Roland VA-76 owner manual Scale Tuning, Consider the following example

VA-76 Owner’s Manual—Advanced Keyboard part functions

Min and Max can be used effectively for switching between two Tones simply by striking the keys harder or softer. Doing so allows you to alternate between two sounds. Remember, though that some “V” Tones already have this function built-in (see page 42). Using such Tones for velocity switching applications is thus unnecessary. But feel free to experiment. Some unique effects could be obtained when using Min and Max for the Upper1 and VariPhrase parts.

Consider the following example:

Part	Min	Max	Tone
Upper1	1	114	A81 <14> V Romantic Trp.
			(Tone Map 4)
Upper2	115	127	A81 <17> V Tp Mar/Shk (Tone
			Map 4)

Both parts must be on. The above settings allow you to trigger the “normal” trumpet sound with velocity val- ues between 1 and 114 (low to relatively high velocity), while velocity values above 115 only trigger the slightly more “lyrical” trumpet (a Tone, by the way, that contains already a built-in velocity switch for additional flexibility). Try this out: it sounds spectacu- larly real.

Another example involving the Upper1 and Vari- Phrase parts could be:

Part	Min	Max	Tone
Upper1	1	127	A76 <27> Humming (Map 4)
Vari-	90	127	A-Melodic-6 OohDarlin M
Phrase

Here, the Upper1 part sounds all notes at any velocity value, while the VariPhrase part is added only when you strike the keys rather forcefully. This could be used for accents. Of course, there are countless other possibilities, such as using Min= 90/Max= 127 for the MEL Int part (see page 99), so that the automatic har- monies are only added when you really want to hear them.

Note: See page 37 for how to select Tones for the Keyboard parts, and page 45 for how to select a VariPhrase.

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

6.5 Scale Tuning

Another useful function is called Scale Tuning. It allows you to use oriental, asian, and other scales in much the same way as on an oriental keyboard (EM-50 OR, etc.).

The VA-76 contains three memories where you can store your favorite tunings. The contents of these memories can be saved to disk along with the User Program Set (see page 211) – i.e. these are three global memories.

1.Press the Keyboard Mode [OTHER] button.

2.If the [KEYBOARD MODE] field in the upper right corner is not displayed in white, press it.

3.Press the [Scale Tuning] field.

4.Press the [Upper Parts] or [All Parts] field.

All Parts means that all VA-76 parts will be affected by the Scale Tune setting. This also includes the Vari- Phrase and Arranger Parts. Upper Parts, on the other hand, means that only Upper1 and Upper2 will use the selected scale. There is also an off position (when both fields are blue).

Note: The [Upper Parts] function can also be switched on and off using an optional footswitch (see page 191).

5.Press a [Mem 1]~[Mem 3] field to select a Scale Tuning memory.

This will change the pitch of the following notes (“–50” means that the note in question is tuned a quarter tone down):

Mem 1	Mem 2	Mem 3
E (–50)	E (–50)	C# (–50)
B (–50)	A (–50)	F# (–50)

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