Roland AT-900 Atelier Organ

AT-900: Atelier Organ The Stately Beauty of an Impeccably Crafted Organ Console Features The AT-900 organ console is the genuine article, crafted in America from seasoned natural wood. The gorgeous cabinets are adorned with notable features, including gentle illumination, a sliding music rest, and a large LCD color touch-screen. The visual beauty of the flagship Atelier is matched by the magnificent sound that Roland is world famous for. It’s a true delight for the eyes, ears and fingers. The physical Harmonic Bars provide authentic, hands-on control for expressive organ playing Perfect Organ, Symphonic and Orchestral sounds includes gorgeous pipe organ voices derived from acclaimed RODGERS digital classic organs Acoustic-instrument expression with new Articulation Voices using Roland’s unique SuperNATURAL™ technology Easy-to-use control panel based on traditional organ playing principles and larger color LCD monitor with touch screen function The rhythm function automatically adds ultra-realistic accompaniment, letting you play with a virtual backing band of world-class musicians The D BEAM controller offers magical expression by moving your hand over the invisible beam Quick registration from the hands of world-class organists and convenient Music Assistant functions The USB host port supports USB memory key and FD-01A USB floppy disk drive for easy data storage and transport Playing back VIMA TUNES with optional CD Drive, you can enjoy attractive slideshows and lyrics with music The Stately Beauty of an Impeccably Crafted Organ Console More Info Organ Sounds and Beyond From the sound of stately classical and theater organs of the silent-movie era to up-tempo jazz and rock organs, MUSIC ATELIER provides organ sounds from around the world, letting you play any genre convincingly. You can even layer authentic Orchestral Voices with the organ sounds, creating sounds and textures that were never possible with conventional organs. Harmonic Bar Enables Intuitive, Expressive Playing The new physical Harmonic Bars provide authentic, hands-on control for expressive organ playing. Under the control of the Bars is a Virtual Tone Wheel voice engine derived from Roland’s acclaimed VK combo-organ series. Furthermore, an individual solo bar is provided for the onboard Orchestral Voice, allowing organ sounds to be combined with Orchestral Voices for incredible textures. Articulation Voices With new “Articulation Voice” sound set realized by SuperNATURAL™ technology onboard, the AT-series breathes unprecedented life into Violin, Trombone, Cello, and Tenor Sax voices. Experience the most subtle and expressive characteristics of these classic instruments, including lifelike vibrato, pizzicato, portamento and other authentic nuances. Convenience & Realtime Playability With its simple panel layout, MUSIC ATELIER has been designed with priority given to the real-time needs of playing. Buttons are color coded according to function. Selection of sounds, voice layering and balance changes — its design enables complete freedom of expression, with all settings quickly changeable in real time. Rhythm Section Swing, country, bossa nova — with MUSIC ATELIER you can play along with rhythms from all over the world. The built-in patterns feature the ultra-realistic groove and feel of professional drummers. By playing simple chords on the lower keyboard, the arranger function (Auto Accompaniment) automatically adds accompaniment, letting you play with a virtual backing band of world-class musicians. Touch-Panel Magic To make operations easy, all models feature a large color touch-panel LCD with a quick-start guide built in. The newly expanded screen enables often-used menu icons to be always shown on the monitor. D BEAM Expression An incredible feature that must be seen to be believed — MUSIC ATELIER organs let you “touch the air” above the keys to control an invisible infrared D BEAM. Waving your hand over the beam allows you to alter the sound. Amaze your audience! Instant Storage & Recall Your favorite voice and rhythm selections, as well as other panel settings, can be instantly recalled from internal memory. In addition, to save and retrieve your precious data externally, simply plug in a USB memory key — the global external-storage standard. Media Features Expand your musical universe by incorporating musical content from around the world. If you connect a USB memory key or USB CD drive, for example, you can play along with audio CDs ormusic stored in other formats. Furthermore, if you connect an iPod®or MP3 player to the Roland Audio/Video Port, you can employ the Center Cancel function to minimize