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Owner’s Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the VK-8 combo organ. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “

10 Panel Descriptions 1. [MASTER VOLUME] knob Adjust the overall volume (p. 19). VIBRATO AND CHORUS 2. VIBRATO AND CHORUS [ON] button Switches the

11Panel Descriptions 19. [1]–[8] button When the [PRESET] button’s indicator is lit, the [1]–[8] buttons will switch presets. When the [PRESET] butto

12Panel Descriptions REAR PANEL32. [POWER] switch Turn the power on/off (p. 19). 33. AC Inlet Connect the included power cable to this inlet (p. 16).

13 How the VK-8 Works About the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator A traditional tone wheel organ produces the sound by 91 toothed wheels called “tone

14How the VK-8 Works Vibrato and Chorus Traditional tone wheel organs provided a total of six different effects: three kinds of vibrato (V1, V2, V3)

15How the VK-8 Works About the Memories System memory Settings that affect the entire VK-8 are referred to as “system memory.” Preset memory Settings

16 Before You Begin Playing Connecting the Power Cord1 Before making a connection, make sure that the VK-8 is turned off. 2 Connect supplied power ca

17Before You Begin Playing Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones The VK-8 is not equipped with an amplifier or speakers. In order to hear the

18Before You Begin Playing Connecting the Pedal Keyboard1 Before making any connections, make sure that all the devices are turned off. 2 Use a comme

19Before You Begin Playing Turning the Power On1 Before turning on the VK-8’s power, make sure that: • The VK-8 is correctly connected to the desired

2CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIRCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT REM

20Before You Begin Playing Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) This function resets all the VK-8’s settings to their factory default valu

21Before You Begin Playing Listening to the Demo Songs The VK-8 contains six demo songs. Here’s how to listen to the demo songs and experience the va

22 Playing the Organ Listening to Various Sounds The VK-8 comes with 64 presets stored onboard. Here’s how to switch presets to hear the various soun

23Playing the Organ About the Organ Voice The organ voice has three parts: “upper,” “lower,” and “pedal.”When you play the keyboard of the VK-8, the

24Playing the Organ Adjusting the Sound in Real Time (Harmonic Bars) The harmonic bars are controllers for creating the basic structure of the organ

25Playing the Organ The numbers (16', 5-1/3', etc.) printed on the knob of each harmonic bar indicate the pitch of that bar in “feet.” The

26Playing the OrganWhat Are “Feet?”Historically, the “feet” (“ ' “ symbol) indications of the harmonic bars originate in the length of the pipes

27Playing the Organ Changing the Organ Sound (Wheel Type, Leakage Level) Tone Wheel and Leakage Noise are important elements in creating tone wheel

28Playing the Organ Adding Crispness to the Sound (Percussion) Percussion adds an attack-type sound to the beginning of the note to give the sound m

29Playing the Organ [SOFT] (Soft Percussion) button Switches the volume of the percussion. fig.01-23 ButtonExplanationLit (ON) The percussion sound w

3 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 001 • Before using this unit, make sure to read the instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual...

30Playing the Organ [SLOW] (Slow Percussion) button Switches the speed at which the percussion sound will decay. fig.01-25 ButtonExplanationLit (ON)

31Playing the Organ Adding Modulation to the Sound (Vibrato and Chorus) The vibrato effect cyclically modulates the pitch of organ voice sounds. The

32Playing the Organ Using the COSM Rotary Speaker Effect (Rotary Sound) Rotary Sound is an effect which adds the modulation that is produced when or

33Playing the Organ Changing the Amp Type (Amp Type, Overdrive, Tone) fig.01-30 Changing the virtual amp Switches the frequency response and cabinet

34Playing the Organ Using the D BEAM Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects You can apply various effects to the sound only by moving your hand

35Playing the Organ 3 While playing the keyboard to produce sound, place your hand over the D Beam controller. fig.01-35 The timbre will change when

36Playing the Organ Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller The VK-8 automatically calibrates the sensitivity of the D Beam controller e

37Playing the Organ Adding Ambience (Reverb) Reverb is an effect that adds reverberation to the sound. You can apply the reverb effect to the organ s

38Playing the Organ Dividing the Keyboard (Split) You can divide the keyboard into two zones, and assign the upper part sound of the organ voice to t

39Playing the Organ Using the Expression Pedal You can connect an expression pedal to the rear panel EXPRESSION PEDAL jack and use it to adjust the v

4USING THE UNIT SAFELY 012a • Immediately turn the power off, remove the power cord from the outlet, and request servicing by your retailer, the near

40Playing the Organ Using a Control Pedal You can connect a pedal switch or expression pedal to the rear panel CONTROL PEDAL jack, and assign a funct

41Playing the Organ [PRESET] button’s indicator is lit If you want to stop editing, press the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] button. 3 Press the [WRITE] b

42Playing the Organ Using the Hold Pedal to Sustain the Sound If you connect a pedal switch to the rear panel HOLD PEDAL jack, the organ voice or ot

43 Playing Other Tones Layering Other Tones with Organ Sounds (Layer) In addition to organ voices, the VK-8 provides OTHER TONES, such as piano or s

44Playing Other Tones Assigning Organ Sounds and Other Tones Across the Keyboard (Split) When the Organ Voice and Other Tones are layered together,

45 Saving Your Settings (Preset) Organ sounds, Other Tones sounds, and other panel settings can be saved together to a [PRESET] button. By saving you

