Roland VA-76 owner manual Switching parts on and off, Using the Split Keyboard Mode

VA-76 Owner’s Manual—VA-76 clinics

The display now looks as follows (the [KEYBOARD MODE] field must be white):

3.If the [WHOLE] field is not displayed in white, press it to make the display look like in the above illustration.

In the central part of this page, you can switch on all Keyboard parts you need, and switch off those you don’t need.

Switching parts on and off

4.Press the fields of the parts (LW2, LW1, etc.) you want to play via the keyboard and switch off the parts you do not need.

Active parts are displayed in white fields (and their button lights, see below), while switched-off parts are displayed in blue.

Be aware, however, that activating the [MDR] or field means that [LW1], [LW2], and [UP1] (as well as [MDR] or ) will be switched off. After activating the VariPhrase part, you can, however, add the UP1, UP2, LW1, and LW2 parts if you like.

Yet another way of switching keyboard parts on and off is by using the KEYBOARD PARTS buttons to the right of the BANK/NUMBER section:

PAD

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KEYBOARD PARTS

M.BASS LOWER2 LOWER1 M.DRUM UPPER2 UPPER1

If a part is on, its button lights (Upper2 in the above illustration).

Note: The [M.BASS] button can only be activated in SPLIT mode.

Note: If none of the part fields is displayed in white (and if non of the KEYBOARD PARTS buttons lights), the notes you play on the keyboard will not be audible. (It would, however, be possible to go on controlling the Arranger.)

By the way: selecting WHOLE does not mean that the Arranger is automatically switched off, or can no longer be used. See “Arranger Chord Mode” on page 102 for details.

Note: Your settings can be written to a User Program and recalled at a later stage. See page 127.

Using the SPLIT Keyboard Mode

Split means that the keyboard is divided into two halves (at the C4 mentioned above). You can use the VariPhrase ( ), LW1, LW2, and MBS parts in the left half, and the UP1 and UP2 parts in the right. (It is also possible to use an additional split between UP1 and UP2, see “Upper 2 Split” on page 86.)

LW1, LW2, MBS,	UP1, UP2
	MDR or

Alternatively, you can use the MDR part in the right half and drum to the chords you play with the LW parts. Yet another option would be to use the Vari- Phrase ( ) part in the right half and LW1 and/or LW2 (with or without the MBS part) in the left. Note that it is also possible to assign the VariPhrase part to the left half of the keyboard.

Here’s how to activate the SPLIT keyboard mode:

1.Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.

2.Press the [KEYBOARD MODE] field in the upper right corner (so that it is displayed in white).

The display now looks as follows (the [KEYBOARD MODE] field must be white):

3.If the [SPLIT] field is not displayed in white, press it to make the display look like in the above illustra- tion.

In the central part of this page, you can switch on all Keyboard parts you need, and switch off those you don’t need.

Note the line that separates the , LW1, LW2, and

MBS parts from the UP1, UP2, MDR, and parts.

Unlike previous Roland arranger instruments, the VA-76 allows you to play chords (and add an auto- matic bass part) with your left hand, while drumming with your right. In the past, the MDR (or M. Drums) part used to be automatically assigned to the entire keyboard, which is still possible (in WHOLE mode) but not mandatory.

Note: See “Drumming on the keyboard” on page 42 for more information about the MDR part.

4.Press the fields of the parts (LW2, LW1, etc.) you want to play via the keyboard and switch off the parts you do not need.

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