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              7  AUDIO KEY/  p. 68 BASS & PERCUSSION
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9  VOCAL DESIGNER  p. 27
10 ENSEMBLE  p. 42                
11 REGISTRATION  p. 78
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              Features of the VP-770
Highest Qualit                
 Vocals
Rich Ensembles              
An  Overview of the VP-770
he VP-770 has three                 
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              About  Vocal Designer
Whats a Vocoder                
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              Introducing the Sounds
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              Making Connections
Placing the VP-770 on the  KS-12  Stand                
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Position the stand so that its arms extend  toward the performer.                
Rubber feet Arm Hole Performer
              Connect the    Power Cord 
              Connecting Your    Amp or    Speakers 
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              Connecting Your    Microphone 
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onnect it to the MIC 
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              Connecting a    Pedal
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              Connecting  USB Memory (Sold Separately)
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B Memory Protector
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              Turning On/O  the Power ( POWER  ON)
 On the Powe                
ore you turn on the power, check the 
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              Adjusting the Display Contrast 
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              Adjusting the Volume 
Use the [VOLUME] knob to ad                
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Performing with Vocal Designer
Selecting a Sound                
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              Adjusting the Microphone Input Level 
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              Performing with Vocal Designer
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              Adding Your Unprocessed Voice 
              Switching O    the Microphone 
              Applying E ects to the Microphone ( INPUT  EFFECT)
electing the T                
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              Adjusting the Vocal Designer T  one
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              Raising Vocal Designers Pitch b  y One    Octave 
              Using the Auto Harmony Function
ress the [AUTO HARMONY] button; the button will light and the                 
uto Harmon
                 unction will turn on.
              When youve 
 nished making settings, press the [EXIT] button              
Playing the Vocal Designer Using Only the Mic
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              Adding an E ect when You Apply Pressure to the Keyboard 
              Adjusting the Release of the Notes 
              Adjusting the Vibrato 
Turn the three                 
VIBRATO
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Performing with Ensemble 
Selecting a Sound                
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              Performing with Ensemble
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              Adjusting the Ensemble Volume 
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              Adjusting the Ensemble Tone 
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              Adjusting the Ensemble Attack 
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              Performing with Bass & Percussion 
Selecting a sound                
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              Performing with Bass & Percussion
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              Adjusting the Ambience 
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              Shifting    Octave Up or Down
Shifting Upward One Octave                
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 Downward One Octave
              Shifting Up or Down by Semitones 
Shifting Upward One Semiton                
Shi
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 Downward One Semiton
               
              Adjusting the  Keyboard  Sensitivity
              Using the Pitch Bend /    Modulation Lever
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 the Pitch in Real Time
              Use the cursor buttons and the value dial to chan
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Description
Parameter                
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              Using the    [S1]/[S2] Buttons
Making Assignments for the [S1]/[S2] Button                
Use the cursor buttons and the value dial to chan
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              Using the D Beam 
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 you want to save your settings, press the [F2] (WRITE or SYS WRITE)                
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For details on saving your settings, re                
er to Saving a Registration (p. 81) or Saving the System Settings 
              Adding an E ect by Applying Pressure to the Keyboard ( AFTERTOUCH)
Making A                
tertouch Settings
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ou want to save                 
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our settings, press the [F2] (WRITE or SYS WRITE)
              Using a Microphone to Control Expression  
Adjusting the Voice Expression Sensitivit            
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              Performing with Audio Files 
Never disconnect the USB memory while the Audio Key                 
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              Selecting the  Audio File Set
Changing the  Audio File Settings            
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              Adjusting the  Volume of the Audio Key
              Types of Audio Files That the VP-770 Can Play
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              Recording Loop Phrases
 Recording a Phrase                
Preparations
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EC/PLAY
              Playing Back the Recorded Phrase
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To stop playback, press the [STOP] button.
Overdubbing Phrases (Recording Another Layer)                
ress the [REC/PLAY] button
               Erasing the Phrase
Saving the Phrase to  USB Memory                
Adjusting the Volume of the Phrase
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              Recalling a Registration 
What is a Registration                
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Sav                
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              Selecting the Registration Bank
ress the                 
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ANK] button.                
elect the desired bank b
              Initializing a Registration
              Saving a Registration 
ress the [F2] (WRITE) button.                
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Use the cursor buttons and the value dial to enter a name
              Editing a Registration
              Registration Parameters
  these parameters. For details on how to make settin                
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 VOCAL DESIGNER EDIT
Here you can make settings                 
or the Vocal Designer part.
arameter Value Descri              
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               ENSEMBLE  EDIT
Here you can make settings for the Ensemble part.            
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               BASS & PERC EDIT
Here you can make settings                 
or the Bass and Percussion parts
To access this screen, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [BASS] or [PERC] button.            
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              Basic Menu Operation 
              System Settings 
              Saving the System Settings 
hange the system                 
unction settings, and press the [F2] (SYS WRITE) button
ress the [F1] (OK) button in the con                
 rmation screen to save 
               System  Parameters
his section explains the functions the di erent s                
stem parameters have, as well as the composition o
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               SYSTEM  SOUND
Here you can make sound-related settings.                
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 SYSTEM  METRONOME
               SYSTEM  CONTROL
Here you can make settings for the controllers that are made at the system level                
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Here you can make settings 
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              Input E ect Settings (INPUT EFFECTS)
              Backing Up to    USB Memory 
Backing Up to USB Memory                 
Backu
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              Restoring the Backup Data 
               Format   USB  Memory
              Transmitting Registration Data to an External  MIDI Device 
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 Data That was Transmitted to an External MIDI Sequencer
              Checking the VP-770s   Version 
              Screensaver Settings 
              Reset to Default Factory Settings  ( FACTORY RESET)
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              Using the Sound of an External Synthesizer 
              Adjusting the volume o
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Performing Sound from Drums or a Portable Music Player
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Connecting a Synt                
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              Connecting the VP-770 with MIDI Equipment
              Connect
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              About  V-LINK
Connection Exam                
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 the V-LINK ON/OF                
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              V-LINK Sett
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ress the [V-LINK] button.
               MIDI Implementation Chart
Function...                
Notes
Basic Channel Mode Note Number : Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend                
Control Change
              Main  Specifications
               Troubleshooting
               Error  Messages
If an incorrect operation is performed, or if processing could not be performed as                 
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              List of VP-770 Shortcut Keys