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VA-76 – Global VariPhrase functions
5.4 Global VariPhrase functions
The following parameters are Global parameters. This
means that they apply to the VariPhrase part itself –
not just the phrase that is currently selected. They can,
however, be written to a User Program (see page 127),
so that up to 128 different parameter combinations
are possible (because there are 128 User Programs).
These parameters allow you to specify how the
VariPhrases should be played back.
1. Press the [FUNCTION MENU] button.
2. Press the [VariPhrase] field.
3. On the page that appears now, press the [Global]
field.
4. Press a field in the left column to select the parame-
ters you wish to set.
Key Assign
See page 46.
Playback
The VA-76’s VariPhrases can be played back in three
ways. Let’s try out the three possibilities by means of
an example:
a) Press the Keyboard Mode [ARRANGER] button (so
that it lights).
b) Press the VariPhrase [MELODIC] button, followed
by the [8] button.
(Also make sure that the [GROUP] A indicator lights.
This means that the phrase “A Melodic H HoneyINed”
has been selected.)
If the VariPhrase selection page has disappeared, sim-
ply press the [8] button again to check the assignment.
c) Play a C note in the right half of the keyboard.
d) Keep holding this note, while also playing a G to the
right of the C.
e) Press and hold the MODE [SYNC] button.
The display now looks as follows:
(If you already performed steps (1) and (3) above, you
only need to select a VariPhrase and press the [Play-
back] field.)
What you hear now, is the VariPhrase singing a C. As
soon as you play the G, the VariPhrase goes on play-
ing, but adds the G to the C. That is because the [Time
Sync] function is currently selected. Whenever you
select this setting, the Loop function is automatically
switched on.
If you press the [Retrigger] field and once again start
with the C, to which you add the G, the G note once
again starts the phrase from the beginning, while the
loop started with the C note goes on at its own timing.
(Mind you, both phrases run at the correct tempo –
they just don’t do so together.)
Now press the [Step] field, and press the C key. What
you hear now, is the first “step” of the VariPhrase that
goes on repeating “Honey”. These repetitions are due
to the fact that the Trigger parameter (see page 47) is
currently set to Gate, while the Mode Loop parameter
(see page 82) is switched on. (It’s up to you to decide
whether or not the individual steps should be looped.)
The important thing to note is that you need to press
the C again – or another key– to hear the second step
of this phrase (“I need you”). Try this out now. “Step”
literally means that at every note you play the phrase
advances by one step.
Note: You can also alternate between the Time Sync and
Step settings by pressing the Mode [STEP/SYNC] button in
the VariPhrase pad. If the button lights, “Step” is selected. If
the button is dark, the phrase will be played back in [Time
Sync] mode.
Trigger
See page 47. If this is set to [Trigger] and you loose
track of which key you played, the sample may con-
tinue sounding. In that case, try to locate the key you
used for starting the prase and press it again.
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