Roland AX-09 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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On the Lucina AX-09, each of the sounds you play is called
a “tone.” There are two types of tones: “regular tones” and
“special tones.”
Selecting a Regular Tone
The Lucina AX-09 contains 144 regular tones that bring
you the best sounds of Roland’s synthesizers.
The regular tones are organized into six tone groups, with
24 tones in each group.
1. If the [SPECIAL TONE] button or FAVORITE [A] /
[B] button is lit, press the lit button to turn o its
illumination.
2. Press one of the TONE [1]–[6] buttons to select a
tone group.
The button will light, and that tone group will be selected.
The name of the tone group is printed in black below each
tone button.
MEMO
When you turn on the power, TONE [1] number 1 will
always be selected.
3. Use the [INC/+] / [DEC/–] buttons to select a tone
within the group.
Each group contains tones 1–24, and the number of the
selected tone (1–24) is shown in the display.
Press the [INC/+] button to select the next tone, or press
the [DEC/–] button to select the preceding tone.
MEMO
For a list of the tones, refer to the “Tone List” at the end
of this manual.
As indicated by the black characters printed below the
TONE buttons, each tone group is subdivided into two
categories. (For example, the TONE [1] button group
contains the two categories “SYNTH” and “PAD.”)
Each time you hold down the TONE button of the
currently selected (lit) tone group and press the [INC/+]
/ [DEC/–] button, the  rst tone of that category will be
selected.
By holding down the [INC/+] / [DEC/–] button, you can
select tones rapidly. To select tones even more rapidly,
hold down one button and then press the other button
as well.
Selecting the Rhythm Tone
No. 23–24 of the GUITAR/BASS group is the rhythm
tone. For details, refer to the “Tone List” at the end of this
manual.
Selecting a Special Tone
The Lucina AX-09 contains six “special tones” that were
created speci cally for it.
1. Press the [SPECIAL TONE] button so it’s lit.
2. Press one of the TONE [1]–[6] buttons to select the
desired special tone.
The names of the special tones are printed in blue
characters below each tone button.
MEMO
To return to the regular tones, press the [SPECIAL TONE]
button to turn it o .
Previewing Tones
With the [AUDIO PLAYER] button o , press the [PREVIEW]
button; the button will light and the currently selected
tone will be played using a demo phrase that’s suitable for
that tone.
To stop the phrase before it has  nished playing, press the
[PREVIEW] button once again to turn o its illumination.
Selecting Tones