Panel Descriptions | Roland VK-8 manual

Panel Descriptions

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1.[MASTER VOLUME] knob

Adjust the overall volume (p. 19).

■VIBRATO AND CHORUS

10.[AMPLIFIER] button

Switches the frequency response and cabinet resonance of the virtual amp (p. 33).

2.	VIBRATO AND CHORUS [ON] button	11.	[TONE] knob
	Switches the vibrato or chorus effect on/off (p. 31).		Adjust the tonal character of the organ voice (p. 33).
3.	[VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob	■ REVERB
	Switches the type of vibrato or chorus effect (p. 31).	12.	REVERB [LEVEL] knob
■ D BEAM			Adjust the depth of reverb (p. 37).
■ D BEAM

4.D BEAM controller

You can modify the sound by moving your hand over the D Beam controller (p. 34).

13.[REVERB] button

Select the type of reverb (p. 37).

■OTHER TONES

5.D BEAM [ON] button

Switches the D Beam controller on/off (p. 34).

6.D BEAM button

Selects the effect that will be controlled by the D Beam controller (p. 34).

■TONE WHEEL

7.[LEAKAGE] knob

Allows you to independently add leakage noise, separately from the leakage noise selected by the wheel type (p. 27).

8.[TONE WHEEL] button

Select the type of the virtual tonewheel (p. 27).

■AMPLIFIER

9.[OVERDRIVE] knob

Adjust the depth of overdrive (p. 33).

14.[SPLIT] button

Divide the keyboard into two halves, and assign a different sound to each area (p. 38, 44).

15.[H-BAR MANUAL] button (Harmonic Bar Manual)

When this function is used, the harmonic bar settings will change from the settings of the preset to the positions (settings) of the harmonic bars on the panel (p. 23).

16.[WRITE] button

Saves the panel settings as a preset (p. 45, 46).

17.[BANK] button

Selects the preset bank (p. 22, 45, 46).

18.[PRESET] button

Pressed to enter Preset Select mode (p. 22, p. 45). Allows the [1]–[8] buttons to be used for selecting presets.

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Contents

Conventions Used in This Manual Dark blink Important 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 button Midi Pedal in connector Power switchMidi Keyboard in connector Rotary Tone Cabinet connector About 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, Tone About the Memories Preset memorySystem memory Connecting the Power Cord Before You Begin Playing Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones TRS Connecting the Pedal Keyboard Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch Before 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 Number Listening 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 Part Adjusting 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 knob Second Second Percussion button Adding Crispness to the Sound PercussionThird Third Percussion button Soft Soft Percussion button Slow Slow Percussion button Fast Percussion Adding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and Chorus C-2, C-3 Brake button Using the Cosm Rotary Speaker Effect Rotary SoundSLOW/FAST button Rotary on button Adding distortion to the sound-Overdrive Changing the Amp Type Amp Type Overdrive, ToneChanging the virtual amp Changing Sound Characters Using the D Beam Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects Press D Beam on button to make its indicator light Stopping 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 controller Adding 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 Part Applying the Active Expression Function to the Organ Voice Using the Expression PedalUsing the Active Expression Function Applying the Active Expression Function to the Other Tones Assigning a Function to the Control Pedal Using a Control PedalPreset button’s indicator is dark Button Parameter Rotary SLOW/FAST Overdrive Preset UPOther Tones Glide Other Tones Using 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 Tone Playing Other Tones Saving Your Settings Preset Preset contains the following settings Copying a preset Saving to a Preset in the Same BankSaving to a Preset in Another Bank Selecting the copy-source preset Advanced Use Basic ProcedureAbout the Edit Modes If the setting is an on or OFF switch Advanced Use Preset 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 Level MIDI-related Settings When setting things other than the Midi channel Setting Explanation Connecting/disconnecting the sound generator and keyboardAdding Midi Thru functionality to the Midi OUT connector OFF When making Midi channel settings Drum Midi CH. Drum Midi Channel Initial setting 10 ch EQ Middle -5-0-+5 Equalizer and Other SettingsEQ Bass -5-0-+5 EQ Treble -5-0-+5 Switching 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-+5 SLOW/FAST Reverb TimeSelecting the part that will play the Other Tones Continuous About Midi Channel Changing the function of the Midi in connectors SUBAbout Midi Keyboard Using the VK-8 with a Dual Keyboard Connecting a Pedal Keyboard Carry out the recording Play back your performance Saved on an External Save the settingsLoading Back Data That’s Been Sequencer Connecting a Rotary Speaker Pin No Output data Troubleshooting Lease a key Problem Check SolutionClick is heard when you press/re Pitch is incorrect Ted/receive correctly Preset memory contents are lostMidi messages are not transmit Can’t hear spring shock noise All indicators light for several seconds Error IndicationsWhen you turn on the power During normal operation Preset/OTHER Tones List Preset List Other Tones List Button’s Number Tone Parameters 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 Sensing Data Request 1 RQ1 Data Set 1 DT1 Data Set1 Identity ReplyDT1 System Organ How to calculate the checksum Midi Implementation Supplementary material Midi Implementation Chart Main Specification Index Bank Index Memo Information Avis 02896667 ’03-6-3N