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Roland VR-700 Electronic Keyboard User Manual

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2. For example by using the VR 700 in conjunction with the EDIROL Visual Sampler P 10 you can do the following things Use the VR 700 s keys the leftmost octave to switch images Use the VR 700 s bend lever to control the image playback speed Use the VR 700 s D Beam controller to control the brightness or hue of the image In order to take advantage of V LINK between the VR 700 and the P 10 you ll need to make connections using MIDI cables sold separately Connection Ekample This example explains connections with the EDIROL P 10 EDIROL P 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the VR 700 s MIDI OUT connector to the P 10 s MIDI IN connector When making connections you must first minimize the volume on all devices MIDI IN and turn off their power to prevent malfunctions or speaker damage Set the Function mode setting Transmit Channel p 60 to match the MIDI receive channel of your video device MIDI OUT VR 700 Turning V LINK On Off 1 Press the V LINK button The V LINK function will be turned on and the V LINK button will light Operations on the VR 700 Operating the VR 700 s keyboard and controllers will control the image accordingly Keyboard Controller V LINK function Transmitted MIDI message Description Keys leftmost octave Clip 1 12 Program Change Switch images Bender lever BENDER on Playback Speed Pitch Bend Controls the playback speed PITCH on Pla
3. Factory Reset When you execute the Factory Reset operation all Favorite settings in the VR 700 and the values of the system parameters that can be edited in Function mode will all be returned to their factory set condition If you want to keep the Favorite settings that are stored in the VR 700 and the values of the system parameters back them up to USB memory as described in Backing up Favorites to USB Memory p 48 1 Press the FUNCTION ENTER button The VR 700 will enter Function mode and the display will indicate Pre 2 Use the button or button to make the display indicate TIET 3 Press the STRINGS button The display will indicate Fe E 4 Press the FUNCTION ENTER button The display will indicate Gur 5 To execute the Factory Reset press the FUNCTION ENTER button The display will indicate while the Factory Reset is being executed NOTE Never turn off the VR 700 s power while the Factory Reset is being executed Ifyou decide not to execute the Factory Reset press the DISPLAY EXIT button 6 When the Factory Reset is completed the display will indicates Erg Turn the VR 700 s power off then on again 26 Playing the VR 700 When using an external MIDI keyboard About the VR 700 s Parts If you connect an external MIDI keyboard to the MIDI IN connector The VR 700 has three parts Upper part Lower part and Pedal part on the rear panel you can
4. SYNTH LEAD Transmit Program Change Switch Specifies whether the corresponding MIDI message will be transmitted when you switch Favorites OFF ON ON SYNTH PAD Receive Program Change Switch Specifies whether incoming program change messages will switch Favorites ON GUITAR Upper Organ MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel for the upper organ p 65 BASS Lower Organ MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel for the lower organ p 65 1 16 OTHERS Pedal Organ MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel for the pedal organ p 65 1 16 The shaded parameters are stored in system memory 57 Various Settings Function mode 58 When you press the TO LOWER PEDAL button the sound button will blink green allowing you to edit the following parameters Button Parameter Value Factory setting TO LOWER PEDAL gt PIANO Ensemble 1 MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel for the ensemble part 1 p 65 TO LOWER PEDAL gt E PIANO Ensemble 2 MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel for the ensemble part 2 p 65 TO LOWER PEDAL gt STRINGS Rhythm MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel for the Internal rhythm part p 65 TO LOWER PEDAL gt CHOIR SCAT Spring MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel
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6. Volume of noise when you release a key Key OFF Click Level 45 Playing Ensemble Sounds The VR 700 provides ensemble sounds such as piano and strings You can play two ensemble sounds simultaneously and assign them to the desired parts p 28 You can also play ensemble sounds layered with organ sounds p 29 By combining these sounds with the organ you can make your performances even more expressive ENSEMBLE EFFECT CONTROL PIANO E PIANO STRINGS CHOIR SCAT BRASS OCTAVE ler FT Ff an Im e Wo MIN MAX SYNTH LEAD SYNTH PAD ITAR BA THERS TO LOWER S S GUI ss o STO TOWE ON Selecting an Ensemble Sound Ensemble Sound List p 68 1 Press an ensemble sound button the upper part will switch to that ensemble sound The display will indicate the tone number of that category of sound 2 Use the button or button to select variations of that category of sound 46 Octave Shift You can shift the pitch of the ensemble sound in steps of an octave 1 Hold down the OCTAVE SHIFT button and use the button or button You can shift the pitch in a range from 2 octaves to 2 octaves Effects for the Ensemble Sound An effect suitable for the character of each ensemble sound can be applied to the ensemble sound The type of effect will differ depending on the category and variation of the ensemble sound You can t change the type of effect Turning the effect
7. Ee songs from the fifties and earlier 80 0000 008 A retro organ that simulates the 2 7 00 0804 000 FAST VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 SPLIT sound of the accompaniment to 8 0 silent movies B0 8808008 Settings for simulating the pipe 2 8 00 8808 000 SLOW VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 7 SPLIT 9 SE Sp organ of a church 75 List of the Factory Installed Favorites HARMONIC BAR ENSEMBLE Upper VIBRATO ROTARY WHEEL SPLIT peer No ower CHORUS PERCUSSION SOUND TYPE AMP TYPE i S LAYER Description Pedal Bank 3 The settings here focus mainly on ensemble sounds and allow for different sounds to be played from separate zones by making use of the Split function 88 8800 000 THIRD Bass RideC SPLIT Evocative of a piano trio with a grand 3 1 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 y Superior Grd piano and acoustic bass with m TO LOWER 8 0 FAST cymbals 88 8800 000 THIRD 5 3 2 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE4 FingerMaster VREPiano PLT EE TO LOWER piano and electric bass 8 0 FAST 88 8800 000 THIRD SPLIT Strings ensemble that combines 3 3 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 Syn Strings1 Warm Strings S sounds with a fast attack with those TO LOWER 8 0 FAST having a slow attack 80 8808 008 R SPLIT Settings for a spiritual sound aa YA Aa 090 8 ya LOW CLEAN IVE Real Choir m TO LOWER evocative of a pipe organ and choir 88 8800 000 THIRD SPLIT Evocative of
8. In the case of parameters stored as a Favorite pressing the button and button simultaneously will reset the parameter to a certain value but please be aware that this is not the value stored in the Favorite settings Confirming System Parameters Of the parameters that can be set in Function mode some parameters are stored as part of the system The setting changes you make for such system parameters can be stored by carrying out the following procedure Edit the value of the parameter Press the WRITE button The display will indicate Gu r To write the edited value into memory press the FUNCTION ENTER button If you decide not to write the edited value press DISPLAY EXIT 51 Various Settings Function mode Par ter List Organ Sound Parameters With the Group already selected press the button or button until fir G is shown in the display Settings for the following parameters are stored separately for each favorite Button Parameter Value Wheel Type p 45 1 VINTAGE 1 Tonewheel used in tonewheel organs of the 1970 s PIANO 2 VINTAGE 2 Tonewheel used in tonewheel organs of the 1960 s a 3 SOLID Boosts the low range by adding low frequencies to the VINTAGE 1 tonewheel 4 CLEAN Tonewheel with no leakage noise Amp Type p 44 1 A rotary speaker often used in jazz performance 2 A large stack type vacuum tube amp often used in British hard ro
9. JC Strat On CHORUS DEL AN Delay Balance This effect connects a chorus and a delay in series 5 Blusey OD On OVERDRIVE evel Creates a soft distortion similar to that produced by vacuum tube amplifiers List of Effects for the Ensemble Sounds BASS group The parameter assigned No Name Default Effect name to the CONTROL knob Description 1 AcousticBass Off EQUALIZER Low Gain This is a low frequency stereo equalizer og This applies a 3D effect to the chorus sound The chorus sound will be 2 FingerMaster of PR CHORUS Depth positioned 90 degrees left and 90 degrees right 3 Pick Bass On EQUALIZER Low Gain This is a low frequency stereo equalizer 4 101 Bass off ISOLATOR Boost Cut Mid This is an equalizer which cuts the volume greatly allowing you to add a special effect to the sound by cutting the volume in mid range 5 Punch MG off HEXA CHORUS Depth Uses a six phase chorus six layers of chorused sound to give richness OTHERS GM2 group and spatial spread to the sound The parameter assigned No Name Default Effect name to the CONTROL knob Description 1 Piano Str On an acoustic piano holding down the damper pedal allows other SYMPATHETIC strings to resonate in sympathy with the notes you play creating rich on RESONANCE Depth d spaci This effect simulates th heti 2 Piano Pad and spacious resonances This effect simulates these sympathetic resonances 3 EPiano Str On P
