Roland VariOS Owner's Manual

New functionality added to the V-Producer

VariOS Keyboard

Owner's Manual p.95
The design of the VariOS Keyboard has been revised, and a new
arpeggiator function has been added.
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(Click this icon to) Start up the VariOS Keyboard.
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Open/Close buttons
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Close the MIDI Monitor screen or Arpeggiator screen.
MIDI Monitor Screen
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Displays the MIDI messages of the part(s) specified by the part buttons.
Monitor Part buttons
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When you click a Part button, the performance data of the selected
part will be reflected by the screen and keyboard.
ARPEGGIO switch
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Switches the Arpeggio function on/off.
HOLD button
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By clicking this button, you can have arpeggios continue even after
you've released your fingers from the keyboard. If you play a different
chord or notes while an arpeggio is being held, the arpeggio will
change accordingly. To cancel Arpeggio Hold, press [HOLD] again.
TIMING knob
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The arpeggios are synchronized to the tempo of V-Producer. This
knob specifies the note value (note timing step) for each note of the
arpeggiator when synchronized.
OCTAVE RANGE buttons
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Sets the key range in octaves over which arpeggios will be produced.
If you want the arpeggio to sound using only the notes that you
actually play, set this parameter to "0." To have the arpeggio sound
using the notes you play and notes one octave higher, set this
parameter to "+1." A setting of "-1" will cause the arpeggio to sound
using the notes you play and notes one octave lower.
ARPEGGIO MODE buttons
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Sets the order in which notes of the chord will sound.
NOTE ORDER: Notes will be sounded in the order in which you press them.
UP: Notes you press will be sounded upward, from low to high.
DW: Notes you press will be sounded downward, from high to low.
U&D: Notes you press will first be sounded upward, from low to
high, and then back downward, from high to low.
RND: Notes you press will be sounded in random order.
GATE TIME knob
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Specifies the gate time of each arpeggiated note as a percentage of its
timing value.
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