Adding Ambience Reverb, Changing the Reverb Type | Roland VK-8

Playing the Organ

Adding Ambience (Reverb)

Reverb is an effect that adds reverberation to the sound. You can apply the reverb

effect to the organ sound and the Other Tone.

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1Turn the [REVERB] knob to adjust the amount of reverb effect to be applied.

Rotate fully right: Maximum reverberation.

Rotate fully left: No effect.

Changing the Reverb Type

By changing the reverberations of the notes, you can enjoy the atmosphere of performance in a wide variety of different locations.

2 Press the [REVERB] button to switch the reverb types.

The reverb type will be switched each time you press the [REVERB] button.

Type	Explanation


ROOM	Simulates the reverberation of a room.

HALL	Simulates the reverb of a large concert hall.

CHURCH	Simulates the reverberation of a church.

SPRING	Simulates the reverberation of a spring reverb unit (p. 35).

NOTE

When the “SPRING SHOCK” function is assigned to the D Beam controller or the control pedal, please be aware that raising the reverb level excessively will produce a high-volume impact sound (p. 34, p. 40).

If the “SPRING REVERB SHOCK” function is assigned to the D Beam controller or the control pedal, be aware that excessively high reverb level settings will produce a high- volume impact sound. To decrease the volume of the impact sound, use the [REVERB] knob to adjust the reverb level (p. 34, p. 40).

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Roland VK-8 Adding Ambience Reverb, Changing the Reverb Type, Press the Reverb button to switch the reverb types

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 About the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator How the VK-8 WorksHow the Organ Sound are Created Vibrato and Chorus How the Other Tones are CreatedHarmonic bars Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, Tone About the Memories Preset memorySystem memory 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 Listening to Various Sounds Playing the OrganPlay the keyboard to hear the sound you selected 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 Second Second Percussion button Adding Crispness to the Sound PercussionThird Third 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 Stopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel Brake Giving the sound a metallic character Ring ModulatorSpring Reverb Shock Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controller Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller Adding Ambience Reverb Press the Reverb button to switch the reverb typesChanging the Reverb Type 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 Advanced Use Basic ProcedureAbout the Edit Modes Advanced Use If the setting is an on or OFF switch Preset button’s indicator extinguished Button Parameter Rotary-related SettingsPreset button’s indicator lighted 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 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 Sound Off Controller number Reset All Controllers Controller numberAll Note Off Controller number Active Sensing Data Set 1 DT1 Data Request 1 RQ1 Data Set1 Identity ReplyDT1 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