Roland VK-8 owner manual Other Tones Glide, Preset UP, Overdrive, Expression, Beam Sync

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Playing the Organ

Button

Parameter

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controls the Glide function for the Oth-

 

OTHER TONES GLIDE

er Tones. The pitch of the Other Tones

[4]

will change while the pedal is pressed,

 

 

and will gradually return to the original

 

 

pitch when the pedal is released.

 

 

 

 

PRESET UP

Steps sequentially through the presets.

[5]

Each time the pedal is pressed, the next

 

 

registration will be selected.

 

 

 

 

OVERDRIVE

The depth of overdrive will be con-

[6]

trolled. This is especially effective when

 

 

assigned to the expression pedal.

 

 

 

 

 

Select this when you want to use the ex-

 

 

pression pedal to control the volume of

 

OTHER TONES

the Other Tones.

[7]

While this function is being used, the ex-

EXPRESSION

 

pression pedal connected to the EX-

 

 

 

 

PRESSION PEDAL jack will affect only

 

 

the volume of the organ.

 

 

 

 

 

The same function that is assigned to the

 

 

D BEAM controller will also be assigned

 

D BEAM SYNC

to the control pedal. When you change

[8]

the function that is assigned to the D

 

 

BEAM controller, the function that is as-

 

 

signed to the control pedal will also

 

 

change.

 

 

 

[PRESET] button’s indicator is lit

 

 

 

 

Button

Parameter

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you depress the pedal connected to

 

 

the EXPRESSION PEDAL jack, the vol-

 

 

ume of all harmonic bars will gradually

 

 

become louder. When the pedal is fully

 

CRESCENDO

depressed, the volume will be as speci-

[1]

fied by the harmonic bars, and the rota-

 

 

ry will be in the FAST state. As you

 

 

return the pedal toward yourself, the

 

 

volume will decrease, and when the ex-

 

 

pression pedal is returned all the way

 

 

toward yourself, there will be no sound.

 

 

 

 

 

When you depress the pedal, the ring

 

RING MODULATOR

modulator (p. 35) will be applied. The

[2]

depth to which you depress the pedal

 

 

will control the depth of the ring modu-

 

 

lator.

 

 

 

[3]

TONE WHEEL BRAKE

The wheel brake will be applied (p. 35).

 

 

 

[4]

SPRING SHOCK

This lets you produce the sound of a

spring reverb unit being jarred (p. 35).

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to stop editing, press the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] button.

3 Press the [WRITE] button to finalize the function assigned to the control

pedal.

The function assigned to the control pedal will be saved.

While the setting are being saved, the [1]–[8] buttons will blink.

NOTE

When the “SPRING SHOCK” function is assigned to the D Beam controller or the control pedal, please be aware that raising the reverb level excessively will produce a high-volume impact sound. If you want to reduce the volume of the impact sound, use the [REVERB] knob to adjust the reverb level (p. 37).

If you press the VIBRATO AND CHORUS [ON] button, the setting will return to its initial value.

NOTE

Never turn off the power while the setting are being saved.

