Roland VP-550 Owner's Manual

Performing with Ensemble

Now let’s try performing with the Ensemble part.

Select a sound.

To ensure that you can clearly hear the sound of the Ensemble part, turn off the sound buttons of the
Vocal Designer part and the Bass & Percussion part.

Raise the Ensemble [LEVEL] slider (p. 29).

Play the keyboard.

You’ll hear the Ensemble part.

Playing the Ensemble part by itself will give you a wonderful sound, but layering it with the Vocal Designer

part will raise this to the level of truly amazing! By layering powerful strings or beautiful choir sounds

together with Vocal Designer, your performance on the VP-550 can sound unbelievably rich.

Vocal Designer will stop sounding when your voice is not being input from the mic (such as when you take

a breath), but the Ensemble part will sound as long as you are playing the keyboard (regardless of the mic

input). Layering the Ensemble part with the Vocal Designer ensures that the sound will not be interrupted.

If you don’t hear sound, check the following

Is the VP-550 correctly connected to your amp, speaker, or headphones?

Is the VP-550’s volume raised?

Is the Ensemble [LEVEL] slider raised?

Is one of the Ensemble sound buttons lit?

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