Roland VK-8 Reverb Time, Selecting the part that will play the Other Tones, Slow/Fast, Continuous

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Advanced Use

❍REVERB TIME (0–127)

Adjusts the length of the Reverb time. Higher values result in longer reverberation.

❍OTHER TONES CHORUS LEVEL (0–127)

Specify the chorus level when the chorus effect is applied to the Other Tones ELECTRIC PIANO1 or ELECTRIC PIANO2.

❍OTHER TONES OCTAVE SHIFT (-3–0–+3)

Transpose the Other Tones in steps of an octave.

❍HOLD PEDAL ASSIGN (ORGAN & OTHER TONES/OTHER TONES)

If a Hold pedal is connected, you can sustain the sound by pressing the pedal. This selects the part that will be sustained when you press the Hold pedal.

Turn the [VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob toward the left to select ORGAN & OTHER TONES, or toward the right to select OTHER TONES.

❍D BEAM ROTARY SPEED MODE (SLOW/FAST, CONTINUOUS)

Specify the D Beam function when ROTARY SPEED is assigned to the D Beam.

Turn the [VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob to the left to select SLOW/FAST, or to the right to select

CONTINUOUS.

Setting

Explanation

 

 

 

 

SLOW/FAST

The rotary effect is toggled between

slow and fast each time you move your

 

hand over the D Beam controller.

 

 

 

The rotary effect will change gradually

CONTINUOUS

from slow to fast or fast to slow as you

move your hand closer to the D Beam

 

 

controller.

 

 

Selecting the part that will play the Other Tones

❍OTHER TONES PART ASSIGN

Here you can select the part that will play OTHER TONES.

To play from the Lower part

•Split the VK-8 and play Other Tones from the Lower part (p. 44).

•Connect an external MIDI keyboard to the VK-8, and play the Lower part and Other Tones from the external MIDI keyboard (p. 59)

To play from the Pedal part

•Connect a pedal keyboard to the VK-8, and play the Pedal part and Other Tones from the pedal keyboard (p. 59)

1.Hold down the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] and [PEDAL] buttons, and press the [SPLIT] button.

The indicators of buttons [1]–[3] will blink.

2.Press one of the [1]–[3] buttons to select the part that will play OTHER TONES.

Button

Part

[1]UPPER

[2]LOWER

[3]PEDAL

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

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

3.Press the [WRITE] button to confirm selection of the part that will play OTHER TONES.

4.Save the edited parameter setting in a preset (p. 45).

NOTE

Never turn off the power while preset are being saved.

NOTE

When you press the keyboard after the step1, the split point will be changed.

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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 VK-8 Works About the Virtual Tonewheel Sound GeneratorHow the Organ Sound are Created Vibrato and Chorus How the Other Tones are CreatedHarmonic bars Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, TonePreset memory About the MemoriesSystem memory 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 NumberPlaying the Organ Listening to Various SoundsPlay the keyboard to hear the sound you selected 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 knobAdding Crispness to the Sound Percussion Second Second Percussion buttonThird Third 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 EffectsGiving the sound a metallic character Ring Modulator Stopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel BrakeSpring Reverb Shock Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controller Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam ControllerPress the Reverb button to switch the reverb types Adding Ambience ReverbChanging the Reverb Type 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 presetBasic Procedure Advanced UseAbout the Edit Modes Advanced Use If the setting is an on or OFF switchRotary-related Settings Preset button’s indicator extinguished Button ParameterPreset button’s indicator lighted 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 ListSettings that are saved for the entire System Parameters that are stored in a presetEdit Parameters Drum List Midi Implementation Channel Voice Messages Note offControl Change All Sound Off Controller number Reset All Controllers Controller numberAll Note Off Controller number Active SensingData Set 1 DT1 Data Request 1 RQ1Identity Reply Data Set1DT1 System Organ Midi Implementation Supplementary material How to calculate the checksumMidi Implementation Chart Main Specification Bank IndexIndex Memo Information Avis 02896667 ’03-6-3N
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