Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 33)

35
VA-76 – Keyboard Mode clinic
Split point in Arranger mode
When the [ARRANGER] button lights, the keyboard
is split in two halves. The split point is located at a C
key. This key is called the “C4”:
There may be situations where the automatically
assigned range is not what you need. In that case, you
can change the split point:
1. Press the Keyboard Mode [ARRANGER] button
(so that it lights).
This switches on the Arranger and splits the keyboard.
2. Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.
The display now looks more or less as follows:
If this page is not displayed, press the [SPLIT] field so
that it is displayed in white.
3. Use the [o][k] fields to the left and right of the
displayed keyboard to select the new split point.
The setting range is F1~F#7.
Note: Your settings can be written to a User Program and
recalled at a later stage. See page 127.
Other
As soon as you change any of the Other parameters,
the [ARRANGER] or [PIANO] button goes dark (if it
was on). This is done to signal that the current settings
no longer correspond to the preset settings of the
Arranger or Piano mode.
As stated above, the Keyboard Mode [ARRANGER]
and [PIANO] buttons select the Arranger or Piano
mode and also make a number of preset settings. In
most instances, these settings work just fine. There are,
however, other possibilities that allow you to use the
VA-76 in an even more flexible way. Before looking at
them we’d like to clarify the following:
What are ‘parts’?
The VA-76 allows you to use several sounds simulta-
neously. Some of these sounds can be played in real-
time. These are the Keyboard parts. Other parts are
played by the Arranger/Music Styles and are called
Style parts. And finally, there are the Song parts that are
controlled by the Song Composer function.
Below please find an explanation of the Keyboard
parts. (See page 107 for the Style parts.)
• UP1 (Upper1): Though there are only slight differ-
ences between Upper1 and Upper2, Upper1 is nor-
mally the main solo part (and switched on
automatically in Piano mode).
• UP2: The Upper2 part can be used as additional solo
part to be layered with the Upper1 part, or as an alter-
native melody sound. Except when the UP2 Split func-
tion is activated (see page 86), it is perfectly possible to
switch on Upper2 while Upper1 is off.
• (VariPhrase): This part triggers the VariPhrase
function (see page 29).
• MEL Int (Melody Intelligence): This part is triggered
by the Arranger and plays automatic harmonies. You
cannot play it yourself. You can choose from among 18
harmony types (see page 99).
• LW1: The Lower1 part allows you to play chords with
your left hand. Use it whenever you want to add live
chords, such as strings, to your right-hand melody.
• LW2: The Lower2 part is to Lower1 what Upper2 is to
Upper1, i.e. it allows you to add a second sound to the
notes you play with your left hand, or to alternate
between two sounds.
• MBS: The Manual Bass part can supply a semi-auto-
matic bass part to your left-hand notes. It is only avail-
able in SPLIT mode (see below). If activated while the
Lower parts are off, it is no longer triggered automati-
cally, in which case you can also play chords.
• MDR: The Manual Drums part is somewhat different
from the other Keyboard parts in that you can only
select Drum Sets for this part. It does not allow you to
play melodies because every key is assigned to a differ-
ent sound. Select this part whenever you feel like
drumming on the keyboard. See page 42.
Using the WHOLE Keyboard Mode
Whole means that all keys trigger the same part(s).
There is thus no split. You can assign up to five parts to
the entire keyboard: LW1, LW2, UP2, UP1, and the
part. The MDR part cannot be layered with
(added to) the other parts. Also note that when you
switch on the
part, all other parts (except UP2)
will be deactivated. You can, however, add UP1, LW1,
and LW2 to the VariPhrase part once it has been
switched on.
1. Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.
2. Press the [KEYBOARD MODE] field in the upper
right corner (so that it is displayed in white).
Arranger control Upper1
ON/OFF SYNC
MELODY
INTELL
OTHER DOWN
FREE PANEL
UP ARRANGER PIANO
TRANSPOSE
M-FX
KEYBOARD MODE USER PROGRAM
CONTROLLERS EFFECTS ONE TOUCH
MIN MAX
M-VALUE
VA-76.book Page 35 Friday, January 12, 2001 12:35 PM