User Manual

3
U
sing contro
ll
ers
3
5
S
hifting one octave up or down (OCTAVE)
.............................................................................
3
6
U
sing the D Beam (D BEAM
)
........................................................................................................
3
7
U
sin
g
the pitch bend / modulation lever (PITCH BEND
)
....................................................
3
8
U
sin
g
pe
d
a
l
s (HOLD PEDAL / EXP PEDAL
)
..............................................................................
3
9
U
sin
g
a mic to contro
l
expression (VOICE EXPRESSION
)
...................................................
4
0
C
han
g
in
g
the settin
g
s
4
1
T
uning (TUNE
)
...................................................................................................................................
4
2
R
e
g
isterin
g
sounds and settin
g
s
(
REGISTRATION
)
...............................................................
4
3
A
dj
usting t
h
e mic express
i
on
s
ens
i
t
i
v
i
t
y
.................................................................................
4
4
E
xam
pl
e a
ppl
ication
s
4
5
S
imulating a large classical choir ..............................................................................................
.
4
6
S
imulatin
g
a
g
ospel choru
s
..........................................................................................................
4
7
A
dd
ing a
b
ac
k
ing c
h
orus to your voice
...................................................................................
4
8
S
imu
l
ating a jazz scat so
l
o
............................................................................................................
4
9
U
sing the sound of an external s
y
nthesizer (EXT IN
)
..........................................................
5
0
“Per
f
orming” sound
f
rom drums or a portable music playe
r
..........................................
.
5
2
A
ppen
d
ix
5
3
C
onnectin
g
t
h
e VP-550 wit
h
MIDI equipment
......................................................................
5
4
M
IDI Im
pl
ementatio
n
.....................................................................................................................
5
6
M
IDI Im
p
lementation Char
t
.........................................................................................................
5
8
M
ain s
p
eci

cation
s
..........................................................................................................................
5
9
T
rou
bl
es
h
ootin
g
...............................................................................................................................
6
0
I
n
d
e
x
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6
2
I
nformatio
n
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6
4
Be
f
ore usin
g
the VP-550, please read the sections, “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and
“
IMPORTANT NOTES” (separate s
h
eet)
.
T
hey provide important in
f
ormation concerning proper
o
perations of the VP-550. This Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety in order for you to
u
nderstand all features and operations. Keep the manual on hand for reference purposes.
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f
their
r
es
p
ect
i
ve owners.
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opyrig
h
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ermission of ROLAND CORPORATION
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