Contents

 

Conventions Used in This Manual

1

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

3

IMPORTANT NOTES

5

Main Features

9

Panel Descriptions

10

How the VK-8 Works

13

About the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator

13

How the Organ Sound are Created

13

How the Other Tones are Created

14

About the Memories

15

Before You Begin Playing

16

Connecting the Power Cord

16

Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones

17

Connecting the Pedal Keyboard

18

Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch

18

Turning the Power On

19

Turning Off the Power

19

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

20

Listening to the Demo Songs

21

Playing the Organ

22

Listening to Various Sounds

22

About the Organ Voice

23

Adjusting the Sound in Real Time (Harmonic Bars)

24

Changing the Organ Sound (Wheel Type, Leakage Level)

27

Adding Crispness to the Sound (Percussion)

28

Adding Modulation to the Sound (Vibrato and Chorus)

31

Using the COSM Rotary Speaker Effect (Rotary Sound)

32

Changing the Amp Type (Amp Type, Overdrive, Tone)

33

Using the D BEAM Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects

34

Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller

36

Adding Ambience (Reverb)

37

Dividing the Keyboard (Split)

38

Changing the Split Point

38

Using the Expression Pedal

39

Using the Active Expression Function

39

Using a Control Pedal

40

Assigning a Function to the Control Pedal

40

Using the Hold Pedal to Sustain the Sound

42

Playing Other Tones

43

Layering Other Tones with Organ Sounds (Layer)

43

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

44

Saving Your Settings (Preset)

45

Saving to a Preset in the Same Bank

46

Saving to a Preset in Another Bank

46

Copying a preset

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