Recording In The Harmony Sequencer; Sequencing Harmonies In Realtime - Roland VS-2000 Owner's Manual

Recording in the Harmony Sequencer

Once you've turned on the Harmony sequencer (Page 326), you can record in:
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Sequencing Harmonies in Realtime

1. On the HARMONY ALGORITHM VIEW screen, press F3 (Realt)—the HARMONY
This parameter
selects the type of
control data to be
2. Before sequencing, set the parameters at the bottom of the screen as desired:
3. To view the source track as a waveform to help you see what's coming up, press F1
4. To begin recording, move the now line to the desired project location, press F2
5. To playback your Harmony sequence, return the now line to the location you
To undo your last sequencing action, press F5 (UNDO). To change your mind, press F5
(REDO).
You can edit your sequence as described in "Editing a Harmony Sequence" on
Page 339.
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realtime—by performing the desired Harmony notes in realtime on the TRACK/
STATUS buttons or a connected MIDI controller as the project plays.
step time—by entering the notes and other control data in the Harmony sequencer
when the project isn't playing.
REALTIME RECORD screen appears.
displayed.
• SOLO—When Solo is on, only the source track and Harmony notes are heard.
When it's off, all VS-2000 channels play normally.
• INPUT MODE—Select:
• NOTE—to input Harmony notes of your own devising.
• Chrd—to input pre-constructed Harmony chords. To the right of Chrd, you
can dial in the desired chord as an alternative to using the TRACK/STATUS
buttons if you wish.
• QUANTIZE—When QUANTIZE is on, all Harmony notes are moved to the
nearest selected rhythm value. You can select Off, for no quantizing, 1/1, 1/2, 1/
4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/2T (for "Triplet"), 1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T, 1/2D (for "Dotted"), 1/4D,
1/8D, 1/16D,
1/32D notes.
• REC TARGET—You can set the Harmony sequencer to record the desired
combination of notes, MIDI Pitch Bend messages and/or MIDI continuous
controller messages. Highlight each type of data be recorded and press
ENTER/YES to checkmark it.
(WAVE) so it darkens. To speed up the VS-2000's responsiveness by turning off the
waveform display, press F1 (WAVE) again.
(RECORD), and perform the desired Harmony notes.
selected in Step 4, and press PLAY.
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25—Harmony
Your notes appear here.
The selected control
data appears here.
The source track's
waveform appears here.
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