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VEGA

F1 Tempo:

Its default setting is 120 bpm. This value can be modified using the

SLOW

and

FAST

VALUE +/-

push buttons.

F2 Time Signature:

This establishes the musical division. The values can be modified using the

VALUE +/-

push buttons and by pressing

Time Signature

again to change the position in the division.

F3 Autocrash:

If enabled (√), a 'Crash' will be played automatically at the end of every Fill In, Break and Intro.

F4 Crash Level:

This establishes the Crash volume related to the Autocrash. It is modified using the

VALUE +/-

push buttons.

F5 Escape:

This is used to return to the main

Edit Pattern

menu.

F8 Bas Octav:

This is used to define the octave in which the fundamental note of the bass is found. The value is modified by repeatedly
pressing the

F8 Bass Octave

function push button to toggle within various values.

F9 Bass Type:

While a bass with four strings cannot go below the note E0, a bass with five strings can go down to note C0. In other words
by choosing a 4-string bass the bass note will not go below E0 and if you change to a 5-string bass the lowest note will be
C0. Pay attention also to the

F8 Bass Octave

value, which could cancel the choice of the

Bass Type

. To select a

Bass Type

press the

F9 Bass Type

function push button repeatedly.

F10 Save:

This is used to save all the parameters modified.

All the lead tracks and respective harmonization and

Retrigger

modes are shown in the middle of the display. To move around within these

parameters, use the

push buttons and use the

VALUE +/-

push buttons to modify their status.

The harmonization mode that will also be seen in the Arrange Mode menu is used to choose between two types of harmonization of the notes:

Close

is used to stay as near as possible to the notes even when the chord played is further away.

Parallel

on the other hand is used to

shift/transpose the notes without altering their intervals. Generally the more musical results are obtained with the

Close

mode.

With the

Retrigger

mode set to On, when the chord is changed, the fundamental note for the bass track is always played and the notes pro-

grammed on the Chord track found in the first measure are repeated instantly.

HOW TO RECORD A PATTERN PART

After having chosen the Pattern to modify, press

F1 Record

to record a

Part

Select which section to be record using

and the

VALUE +/-

push buttons.

Select the tonality of the chord for the track to be recorded using

F3 Tonality

(Major, Minor or Seventh). In normal conditions with “M.m.7th”,

the Pattern will record a single chord valid for all the tonalities. In this case, the chord programmed must strictly be DO/C major so that the
VEGA can then use this to correctly interpret for all other variations of the chord during standard arranger playback.
From the

F1 Record

menu, select the track to be recorded using the

push buttons.

The voice of the track selected can be changed simply by calling it up using the

VOICE

push buttons and relative function push buttons. Once

you have made your choice, press

EXIT

to return to the previous menu.

Enable the metronome (which will help you maintain timing during the recording) using

F4 Metronome

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