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Using eBand Song List Editor

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* While under most conditions, a computer similar to the above will permit normal operation of the eBand Song List Editor, Roland and BOSS cannot guarantee compatibility solely on these factors. This is due to numerous variables that may influence the processing environment, such as differences in motherboard design and the particular combination of other devices involved.

1. IntroductionIn this publication, products that offer eBand functionality are referred to as “eBand gears.”

eBand Song List Editor(which we’ll refer to as “Song List Editor”) is a convenient tool for managing songs for playback on the eBand gears.

By using Song List Editor, songs from a music CD or WAV/AIFF/MP3 files (audio files) saved on your computer can be loaded as eBand songs. You can also enter and edit information (song title and artist name) for the loaded eBand songs.

* Song List Editor directly overwrites the contents of the memory within the eBand gears.

* If you want to keep the original data, back up all data from the eBand gears’ memory to your computer.

MEMO• Each item of data on a eBand gears’ memory is called a “song”; exceptions to this will be noted as needed.

Data that’s in the eBand gears’ own specific format is called a “eBand song” (or eBand format data).

• By using Song List Editor, you can edit song information such as the song name, artist name, and album name. Depending on your computer system, you might also be able to use double-byte characters, such as Japanese kanji, hiragana, and katakana. For more about editing song information, refer to “7. Editing song inform” (p. 8).

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2. Connecting the eBand gears* You can use Song List Editor when your computer is connected to a eBand gears.

* Make sure that the SD card is inserted into the eBand gears’ memory before you connect it to your computer.

* Don’t disconnect the USB cable that’s connected to the eBand gears or remove the eBand gears’ memory while Song List Editor is running.

1. Switch on the eBand gears’ power.If your eBand gear has an Audio/Storage switch, set it to “Storage.”

2. Use a USB cable to connect the eBand gears to your computer.If the USB SELECT screen appears, select eBand Song List Editor, then press the [ENTER] button.

3. Start up Song List Editor.• Windows users

Start button -> All Programs -> eBand Song List Editor folder -> click “eBand Song List Editor”

• Mac users

Application Folder -> Roland folder -> eBand Song List Editor folder -> double-click “eBand Song List Editor”

4. Now the eBand gears can communicate with Song List Editor.

3. Disconnecting the eBand gears from your computer (Disconnect button)1. In the upper right of the screen, click the Disconnect button.

2. When the confirmation message appears, click [OK].The eBand gears and Song List Editor will be disconnected.

3. Press the eBand gears’ [Exit].

4. The eBand gears will indicate “Are you sure?”; press [ENTER].

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4. Items in the window

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1. CD Ripping buttonThis button rips (reads and saves) songs from an audio CD.

“5-1. Ripping a song from CD (CD Ripping button)” (p. 4)

2. Import buttonThis button loads audio files from your computer.

“5-2. Importing audio files (Import button)” (p. 5)

3. Export buttonThis button converts a eBand song into WAV format and writes it to your computer.

“10. Saving a song on your computer (Export button)” (p. 11)

4. Delete buttonThis button deletes a song.

“8. Deleting a song (Delete button)” (p. 10)

5. List Mode buttonsThese buttons switch the display mode (Song/Rhythm/User) for the “8. List area”.

When you load a song, the song will be added to the list area of the selected mode.

“5-2. Importing audio files (Import button)” (p. 5)

“6. Switching the list mode” (p. 6)

6. Write buttonThis button saves the content edited in the list area to the eBand gears’ memory.

“9. Saving your settings (Write button)” (p. 10)

7. Disconnect buttonThis button disconnects communication between the eBand gears and the computer.

“2. Connecting the eBand gears” (p. 2)

“3. Disconnecting the eBand gears from your computer (Disconnect button)” (p. 2)

8. List areaYou can edit the song information in this area.

Clicking the “5. List Mode buttons” (Song/Rhythm/User) will switch the content shown in this area.