10. L R and from the phone jacks L MONO R About the phone jacks LE E E E ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee If you connect a cable only to the L MONO jacks of the phone jacks the sound of the left and right channels will be mixed and output in monaural The stereo signal will be output from the XLR connectors We recommend that you use stereo output If you use monaural output the quality and character of the sound may be affected but this does not indicate a malfunction PHONES jack Connect headphones here p 21 Even if headphones are connected the audio signal will still be output from the OUTPUT connectors 17 Getting Ready Placing the VR 700 on the KS G8 Stand NOTE If you place the VR 700 on a stand you must use the KS G8 sold separately When placing the VR 700 on the stand be careful not to pinch your fingers between the instrument and the stand When lifting the VR 700 onto the stand make sure to enlist the help of at least one other person Using the VR 700 with any other stand may produce an unstable situation possibly causing the instrument to fall or overturn and resulting in injury or damage For details on how to assemble the stand refer to the owner s manual that accompanied the stand Roland Front keyboard side ck ch B B c Rear panel side c Place the VR 700 in the position shown in the illustration Position rubber fe
11. Time Using the Harmonic Bars to Create Sounds Press either the HARMONIC BAR UPPER button or the LOWER button to select the part whose sound you want to create HARMONIC BAR LOWER UPPER Leena ORGAN ON MANUAL mm Wiot SE gp SUD Part Operation Upper part Press the Upper button Lower part Press the Lower button Pedal part Press the Upper button and Lower button simultaneously About the VR 700 s Parts p 27 Press the MANUAL button When you press the MANUAL button so it s lit the organ sound will reflect the current settings of the harmonic bars Move the harmonic bars to modify the sound The sound you create can be saved as a Favorite p 47 If percussion is turned on the 1 sound will not be heard p 41 For the Pedal part only the 16 and 8 sounds will speak To hear the sound of the lower part turn Split on and then use the left range of the keyboard to play the sound of the lower part p 34 or connect an external MIDI keyboard p 66 To hear the sound of the pedal part turn Split on and then use the left range of the keyboard to play the sound of the pedal part p 34 or connect an external pedal keyboard p 20 Creating Organ Sounds Harmonic Bars and Overtones The numbers e 5 1 3 etc printed on each harmonic bar are the footage a number of feet The footage plays an important role in determ
12. VR 700 V Combo 80 Keyboard Keyboard Waterfall 76 keys with velocity Tone Generator Organ Part Virtual Tonewheel Ensemble Part and Player Section PCM Part Organ Upper Lower Pedal Ensemble 2 parts Player Rhythm SMF playback Audio playback Max Polyphony Organ Part Full Polyphony Ensemble Part and Player Part 128 voices Wave Memory 128M bytes in 16 bit linear Organ Part Harmonic Bar 16 5 1 3 8 4 2 2 3 2 1 3 5 1 1 3 1 Vibrato Chorus V 1 V 2 V 3 C 1 C 2 C 3 Percussion SECOND THIRD SOFT SLOW Rotary Sound SLOW FAST BRAKE ROTARY GAIN Tone Wheel Type VINTAGE 1 VINTAGE 2 SOLID CLEAN Amplifier Type TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4 TYPE 5 Ensemble Part 65 tones 5 rhythm sets Tones 256 GM2 tones 9 GM2 rhythm sets includes SFX set Effect ON OFF CONTROL Function OCTAVE SHIFT TO LOWER PEDAL ENSEMBLE VOLUME Player section Rhythm 51 patterns Playable format Standard MIDI File format 0 1 Audio File WAV AIFF 44 1 kHz 16 bit linear MP3 Others Favorite 64 settings Function SPLIT LAYER V LINK D Beam PITCH FILTER VOLUME WHEEL BRAKE RING MOD SPRING SHOCK Reverb ROOM HALL CATHEDRAL SPRING LEVEL External Memory USB Memory Key Display 7 segment with 3 digits OUTPUT connectors XLR L R 1 4 Phone type L MONO R PHONES co
13. 60s Organ 121 2 17 104 Synth Bass 1 121 0 39 150 Brass 1 121 0 62 59 Organ 2 121 3 17 105 WarmSyn Bass 121 1 39 151 Brass 2 121 1 62 60 Perc Organ 1 121 0 18 106 Synth Bass 3 121 2 39 152 Synth Brass1 121 0 63 61 Chorus Organ 121 1 18 107 Clav Bass 121 3 39 153 Synth Brass3 121 1 63 62 Perc Organ 2 121 2 18 108 Hammer 121 4 39 154 AnalogBrass1 121 2 63 63 Rock Organ 121 0 19 109 Synth Bass 2 121 0 40 155 Jump Brass 121 3 63 64 Church Org 1 121 0 20 110 Synth Bass 4 121 1 40 156 Synth Brass2 121 0 64 65 Church Org 2 121 1 20 111 RubberSyn Bs 121 2 40 157 Synth Brass4 121 1 64 66 Church Org 3 121 2 20 112 Attack Pulse 121 3 40 158 AnalogBrass2 121 2 64 67 Reed Organ 121 0 21 113 Violin 121 0 41 159 Soprano Sax 121 0 65 68 Puff Organ 121 1 21 114 Slow Violin 121 1 41 160 Alto Sax 121 0 66 69 Accordion 1 121 0 22 115 Viola 121 0 42 161 Tenor Sax 121 0 67 70 Accordion 2 121 1 22 116 Cello 121 0 43 162 Baritone Sax 121 0 68 71 Harmonica 121 0 23 117 Contrabass 121 0 44 163 Oboe 121 0 69 72 Bandoneon 121 0 24 118 Tremolo Str 121 0 45 164 English Horn 121 0 70 73 Nylon str Gt 121 0 25 119 PizzicatoStr 121 0 46 165 Bassoon 121 0 71 74 Ukulele 121 1 25 120 Harp 121 0 47 166 Clarinet 121 0 72 75 Nylon Gto 121 2 25 121 Yang Qin 121 1 47 167 Piccolo 121 0 73 76 Nylon Gt 2 121 3 25 122 Timpani 121 0 48 168 Flute 121 0 74 77 Steel str Gt 121 0 26 123 Strin
14. Chimes 121 5 125 210 Echo Pan 121 2 103 256 Helicopter 121 Di 126 211 Star Theme 121 0 104 257 Car Engine 121 1 126 212 Sitar 1 121 0 105 258 Car Stop 121 2 126 213 Sitar 2 121 1 105 259 Car Pass 121 3 126 214 Banjo 121 0 106 260 Car Crash 121 4 126 215 Shamisen 121 0 107 261 Siren 121 5 126 70 Internal Rhythm Pattern List No Name No Name 01 8 Beat Pop 26 Fast Swing 1 02 16 Beat Pop 27 Fast Swing 2 03 Shuffle Pop 1 28 Jazz Brush 1 04 Shuffle Pop 2 29 Jazz Brush 2 05 8 Beat Funk 30 Jazz Waltz 06 16 Beat Funk 31 5 4 Swing 07 8 Beat Rock 1 32 7 4 Swing 08 8 Beat Rock 2 33 Afro Cuban 09 8 Beat Rock 3 34 Blues 1 10 16 Beat Rock 35 Blues 2 11 Rock 1 36 Gospel 1 12 Rock 2 37 Gospel 2 13 Rock 3 38 Latin Pop 1 14 Powerful Rock 39 Latin Pop 2 15 Progressive Rock 40 Latin Fusion 16 R amp B Pop 41 Bossa Nova 1 17 R amp B 42 Bossa Nova 2 18 Ballad 1 43 Bossa Nova 3 19 Ballad 2 44 Salsa 20 Fusion 45 Samba 21 West Coast 46 Slow Beat 22 Motown 47 Back Beat 23 Bluegrass 48 HipHop 24 Swing 1 49 Elec Dance 25 Swing 2 50 Acid Jazz 51 Hi Hat Count 71 List of Effects for the Ensemble Sounds PIANO group Parameters assigned to No Name Default Effect name the Knobs Description 1
15. Ensemble Sounds p 30 Switching a layered part to only the ensemble sound 1 Press the LAYER button to turn it off The ORGAN ON button will go out and the organ sound will be muted If you ve layered the organ sound and ensemble sound for more than one part the organ sound will be muted for both parts It s not possible to mute the organ sound for just one of the parts Playing the VR 700 Playing Only the Organ Sound 1 Press the ORGAN ON button The ORGAN ON button will light and all parts will play the organ sound The ensemble sound selection will be cleared If you want to play ensemble sounds again you ll need to re select the ensemble sound Changing a layered part to play only the organ sound See e ee ee ee ee ee ee eeeeeee ee ee ee ee ee ee 1 Press the LAYER button to turn it off 2 Press the ORGAN ON button The ORGAN ON button will light and all parts will play the organ sound The ensemble sound selection will be cleared If you want to layer ensemble sounds again enable layering as described in Playing Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Together Layer p 29 33 Playing the VR 700 Playing the Sounds of Two Parts on the Keyboard Split Playing the upper part and lower part Press the SPLIT button the upper part will be assigned to the upper zone of the keyboard and the lower part to the lower zone of the keyboard Int VR 7
