VA-76 – Truly “global” VariPhrase parameters

selected phrase and similar to a noise gate in a record- ing studio, with the additional advantage that you can specify the pitch of the “audible bits”.

Gray areas: this is where you press a key. Only

these fragments will be audible.

This is where you

This is where you

press the footswitch

release the foot-

 

switch

Pause

Another remarkable footswitch function allows you to “freeze” the audio data at the point where you press the footswitch. It is called [ Pause]. Here is an example:

This part is held

This is where you

This is where you

press the footswitch

release the foot-

 

switch

Selecting the foot switch function

Selecting the foot switch function is as easy as most other settings on the VA-76:

1.Press the [CONTROLLERS] button.

2.On the page that appears now, press the [Foot] field.

3.Press the [Foot Switch] field in the left column.

4.Press the [k] field several times to select the fol- lowing display page:

5.Press the [ Legto Lock] or [ Pause] field.

6.Press [EXIT] to return to the Master page.

5.6Truly “global” VariPhrase parameters

The parameters discussed above apply to all VariPhra- ses you may use for a given song. But they can be saved to a User Program (see page 127). This means that you can reconfigure them simply by selecting another User Program (which allows for multiple simultaneous parameter changes).

The VA-76 also contains a number of Global Vari- Phrase parameters that apply to the entire instrument and cannot be changed simply by selecting another User Program. The following Global parameters also affect the way in which your VariPhrases are played back:

1.Press the [FUNCTION MENU] button.

2.Press the [Global Parameter] field.

3.On the page that appears now, press the [ Vari- Phrase] field.

The display now looks as follows:

Style Linked (Phrase Select)

Let us begin with this parameter. If you press the [ON/ OFF] field so that it reads [ON], selecting a Music Style also prepares the VariPhrases assigned to that Style for easy recall via the VariPhrase [BACK- GROUND], [MELODIC], [RHYTHMIC] (and [GROUP]) buttons.

You may remember that there are six assignments for each of the 128 Music Styles in ROM. In certain situa- tions, this automatic “reshuffle” may not be conve- nient. In that case, press the [ON] field to make it read [OFF].

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Roland VA-76 Truly global VariPhrase parameters, Style Linked Phrase Select, Pause, Selecting the foot switch function