EM-55 OR - Roland Keyboard Club

Drumming on the keyboard
7. Drumming on the keyboard
Here is how to assign drum and percussion sounds to the entire keyboard.
(1) Press the [M.DRUMS] button.
With the left-most key, you can play a bass
drum sound (also called “kick”). The white
key next to it triggers a snare drum sound,
etc. Try it out by pressing several keys, either
in succession or simultaneously.
M.DRUMS
Its indicator lights. Play a few notes on the
keyboard. This time, every key is assigned to
a different sound.
M.Drums
M.Drums
Selecting other Drum Sets
The sounds used in M.Drums mode (“M.Drums” is short for Manual Drums) are not produced by
Tones but rather by a Drum Set. Drum Sets are collections of over 90 sounds, each assigned to a different
key. The EM-55 OR provides 4 oriental and 116 western Drum Sets.
BANK/NUMBER
34 E-40 MODIFIED
35 ORIENTAL PERC. 1
36 ORIENTAL PERC. 2
37 ORIENTAL 3
BANK/NUMBER
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
13 STANDARD L/R
14 V-Pop1
15 V-R&B
16 V-Fiesta
21 ROOM
22 HIP HOP
23 JUNGLE
24 TECHNO
25 ROOM L/R
26 HOUSE
31 POWER
32 V-Rock1
33 V-Rock2
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
43 DANCE
44 CR-78
45 TR-606
46 TR-707
47 TR-909
51 JAZZ
52 JAZZ L/R
61 BRUSH
62 BRUSH 2
63 BRUSH 2 L/R
64 V-JazzBrush
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK & SNARE
74 KICK&SNARE 2
75 ASIA
76 CYMBAL&CLAP
77 GAMELAN 1
78 GAMELAN 2
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
83 RHYTHM FX 2
84 RHYTHM FX 3
85 SFX 2
87 CYM&CLAPS 2
88 V-VoxDrum
128 CM-64/32L
EZ SEARCH
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
13 STANDARD 3
21 ROOM
22 Hip-Hop
23 JUNGLE
24 TECHNO
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
43 DANCE
44 CR-78
45 TR-606
46 TR-707
47 TR-909
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK & SNARE
75 ASIA
76 CYMBAL&CLAP
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
83 RHYTHM FX 2
128 CM-64/32L
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
21 ROOM
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808/909
43 DANCE
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK&SNARE
74 Oriental
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
128 CM-64/32L
11 STANDARD1
21 ROOM
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
81 SFX
88 CM-64 / 32L
CC32= 122
(General MIDI 2)
1 GM2 STANDARD
9 GM2 ROOM
17 GM2 POWER
25 GM2 ELECTRIC
26 GM2 ANALOG
33 GM2 JAZZ
41 GM2 BRUSH
49 GM2 ORCHESTRA
57 GM2 SFX
CC32= 119 (XG)
1 standard kit
2 standrd kit2
9 room kit
17 rock kit
25 electro kit
26 analog kit
33 jazz kit
41 brush kit
49 classic kit
121 SFX 1 kit
122 SFX 2 kit
To select them, proceed as though you were calling up a Tone:
(1) Press a number button [1]~[8] to select a
Bank.
(2) Press a number [1]~[8] button to select
the desired Drum Set.
Use the EZ Search function to have access
to all Drum Sets except the ones preceded
by “CC32=” (those Drum Sets can only be
selected via MIDI).
Note: You can also press the [START/STOP] button
to add a rhythm accompaniment to your playing.
This is based on the currently selected Music Style.
See p. 14 for how to select a different one.
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