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Kaleidoscopic "Scene" Control
High-Quality Effects
Professional Features
Generally speaking, each controller governs a single parameter. But each time you
change the voice, the VP1 changes the parameter assignments accordingly — ensuring
that you always have significant control over the most important features of the voice
you are playing. You are also free to rearrange the parameters among the different
controllers so as to achieve the configuration best suited to your own playing style.
The VP1's controller features allow you break through the barriers of electronic
instrumentation to achieve a level of control previously limited to acoustic instruments.
The VP1 can store all controller settings into a single "scene". You can register up to
three of these scenes, and recall any one of them at the press of a button. Or you can
use the Scene Controller to fade seamlessly from one scene into another, stopping at
any intermediate value along the way. This unique "scene" concept allows you to
produce unprecedented multidimensional sound changes.
The VP1 offers five times as many as effects the SPX1000 — reverb, flanger, delay,
chorus, and many more. You can set these effects separately for each voice.
Professional Parallel Output
The VP1 processes effects internally to produce high-quality stereo output. You are
also free to select monaural output.
The VP1 also produces separate stereo outputs for each of the four elements
comprising the voice. You can connect all of these outputs to a mixer and add external
effects.
First VA System with 16-Note Polyphony
The VP1 is the world's only VA system capable of producing 16-note polyphony. The
four-element voice structure affords ample capability for setting up complex
multilayered and split voices.
Superlative Design
The VP1's FS76 keyboard already enjoys a high reputation among professional
musicians. All VP1 controllers are equipped with multicolor LEDs, allowing you to
ascertain controller conditions at a glance. And the instrument's top and rear panels
are finished with high-quality real wood trim. Each panel has its own unique grain
pattern, so that no two synthesizers look exactly alike.
Complexity
The VP1 simulates an acoustic instrument not only in sound but also in sophistication
and complexity. Like an acoustic instrument, the VP1 requires — and amply rewards
— practice. As you master the instrument's controllers and functions, you will
gradually attain your own unique, personalized performance style.
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