Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s Manual.)
After reading, keep the document(s) including those sections where it will be available for immediate reference.
The A-01 is a MIDI controller with two ribbon controllers and four rotary encoders. You can assign any MIDI messages to these controllers, and use them to control your DAW or external MIDI device. In addition,
the A-01 contains an 8-bit CPU sound module and a step sequencer, allowing you to also use it as a stand-alone synthesizer.
The A-01 also supports the Bluetooth® Smart standard, and can wirelessly exchange MIDI data with a mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone.
Introduction
Here’s how to make system settings for the A-01 and MIDI-related settings.
1.
Press the [MENU] button.
2.
Use the [H][I] buttons to select a parameter,
and use the [DEC] / [INC] buttons to specify
a value.
3.
When you have nished making settings,
press the [MENU] button to return to the
original mode.
Parameter list
SYSTEM parameterValueExplanation
Master Tune-64–63Species the master tuning.
System Tempo40-240
Species the basic tempo. If synchronization (slave) is disabled, the
tempo of the pattern will be the value that you specify here.
*When you change this value, the tempo of the currently-recalled
pattern also changes.
LCD Contrast1–10
Adjusts the brightness of the display.
Auto OO, 30 min
Species the time after which the power automatically turns o if
the unit has not been operated.
* Auto O does not occur if the unit is USB-connected.
Eco Mode
O, 3 sec,
10 sec, 1 min
Species the time after which the display is dimmed if the unit has
not been operated.
Bluetooth LEO, OnTurns Bluetooth communication on/o.
Bluetooth LE NameO, 1–9Species the name that is displayed for the Bluetooth device.
Key Velocity
Species the velocity value that is transmitted when you play the
keyboard.
Touch
The transmitted velocity corresponds to the force with which you
play the key.
1–127
A xed velocity is always transmitted, regardless of the force with
which you play the key.
Velo Curve
Species the keyboard touch.
LightThe keyboard feels light.
NormalThe keyboard feels normal.
HeavyThe keyboard feels heavy.
MIDI Clock
Auto
The tempo automatically synchronizes to MIDI clock (default).
Internal
The tempo specied on the A-01 unit is used. Choose the “Internal”
setting if you don’t want to synchronize to an external device.
CV Scale-63–+63Adjusts the output scale of the CV signal.
CV Fine Tune-100–+100
Applies a ne adjustment to the output voltage of the CV signal.
CV Ref NoteC0–C4
Species the note number (in steps of an octave) for which the
output of the CV OUT jack will be 0 V.
Bulk Dump
Execute, Cancel
Transmits controller settings, tones, and
patterns via MIDI.
Execute: [4] button
Cancel: [DEC] button
Factory ResetResets the unit to the factory-set state.
PATCH parameterValueExplanation
Bank Select MSB0–127Species the bank select MSB value.
Bank Select LSB0–127Species the bank select LSB value.
Program Change1–128Species the program change value.
C1 Hold
O
On (hold value)
This setting species whether the value is held or returned to 0
when you release your nger from a ribbon controller (C1, C2).
C2 Hold
Note Scale16 Types
Selects the scale (such as Chromatic or Major) that is used when
using the ribbon controller (C1) to play preview sounds.
Seq Tx Ch1–16
Species the channel on which the MIDI messages of SEQ mode
(step sequencer) are transmitted.
Synth Ctrl Src
ALL, KEYBOARD,
16STEPSEQ,
MIDI ch 1–16
Selects the source that plays the synth.
CV/GATE Ctrl Src
Selects the signal that is output from the CV OUT jack and GATE
OUT jack.
CV Portamento SW
Applies a portamento eect to the CV signal.
OPortamento is not applied.
AlwaysPortamento is always applied.
LegatoPortamento is applied only when you play legato.
CV Portamento Time1–127
Species the time of the portamento eect that is applied to the CV
signal. Higher values make the portamento apply more slowly.
CV Pitch Bend Range1–12Species the range of pitch bend in semitone units.
SysEX 1
Type:
Roland, Normal
Specify the system exclusive messages that are assigned to the
ribbon controllers (C1, C2) or encoders (R1–R4).
