User Manual

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Using the mic to add expression to the Ensemble
(VOICE EXPRESSION)
Y
ou can use your voice via the mic to add expression to the sound o
f
the Ensemble part.
➞
For details, re
f
er to “Using a mic to control expression (VOICE EXPRESSION)” (p. 40).
About the VP-550’s strings ( STRINGS 1)
Just as strin
g
sound was provided on the VP-330 that went on sale in 1979, this VP-550
a
lso provides an extremely power
f
ul string sound. This string sound was newly developed
speci

call
y
f
or the VP-550
.
T
he sound is distinctive in havin
g
a
f
ar richer level o
f
per
f
ormance expression than conven
-
tional synthesizers. Furthermore, the sound is designed so that this dynamic expression
will naturall
y
become part o
f
y
our per
f
ormance without
y
ou having to be aware o
f
it. No
need for complex operations. Simpl
y
pla
y
the ke
y
board like
y
ou feel, and the VP-550 will
res
p
on
d.
Dynamics contro
l
O
n a conventional synthesizer, the string sound might switch between “so
f
tly bowed sounds” and “strongly
bowed sounds” according to your playing dynamics. However, pressing the expression pedal simply changes
the volume without a

ectin
g
the tone. This can produce an unnatural impression when a so
f
t sound
g
radu-
ally
b
ecomes a
l
ou
d
soun
d
.
In contrast, the strin
g
sound built into the VP-550 use the expression pedal (or “Voice Expression”
f
unction) to
smoothl
y
change the sound between “so
f
tl
y
bowed sounds” and “strongl
y
bowed sounds,” creating a much
more natura
l
-soun
d
ing crescen
d
o or
d
ecrescen
d
o. Tona
l
c
h
anges pro
d
uce
d
by
using t
h
e expression pe
d
a
l
will occur in a smooth, natural curve that follows the movement of
y
our foot, giving
y
our performance a
whole new dimension of expressive reality
.
Intelli
g
ent le
g
at
o
When you play the keyboard legato (pressing the next key be
f
ore releasing the preceding key), the sound
a
utomaticall
y
switches to a dedicated legato sound that creates a smooth transition between notes. The
degree of expression will change intelligentl
y
according to the speed of
y
our performance. In the violin reg
-
ister, a portamento e ect that smoothl
y
connects the pitch from one note to the next is automaticall
y
added
a
ccording to the content o
f
your per
f
ormance. Packed inside the VP-550 is a polished string ensemble that’s
waiting
f
or you to direct it.