Roland V-Arranger Keyboard VA-76 - Manual (Page 88)

VA-76 Owner’s Manual—Advanced Keyboard part functions
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Instead of jumping in semitone steps (as you would
expect), the pitch glides from one note to the next
whenever the Portamento time is higher than 0. The
higher the value you set, the slower the glide. This
effect is particularly useful for synthesizer or gypsy
violin parts.
4. Press the [Portam Time] field of the Upper1 (UP1)
or Upper2 (UP2) part to select it.
5. Set the desired value using the:
• “Value” arrows (im),
• the [TEMPO/DATA] dial, or the
• [DATA] button/Numeric Entry pad (see page 49).
• Press the [Default] field to reset the Portam Time
parameters of the UP1 or UP2 part back to “0”. It does
not change the Portamento Mode settings, however.
Portamento Mode: Mono/Poly
The VA-76 also allows you to set the Upper1 and
Upper2 parts to mono(phonic) mode. Mono means
that you can only play one note at a time. You could
select the Mono mode to play a trumpet or woodwind
part in a more natural way. Poly, on the other hand,
means that you can play chords using the selected
part.
6. Press the [Mono] or [Poly] field of the Upper part
whose setting you want to change.
7. Press [EXIT] to jump to the Master page (see
page 24).
6.3 LWR Hold
The VA-76 is an instrument that allows you to change
many settings in realtime. Because you can trigger the
Lower 1/2 parts and the Arranger simultaneously,
selecting another Music Style pattern usually means
that you have to lift your left hand from the keyboard.
If the LWR Hold function is not active in SPLIT mode,
the Lower (LW) parts stop sounding as soon as you
release all keys in the left area.
If you press the [LWR Hold] field, however (so that is
its displayed in white), the notes of the Lower parts go
on sounding until you play other notes in the left key-
board area. It is probably a good idea to leave LWR
Hold on at all times.
If both the Lower and M.Bass parts are active, the
LWR Hold function sustains both the Lower and
M.Bass notes.
Here’s how to switch the LWR Hold function on and
off:
1. Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.
The display now looks more or less as follows:
2. If the display does not look like in the above illus-
tration, press the [KEYBOARD MODE] field in the
upper right corner, and the [SPLIT] field.
Note: The LWR Hold function is only available in SPLIT
mode.
3. Switch on at least one LW part (its field must be dis-
played in white).
4. Press the [LWR Hold] field so that it is displayed in
white.
Note: This field allows you to toggle between the “Lower
Hold” setting you make on the Options page and “Hold
Off ”.
5. Play a short note in the left half of the keyboard,
and release the key.
This note goes on sounding until you press another
note or chord in the left half of the keyboard.
Assigning the Lower Hold function
As the VA-76 provides two Lower parts (LW1 and
LW2), there is also a parameter that allows you to
select whether the LWR Hold function should apply
only to the LW1 or LW2, or the both Lower (LW)
parts:
Portamento time> 0 — Smooth pitch changes
Pitch glides from one note to the next
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