Playing Other Tones | Roland VK-8 guide

Playing Other Tones

Assigning Organ Sounds and Other Tones Across the Keyboard (Split)

When the Organ Voice and Other Tones are layered together, you can press the [SPLIT] button to divide the keyboard into two zones, splitting the organ voice.

The organ voice will sound the Upper part in the right-hand zone, and the Lower part in the left-hand zone. Other Tones will be layered with the Upper part.

1 Select a preset organ voice (p. 22), or use the harmonic bars and other knobs and buttons to create the desired organ sound.

2 Press the [PRESET] button, extinguishing its indicator.

3 Press one of the buttons from [1] through [8] to select an Other Tone.

The selected Other Tone will sound together with the organ voice.

4 Press the [SPLIT] button.

The organ voice will be divided into upper and lower. The Other Tone will sound in the upper area.

Split Point

Organ Lower Part	Organ Upper Part

OTHER TONES

❍Playing the Other Tone in the upper, and the organ voice in the lower part

5 Press the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] button to make its indicator light.

6 Press the harmonic bars inward until you can no longer see the numbers.

7 Get the indicators for the PERCUSSION [SECOND] button and PERCUSSION [THIRD] button to go out (off).

The lower part of the organ voice will sound in the lower area, and only the Other

Tone will sound in the upper area.

Split Point

Organ Lower Part

OTHER TONES

You can change the part that

plays the Other Tones (p. 57).

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Roland VK-8 owner manual Playing Other Tones

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 19 -8 button Other Tones Level knobPedal button Lower button Power switch Midi Keyboard in connectorMidi Pedal in connector Rotary Tone Cabinet connector How the Organ Sound are Created How the VK-8 WorksAbout the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator How the Other Tones are Created Vibrato and ChorusHarmonic bars Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, Tone System memory Preset memoryAbout the Memories 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 Preset button to make its indicator light Listening to the Demo SongsPress the Split button Demo Song Song Name Copyright Number Play the keyboard to hear the sound you selected Playing the OrganListening to Various Sounds Press the H-BAR Manual button to make its indicator light About the Organ VoiceMove 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? Changing the Organ Sound Wheel Type, Leakage Level Tone Wheel typeLeakage Noise Turn the Leakage knob Third Third Percussion button Adding Crispness to the Sound PercussionSecond Second Percussion button Soft Soft Percussion button Slow Slow Percussion button Fast Percussion Adding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and Chorus C-2, C-3 Using the Cosm Rotary Speaker Effect Rotary Sound SLOW/FAST buttonBrake button Rotary on button Changing the Amp Type Amp Type Overdrive, Tone Changing the virtual ampAdding distortion to the sound-Overdrive Changing Sound Characters Using the D Beam Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects Press D Beam on button to make its indicator light Spring Reverb Shock Giving the sound a metallic character Ring ModulatorStopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel Brake Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controller Changing the Reverb Type Press the Reverb button to switch the reverb typesAdding Ambience Reverb Press the Split button to make its indicator light Dividing the Keyboard SplitChanging the Split Point Lower Part Upper Part Using the Expression Pedal Using the Active Expression FunctionApplying the Active Expression Function to the Organ Voice Applying the Active Expression Function to the Other Tones Using a Control Pedal Preset button’s indicator is dark Button ParameterAssigning a Function to the Control Pedal Rotary SLOW/FAST Preset UP Other Tones GlideOverdrive Other Tones Using the Hold Pedal to Sustain the Sound Turn the Other Tones Level knob to adjust the volume Playing Other TonesLayering Other Tones with Organ Sounds Layer Button Tone Playing Other Tones Saving Your Settings Preset Preset contains the following settings Saving to a Preset in the Same Bank Saving to a Preset in Another BankCopying a preset Selecting the copy-source preset About the Edit Modes Basic ProcedureAdvanced Use If the setting is an on or OFF switch Advanced Use Preset button’s indicator lighted Button Parameter Rotary-related SettingsPreset button’s indicator extinguished Button Parameter Rotary Woofer Level Click Noise and Percussion Settings On Click Level MIDI-related Settings When setting things other than the Midi channel Connecting/disconnecting the sound generator and keyboard Adding Midi Thru functionality to the Midi OUT connectorSetting Explanation OFF When making Midi channel settings Drum Midi CH. Drum Midi Channel Initial setting 10 ch Equalizer and Other Settings EQ Bass -5-0-+5EQ Middle -5-0-+5 EQ Treble -5-0-+5 Effect and Other Settings Switching the polarity of the control pedalSwitching the polarity of the Hold pedal Transposing the entire VK-8 KEY Transpose -6-0-+5 Reverb Time Selecting the part that will play the Other TonesSLOW/FAST Continuous Changing the function of the Midi in connectors SUB About MidiAbout Midi Channel Keyboard Using the VK-8 with a Dual Keyboard Connecting a Pedal Keyboard Carry out the recording Play back your performance Save the settings Loading Back Data That’s BeenSaved on an External Sequencer Connecting a Rotary Speaker Pin No Output data Troubleshooting Problem Check Solution Click is heard when you press/reLease a key Pitch is incorrect Preset memory contents are lost Midi messages are not transmitTed/receive correctly Can’t hear spring shock noise Error Indications When you turn on the powerAll indicators light for several seconds During normal operation Preset/OTHER Tones List Preset List Other Tones List Button’s Number Tone 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 Reset All Controllers Controller number All Sound Off Controller numberAll Note Off Controller number Active Sensing Data Request 1 RQ1 Data Set 1 DT1 DT1 Identity ReplyData Set1 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