“7. Editing song inform” (p. 8)

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5. Ripping a song5-1. Ripping a song from CD (CD Ripping button)

Here’s how to rip (load) a song from an audio CD.

* In order to rip from an audio CD, you’ll need administrator privileges on the computer you’re using.

What is CD Ripping?This is the process of extracting the digital audio data stored on a CD, converting the resulting file to a format that can be processed by your computer, then saving the file on your computer.

1. Click the list mode button for the list to which you want to add the song.

MEMOIn order to make it possible for you to select the added song by means of the search categories ARTIST and ALBUM in the “SONG LIST” screen of your eBand gear, you need to set the Song mode (p. 6) to List Mode.

2. Insert the audio CD that you want to rip into your computer’s CD drive.

3. Click the CD Ripping button.

The CD Ripping dialog box will appear.

MEMO• If your computer is connected to the Internet, you can use

Gracenote ® MusicID to obtain the song titles and artist names automatically. However, the information that’s available can vary depending on the CD you’re ripping.

• If more than one CD title is shown for the CD you’re ripping, choose the most appropriate title.

• If your computer is on a network that uses a proxy server, refer to “11-2. About a proxy server” (p. 12).

4. Select the song that you want to rip, and click [OK].The selected song will be ripped to the eBand gears’ memory.

When loading is complete, the song will be added to the list area.

If you decide not to load, click [Cancel].

MEMO• For details on the number of songs that can be ripped, refer to the eBand gears owner’s manual.

• If you want to edit the song title, artist name, or album title, refer to “7. Editing song inform” (p. 8).

NOTENoise might be heard in the sound if you rip a song while playing a CD on your computer.

5. Remove the audio CD from your computer’s CD drive.

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5-2. Importing audio files (Import button)Here’s how audio files from your computer can be imported as eBand songs.

1. Click the list mode button of the list to which you want to add the audio file.

2. Click the Import button.The file open dialog box will appear.

3. Choose the folder from which you want to load a file.

4. Choose the audio file that you want to load, and click [Open].The selected audio file will be loaded into the eBand gears’ memory.

When loading is completed, the song will be added to the list area.

If you decide to cancel, click [Cancel].

File formats that can be loadedMP3

• Sample rate 44.1 kHz

• Bit rate 64 kbps–320 kbps

WAV/AIFF• Sample rate 44.1 kHz

• Bit depth 8/16/24 bits

• Monaural or stereo

• Uncompressed (linear)

MEMO• MP3 format files can be loaded, but the format will not be converted. They will be imported in MP3 format regardless of the settings described in

“About the “Conserve Card Memory” setting” (p. 12).

• When importing an audio file, the file name extensions must be as follows.

• WAV files: “wav”

• AIFF files: “aif” or “aiff”

• MP3 files: “mp3”

• If the MP3 file being loaded contains ID3 tags for the song title, artist name, and album title, this information will also be loaded.

For details on the number of songs that can be loaded, refer to the eBand gears owner’s manual.

If you want to edit the song title, artist name, or album title, refer to “7. Editing song inform” (p. 8).

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6. Switching the list modeBy clicking a list mode button you can switch the content shown in the list area.

* The songs shown in the list area cannot be rearranged in an arbitrary order.

6-1. Viewing the Song list (Song mode)

1. Click the Song button.All songs in the Song list will be displayed in the order of the Artist name.

MEMOThe first time you start up the program, the preset data stored on the SD card will be shown in the list.

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6-2. Viewing the Rhythm list (Rhythm mode)

1. Click the Rhythm button.All songs (rhythm data) in the Rhythm list will be displayed in the order of the Rhythm Name.

6-3. Viewing the User list (User mode)

1. Click the User button.All songs in the User list will be displayed in the order of the Song Name.

MEMOeBand songs recorded on the eBand gears itself are automatically added to the User list.

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7. Editing song informYou can edit the song information for all eBand songs that are saved on the eBand gears’ memory.

Depending on your computer system, you may be able to use double-byte characters, such as Japanese kanji, hiragana, and katakana.

