Roland VA-76 Insertion effect M-FX, Using the insertion effect, Realtime control via the display

VA-76 Owner’s Manual—Mixer, effects and editing

2.Press the Low Gain [400Hz] or [200Hz] field to select the low frequency to be boosted or cut.

3.Press the Low Gain value field and use the slider (right), the [TEMPO/DATA] dial, or the [DATA] but- ton/Numeric Entry pad to enter a positive (boost) or negative value (cut) for the Low Gain parameter (–12~+12dB).

4.Press the High Gain [6kHz] or [3kHz] field to select the high frequency to be boosted or cut.

5.Press the High Gain value field and use the slider (right), the [TEMPO/DATA] dial, or the [DATA] but- ton/Numeric Entry pad to enter a positive (boost) or negative value (cut) for the High Gain parameter (–12~+12dB).

Choosing the parts to be processed by the equalizer

When you power on the VA-76, all parts are set to be processed by the equalizer, so that you can use the equalizer as master tone control that modifies the bass and treble response of your instrument.

An equalizer is usually only effective when used to cor- rect the frequency response of one sound that is in the way of other sounds. Therefore, you now need to switch the equalizer off for all parts that don’t require tone correction.

1.Select a Mixer page (see page 112).

2.Select the Mixer group that contains the part whose settings you want to change by pressing the [Keybrd Mixer] or [Style Mixer] field.

3.Press the [Single Part] field.

4.Use the [i][m] fields to select the desired part.

5.Press the Equalizer [ON/OFF] field to make it read [OFF] (blue) if you don’t want the part in question to be processed by the equalizer.

8.5 Insertion effect (M-FX)

Using the insertion effect

Your VA-76 contains a multi-effect that can be assigned to the Keyboard parts (if they are assigned to the OUTPUT 1 sockets, see page 115). You can select one type and decide which Keyboard part(s) should use the effect. As applying this effect to one or several Keyboard parts also changes the way in which the Key- board part(s) can take advantage of the remaining effects (Reverb, Chorus, Delay, and Equalizer), this effect is called an insertion effect (because it is inserted into the signal path). See page 123 for details.

The [M-FX] knob on the front panel allows you to control one parameter of the insertion effect in real- time, and thus to add even more expression to the parts you play.

1.Press the [ON/OFF] button (so that it lights) to switch the insertion effect on or off (the button goes dark).

Doing so also changes the way in which the affected Keyboard part(s) is processed by the other effects.

2.Use the [M-FX] knob to control the assigned parameter while playing.

This assignment is preset and cannot be changed. Bear in mind, though that it varies according to the cur- rently selected M-FX effect. It always influences the parameter for which realtime control really makes sense.

Realtime control via the display

If one effects parameter is not enough for the sound changes you want to achieve, you can select the fol- lowing display page where two M-FX parameters can be controlled (one of which is also assigned to the [M-FX] knob). For your convenience, the names of these parameters are also displayed so that you know exactly what you are doing.

Note: The parameters assigned to the [M-FX] knob are also indicated by a “°” in the table starting on page 219.

Let’s have a look at how you can modify the two effects parameters and add even more expression to your music:

1.If the UP1 part is currently off, press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button followed by the [KEYBOARD MODE] field and switch it on (see page 36).

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