Roland VP-550 业主指南

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A large choir suitable for classical music. This is also a good choice for any choral sound — not 
just classical— and will match nearly any style of music. It has a clear sound, and is a good 
choice when you want the lyrics to be heard.

A mixed choir with independent male and female parts. With sparser chords, it produces a
deeper and more three-dimensional sound than “CLASSIC.” You’ll hear the female voices in the
high range, and the male voices in the low range. Female voices will be heard in the right side 
of the stereo, and male voices in the left side.

This choir includes the distinctive phrasings and irregularities that are distinctive of gospel
music. It’s an ideal choice for jazz or gospel.

A choir with a fewer number of members, broadly useful for popular music as well as songs that
contain rapid passages. The sound is clear, making this a good choice when the lyrics need to
be heard.

A talkbox sound with a metallic character. This is a more modern sound than “VOCODER 2,” and
is suitable for styles with a groove, such as R&B.

A vintage vocoder sound, broadly useful for pop music of the 1980’s as well as songs that con-
tain rapid passages. It’s a good choice for chordal playing.

If you press the [VOCODER 1] and [VOCODER 2] sound buttons simultaneously, the sound be-
ing received from the rear panel EXT IN jack will be used as the carrier (

➞ p. 50).

This is an acoustic string sound that emphasizes the expressive playability that is inherent to
strings. Performance nuances such as your keyboard touch or pedal operation will automati-
cally control the attack, release, legato, and tonal changes of the sound. This sound is suitable
for playing phrases, but can be broadly used for chordal playing and other purposes. (p. 30).

This is a synthesizer string sound. It is a bright string sound that evokes the Roland JP-8000
synthesizer, and is a good choice for chordal playing.

This sound provides samples of jazz scat singing. It’s great for songs that contain rapid passages 
and for scat soloing. Your keyboard dynamics will switch between long “Doo” sounds, short “Bap” 
sounds, and falls “Fall.”

This provides samples of a large choir that’s excellent for classical music. You can get an even
more majestic eff ect by layering this with one of the sounds of the Vocal Designer part.

This is a sampled boys choir. To take the fullest advantage of this sound, play notes in the upper 
half of the keyboard.

This is a sampled humming sound. You can use the expression pedal or the “Voice Expression
function” (p. 40) to vary the sound through a range of “mmh” 

➞ “Ooh” ➞ “Aah” for a very expres-

sive performance.