Using The D Beam (D Beam) - Roland VP-550 Owner's Manual

Using the D Beam
By waving your hand above this sensor you can apply a variety of eff ects to the VP-550's sound.
1.
Press a button to select a D Beam eff ect.
If you press an unlit button, that D Beam eff ect (see table below) will be selected.
If you press a lit button once again, the D Beam will be turned off .
2.
While you perform, slowly move your hand up and down over the
[D BEAM] controller.
The eff ect will be applied when you place your hand over the controller, and will revert to the previous
state when you move your hand away. The selected button will blink when the [D BEAM] controller is
responding.
1 ft. (approx.)
The illustration above shows the eff ective range of the [D BEAM] controller. There won't be any eff ect if you
move your hand outside of this range.
D Beam eff ects
Vocal
Designer
PITCH Pitch down
EXPRESSION Fade out
FILTER Tonal change
( D BEAM)
*
The usable range of D Beam controller will become
extremely small when used under strong direct sunlight.
Please be aware of this when using the D Beam controller
outside.
Ensemble Bass &
Percussion
Pitch down No change
Fade out No change
Tonal change No change
* For details on MIDI, refer to "Connecting the VP-550 with MIDI equipment" (p. 54).
Transmitted Range
MIDI message (initial value: bold)
CC#17 (General purpose 0–127
controller 2)
CC#11 (Expression) 0–127
CC#16 (General purpose 0–127
controller 1)
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