Roland VP-770 - Manual (Page 60)

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Using the D Beam
( D BEAM)
By waving your hand above this sensor you can apply a variety of eff ects to the VP-770’s sound.
Press a button to select a D Beam eff ect.
If you press an unlit button, that D Beam eff ect (see table; p. 61) will be selected.
If you press a lit button once again, the D Beam will be turned off .
You can turn on multiple buttons by pressing them simultaneously.
While you perform, slowly move your hand up and down over the
D BEAM controller.
The eff ect will be applied when you place your hand over the controller, and will revert to the previous
state when you move your hand away. The selected button will blink when the D BEAM controller is
responding.
1 ft. (appro
The illustration above shows the eff ective range of the D BEAM controller. There won’t be any eff ect if you
move your hand outside of this range.
D Beam Settings
Here’s how to specify the eff ect obtained when you move your hand above the D Beam sensor, and the
depth of that eff ect.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
[PITCH], [FILTER] or [EXPRESSION] button.
The D BEAM SETTINGS screen will appear.
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2.
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The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change
depending on the amount of light in the vicinity of
the unit. If it does not function as you expect, adjust
the sensitivity (D Beam Sens; p. 101) as appropriate
for the brightness of your location. *