Roland V-combo VR-09 User Manual

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Selecting Sounds
Selecting Sounds with One Touch
By using the Mode buttons you can play organ, piano, and
synthesizer sounds individually.
REFERENCE
For details about the sounds, refer to “Sound List” in the “Data
List” (PDF).
You can download the “Data List” (PDF) from the Roland website.
http://www.roland.com/manuals/
Selecting Organ Sounds
1. Press the MODE [ORGAN] button.
The MODE [ORGAN] button will light.
Harmonic bars (p. 16)
Sound
Sound variation
Volume ([LEVEL] bar)
Multi-eect type (p. 44)
MEMO
Use the CURSOR [
] [ ] buttons to move the cursor to an item,
and turn the [VALUE] dial to change the sound variation/multi-
eect type.
Selecting the organ sound variation
1. In the organ section, press the [TYPE] button.
The ORGAN TYPE screen is shown in the display.
2. Turn the [VALUE] dial to select the desired type of sound.
MEMO
• You can play the keyboard to audition the sound at which the
cursor is located.
• The organ sounds of the VR-09 simulate the way in which the
keyboard of a vintage organ responds. This is called the “quick-
ring keyboard.”
• The organ sounds of the VR-09 are produced by a “virtual
tonewheel sound engine” that uses digital technology to
faithfully simulate the way in which a tonewheel organ
generates sound.
What’s the quick-ring keyboard?
Contacts for traditional organ keys are extremely shallow,
meaning that sounds are produced with the slightest
touch of the keys. This gives it special qualities that allow
glissando and similar performance techniques to be used
very eectively.
However, a well-known side eect of this behavior is that
when a key is released suddenly, it can rebound, causing
that note to be unintentionally triggered a second time.
On the other hand, some performers actively make use of
these characteristics to realize a surprising, rapid-re playing
technique.
The VR-09’s quick-ring function faithfully simulates these
characteristics. Because the sounds of the organ section are
triggered at high speed, rebounding may occur if you release
a key suddenly; this is not a malfunction.
* Quick-ring keyboard will not be used when you’re
playing non-organ sounds, or when you’re playing a non-
organ sound together with an organ sound.
What’s the virtual tonewheel sound generator?
Traditional tonewheel organs generate sound using 91
toothed wheels called “tonewheels.” Each tonewheel is a
toothed, gear-like wheel with a dierent number of teeth
that make it produce a specic pitch. A motor spins these
wheels past magnetic coils which generate audio signals
at the corresponding pitches. The settings of the harmonic
bars in conjunction with the keys played on the keyboard
determine which of these pitches are combined to produce
the sound of the organ.
The VR-09’s virtual tonewheel sound engine uses digital
technology to faithfully recreate the principles by which a
tonewheel organ produces its sound.

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