VA-76 – Song Composer clinic

3.Press the [REC ] field (so that it is displayed in white).

4.Press the [2nd Trk] field.

This means “redo the melody but leave the Arranger parts unchanged”. The relevant part of the display now looks as follows:

5.If you’re ready, press the [PLAY ®] field to start recording.

Remember that this time, there is no keyboard split (but you could select it), so that you could also play with you left hand. This is ideal for recording piano parts, for example.

6.At the end of the song, press the [STOP ] field to stop recording.

7.Listen to your song (see page 66).

If you like it, save it to disk, if you’re still not happy with your melody, go back to “Redoing the melody (2nd Trk)” on page 66.

Note: See page 147 if you want to change just single notes or other aspects of your song (which is called “editing”).

Saving your song to disk

A Composer song you save to disk becomes a Standard MIDI File that can be played back with the VA-76, but also with any other SMF-compatible sequencer.

Be aware that, once a song has been saved to disk, the 2nd Trk option can no longer be used for redoing the melody. You can, however, use the 16-track sequencer for achieving exactly the same effect.

There are two ways of saving new or edited songs:

a)Via the [FUNCTION MENU] button and the Disk menu (you will have to press the [Save] field).

b)By leaving the Song Composer page.

Here, we will show you how to save your song simply by returning to the Master page.

1.On the Song Composer page, press the [EXIT] field. The display now responds with:

2.Press the [YES] field.

3.Insert a Zip or floppy disk into the appropriate drive, and press the [FLOPPY] or [ZIP] field to select the drive you want to save your song to.

Note: Do not use the supplied Zip disk for saving your own data. Use a new disk for your own data.

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Roland VA-76 owner manual Saving your song to disk, If you’re ready, press the Play field to start recording