Roland VK-8 owner manual Contents

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Contents
Conventions Used in This Manual	1
USING THE UNIT SAFELY	3
IMPORTANT NOTES	5
Main Features	9
Panel Descriptions	10
How the VK-8 Works	13
About the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator	13
How the Organ Sound are Created	13
How the Other Tones are Created	14
About the Memories	15
Before You Begin Playing	16
Connecting the Power Cord	16
Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones	17
Connecting the Pedal Keyboard	18
Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch	18
Turning the Power On	19
Turning Off the Power	19
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)	20
Listening to the Demo Songs	21
Playing the Organ	22
Listening to Various Sounds	22
About the Organ Voice	23
Adjusting the Sound in Real Time (Harmonic Bars)	24
Changing the Organ Sound (Wheel Type, Leakage Level)	27
Adding Crispness to the Sound (Percussion)	28
Adding Modulation to the Sound (Vibrato and Chorus)	31
Using the COSM Rotary Speaker Effect (Rotary Sound)	32
Changing the Amp Type (Amp Type, Overdrive, Tone)	33
Using the D BEAM Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects	34
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller	36
Adding Ambience (Reverb)	37
Dividing the Keyboard (Split)	38
Changing the Split Point	38
Using the Expression Pedal	39
Using the Active Expression Function	39
Using a Control Pedal	40
Assigning a Function to the Control Pedal	40
Using the Hold Pedal to Sustain the Sound	42
Playing Other Tones	43
Layering Other Tones with Organ Sounds (Layer)	43
Assigning Organ Sounds and Other Tones Across the Keyboard (Split)	44
Saving Your Settings (Preset)	45
Saving to a Preset in the Same Bank	46
Saving to a Preset in Another Bank	46
Copying a preset	46

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Contents Conventions Used in This Manual Dark blinkImportant Safety Instructions Page Using the Unit Safely Important Notes Contents Troubleshooting Memo Main Features Panel Descriptions Pedal button 19 -8 buttonOther Tones Level knob Lower buttonMidi Pedal in connector Power switchMidi Keyboard in connector Rotary Tone Cabinet connectorHow the VK-8 Works About the Virtual Tonewheel Sound GeneratorHow the Organ Sound are Created Harmonic bars How the Other Tones are CreatedVibrato and Chorus Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, TonePreset memory About the MemoriesSystem memory Connecting the Power Cord Before You Begin PlayingConnecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones TRSConnecting the Pedal Keyboard Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal SwitchBefore You Begin Playing Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset Press the Split button Press the Preset button to make its indicator lightListening to the Demo Songs Demo Song Song Name Copyright NumberPlaying the Organ Listening to Various SoundsPlay the keyboard to hear the sound you selected Move the harmonic bars to edit the sound p Press the H-BAR Manual button to make its indicator lightAbout the Organ Voice Button PartAdjusting the Sound in Real Time Harmonic Bars 5th Root 8th 12th 15th 17th 19th 22nd Below Playing the Organ What Are Feet? Leakage Noise Changing the Organ Sound Wheel Type, Leakage LevelTone Wheel type Turn the Leakage knobAdding Crispness to the Sound Percussion Second Second Percussion buttonThird Third Percussion button Soft Soft Percussion button Slow Slow Percussion button Fast PercussionAdding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and Chorus C-2, C-3Brake button Using the Cosm Rotary Speaker Effect Rotary SoundSLOW/FAST button Rotary on buttonAdding distortion to the sound-Overdrive Changing the Amp Type Amp Type Overdrive, ToneChanging the virtual amp Changing Sound CharactersUsing the D Beam Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects Press D Beam on button to make its indicator lightGiving the sound a metallic character Ring Modulator Stopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel BrakeSpring Reverb Shock Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controllerPress the Reverb button to switch the reverb types Adding Ambience ReverbChanging the Reverb Type Changing the Split Point Press the Split button to make its indicator lightDividing the Keyboard Split Lower Part Upper PartApplying the Active Expression Function to the Organ Voice Using the Expression PedalUsing the Active Expression Function Applying the Active Expression Function to the Other TonesAssigning a Function to the Control Pedal Using a Control PedalPreset button’s indicator is dark Button Parameter Rotary SLOW/FASTOverdrive Preset UPOther Tones Glide Other TonesUsing the Hold Pedal to Sustain the Sound Layering Other Tones with Organ Sounds Layer Turn the Other Tones Level knob to adjust the volumePlaying Other Tones Button TonePlaying Other Tones Saving Your Settings Preset Preset contains the following settingsCopying a preset Saving to a Preset in the Same BankSaving to a Preset in Another Bank Selecting the copy-source presetBasic Procedure Advanced UseAbout the Edit Modes If the setting is an on or OFF switch Advanced UseRotary-related Settings Preset button’s indicator extinguished Button ParameterPreset button’s indicator lighted Button Parameter Rotary Woofer Level Click Noise and Percussion Settings On Click LevelMIDI-related Settings When setting things other than the Midi channelSetting Explanation Connecting/disconnecting the sound generator and keyboardAdding Midi Thru functionality to the Midi OUT connector OFFWhen making Midi channel settings Drum Midi CH. Drum Midi Channel Initial setting 10 chEQ Middle -5-0-+5 Equalizer and Other SettingsEQ Bass -5-0-+5 EQ Treble -5-0-+5Switching the polarity of the Hold pedal Effect and Other SettingsSwitching the polarity of the control pedal Transposing the entire VK-8 KEY Transpose -6-0-+5SLOW/FAST Reverb TimeSelecting the part that will play the Other Tones ContinuousAbout Midi Channel Changing the function of the Midi in connectors SUBAbout Midi KeyboardUsing the VK-8 with a Dual Keyboard Connecting a Pedal KeyboardCarry out the recording Play back your performanceSaved on an External Save the settingsLoading Back Data That’s Been SequencerConnecting a Rotary Speaker Pin No Output dataTroubleshooting Lease a key Problem Check SolutionClick is heard when you press/re Pitch is incorrectTed/receive correctly Preset memory contents are lostMidi messages are not transmit Can’t hear spring shock noiseAll indicators light for several seconds Error IndicationsWhen you turn on the power During normal operationPreset/OTHER Tones List Preset ListOther Tones List Button’s Number ToneSettings 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 Note Off Controller number Reset All Controllers Controller numberAll Sound Off Controller number Active SensingData Request 1 RQ1 Data Set 1 DT1Identity Reply Data Set1DT1 System Organ How to calculate the checksum Midi Implementation Supplementary materialMidi Implementation Chart Main Specification Index BankIndex Memo Information Avis 02896667 ’03-6-3N