16. G is shown in the display Settings for the following parameters are stored separately for each favorite Button Parameter Value PIANO Ensemble 1 Expression Switch OFF ON E PIANO Ensemble 2 Expression Switch OFF ON STRINGS Ensemble Fine Tune 50 50 cents CHOIR SCAT Reverb Send Level 0 127 53 Various Settings Function mode Equalizer Settings The VR 700 contains a three band equalizer When you turn on the EQ Switch equalizer switch the equalizer will apply to all organ sounds ensemble sounds and the playback of the player With the Group already selected press the button or button until E H is shown in the display Settings for the following parameters are saved in system memory After editing these press the WRITE button to save the settings in system memory p 51 Button Parameter Value Factory setting PIANO EQ Switch OFF ON OFF E PIANO EQ Input Gain 15 0 3 dB 0 dB STRINGS EQ Low Gain 12 0 12 dB 0 dB CHOIR SCAT Ne E EE E 6 30 8 00 kHz SONI BRASS EQ Mid Gain 12 0 12 dB 0 dB SYNTH LEAD EQ High Gain 12 0 12 dB 0 dB The shaded parameters are stored in system memory Pedal Bend Lever and Foot Controller Settings With the Group already selected press the button or button until EL rei is shown in the display Settings for parameters other than Bend Range are saved in sys
17. OUT PEDAL IN MI PEDAL To MIDI PEDAL IN connector B To MIDI OUT connector 5 j PK 25A 1 Make sure that the VR 700 and the pedal you ll be connecting are turned off 2 Use a MIDI cable sold separately to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the PK 25A or PK 7A to the VR 700 s MIDI PEDAL IN connector The PK OUT connector is not used 3 If desired connect the FOOT SW OUT connector of the PK 25A or PK 7A to the VR 700 s CONTROL PEDAL connector For details on the functions that can be controlled by a foot switch connected to the VR 700 s CONTROL connector refer to Functions that can be assigned to the control pedal p 55 There s no need to make a connection between the EXPRESSION OUT connector of the PK 25A or PK 7A and the VR 700 20 Connecting an Expression Pedal and Damper Pedal When making connections please refer also to the owner s manual for the pedals you re using EXP CONTROL L MONO Damper pedal Footswitch Expression pedal 1 Make sure that the VR 700 s power is turned off 2 Connect your damper pedal to the DAMPER PEDAL connector on the rear panel 3 Connect your expression pedal to the EXP PEDAL connector on the rear panel 4 Connect your damper pedal expression pedal or foot switch to the CONTROL PEDAL connector on the rear panel An expression pedal damper pedal and foot switch are not included For d
18. SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS About Af WARNING and A CAUTION Notices Used for instructions intended to alert the Z WARNING user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly Z CAUTION Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings as well to domestic animals or pets Z WARNING Connect mains plug of this model to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection Do not open or perform any internal modifications on the unit Do not attempt to repair the unit or replace parts within it except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so Refer all servicing to your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page e Never install the unit in any of the following locations Subject to temperature extremes e g direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle near a heating duct CN on top of heat generating equipment or are Damp e g baths washrooms on wet floors or are Exposed to steam or smoke or are Subject to salt exposure or are Humid or are Exposed to rain or are Dusty or
19. Use the button or button to select the song number that you want to play 3 Pressthe p Play Stop button to play back the song 4 Tostop pressthe p Play Stop button once again 5 Toend song playback and return to the previous screen press the DISPLAY EXIT button Changing the Tempo Internal rhythm patterns or music data stored in USB memory can be played back at the desired tempo Audio data stored on USB memory can also be played backata different speed without changing its pitch 1 Press the DISPLAY EXIT button a number of times until the TEMPO indicator lights TONE Se PLAYER Id TEMPO DISPLAY FUNCTION EXT AAA AAAA 2 Use the button or button to change the tempo For rhythm patterns or for music data stored on USB memory the tempo can be adjusted in a range of 10 500 BPM For audio data the playback speed can be adjusted in a range of 75 125 50 Songs inside a folder e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Folders in USB memory are shown as follows in the display Pressthe R Play Stop button to see the songs in the folder To return to the next higher folder press the button or button until the screen shown in the illustration appears and then press the P E Play Stop button Caution when using USB memory See ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee If you re using new USB memory you must first for
20. What They DO ccccsscccsssssssccsssccccccscsssccssscees 14 Tp Pare EE 14 Rear Panel Aa 17 Getting Ready sissccsiatiscctcsstssarcsslasaasececthanencasdspecabenshscecnddasnseadedaethenddscsneasuaniae E Placing the VR 700 on the KS G8 Stand Connecting the Power Cord ene Turning the Power On Off Turning the Power On Turning the Power Off Connecting Pedals EEN Connecting a Pedal Keyboard Connecting an Expression Pedal and Damper Pedal Connecting Playback Equipment EEN Connecting an AMP and Speake ENEE Connecting Head PHONES isegen ee Connecting USB Memory Attaching the Music Rest Adjusting THE Volume E Listening to the Demo Songs indications mihe Display aere eiert Cegedel eelere El Disabling Panel Operations LOCK FUNCTION een Controls That can be Operated Even While Locked Turning the Lock Function OnO ee Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset EEN Playing the VR Z7OO sssssisosssssss kisesa eege 27 About the VR2700 S Parts wama ai aza Up PGE LE LOWEN Bart geed Pedal Bart EE Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Playing Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Together Layer 29 Layering Ensemble Sounds Layering Two Ensemble Sounds ENEE 30 Playing Organ Sounds or Ensemble Sounds Individual 33 Playing Only an Ensemble Sound 33 Playing Only the Organ Sound c sssssssssecssssssssecsssccssecessccsssecessccsssecessecessccessccessccessccssssessscessscess
21. You can use the lever to vary the sound in real time When this is on the VR 700 can be used to control a V LINK The ORGAN CONTROL button and BENDER button cannot be compatible video device connected to the VR 700 turned on simultaneously MASTER VOLUME knob This knob adjusts the volume of the output from the OUTPUT connectors on the rear panel and the PHONES jack p 23 Control Function When this button is pressed to turn it on the lever will control the organ sound p 43 pBeam ORGAN CONTROL Pitch up button Ch dof Ee You can vary the organ sound or ensemble sound by moving your ES o Change speed of Onlyorgan speaker rotation a hand above the D Beam controller p 36 y org speaker rotation sounds will be affected If this button is pressed to turn it on the lever will vary the pitch of the sound or apply vibrato BENDER button r Modulation Only ensemble sounds will be Pitch u affected Pitch down i 6 Harmonic bars Use these to create the organ sound You can adjust the tone in real time while you perform p 38 ENSEMBLE VOLUME bar This adjusts the volume of the ensemble sound p 29 14 ORGAN section HARMONIC BAR Here you can select the part that will reflect the settings of the harmonic bars p 39 Control Function These buttons select the part to which the organ sound settings of the harmonic bars will apply If you press both
22. buttons simultaneously the harmonic bars will be assigned to the pedal part LOWER button UPPER button Switches on off the production of the organ ORGAN ON button sound for all parts For the part selected by the LOWER button or UPPER button this button updates the organ sound of that part to the current state of the harmonic bars MANUAL button VIBRATO CHORUS These buttons turn the vibrato and chorus effects on off for the organ sound p 42 PERCUSSION These buttons specify the organ sound s percussion the attack heard when you press a key p 41 ROTARY SOUND Here you can specify the rotary effect the modulation produced by a rotating speaker p 43 Names of Things and What They Do Display section Se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 11 Display Control Function This indicates the state of the VR 700 or the Displa current value of a setting p 24 Play Indicators for TONE PLAYER and TEMPO are located at the left of the display This button changes the content shown in the DISPLAY EXIT display p 24 In Function mode this button button operates as the EXIT button to exit Function mode FUNCTION ENTERI Press this button to switch to Function mode button In Function mode this button serves for the ENTER button to execute an operation button Use these buttons to edit a value button ENSEMBLE section 12 T
