User manual ROLAND VP-7

[. . . ] 201a Beforeusingthisunit, carefullyreadthesectionsentitled:"USINGTHEUNITSAFELY"and"IMPORTANTNOTES"(p. 2;p. 4). Thesesectionsprovideimportantinformationconcerningtheproperoperationoftheunit. Additionally, inordertofeel assuredthatyouhavegainedagoodgraspofeveryfeatureprovidedbyyournewunit, Owner'smanualshouldbereadin itsentirety. Themanualshouldbesavedandkeptonhandasaconvenientreference. About WARNING and CAUTION Notices About the Symbols The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings. The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. The symbol alerts the user to items that must never be carried out (are forbidden). [. . . ] Select a sound . Tomakeiteasytoheartheresult, turnthe[Harmony]knoballthewaytotherightsothatyourvoicewillnotbeoutput. 3. Perform . TheperformancemethodandtheVP-7'soperationwilldependonthesoundyouselectandonwhetherakeyboardisconnected. Human Voice When a keyboard is connected via MIDI When a keyboard is not connected via MIDI Playthekeyboard. Thepitchyousingintothemicrophone inputwillbedetected, andharmony willbegeneratedaccordingtothe chordyouplay. Thepitchofthemicrophoneinput willbedetected, andharmonywillbe generated. Thevocalfromthemicrophoneinput willbeheardatthepitchyouplayon thekeyboard. Singintothemicrophone. Thepitchofthemicrophoneinput willbedetected, andtheHuman Voicesoundwillbegenerated accordingtothedetectedpitch. Singintothemicrophone. Thepitchofthemicrophoneinput willbedetected, andsoundwillbe generatedatthedetectedpitch. Performing a Vocoder sound 1. Connectyourkeyboard(p. 11), andselectaVocodersound(ora Variationsound)(p. 20­p. 21). * Even if you're vocalizing, there will be no vocoder sound unless you're pressing notes on the keyboard . Continuevocalizing("wahhh. . . ")whileyouplaythekeyboard. The pitchwillchangeaccordingtothepitchofthenotesyouplay. Pressachordonthekeyboard, andrhythmicallymodulateyour voice("wah, wah, wahhh. . . "). VocalDesignerwillgeneratesound according to the chord you're pressing, in the rhythm of your vocalizing("wah, wah, wahhh. . . "). Thisisaparticularlyusefulwaytoperformphrasesthatcontain rapidpassages. Unlike a typical synthesizer, the volume is controlled by the microphone. Inotherwords, yourvoicedefinesthevolumecurve. It'seffectivetouseyourvoicetoaddexpressiontoanextentthat youmightotherwiseconsiderexcessive. There are just two things you must remember in order to take maximum advantage of the vocoder . · Matchthetimingofthekeyboardandyourvoice(useyourvoicetomarktherhythm) · Useyourvoicetocontrolthevolume(expression) 22 Adjusting the Volume Balance (Harmony) Here'showtoadjustthevolumebalancebetweenthedirectsoundfromthemicrophoneandtheHumanVoice/VocalDesigner/ Vocodersound. 1. Use the [Harmony] knob to adjust the volume balance . Increase the direct sound from the microphone Increase the Human Voice/ Vocal Designer/ Vocoder sound Ifthe[Harmony]knobisturnedallthewaytotheleft, yourvoicewillbeoutputdirectlyfromtheVP-7. Ifthe[Harmony]knobisinthecenterposition, thedirectsoundandtheVocalDesignersoundwillbeatthesamevolume. Nowtrysingingafavoritesongintothemicrophone. Whendoingso, chooseoneoftheVocalDesignersounds, andplaythe appropriatechordprogressiononthekeyboardwhileyousing. AbackingchorusgeneratedbyHumanVoice/VocalDesigner/Vocoderwillbeaddedtoyourvoiceaccordingtothechordsyou play. InthecaseofVocalDesigner, turningthe[Harmony]knobtowardtherightofcenterwilloutputasoundatthesamepitchas yourownvoice, layeredwiththedirectsound(p. 19). NOTE Ifyouturnthe[Harmony]knoballthewaytotheright, thedirectsoundfromthemicrophonewillnolongerbeheard. 23 Outputting Only the Direct Sound from the Microphone (Bypass) Whenyouturnonthepower, theVP-7willstartupwithHumanVoice/VocalDesigner/Vocoderturnedon. Bypressingthe[Bypass]button, youcanmutetheHumanVoice/VocalDesigner/Vocodersound. Onlythedirectsoundfromthe microphonewillbeheard. * The sound that's input via LINE INPUT will always be output, regardless of the on/off state of the [Bypass] button . [. . . ] Manduvira Asuncion PARAGUAY TEL: (595) 21 492147 MIDDLE EAST BAHRAIN Moon Stores No. 1231&1249 Rumaytha Building Road 3931, Manama 339 BAHRAIN TEL: 17 813 942 IRELAND Roland Ireland G2 Calmount Park, Calmount Avenue, Dublin 12 Republic of IRELAND TEL: (01) 4294444 KOREA Cosmos Corporation 1461-9, Seocho-Dong, Seocho Ku, Seoul, KOREA TEL: (02) 3486-8855 COLOMBIA Centro Musical Ltda. Cra 43 B No 25 A 41 Bododega 9 Medellin, Colombia TEL: (574)3812529 PERU Audionet Distribuciones Musicales SAC Juan Fanning 530 Mira ores Lima - Peru TEL: (511) 4461388 ITALY Roland Italy S. Viale delle Industrie 8, 20020 Arese, Milano, ITALY TEL: (02) 937-78300 MALAYSIA Roland Asia Paci c Sdn. 45-1, Block C2, Jalan PJU 1/39, Dataran Prima, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA TEL: (03) 7805-3263 COSTA RICA JUAN Bansbach Instrumentos Musicales Ave. 1. [. . . ]