Roland Features of the VR-700, Pursuit of Excellence-Redefining the Basic Stage Keyboard

Features of the VR-700

The Pursuit of Excellence—Redefining the Basic Stage Keyboard

An organ, piano, and synthesizer all condensed into a single instrument

A full-fledged organ, high-quality piano, and a synthesizer equipped with all the standard sounds—all of this and more contained in one easy-to-use, light, compact package. This one instrument is just about all you need for most any live performance; and since it’s highly portable, you save on the amount of time it takes to get set up for a performance.

•	Creating Organ Sounds	p. 38
• Selecting an Ensemble Sound		p. 46
•	Ensemble Sound List	p. 68

A total organ sound–from sound generation to sound reinforcement

Equipped with a virtual tone wheel sound generator, which forms the core of the Roland organ sound. In addition, the VR-700 offers a completely realistic and expressive organ experience, including the characteristic effects and sound reproduction methods of vintage organs.

• About Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generators p. 38

Rotary sound

What would an organ performance be without rotary speakers? The VR-700 faithfully re-creates the sound of rotating speakers, including the acoustical characteristics of the tweeter (which change depending on the angle), and the way that changes in the speed of the rotation occur. To enjoy a realistic, rotary sound that is filled with a sense of presence, all you need to do is connect a keyboard amplifier or powered monitor.

• Adding Rotary Speaker Modulation p. 43

Overdriven sound

Whether it be the unique characteristics of the vacuum-tube circuitry that was at the heart of the original rotary speakers, the acoustical properties of the speaker cabinets, or the frequency responses of a variety of amplifiers—all these and more are faithfully simulated by the VR-700. Simply by switching the amp type, you can enjoy a variety of sounds for your performances—from a warm, deeply resonating sound to a fat, overdriven sound typical of rock. In addition, for each amp type, you can select from a number of variations for the drive sound.

• Making the Sound Distort p. 44

Enhanced playability thanks to 76-key waterfall keyboard and harmonic bars

With a waterfall keyboard and fast-firing algorithms, the VR-700 is capable of a wide variety of performance techniques, from delicate glissandos to fast, successive notes. And, it is equipped with nine harmonic bars, which are essential when you want to control the sound in real time. Thanks to this, a wide variety of organ sounds can be controlled at will. In addition, the VR-700 can essentially be turned into a two-manual + pedalboard organ—all you need to do is split the keyboard into two zones using the Split function, then add on an optional PK-25A/7A pedalboard.

• Varying the Sound in Real Time (Harmonic Bars)		p. 38
•	Playing the Sounds of Two Parts on the Keyboard (Split)	p. 34
•	Connecting a Pedal Keyboard	p. 20

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