23. connector You can use a USB cable sold separately to connect this to your computer so that MIDI messages can be transmitted and received p 67 D MIDI connectors Connector Function You can use a MIDI cable sold separately to connect this to a MIDI sound module or other MIDI device and transmit performance data from the deeg VR 700 to that device p 65 If you connect this to a V LINK compatible video device your performance on the VR 700 can control the video device p 64 MIDI PEDAL IN You can connect a pedal keyboard here and connector perform using the pedals p 20 MIDI IN connector You can use a MIDI cable sold separately to connect a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI device here and use that MIDI device to play the VR 700 p 65 DAMPER eu CONTROL R BALANCED L our 21 PEDAL connectors Connector Function Connect a damper pedal here p 20 DAMPER PEDAL Even after you take your fingers off the keyboard connector notes will be sustained as long as you hold down the pedal EXP PEDAL Connect an expression pedal here You can use connector this pedal to adjust the volume p 20 CONTROL PEDAL Connect an expression pedal or damper pedal tonnedtor here p 20 You can use this pedal to control various functions of the VR 700 p 55 D OUTPUT connectors These are stereo output connectors for the audio signal The same signal is output from the XLR connectors
24. for the spring shock part p 65 TO LOWER PEDAL gt BRASS Control MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI transmit receive channel used to control the VR 700 This channel is used to switch Favorites and to control expression TO LOWER PEDAL gt SYNTH LEAD MIDI Sound Controllers Switch Specifies whether harmonic bar data will be received as MIDI messages OFF ON ON TO LOWER PEDAL gt SYNTH PAD MIDI General Controllers Switch Specifies whether wheel brake rotary speed and rotary brake data will be transmitted and received as MIDI messages OFF ON ON TO LOWER PEDAL gt GUITAR MIDI PLAYER Mode Specifies the internal sound generator used for the MIDI IN connector USB MIDI connector and song playback For details refer to The VR 700 s Internal Structure p 65 1 Mode 1 2 Mode 2 3 Mode 3 4 Mode 4 1 Mode 1 Upper Organ MIDI Channel Lower Organ MIDI Channel Pedal Organ MIDI Channel Ensemble 1 MIDI Channel Ensemble 2 MIDI Channel Spring MIDI Channel The Control MIDI channel must be set to a MIDI channel that is different than that of the following parameters e Rhythm MIDI Channel Ensemble 1 MIDI Channel Ensemble 2 MIDI Channel Spring MIDI Channel The shaded parameters are stored in system memory The MIDI channels specified for each of the following para
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26. location to another where the temperature and or humidity is very different water droplets condensation may form inside the unit Damage or malfunction may result if you attempt to use the unit in this condition Therefore before using the unit you must allow it to stand for several hours until the condensation has completely evaporated Do not allow rubber vinyl or similar materials to remain on the unit for long periods of time Such objects can discolor or otherwise harmfully affect the finish Do not allow objects to remain on top of the keyboard This can be the cause of malfunction such as keys ceasing to produce sound Do not paste stickers decals or the like to this instrument Peeling such matter off the instrument may damage the exterior finish Depending on the material and temperature of the surface on which you place the unit its rubber feet may discolor or mar the surface You can place a piece of felt or cloth under the rubber feet to prevent this from happening If you do so please make sure that the unit will not slip or move accidentally Maintenance To clean the unit use a dry soft cloth or one that is slightly dampened Try to wipe the entire surface using an equal amount of strength moving the cloth along with the grain of the wood Rubbing too hard in the same area can damage the finish e Never use benzine thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration an
27. on off Se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 1 Press the EFFECT ON button The button will light and the effect will turn on Changing the amount of effect 1 Turn the EFFECT CONTROL knob Turning the knob toward the right will make the effect stronger Storing Your Favorite Settings Favorites The organ sound settings and ensemble sound settings for the three parts along with the Layer and Split status can be saved as a favorite in the VR 700 s internal memory The VR 700 s internal memory can store 64 favorites A set of these 64 favorites can also be backed up to USB memory sold separately connected to the USB MEMORY connector Some parameters of Function mode are stored independently for each favorite For details on the parameters stored for each favorite refer to Parameter List p 52 FAVORITE Saving the Current Settings as a Favorite While holding down the WRITE button and BANK button press one of the FAVORITE 1 8 buttons to specify the save destination bank The display will indicate the number of the bank you specified You don t need to specify the bank over again if you intend to save the Favorite in the current bank 2 Hold down the WRITE button and press one of the FAVORITE 1 8 buttons to specify the save destination favorite number The display will indicate the favorite number you specified and the current settings will be saved
28. or EV 7 sold separately By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit The usable range of D Beam controller will become extremely small when used under strong direct sunlight Please be aware of this when using the D Beam controller outside The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change depending on the amount of light in the vicinity of the unit If it does not function as you expect adjust the sensitivity as appropriate for the brightness of your location G is either registered trademark or trademark of Roland Corporation in the United States and or other countries MPEG Layer 3 audio compression technology is licensed from Fraunhofer IIS Corporation and THOMSON Multimedia Corporation MMP Moore Microprocessor Portfolio refers to a patent portfolio concerned with microprocessor architecture which was developed by Technology Properties Limited TPL Roland has licensed this technology from the TPL Group All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY cccccccccsscccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccssceeet IMPORTANT NOTES ccccccccccccccccccccscccccccccccccccccccccccccccccscccccccccccscccccccsccsseeeeO Features Of the VR 700 s ss0ssss0000s0eee 12 Names of Things and
29. right edge of the display will light If USB memory is not correctly inserted the display will indicate When you ve specified the backup number press the FUNCTION ENTER button Backup to USB memory will begin If you decide not to execute the Backup operation press the DISPLAY EXIT button If a backup already exists at the number you ve specified Gu f will appear in the display If you re sure that you don t mind overwriting the existing backup press the FUNCTION ENTER button If instead you want to select a different number press the DISPLAY EXIT button 5 48 Do not switch off the VR 700 s power while the backup is being executed When the backup is completed the display will return to its previous state Restoring from USB Memory When you execute this operation the 64 favorites and the system parameters will be restored into the VR 700 s memory from the USB backup You can choose whether to restore the 64 favorites and system parameters together or to restore only the 64 favorites and leave the system parameters as they were NOTE 5 When you execute this operation to restore from USB memory the 64 favorites currently in the VR 700 s internal memory and its Function mode system parameters will be erased overwritten by the restored data This data cannot be recovered so we recommend that you back it up before you proceed p 48 Connect your USB memory to the rear panel U
30. sandy or are Subject to high levels of vibration and shakiness e This unit should be used only with a stand that is recommended by Roland The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described as marked on the rear side of unit About the Symbols The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle In the case of the symbol at left it is used for general cautions warnings or alerts to danger The symbol alerts the user to items that must never be carried out are forbidden The specific thing that must not be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the unit must never be disassembled The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the power cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet Z WARNING e When using the unit with a stand recommended by Roland the rack or stand must be carefully placed so it is level and sure to remain stable If not using a rack or stand you still need to make sure that any location you choose for placing the unit provides a level surface that will properly support the unit and keep it from wobbling Use only the
