Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 103)

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VA-76 – Arranger Options
Press the first field (Rit/Acc) and use the [TEMPO/
DATA] dial or the [DATA] button/Numeric Entry pad
to select the ratio by which the tempo should increase/
decrease.
Next, press the [CPT] field and enter the number of
clocks required for executing the requested tempo
change. “480” corresponds to one 4/4 measure. Enter
the value “120” if the tempo change should be exe-
cuted in one beat.
Chord Family Assign, Alteratn
On page 97, we told you about three complete sets of
Style divisions: one for major, one for minor, and one
for seventh chords. If you listen very carefully to the
internal Styles of your VA-76, you will notice that the
accompaniment for minor chords sometimes differs
from that for major and seventh chords. That is
because these accompaniments can be programmed
separately.
The Chord Family Assign function allows you to spec-
ify which pattern (major, minor or seventh) should be
used for the chords you play. For instance, if you want
the Arranger to use the minor accompaniment for “6”
chords, you should use the Chord Family Assign func-
tion to assign the “6” chord family (for instance C6,
A6 etc.) to the minor accompaniment level.
1. On the page that appears when you press the Key-
board Mode [OTHER] button, press the
[ARRANGER CHORD] field if it is not displayed in
white.
2. Press the [Options] field.
3. Press the [Chord Family Assign] field in the left col-
umn.
The display now looks more or less as follows:
4. Press the Keyboard Mode [ARRANGER] button
(this is only necessary if it doesn’t light).
5. Play a chord in the left half of the keyboard.
The name of that chord now appears to the right of
the “Chord” field.
6. While still holding those keys, press the [CAP-
TURE] field.
The display now contains two arrows that are dis-
played below the [Family] field. Use [i][m] to select
the Chord division (pattern) you want to hear every
time you play your “Sus” chord (for example). Select
“Maj”, “min”, or “7th”.
Note: You cannot select “Maj” in this particular case,
because Sus chords are already assigned to the “Maj” family.
You could assign them to the “7th” divisions, however.
Note the [DELETE] field. This means that you can
delete this assignment and program a new one if you
like.
7. Press the Chord [m] field to select memory 2.
Repeat the above steps to program other Chord Fam-
ily assignments. You can use [i] to return to memory
1, and change the assignment, or delete it.
8. Press [EXIT] to return to the Master page.
You can also press the [oBack] field if you still need
to make other Arranger settings… such as the follow-
ing, which is related to the Chord Family Assign func-
tion.
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