Roland Vima, Application Manual

Page 1: ...Application Guide ...

Page 2: ...easily use the VIMA to play piano connect a microphone to enjoy karaoke or watch images from the VIMA on your television Experience music like never before and VIMA makes it fun Let s get started All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Copyright 2006 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be rep...

Page 3: ... The VIMA contains numerous songs It can also play back CDs This chapter explains how to select and play songs You can connect a microphone to the VIMA and easily enjoy karaoke This chapter explains how to enjoy karaoke on the VIMA The VIMA can display a wide variety of images on your television This chapter explains how to view the VIMA s images on your television The VIMA can display the musical...

Page 4: ...g the VIMA s keyboard Use the VOLUME knob to raise the volume Press the Power ON switch to turn the power on o A few moments after A few moments after A few moments after e A m e w w om s e nt aft yo turn the power on a screen r like this will appear This screen is called the main screen Slowly turn the knob Slowly turn the knob Slowly turn the knob w u o t S n n k ob toward the right ...

Page 5: ...MENT buttons to select PIANO Play the keyboard n The VIMA has seven n h h h he e VI VI VI V M M M M MA A A A A T T T T T V he IMA h h h h ha a s se eve v s e ha sev n instr ment b ttons i b i t t b tt t t b tt Of course you are also free to select a sound other than piano You should hear piano sounds Press other instrument buttons to try out other sounds Sostenuto pedal The notes for keys being pr...

Page 6: ...ly available CDs This chapter explains how to select and play songs Access the main screen If another screen is dis s n di d d e e cre h h I ano f f played press the EXIT button several times until the main screen appears In the main screen touch Internal Song names and other display content may change without notice Playing back the VIMA s internal songs ...

Page 7: ... of the songs saved in Favorites will appear when you touch Favorites in the main screen To remove a song from Favorites select the song in Favorites that you want to remove and then press the DELETE button For more about Favorites see p 44 in the Owner s Manual Turn the SELECT knob to select a song Press the PLAY STOP button to play back the song You should hear the song play Press the PLAY STOP ...

Page 8: ...y not change immediately when you insert the CD Please wait before you continue Song names and other displayed content may change without notice In the case of a commercially available music CD the song names are not displayed If another screen is dis s n di d d e e cre h h I ano f f played press the EXIT button several times until the main screen appears This photograph is only for illustrative p...

Page 9: ... of the song CD ROMs that contain music data SMF The VIMA can display lyrics or musical scores Depending on the data lyrics may not be displayed Commercially available music CDs The VIMA can play back the songs but cannot display lyrics or musical scores Turn the SELECT knob to select a song Press the PLAY STOP button to play back the song You should hear the song play Press the PLAY STOP button o...

Page 10: ...w to view the VIMA s images on your television Play back a song as described in Playing back songs p 6 9 of this application guide The image will appear on the television that s connected to the VIMA Refer to the following page for an explanation of the images shown by each button Go ahead and switch between the various screens to try them out Press one of the buttons shown in the illustration to ...

Page 11: ... will show a piano roll that changes just like a player piano The type of screen will alternate each time you press the PIANO ROLL button You can turn the TRANSI TION knob to adjust the speed at which one image changes to the next Turn ing the knob toward the right will produce faster transitions y p perform along with a music video Owner s Manual p 68 e show of photos urrently playing so ed to th...

Page 12: ...lay By pressing the LYRICS button you can have the lyrics be super imposed on the screen This is ideal for karaoke Piano rolls store key movements as holes punched in a roll of paper and have been used in player pianos since the end of the 19th century The VIMA can display an image that simu lates these piano rolls The piano roll shown in your television screen will move according to the music By ...

Page 13: ...w The slide show function will sequentially display photos that match the mood of the song This is an ideal way to enjoy back ground video BGV while listening to music in your living room If a digital camera is connected to the external memory USB connector the photos stored on the camera will be displayed as a slide show You can enjoy your very own slide show for example scenes from your home par...

Page 14: ...w to enjoy karaoke on the VIMA Connect your microphones You can connect microphones to the VIMA and enjoy karaoke or sing along with your own playing Since two microphones can be connected simultaneously to the VIMA two people can sing together Connect your microphones to the VIMA s VOCAL jacks ...

Page 15: ...y completely t b eliminated you can u y y yo o o ca ca can n m m min nat at a e e ed d d m e e el l turn on the GUIDE U G IDE G IDE e n o th h h h r tu button Adjust the microphone volume while you sing If you re playing back a commercially available music CD the vocal of the song will decrease in volume the Center Cancel function Now you re ready to enjoy karaoke Press the button and sing from th...

Page 16: ...to apply a variety of effects such as trans forming a male voice into a female voice or adding harmony to your voice For details see p 117 in the Owner s Manual Applying effects to your voice You can use the KEY CONTROL buttons to transpose the cur rently playing song in semitone steps By changing the key in this way you can make the song play in a key that s easier for the singer To restore the o...

Page 17: ...the D BEAM sensor you can vary the pitch filter or volume of the sounds you re playing from the key board You can also play sound effects such as applause If you want to play an applause sound effect press the FILTER button twice so it s blinking Press the FILTER button Press the FILTER button Press the FILTER button e so it s blinking kin so it s i s e e e n n n n nk k n o o o o g g g g g in i b ...

Page 18: ...e the Use the e VOLUME e VOLUME Use e the VO OLUM ME Use the Use the Use Us Use U U U U U U U U th VOL L U knob to adjust u u u t t ob ob ob to o o a a ad d d o k kn n n the volume of the t of he o o o o of f f f h h h h he e e e e l e vo um v v v vo o o o o u u u u um m m m m me e me e e th t t t t th h h h song before you song before you song before you ou b e g efo n so continue The VIMA can di...

Page 19: ...DED bu RECOMMENDED bu O E C C MM D NDED b tto 1 3 a sound that s suitable for the selected song will be chosen automatically Watch the musical score shown in the VIMA s screen and play the keyboard d Use this knob to adj Use this knob to adj Use this knob to adj d o o o ad a a j j j n o s s s k k k o ob b t t i U U Use e s t th h Use this knob to ad Use this knob to ad dj dj Use this n nob to ad d...

Page 20: ...nted in Japan AUG 06 RAM 4116 04342089 06 08 1N All specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice All trademarks used in this catalog are the property of their respective companies www Roland VIMA com Visit us online at www Roland com ...