46Saving Your Settings (Preset) Saving to a Preset in the Same Bank 1 Make the panel settings that you want to save in the preset. 2 Hold down the

47 Advanced Use Edit mode allows you to get the most out of the VK-8’s functions by making more detailed settings. This section explains the function

48Advanced Use State of the D BEAM Indicators in Edit Mode ❍ When the setting is “0–127,” “0–10,” or “0–15,” “0–31.” The minimum value (0) will be wh

49Advanced Use Settings That Are Saved for the Entire System Rotary-related Settings 1. Hold down the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] and [PEDAL] button

5 IMPORTANT NOTES 291b In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 2, 3 and 4, please

50Advanced Use ❍ ROTARY WOOFER LEVEL (0–127) Specifies the volume of the low-range speaker (woofer)The rotary speaker effect consists of a low range

51Advanced Use Click Noise and Percussion Settings 1. Hold down the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] and [PEDAL] buttons and press the PERCUSSION [SECOND]

52Advanced Use ❍ PERCUSSION H-BAR LEVEL (0–127) Adjusts the volume of the harmonic bars when percussion is normal (the [SOFT] button’s indicator is d

53Advanced Use 4. If you want to edit another parameter, press the appropriate button from [1] through [8] to select the parameter, and turn the [VIB

54Advanced Use ❍ When making MIDI channel settings MIDI uses sixteen MIDI channels (1–16). If you want to play a connected external device, there wil

55Advanced 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

56Advanced Use Transposing the entire VK-8 ❍ KEY TRANSPOSE (-6–0–+5) This transposes the entire VK-8. The value is in semitone steps over a range of

57Advanced Use ❍ REVERB TIME (0–127) Adjusts the length of the Reverb time. Higher values result in longer reverberation. ❍ OTHER TONES CHORUS LEVEL

58 Connecting the VK-8 to External Devices About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a worldwide standard for exchanging music data a

59Connecting the VK-8 to External Devices Using the VK-8 with a Dual Keyboard You can connect an external keyboard and play the Lower Part of the V

6 Contents Conventions Used in This Manual ...

60Connecting the VK-8 to External Devices Using an External Sequencer to Record and Play Back You can connect a sequencer to the VK-8 and record you

61Connecting the VK-8 to External Devices Saving VK-8 Settings on an External Sequencer (Bulk Dump) You can connect the VK-8 to an external sequence

62Connecting the VK-8 to External Devices Connecting a Rotary Speaker In addition to providing a rotary speaker effect, the VK-8 also allows you to

63 Troubleshooting If the VK-8 does not function in the way you except, first check the following chart. If this does not resolve the problem, consul

64Troubleshooting Click is heard when you press/re-lease a key On a tone wheel organ, a slight “blip” noise is heard when you press or release a key.

65Troubleshooting MIDI messages are not transmit-ted/receive correctly The MIDI channel of each part is not set correctly.Set the MIDI channels corre

66Troubleshooting Error Indications When an incorrect operation is performed, or when an operation cannot be carried out correctly, the VK-8 will l

67 Preset/OTHER TONES List Preset List PRESET NumberUPPER PART LOWER PART PEDAL PART PERCUSSIONVIBRATO AND CHORUSROTARY 1-188 8000 000 83 8000 000

68Preset/OTHER TONES List *Preset 5-1–8-8 have the same contents as 1-1–4-8. OTHER TONES List 6-188 8000 000 00 8888 000 73 2nd, SOFT, SLOW OFF SLO

69 Edit Parameters Settings that are saved for the entire System ● Rotary-related settings• ROTARY WOOFER LEVEL• ROTARY TWEETER LEVEL• ROTARY WOOFER

7Contents Advanced Use ...47 About the Edit Modes ...

70 Drum List When the SUB KEYBOARD FUNCTION (p. 58) is off, and the MIDI channel of an external device connected to VK-8 is set to the same channel a

71 MIDI Implementation Model: VK-8 (Combo Organ)Date: Dec. 1, 2001Version: 1.00 1. Receive data * The VK-8 has two MIDI IN connectors: KEYBOARD IN an

72MIDI Implementation ❍ General Purpose Controller 6 (Controller number 81) (Rotary Brake) Status2nd byte 3rd byteBnH 51H vvHn = MIDI channel number:

73MIDI Implementation ● Data Request 1 RQ1 This message requests the other device to transmit data. The address and size indicate thetype and amount

74MIDI Implementation ● Program Change Status2nd byteCnH ppHn = MIDI channel number : 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)pp = program number : 00H - 3FH (prog.1 -

75MIDI Implementation • System Organ +—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————+| Offset |

76MIDI Implementation 4. Supplementary material Decimal/Hexadecimal Table MIDI uses 7-bit hexadecimal values to indicate data values and the addres

77Function...BasicChannelModeNoteNumber :VelocityAfterTouchPitch BendControlChangeProgramChangeSystem ExclusiveSystemCommonSystemReal TimeAuxMessages

78 Main Specification VK-8: Combo Organ ● Keyboard Waterfall keyboard 61 keys (with velocity) ● Sound Generator Organ: Virtual Tone Wheel MethodOTHER

79 Index A Active Expression function ... 39Ambience ...

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80Index Preset Memory ... 15 R Reverb ...

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82As of August 1, 2005 (ROLAND)Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Rolanddistributor in y

83This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC.For EU CountriesFor CanadaThis Class B digital

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9 Main Features Organ FeaturesVirtual Tonewheel Sound Generator The VK-8 features a Virtual Tonewheel sound generator that perfectly simulates the so