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VA-76 – Header Post Edit

11.5 Header Post Edit

The Header Post Edit function allows you to modify certain playback parameters of the song that is cur- rently in the VA-76’s Song RAM memory. These mod- ifications are either global or track-specific in nature and can be saved to disk along with the song data.

In a way, these settings are a “User Program” con- tained in the song itself.

These modifications are SysEx data that alter the actual Song Header data (without replacing them). And if we say “SysEx”, we mean that only the VA-76, the VA-7, the VA-5, the VA-3, the G-1000, and the EM-2000 can read these data. To other SMF players, the song will still be the original SMF, i.e. they will ignore these newly added SysEx data.

1.On page 129, we told you that the VA-76 allows you to ignore certain User Program settings, in which case some of the settings below will not be used. Load the song you wish to edit (if it does not yet reside in the VA-76’s Song RAM memory).

2.Press the [SONG COMPOSER] button.

3.Press the [Header Post Edit] field.

The first set of parameters, called Global, allows you to modify settings that apply to all 16 parts (or tracks) of the song.

4.Press a field to select the parameter you wish to set and enter the desired value with the [TEMPO/DATA] dial or the [DATA] button/Numeric Entry pad.

The asterisks (*) indicate all parameters whose values differ from the original Header settings.

The available parameters are:

Parameter	Range	Default setting
Master Tune	415.3~466.2	Song setting
Transpose	–12~+12 semitones	0
Reverb Type	Song/UPr	Song
Chorus Type	Song/UPr	Song
Tempo	= 20~250	Song setting

•The Transpose parameter does not change the note numbers of Drum tracks (i.e. track 10 and any other track that uses a Drum Set rather than a Tone).

•The Reverb Type and Chorus Type parameters allow you to decide whether the song should use the Reverb and Chorus parameters (see also “Effects and Equal- izer” on page 116) of the currently selected User Pro- gram, or those contained in the song data.

•Tempo is a relative parameter that modifies all tempo values of the song (including changes) by the same amount. Tempo changes are thus not ruined. [Reset]— Press this field to select the default values for the Global and Part parameters.

5. Use [i][m] to select a specific song part (1~16) whose parameters you want to change.

You can do this for all 16 song parts.

There is a reason why we chose to use the word Part rather than track: the following parameters indeed only affect the way in which the tracks will be played back (without changing the track data themselves).

6.Press a field to select the parameter you wish to set and enter the desired value with the [TEMPO/DATA] dial or the [DATA] button/Numeric Entry pad.

Be careful to select the desired Song Part before edit- ing these parameters (watch the name in the top left field).

Note: If a given control change message for which the VA-76 provides a parameter is not available, the display will indi- cate “---”.

CC00, CC32— (0~127) These are Bank Select mes- sages. CC00 allows you to select other Tone/Drum Set banks, while CC32 is used to choose the Tone level. See also “Selecting different Tone Maps” on page 41.

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