VA-76 – Easy Routing: quick registration

Here is how it is structured:

Specify whether you want to play with ([In a BAND]) or without accompaniment ([As a SOLOIST]). This is important for the remaining questions and answers.

If you press the [As a SOLOIST] field, there are two options:

ORGANIST means that you can play two different sounds with your left and right hands (the keyboard is split). Despite the name, you can also select other combinations, such as a synthesizer sound for the left hand and a saxophone sound for the right.

PIANIST means that one sound will be assigned to all keys. Again, you’ll be offered a wider choice than just piano sounds.

Note: After selecting the “As a SOLOIST” option, you can still use the Arranger’s drum patterns for rhythm backing simply by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

Note: Once you are more familiar with the VA-76, you will realize that this specifies the Keyboard Mode (see page 34).

If you pressed [In a BAND]:

The keyboard will be split into a left section for Arran- ger control and a right section for playing a live mel- ody to the accompaniment.

You then need to specify how many instruments the accompaniment should contain: Drums, Drm&Bass (drums & bass), Combo (small band), or Big Band (which can also be an orchestra).

Note: Once you are more familiar with the VA-76, you will realize that this selects the Orchestrator version (see

page 62).

You are then given three options for the kind of music you want to play: ROMANTIC, BALL ROOM, or HEAVY. Again, these should be taken as generic terms, for ROMANTIC also includes musical genres like HipHop, for example.

Finally, you can choose an automatic accompaniment (“Music Style”) and select a sound for your right hand. There are eight Tone suggestions for every Style for you to choose from.

Other steps and tips:

The [oBACK] field takes you back to the previous display page. Press it whenever you wish to change a previous selection.

If the [FINISH] field is displayed, you can press it to confirm your settings and use them right away.

Press [EXIT] to jump to the Master page (see page 24). If you pressed this field by accident, you can return to the Virtual Band page by pressing the [VIRTUAL BAND] button below the display.

Note: If you press [EXIT], the selected settings will not be used. You need to press [FINISH] to confirm your choices.

If one or both arrows (o and k) are displayed in “solid”, you can call up additional options by pressing the arrow field in question.

The symbol refers to the VariPhrase function. This is a very sophisticated sampler that allows you to play back audio phrases in sync with the Arranger tempo, and at the correct pitch.

4.Start playing on the VA-76.

You probably want to try out the VA-76 straight away without first reading the following pages. Just remem- ber the following:

You can start and stop Arranger playback (automatic accompaniments) by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

In some cases, the melodic accompaniment (bass, chords, etc.) may not be audible. This is due to the set- tings you have selected. Later on in this manual, we will show you how to change these settings.

Note: Though the VA-76 contains a lot more parameters for fine-tuning the Arranger’s behavior, you could already decide to write the current settings to a User Program (see page 127). That way, you can return to them time and again without having to use the Easy Routing function.

23

Page 21
Image 21
Roland VA-76 owner manual Here is how it is structured, If you press the As a Soloist field, there are two options