VA-76 – Utilities MIDI

Tx/Rx Filter of the VariPhrase part

The VariPhrase part is an altogether different tone generator. That explains why it doesn’t respond to CC32 messages and why the two filter pages look a lit- tle different:

14.4 Utilities MIDI

MIDI Sync RX/TX

[FUNCTION MENU][MIDI] field[Utilities MIDI] field[Sync] field

Tx Filter page

Rx Filter page

See above for an explanation of these parameters. The new or different functions are:

CC16, 17, 18— Correspond to the [Pitch], [Time], and [Formant] sliders respectively (see page 49). CC19— General-purpose message for VariPhrase control.

SYNC— Allows you to specify whether the Vari- Phrase’s tempo should run in sync with the internal (INT) or an external (EXT) MIDI Clock signal received from a sequencer, etc.

Tx/Rx Filter of the Audio In part

We already mentioned that the Audio In part does not transmit or receive note messages because it is used for for amplifying your singing. You can, however, trans- mit and receive its effects, volume, and PanPot settings for remote control. It follows that the list of parame- ters that can be filtered is the shortest of all Keyboard parts:

Same parameters for the Rx Filter page

Style TX Sync

The Style TX Sync parameters allow you to specify whether or not the VA-76 should send MIDI realtime messages whenever you start the Arranger. Sending MIDI realtime (start, stop, clock) messages has the advantage that you can synchronize external instru- ments or computers with your VA-76.

Start/Stop— If you activate this option, the VA-76 will only send start or stop messages whenever you start (or stop) Arranger playback. In this case, no Clock messages are sent.

Clock— This option means that the Arranger sends Clock messages (usual synchronization method).

Use the [ON/OFF] fields to specify whether or not these messages should be transmitted.

Song TX Sync

Here are the switches for the transmission of MIDI realtime messages whenever you play back a Song using the VA-76’s Song Composer:

Start/Stop/Continue— If you activate this option, the VA-76’s Song Composer sends only Start/Stop and Continue messages. Continue, by the way, is a message used to signal that playback is not started from the beginning of a Song.

Clock— This option means that the Song Composer sends Clock messages. These are used to specify the tempo.

Song Position Pointer— If you select [ON], the Song Composer sends Song Position Pointer (SPP) mes- sages. These messages are used to signal the current playback position, so that the slaved (synchronized) drum machine, sequencer, etc., automatically jumps to the correct position upon receiving a Song Position Pointer message.

Note: See your sequencer’s etc. manual to find out whether it accepts Song Position Pointer messages.

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Roland VA-76 owner manual Utilities Midi, Midi Sync RX/TX, Style TX Sync, Song TX Sync