Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones, Trs | Roland VK-8

Before You Begin Playing

Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones

The VK-8 is not equipped with an amplifier or speakers. In order to hear the sound, you will need to connect audio equipment such as a monitor speaker system or stereo set, or use headphones.

1 Before making any connections, make sure that all the devices are turned

off.

2 Connect the VK-8 to your amp/speaker system as shown in the diagram.

Audio cable

Headphones

Mixer	Monitor
	Speaker
		Audio Set

Powered Amplifier

Use audio cables to connect audio equipment, such as an amp or speakers. If you are using headphones, plug them into the PHONES jack.

About a OUTPUT jacks

The VK-8’s OUTPUT jacks support both balanced output and unbalanced output. To use balanced output, use a cable with a balanced (TRS type) phone plug. To use unbalance output, use a cable with an unbalanced (TS type) phone plug.

fig.01-03

TRS	TS
SLEEVE (Ground)	SLEEVE (Ground)
TIP (HOT)	TIP (HOT)
RING (Cold)

NOTE

To prevent malfunction and/ or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

In order to take full advantage of the VK-8’s performance, we recommend using a stereo amp/speaker system. If you are using a mono system, make the connections to the OUTPUT L (MONO) jack.

NOTE

In consideration of live concert situations, the VK-8’s PHONES jack is designed to produce a higher volume level than that of other electronic instruments.

Extended listening at high volume levels may damage your hearing, so use caution when adjusting the volume.

Audio cables and headphones are not included. You will need to provide these separately.

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Roland VK-8 owner manual Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones, Trs

Contents

Dark blink Conventions Used in This Manual Important 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 button Midi Keyboard in connector Power switchMidi Pedal in connector Rotary Tone Cabinet connector How the Organ Sound are Created How the VK-8 WorksAbout the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator Vibrato and Chorus How the Other Tones are CreatedHarmonic bars Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, Tone System memory Preset memoryAbout the Memories Before You Begin Playing Connecting the Power Cord TRS Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch Connecting the Pedal Keyboard Before 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 Number Play the keyboard to hear the sound you selected Playing the OrganListening to Various Sounds About the Organ Voice Press the H-BAR Manual button to make its indicator lightMove the harmonic bars to edit the sound p 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? Tone Wheel type Changing the Organ Sound Wheel Type, Leakage LevelLeakage Noise Turn the Leakage knob Third Third Percussion button Adding Crispness to the Sound PercussionSecond Second Percussion button Soft Soft Percussion button Fast Percussion Slow Slow Percussion button C-2, C-3 Adding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and Chorus SLOW/FAST button Using the Cosm Rotary Speaker Effect Rotary SoundBrake button Rotary on button Changing the virtual amp Changing the Amp Type Amp Type Overdrive, ToneAdding distortion to the sound-Overdrive Changing Sound Characters Press D Beam on button to make its indicator light Using the D Beam Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects Spring Reverb Shock Giving the sound a metallic character Ring ModulatorStopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel Brake Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controller Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller Changing the Reverb Type Press the Reverb button to switch the reverb typesAdding Ambience Reverb Dividing the Keyboard Split Press the Split button to make its indicator lightChanging the Split Point Lower Part Upper Part Using the Active Expression Function Using the Expression PedalApplying the Active Expression Function to the Organ Voice Applying the Active Expression Function to the Other Tones Preset button’s indicator is dark Button Parameter Using a Control PedalAssigning a Function to the Control Pedal Rotary SLOW/FAST Other Tones Glide Preset UPOverdrive Other Tones Using 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 Tone Playing Other Tones Preset contains the following settings Saving Your Settings Preset Saving to a Preset in Another Bank Saving to a Preset in the Same BankCopying a preset Selecting the copy-source preset About the Edit Modes Basic ProcedureAdvanced Use Advanced Use If the setting is an on or OFF switch Preset button’s indicator lighted Button Parameter Rotary-related SettingsPreset button’s indicator extinguished Button Parameter Rotary Woofer Level On Click Level Click Noise and Percussion Settings When setting things other than the Midi channel MIDI-related Settings Adding Midi Thru functionality to the Midi OUT connector Connecting/disconnecting the sound generator and keyboardSetting Explanation OFF Drum Midi CH. Drum Midi Channel Initial setting 10 ch When making Midi channel settings EQ Bass -5-0-+5 Equalizer and Other SettingsEQ Middle -5-0-+5 EQ Treble -5-0-+5 Switching 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-+5 Selecting the part that will play the Other Tones Reverb TimeSLOW/FAST Continuous About Midi Changing the function of the Midi in connectors SUBAbout Midi Channel Keyboard Connecting a Pedal Keyboard Using the VK-8 with a Dual Keyboard Play back your performance Carry out the recording Loading Back Data That’s Been Save the settingsSaved on an External Sequencer Pin No Output data Connecting a Rotary Speaker Troubleshooting Click is heard when you press/re Problem Check SolutionLease a key Pitch is incorrect Midi messages are not transmit Preset memory contents are lostTed/receive correctly Can’t hear spring shock noise When you turn on the power Error IndicationsAll indicators light for several seconds During normal operation Preset List Preset/OTHER Tones List Button’s Number Tone Other Tones List Edit Parameters Settings that are saved for the entire SystemParameters that are stored in a preset Drum List Control Change Midi ImplementationChannel Voice Messages Note off All Sound Off Controller number Reset All Controllers Controller numberAll Note Off Controller number Active Sensing Data Set 1 DT1 Data Request 1 RQ1 DT1 Identity ReplyData Set1 System Organ Midi Implementation Supplementary material How to calculate the checksum Midi Implementation Chart Main Specification Bank Index Index Memo Information Avis 02896667 ’03-6-3N