VA-76 – Editing 16-track songs

Note: A similar system is also available for other parame- ters. See “Change” on page 152.

Quantize

Use this function if you chose not to quantize your music during recording (see page 142) and now realize that the timing is not quite what you expected it to be. Quantizing after recording has the advantage that you can first listen to the original and then correct only those notes whose timing is definitely off.

Track— See page 149 for an explanation of this parameter.

From, To, Bar, Beat, CPT, Execute— See page 148 for

an explanation of these parameters.

From Note/To Note (0 C-1~127 G9)— See “Available options for ‘Note’” on page 148 as well as page 149.

Value— This parameter sets the resolution of the Quantize function. The available values are: 1/8, 1/8t, 1/16, 1/16t, 1/32, 1/32t, 1/64t. Be sure to always select the value that equals the shortest note you recorded. Otherwise, your part no longer sounds the way you played it.

Gate T

The Gate T. function allows you to modify the dura- tion of the notes in the selected time (From/To) range. We recommend you only use this function to shorten notes that seem too long due to the Tone you assigned to the track in question. There is indeed no way to view the duration of the notes here, which makes edit- ing the data “en bloc” a little bit hazardous.

After selecting a Tone with a slow release (i.e. a sound that lingers on after all notes have been released), however, Gate Time will help you cut the notes down to size and thus avoid overlaps. Even though your

release timing may have been correct for the original Tone, you could use Gate Time to shorten all notes to such a degree that they no longer overlap.

Track— See page 149.

From, To, Bar, Beat, CPT— See page 148.

From Note/To Note (0 C-1~127 G9)— See “Available options for ‘Note’” on page 148 as well as page 149.

Value (–1920~+1920)—This parameter sets the amount by which the duration (or gate time) of the selected notes is to be changed. The shortest possible Gate Time value is “1” (used for all drum notes), so that selecting “–1000” for notes with a Gate Time value of “1” in the specified time range still leaves you with the same value. Allowing the value “0” would effectively erase the notes, which can only be achieved with Erase (see page 148). You cannot use Gate Time to erase notes.

Execute— Press this field to confirm your settings and edit the data.

Shift

Shift allows you to shift the notes within the selected From/To range. It can be used for two things:

1.To correct “slow” notes due to a slow(er) attack. You may want to use Shift after assigning a Tone to a track that has a considerably slower attack than the Tone you used for recording the part in question. This technique is frequently used in pop music to “time” 1/ 16-note string arpeggios played with a “slow” pad sound. Rather than have the notes begin at the mathe- matically correct time (e.g. 2-1-0), you could shift them to the left (e.g. to 1-4-110) of the previous mea- sure, so that the peak volume of the attack is reached on the next downbeat:

Original positions (slow attack,

 

 

Shift= –5

so timing seems off)

 

 

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2.To correct the timing of notes recorded via MIDI without quantizing them.

You could use sequences, etc. as raw material for your songs. Recording such excerpts via MIDI may cause a slight delay (e.g. 5 CPT). If that is not acceptable, use Shift to “push” all notes to the left (select “–5”). That

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Roland VA-76 Gate T, Shift, From, To, Bar, Beat, CPT, Execute- See page 148 for, From, To, Bar, Beat, CPT- See, 151