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. TheHumanVoicesoundwillbe generatedaccordingtoyour playing. Vocal Designer Singwhileplayingachordonthe keyboard. Thepitchyousingintothemicrophone inputwillbedetected, andharmony willbegeneratedaccordingtothe chordyouplay. Thepitchofthemicrophoneinput willbedetected, andharmonywillbe generated. Vocoder/Variation Singwhileplayingthekeyboard. 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). Whilepressingnotesonthekeyboard, vocalizeintothe microphone. Thevocodersoundwillbeheardinproportiontothevolumeof yourvocalizing. * Even if you're vocalizing, there will be no vocoder sound unless you're pressing notes on the keyboard . Play the keyboard to control the pitch of the sound . 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. The volume is controlled by the loudness of your voice . 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. [. . . ] No. 41 Nike St. , Dr. Shariyati Ave. , Roberoye Cerahe Mirdamad Tehran, IRAN TEL: (021)-2285-4169 U. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938, U. TEL: (323) 890 3700 TRINIDAD AMR Ltd Ground Floor Maritime Plaza Barataria Trinidad W. I. TEL: (868) 638 6385 NORWAY Roland Scandinavia Avd. [. . . ]