Utility: Other Useful Functions - Roland VA-76 Owner's Manual

VA-76 Owner's Manual—Song Composer (16-track, etc.)
allows you to tidy up the timing and still keep any
irregularities (music!) the original may contain
because it was not quantized.
Track— See page 149. You can also select the M track
to shift tempo changes and SysEx messages. The initial
settings (located at 1.1.0), however, cannot be shifted.
From, To, Bar, Beat, CPT— See page 148.
From Note/To Note (0 C-1~127 G9)— See "Available
options for 'Note'" on page 148 as well as page 149.
Value (–1920~+1920)— This parameter sets the
amount by which the notes are shifted. The Value
refers to CPT units (one CPT= 1/120 ).
Note: Notes on the first beat of the first bar cannot be shifted
further to the left (that would mean shifting them to the "0"
measure, which doesn't exist).
Execute— Press this field to confirm your settings and
edit the data.
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Utility: other useful functions

The 16-track sequencer also provides a few practical
functions that help you save time. Here is how to select
them:
1. Load the song you wish to edit (if it does not yet
reside in the VA-76's Song RAM memory).
See page 31.
2. Press the [SONG COMPOSER] button.
3. Press the [16 Tracks Sequencer] field.
4. Press the [Utility] field in the bottom row.
Here are a few guidelines for the Utility functions:
Note: Save your song to disk before continuing. That way,
you can always return to the original if your changes do
not work out as expected. See "Saving your song to disk"
on page 67 for details.
a) Select the track(s) you wish to modify.
b) In the left column, select the Utility function you
need.
c) Press the field whose value you wish to change.
d) Enter the desired value or setting with the
[TEMPO/DATA] dial or the [DATA] button/
Numeric Entry pad.
e) Confirm the operation by pressing the
[EXECUTE] field.
f) Save your song to disk.
Change
This is a function that allows you to make quick
changes to certain settings. The selected change always
applies to entire tracks (you cannot use Change for
changing just a few measures). Designed to help you
prepare a Standard MIDI File in such a way as to
achieve quick and perfect results with the Style Con-
verter (see page 155), it is also a wonderful tool for the
following applications:
• for "upgrading" older Standard MIDI Files to take
advantage of the VA-76 new Tones.
• for global changes to the Reverb and/or Chorus Send
values, which is downright convenient if you pro-
grammed realtime changes (see "Mixer: Changing the
volume, adding effects" on page 147) and suddenly
notice that the effect is too prominent or not strong
enough.