VA-76 Owner’s ManualAdvanced Keyboard part functions

Splitting Upper2 and the VariPhrase part

Once you have completed the above and set the UP2 Split point to your liking, you can switch off the UP1

part and use the VariPhrase part instead so as to

use a PCM (sampled) Tone for UP2 and a VariPhrase in the rightmost keyboard zone. It is even possible to add the VariPhrase part to the UP1 part.

1.Activate the UP2 Split function and set the desired UP2 Split point (see page 86).

2.Do not press the [EXIT] field to return to the Mas- ter page, but press [oBack] instead to jump to the following page:

You can also select this page by pressing the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button. Furthermore, you can acti- vate the VariPhrase part (and switch off UP1) simply by pressing a VariPhrase bank button.

3.Press the field to switch on the VariPhrase part (this field must be displayed in white).

The keyboard is now split into three zones, with the VariPhrase part assigned to the rightmost zone. Note: If you switch off the UP2 part while the [UP2 Split] field is displayed in white, the split is temporarily cancelled, so that UP1 (or the VariPhrase part) can be played all the way to the main split point.

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

‘Dynamic’ second split point: UP2 to Left

While the UP2 Split function provides a static split between UP2 to the left and UP1 and/or the Vari- Phrase part to the right, there is a second way of play- ing two distinct melody parts in the right half of the keyboard, whereby the highest note is sounded by the Upper 1 (and/or VariPhrase) part, while the lower notes are sounded by Upper2. This is still a split, but it can be shifted dynamically as you play in the right half of the keyboard.

Here is an example. If you play the following notes to the right of the main split point, while [UP2 to Left] is switched on…

Upper1

Upper2

…the Upper1 part sounds the grayed notes, while the Upper2 part sounds the lower notes. Of course, you can also hold the top note (UP1 and/or VariPhrase) and play a melody to the left of it (UP2).

You could further refine this by transposing the UP2 part one octave up using the Octave function (see page 54) and by reducing the Upper1 part’s volume using the Mixer. Of course, you can also turn this sys- tem around, and play the “second voice” on top (E-G- C), and the melody below. If you play three-note chords, the Upper2 part sounds two notes, while the Upper1 part sounds the highest notes.

1.Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.

2.If the display does not look like in the above illus- tration, press the [KEYBOARD MODE] field in the upper right corner, and the [SPLIT] field.

Note: This function is only available in SPLIT Keyboard Mode. You cannot use it in WHOLE mode.

3.Press the [UP2 to Left] field to switch on this dynamic split function.

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

Note: Of course, UP2 Split and UP2 To Left are mutually exclusive. Selecting one means that the other is automati- cally switched off.

Note: There is also a footswitch function that allows you to alternate between Upper1 and Upper2 without splitting them. See “Kbd Exc UP1/UP2” on page 192.

Note: This function can also be switched on and off using a PAD button. See page 194.

Tuning Upper2: Coarse and Fine

The Upper2 part can be used as full-fledged solo or melody sound or to “fatten” the sound of Upper1. Note that the latter only works when you layer Upper2 and Upper1. By layering we mean that every time you press a key in the right half of the keyboard (in SPLIT Keyboard mode, page 36) or anywhere on the key- board (WHOLE mode), you trigger two Tones: the one assigned to Upper1 part and the one assigned to Upper2. To layer the Upper1 and Upper2 parts, you need to switch them both on. See “Keyboard Mode clinic” on page 34.

The following parameters allow you to transpose (Coarse) or to detune (Fine) the Upper2 part relative to the Upper1 part. Though this is also possible when

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Roland VA-76 owner manual ‘Dynamic’ second split point UP2 to Left, Tuning Upper2 Coarse and Fine