Taking Advantage Of The Varios Keyboard (Varios Keyboard); Using The Varios Keyboard; Selecting A Part - Roland VariOS User Manual

Taking advantage of the VariOS
Keyboard (VariOS Keyboard)

Using the VariOS Keyboard

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Click the keyboard button in the toolbar to open the keyboard.
PITCH/TIME/FORMANT knobs
Screen
Part buttons
Velocity fader
Keyboard
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PITCH/TIME/FORMANT knobs

Selecting a part

When you click a Part button, the performance data of the selected part will be reflected by the screen
and keyboard. This is also the part that will be used when you perform using the VariOS keyboard's
controllers or an external MIDI keyboard. If all of the Part buttons are off, the sample that is selected
in the Sample List will be used.
* If a Part button is on, the sample selected in the Sample List will not sound when you play the VariOS
keyboard or an external MIDI keyboard. The sample that is currently assigned to the selected part will be
sounded.
Control the pitch/time/formant of the part.
Shows the MIDI messages of the part being auditioned and the
part(s) specified by the MONITOR PART buttons.
Specify the part(s) whose MIDI messages will be displayed in
the screen.
Adjusts the velocity of the notes.
Click the keyboard to listen to the part being auditioned.
Screen Part buttons
Velocity
Velocity fader
Keyboard
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