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<strong>EM</strong>-<strong>55</strong> <strong>OR</strong> Owner’s Manual<br />

One Touch<br />

The One Touch function automates quite a few tasks:<br />

• The Arranger selects the preset Style tempo.<br />

• Suitable Reverb and Chorus settings.<br />

• The <strong>EM</strong>-<strong>55</strong> <strong>OR</strong> selects Tones for the Upper 1 and Upper 2 parts that are is suitable for the selected<br />

Style.<br />

Note: The M-FX settings (see p. 31) are not covered by the One Touch function.<br />

There are 4 One Touch memories per Style The number field in the upper left corner<br />

with different settings for the above parameters.<br />

Here is how to select one:<br />

selected One Touch memory.<br />

reads “OT”, followed by the number of the<br />

(1) Select the desired Music Style (see p. 14).<br />

(2) Press the ONE TOUCH [1–2] or [3–4] button.<br />

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(3) Press the same ONE TOUCH button again<br />

if you need “OT2” (1–2) or “OT4” (3–4).<br />

One Touch needs to be activated again<br />

every time you select a new Music Style.<br />

Note: One Touch is also available for the Disk Link<br />

Styles (see also page 15), but it is less meaningful.<br />

Using the <strong>EM</strong>-<strong>55</strong> <strong>OR</strong>’s Music Assistant<br />

Another practical function for quickly making the right settings for a song you want to play is to take<br />

advantage of the <strong>EM</strong>-<strong>55</strong> <strong>OR</strong>’s novel MUSIC ASSISTANT function. It prepares everything for you (Style, Tones,<br />

effects, etc.).<br />

(1) Press the [MUSIC ASSISTANT] button.<br />

The following icon appears in the display,<br />

while the message line displays the name of<br />

the first Music Assistant registration:<br />

Abdlkadr<br />

ARRANGER CH<strong>OR</strong>D<br />

T<strong>EM</strong>PO<br />

MEASURE<br />

120 001<br />

Example: if you want to load the registrations<br />

for a song called “Thriller”, press [7]<br />

button three times (to select the first song<br />

that starts with a “T”). If necessary, you can<br />

can now continue your search among the<br />

“Ts” using the [T<strong>EM</strong>PO/DATA] dial.<br />

In fact, [T<strong>EM</strong>PO/DATA] allows you to scroll<br />

through all Music Assistant settings.<br />

(3) Press [EXECUTE] to confirm you selection.<br />

Your <strong>EM</strong>-<strong>55</strong> <strong>OR</strong> is ready to rock…<br />

Note: If necessary, you can now change certain<br />

settings (e.g. select another Tone for Upper 1) and<br />

then save your version to a User Program (see<br />

p. 49).<br />

ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH<br />

MUSIC ASSISTANT<br />

(2) Use the BANK/NUMBER [1]~[8] buttons<br />

to specify the initial character where the<br />

list should start.<br />

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