Roland VP-770 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
47
Using the Microphone to Add Expression to the Ensemble
(VOICE EXPRESSION)
Y
ou can use your voice via the microphone to add expression to the sound o
f
the Ensemble part
.
For details, re
f
er to “Using a microphone to control expression (VOICE EXPRESSION)
(
p
. 66).
A
b
out t
h
e SuperNATURAL Brass Soun
d
s
(
BRASS
)
Th
e VP-770 uses SuperNATURAL tec
h
no
l
og
y
to
b
ring
y
ou
h
ig
h
-qua
l
it
y
b
r
ass
sou
n
ds.
V
arious per
f
ormance expressions distinctive to brass instruments that
were di
cult to play
f
rom a keyboard can now be reproduced without
special operations, and expressively played with realistic tone
.
In a
dd
ition to p
l
a
y
ing eac
h
instrument so
l
o,
y
ou can use t
h
e Section
f
eature to create and pla
y
brass sections consisting of up to six “pla
y
ers.”
With this
f
unction, the per
f
ormance o
f
each player in the section will take
a
dvanta
g
e o
f
the distinctive characteristics o
f
the instrument bein
g
used.
For details on operation, re
f
er to “Section Mode” (p. 90)
.
A
b
out t
h
e String Soun
d
s
(
S
TRINGS
)
T
he string sounds of the STRINGS allow even richer and more
expressive per
f
ormance than ever be
f
ore, without requirin
g
complex operations
f
rom the player. The solo strings (Solo
V
iolin, Solo Cello) sounds simulate the characteristics o
f
a solo
p
erformance
.
Th
e so
l
o strings (So
l
o Vio
l
in, So
l
o Ce
ll
o) soun
d
s simu
l
ate t
h
e way in w
h
ic
h
a vio
l
in or ot
h
er stringe
d
instrument
is actually played, and will naturally switch between the ways in which vibrato or legato are applied when
playing monophonically or polyphonically.