31. settings you ll be able to call them up simply by pressing one of the FAVORITE buttons Control Function This button divides the keyboard into two zones allowing you to play a different tone in each zone p 34 SPLIT button This button allows you to play the ensemble LAYER button sound and the organ sound together p 29 Use this button to register the organ sounds ensemble sound and other panel settings as favorite settings For details refer to Saving the Current Settings as a Favorite p 47 WRITE button 16 BANKI button Use this button to select a bank of favorites p 46 FAVORITE buttons 11 18 Use these to callup favorite settings you ve registered p 46 FILE LOAD button FILE SAVE button These buttons allow you to save or load all the favorite settings in the VR 700 s internal memory to or from USB memory connected to the USB MEMORY connector p 48 Names of Things and What They Do VComba A POWER switch our PEDAL IN D Turns the power on off p 19 If you need to turn off the power completely first turn off the POWER switch then unplug the power cord from the power outlet Refer to Power Supply p 6 ACIN AC inlet Connect the included power cord here p 18 19 USB connectors Connector Function USB MEMORY Connect USB memory sold separately here p connector 22 USB MIDI
32. the pedal part or to ensemble sounds SECOND THIRD Button ON OFF SOFT button The percussion sound will be decreased and the harmonic bars will have their usual volume Volume l Percussion sound will decay Volume of the harmonic bar Time The volume when percussion is softened can be adjusted by the Function mode setting Percussion Soft Level p 52 The percussion sound will be at its normal volume and the sound of the harmonic bars will be decreased Volume Percussion Volume of the harmonic bars will decreases Time The volume when percussion is normal can be adjusted by the Function mode setting Percussion Normal Level p 52 SLOW button The percussion sound will decay more slowly producing a gentler attack Volume Long decay time EE atl D Percussion Volume of the harmonic bars Time The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode setting Percussion Slow Time p 52 The percussion sound will decay quickly producing a sharper attack Volume Short decay time Percussion Time The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode setting Percussion Fast Time p 52 SECOND button Percussion of the same pitch as the 4 harmonic bar will be heard Percussion will not sound THIRD button Percussion of the same pitch as the 2 2 3 harmonic bar will be he
33. use your external MIDI keyboard to play the upper part while using the VR 700 s keyboard to play the lower You can play a different sound in each of the three parts part or vice versa External MIDI keyboard Upper Part UM A e MIDI When the Split function p 34 is off the Upper part will sound when Upper part you play the keyboard VR 700 VR 700 NETIC Upper part MEMO If you re using an external MIDI keyboard change the Function mode setting Sub Keyboard Function to upper or lower For more Lower Part about the Sub Keyboard Function setting refer to Various Settings Function mode p 51 and Sub Keyboard Function p 57 If you turn on the Split function the higher range of the keyboard For details on connecting your external MIDI keyboard refer to will play the upper part and the lower range will play the lower part Connecting an External MIDI Keyboard p 66 MAMA Lower part Upper part For more about the Split function refer to Playing the Sounds of Two Parts on the Keyboard Split p 34 27 Playing the VR 700 Pedal Part To turn on the Split function hold down the LOWER and UPPER buttons and press the SPLIT button the higher rang
34. 0 Keyboard Controllers MA Gre a Inside the VR 700 MIDI connections are routed as shown in the illustration With the factory settings MIDI messages received at the MIDI IN connector or USB MIDI connector will play the corresponding part of the organ ensemble sound generator When a song is played back on the internal player it will be sounded by the song playback sound generator MIDI messages received at the MIDI PEDAL IN connector are automatically converted to the MIDI channel specified by Pedal Organ MIDI Channel p 57 You can change the MIDI routing by changing the Function mode setting MIDI Player Mode p 57 Received at the MIDI mils Beyer IN connector or USB Song playback Mode MIDI connector Mode 1 Organ ensemble Song playback factory setting sound generator sound generator Mode 2 Song playback Song playback sound generator sound generator Mode 3 Organ ensemble Organ ensemble sound generator sound generator Madea Song playback Song playback sound generator sound generator 65 Connecting MIDI Equipment Connecting an External MIDI Connecting an External MIDI Keyboard Sequencer MIDI OUT wun keyboard m i HHH MIDI MIDI IN sequencer MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT AUA VR 700 Playing a Desired Pa
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36. 0 THIRD Grand piano that delivers a full range 1 5 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 Superior Grd of expression from weak notes to 0 FAST strong ones 88 8800 000 THIRD 1 6 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE4 VR E PIANO Standard electric piano with tremolo 8 0 FAST 88 8800 000 THIRD 2 1 7 83 8000 000 S SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE4 _ Vintage Lead a Synth lead sound thabis fatand has lots of presence 8 0 FAST sa 8800 00 nano a AA 1 8 00 0000 000 SOFT FAST SOLID TYPE4 Superior Grd Silky Way LAYER layered to GE SC iano 8 0 FAST TOLOWER 2 ee E is assigned to the left hand side Bank 2 Settings for a Variety of Organs 88 8000 000 SECOND P EE nwith 2 1 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID me Ags Hida bao be Pane generous amount of overdrive 8 0 FAST 88 8080 880 Rock organ with enhancement 2 2 83 8000 000 FAST SOLID TYPE 4 applied to the overtones of the 8 4 harmonic bars GE Ja n with settings geared 2 3 83 8000 000 C3 stow VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 SPLIT ea ee towards ballads 81 0 88 8888 888 8 24 83 8000 000 C3 FAST VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 e A SPLIT Le senting fonadding excitement 8 0 80 0800 020 SECOND 3 2 5 00 0608 022 SOFT SLOW VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 S S SPLIT ee Latin music 0 8 FAST B6 00007968 An organ evocative of classic Do 26 00 0606 000 v 1 SLOW VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 a 7 SPLIT 7 i pop
37. 00 AARM Lower part Upper part Split will automatically be turned on when you assign an ensemble sound to the lower part p 30 34 Playing the upper part and pedal part To turn on the Split function hold down the LOWER and UPPER buttons and press the SPLIT button the higher range of the keyboard will play the upper part and the lower range of the keyboard will play the pedal part HARMONIC BAR LOWER UPPER DA VR 700 AARM Pedal part Upper part If you hold down the LOWER button and press the SPLIT button the higher range of the keyboard will play the upper part and the lower range of the keyboard will play the lower part Boundary Between Upper and Lower Parts Split Point The VR 700 has a printed symbol to indicate the boundary the split point between the upper part and lower part CHORUS SECOND THIRD When you press the SPLIT button to turn Split on the display will indicate the split point The split point is indicated as the highest key of the lower part or the pedal part Changing the split point eeeoeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeed You can use either of the following two ways to change the split point Hold down the SPLIT button and press the key of the desired split point Hold down the SPLIT button and use the button or button to spec
38. 1 1 Piano Str 87 73 1 2 Dual Lead 87 68 2 2 Piano Pad 87 73 2 E PIANO group 3 Saw Lead 87 ei 3 3 E Piano Str sl moi 3 4 SuperSawSlow 87 68 4 4 E Piano Pad 87 73 4 No Tone Name Map LSB PC 5 Jupiter Lead 87 68 5 5 Basst RideCym 87 73 5 1 VRE Piano 87 65 1 6 Square Lead 87 68 6 VR Drum Sets 2 Stage Phazer 87 65 2 7 BrightSquare 87 68 7 6 VR Pop Kit 86 64 1 3 70 s E Piano 87 65 3 8 Sine Lead 87 68 8 7 VR Rock Kit 86 64 2 4 60 s E Piano 87 65 4 9 Syn Calliope 87 68 9 8 VR Jazz Kit 86 64 3 5 FM E Piano 87 65 5 10 Doctor Solo 87 68 10 9 VR R amp B Kit 86 64 4 6 S A E P 87 65 6 10 VR House Kit 86 64 5 7 E Grand 877 65 7 SYNTH PAD group GM2 Drum Sets 8 Clav 87 65 8 11 STANDARD Set 120 0 1 9 WahWah Clav 87 65 9 No Tone Name MSB LSB PC 12 ROOM Set 120 0 9 10 Natural Hps 87 65 10 1 Soft Pad 87 69 1 13 POWER Set 120 0 17 2 Silky Way 87 69 2 14 ELEC Set 120 0 25 STRINGS group 3 Nu Epic Pad aol seo Sa 15 ANALOG Set 120 oi 26 4 Strings Pad 87 el 4 16 JAZZ Set 120 Di 33 No Tone Name MSB LSB PC 5 Glass Organ 87 ei 5 EEN Hie B r 1 VR Strings 87 66 1 18 ORCH Set 120 0 49 2 Warm Strings 87 66 2 GUITAR group 19 SFX Set 120 0 57 3 Studio Sect 87 ei 3 DAP Io 8 Ss 4 ChmbrStrings 87 86 4 No Tone Name MSB LSB PC E We ia 21 Piano 1w 121 1 1 5 JP Strings 87 66 5 1 Dyna Nylon 87 70 1 22 Piano 1d 121 2 1 2 Steel Gtr 87 70 2 23 Piano 2 121 0 2 C
