Roland VP-770 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
6
2
Using Pedals
( HOLD PEDAL/ CTRL PEDAL)
Y
ou can connect a
h
o
ld
pe
d
a
l
(so
ld
separate
ly
: DP series) an
d
an expression pe
d
a
l
(so
ld
separate
ly
: EV-5) to
the
VP-77
0.
I
f
an optional hold pedal (DP series) is connected to the rear panel PEDAL HOLD jack, you can press the
h
old pedal to cause notes to sustain or “hold” even a
f
ter their keys have been released. I
f
an optional
expression pedal or pedal switch (EV-5, DP series.) is connected to the rear panel PEDAL CTRL jack (1, 2),
y
ou can use the pedal to control the volume or various
f
unctions
.
Ho
ld
in
g
Note
s
W
h
i
l
e p
l
aying t
h
e
k
ey
b
oar
d
, press t
h
e
h
o
ld
pe
d
a
l.
Th
e notes wi
ll
b
e
h
e
ld
w
h
i
l
e
y
ou are pressing t
h
e
h
o
ld
pe
d
a
l.
You can change the hold pedal settings by editing the registration’s “Hold Mode” (p. 87, p. 89), “Hold
Type” (p. 87), an
d
“Ho
ld
Freeze Part” (p. 83) settings.
Adding Expression to Your Performanc
e
While pla
y
ing the ke
y
board, raise and lower the
expression pe
d
a
l
.
T
he expression pedal will var
y
not just the volume of the Ensemble part but also the
to
n
al
cha
r
acte
r
.
You can c
h
ange t
h
e pe
d
a
l
settings
by
e
d
iting t
h
e s
y
stem’s po
l
arit
y
settings (Ho
ld
Po
l
, P1 Po
l
, P2
P
ol) (p. 100).
Pedal Settin
gs
Here’s how to edit the pedal-related settin
g
s
.
H
o
ld
d
own t
h
e [SHIFT]
b
utton an
d
press t
h
e
h
o
ld
or expression
p
edal
.
T
he display will show the edit screen
f
or the pedal you pressed.
Use the cursor buttons and the value dial
t
o c
h
an
g
e t
h
e va
l
ue
.
1
.
2
.