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2.Specify the part for which you want to select another Tone:

Hold down the [PART] button and press one of the NUMBER buttons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hold down…

 

…and press a NUMBER button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [1]

Upper 1

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [2]

Upper 2

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [3]

Manual Drums

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [4]

-– – –

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [5]

Melody Intelligence

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [6]

Lower1

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [7]

Lower2

 

 

 

PART + NUMBER [8]

Manual Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you only press the [PART] button, all GROUP and BANK indicators go off, while the NUMBER indicator that corresponds to the currently selected part lights. If you then release it, the part select page appears on the display. See also page 39.

Note: The VariPhrase part ( ) cannot be selected here. Use the [BACKGROUND], [MELODIC], [RHYTHMIC], and [USER] buttons for choosing the desired VariPhrase. See the “VariPhrase clinic” on page 45.

3.Press the [GROUP] button to select the group that contains the desired Tone (A or B, the corresponding indicator lights).

The above display contains eight Bank selection fields that tell you more about the contents of the Tone banks in the selected Group.

Note: See also the Tone lists starting on page 222 for the address of the desired Tone.

When you select a GROUP, the VA-76 automatically activates the BANK that was active in the previous group. Here is an example: if the Upper1 part cur- rently uses the “A31 Organ 1” Tone, selecting group B means that bank 3 (SYN LEAD) is automatically sug- gested (but you still hear the organ).

Another way of deciding which group you need is by looking at the BANK buttons on the front panel. The banks of group A are printed above the BANK but- tons, and the banks of group B appear below the BANK buttons:

4.Press a BANK [1]~[8] button (so that it lights) to select a Tone bank within the active group.

Each Tone group (A and B) contains eight banks.

Here are two examples:

a)for a solo synthesizer sound, select GROUP B and BANK 3 (SYN LEAD);

b)for a trumpet sound, select GROUP A and BANK 8.

5.Press a NUMBER [1]~[8] button to select a Tone within the active bank.

Only now will the new Tone be loaded. You could take advantage of this system to prepare the group and bank with your left hand, while continuing to play the melody with your right hand. Then, all you need to do is press the desired NUMBER button just before the beat where you wish the new Tone to take effect.

6.Play a few notes on the keyboard to check whether you like the Tone you have just selected.

In many instances, the VA-76 does not select the requested Tone but an even better one (our “favorite” for that particular Tone family). That is because there is yet another Tone category called “Variation”.

Let us briefly summarize the various Tone categories:

Tone category

Meaning

 

 

Group

The highest level that specifies which 8 Tone

[Example: B]

banks are available.

 

 

Bank

The second level whose contents depend on

the selected group. Each bank contains 8

[Example: B3–]

Tones (numbers).

 

 

 

Number

A memory within the selected bank. This

[Example: B38]

specifies the desired Tone.

 

 

Variation

An alternative sound for the selected Tone/

number that is either directly or indirectly

[Example: B38 <2>]

related to the same Tone family.

 

 

 

7.If necessary, select another Variation. This is only possible via the display. See step (8) under “Tone selection via the display” on page 39.

The number of Variations depends on the selected Tone number. There may be as many as 30. It is also possible to select “no Variation”. This is the Tone proper, referred to as Capital (it is displayed without a number between < >).

Note: It is possible to change the “preset” Variation (or Cap- ital) that is recalled when you select a Tone. You can take advantage of this when you don’t agree with our “favorite” selection. See “Choosing your own Tone favorites (Customize Preferred Tone)” on page 40.

Note: Apart from the Variations, there are also Tone Maps. See page 41 for details.

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Roland VA-76 owner manual Specify the part for which you want to select another Tone