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VA-76 – Writing your settings to a User Program
The VA-76 is equipped with 128 User Programs that
allow you to store almost all settings (or registrations)
you make on the front panel. Before taking a closer
look at these User Programs, there is one thing we
have to point out. All settings relating to MIDI must be
written to a MIDI Set (see page 207).
MIDI settings are not saved to a User Program. The
reason for this is simple: You probably need a lot more
memories for your songs than you do for your MIDI
gear. Writing the MIDI settings to a User Program
would slow down the loading process.
Note: It is perfectly possible to link a MIDI Set to a User
Program, so that the User Program in question also recalls
the linked MIDI Set (see page 131).
For the Disk Link and the Disk User memories, your
VA-76 also memorizes the name. If, at the time you
recall such a User Program, that Style is not accessible,
the display will respond with:
(There is a similar message for Styles on floppy disk.)
Press [ZIP Eject] to eject the current Zip disk (or the
eject button on the floppy disk drive), and insert the
proper disk. If you are sure you don’t have the disk
with you, press the [EXIT] field. In that case, the
VA-76 will go on using the last Style you selected.
A similar system applies to Songs. A User Program can
indeed be programmed to automatically prepare the
desired song, so that all you have to do is press
[PLAY ®] to start playback. Here’s what happens if
you insert the wrong disk (Zip or floppy):
See above for what to do then.
9.1 Writing your settings to a
User Program
It is a good idea to save your settings frequently even if
you still need to do some touching up afterwards.
Those intermediary saves allow you to return to the
previous stage whenever you do not like your last
modifications. Try to use the User Programs as “recall
buffers” to be able to return to the previously edited
settings, discarding only the latest modifications.
Save your settings after...
• …setting the VariPhrase parameters;
• …changing the parts’ Output Assign settings;
• …defining the functions of the PAD buttons;
• …selecting Tones for the Keyboard parts;
• …selecting a Style, the first division, and after setting
the tempo;
• …assigning other Tones to the Arranger parts;
• …editing the Mixer settings.
In short, every time you like the settings you just
made. That way, subsequent modifications can be
undone by loading the “provisional” User Program
settings you do not want to lose.
1. Press the [Usr Prg] field on the Master page.
The display now looks more or less as follows:
2. Press the [MEMORIZE] field.
9. Registrations – User Programs
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