VA-76 – Editing 16-track songs

11.2 Editing 16-track songs

Easy editing and useful functions

After recording a track, you may want to do some touching up. Here are some easy things you can do. See “In-depth editing of a 16-track song” on page 148 for more elaborate functions.

[Play Trk]

If this field is displayed in blue, you are currently on the page you select with the [Options] field. Press [Play Trk] to return to the [Master] 16-track Sequencer page:

Muting tracks

Sometimes, when recording rhythmically intricate parts, it may be necessary to mute already recorded parts that might distract you. To do so, press the [ON] field of such a track so that it reads [OFF]. This setting is not saved to disk.

Solo

If you need to listen to a track in isolation, press the [SOLO] field and the [OFF] field of the track you want to solo, and start playback. This mutes all other tracks. You can add other tracks to this Solo signal by pressing the [OFF] fields. See page 136 for details about the solo function.

Mixer: Changing the volume, adding effects

On the above display page, press the [Mixer] field.

The [Level] and [Effect] fields call up two sets of three faders you can use to specify the initial settings for the selected track, or to modify/replace existing settings. If the “Track” field next to [Master] field does not dis- play the number of the desired track, press [Master] and select the desired track:

a)Press the [Track] field…

b)…and use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select the track.

REC fields— In Merge mode (see page 142), you can specify for each parameter whether or not to record the settings made on these pages. In Erase and Punch In/Out modes, all [REC] fields are displayed in white (which means that the settings will be recorded).

1.Use the sliders to set the values.

These parameters can also be changed in realtime: select the Merge mode so as not to overwrite the notes, and start recording from the position where the new settings should take effect. You can stop recording after one beat. For continuous changes, use the slider in question to set the desired values and stop record- ing when no further changes are required.

Note: Such edits are also possible on the [Tone] page (see page 143). These allow you to “register” another Tone or Drum Set for a track.

2.Switch the desired [REC] fields on (white) or off (blue).

Volume— (0~127) Allows you to set the track volume (CC07). Use this parameter to specify the initial vol- ume. You can use Expression to program temporary volume changes during the course of the song.

Expression— (0~127) Allows you to program relative volume changes (CC11). The value “127” means that the resulting volume will be equal to the volume set with the Volume parameter above. All other Express values reduce the Volume value.

Panpot— Use this parameter to specify the stereo position of the selected track. “64” means dead center, values between 0 and 63 shift the sound to the left, while values between 65 and 127 shift the sound to the right.

Reverb, Chorus, Delay— Specify the Send level for the effect in question. See also page 144.

3.Start recording in Merge mode but don’t play any notes (because we’re only putting the icing on the cake of an already perfect track).

As stated above, you can also move the sliders for real- time changes. You can also use this procedure for add- ing Pitch Bend, Aftertouch, etc. to the notes of a track.

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Roland VA-76 owner manual Editing 16-track songs, Easy editing and useful functions