Header Post Edit - Roland VA-76 Owner's Manual

11.5 Header Post Edit

The Header Post Edit function allows you to modify
certain playback parameters of the song that is cur-
rently in the VA-76's Song RAM memory. These mod-
ifications are either global or track-specific in nature
and can be saved to disk along with the song data.
In a way, these settings are a "User Program" con-
tained in the song itself.
These modifications are SysEx data that alter the
actual Song Header data (without replacing them).
And if we say "SysEx", we mean that only the VA-76,
the VA-7, the VA-5, the VA-3, the G-1000, and the
EM-2000 can read these data. To other SMF players,
the song will still be the original SMF, i.e. they will
ignore these newly added SysEx data.
1. On page 129, we told you that the VA-76 allows you
to ignore certain User Program settings, in which case
some of the settings below will not be used. Load the
song you wish to edit (if it does not yet reside in the
VA-76's Song RAM memory).
2. Press the [SONG COMPOSER] button.
3. Press the [Header Post Edit] field.
The first set of parameters, called Global, allows you
to modify settings that apply to all 16 parts (or tracks)
of the song.
4. Press a field to select the parameter you wish to set
and enter the desired value with the [TEMPO/DATA]
dial or the [DATA] button/Numeric Entry pad.
The asterisks (*) indicate all parameters whose values
differ from the original Header settings.
The available parameters are:
Parameter
Master Tune 415.3~466.2
Transpose –12~+12 semitones
Reverb Type
Chorus Type
Tempo
• The Transpose parameter does not change the note
numbers of Drum tracks (i.e. track 10 and any other
track that uses a Drum Set rather than a Tone).
• The Reverb Type and Chorus Type parameters allow
you to decide whether the song should use the Reverb
and Chorus parameters (see also "Effects and Equal-
izer" on page 116) of the currently selected User Pro-
gram, or those contained in the song data.
• Tempo is a relative parameter that modifies all tempo
values of the song (including changes) by the same
amount. Tempo changes are thus not ruined.
[Reset]— Press this field to select the default values
for the Global and Part parameters.
5. Use [i][m] to select a specific song part (1~16)
whose parameters you want to change.
You can do this for all 16 song parts.
There is a reason why we chose to use the word Part
rather than track: the following parameters indeed
only affect the way in which the tracks will be played
back (without changing the track data themselves).
6. Press a field to select the parameter you wish to set
and enter the desired value with the [TEMPO/DATA]
dial or the [DATA] button/Numeric Entry pad.
Be careful to select the desired Song Part before edit-
ing these parameters (watch the name in the top left
field).
Note: If a given control change message for which the VA-76
provides a parameter is not available, the display will indi-
cate "---".
CC00, CC32— (0~127) These are Bank Select mes-
sages. CC00 allows you to select other Tone/Drum Set
banks, while CC32 is used to choose the Tone level.
See also "Selecting different Tone Maps" on page 41.
VA-76 – Header Post Edit
Range Default setting
Song setting
0
Song/UPr Song
Song/UPr Song
= 20~250 Song setting
161