vocals, or use the Pitch Change function to transpose the key of your pre-recorded music to your favorite keys. You can even connect devices such as the powerful SA-1000 stage amp, mics, and large screen TVs and displays. Excellent, of course, for playing on your own, but also great for home karaoke and stage performances. Use the supplied remote control to selectsongs and play, return, and stop, or to adjust the tempo and key. Whatever the situation, MUSIC ATELIER is sure to be at the heart of the fun. The Stately Beauty of an Impeccably Crafted Organ Console Specs Keyboards/Pedalboard keyboards Upper: 56 keys (C3 to G7) with 10 levels Initial Touch Lower: 76 keys (E1 to G7) Waterfall type with 10 levels Initial Touch and After Touch Pedalboard 25 keys (C2 to C4) Pedals Expression Pedal, Damper Pedal Foot Switch 2 (on the expression pedal, function assignable) Sound Sound Generator Conforms to GM2/GM/GS/XG lite Maximum Polyphony 384 Voice 450 Voices (Included 4 Articulation Voices and 31 Active Expression Voices) Drums/SFX Sets 18 Drum Sets + 1 SFX Set Manual Percussion Sets 14 sets Effects Rotary Sound, Chorus, RSS Reverb, Sustain, Vibrato, Pitch Bend, Glide Part Upper Part: Organ, Symphonic, Orchestral Lower Part: Organ, Symphonic, Orchestral Solo Part: Solo Pedal Part: Organ, Orchestral Vintage Organ Flute (with harmonic bars), Pipe, Theater Other Functions Registration Memories: 12 Functions: Load Next, File Edit Harmony Intelligence 36 types Master Tuning 415.3 Hz to 466.2 Hz (0.1 Hz steps) Key Transpose -4 to +7 (in semitones) Playback Transpose -6 to +5 (in semitones) Rhythm Rhythm 300 rhythms in 10 groups x 4 variations User Rhythm 99 rhythms Rhythm Customize Pattern editing of the internal rhythms (Drum Set, Beat, Tempo, Note) Arranger Function Tempo, Arranger On/Off, Start/Stop, Sync Start, Intro, Ending, Intro Count Down, Break, Auto Fill In, Variation (4 variations), One Touch Program, Chord Intelligence, Chord Hold, Leading Bass, Auto Standard Tempo, Rhythm Mode Music Assistant 700 titles x 4 variations One Touch Program 300 rhythms x 2 groups x 4 variations Quick Registration 216 settings in 11 groups Composer Tracks 7 tracks Note Storage Approx. 40,000 notes Song Length Max. 999 measures Tempo Quarter note = 20 to 500 Resolution 120 ticks per quarter note Recording Realtime (Replace, Punch In/Out, Loop) Edit Function Delete Measure, Delete Track, Erase, Copy, Quantize Score Display DigiScore (Great Staff, G Clef Staff, F Clef Staff, with note name, with Lyrics) File Storage Media USB flash memory, Floppy disk (in the case of using optional USB floppy disk drive FD-01A) Save Format MUSIC ATELIER original format, SMF format 0 Songs Max. 99 songs for each folder Output Rated Power Output 10 W + 10 W + 60 W + 60 W + 100 W Speakers Tweeter: 5 cm x 4 Full-range: 8 cm x 2 (small), 16 cm x 4 (large) Woofer: 30 cm x 1 Display Graphic 800 x 480 dots backlit color LCD with touch screen Connectors Audio Output Jacks (L/mono, R), Aux/Drums Output Jacks (L/mono, R), Bass Output Jack (mono), Audio Input Jacks (L/mono, R), External Input Jacks (Camera, DVD Player In, Ext In), Video Output Jacks (Analog RGB, Video), Phones Jack (stereo) x 2, Mic Input Jack, MIDI connectors (In, Out), USB (MIDI) Jack, External Memory connector (USB Flash Memory connector), Ext Drive connector, AC Inlet Others Power Supply AC 117 V, 230 V, 240 V Power Consumption 420 W Finish Satin Walnut Accessories Pedalboard, Music Rest, 2 screws for the Music Rest, Code Hook, Panel Sheet, Power Code, Bench, Remote Controller, Dry-cell Battery x 2, Owner's Manual, Voice Options Stereo Headphone, USB Flash Memory, USB Floppy Disk Drive (FD-01A), CD Drive Holder (DH-01), Microphone System requirements of USB (MIDI) Windows Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista®. each edition/Microsoft Windows® XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 or later/XP Professional Edition Service Pack 2 or later Computer: Windows-compatible personal computer equipped with a USB port CPU/Clock: Pentium processor 400 MHz or higher . Memory (RAM): 256 MB or more Macintosh Operating System: Mac OS X v10.2 or later Computer: USB ready Apple® Macintosh® CPU/Clock: PowerPC G3 233 MHz or higher Memory (RAM): 256 MB or more * The ATELIER will not operate in the Mac OS X Classic environment. Size and Weight ( Total ) Width 1,374 mm 54-1/8 inches Depth 1,020 mm 40-3/16 inches Height 1,350 mm 53-3/16 inches Weight 204.5 kg 450 lbs. 14 oz. Size and Weight ( Bench ) Width 1,075 mm 42-3/8 inches Depth 379 mm 14-15/16 inches Height 622 mm 24-1/2 inches Weight 20.5 kg 45 lbs. 4 oz. *The specifications are subject to change without notice.