Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 21)

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VA-76 – Easy Routing: quick registration
Here is how it is structured:
• Specify whether you want to play with ([In a BAND])
or without accompaniment ([As a SOLOIST]). This is
important for the remaining questions and answers.
• ORGANIST means that you can play two different
sounds with your left and right hands (the keyboard is
split). Despite the name, you can also select other
combinations, such as a synthesizer sound for the left
hand and a saxophone sound for the right.
• PIANIST means that one sound will be assigned to all
keys. Again, you’ll be offered a wider choice than just
piano sounds.
Note: After selecting the “As a SOLOIST” option, you can
still use the Arranger’s drum patterns for rhythm backing
simply by pressing the [START/STOP] button.
Note: Once you are more familiar with the VA-76, you will
realize that this specifies the Keyboard Mode (see page 34).
The keyboard will be split into a left section for Arran-
ger control and a right section for playing a live mel-
ody to the accompaniment.
• You then need to specify how many instruments the
accompaniment should contain: Drums, Drm&Bass
(drums & bass), Combo (small band), or Big Band
(which can also be an orchestra).
Note: Once you are more familiar with the VA-76, you will
realize that this selects the Orchestrator version (see
page 62).
• You are then given three options for the kind of music
you want to play: ROMANTIC, BALL ROOM, or
HEAVY. Again, these should be taken as generic terms,
for ROMANTIC also includes musical genres like
HipHop, for example.
• Finally, you can choose an automatic accompaniment
(“Music Style”) and select a sound for your right
hand. There are eight Tone suggestions for every Style
for you to choose from.
• The [oBACK] field takes you back to the previous
display page. Press it whenever you wish to change a
previous selection.
• If the [FINISH] field is displayed, you can press it to
confirm your settings and use them right away.
• Press [EXIT] to jump to the Master page (see page 24).
If you pressed this field by accident, you can return to
the Virtual Band page by pressing the [VIRTUAL
BAND] button below the display.
Note: If you press [EXIT], the selected settings will not be
used. You need to press [FINISH] to confirm your choices.
• If one or both arrows (o and k) are displayed in
“solid”, you can call up additional options by pressing
the arrow field in question.
• The symbol refers to the VariPhrase function.
This is a very sophisticated sampler that allows you to
play back audio phrases in sync with the Arranger
tempo, and at the correct pitch.
4. Start playing on the VA-76.
You probably want to try out the VA-76 straight away
without first reading the following pages. Just remem-
ber the following:
• You can start and stop Arranger playback (automatic
accompaniments) by pressing the [START/STOP]
button.
• In some cases, the melodic accompaniment (bass,
chords, etc.) may not be audible. This is due to the set-
tings you have selected. Later on in this manual, we
will show you how to change these settings.
Note: Though the VA-76 contains a lot more parameters for
fine-tuning the Arranger’s behavior, you could already
decide to write the current settings to a User Program (see
page 127). That way, you can return to them time and
again without having to use the Easy Routing function.
If you press the [As a SOLOIST] field, there are two
options:
If you pressed [In a BAND]:
Other steps and tips:
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