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VA-76 – Song Chains
Transpose
Of course, it is also possible to take advantage of the
VA-76’s Transpose function, which may be convenient
if you are used to playing a given song in another key
than the one used by the selected Standard MIDI File.
There are two methods for setting the transposition:
A Hold down the [ONE TOUCH] button while repeatedly
pressing the User Program [DOWN] or [UP] button.
Repeat this operation with the “opposite” button (e.g.
[DOWN] if you pressed [UP] above) to return to stan-
dard pitch. See also page 53.
Note: Transposition applies to all parts except the MDR
(Manual Drums) and track/MIDI channel 10 (plus any
additional track that may use a Drum Set rather than a
Tone).
B Proceed as follows:
a) Press the [SONG COMPOSER] button. The display
now looks more or less as follows:
b) Press the [Transpose] field. The display now looks
more or less as follows:
c) Set the desired transposition interval (see page 53).
d) Select the desired transposition mode (see page 53).
To transpose both the Keyboard parts and the song
tracks, switch on the [Internal] and [Song] fields.
The transposition interval and mode are displayed as
follows on the Song Composer page:
10.4 Song Chains
Song Chains (called “Song Sets” on previous Roland
models) are another useful feature for performing art-
ists because they allow you to take a break without
leaving the audience without music. Song Chains are
in fact sequences that specify the order in which the
Standard MIDI Files on a given disk are to be played
back.
Song Chains can either produce continuous playback
of up to 99 songs on disk (floppy, Zip) or be pro-
grammed to stop at the end of each song, which
means that you have to start playback of next song
manually.
Compiling or editing a Song Chain
1. Insert the Zip or floppy disk that contains the songs
you wish to combine to a Chain into the (appropri-
ate) drive.
Note: Do not use commercial Standard MIDI File floppy
disks or the supplied Zip or floppy disk. Also, Song Chains
can only refer to song files that reside on the same disk. You
may want to use a Copy function before proceeding (see
page 214).
2. Press the [SONG COMPOSER] button.
3. Press the [Song Chain] field.
4. Press the [ZIP] or [FLOPPY] field to select the drive
that contains the songs you want to “chain”.
If you want to edit an existing Song Chain, select it
here by pressing the corresponding field. Use [i][m]
if the name of the desired Song Chain is not displayed.
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