Roland Vima User Manual

Application Guide

The VIMA recreational keyboard will transform your living room into a

musical entertainment space that everyone can enjoy. Liven up your

next get-together with your favorite images and music, and make your

life just a bit richer.

This Application Guide will show you how to easily use the VIMA to play

piano, connect a microphone to enjoy karaoke, or watch images from

the VIMA on your television.

Experience music like never before – and VIMA makes it fun!

Let’s get started!

All product names mentioned in this document are trademark s or registered
trademarks of their respec tive owners.

Copyright © 2006 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No par t of this publication may be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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VIMA to your television” on p. 30 in the owner’s
manual.

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aying the pian

aying back song

njoying images

he VIMA contains the sounds of not only
a piano, but also a wide range of other
instrumen

his chapter explains how to produce

ound by playing the VIMA’s keyboard.

he VIMA contains numerous songs. It

an also play back CDs.

his chapter explains how to select and
play songs

he VIMA can display a wide variety of
images on your television.

his chapter explains how to view the
VIMA’s images on your television.

You can connect a microphone to the

Enjoying karaoke

p. 14

Playing along with

p. 18

VIMA and easily enjoy karaoke.

his chapter explains how to enjo

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he VIMA can display the musical score of
a song that’s playing back.

is chapter explains how you can watch
the musical score and play along on the
keyboard with a song that’s playing back.

VIMA

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Press the [Power ON] switch to turn the

A few moments after

A few moments after

A few moments after

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turn the power on, a screen

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This scree

called the

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wer on.

like this will appear

n is

“main screen.

Use the [VOLUME] knob to raise the volume

et’s start by playing the keyboard to produce sound.

he VIMA contains piano sounds as well as the sounds of

any other instruments.

his chapter explains how to produce sound by playing

e VIMA’s keyboard.

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Of course you are also

ree to select a sound

ther than piano.

What

ounds that are suitable for each son

n the VIMA or on a VIMA TUNES™ (a

CD-ROM created speci cally for the

IMA) are automatically assigned to the

“RECOMMENDED IN SMF” buttons (1–3).

You can also assign your own favorite

ounds to these buttons.

For more about the instrument buttons, see p. 81 in the

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Owner’s Manual.

“RE

MMENDED” mean

in screen

“RECOMMENDED”

assignments.

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e piano

ay the keyboar

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ress other instrument buttons to try out other sounds

ear piano sounds.

Use the pedals

oft pedal

If you play the key-

oard while holding
own this pedal, the

notes will be softer

Sostenuto peda

he notes for keys being

ressed at the moment

ou depress this pedal
will be sustained even
after you take your  n-

ers o the keyboard.

Damper peda

While you hold down

is pedal, notes

even after you take

our  ngers o the
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press the [EXIT]

the ma

appears

Playing back the VIMA’s internal song

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Access the main screen.

ow let’s listen to the VIMA’s internal songs and the

songs contained on the included CD.

The VIMA contains numerous songs. It can also play back

ommercially available CDs.

,

button several times

ntil

in screen

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n the main screen, touch [Internal].

This chapter explains how to select and play songs

Song names and other display content may change without notice.*