The edited song information is shown in the eBand gears’ own display.

NOTEAfter you’ve edited song information, be sure to click the Write button to save your edits to the eBand gears’ memory.

Mouse operations for editingWindows Mac

Select one row Click Click

Select a range of multiple rows Hold down the Shift key and click Hold down the Shift key and click

Additional selection, or de-select Hold down the Ctrl key and click Hold down the Command key and click

Select a cell in which to enter text Right-click Double-click

Confirm your input Press the Enter key or click somewhere other than the input box Press the return or enter key

Cancel your input Right-click somewhere other than the input box or press the Esc keyClick or press the esc key

Enter the same text in multiple rows

(1) Select multiple rows (2) Right-click the cell in which to enter text (on Mac, hold down the command key and double-click) (3) Enter text

Keyboard operations for editingYou can use the following keys to perform editing using only the keyboard.

Windows Mac

Select a cell , , ,

Confirm the cell in which to enter text Press the Enter key Press the return or enter key

Confirm your input Press the Enter key Press the return or enter key

Cancel your input Press the Esc key Press the esc key

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AlbumHere you can edit the album title (Album).

1. Click the Song button.

2. Click the eBand song that you want to edit.

3. Select the cell in the Album column, and enter the desired text.

MEMOThis category is not shown if you’ve selected Rhythm or User mode.

Song Name/Rhythm NameHere you can edit the song title (Song Name) and rhythm name.

1. Click the eBand song that you want to edit.

2. Select the cell in the Song Name or Rhythm Name column, and enter the desired text.

ArtistHere you can edit the artist name (Artist).

1. Click the Song button.

2. Click the eBand song that you want to edit.

3. Select the cell in the Artist column, and enter the desired text.

MEMOThis category is not shown if you’ve selected Rhythm or User mode.

TypeThis indicates the format of the songs in the list.

You can’t edit this indication.

ProtectHere you can turn the song protect setting on/off.

1. Click the song whose protect setting you want to change.

2. Select the cell in the Protect column.

3. Choose ON if you want to enable the song protect setting, or choose OFF if you want to disable song protect.

For details on saving your settings, refer to 8. Saving your settings “9. Saving your settings (Write button)” (p. 10).

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8. Deleting a song (Delete button)Here’s how to delete an unwanted song.

NOTEYou can’t recover a song that’s been deleted.

If you wish to preserve the original data, you’ll need to make a backup of the contents of your eBand gear’s memory on your computer.

1. Select the unwanted song in the song area.

2. Click the Delete button.

3. When the confirmation message appears, click [OK] to delete the song.If you decide not to delete the song, click [Cancel].

9. Saving your settings (Write button)Here’s how to save the settings you edited in Song List Editor to an eBand gears’ memory.

NOTEWhen you click the Write button, the contents of the eBand gears’ memory are rewritten directly.

If you wish to preserve the original data, you’ll need to make a backup of the contents of your eBand gear’s memory on your computer.

1. Click the Write button.The edited data will be saved (overwritten) to the eBand gears’ memory.

Data is saved automatically when you perform the following operations; there’s no need to click the Write button.

• When you load a song

• When you delete a song

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10. Saving a song on your computer (Export button)Here’s how to save a song on your computer.

1. Select the song that you want to export.

2. Click the Export button.The Export Directory dialog box will appear.

3. Select the folder in which you want to save the song.

4. Click [OK] to save the song.If you decide to cancel the export, click [Cancel].

When exporting, all eBand songs will be converted to WAV format.

MEMOWAV/MP3 files will be exported as is, without their format being converted.

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11. Convenient functions11-1. Giving priority to card capacity or audio quality for imported data

When importing data from a CD or an audio file, you can specify the format of the songs that will be saved on the eBand gears’ memory.

In the “Options” menu, click “Conserve Card Memory” to select it.

MEMO• MP3 format data can also be loaded, but the format will not be converted. It will be loaded in MP3 format regardless of the “Conserve Card

Memory” setting.

