Roland E-A7, Reference Manual

21

User Program Edit Parameters

Pedal Switch and Pedal Control

You can connect two types of Pedal Switch to the E-A7’s CONTROL 

jack (Not Continuous or Continuous).
The 

“Not Continuous”

 pedal (e. g. DP-2) has only two states: Off and 

On.
The 

“Continuous”

 pedal (e. g. DP-10) has more states between On/

off.
The E-A7 recognizes the type of pedal switch you connect to the 

CONTROL jack:

Pedal Switch Jack 

Type

How E-A7 recognizes the pedal switch

Mono Type: 

Not Continuous

Stereo Type: 

Continuous

The function that you can assign changes depending on the pedal 

you connect.
If a Not Continuous pedal is connected, the parameter specified by 

“CtrlPedalSW”

 is enabled. If a Continuous pedal is connected, the 

parameter specified by 

“CtrlPedalCont”

 is enabled.

Parameter

Value

Explanation

AsgnableSW 1
AsgnableSW 2
AsgnableSW 3
AsgnableSW 4
AsgnableSW 5
AsgnableSW 6
AsgnableSW 7
CtrlPedalSW
(*): CtrlPedalSW only

Off

Off

Start/Stop

Starts and stops style or song play-

back. Same function as the 

[START/

STOP]

 button.

Intro 1–4

Same functions as the 

[INTRO]

, 

[ENDING]

, 

[VARIATION1]

, 

[VARIA-

TION2]

, 

[VARIATION3]

, 

[VARIA-

TION4]

, 

[BASS INV]

 buttons.

Ending 1–4

Variation 1–4

Bass Inv.

Arr. Hold

Allows you to switch the Arranger 

Hold function on and off. See page 

15.

Arr. ChordOff

Allows you to switch the Arranger’s 

chord recognition off, in which case 

only the drum/percussion part is 

played.
This is linked with the Arr Switch on/

off setting.

FillInHalfBar

Allows you to switch the 

“Fill In 

Half Bar”

 function on and off. See 

page 15.

Break Mute

Turns the 

[Break]

 button on/off.

Parameter

Value

Explanation

AsgnableSW 1
AsgnableSW 2
AsgnableSW 3
AsgnableSW 4
AsgnableSW 5
AsgnableSW 6
AsgnableSW 7
CtrlPedalSW
(*): CtrlPedalSW only

Reset/Start

This function allows you to have the 

E-A7 start on the first beat of the cur-

rently selected Style pattern when 

you press the assigned switch.
Use it when you are accompanying 

a singer or soloist whose timing is a 

little shaky and suddenly notice that 

the playback lags one or two beats 

behind the singer/soloist.

Split

Turns the 

[Split]

 button on/off.

Scale Upper

Allows you to assign the selected 

Scale Tune (see p. 17) setting to the 

three Upper parts.

Scale Lower

Allows you to assign the selected 

Scale Tune (see p. 17) setting to the 

Lower part.

Change Upper

Allows you to switch off the UPPER 1 

part and activate the UPPER 2 part–

and vice versa.

NOTE

If neither 

[UPPER1]

 or 

[UPPER2]

buttons are on when you first press 

the Assign Switch button, one of 

them is activated.

UPG Up

Allows you to select the next or 

previous User Program.

UPG Down

Portamento

Pressing the switch activates the 

“Portamento Time”

 setting. When 

the switch is released, the 

“Porta-

mento Time”

 setting is not used. 

To hear this effect, you need to set a 

“Portamento Time”

 value (p. 13).

Mono/Poly

Switches between mono/poly.

Hold (*)

The assigned footswitch can be used 

as a Soft, Sostenuto or Sustain (Hold 

pedal).

Soft (*)
Sostenuto (*)

Lower Hold

The switch is assigned to the 

“Lower 

Hold”

 function (see p. 17).

Track Mute

Same function as the 

[TRACK MUTE]

button.
If an MP3 or WAV file is playing, this 

turns Center Cancel on/off.

AudioXfade

The switch can be used to activate a 

crossfade between two files.
To make this work, select a different 

song while the current song is being 

played back and press the switch.
The E-A7 creates a brief blend 

between the current and the next 

song. (This function is only available 

between two audio songs.)

Fade In

Fading in means that the volume of 

both the style and Keyboard parts 

gradually increases, giving the im-

pression that you have been playing 

for a long time before what you play 

becomes audible. The volume is 

automatically set to zero and then 

gradually increased to the value 

specified with the 

[VOLUME]

 knob.

To change the Fade In time duration 

see 

“Fade In/Out Setting”

 (p. 8)

Fade Out

This function gradually decreases 

the volume until it reaches zero. At 

that time, song or style playback 

stops automatically.

MelodyIntelli

Allows you to control the 

“Switch”

parameter of the 

“Melody Intelli-

gent Parameters”

 (p. 16)

Mfx Switch

Allows you to switch the MFX for the 

keyboard parts on and off.

Arr. RitTempo

Allows you to activate the Arranger’s 

“Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT, 

Fill Rit”

 (p. 15).

Arr. AccTempo

Allows you to activate the Arranger’s 

“Tempo Change Accel/Ritard, CPT, 

Fill Rit”

 (p. 15).

RotSlow/Fast

Allows you to select the slow or fast 

speed of the Rotary effect.