Detailed Settings for Each Function (EDIT)

Assigning Functions to Control Pedal

Ctrl Pdl Assign

This setting determines the function of the pedal switches or expression pedals (such as the optional EV-7) that are connected to the CONTROL PEDAL jacks on the rear panel.

Value

Explanation

 

 

ROTARY

This switches the organ part’s rotary

SLW/FST

SLOW and FAST settings.

 

 

ROTARY

You can freely set the speed of the organ

SPEED

part’s rotary effect to any speed between

 

“slow” and “fast.” This works well when

 

you have an expression pedal connected.

 

 

ROTARY

This has the same effect as switching the

BRAKE

organ part rotary effect’s [BRAKE] button

 

on or off.

 

 

REGIST INC

This switches you through the

 

registrations. The VR-760 goes through the

 

registrations, switching one registration

 

each time the pedal is pressed.

 

 

REGIST DEC

This switches you through the

 

registrations. The VR-760 goes back

 

through the registrations, switching one

 

registration each time the pedal is pressed.

 

 

ORGAN

This controls the depth of the overdrive

OVERDRIVE

effect. This works well when you have an

 

expression pedal connected.

 

 

ORGAN

This turns the organ’s wheel brake effect

WHEEL BRK

(*1) on. After the pedal is released, the

 

sound gradually returns to normal.

 

 

PIANO SOFT

This applies the piano’s soft pedal effect.

PIANO

This applies the piano’s sostenuto pedal

SOSTENUTO

effect.

 

 

PIANO

This effect has the same function as the D

OCTAVE

Beam OCTAVE (p. 49). This works well

 

when you have an expression pedal

 

connected.

 

 

PIANO

This sets Pedal Wah as the wah type used

PEDAL WAH

when Wah is selected as the piano’s MFX

 

effect. This works well when you have an

 

expression pedal connected.

 

 

SYNTH

This effect has the same function as the D

GLIDE

Beam GLIDE (p. 49).

 

 

RHY START-

This controls starting and stopping of the

STOP

Rhythm.

 

 

SEQ START-

When using MIDI, this controls starting

STOP

and stopping of the connected sequencer.

 

 

occasionally used by performers on tone wheel organs. Since the amp of a tone wheel organ was an analog circuit that used vacuum tubes, the sound was still audible for a time after the power was turned off. However, when the power was turned off, the tone wheels would begin slowing down, and you would hear the pitch continue to fall.

Setting the Organ’s Quick Firing Keyboard Function

Quick Firing (ON/OFF)

You can make settings for the organ’s Quick Firing function. Setting this to Off cancels Quick Firing. Although this results in poorer performance of glissando and rapid keyboard runs, it prevents mostly the rebounding effect when the keys are released.

Setting the Keyboard Video Switching During V-LINK

V-Link KBD (ON/OFF)

You can set whether the eight lowest keys are used for

switching video clips or for producing sounds when the V-

LINK function is enabled.

Value

Explanation

 

 

ON

The eight lowest keys at the far left are used for

 

switching videos.

 

 

OFF

This disables the keys’ video switching function.

 

All keys are used for performing.

 

 

Changing the Clock (Timing) Source

Clock Source (INT/MIDI)

You can control the tempo from an external MIDI device. Set this to MIDI when synchronizing to the clock (tempo) of an external MIDI device.

Value

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

INT

Synchronized to the internal clock.

 

 

MIDI

Synchronized to the external MIDI device’s clock.

 

The tempo indication changes to “

 

 

 

 

 

 

for each screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 Stopping the rotation of the tone wheels (Wheel Brake)

Throughout the history of rock organ, a wide range of performers have developed unique effects and used them in their music. The VR-760 features the wheel brake as one of these characteristic effects.

It is possible to stop the rotation of the tone wheels of the organ. This produces an unexpected result, whereby the pitch of the organ voice gradually falls until the sound ceases entirely.

The technique of stopping the tone wheel rotation was

The tempo cannot be set if Clock Source is set to MIDI without there being any external MIDI device connected. This can result in Rhythms (p. 52) not sounding, and may change the manner in which certain effects are applied.

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Roland VR-760 Setting the Organ’s Quick Firing Keyboard Function, Setting the Keyboard Video Switching During V-LINK

VR-760 specifications

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