords, and diminished seventh chords.uppercase letters.
ChordRotary
An effect which simulates the modulation given to the sound
Notes of two or more pitches sounded simultaneously.
Chords consisting of three notes are called Otriads,� and are when a rotating speaker is used. The Rotary effect produces
the most basic type of chord.two types of modulation: fast or slow.
EndingSustain
This is the last part of the accompaniment. When you stop An effect that adds a decay to each note. The AT-20S allows
sustain to be applied to the voices of the upper part, lower
playing the Automatic Accompaniment, the AT-20S plays an
Ending appropriate for the Rhythm. part, and pedal part.
GlideVoice
An effect that temporarily lowers the pitch and then The AT-20S is able to produce the sounds of various instru-
ments. These sounds are called OVoices.�
gradually returns it to normal.
Intro
This is the introductory portion of an Automatic Accompa-
niment performance. The AT-20S plays an intro ideally
suited to each Rhythm when it starts playing the Automatic
Accompaniment.
Inversion
When the lowest note of a chord is the root, the chord is said
to be in Oroot position.� In contrast, forms of a chord in
which other notes are the lowest pitch are called Oinver-
sions.�
Mute
To silence a sound. The AT-20S provides a Track Mute
function that allows you to turn off the track button indicator
of a track on which music data has been recorded, so that the
corresponding track will temporarily be silenced.
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