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r Shoulder Synthesizer Owner’s Manual ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Thank you and congratulations on your choice of the Roland AX-Synth Shoulder Synthesizer.
4 USING THE UNIT SAFELY • Do not open (or modify in any way) the instrument, and avoid damaging the AC adapter. • Do not attempt to repair the instrument, or replace parts within it (except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so).
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 5 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH • Batteries must never be heated, taken apart, or thrown into fire or water. • DO NOT play a CD-ROM disc on a conventional audio CD player. The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent hearing loss.
Important notes 6 In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on p. 4, please read and observe the following: Power supply • The AX-Synth can be operated using 8 rechargeable AA-type Ni-MH batteries or the supplied adaptor. Be careful to insert the batteries the right way around.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 7 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH • Be sure to carefully instruct any person on the proper way of han- dling batteries.
Important notes 8 USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 9 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH High-quality Internal sound source A “shoulder synthesizer”, the AX-Synth comes with 256 high-quality sounds specially.
Panel descriptions 10 Front panel A PGM CHANGE INC & DEC buttons These buttons are used to transmit program change messages on the selected MIDI channel. They work in a sequential fashion (incremental or decremental). Program change numbers can also be entered directly, however (see p.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 11 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ‘Neck’ (control) section K VOLUME knob This knob allows you to set the AX-Synth’s overall output volume. L AFTER TOUCH knob This knob sends channel aftertouch messages for the notes you are playing (see p.
Panel descriptions 12 Connection panel (rear) U OUTPUT R & L/MONO sockets These 1/4” sockets need to be connected to the inputs of a keyboard amplifier, mixer, etc. To take advantage of the AX-Synth mobility factor, consider using a commercially available wireless system.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 13 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Note: To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. Note: When audio cables with resistors are used, the AX-Synth’s volume level may be low.
Making connections 14 (3) Insert 8 rechargeable AA-type Ni-MH batteries into the compartment (4 on either side), taking care to orient them in accordance with the “+” and “–” indications.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 15 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Using a wireless system to connect the AX-Synth to your amplifier, etc. Using a commercially available wireless system and bat- teries has the advantage that you are free in your move- ments on stage—with no cables to worry about.
Making connections 16 Working with a computer or sequencer If you want to use the AX-Synth as Master keyboard for recording applications that involve a computer with sequencing software, or take advantage of the “AX-Synth Editor” software, here is the most useful con- nection system: Note: The AX-Synth is not multitimbral.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 17 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Powering up Once the connections have been completed (page 14), turn on the power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.
Playing the AX-Synth 18 Selecting ‘regular’ Tones The AX-Synth contains 256 Tones derived from Roland’s cutting-edge synthesizers, 4 “SuperNATURAL™” Tones, and 4 “SPECIAL” Tones. These sounds can be played via the 49 velocity-sensitive keys (or via MIDI).
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 19 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH You can repeat this step to select other sounds at a later stage. If you entered the wrong number, you can erase it by pressing the CANCEL key, then start again. (5) Release the [SHIFT] button.
Playing the AX-Synth 20 Recalling FAVORITE memories To select the Tones assigned to the FAVORITE memories, proceed as follows. (1) Press the FAVORITE [A] or [B] button to select the bank. The FAVORITE button you press lights and the display shows “ A - ” (bank “A”) or “ b - ” (bank “B”).
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 21 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH The AX-Synth provides several functions that allow you to add expression to your music, change the pitch/key, etc. Master Tune This parameter allows you to change the AX-Synth’s overall tuning.
Using the AX-Synth’s performance functions 22 Shifting the keyboard pitch in octave steps You can shift the pitch of the currently selected Tone upward or downward in steps of an octave, over a max- imum of three octaves up or down.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 23 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH In most cases, the ribbon allows you to change the pitch of the notes you are playing (Pitch Bend).
Using the AX-Synth’s performance functions 24 Assigning a different function to the D Beam controller While the functions of the D BEAM [PITCH] and [FILTER] buttons are fixed, you can assign a MIDI control change number (CC) to the [ASSIGNABLE] button to control the desired parameter in real-time.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 25 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH (4) Confirm your selection by pressing the [WRITE] button. Note: This selection is remembered even after switching the AX-Synth off. (5) Release the [SHIFT] button Sustaining notes The AX-Synth provides two controls for holding the notes you are currently playing.
Editing Tone settings 26 Editing the volume and Reverb Send levels Though most sound parameter can only be edited using the dedicated “AX-Synth Editor” software and a com- puter, you can change the volume and Reverb Send lev- els of the Tones on the AX-Synth itself and save those changes to a FAVORITE memory.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 27 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH The AX-Synth can transmit and receive performance data when connected to an external MIDI device, which enables the two devices to control each other’s performance. For example, one device can play or switch sounds on the other device.
Using the AX-Synth as MIDI controller 28 (4) Press the [WRITE] button to confirm your setting. (5) Release the [SHIFT] button. Transmitting Program Change numbers The AX-Synth automatically transmits the Program Change numbers of the sounds you select in the TONE section.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 29 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Using the Bulk Dump function The AX-Synth provides a Bulk Dump function that allows you to archive its settings by transmitting them to a MIDI sequencer, and to send them back to the AX-Synth at a later stage.
Using the AX-Synth as MIDI controller 30 The AX-Synth’s FAVORITE [WRITE] button flashes to indicate that SysEx data are being received. When all data blocks have been received, the display changes to “ Urt ” (writing data) and the FAVORITE [WRITE] button lights.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 31 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH The AX-Synth is equipped with a USB port for MIDI communication with a computer. General considerations Possible applications If you connect the USB port located on the AX-Synth’s rear panel to a USB port of your computer, you’ll be able to do the following things.
Using the AX-Synth’s USB port 32 Making the settings for the USB driver For successful USB communication, you need to specify the USB driver you want to use, and then activate that driver. (1) Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press PGM CHANGE [INC] .
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 33 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH V-LINK ( ) is a function that allows music and images to be performed together.
Additional functions 34 Battery-related functions Here are two functions that may come in handy when you are using the AX-Synth with batteries. Checking the remaining battery charge If you are not sure whether your AX-Synth contains fresh (or fully recharged) batteries, you may want to check how much power is left before going on stage.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 35 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Troubleshooting This section provides points to check and actions to take when the AX-Synth does not function as you expect. Refer to the appropriate section for the problem you are experiencing.
Appendix 36 Control Change list Here are the official or frequently-used functions of Control Change numbers CC00~127. Not all MIDI instruments support all Control Changes, while some instruments may use certain numbers for different pur- poses. Be sure to check the MIDI implementation chart of the external instrument.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 37 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Tone list SuperNATURAL Tones SPECIAL Tones Regular Tones Position T one CC00 CC32 PC 1 V iolin 66 0 1 2 Cello 66 0 2 3 Sh.
Appendix 38 Organ/Clavi CC00 CC32 PC 1 Lord Organ 1 87 1 65 2 Lord Organ 2 87 1 66 3 Rotary Org 1 87 1 67 4 Rotary Org 2 87 1 68 5 Vi ntage Org 1 87 1 69 6 Vi ntage Org 2 87 1 70 7 VK Organ 1 87 1 71 .
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 39 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Roland AX-Synth Shoulder Synthesizer Note: In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice.
MIDI implementation chart 40 [Shoulder Synthesizer] Date: March 2009 Model: AX-Synth Version: 1.00 13. MIDI implementation chart Function... T r ansmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Chan.
r AX-Synth Owner’s Manual 41 ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH A Aftertouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Archiving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ATT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Attenuation . . . .
42 As of Jan. 1, 2009 (ROLAND) Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below.
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