Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 165)

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VA-76 – Recording User Styles from scratch
Tone selection
Another important aspect is Tone selection because
the address (Group, Bank, Number, Variation) of the
Tones and Drum Set you select is recorded at the
beginning of every division.
14. Press the [Tone] field in the left column.
We are about to program the drums using the
ADrums part. This part works the same way as the
MDR part, so we now have to select a Drum Set rather
than a Tone. In the case of the ADrums part, the dis-
play therefore looks as follows:
Use the GROUP/BANK/NUMBER buttons to select a
Drum Set for the ADrums part (or a Tone for another
part).
It is a good idea to play a few notes on the keyboard to
check whether the sounds of the selected Drum Set are
suitable for the accompaniment you are going to
record. Try other Drum Sets until you find the one
that sounds “right”.
Time signature
Before you start recording, you must specify the time
signature of your accompaniment. Select 4/4 for 8- or
16-beat patterns, 3/4 for waltzes, 2/4 for polkas and 6/
8 (or 4/4) for marches. Note that it is also possible to
select 5/4, 7/4 etc. time signatures.
15. Press the [Time Signature] field in the left column.
If 4/4 is already selected, there is no need to change it.
To specify another time signature, proceed as follows:
a) Select the pattern whose time signature you wish to
change by pressing the corresponding field.
In most cases, pressing the [ALL] field in the right col-
umn is the most sensible choice. That way, your
change will apply to all User Style patterns. To do so,
first press [ALL], then select any time signature field.
b) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to enter the new time
signature.
Note: You can also use this page for changing the time sig-
nature of already recorded patterns at a later stage (see
page 168).
16. Confirm the (new) time signature by pressing the
[EXECUTE] field.
Length: specifying the pattern length
User Styles are patterns, i.e. short musical phrases,
some of which will be continuously repeated during
Arranger playback. Every pattern must therefore have
a set length. A 5-bar Intro, for instance, is no good for
a song that has only four introductory bars. Setting
the length now will help you avoid a lot of confusion
once you start recording.
The reason why we suggest you specify the length now
rather than cutting the pattern to size after recording it
(using the same Length function) is that the Arranger
tends to add blank bars at the end of a track, which is
usually due to the fact that you stopped the recording
a little late (i.e. after the last bar you played). This
means that you actually “record” five measures instead
of 4:
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