Roland VERSELAB MV1 Music Production Workstation - Manual (Page 25)

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Pad Operations
You can use the pads to play or create phrases (p. 26). You can also use the pads to select sections (p. 16).
There are five operation modes for the pads: Note mode, Style mode, Velocity mode, Chord mode and Section Select mode. Switch between
operation modes as needed.
Note Mode
(NOTE)
This mode lets you play the pads as if playing a keyboard, or use the
pads to play the drum kits.
1 .
Press the [NOTE] button to switch to Note mode.
Playing the Pads
The pads operate according to the track type (p. 18), as follows.
Track type: Tone
A single tone can be played like a scale. This lets you play the pads as if
playing a keyboard.
If you hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the MEASURE [<] [>]
buttons, the tonal range of the pads changes in octaves.
Track type: Drum Kit
This lets you play the drum kit sounds with the pads. Different tones
(drum instruments) are assigned to each pad.
Muting the drum instruments
You can mute drum instruments that you want when playing back a
clip. By copying a clip (p. 20) and muting the kick or snare drum, you
can create more rhythm pattern variations.
1 . While holding down the [NOTE] button, press the pad of the
drum instrument that you want to mute.
If a drum instrument is muted, its pad is dimmed. The pads blink
when their drum instruments are selected.
2 . To unmute, press the pad of the muted drum instrument
while holding down the [NOTE] button.
Track type: Looper
This changes the pitch of the sample that’s played.
If you hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the MEASURE [<] [>]
buttons, the tonal range of the pads changes in octaves.
Note Mode Settings
Here are the settings related to playing on the pads.
1 .
Press the [EDIT] button, and then press the [NOTE] button.
The NOTE SETTING screen appears.
Parameter Value Explanation
Key F#–F#
Specifies the key transpose when playing
the pads.
Scale & “Parameter Guide” (PDF)
This sets the scale used when playing
the pads.
Velocity Mode
(VELOCITY)
This lets you play the pads using 16 levels of velocity (how loud or soft
the sound is), regardless of how hard or soft you play the pads.
Pad [1] uses the lowest velocity, and pad [16] uses the highest velocity.
1 .
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [NOTE] button to
switch the pads to Velocity mode.
Style Mode
(STYLE)
This mode lets you play phrases like triplets, repeated notes and so on,
as well as arpeggios.
The playing type varies with the track selected.
Track Playing type
DRUM TRACKS
KICK
SNARE
HI-HAT
KIT
Phrases such as triplets and repeated notes that are assigned to each
pad play while the pads are pressed.
MELODIC TRACKS
BASS
INST 1
INST 2
An arpeggio plays while the pads are pressed.
1 .
Press the [STYLE] button to switch to Style mode.
MEMO
Press the [EDIT] button, and then press the [STYLE] button to edit the arpeggio
settings.
Chord Mode
(CHORD)
In this mode, you can set a chord for each pad and then play chords
with the pads.
1 .
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [STYLE] button
to switch the pads to Chord mode.
MEMO
Press the [EDIT] button, and then press a pad to edit the notes in the chord.
Section Select Mode
(SECTION SELECT)
This mode is for selecting sections.
1 .
Press the [SECTION SELECT] button to switch to Section
Select mode.
& “Section Operations” (p. 16)