Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 169)

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VA-76 – Recording User Styles from scratch
Note: The on/off status only applies to the User Style mode.
In normal Arranger playback mode, all tracks will be
played. In other words, this is a help function. To mute a
part in Arranger mode, see page 114.
Here is how to mute tracks in User Style mode:
1. On the User Style Master page, press the [Play Trk]
field:
2. Use the [ON/OFF] fields to switch the various User
Style tracks On or Off (mute).
Note: Press the [Options] field if you need to set the Key,
etc., parameter for a new track. You can also start recording
on this page.
Speed Options— The [Fast] and [Slow] fields allow
you to double or halve the playback tempo. The
[Slow] option is useful for checking difficult riffs to
find out whether all notes were played correctly.
[Fast], on the other hand, allows for a quick check of
the activated tracks. These options are only available
once you have started playback of your of your User
Style (by pressing the [START/STOP] button).
Remarks
Working from top to bottom – programming
hints
If you listen carefully to the factory Styles, you will
notice that most divisions are very similar to one
another and that the element of “evolution” or “ampli-
fication” between the Original/Variation and Basic/
Advanced levels is usually derived from adding instru-
ments to otherwise identical parts. The Advanced/
Original division may, for instance, add an electric
guitar to the drums, bass, and organ lines of the Basic
level, but the drum, bass, and organ lines of the
Advanced level are usually identical to those of the
Basic level.
In other words, start by recording the most complex
accompaniment while cloning all other looped divi-
sions (see page 165). If you then move to the
Advanced/Original level and delete the bells and whis-
tles (see page 178), that division is already simpler
than “the works”.
The next step would then be to select the Basic/Origi-
nal pattern and delete both the bells and whistles and
the distorted guitar.
Metronome and Count-In
In User Style mode, the metronome sounds during
recording, unless you switch it off using the [ON/
OFF
] field. If you also need the metronome when
listening to what you have just recorded, select
another metronome mode. Press the [Mode] field
(only visible when [Options] is displayed in white)
and see page 66 for how to select another metronome
mode.
Press [oBack] to return to the “regular” User Style
pages.
Playback in Arranger mode
As stated on page 163, the Arranger of your VA-76 is
very similar to a drum machine, except for one thing:
you do not need to program the pattern sequence
beforehand. Just select the division you need while
playing and feed the Arranger with the right chords so
that all the lines you programmed sound in the right
key. In short: use your own Styles the way you use the
internal Styles.
Note: If, during playback in Arranger mode (i.e. normal
VA-76 mode), the Arranger stops unexpectedly, try different
chord modes. Chances are that you only programmed the
major division, so that the Arranger selects an empty pat-
tern when you play a minor or seventh chord. Remember to
always set the Mode parameter to M=m=7 until you have
come to grips with the possibilities of the VA-76’s Arranger.
That way, those three patterns will sound alike, but at least
you are sure that the Arranger does not stop when you play
a minor or seventh chord.
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