Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 31)

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VA-76 – Listening to Standard MIDI Files
12. Press [EXIT] to return to the Master page.
The Master page now looks different, because the field
in the upper left corner is called [Song]. See page 31.
13. Press the Keyboard Mode [ARRANGER] button if
you once again want to use the Arranger.
UP1 linked to Song
Here is a function that may come in handy when play-
ing back Standard MIDI Files with the melody part
muted (something we call “Minus One”) so that you
can play it yourself. See page 32 for details about
Minus One performances.
Linking the Upper1 part to the Song Composer means
that it will use the same Tone as the original melody
part (on track 4) of the Standard MIDI File/song.
Pitch Bend, Modulation, and other performance
effects will also be muted.
1. Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.
2. On the display page that appears now, press the
[KEYBOARD MODE] field in the upper right corner
(if it is not displayed in white).
Press the [Options] field. The display now looks as fol-
lows:
3. Press the UP1 Linked to Song [OFF] field to make it
read [ON].
The Upper1 part is now linked to track 4 of the Stan-
dard MIDI File you are playing back. In some cases,
this may mean that the sound changes somewhere in
the middle of the song – but at least it does so in per-
fect sync with the accompaniment so that you don’t
have to worry about it.
Note: The default setting for this parameter is “ON”.
4. Press [EXIT] to return to the Master page.
5. Press [SONG COMPOSER] to return to the song
page.
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