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VA-7

V-arranger keyboard

128 voice polyphony

One step closer to reality

Imagine a powerful arranger keyboard with breathtakingly real sounds and

accompaniments that remind you of a band when you close your eyes. Imagine a

keyboard that starts singing when you play a melody on the keyboard. With real

voices that sing real lyrics. Imagine an arranger keyboard with powerful functions

organized in such a way that anyone can use them.

Then open your eyes and take a close look at Roland’s VA-7 V-Arranger Keyboard,

and you will admit that Roland’s approach to virtual technology has produced an

exceptional instrument with exceptional features.

And best of all: though packed with countless innovations, the VA-7 is the most

intuitive instrument ever. With a functional front-panel design, and a touch

screen that sails you through the functions you need.

The Virtual Band helps you set up your instrument by answering a few

straightforward questions(in six languages) and provides very convincing

accompaniments. And exceptional sounds we call “V” Tones that, for the first time

ever, do not stop at the generation of the most vibrant instruments ever but also

provide all the “noises” typically associated with these sounds.

Take, for instance, the acoustic guitars. By playing a low note (using the Octave

function), you can produce the typical scraping noises. Press the key next to it,

and the virtual guitarist starts knocking on the guitar body. Baffling! And how

about a trumpet sound that is muted when you strike the keys lightly, and changes into

a full-blowntrumpet at higher velocities? Or a cymbalwhere you can clearly tell

where the stick hits the bell or the cymbal proper? Or real vibrato instead of a

mechanic-sounding LFO, and breath noises that take your breath away? Hearing

is believing. The VA-7 is nothing short of amazing.

But the real icing on the VA-7’s cake is a technology we call VariPhrase. This

function allows you to play vocal phrases in any key and at any tempo, as single

notes or harmonies, with lyrics and all. Calling it “sampling” would be like saying

that an MP3 player is a gramophone. It may be based on the same fundamental

concept of audio triggering via the keyboard. But it goes way beyond anything

deemed possible only a few months ago. The VA-7 can really sing.

The VA-7 V-Arranger Keyboard will take your musical dreams and endeavors to

new heights, whether you’re a professional entertainer or a discriminating music

enthusiast.

This virtual instrument is for real!

Perfect sonic control

Multitimbral parts

available on the VA-7

Realtime parts:

Upper 1, Upper 2,

Lower 1, Lower 2,

Manual Bass,

Manual Drums,

VariPhrase, Audio In

Remarks: Upper 1 and Upper 2

can be layered, split (2nd split

point) or used in Up2-to-Left

mode, where Upper 1 plays the

topmost note, and Upper 2 the

remaining notes. Lower 1 and 2

can be layered (with added

Manual Bass part).

Arranger parts:

Accompaniment Drums,

Accompaniment Bass,

Accompaniment 1~ 16

Melody Intelligence

Melody Intelligence adds

harmonies to the Upper 1 notes.

Song parts:

Song parts 1~16

Far from an “upgraded” model, the VA-7 V-Arranger keyboard

is an entirely new kind of arranger keyboard. A powerful 128-voice

sound source uses extensive layering and velocity switching to

create some of the most realistic and expressive sounds ever.

These include aspects like real vibrato, scraping noises, knocks

on the guitar body, etc. Extensive built-in velocity switching

allows for changing a mute trumpet into a “full-blown” one, or

to generate guitar bendings/hammer-ons simply by striking the

keys more forcefully.

As for the drum sounds, they include real ambience,left-

hand/right-hand snare sounds (D2, E2) allowing you to play

stunningly realistic rolls, real flams, positional changes of the

stick on a cymbal controlled by your playing force, and so on.

With 118 Drum Sets to choose from, you’re bound to create as

big a bang with the drums as with your solos.

The Tone selection system is more flexible than ever: thanks to

the Preferred Tone function, you can choose the Variation (or

Capital) that is recalled whenever you enter the Tone’s

group/bank/number address. This saves you one step in the

selection process! Of course, Tone selection for the VA-7 parts

can also be written to the 128 User Programs.

The VA-7 even provides Tone editing functions for the Realtime

parts, while they can also be velocity-switched.

