Roland VERSELAB MV1 Music Production Workstation - Manual (Page 36)

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Creating a Song by Arranging the Sections
Changing the Key of Sections Arranged in
Songs
You can change the key of each section arranged in a song.
Use this feature to record vocals in a key that’s easy to sing in (p. 37),
or transpose the key in the middle of the song to bring the excitement
up a notch.
MEMO
5 To reflect your key changes, you need to set the TRANSPOS parameters in the
SONG screen.
& “Making Song-Related Settings” (p. 35)
5 You can change the keys for individual sections in a song, even if the section
is already used in the same song.
1 .
Press the [SONG] button to set the workflow to “SONG.”
2 .
Press the [SECTION SELECT] button to switch the pads to
Section Select mode.
* Check whether a track aside from the VOCAL track is selected.
3 .
Press the [EDIT] button, and then press the STEP SEQUENCER
[1]–[16] buttons to select the section to change.
The SONG EDIT screen appears.
4 .
Press the [VALUE] dial.
5 .
Use the [VALUE] dial to adjust the key, and then press the
[VALUE] dial.
This transposes the pitch in semitone steps.
Using Templates to Create a Song
(Song Templates)
This unit features song templates, which form the structural patterns
of a song. Select a template to match the kind of song you’d like to
create, and the sections are automatically arranged to make your song.
& For details on the content of the templates, refer to the “Parameter
Guide” (PDF).
MEMO
Before using the song templates, you need to assign the sections corresponding
to the song’s structural elements (intro, chorus and so on).
Configure this using the TEMPLATE parameter on the SONG screen.
& “Making Song-Related Settings” (p. 35)
1 .
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG] button.
The SONG TEMPLATE screen appears.
2 .
Use the [VALUE] dial to select the template, and then press
the [VALUE] dial.
The sections are automatically arranged according to the template.