User manual ROLAND A-90EX

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. For the U. K. IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. [. . . ] Before you continue, connect headphones or monitor speakers to the A-90EX as described in "Basic connections" (p. Use of the song data supplied with this product for any purpose other than private, personal enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law. Additionally, this data must not be copied, nor used in a secondary copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder. 1 2 3 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. From the SampleSong folder of the CD-ROM, drag TTears(. mp3) onto your desktop. Set the A-90EX's sample rate select switch to 48 kHz. You'll need to cycle the power to the A-90EX after changing the sampling rate. 4 Right-click the TTears(. mp3) file you copied, and choose Play from the menu that appears. If the volume is too low, or if you don't hear sound at all, try turning the A-90EX's direct monitor volume knob (p. 11) so it's positioned to the left of the MIX (center) position. If the sample data plays correctly, the A-90EX is correctly connected to your computer, and the driver has also been installed correctly. The contents of the menu that appears will depend on your system. About the demo songs The SampleSong folder on the included CD-ROM contains the following demo songs. Please copy the demo songs to the hard disk of your computer before listening to them. If you switch the A-90EX's sample rate, you must turn the power of the A-90EX off, then on again to get the setting to take effect. You cannot record digital signals if the 192 kHz setting is selected. External synchronization switch Turn this on (lit) so that the A-90EX will synchronize to the digital signal being input to the digital input connector. When synchronized correctly, the sync indicator will light green. If this indicator is blinking green, synchronization has not been achieved. In this case, check that the sample rate of the connected digital device matches the sample rate selected by the A-90EX's sample rate switch. Direct monitor volume This adjusts the monitor volume. Adjusting the direct monitor volume will not affect the recording level. 28 Basic connections and settings Connecting various types of equipment fig. send-return Amplified speakers Guitar/bass Mixer, effects processor, etc. Adjust the level of the input from a synthesizer or other device connected to the INPUT 7/8 jacks. Mic FireWire cable Effects processor, mixer, etc. IEEE1394 connector (FireWire connector, iLink connector, DV connector) Computer Synthesizer, etc. Connections Connect output jacks 3­8 to your external mixer or other device. Connect the outputs of your external mixer or other device to input jacks 3­6. Connect the outputs of your synthesizer or other device to input jacks 7­8. Direct monitor volume This adjusts the monitor volume. Adjusting the direct monitor volume will not affect the recording level. 29 Software settings You will need to make audio and MIDI device settings for the software you're using. Here are some examples for typical software applications. SONAR 3 In this example we are using SONAR 3 Producer Edition. You must make the following settings if you have switched the A-90EX's sample rate or have changed the buffer size in the A-90EX Driver settings dialog box. 1. [. . . ] Malatan House No. 1 Al Noor Street, Ruwi SULTANATE OF OMAN TEL: 2478 3443 TAIWAN ROLAND TAIWAN ENTERPRISE CO. , LTD. 112 Chung Shan N. Road Sec. 2, Taipei, TAIWAN, R. O. C. TEL: (02) 2561 3339 GUATEMALA Casa Instrumental Calzada Roosevelt 34-01, zona 11 Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala TEL:(502) 599-2888 BELGIUM/FRANCE/ HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG Roland Central Europe N. V. Houtstraat 3, B-2260, Oevel (Westerlo) BELGIUM TEL: (014) 575811 SPAIN Roland Iberia, S. L. [. . . ]