SysEX 2
SysEX 3
SysEX 4
System Settings
Memory
CONTROLLER mode:
16 patches (4 patches x 4 banks)
SYNTH mode:
16 tones (8 tones x 2 banks)
SEQ mode:
16 patterns (8 patterns x 2banks)
Power
Supply
Rechargeable Ni-MH battery (AA,
HR6) x 4, Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x
4, USB bus power
Current
Draw
500 mA (USB bus power)
Dimensions
300 (W) x 128 (D) x 46 (H) mm
11-13/16 (W) x 5-1/16 (D) x 1-13/16 (H)
inches
Weight
950 g (including batteries)
2 lbs 2 oz
Accessories
Owner’s Manual, Leaet “USING THE
UNIT SAFELY,” Alkaline battery (AA,
LR6) x 4
Options
(sold
separately)
Keyboard unit: K-25m
* In the interest of product improvement, the specications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change
without prior notice.
Main Specications
Roland A-01: CONTROLLER + GENERATOR
In SYNTH mode, the A-01 performs the functions that are printed below each operation button.
Creating a tone
1.
Press the button corresponding to the item (OSC, FIL, ENV, LFO) that you want to edit.
The parameters are displayed.
Button or encoder corresponding to the parameter for each item
To edit a parameter, operate the button (S1–S4) or encoder (R1–R4) corresponding to that
parameter.
*Parameters that are assigned to the buttons (S1–S4) allow you to select one choice.
*In LFO, the Zoom parameter lets you change the magnication of the audio waveform.
3.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to create your tone.
Recalling or saving a tone
Here’s how to recall or save a tone.
1.
Use the [BANK 1], [BANK 2] buttons to select a bank.
2.
Press one of the [OSC], [FIL], [ENV], [LFO], or [S1]–[S4] buttons to recall a tone. By long-pressing a
button, you can save the tone.
*When you save a tone, the newly-saved tone overwrites the previously-saved tone.
Performing
So that you can perform using the separately sold K-25m keyboard unit, the default settings assign
pitch bend to ribbon controller (C1) and modulation to ribbon controller (C2). By pressing the [
s
]
button you can play back the step sequencer.
Using SYNTH Mode
The A-01 has three modes: CONTROLLER, SYNTH, and
SEQ. Press the [MODE] button to switch between these
modes.
7
CONTROLLER Mode
In CONTROLLER mode you use the two ribbon controllers (C1, C2) and four encoders to control your
MIDI equipment. The assignments of each controller can be saved in buttons [1]–[4].
7
SYNTH Mode
In SYNTH mode you can create sound by editing the settings of the oscillator, lter, envelope, and
LFO. You can save up to 16 of the sounds (tones) that you create (8 tones x 2 banks).
7
SEQ (Step Sequencer) Mode
The A-01 operates as a 16-step step sequencer, allowing you to view and edit the steps in four
blocks each containing four steps.
Switching the Mode (CONTROLLER / SYNTH / SEQ)
In CONTROLLER mode, the A-01 performs the functions that are printed above each operation button.
Editing the settings
To edit the settings, use the [
C
] [
A
] [
=
] [
?
] buttons
to move to an item, and use the [INC] [DEC] buttons to
edit the parameter.
Recalling and saving a patch
You can recall or save controller settings for the patch as follows. Up to 16 sets of patches (4 patches × 4
banks) can be saved.
1.
Hold down the [?] button and use the [1]–[4] buttons to select a bank.
2.
Press one of the [1]–[4] buttons to recall a patch. If you long-press a button, the current settings
are saved in that number.
*When you save the settings, the previously-saved settings are overwritten by the newly-saved
settings.
The parameter you’re editing
Using CONTROLLER Mode
The A-01 operates on batteries or on USB bus power. If using the unit on batteries, install four AA
batteries, ensuring that the batteries are oriented correctly.
* When the batteries run low, the LED at the top of ribbon controller (C1) blinks. Please install new
batteries.
*If you handle batteries improperly, you risk explosion and uid leakage.
* This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after turning the
unit on is required before it will operate normally.
* The power to this unit will be turned o automatically after a predetermined amount of time has
passed since it was last used for playing music, or its buttons or controls were operated (Auto O
function). If you do not want the power to be turned o automatically, disengage the Auto O
function.
• Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost when the power is turned o. If
you have any settings that you want to keep, you should save them beforehand.
• To restore power, turn the power on again.
Important Notes
Switching between modes
CONTROLLER
SYNTH SEQ
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