For added convenience, the VA-7 comes with three Scale Tune

memories that allow you to program oriental and Asian scales.

(the 12 notes are now accessible via the touch screen).

The VA-7 provides countless possibilities for adding expression to

what you are playing. The D Beam™ Controller can be used for

changes to the timbre, increasing modulation, changing the Arranger

tempo, playing chords, for muting Arranger parts, etc., simply by

moving your hand above the infrared beam. VariPhrase control (pitch,

tempo, timbre) is also possible. Looks great and sounds terrific.

The Ribbon controller is equally flexible, as is the Channel Aftertouch

function that even allows you to switch Music Style patterns. Pitch

Bend and modulation are a matter of course. For even more expressive

potential, you can purchase a foot switch and/or expression pedal

and assign it any function you like.

A multi-effects processor (called M-FX) allows you to add the

finishing touch to the VA-7’s sublime sounds. Use the knob on

the front panel to control one M-FX parameter in realtime.

Of course, the VA-7 also boasts dedicated Reverb, Chorus, and

Delay effects as well as a 2-band EQ.

Use the Balance knob for quick corrections to the balance

between the melody (Realtime parts) and the accompaniment

(Arranger parts).

The VA-7’s User Programs are surprisingly flexible as well.

Although all settings (except for the MIDI parameters) are

stored, you are free to load only the ones you need, thereby

partially adjusting your current panel settings while ignoring the

settings you do not want to change.

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D Beam Controller(*)

This light-sensing controller can be used for realtime changes to a wide

range of VA-7 parameters, including the Cutoff frequency of the filter (for

sweeps typical of Dance music), the tempo, and various VariPhrase param-

eters. Great for adding optical interest to your musical performance.

Touch Screen

Navigating the VA-7’s powerful functions is

a breeze. Just press the field that provides

access to the desired parameter.

Ribbon controller

This is a new controller that has been added to

the “traditional” Bender/Modulation lever, the

D Beam™ Controller, etc., for even more

flexibility. Very effective for organ and

synthesizer sounds. The function is assignable.

M-FX pad

This is where you can switch the multi-

effects processor on and off. Use the M

VALUE knob for Realtime control of one

of the multi-effects parameters. (There

are 89 effects algorithms for you to

choose from, including Distortion, Rotary,

Compressor, Auto Pan, etc.).

New Keyboard Mode selection system

Press ARRANGER or PIANO for one-

touch setup of your VA-7 (with or

without split point, etc.). Other key-

board modes, split point settings,

etc., can be accessed via the OTHER

button. You can also configure the

VA-7 using the on-screen Easy

Routing function.

One Touch button

Provides four memories per Music Style (including

the Disk Link Styles) with suitable Tones and effects

settings for Upper1 and Upper2. These settings can

be substitued with your own if need be.

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VariPhrase section

This is where you can control the vocal and

other audio effects played by the VA-7’s

VariPhrase function.

Super Tones buttons

Great for instant selection of a suitable

Tone for the melody part (Upper 1). Choose

among 40 pre-selected Tones, or make

your own selection (5 memories with

access to all internal Tones).

BANK/NUMBER buttons

These are the only buttons that serve several purposes. So they are

color-coded for easy identification: green for Music Styles, red for

Tones (sounds), and orange for User Programs. You simply can’t go

wrong. Selecting Styles, Tones, and User Programs is a breeze (and

can also be performed via the display, if you prefer).

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Floppy and Zip™ drives

For maximum convenience, the VA-7 is

equipped with both a floppy and a Zip drive.

The floppy drive ensures that you can play

back commercially available Standard MIDI

Files and load Music Styles programmed for

other Roland arranger instruments

(backward compatibility).

The Zip drive, on the other hand, is more

convenient for archiving new data and

storing/importing VariPhrases. (The VA-7 is

supplied with a Zip disk with over 580

additional Music Styles.)

Note: Given the new parameter structure and

functions, User Programs/Performance Memories

imported from older models may not always yield the

expected result.

The VA-7’s 61-note keyboardis, of course, velocity-sen-

titive. But it also sports Channel Aftertouch that can be

used for controlling the Realtime parts and the Arranger

in various ways (modulation, volume, tempo, etc.).