Roland V-combo VR-09 Workshop Manual

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About the VR-09 Workshop Booklets
Roland’s V-Combo VR-09 is designed for today’s performing musician,
with everything he or she needs in a single, affordable instrument
that weighs just a little more than 12 easy-to-carry pounds. All of the
must-have sounds are here, from Roland’s acclaimed piano, electric
piano, and Virtual Tone Wheel organ to synths, horns, strings, drums,
and anything you’d want to pull off a gig in style. There’s no digging
through menus while your audience waits, either—it’s all right there at
your fingertips. And with the six always-live effect knobs and D Beam,
your audience won’t believe what you can do with the V-Combo VR-09.
There’s also a free iPad app for serious sound programming. Of course,
battery power also means you can take your musical magic anywhere.
About This Booklet
This booklet provides an introduction to the V-Combo VR-09, with a
tour through some of its headline features to give you an idea of what
you can do with this all-in-one instrument, and how easy it is to use.
Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet
Throughout this booklet, you’ll come across information that deserves
special attention—that’s the reason it’s labeled with one of the following
symbols.
A note is something that adds information about the topic at hand.
A tip offers suggestions for using the feature being discussed.
Warnings contain important information that can help you avoid
possible damage to your equipment, your data, or yourself.
When you see this URL button, click it to jump to a web
page that has content you’ll find interesting. (Obviously,
this requires a live internet connection.)
To make things easier to read, from now on we’ll refer to the
V-Combo VR-09 as simply the “VR-09.”
Fast Access from the Front Panel
The VR-09 is built for speed, letting you grab the sounds and tools
you need onstage in an instant. Its front panel is divided into clearly
separated sections that have lots of buttons, knobs, and sliders to
make it all fast and easy to get to.
ORGAN
section
EFX
section
PIANO
section
SYNTH
section
DRUM
section
• EFX section—This area houses the knobs that control the VR-09’s
six live global effects. These knobs provide an amazing amount of
expressive fun, allowing you to enhance, and yes, mangle, sounds
on the fly in performance.
• ORGAN section—This area is where you take control of the
VR-09’s incredible organ sounds. When an organ is selected, the
sliders act as drawbars that unlock the power of Roland’s new
SuperNATURAL Virtual Tone Wheel technology.
• PIANO section—This section is where you can choose from
among the many piano, electric piano, and clavinet sounds built
into the VR-09. Press the PIANO OTHERS button to find pitched
instruments from harmonicas to harps, accordions to
rich synth patches, and more. Click the URL button to
view a PDF of the VR-09 sound list.

Roland V-combo VR-09 Specifications

General

Equalizer	Yes
Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Compression, Delay, Overdrive, Reverberation
Sound effects quantity	223
Keyboard number of keys	61
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Reverberation effects quantity	6
Headphone outputs	1
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) output	2
Battery type	AA
Operating time	5 h
Power source type	AC, Battery
Number of batteries supported	8

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	300 mm
Width	1008 mm
Height	106 mm
Weight	5500 g