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Contents Dark blink Conventions Used in This ManualImportant Safety Instructions Page Using the Unit Safely Important Notes Contents Troubleshooting Memo Main Features Panel Descriptions Other Tones Level knob 19 -8 buttonPedal button Lower buttonMidi Keyboard in connector Power switchMidi Pedal in connector Rotary Tone Cabinet connectorHow the Organ Sound are Created How the VK-8 WorksAbout the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator Vibrato and Chorus How the Other Tones are CreatedHarmonic bars Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, ToneSystem memory Preset memoryAbout the Memories Before You Begin Playing Connecting the Power CordTRS Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or HeadphonesConnecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch Connecting the Pedal KeyboardBefore You Begin Playing Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset Listening to the Demo Songs Press the Preset button to make its indicator lightPress the Split button Demo Song Song Name Copyright NumberPlay the keyboard to hear the sound you selected Playing the OrganListening to Various Sounds About the Organ Voice Press the H-BAR Manual button to make its indicator lightMove the harmonic bars to edit the sound p Button PartAdjusting the Sound in Real Time Harmonic Bars 5th Root 8th 12th 15th 17th 19th 22nd Below Playing the Organ What Are Feet? Tone Wheel type Changing the Organ Sound Wheel Type, Leakage LevelLeakage Noise Turn the Leakage knobThird Third Percussion button Adding Crispness to the Sound PercussionSecond Second Percussion button Soft Soft Percussion button Fast Percussion Slow Slow Percussion buttonC-2, C-3 Adding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and ChorusSLOW/FAST button Using the Cosm Rotary Speaker Effect Rotary SoundBrake button Rotary on buttonChanging the virtual amp Changing the Amp Type Amp Type Overdrive, ToneAdding distortion to the sound-Overdrive Changing Sound CharactersPress D Beam on button to make its indicator light Using the D Beam Controller to Produce Common Organ EffectsSpring Reverb Shock Giving the sound a metallic character Ring ModulatorStopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel Brake Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controller Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam ControllerChanging the Reverb Type Press the Reverb button to switch the reverb typesAdding Ambience Reverb Dividing the Keyboard Split Press the Split button to make its indicator lightChanging the Split Point Lower Part Upper PartUsing the Active Expression Function Using the Expression PedalApplying the Active Expression Function to the Organ Voice Applying the Active Expression Function to the Other TonesPreset button’s indicator is dark Button Parameter Using a Control PedalAssigning a Function to the Control Pedal Rotary SLOW/FASTOther Tones Glide Preset UPOverdrive Other TonesUsing the Hold Pedal to Sustain the Sound Playing Other Tones Turn the Other Tones Level knob to adjust the volumeLayering Other Tones with Organ Sounds Layer Button TonePlaying Other Tones Preset contains the following settings Saving Your Settings PresetSaving to a Preset in Another Bank Saving to a Preset in the Same BankCopying a preset Selecting the copy-source presetAbout the Edit Modes Basic ProcedureAdvanced Use Advanced Use If the setting is an on or OFF switchPreset button’s indicator lighted Button Parameter Rotary-related SettingsPreset button’s indicator extinguished Button Parameter Rotary Woofer Level On Click Level Click Noise and Percussion SettingsWhen setting things other than the Midi channel MIDI-related SettingsAdding Midi Thru functionality to the Midi OUT connector Connecting/disconnecting the sound generator and keyboardSetting Explanation OFFDrum Midi CH. Drum Midi Channel Initial setting 10 ch When making Midi channel settingsEQ Bass -5-0-+5 Equalizer and Other SettingsEQ Middle -5-0-+5 EQ Treble -5-0-+5Switching the polarity of the control pedal Effect and Other SettingsSwitching the polarity of the Hold pedal Transposing the entire VK-8 KEY Transpose -6-0-+5Selecting the part that will play the Other Tones Reverb TimeSLOW/FAST ContinuousAbout Midi Changing the function of the Midi in connectors SUBAbout Midi Channel KeyboardConnecting a Pedal Keyboard Using the VK-8 with a Dual KeyboardPlay back your performance Carry out the recordingLoading Back Data That’s Been Save the settingsSaved on an External SequencerPin No Output data Connecting a Rotary SpeakerTroubleshooting Click is heard when you press/re Problem Check SolutionLease a key Pitch is incorrectMidi messages are not transmit Preset memory contents are lostTed/receive correctly Can’t hear spring shock noiseWhen you turn on the power Error IndicationsAll indicators light for several seconds During normal operationPreset List Preset/OTHER Tones ListButton’s Number Tone Other Tones ListEdit Parameters Settings that are saved for the entire SystemParameters that are stored in a preset Drum List Control Change Midi ImplementationChannel Voice Messages Note off All Sound Off Controller number Reset All Controllers Controller numberAll Note Off Controller number Active SensingData Set 1 DT1 Data Request 1 RQ1DT1 Identity ReplyData Set1 System Organ Midi Implementation Supplementary material How to calculate the checksumMidi Implementation Chart Main Specification Bank IndexIndex Memo Information Avis 02896667 ’03-6-3N