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Roland VG-88 Owner Manual
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Information Owners Manual02123545 05-5-4TP ASIA As of January 15, 2005 (ROLAND) Owner's ManualEGYPT REUNION SOUTH AFRICA CHINA HONG KONG INDIA INDONESIA KOREA MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE TAIWAN THAILAND VIETNAM AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND Roland Corporation Australia Pty.,Ltd. ARGENTINA BARBADOS BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CURACAO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS MARTINIQUE MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM BAHRAIN CYPRUS IRAN ISRAEL TRINIDAD URUGUAY VENEZUELA AUSTRIA BELGIUM/FRANCE/ HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG CZECH REP. DENMARK FINLAND GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY IRELAND ITALY JORDAN KUWAIT LEBANON OMAN QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SYRIA TURKEY U.A.E. CANADA U. S. A. AFRICA AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND EUROPE CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right Apparatus containing Lithium batteriesADVARSEL! VARNING CAUTION ADVARSEL VAROITUS NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 5 ContentsChapter 4. Creating sounds advanced section .............................27 Chapter 3. Creating sounds basic section.....................................25 Chapter 2. Overview of the VG-88 basic knowledge.....................24 Chapter 1. Preparations for playing....................................................14 6 Chapter 5. Parameter Guide.................................................................36 7 Chapter 6. Changing the system settings ..........................................62 Chapter 7. Using MIDI...........................................................................68 Chapter 8. Appendices.........................................................................73 8 Concepts Behind Development of the V-Guitar SystemThe Process That Led to the Birth of the V-Guitar System Sound Modeling Composite Object Sound Modeling: COSM 9 Main featuresRich expressive potential Global parameters Easy operation Broad range of expandabilityMIDI connectors (IN, OUT) GUITAR INPUT jack GUITAR OUTPUT jack SUB EXP PEDAL/SUB CTL 1, 2 jacks Built-in EXP pedal and CTL pedal 10 How to use this manualCreating sounds advanced section 11 IMPORTANT NOTESPower Supply Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Memory Backup Additional Precautions 12 Front and Rear PanelsFront Panel19 21 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 234 5 67 89 22 13 Rear Panel14 Chapter 1. Preparations for playingAttaching the GK-2A/GK-3 to your guitarAbout the GK-2A/GK-3 select switch About the SYNTH VOL knob of the GK-2A Connecting an amp etc.Before you make connections 16 About the screen display (Basic operation)1. 2. 4. 3. 3 21 2Edit Multiple Parameters Simultaneously 1. 2. 3. 17 Turning on the power and tuning your guitarTurning on the power of the VG-881,7 Tuning your guitar1. 2. 22 What is Standard pitch? 3. 4. 5. 7. 6. 18 Specify the driver settings1. 3,4,5,6,7,8 3,4,5,6,7,8 20 Adjusting the pickup sensitivity for each stringMatching the phase of the GK pickup and the guitar pickup Name the GK pickup settings 21 Playing the VG-88 (adjusting the output level)Selecting the connected equipment 22 Changing sounds (patches)24 Chapter 2. Overview of the VG-88 basic knowledge How the VG-88 produces sound =+ + . . .++Guitar sound quality Pickup Guitar amp head MicrophoneSpeakers COSM GUITAR COSM AMP Chapter 3 25 Chapter 3. Creating sounds basic section5,7 Saving a sound (patch) you created (the Write operation) Rearranging the order of patches (the Exchange function)2. 3. 4. 5. 