39. 1 28 130 Choir 1 121 0 53 39 Coupled Hps 121 1 7 85 Mid Tone Gt 121 2 28 131 Choir 2 121 1 53 40 Harpsi w 121 2 7 86 Muted Guitar 121 0 29 132 Voice 121 0 54 41 Harpsi o 121 3 7 87 Funk Guitar1 121 1 29 133 Humming 121 1 54 42 Clav 121 0 8 88 Funk Guitar2 121 2 29 134 Synth Voice 121 0 55 43 Pulse Clav 121 1 8 89 Chorus Gt 2 121 3 29 135 Analog Voice 121 1 55 44 Celesta 121 0 9 90 Overdrive Gt 121 0 30 136 OrchestraHit 121 0 56 45 Glockenspiel 121 0 10 91 Guitar Pinch 121 1 30 137 Bass Hit 121 1 56 46 Music Box 121 0 11 92 DistortionGt 121 0 31 138 6th Hit 121 2 56 47 Vibraphone 121 0 12 93 Gt Feedback 121 1 31 139 Euro Hit 121 3 56 48 Vibraphone w 121 1 12 94 Dist Rtm Gt 121 2 31 140 Trumpet 121 0 57 49 Marimba 121 0 13 95 Gt Harmonics 121 0 32 141 Dark Trumpet 121 1 57 50 Marimba w 121 1 13 96 Gt Feedback2 121 1 32 142 Trombone 1 121 0 58 51 Xylophone 121 0 14 97 AcousticBass 121 0 33 143 Trombone 2 121 1 58 52 TubularBells 121 0 15 98 FingeredBass 121 0 34 144 Bright Tb 121 2 58 53 Church Bell 121 1 15 99 Finger Slap 121 1 34 145 Tuba 121 0 59 54 Carillon 121 2 15 100 Picked Bass 121 0 35 146 MuteTrumpet1 121 0 60 55 Santur 121 0 16 101 FretlessBass 121 0 36 147 MuteTrumpet2 121 1 60 56 Organ 1 121 0 17 102 Slap Bass 1 121 0 37 148 French Horn1 121 0 61 57 TremoloOrgan 121 1 17 103 Slap Bass 2 121 0 38 149 French Horn2 121 1 61 58
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41. 28 Concert BD 121 1 117 274 Laser Gun 121 2 128 183 Syn Calliope 121 0 83 229 Melodic Tom1 121 0 118 275 Explosion 121 3 128 184 Chiffer Lead 121 0 84 230 Melodic Tom2 121 1 118 185 Charang 121 0 85 231 Synth Drum 121 Oo 119 186 Wire Lead 121 1 85 232 TR 808 Tom 121 1 119 187 Solo Vox 121 0 86 233 Elec Perc 121 2 119 188 5th Saw Lead 121 0 87 234 Reverse Cym 121 Di 120 189 Bass Lead 121 0 88 235 Gt FretNoise 121 0 121 190 Delayed Lead 121 1 88 236 Gt Cut Noise 121 1 121 191 Fantasia 121 0 89 237 BsStringSlap 121 2 121 192 Warm Pad 121 0 90 238 Breath Noise 121 O 122 193 Sine Pad 121 1 90 239 Fl Key Click 121 1 122 194 Polysynth 121 0 91 240 Seashore 121 Di 123 195 Space Voice 121 0 92 241 Rain 121 1 123 196 Itopia 121 1 92 242 Thunder 121 2 123 197 Bowed Glass 121 0 93 243 Wind 121 3 123 198 Metallic Pad 121 0 94 244 Stream 121 4 123 199 Halo Pad 121 0 95 245 Bubble 121 gt 123 200 Sweep Pad 121 0 96 246 Bird 1 121 0 124 201 Ice Rain 121 0 97 247 Dog 121 1 124 202 Soundtrack 121 0 98 248 Horse Gallop 121 2 124 203 Crystal 121 0 99 249 Bird 2 121 3 124 204 Synth Mallet 121 1 99 250 Telephone 1 121 0 125 205 Atmosphere 121 oj 100 251 Telephone 2 121 1 125 206 Brightness 121 oj 101 252 DoorCreaking 121 2 125 207 Goblins 121 0 102 253 Door 121 3 125 208 Echo Drops 121 0 103 254 Scratch 121 4 125 209 Echo Bell 121 1 103 255 Wind
42. 55 Various Settings Function mode Player Parameters With the Group already selected press the button or button until PL 4 is shown in the display The Audio Volume setting is saved in system memory After editing the setting press the WRITE button to save the setting in system memory p 51 The Rhythm Reverb Send Level setting is saved separately for each favorite It is not possible to save the settings of the Rhythm Volume Song Volume Song Transpose Song Play Mode and Center Cancel parameters When you turn on the VR 700 s power these parameters will automatically return to the values listed below Button Parameter Value Factory setting PIANO Rhythm Volume 0 127 100 at power up E PIANO Rhythm Reverb Send Level 0 127 STRINGS Song Volume 0 127 127 at power up CHOIR SCAT Audio Volume 0 127 64 BRASS Song Transpose 6 0 5 semitones 9 at power up m m E Play a single song e SA SYNTHLEAD Song Play Mode DE RER SS at power up AL z Play all songs SYNTH PAD Center Cancel OFF ON DEF at power up 56 The shaded parameters are stored in system memory Center Cancel is a function that minimizes the sound of the vocals when playing back an audio file However depending on the song the vocal sound might not be eliminated completely MIDI Input Output Settings With the Group already selected press the button or button until
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44. AVIM Sansinenea iia aa ara a e aeaa ia sei Playing Songs from USB Memor Changing the Tempo Various Settings Function mode ssssessssssssoooescesssosooosesesoossooesscessossssee D 1 Operations in FUNCHON MOE seier Editing Parameter Values Confirming System Parameters Parameter List een Organ SOUNC Parameters iavisscccssssssecscssasssscaussvazevscecssssssessanesclsactss ascuscenceaceusacwiaccubenevessbvactes cocossseawapansecdsneceuceasouance Percussion Rakaa Ea a AARE AA EEA AER R R E RAES Rotary Parameters ee Ensemble Sound Parameters Equalizer Settings ENEE Pedal Bend Lever and Foot Controller Settings Ia II KA WA AA WA TAA AA IA AA AA AA AA WA WA MIDI Input Output Settings EEN UnL EE VEIN Sep eege e dees Eege Deleting Favorite Sets Formatting USB Memory Initializing the System EE 60 Deleting a Favorite Backup srissessscsesscssvssecnvsseccsvencdascvssosvenchaudessnsssecsovsnciestscovvasdtonsestosvesdasctedessundanbeschovdencasbbedyuvsuciastasdavibte 61 Formatting USB MOMOLy issii i iE i EE EEE EEA 62 10 Et Ir EE OS Using V LINK to Control Video Eguipment s ssssssseseseseeee0000000000 OF Connection EK MPIANA KAKAA AAA Kaa 64 Taining VENK OMO EE 64 Connecting MIDI Equipment ccccscssssssccccssssssssccsssssssssssssscscssssssesses OD THE VR2700 S mea IA ahaa awaasa kiwa ki aaa akama 65 Sound Generator SOCOM iz a iengetiege deed e EE 65 MIDI ROU
45. DI IN connector will automatically be converted to the MIDI channel specified by Upper Organ MIDI Channel or Lower Organ MIDI Channel The routing will be the same as for the MIDI PEDAL IN connector p 65 Organ ensemble sound generator Local Control Connecting MIDI Equipment Local Control Setting Connecting your Computer USB cable To USB MIDI SITT VR 700 Computer You can use a USB cable sold separately to connect the VR 700 to your computer If the VR 700 is connected to a computer in which sequencer software is installed the playback from the software can be sounded by the VR 700 and your performance on the VR 700 can be recorded by your software If you are using sequencer software on your computer and your sequencer software s MIDI Thru function is enabled change the following Function mode parameters as follows Set Local Control to OFF it will be ON when the power is turned on Set USB MIDI Thru Switch to ON factory setting is OFF If your sequencer software s MIDI Thru function is not enabled there s no need to change these settings The Local Control setting is not remembered by the VR 700 It will be ON when you turn on the power If Sub Keyboard Function p 57 is set to Upper or Lower MIDI messages received at the MIDI IN connector will automatically be converted to the MIDI channel specifie
46. HASER pata This is a stereo phaser A phase shifted sound is added to the original sound and modulated 4 E Piano Pad On MODULATION DELAY Balance Adds modulation to the delayed sound 5 Bass RideCym 6 10 VR Drum Sets Off EQUALIZER Low Gain This is a low frequency stereo equalizer 11 GM2 Tones List of the Factory Installed Favorites Items appearing in parentheses within the harmonic bar and percussion columns do not provide for the immediate production of sound after the Favorite has been selected due to the fact that the ORGAN ON button is extinguished or that Split or Layer is turned off HARMONIC BAR ENSEMBLE Upper VIBRATO ROTARY WHEEL SPLIT Soch No ower CHORUS PERCUSSION SOUND TYPE AMP TYPE S LAYER Description Pedal Bank 1 This is a collection of the most representative organ settings and ensemble sounds they ve been set up so they can be accessed simply by pressing a single button 88 8800 000 THIRD 1 1 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 Rock organ with overdrive 8 0 FAST Ee THIRD Orthodox settings for a percussive 1 2 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 5 SPLIT STE EC FAST jazz organ 88 8000 008 Funk ith a pierci etalli 1 3 83 8000 000 FAST VINTAGE 1 TYPE 1 7 S PAT oe ET EE reverberation 8 0 00 BOER ERE Gospel organ with a bright solemn 1 4 00 0806 000 x SLOW VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 S z SPLIT Nee 3 ay 8 0 88 8800 00
47. HOIR SCAT group 3 Jz Gtr Hall 87 70 3 24 Piano 2w 121 1 2 4 JC Strat 87 70 4 25 Piano 3 121 0 3 No Tone Name MSB LSB PC 5 Blusey OD 87 70 5 26 Piano 3w 121 1 3 1 Real Choir 87 67 1 27 Honky tonk 121 0 4 2 Jazz Scat 87 67 2 28 Honky tonk w 121 1 4 3 Aerial Choir 87 67 3 29 E Piano 1 121 0 5 4 Female Vox 87 67 4 30 Detuned EP 1 121 1 5 5 Female Aahs 87 67 5 31 Vintage EP 121 2 5 68 Ensemble Sound List No Tone Name Map LSB PC No Tone Name MSB LSB PC No Tone Name MSB LSB PC 32 60s E Piano 121 3 5 78 12 str Gt 121 1 26 124 Orchestra 121 1 49 33 E Piano 2 121 0 6 79 Mandolin 121 2 26 125 60s Strings 121 2 49 34 Detuned EP 2 121 1 6 80 Steel Body 121 3 26 126 Slow Strings 121 0 50 35 St FM EP 121 2 6 81 Jazz Guitar 121 0 27 127 Syn Strings1 121 0 51 36 EP Legend 121 3 6 82 Hawaiian Gt 121 1 27 128 Syn Strings3 121 1 51 37 EP Phase 121 4 6 83 Clean Guitar 121 0 28 129 Syn Strings2 121 0 52 38 Harpsichord 121 0 7 84 Chorus Gt 1 121
