Roland VK-8 owner manual Information

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Information

When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below.

AFRICA

EGYPT

Al Fanny Trading Office

9, EBN Hagar A1 Askalany Street,

ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis,

Cairo 11341, EGYPT

TEL: 20-2-417-1828

REUNION

Maison FO - YAM Marcel

25 Rue Jules Hermann,

Chaudron - BP79 97 491

Ste Clotilde Cedex,

REUNION ISLAND

TEL: (0262) 218-429

SOUTH AFRICA

That Other Music Shop (PTY) Ltd.

11 Melle St., Braamfontein, Johannesbourg, SOUTH AFRICA

P.O.Box 32918, Braamfontein 2017

Johannesbourg, SOUTH AFRICA

TEL: (011) 403 4105

Paul Bothner (PTY) Ltd.

17 Werdmuller Centre,

Main Road, Claremont 7708

SOUTH AFRICA

P.O.BOX 23032, Claremont 7735,

SOUTH AFRICA

TEL: (021) 674 4030

ASIA

CHINA

Roland Shanghai Electronics Co.,Ltd.

5F. No.1500 Pingliang Road

Shanghai, CHINA

TEL: (021) 5580-0800

Roland Shanghai Electronics Co.,Ltd.

(BEIJING OFFICE)

10F. No.18 Anhuaxili

Chaoyang District, Beijing,

CHINA

TEL: (010) 6426-5050

HONG KONG

Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd. Service Division

22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen

Wan, New Territories,

HONG KONG

TEL: 2415 0911

INDIA

Rivera Digitec (India) Pvt. Ltd.

409, Nirman Kendra Mahalaxmi Flats Compound Off. Dr. Edwin

SINGAPORE

Swee Lee Company

150 Sims Drive, SINGAPORE 387381 TEL: 6846-3676

CRISTOFORI MUSIC PTE LTD

Blk 3014, Bedok Industrial Park E, #02-2148, SINGAPORE 489980 TEL: 6243-9555

TAIWAN

ROLAND TAIWAN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.

Room 5, 9fl. No. 112 Chung Shan N.Road Sec.2, Taipei, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

TEL: (02) 2561 3339

THAILAND

Theera Music Co. , Ltd.

330 Verng NakornKasem, Soi 2,

Bangkok 10100, THAILAND

TEL: (02) 2248821

VIETNAM

Saigon Music

138 Tran Quang Khai St.,

District 1

Ho Chi Minh City

VIETNAM

TEL: (08) 844-4068

AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA

Roland Corporation

Australia Pty., Ltd.

38 Campbell Avenue

Dee Why West. NSW 2099

AUSTRALIA

TEL: (02) 9982 8266

NEW ZEALAND

Roland Corporation Ltd.

32 Shaddock Street, Mount Eden,

Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

TEL: (09) 3098 715

CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA

ARGENTINA

Instrumentos Musicales S.A.

Av.Santa Fe 2055

(1123) Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA

TEL: (011) 4508-2700

BRAZIL

Roland Brasil Ltda

PANAMA

SUPRO MUNDIAL, S.A.

Boulevard Andrews, Albrook,

Panama City, REP. DE PANAMA

TEL: 315-0101

PARAGUAY

Distribuidora De Instrumentos Musicales

J.E. Olear y ESQ. Manduvira

Asuncion PARAGUAY

TEL: (021) 492-124

URUGUAY

Todo Musica S.A.

Francisco Acuna de Figueroa 1771 C.P.: 11.800

Montevideo, URUGUAY TEL: (02) 924-2335

VENEZUELA

Musicland Digital C.A.

Av. Francisco de Miranda, Centro Parque de Cristal, Nivel C2 Local 20 Caracas

VENEZUELA TEL: (212) 285-8586

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

Roland Austria GES.M.B.H.

Siemensstrasse 4, P.O. Box 74, A-6063 RUM, AUSTRIA TEL: (0512) 26 44 260

BELGIUM/HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG

Roland Benelux N. V.

Houtstraat 3, B-2260, Oevel

(Westerlo) BELGIUM

TEL: (014) 575811

DENMARK

Roland Scandinavia A/S

Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880,

DK-2100 Copenhagen

DENMARK

TEL: 3916 6200

FRANCE

Roland France SA

4, Rue Paul Henri SPAAK, Parc de l'Esplanade, F 77 462 St. Thibault, Lagny Cedex FRANCE TEL: 01 600 73 500

FINLAND

Roland Scandinavia As, Filial Finland

Elannontie 5

FIN-01510 Vantaa, FINLAND

TEL: (0)9 68 24 020

ITALY

Roland Italy S. p. A.

