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- Page 1 Application Guide...
- Page 2 This Application Guide will show you how to easily use the VIMA to play piano, connect a microphone to enjoy karaoke, or watch images from the VIMA on your television.
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Page 3: Playing The Piano
☞ For details on connections, see “Connecting the VIMA to your television” on p. 30 in the owner’s manual. C o n t e n t s Playing the piano p. 4 Playing back songs p. 6 Enjoying images p. 10 Enjoying karaoke p. - Page 4 Let’s start by playing the keyboard to produce sound. The VIMA contains piano sounds as well as the sounds of many other instruments. This chapter explains how to produce sound by playing the VIMA’s keyboard. Press the [Power ON] switch to turn the power on.
- Page 5 Press other instrument buttons to try out other sounds. What does “RECOMMENDED” mean? Sounds that are suitable for each song in the VIMA or on a VIMA TUNES™ (a CD-ROM created specifi cally for the VIMA) are automatically assigned to the “RECOMMENDED IN SMF”...
- Page 6 Now let’s listen to the VIMA’s internal songs and the songs contained on the included CD. The VIMA contains numerous songs. It can also play back commercially available CDs. This chapter explains how to select and play songs. Playing back the VIMA’s internal songs Access the main screen.
- Page 7 Turn the [SELECT] knob to select a song. You can also select a song by touching the screen. Press the [PLAY/STOP] button to play back the song. You should hear the song play. Press the [PLAY/STOP] button once again to stop playback. Take advantage of “Favorites”! The currently selected song can be saved as one of the “Favor- ites”...
- Page 8 Press the [CD EJECT] button to open the CD tray. Insert the CD and close the CD tray. This photograph is only for illustrative purposes. The label of the CD included with the VIMA will diff er. Access the main screen. I ano If another screen is dis-...
- Page 9 You should hear the song play. Press the [PLAY/STOP] button once again to stop playback. CDs you can play on the VIMA The VIMA can play back the following types of CDs. Explanation VIMA TUNES™ (special CD-ROMs created for the...
- Page 10 The VIMA can display a wide variety of images on your television. You can connect a camera and show the performer on the television screen, perform using images from a DVD as the background, or display lyrics or a musical score.
- Page 11 ☞ Camera image “Owner’s Manual” p. 68 The screen will show the image from a nected to the VIMA’s “CAM 1” or “CAM By attaching your camera to a separat stand (BST-RK500), you can di erformer on your television. ☞...
- Page 12 Piano rolls store key movements as holes punched in a roll of paper, and have been used in player pianos since the end of the 19th century. The VIMA can display an image that simu- lates these piano rolls. The piano roll shown in your television screen will move according to the music.
- Page 13 Use the VIMA to check the image shown on your television! If you turn on the VIMA’s [VIDEO MONITOR] button, the im- age being shown on your television will also be shown on the VIMA’s own screen.
- Page 14 You can connect a microphone to the VIMA and easily enjoy karaoke. This chapter explains how to enjoy karaoke on the VIMA. Connect your microphones! You can connect microphones to the VIMA and enjoy karaoke or sing along with your own playing. Since two microphones can be connected simultaneously to the VIMA, two people can sing together.
- Page 15 Play back a song as described in “Playing back songs” (p. 6–9 of this application guide). Use the VO O LUM M E Use th Use th Use th Use the “VOLUME” Us U U s Us U U U Use th h e VOLUME th “VOL he VOLUME...
- Page 16 Applying echo to your voice If you turn on the [ECHO] button, echo (reverberation) will be applied to your voice from the microphone. This gives a pleasant resonance to your singing. ☞ You can select the type of echo and adjust the depth. Refer to p.
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Page 17: Changing The Tempo Of The Song
Changing the tempo of the song You can turn the [TEMPO] knob to change the tempo of the currently playing song. Turn the knob clockwise to speed up the tempo, or in the opposite direction to slow it down. Adjust the tempo so you can sing comfortably. - Page 18 This chapter explains how you can watch the musical score and perform on the VIMA’s keyboard along with one of the VIMA’s internal songs or a song from the included CD. Play back a song as described in “Playing back songs”...
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Page 19: Record Your Performance
If you’re playing back a commercially available music CD, sounds suit- able for the song will not be available for automatic selection. Watch the musical score shown in the VIMA’s screen, and play the keyboard. Use this knob to ad... - Page 20 A p p l i c a t i o n G u i d e All specifi cations and appearances are subject to change without notice. All trademarks used in this catalog are the property of their respective companies. Visit us online at www.Roland.com www.Roland-VIMA.com Printed in Japan AUG. ’06 RAM-4116...