48. LIIN EE 65 Connecting an External MIDI Keyboard 66 Playing a Desired Part Factory Settings ENEE 66 Playing the Upper Part or Lower Banten 66 Connecting an External MIDI Sequencer ccescssssssssecssescsssccssscessscessscessscessccessccessccessccssseccsscesssccssscesssecssseesacesuceesaseeses 66 Local COMTLOLSOTHIAG AAA wa AAA WBA KI AA MA MASAA HA ANI MASS AKANA KUIA NUNA 66 CONNECTING yo UF COM E 67 Koti ME Aa NA na aa ui AA AA WAA ANI KA BA AA KAA NA AA UA a 67 Ensemble Sound List ss sssse0eseeeeeeeeeeee0 OO Internal Rhythm Pattern List ccscccscscsccsrscssssssccscscsscsccssssssccscsecees 7 1 List of Effects for the Ensemble SOuUNG ccccscssccscssescsscessccscssccsres 7 2 List of the Factory Installed Favorites ccccccccssssssscssscssccccsssssscessseees 7 D Troubleshooting asasi 22 Error SA LE 9 Specifications E OO E E O TI Ko Ja d 1 EE OO The MIDI implementation is available on Roland s website http www roland com products en From the above page proceed to the VR 700 page and download the MIDI implementation Convention used in this manual See ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ei Text enclosed in square brackets indicates the name of a button such as the UPPER button Lines that begin with s oran asterisk are cautionary statements that you must be
49. NCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN AND YELLOW The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Before using this unit carefully read the sections entitled IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS USING THE UNIT SAFELY p 4 and IMPORTANT NOTES p 6 These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit this owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference Copyright 2010 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION Roland is a registered trademark of ROLAND CORPORATION in the United States and or other countries USING THE UNIT
50. R 700 contains various ensemble sounds You can play two ensemble sounds simultaneously The two ensemble sounds can be assigned to any desired parts The illustration below is a conceptual diagram of sounds assigned to the upper part and lower part VR 700 MBA Ensemble sound 1 Ensemble sound 2 Upper organ Pedal keyboard lal Pedal organ Lower organ Playing Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Together Layer Layering Ensemble Sounds You can assign an ensemble sound to a desired part and play it together with an organ sound 1 Press the LAYER button to turn it on layering is now enabled 2 Press one of the ensemble sound buttons The ensemble sound will be assigned to the upper part when you play the keyboard you ll hear the upper organ and the ensemble sound together ENSEMBLE PIANO E PIANO STRINGS CHOIR SCAT BRASS Seil SYNTH LEAD SYNTH PAD GUITAR ALLAAH Upper organ Ensemble sound The display will indicate the ensemble sound s tone number p 24 If you press an ensemble sound button without pressing the LAYER button only the ensemble sound will be heard p 33 Playing the VR 700 1 Changing the ensemble sound s variation TONE PLAYER TEMPO DISPLAY FUNCTION EXIT ENTER When the TONE indicator is lit you can use the button or b
51. SB MEMORY connector p 22 Press the FAVORITE FILE LOAD button Use the button or button to select the desired backup number If USB memory is not correctly inserted the display will indicate If you want to restore both the favorites and the system parameters press the FUNCTION ENTER button If you want to restore only the favorites hold down the BANK button and press the FUNCTION ENTER button If you decide not to execute the Restore operation press the DISPLAY EXIT button Do not switch off the VR 700 s power while the restoration is being executed When the restoration is completed the display will return to its previous state Playing Rhythms and Songs Player Functions The VR 700 contains 51 rhythm patterns It can also play back SMF music data or audio data stored on USB memory Playing Internal Rhythms 1 Press the PLAYER RHYTHM SONG button RHYTHM SONG SITT The display will indicate cl Ka If the display does not indicate cu l try pressing the RHYTHM SONG button once again Each time you press the RHYTHM SONG button you ll alternate between selecting internal rhythms and selecting songs from USB memory p 49 2 Use the button or button to select the rhythm that you want to play Internal Rhythm Pattern List p 71 3 Pressthe p Play Stop button the rhythm will play 4 Tostop pressthe p Play Stop button
52. ST 1 and the amp type is type 3 88 8800 000 THIRD With a wheel type of CLEAN these 4 4 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW CLEAN TYPE 1 settings keep leakage noise and click 8 0 FAST noise at a minimum WW plia SEN 4 5 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE4 ee e 9 FAST seem even slower when set to SLOW and even faster when set to FAST 88 8800 000 THIRD With these settings the transition 4 6 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 time between SLOW and FAST with 8 0 FAST the rotary effect is made shorter 88 8800 000 THIRD With these settings the sense of 4 7 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 rotational speed for the rotary effect 8 0 FAST will be at its greatest sa 5800 000 nao Ge 4 8 83 8000 000 sort skow SOLID TYPE4 a JS EEN oid FAST ability to produce rapid consecutive notes Bank 5 Same settings as the Bank 1 Bank 6 Same settings as the Bank 2 Bank 7 Same settings as the Bank 3 Bank 8 Same settings as the Bank 4 76 Troubleshooting If you think there s a problem read this first Symptom Cause Action Page Power will not turn on Is the power cord correctly connected to the VR 700 and to an AC outlet p 18 Could Panel Lock be enabled Hold down the HARMONIC BAR LOWER button and press the PLAYER RHYTHM button to p 25 Buttons don t wor
53. Superior Grd 2 Ultimate Pno On an acoustic piano holding down the damper pedal allows other 3 Grand VR SYMPATHETIC strings to resonate in sympathy with the notes you play creating rich On Depth d f his eff imul h heti 4 Pure Grand RESONANCE and spacious resonances This effect simulates these sympathetic resonances 5 Mellow Piano 6 Pure Mellow 7 Rock Piano off ENHANCER Sens Controls the overtone structure of the high frequencies adding sparkle and tightness to the sound 8 Honky tonk On an acoustic piano holding down the damper pedal allows other 5 8 SYMPATHETIC strings to resonate in sympathy with the notes you play creating rich Se On RESONANCE Deptk and spacious resonances This effect simulates these sympathetic 10 GrandVR Mono resonances E PIANO group Parameters assigned to No Name Default Effect name the Knobs Description 1 VR E Piano On TREMOLO Rate Cyclically modulates the volume to add tremolo effect to the sound 2 Stage Phazer On PHASER Fite de E phase shifted sound is added to the original 3 70 s E Piano On MODULATION DELAY Balance Adds modulation to the delayed sound 4 60 s E Piano Off AUTO PAN Rate Cyclically modulates the stereo location of the sound 5 FM E Piano On MODULATION DELAY Balance Adds modulation to the delayed sound 6 S A EP On ENHANCERA CHORUS Chorus Balance This effect connects an enhancer and a chorus in series HE Grand off TREMOLO CHORUS De
54. UME bar EQUALIZED aaa aana asi EXP PEDAL conpnector asia Expression pedal seen External MIDI keyboard F Factory Reset ua ii 26 Fast forward wi ai 49 Favorite KIC 47 FAVORITE button o ccesccsssessesseessessessscssessessscsscssessscsscssecssceseessees 16 FAVORITE SECON eiert 16 FILE LOAD button aw 16 FILE SAVE Button eene ees 16 FILTER button Foot switch 82 H HARMONIC BAR ee 15 Harmonic Bah asscscsscscssusscdvestescvcasessavscus E ETA 38 Headphones ees 21 Initialize Factory Settihg niwa 26 Favorites USB memory K Kili aaa 45 ee E 59 KEY Lass Ausdeele 59 EE 18 L ia ETETE EE LAYER button Leakage noise Lock function LOWER B TCOR E 15 UWA Datt gereest ER M MANUAL button ENEE MASTER VOLUME knob MIDI IN connector MIDI keyboard see MIDI OUT V LINK connector een 17 MIDI PEDAL IN connector een 17 MIDI sequencer cssesssssscsscccessscsscsscscceccnssscsscnsenscnccscscasenseneesees 66 MUSIC rest EEN ER O OCTAVE SHIFT button ENEE ON button ORGAN CONTROL button ORGAN ON button ENEE lee EI Ell aaa Kaa OUTPUT conpnector eieiei P NI GE ER EU 20 Pedal keyboard eneen 20 28 Ped l part 28 PERCUSSION 15 Percussion Al PHONES ja iii a a 17 Pitch Bender Range ia wa 54 JA aa ui WA AA AA KUA WAUA 53 Master Tune Organ PITCH button Play ege Playback speed EVEN PLAYER section Polarity sisun an NATE EEN RES Pow
55. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK F withi DO NOT OPEN presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK intended to alert the user to the presence of important NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL literature accompanying the product INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read these instructions 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched 2 Keep these instructions particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the 3 Heed all warnings point where they exit from the apparatus 4 Follow all instructions 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the 5 Do not use this appara
