Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 42)

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Selecting Drum Sets for the MDR part
The MDR part may already be a remarkable function
by itself. But things really become interesting when we
tell you that the VA-76 comes with 116 different Drum
Sets to choose from.
There are Drum Sets for just about any musical genre
you can think of – and usually, you can even choose
among several alternatives. See page 233 for a list of
the available Drum Sets. While looking at that list,
remember that every note plays a different drum
sound.
The notes have two “addresses” (see also the chapter
about MIDI): a note number (0~127), and a note
name (C–1~G9). The sounds that can be triggered in
WHOLE mode without transposing the keyboard are
E0 (16)~G6 (91). Lower and higher notes require that
you transpose the MDR part using the Octave func-
tion (see page 54).
The readily available drum sounds are indicated by
means of greyed keys in the list for easy identification.
Remember, however, that in SPLIT mode, only the
notes C3 (48)~G6 (91) are available – unless you
change the split point (see page 35).
1. See “Selecting Tones for the Keyboard parts” on
page 37 for the basic operation.
Remember that you can either work via the display or
with the BANK/NUMBER pad after pressing the
[TONE] button. The display should look as follows:
2. Select the MDR part:
• Either hold down the [PART] button while pressing
NUMBER [3]; —or—
• Press the [Part] field on the above page, and then press
the [MDR] field. (Then press the [Tone] field to
return to the above page.)
3. Select the desired Drum Set (here you only need to
select a bank and a number).
See “Tone selection via the front panel” on page 37
and “Tone selection via the display” on page 39.
Be sure to try out at least the Drum Sets whose names
start with a “V”. The V-VoxDrum Set (Tone Map 4, 88)
is especially interesting for voice percussion. If you
take a close look at the table below, you will recognize
that they follow a pattern: bank “1” of all Maps con-
tains generally usable Drum Sets, bank “2” Drum Sets
with effects (ambience, special Dance noises), bank
“3” rock kits, etc.
Note: The Drum Sets labelled CC32= 122 (General MIDI
2) and CC32= 119 (XG) cannot be selected via the front
panel. You need to play back a Standard MIDI File using
the Composer, or transmit these CC32 values to the VA-76
via MIDI.
Note: As you see, the Sets are divided over several Tone
Maps. See also page 41.
Note: There are no Variation Drum Sets, which is why the
[Variations] field is not displayed when the MDR part is
selected.
Tone Map 4
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
13 STANDARD L/R
14 V-Pop1St
15 V-R&B
16 V-Fiesta
21 ROOM
22 HIP HOP
23 JUNGLE
24 TECHNO
25 ROOM L/R
26 HOUSE
31 POWER
32 V-Rock1St
33 V-Rock2St
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
43 DANCE
44 CR-78
45 TR-606
46 TR-707
47 TR-909
51 JAZZ
52 JAZZ L/R
61 BRUSH
62 BRUSH 2
63 BRUSH 2 L/R
64 V-JazzBrush
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK & SNARE 74 KICK&SNARE 2
75 ASIA
76 CYMBAL&CLAP
77 GAMELAN 1
78 GAMELAN 2
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
83 RHYTHM FX 2
84 RHYTHM FX 3
85 SFX 2
87 CYM&CLAPS 2
88 V-VoxDrum
128 CM-64/32L
Tone Map 3
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
13 STANDARD 3
21 ROOM
22 Hip-Hop
23 JUNGLE
24 TECHNO
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
43 DANCE
44 CR-78
45 TR-606
46 TR-707
47 TR-909
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK & SNARE
75 ASIA
76 CYMBAL&CLAP
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
83 RHYTHM FX 2
128 CM-64/32L
Tone Map 2
11 STANDARD 1
12 STANDARD 2
21 ROOM
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808/909
43 DANCE
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
72 ETHNIC
73 KICK&SNARE
74 E-40 Modified
81 SFX
82 RHYTHM FX
128 CM-64/32L
Tone Map 1
11 STANDARD
21 ROOM
31 POWER
41 ELECTRONIC
42 TR-808
51 JAZZ
61 BRUSH
71 ORCHESTRA
81 SFX
88 CM-64 / 32L
CC32= 122
(General MIDI 2)
1 GM2
9 GM2 ROOM
17 GM2 POWER
25 GM2 ELECTRIC
26 GM2 ANALOG
33 GM2 JAZZ
41 GM2 BRUSH
49 GM2
57 GM2 SFX
CC32= 119 (XG)
1 standard kit XG
2 standrd kit2 XG
9 room kit XG
17 rock kit XG
25 electro kit XG
26 analog kit XG
33 jazz kit XG
41 brush kit XG
49 classic kit XG
121 SFX 1 kit XG
122 SFX 2 kit XG
® Numbers indicated as “ 123” are MIDI Program Change numbers
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