Viale delle Industrie 8,

20020 Arese, Milano, ITALY TEL: (02) 937-78300

NORWAY

Roland Scandinavia Avd. Kontor Norge

Lilleakerveien 2 Postboks 95

Lilleaker N-0216 Oslo

NORWAY

TEL: 2273 0074

POLAND

P. P. H. Brzostowicz

UL. Gibraltarska 4.

PL-03664 Warszawa POLAND

TEL: (022) 679 44 19

PORTUGAL

Tecnologias Musica e Audio, Roland Portugal, S.A.

Cais Das Pedras, 8/9-1 Dto 4050-465 PORTO PORTUGAL

TEL: (022) 608 00 60

ROMANIA

FBS LINES

Piata Libertatii 1,

RO-4200 Gheorghehi

TEL: (095) 169-5043

RUSSIA

MuTek

3-Bogatyrskaya Str. 1.k.l

107 564 Moscow, RUSSIA TEL: (095) 169 5043

SPAIN

Roland Electronics de España, S. A.

Calle Bolivia 239, 08020

Barcelona, SPAIN

TEL: (93) 308 1000

SWEDEN

Roland Scandinavia A/S

SWEDISH SALES OFFICE

Danvik Center 28, 2 tr. S-131 30 Nacka SWEDEN TEL: (0)8 702 00 20

SWITZERLAND

Roland (Switzerland) AG

Landstrasse 5, Postfach,

CH-4452 Itingen,

SWITZERLAND

TEL: (061) 927-8383

UKRAINE

TIC-TAC

Mira Str. 19/108

P.O. Box 180

295400 Munkachevo, UKRAINE

TEL: (03131) 414-40

ISRAEL

Halilit P. Greenspoon & Sons Ltd.

8 Retzif Ha'aliya Hashnya St.

Tel-Aviv-Yafo ISRAEL

TEL: (03) 6823666

JORDAN

AMMAN Trading Agency

245 Prince Mohammad St.,

Amman 1118, JORDAN

TEL: (06) 464-1200

KUWAIT

Easa Husain Al Yousifi Est.

Abdullah Salem Street,

Safat, KUWAIT

TEL: 243-6399

LEBANON

Chahine S.A.L.

Gerge Zeidan St., Chahine Bldg.,

Achrafieh, P.O.Box: 16-5857

Beirut, LEBANON

TEL: (01) 20-1441

QATAR

Al Emadi Co. (Badie Studio

&Stores)

P.O. Box 62, Doha, QATAR TEL: 4423-554

SAUDI ARABIA

aDawliah Universal

Electronics APL

Corniche Road, Aldossary Bldg., 1st Floor, Alkhobar,

SAUDI ARABIA

P.O.Box 2154, Alkhobar 31952

SAUDI ARABIA

TEL: (03) 898 2081

SYRIA

Technical Light & Sound Center

Khaled Ebn Al Walid St.

Bldg. No. 47, P.O.BOX 13520,

Damascus, SYRIA

TEL: (011) 223-5384

TURKEY

Barkat muzik aletleri ithalat ve ihracat Ltd Sti

Siraselviler Caddesi Siraselviler

Pasaji No:74/20

Taksim - Istanbul, TURKEY

TEL: (0212) 2499324

U.A.E.

Zak Electronics & Musical Instruments Co. L.L.C.

Zabeel Road, Al Sherooq Bldg.,

No. 14, Grand Floor, Dubai, U.A.E.

TEL: (04) 3360715

Moses Road, Mumbai-400011,

INDIA

TEL: (022) 2493 9051

INDONESIA

PT Citra IntiRama

J1. Cideng Timur No. 15J-150

Jakarta Pusat

INDONESIA

TEL: (021) 6324170

KOREA

Cosmos Corporation

1461-9, Seocho-Dong,

Seocho Ku, Seoul, KOREA

TEL: (02) 3486-8855

MALAYSIA

BENTLEY MUSIC SDN BHD

140 & 142, Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur,MALAYSIA

TEL: (03) 2144-3333

PHILIPPINES

G.A. Yupangco & Co. Inc.