About the “Conserve Card Memory” setting

• Loading with priority placed on card capacity (compressed data)

Select the “Conserve Card Memory” check box (ON).

The song will be loaded in eBand song format.

Since a proprietary Roland audio recording format is used, the song will be loaded with high audio quality while still minimizing the file size.

• Loading with priority placed on audio quality (uncompressed data)

De-select the “Conserve Card Memory” check box (OFF).

The song will be loaded in WAV format.

The original audio quality will be conserved, since the data is not compressed.

However, the file size will be much greater.

11-2. About a proxy serverThis setting is unnecessary usually. If you use a proxy server, you’ll need to make proxy server settings.

1. In the “Options” menu, click “Set Proxy Server.”The Proxy Server dialog box will appear.

2. Click the “Use a proxy server” check box to select it.

3. Enter the proxy server settings.

MEMOFor more information about proxy servers, please consult someone who is knowledgeable about your computer’s network.

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12. Error messagesMessage Explanation

CD not found. An audio CD is not inserted in your computer. Insert an audio CD.

Could not connect to the server to obtain CD information.

It was not possible to connect to the network. Check your computer’s network settings.

If you’re using a proxy server, refer to “11-2. About a proxy server” (p. 12), and make the appropriate proxy server settings.

The unit not found. The eBand gears is not connected to your computer. Connect the eBand gears to your computer before you start up Song List Editor.

Failed to write to the unit.

The system was unable to write data to the eBand gears. You must not do the following things while data is being written.

• Turn off the eBand gears

• Press the eBand gears’ [EXIT] button

• Cancel the eBand gears connection in the task tray (Windows users)

• Cancel (eject) the connection to the mounted eBand gears (Mac OS X users)

• Remove the eBand gears’ memory

Insufficient free space on the unit.There is insufficient free space on the eBand gears’ memory

The song could not be ripped from CD or imported. Either delete songs from the eBand gears’ memory, or use a different card, one that has sufficient free space.

Exceeded the maximum number of songs storable on the unit.

To find out what the upper limit is on the number of songs that can be stored in memory on your eBand gears, refer to the owner’s manual that came with your eBand gears.

The song could not be ripped from CD or imported. Either delete songs from the eBand gears’ memory, or use a different card, one that contains fewer songs.

Exceeded the maximum number of albums or artists that can be stored on the unit.

To find out what the upper limit is on the number of albums and artists that can be stored in memory on your eBand gears, refer to the owner’s manual that came with your eBand gears.

The song could not be ripped from CD or imported. Either delete some album titles or artist names, or use a different card, one that contains fewer items.

Failed to export. It was not possible to export the data since it did not exist in the eBand gears.

Unsupported file format.The audio file you attempted to import is not a format supported by Song List Editor, and cannot be imported. Refer to the eBand gears owner’s manual, and verify the audio file formats that can be imported.

Insufficient free space in the save destination.Your computer does not have enough free storage space. Delete unneeded data from your computer, or choose a different save destination, one that has sufficient free space.

13. Questions or additional information about eBand Song List EditorPlease visit the Roland website http://www.roland.com/

The website contains support pages with information for each product and a contact point for questions you may have.

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1. Introduction2. Connecting the eBand gears3. Disconnecting the eBand gears from your computer (Disconnect button)4. Items in the window5. Ripping a song5-1. Ripping a song from CD (CD Ripping button)5-2. Importing audio files (Import button)

6. Switching the list mode6-1. Viewing the Song list (Song mode)6-2. Viewing the Rhythm list (Rhythm mode)6-3. Viewing the User list (User mode)

7. Editing song inform8. Deleting a song (Delete button)9. Saving your settings (Write button)10. Saving a song on your computer (Export button)11. Convenient functions11-1. Giving priority to card capacity or audio quality for imported data11-2. About a proxy server

12. Error messages13. Questions or additional information about eBand Song List Editor