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The Ancestry of the VP

1939 marks the invention of the “vocoder,” a method of compressing a vocal signal.

Subsequently used during World War II as a way to scramble communications, the vocoder

began to achieve popularity as an electronic musical instrument in the 1970’s. Most vocoders of

that time didn’t provide a keyboard or carrier signal (analogous to the vocal cords of a human),

so you had to separately provide a synthesizer in order to produce sound.

1979 was the year in which Roland released the VP-330, a new idea that combined a

vocoder with a strings-type keyboard, making it simple to produce sound without needing

to use other equipment. The VP-330 enabled you to create distinctive vocal sounds without

specialized knowledge of vocoder parameters, and still continues to be loved by musicians

around the world.

2006 saw the appearance of the VP-550, featuring Roland’s “Vocal Designer” human vocal

modeling technology—a leap beyond vocoding.

2009 now sees the birth of the VP-770, bringing you a further evolution of Vocal Designer

and cutting-edge SuperNATURAL technology.

“Ultimate vocals for all musicians” – that’s the mission of the VP.

Contents

Main Fr t o P Names of Things and What They Do 7 AUDIO KEY/ p. 68 BASS & PERCUSSION 8 Display 9 VOCAL DESIGNER p. 27 10 ENSEMBLE p. 42 11 REGISTRATION p. 78 R ea r P ea a e el Contents Ma 3 ing Connections er sing Contro ll ers 5 sing Au io Fi R ce efe 5 Page Page Features of the VP-770 Highest Qualit Vocals Rich Ensembles An Overview of the VP-770 he VP-770 has three S SOU CT About Vocal Designer Whats a Vocoder k ? ay Li Introducing the Sounds V OC AL DE IGNER BA SS SS C Page Making Connections Placing the VP-770 on the KS-12 Stand een from the rea 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 e connections as s own Connecting Your Microphone Youre Usin j the Included Microphone onnect it to the MIC I f Youre Connecting Your Microphone to the EXT IN Jac k Connecting a Pedal Make bl the Connecting USB Memory (Sold Separately) U sing the Included US B Memory Protector Page Turning On/O the Power ( POWER ON) On the Powe ore you turn on the power, check the ollowing n the VP-770s rear Adjusting the Display Contrast op Scree Adjusting the Volume Use the [VOLUME] knob to ad j ust the volume of the entire VP-770 Performing with Vocal Designer Selecting a Sound st. ld Sou Adjusting the Microphone Input Level V status. cato Check Performing with Vocal Designer Se ) ( Adding Your Unprocessed Voice Switching O the Microphone Applying E ects to the Microphone ( INPUT EFFECT) electing the T t pe of Input E ec e cursor uttons an C l d Adjusting the Vocal Designer T one ove t e TONE s 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 rophone Makin settin Adding an E ect when You Apply Pressure to the Keyboard Adjusting the Release of the Notes Adjusting the Vibrato Turn the three VIBRATO knobs Performing with Ensemble Selecting a Sound st. Se ecting a Variation Soun Performing with Ensemble Se sou Adjusting the Ensemble Volume Step On a Pe l! Adjusting the Ensemble Tone ove t e TONE s Adjusting the Ensemble Attack ove the j Y ATTAC K ) For details, re ( er to Using a microphone to control expression (VOICE EXPRESSION) Performing with Bass & Percussion Selecting a sound Sou at Se Performing with Bass & Percussion dj usting t e Bass & Percussion Vo ume Adjusting the Ambience witch the t HALL1 O U Page Shifting Octave Up or Down Shifting Upward One Octave Shi tin Downward One Octave Shifting Up or Down by Semitones Shifting Upward One Semiton Shi tin Downward One Semiton Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity Using the Pitch Bend / Modulation Lever Chan ato dd the Pitch in Real Time Use the cursor buttons and the value dial to chan e the value. Description Parameter b Using the [S1]/[S2] Buttons Making Assignments for the [S1]/[S2] Button Use the cursor buttons and the value dial to chan e the value. butto S stem Settings and istration Using the D Beam D Beam Sett e cursor uttons an SS ea D Using Pedals Ho gs ld Note If you want to save your settings, press the [F2] (WRITE or SYS WRITE) butto 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 f ou want to save ). (p our settings, press the [F2] (WRITE or SYS WRITE) Using a Microphone to Control Expression Adjusting the Voice Expression Sensitivit Page Performing with Audio Files Never disconnect the USB memory while the Audio Key ( ecto US la a ke C#2D3 To stop the le thats pla ing, press the C2 ke Selecting the Audio File Set Changing the Audio File Settings Page Adjusting the Volume of the Audio Key Types of Audio Files That the VP-770 Can Play WAV k / AIFF M Recording Loop Phrases Recording a Phrase Preparations e EC/PLAY Playing Back the Recorded Phrase e [REC/PLAY] 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 Page Recalling a Registration What is a Registration ? Sav ng a Reg Selecting the Registration Bank ress the ( ANK] button. elect the desired bank b Initializing a Registration Saving a Registration ress the [F2] (WRITE) button. - , 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 l I h T PEDAL T /S 1 2 T D BEA M VOCAL DESIGNER EDIT Here you can make settings or the Vocal Designer part. arameter Value Descri eter ENSEMBLE EDIT Here you can make settings for the Ensemble part. Page Page Page 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. Page 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 h SYSTEM SOUND Here you can make sound-related settings. D escriptio SYSTEM METRONOME SYSTEM CONTROL Here you can make settings for the controllers that are made at the system level TEM KEYB AR Here you can make settings TEM PEDAL y the unctions that will be controlled by the oot pedals TEM 1 /S 2 y the Input E ect Settings (INPUT EFFECTS) Backing Up to USB Memory Backing Up to USB Memory Backu Procedure Page Restoring the Backup Data Format USB Memory Transmitting Registration Data to an External MIDI Device estorin Data That was Transmitted to an External MIDI Sequencer Checking the VP-770s Version Screensaver Settings Reset to Default Factory Settings ( FACTORY RESET) Page Using the Sound of an External Synthesizer Adjusting the volume o our external s nthesize Performing Sound from Drums or a Portable Music Player Page Connecting a Synt esizer via MID Pl e. Connecting the VP-770 with MIDI Equipment Connect a Sequencer v encer. y V About V-LINK Connection Exam le the V-LINK ON/OF e [V-LINK] V-LINK Sett gs 6 V 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 i a ct Index B C H G I J R M K S U V T W Page List of VP-770 Shortcut Keys