New functionality added to the V-Producer
VariOS Keyboard
Owner’s Manual p.95
The design of the VariOS Keyboard has been revised, and a new
arpeggiator function has been added.
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(Click this icon to) Start up the VariOS Keyboard.
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Open/Close buttons
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HOLD button
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By clicking this button, you can have arpeggios continue even after
you've released your fingers from the keyboard. If you play a different
chord or notes while an arpeggio is being held, the arpeggio will
change accordingly. To cancel Arpeggio Hold, press [HOLD] again.
TIMING knob
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The arpeggios are synchronized to the tempo of V-Producer. This
knob specifies the note value (note timing step) for each note of the
arpeggiator when synchronized.
OCTAVE RANGE buttons
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Close the MIDI Monitor screen or Arpeggiator screen.
MIDI Monitor Screen
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Displays the MIDI messages of the part(s) specified by the part buttons.
Monitor Part buttons
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When you click a Part button, the performance data of the selected
part will be reflected by the screen and keyboard.
ARPEGGIO switch
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Sets the key range in octaves over which arpeggios will be produced.
If you want the arpeggio to sound using only the notes that you
actually play, set this parameter to "0." To have the arpeggio sound
using the notes you play and notes one octave higher, set this
parameter to "+1." A setting of "-1" will cause the arpeggio to sound
using the notes you play and notes one octave lower.
ARPEGGIO MODE buttons
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Sets the order in which notes of the chord will sound.
NOTE ORDER: Notes will be sounded in the order in which you press them.
UP: Notes you press will be sounded upward, from low to high.
DW: Notes you press will be sounded downward, from high to low.
U&D: Notes you press will first be sounded upward, from low to
high, and then back downward, from high to low.
RND: Notes you press will be sounded in random order.
GATE TIME knob
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Switches the Arpeggio function on/off.
Specifies the gate time of each arpeggiated note as a percentage of its
timing value.
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LEGATO button
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If this button is ON, each note of the arpeggio will be played legato;
the gate time knob setting will be ignored. You can use this to
produce a distinctive arpeggio effect that occupies the entire phrase.
Keyboard
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You can click the keyboard area to audition the sample selected in the
Sample List. At this time, the keys will light yellow according to the
note you clicked. The keys will also light yellow in response to noteon messages from an external MIDI keyboard, or note-on data from a
playing part specified by the part buttons.
VIEW NOTE NAME button
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By pressing this button you can switch the note names of the note-on
keys between displayed and hidden.
USE PC KEY button
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After pressing this button, you will be able to turn notes on/off from
the keyboard of your computer.
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The keys of your computer keyboard
will correspond to notes as shown in
the diagram.
Use the left/right keys to shift the
octave. To exit this function, press this
button again.
Target Part button
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When you click the Part button, VariOS Pad control data will be sent
to the selected part. Pitch, time, and formant data for the selected part
will be reflected by the Surface controller and knobs. If all part
buttons are off, the sample selected in the Sample List will be
controlled.
* If you use the VariOS Pad to control the selected part while you
perform, the pitch, time, and formant data originally stored in the frame
of the part will be ignored; the control data from the VariOS Pad will
take priority. If the part button is off, the pitch, time, and formant data
stored in the frame of the part will be used.
* When you specify the target part, knob operations on the VariOS itself
will also apply to the part you select here.
Surface controller
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ASSIGN buttons
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By dragging the mouse inside this
frame, you can simultaneously
control both pitch and time.
By clicking an ASSIGN button you
can assign the [P] pitch, [T] time,
and [F] formant parameters to each
axis.
It is possible to specify the same
parameter for the X-axis and Y-axis;
e.g., PITCH-PITCH or TIME-TIME.
However, in this case, the X-axis
movement will be ignored, and
control will occur only on the Yaxis.
VariOS Pad
Owner’s Manual p.96
The VariOS Keyboard's Surface controller is now independent, and a
new VariOS Pad screen has been added.
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(Click this icon to) Start up VariOS Pad.
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PITCH/TIME/FORMANT knobs
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You can drag these knobs to control the pitch/time/formant.
These knobs are linked with the Surface controller.
Resetting PITCH/TIME/FORMANT
When you press the [X] key, any pitch/time/formant values that
have been modified by means of the knobs or Surface controller will
be reset to their center values.
Inputting TIME zero
TIME zero will be input while you hold down the [Z] key. When you
release the key, the time will return to the center value. This is a
convenient way to rhythmically input a TIME zero value to create the
distinctive VariPhrase "buzz."
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