Roland VP-770 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Using a Microphone to Control Expression
( VOICE EXPRESSION)
Y
ou can use the loudness of
y
our voice via the microphone to add expression to the Ensemble part.
P
ress the [VOICE EXPRESSION] button to make it li
g
ht
.
To hear the result as clearl
y
as possible, turn on an Ensemble part sound, and turn o the sound but-
tons o
f
the Vocal Desi
g
ner part and the Bass & Percussion part
.
To hear the result as clearly as possible, turn the [DIRECT] knob (which sends your own voice directly
f
rom the output) all the wa
y
down.
P
lay the keyboard
.
While continuing to hold down notes, vocalize into the microphone.
Tr
y
var
y
ing the loudness o
f
y
our voice.
T
he volume and tone of the Ensemble part will change according to the loudness of
y
our vocalizing.
Adjusting the Voice Expression Sensitivit
y
H
old down the [SHIFT] button and
p
ress the [VOICE EXPRESSION]
b
utton
.
The
VOICE EXP SETTINGS screen wi
ll
a
pp
ear
.
Use t
h
e va
l
ue
d
ia
l
to c
h
an
g
e t
h
e va
l
ue.
P
arameter
V
alu
e
D
escr
ip
t
i
o
n
V
o
i
ce Ex
p
Sen
s
0
–12
7
Y
ou can a
d
just t
h
e Voice Expression sensitivit
y
. Hig
h
er sensitivit
y
settings mean t
h
at t
h
e
Voice Expression e ect will begin applying even when your voice is still at a low loudness
l
e
v
e
l
.
Lower sensitivity settings mean that the Voice Expression e ect will begin applying only
when your voice reaches a fairly high loudness level. You’ll  nd it easier to control Voice
Expression i
f
y
ou set this to a sensitivit
y
that’s appropriate
f
or
y
our singing voice.
If
y
ou want to save
y
our settings, press the [F2] (SYS WRITE) button
.
For details on saving, refer to “Saving t
h
e S
y
stem Settings” (p. 9
6
)
.
When
y
ou’ve
nished making settings, press the [EXIT] button
.
The Voice Expression e ect does not appl
y
to some sounds (GUITAR, OTHERS, and deca
y
-t
y
pe
s
ounds
).
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