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VA-76 – 16-track Sequencer

7.Press the [Octave] field.

This is only necessary if you want your notes to be sounded and recorded in a different octave than the one you use for playing. This can be useful for record- ing a part which is just a little too low (or too high) and therefore does not “fit” into 61-note range covered by the keyboard.

Another creative use for this parameter is for record- ing the “noises” of the “V” Tones mentioned on page 42: select a track that already contains data, set Octave to “–4”, select the Merge Mode (see above), and start recording (see below) for adding your scrapes, knocks, etc.

8.Press the [Quantize] field and set the desired reso- lution.

Quantize corrects the timing of your notes by shifting them to the nearest grid mark. Use the [TEMPO/ DATA]dial to specify the number of grid marks per measure (i.e., the Quantize resolution). Here is an example:

1	2	3	4	1
This is how you
played it
1	2	3	4	1
Value= 1/8
1	2	3	4	1
Value= 1/16

The setting range is: 1/8, 1/8t, 1/16, 1/16t, 1/32, 1/32t, 1/64t, and Off. As this Quantize function changes the way in which your notes are recorded, you may want to select Off here. The 16-track sequencer has a second Quantize function that you can use more selectively (i.e., for notes that are definitely late/early). See page 151.

Roll

For a drum track (10), you can press the Roll [ON/ OFF] field to switch on the Roll function. Press the [Mode] field to set the Roll resolution. Such auto- matic rolls are always played in sync with the selected tempo. See also page 43.

Selecting a Tone or Drum Set

The following parameter allows you to assign a Tone (normal track) or Drum Set (track 10 or the 2nd Drum Track) for the selected track, or to modify/ replace existing setting.

9.Press the [Tone] field in the upper left corner.

The display now looks more or less as follows:

For all tracks except track 10 (and another track that also uses a Drum Set), the field to look out for is called Current Tone. For track 10 (and any other drum track), this parameter is called Current Drum Set.

Note: Use the VariPhrase pad to assign a phrase to the Vari- Phrase part.

10.Press the [Current Tone/Current Drum Set] field and use the BANK/NUMBER pad to select the desired Tone/Drum Set.

Note: See “Using two drum tracks (2nd Drum Track)” on page 145 for how to select a second drum track.

11.If necessary, press the [REC] field so that it is dis- played in white.

In Merge mode (see page 142), you can specify whether or not to record the settings made on this page by switching the [REC] field on (white) or off (blue). In Erase and Punch In/Out modes, it is auto- matically switched on ([REC] is displayed in white).

12.Play a few notes on the keyboard to check whether you like the selected Tone or Drum Set.

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