Roland VP-7 - Manual (Page 24)

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Outputting Only the Direct Sound from the Microphone (Bypass)
When you turn on the power, the VP-7 will start up with Human Voice/Vocal Designer/Vocoder turned on.
By pressing the [Bypass] button, you can mute the Human Voice/Vocal Designer/Vocoder sound. Only the direct sound from the
microphone will be heard.
* The sound that’s input via LINE INPUT will always be output, regardless of the on/off state of the [Bypass] button .
If Bypass is enabled, the [Bypass] button’s indicator will light.
To make the sound reappear, press the [Bypass] button once again.
When you have a digital piano (such as one from the Roland HP series) connected via MIDI, you’ll be able to control the on/off of
Bypass using the piano’s sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal; CC #66).
Using a foot pedal
If you connect a foot pedal (DP series; sold separately) to the FOOT PEDAL jack as shown in the illustration, you’ll be able to use
your foot to control the function of the [Bypass] button.
This allows hands-free operation, so that you can mute the Human Voice/Vocal Designer/Vocoder sound while playing the
keyboard. For example, this lets you conveniently add harmonies while you’re singing a melody (Bypass Off), then turn off the
harmonies when they’re not needed (Bypass On).
If Bypass is enabled, the [Bypass] button’s indicator will light.
Foot Pedal
(DP series; sold separately)
To make the sound reappear, press the foot pedal once again.
If the [Harmony] knob is turned all
the way to the right, no sound will be
output when Bypass is turned on.