1,3 4 6 2,3,8 Chapter 3. Creating sounds basic section 4 5 3 76 26 Very simple sound editing (EZ Edit function)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 2,3,4,5,6,7 27 Chapter 4. Creating sounds advanced section36 Chapter 5. Parameter GuideCOSM GUITARTYPEPOLY COMP VARI GT (variable guitar) ACOUSTIC (acoustic guitar) NYLON STRINGS (nylon string guitar) OPEN TUNE (open tune guitar) 12STRINGS (12-string guitar) PD SHIFT (pedal pitch shift guitar) POLY DIST (polyphonic distortion guitar) (polyphonic compressor guitar) POLY OCT (polyphonic octaver guitar) POLY SG (polyphonic slow gear guitar) BOWED DUAL FILTER-BASS 37 PICKUPPIPE SOLO PWM (pulse-width modulation) CRYSTAL ORGAN BRASSMODEL 38 PICKUP TONE [-50+50] PHASE POSITION [5320 mm] ANGLE [-315+315 mm] 39 PT SHIFT (pitch shift) BODYMODE When SHIFT is selected as the SHIFT 16 (pitch shift) [-24+24] FINE 16 [-50+50] E.LEVEL 16 (effect level) [0100] D.LEVEL 16 (direct level) [0100] When HARMO is selected as the HARMO 16 (harmony) [-2 +2 OCT] KEY [CB] E.LEVEL 16 (effect level) [0100] D.LEVEL 16 (direct level) [0100] ATTACK [0100] BODY [0100] LOW CUT [THRU, 55.0800 Hz] BODY-TYPE 40 TUNESIZE [-50+50] RESO (resonation) [0100] BOTTOM [010] SHIFT 16 [-24 +24] 41 DETUNEPD SHIFT (pedal pitch shift) POLY DISTORTION (polyphonic distortion)When COMP is selected as the When LIMITER is selected as the POLY COMP/LIMITER (polyphonic compressor/limiter) 42 POLY OCTAVE (polyphonic octave)POLY SG (polyphonic slow gear)CUTOFF (cutoff frequency) [0100] RESO (resonance) [0100] TOUCH-S (touch sensitivity) [0100] DECAY [0100] P-BEND (power bend) [0100] P-BEND-Q (power bend Q) [0100] SUSTAIN [0100] COLOR [0100] GLD-SENS (glide sensitivity) [0100] GLD-TIME (glide time) [0100] 43 FILTERP-BEND (power bend) SUSTAIN GLIDE COLOR 44 PWM MOD (PWM modulation)ATTAC K BODY LEV (body level) ORGAN 45 EQ (equalizer) PANMIXERChapter 5. Parameter Guide 46 COSM AMPVOLUME [0100] PRESENCE [0100] HIGH CUT [0100] MASTER [0100] BASS [0100] MIDDLE [0100] TREBLE [0100] GAIN [LOW, NORMAL, HIGH] BRIGHT [ON/OFF] BALANCE [DI=100, MC=0 DI=0, MC=100] SPEAKER MIC SET (mic setting) [CENTER, 110 cm] 47 EFFECTSWAH COMP/LM (COMPRESSOR/LIMITER)When COMP is selected as the typeWhen LIMITER is selected as the When PEDAL WAH is selected as When AUTO WAH is selected as 48 EQ (equalizer)EFFECTS Chapter 5. Parameter Guide 49 When HARMONIST is selected as ON/OFF [OFF, ON] HARMONY [-2OCT+2OCT, USER] PAN [L=100 R=0 L=0 R=100] DIR LEV (direct level) [0100] <C><B> MOD (modulation) 53 DELAY CHORUS54 REVERB NS (noise suppressor)FV (foot volume) 55 LEVEL/BPM/KEYPEDAL/ASSIGN 56 EZ EDITCOLOR DRIVE [0100] TONE [0100] MOD (modulation) [0100] DELAY [0100] CONTRAST 57 GK FUNC (GK function)DOWN/S1 UP/S2 SYNTH VOL (synth volume) 58 GLOBALLOW G (low gain) [-20 +20 dB] HIGH G (high gain) [-20 +20 dB] NS (noise suppressor) [-20 +20 dB] REVERB [0%200%] (101 steps) TUNER OUTPUT SELECT 59 SYSTEMDRIVERSETTING [A, B, C, D, E] DIRECTION SCALE [620660 mm, ST (648), LP (628)] GT PU PHASE (guitar pickup phase) PUBRIDGE (pickupbridge) [1030 mm] SENSITIVITY [0100] S1/S2 POSITION BANK SW MODE (bank switch mode) BANK AREA (MIN) [165] BANK AREA (MAX) [165] SUB CTL1 (sub control pedal 1) SUB CTL2 (sub control pedal 2) EXP/GK VOL HOLD (EXP pedal/GK volume hold) EXP PEDAL CALIBRATION FUNCTION 60 PEDALDIALPROG MAP (program map) BULK DUMP BULK LOAD 61 MIDIEXCHANGE 62 Chapter 6. Changing the system settings68 Chapter 7. Using MIDI73 Chapter 8. Appendices77 Index79 VG-88 PATCH LIST81 PEDAL/ASSIGN Parameter List COSM GUITARCOSM AMP EFFECTS 82 LEVEL/BPM/KEYTUNER Apparatus containing Lithium batteriesADVARSEL! VARNING CAUTION ADVARSEL VAROITUS NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. 83 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS84 Owners Manual02123545 05-5-5TP ASIA As of January 15, 2005 (ROLAND) Owner's ManualEGYPT REUNION SOUTH AFRICA CHINA HONG KONG INDIA INDONESIA KOREA MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE TAIWAN THAILAND VIETNAM AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND Roland Corporation Australia Pty.,Ltd. ARGENTINA BARBADOS BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CURACAO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS MARTINIQUE MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM BAHRAIN CYPRUS IRAN ISRAEL TRINIDAD URUGUAY VENEZUELA AUSTRIA BELGIUM/FRANCE/ HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG CZECH REP. DENMARK FINLAND GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY IRELAND ITALY JORDAN KUWAIT LEBANON OMAN QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SYRIA TURKEY U.A.E. CANADA U. S. A. AFRICA AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND EUROPE CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right
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