Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 36)

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2. Specify the part for which you want to select
another Tone:
Hold down the [PART] button and press one of the
NUMBER buttons.
If you only press the [PART] button, all GROUP and
BANK indicators go off, while the NUMBER indicator
that corresponds to the currently selected part lights.
If you then release it, the part select page appears on
the display. See also page 39.
Note: The VariPhrase part ( ) cannot be selected here.
Use the [BACKGROUND], [MELODIC], [RHYTHMIC],
and [USER] buttons for choosing the desired VariPhrase.
See the “VariPhrase clinic” on page 45.
3. Press the [GROUP] button to select the group that
contains the desired Tone (A or B, the corresponding
indicator lights).
The above display contains eight Bank selection fields
that tell you more about the contents of the Tone
banks in the selected Group.
Note: See also the Tone lists starting on page 222 for the
address of the desired Tone.
When you select a GROUP, the VA-76 automatically
activates the BANK that was active in the previous
group. Here is an example: if the Upper1 part cur-
rently uses the “A31 Organ 1” Tone, selecting group B
means that bank 3 (SYN LEAD) is automatically sug-
gested (but you still hear the organ).
Another way of deciding which group you need is by
looking at the BANK buttons on the front panel. The
banks of group A are printed above the BANK but-
tons, and the banks of group B appear below the
BANK buttons:
4. Press a BANK [1]~[8] button (so that it lights) to
select a Tone bank within the active group.
Each Tone group (A and B) contains eight banks.
Here are two examples:
a) for a solo synthesizer sound, select GROUP B and
BANK 3 (SYN LEAD);
b) for a trumpet sound, select GROUP A and BANK 8.
5. Press a NUMBER [1]~[8] button to select a Tone
within the active bank.
Only now will the new Tone be loaded. You could take
advantage of this system to prepare the group and
bank with your left hand, while continuing to play the
melody with your right hand. Then, all you need to do
is press the desired NUMBER button just before the
beat where you wish the new Tone to take effect.
6. Play a few notes on the keyboard to check whether
you like the Tone you have just selected.
In many instances, the VA-76 does not select the
requested Tone but an even better one (our “favorite”
for that particular Tone family). That is because there
is yet another Tone category called “Variation”.
Let us briefly summarize the various Tone categories:
7. If necessary, select another Variation. This is only
possible via the display. See step (8) under “Tone
selection via the display” on page 39.
The number of Variations depends on the selected
Tone number. There may be as many as 30. It is also
possible to select “no Variation”. This is the Tone
proper, referred to as Capital (it is displayed without a
number between < >).
Note: It is possible to change the “preset” Variation (or Cap-
ital) that is recalled when you select a Tone. You can take
advantage of this when you don’t agree with our “favorite”
selection. See “Choosing your own Tone favorites
(Customize Preferred Tone)” on page 40.
Note: Apart from the Variations, there are also Tone Maps.
See page 41 for details.
PART + NUMBER [1] Upper 1
PART + NUMBER [2] Upper 2
PART + NUMBER [3] Manual Drums
PART + NUMBER [4] -– – –
PART + NUMBER [5] Melody Intelligence
PART + NUMBER [6] Lower1
PART + NUMBER [7] Lower2
PART + NUMBER [8] Manual Bass
Hold down… …and press a NUMBER button.
Tone category Meaning
Group
[Example: B] The highest level that specifies which 8 Tone
banks are available.
Bank
[Example: B3–]
The second level whose contents depend on
the selected group. Each bank contains 8
Tones (numbers).
Number
[Example: B38] A memory within the selected bank. This
specifies the desired Tone.
Variation
[Example: B38 <2>]
An alternative sound for the selected Tone/
number that is either directly or indirectly
related to the same Tone family.
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