Roland VK-8 Equalizer and Other Settings, EQ Bass -5-0-+5, EQ Middle -5-0-+5, EQ Treble -5-0-+5

Advanced Use

Instructions for Playing External MIDI Sound Modules with the VK-8

The VK-8’s keyboard was designed specifically for organ use, so it does not support the use of velocity. The instrument’s keyboard behaves like those of traditional organs, with sounds being produced even at the slightest touch of the keys. This allows you to perform using glissando, rapid fingering, and other techniques characteristic of the organ. When recording your organ performances with the VK-8, we recommend using the organ MIDI channels.

Velocity is featured with the Other Tones; when recording performances using the Other Tones and when controlling external sound modules, we recommend that you make your sound selections from the Other Tones and use the MIDI channel for Other Tones.

With the factory settings, UPPER ORGAN MIDI CH. is set to Channel 1, LOWER ORGAN MIDI CH. to Channel 3, PEDAL ORGAN MIDI CH. to Channel 2, and OTHER TONES MIDI CH. to Channel 4.

NOTE

You cannot turn off the organ MIDI output.

Set the Other Tones level to 0 when using an external sound module or when the Other Tones are not needed.

■Equalizer and Other Settings

1.Hold down the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] and [PEDAL] buttons and press the [AMPLIFIER] button. The indicators of buttons [1]–[7] will blink.

2.Press one of the buttons from [1] through [7] to select the parameter that you want to edit.

There are seven parameters related to equalizer and other settings.

The following parameters are assigned to each button.

Button	Parameter	Page
[1]	EQ BASS	p. 55
[2]	EQ MIDDLE	p. 55
[3]	EQ TREBLE	p. 55
[4]	MASTER TUNE	p. 55
[5]	KEY TRANSPOSE	p. 56
[6]	CONTROL PEDAL POLARITY	p. 56
[7]	HOLD PEDAL POLARITY	p. 56

3.Turn the [VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob to adjust the setting.

If you press the VIBRATO AND CHORUS [ON] button, the setting will return to its initial value.

4.If you want to edit another parameter, press the appropriate button from [1] through [7] to select the parameter, and turn the [VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob to adjust the setting.

When you want to stop editing, press the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] button.

5.Press the [WRITE] button to finalize the settings of these parameters.

Parameter settings will be saved.

While the parameters are being saved, the [1]–[8] buttons will blink.

NOTE

Never turn off the power while parameters are being saved.

❍EQ BASS (-5–0–+5)

Adjusts the tone quality of the organ voice’s lower range. Turning the [VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob toward the right will emphasize the lower range of frequencies, while turning it toward the left will reduce the volume of the lower range.

❍EQ MIDDLE (-5–0–+5)

Adjusts the tone quality of the organ voice’s midrange. Turning the [VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob toward the right will emphasize the midrange frequencies, while turning it toward the left will reduce the volume of the midrange.

❍EQ TREBLE (-5–0–+5)

Adjusts the tone quality of the organ voice’s upper range. Turning the [VIBRATO AND CHORUS] knob toward the right will emphasize the upper range of frequencies, while turning it toward the left will reduce the volume of the upper range.

Adjusting the pitch to match another instrument

❍MASTER TUNE (-100cent–0–+100cent)

This is a fine adjustment to the pitch of the VK-8. You can adjust the pitch of the entire instrument in 1 cent steps, relative to the pitch of A4 (middle A) = 440.0 Hz.

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