Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 139)

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VA-76 – 16-track Sequencer
11.1 16-track Sequencer
The Song Composer of your VA-76 is linked to a 16-
track sequencer with full-fledged editing functions
that allows you to refine your recordings in great
detail.
Selecting the 16-track sequencer
1. Press the [SONG COMPOSER] button.
The display now looks as follows:
2. Press the [16 Tracks Sequencer] field to select 16-
track sequencer. The display may now look like this:
General considerations
The 16-track sequencer can be used to record sequen-
tially onto 16 tracks (one track after the other). Since
the 16-track sequencer and the Song Composer share
the same RAM memory, you can lay down your first
tracks using the Song Composer (with or without
Arranger), and then select the 16-track sequencer to
add new tracks or change existing ones. The Song
Composer indeed allows for simultaneous multitrack
recording, which is not possible with the 16-track
Sequencer where you can only record one track at a
time, and where the Arranger is not available.
Tracks and MIDI channels
Tracks are assigned to MIDI channels on a 1:1 basis
(i.e. Track 1= MIDI channel 1,… Track 12= MIDI
channel 12, etc.). Since the Keyboard parts have been
assigned to the MIDI channels in such a way as to
allow for easy Minus-One playing using the Song
Composer (see page 31), you should take a minute to
study the table below.
Obviously, if you record a song with Arranger backing,
the respective parts (ADR, ABS, etc.) are recorded
onto the tracks that are assigned to their MIDI chan-
nels.
There is yet another track, called M, that is used for
recording the time signature, the tempo, as well as
general SysEx messages.
As you see, there are two Keyboard parts (M. Bass, M.
Drums) whose MIDI channel (and track) assignments
depend on whether you use the Song Composer for
recording a song with Arranger or not. If you are used
to working according to a given system, you could use
Exchange to transfer the data to the desired tracks
after recording them. See page 154 for details.
11. Song Composer (16-track, etc.)
Track (SMF part)
MIDI
channel
VA-76 parts
Song Composer Arranger
10 (Drums) 10 M.Drums* A.Drums
1 (Piano) 1 — Accomp 1
2 (Bass) 2 M.Bass*
(*) The MIDI channel of these parts depends on whether you are
working with the Arranger (see page 65) or the Song Composer.
A. Bass
3 (Chords) 3 — Accomp 2
4 (Solo/Melody) 4 Upper1 Upper1
5 (Not specified) 5 — Accomp 3
6 (Counter-melody) 6 Upper2 Upper2
7 (Not specified) 7 — Accomp 4
8 (Not specified) 8 — Accomp 5
9 (Not specified) 9 — Accomp 6
11 (Not specified) 11 Lower1 Lower1
12 (Not specified) 12 — M.Bass*
13 (Not specified) 13 VariPhrase VariPhrase
14 (Not specified) 14 Lower2 Lower2
15 (Not Specified) 15 MEL Int MEL Int
16 (Not specified) 16 — M. Drums*
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