Connecting the Pedal Keyboard | Roland VK-8 specs

Before You Begin Playing

Connecting the Pedal Keyboard

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

2 Use a commercially available MIDI cable to connect the VK-8’s MIDI PEDAL IN connector to the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI pedal keyboard unit.

PEDAL IN

MIDI OUT

MIDI OUT

PK-7	PK-5

3 Turn on the MIDI pedal keyboard unit.

4 Turn on the power of the VK-8.

Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch

You can connect an expression pedal or pedal switch to the rear panel EXPRESSION PEDAL jack, HOLD PEDAL jack, or CONTROL PEDAL jack.

DP-2

EV-7

If the SUB KEYBOARD FUNCTION (p. 58) is turned on, it will not be necessary to specify the MIDI channel.

NOTE

The power switch of your MIDI pedal keyboard unit must be turned on before the power switch of the VK-8. When you turn off the power, first turn off the power of the VK-8, and then turn off the power of your MIDI pedal keyboard.

NOTE

Use only the specified expression pedal (EV-7; sold separately). By connecting any other expression pedals, you risk causing malfunction and/ or damage to the unit.

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Roland VK-8 owner manual Connecting the Pedal Keyboard, Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch

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 How 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, Tone Preset memory About the MemoriesSystem 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 Playing 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 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 Adding Crispness to the Sound Percussion Second Second Percussion buttonThird 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 Giving 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 controller Press 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 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 Basic Procedure Advanced UseAbout the Edit Modes If the setting is an on or OFF switch Advanced Use Rotary-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 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 Settings 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 Sensing Data Request 1 RQ1 Data Set 1 DT1 Identity Reply Data Set1DT1 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