339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue

Makati, Metro Manila 1200,

PHILIPPINES

TEL: (02) 899 9801

Rua San Jose, 780 Sala B

Parque Industrial San Jose

Cotia - Sao Paulo - SP, BRAZIL

TEL: (011) 4615 5666

COSTA RICA

JUAN Bansbach Instrumentos Musicales

Ave.1. Calle 11, Apartado 10237,

San Jose, COSTA RICA

TEL: 258-0211

CHILE

Comercial FancyS.A.

Rut.: 96.919.420-1

Nataniel Cox #739, 4th Floor Santiago - Centro, CHILE TEL: (02) 688-9540

EL SALVADOR

OMNI MUSIC

75 Avenida Norte y Final

Alameda Juan Pablo,

Edificio No.4010 San Salvador,

EL SALVADOR

TEL: 262-0788

MEXICO

Casa Veerkamp, s.a. de c.v.

Av. Toluca No. 323, Col. Olivar de los Padres 01780 Mexico D.F.

MEXICO

TEL: (55) 5668-6699

GERMANY

Roland Elektronische Musikinstrumente HmbH.

Oststrasse 96, 22844 Norderstedt,

GERMANY

TEL: (040) 52 60090

GREECE

STOLLAS S.A.

Music Sound Light

155, New National Road

Patras 26442, GREECE

TEL: 2610 435400

HUNGARY

Roland East Europe Ltd.

Warehouse Area ‘DEPO’ Pf.83

H-2046 Torokbalint, HUNGARY

TEL: (23) 511011

IRELAND

Roland Ireland

Audio House, Belmont Court,

Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Republic of IRELAND

TEL: (01) 2603501

UNITED KINGDOM

NORTH AMERICA

Roland (U.K.) Ltd.

Atlantic Close, Swansea

 

Enterprise Park, SWANSEA

CANADA

SA7 9FJ,

Roland Canada Music Ltd.

UNITED KINGDOM

(Head Office)

TEL: (01792) 702701

 

5480 Parkwood Way Richmond

 

B. C., V6V 2M4 CANADA

MIDDLE EAST

TEL: (604) 270 6626

Roland Canada Music Ltd.

 

BAHRAIN

(Toronto Office)

170 Admiral Boulevard

Moon Stores

Mississauga On L5T 2N6

No.16, Bab Al Bahrain Avenue,

CANADA

P.O.Box 247, Manama 304,

TEL: (905) 362 9707

State of BAHRAIN

U. S. A.

TEL: 211 005

CYPRUS

Roland Corporation U.S.

5100 S. Eastern Avenue

Radex Sound Equipment Ltd.

Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938,

17, Diagorou Street, Nicosia,

U. S. A.

CYPRUS

TEL: (323) 890 3700

TEL: (022) 66-9426

 

IRAN

 

MOCO, INC.

 

No.41 Nike St., Dr.Shariyati Ave.,

 

Roberoye Cerahe Mirdamad

 

Tehran, IRAN

As of April 1, 2003 (Roland)

TEL: (021) 285-4169

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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 connectorAbout the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator How the VK-8 WorksHow the Organ Sound are Created Harmonic bars How the Other Tones are CreatedVibrato and Chorus Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, ToneAbout the Memories Preset memorySystem 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 NumberListening to Various Sounds Playing the OrganPlay 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 knobSecond Second Percussion button Adding Crispness to the Sound PercussionThird 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 lightStopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel Brake Giving the sound a metallic character Ring ModulatorSpring Reverb Shock Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controllerAdding Ambience Reverb Press the Reverb button to switch the reverb typesChanging 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 presetAdvanced Use Basic ProcedureAbout the Edit Modes If the setting is an on or OFF switch Advanced UsePreset button’s indicator extinguished Button Parameter Rotary-related SettingsPreset 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 ToneParameters that are stored in a preset Settings that are saved for the entire SystemEdit Parameters Drum List Channel Voice Messages Note off Midi ImplementationControl Change All Note Off Controller number Reset All Controllers Controller numberAll Sound Off Controller number Active SensingData Request 1 RQ1 Data Set 1 DT1Data Set1 Identity ReplyDT1 System Organ How to calculate the checksum Midi Implementation Supplementary materialMidi Implementation Chart Main Specification Index BankIndex Memo Information Avis 02896667 ’03-6-3N
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