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57. ake sure that you connect pedals after you ve switched off the VR 700 s power Have you assigned a function to the pedal A variety of functions can be assigned to the pedal connected to the CONTROL PEDAL p 54 connector Check the Function mode setting Control Pedal Assign Are you using USB memory sold separately made by Roland We cannot guarantee operation if other USB memory is used Can t read write USB memory If you re unable to read or write USB memory try changing the Function mode setting USB p 59 Memory Mode 77 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Action Page i Could external devices be connected to more than one AC outlet A buzzing sound is heard from d Ni If you ve connected the VR 700 to external equipment you must connect all equipment to the p 18 external equipment same AC power outlet No sound when using the player Could the Local Control setting be Off 57 to play rhythm or a file Turn the Local Control setting On or turn the VR 700 s power off then on again E No dound E play Kevein Could V LINK be turned on you Play sey When V LINK is on the bottom octave of keys are assigned to control an external video device p 64 the lower region they will not produce sound 78 Error Messages Indication Situation Action E 02 An error occurred during writing The external media may not yet be initialized E 10 No external m
58. ard Percussion will not sound If percussion is on the 1 harmonic bar will not sound The SECOND button and THIRD button cannot be turned on simultaneously If you turn the SOFT button off the organ sound specified by the harmonic bars will decrease This reproduces the characteristics of a tonewheel organ The Function mode setting Percussion H Bar Level lets you specify how much the organ volume will decrease when the SOFT button is turned off p 52 41 Creating Organ Sounds About percussion on a tonewheel organ e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee The percussion sound on a tonewheel organ does not apply to all the keys you play Percussion will apply only to those keys that are simultaneously pressed from a state of no keys being pressed If you play legato percussion will apply only to the first note you play If you play staccato percussion will apply to every note This is called the single trigger algorithm and is an indispensable part of organ performance expression On a tonewheel organ the percussion is created by analog circuitry For this reason the percussion circuit may not have enough time to recharge if there is only an extremely brief interval between the releasing of a key to the pressing of the next key causing the percussion to sound at a lower volume The VR 700 reproduces this characteristic of the circuit s recharge time and provides a Function mode se
59. as a favorite Initializing the Favorites If you want to erase the 64 favorites stored in internal memory returning them to their factory settings execute the Factory Reset operation p 26 AAA Selecting a Favorite When the VR 700 is shipped from the factory the 64 favorites contain various sounds and settings Try selecting the factory set favorites and listen to their sounds 1 Hold down the BANK button and press one of the 1 8 buttons to select a bank While you hold down the BANK button the button corresponding to the currently selected bank will light 2 Press one of the 1 8 buttons to select a favorite The selected button will light 3 Play the keyboard and try out the sound If you re selecting a different favorite within the same bank there s no need to re specify the bank 47 Storing Your Favorite Settings Favorites Backing up Favorites to USB Memory When you execute this operation all favorites stored in the VR 700 and the values of system parameters that can be edited in Function mode will be backed up to USB memory Connect your USB memory to the rear panel USB MEMORY connector p 22 Press the FAVORITE FILE SAVE button Use the button or button to specify the backup number You can create up to 99 backups numbered 01 99 on a single USB memory device If you specify a number for which a backup already exists the decimal point at the
60. attached power supply cord Also the supplied power cord must not be used with any other device Do not excessively twist or bend the power cord nor place heavy objects on it Doing so can damage the cord producing severed elements and short circuits Damaged cords are fire and shock hazards This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should immediately stop using the unit and consult an audiologist e In households with small children an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the unit Protect the unit from strong impact Do not drop it ZA WARNING USING THE UNIT SAFELY Do not allow any objects e g flammable material coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft drinks etc to penetrate the unit Immediately turn the power off remove the power cord from the outlet and request servicing by your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page when The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or If smoke or unus
61. ble injury Always grasp only the plug on the power supply cord when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit Please be sure to read and adhere to the cautionary notices contained in the instructions that came with this product Please note that depending on the manner in which keyboard performances are carried out you may encounter situations where the keyboard falls off the stand or the stand topples over even though you have followed all of the instructions and advice contained within the product s manual For this reason you should always perform a safety check each time you use the stand At regular intervals you should unplug the power plug and clean it by using a dry cloth to wipe all dust and other accumulations away from its prongs Also disconnect the power plug from the power outlet whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time Any accumulation of dust between the power plug and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled Also all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the S unit Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet hands when plugging into or unplugging from an tl outlet or this unit WN power cord and all cords coming from external devices At least two persons are req
62. ble sound While you hold down the two sound buttons the display will indicate the volume balance between the two ensemble sounds p 31 When you play the upper part you ll hear the upper organ and the two ensemble sounds together ENSEMBLE PIANO E PIANO STRINGS CHOIR SCAT BRASS on E e em mm Te PAD WW OTHERS TON me Gm fen e 7 eee TT Upper organ Ensemble sound 1 Ensemble sound 2 The ensemble sound button you pressed first will light red and the ensemble sound button you pressed second will light green The ensemble sound whose button is lit red is called ensemble sound 1 and the ensemble sound whose button is lit green is called ensemble sound 2 Lights green d Ensemble sound 2 Lights red Ensemble sound 1 SYNTH LEAD SYNTHPAD GUITAR BASS AC 1 Changing the ensemble sound s variation For ensemble sound 1 In the same way as when using only one ensemble sound p 46 the variation of ensemble sound 1 can be changed by using the button or button when the TONE indicator is lit For ensemble sound 2 To change the variation of ensemble sound 2 hold down the button of ensemble sound 2 and use the button or button TONE e J ENSEMBL PLAYER TEMPO DISPLAY FUNCTION PIANO E PIANO STRINGS CHOIR SCAT BRASS EXIT ENTER d o SYNTHLEAD SYNTHPAD GUITAR OTHERS dit Playing the VR 700 2 Adjusting the volume bala
63. ck of the 1970 s and still used by hard rock guitarists today E PIANO 3 A rotary speaker often used in rock performance 1 5 4 A rotary speaker with distortion that can be changed significantly using the GAIN knob 5 A rotary speaker for which the volume cannot be changed significantly using the GAIN knob making it easier to adjust the level STRINGS Organ Fine Tune 50 50 cent CHOIR SCAT Leakage Level p 45 0 127 BRASS Key On Click Level p 45 0 31 SYNTH LEAD Key Off Click Level p 45 0 31 SYNTH PAD Reverb Send Level p 44 0 127 GUITAR Active Amp Enhancer p 44 OFF ON If the Wheel Type is set to 1 VINTAGE 1 2 VINTAGE 2 or 3 SOLID the leakage noise will not disappear even if you minimize the Leakage Level Percussion Parameters With the Group already selected press the button or button until Pr cis shown in the display For details for each parameter refer to Using Percussion to add a Sense of Attack p 41 Settings for the following parameters are stored separately for each favorite Button Parameter Value PIANO Percussion Soft Level 0 15 E PIANO Percussion Normal Level 0 15 STRINGS Percussion Slow Time 0 127 CHOIR SCAT Percussion Fast Time 0 127 BRASS Percussion Recharge Time 0 10 SYNTH LEAD Percussion H Bar Level 0 127 52 Rotary Parameters Various Settings Function mode With the Group already selected press t
64. d by Upper Organ MIDI Channel or Lower Organ MIDI Channel The routing will be the same as for the MIDI PEDAL IN connector p 65 Routing when USB MIDI Thru Switch ON Computer 41 D USB MIDI MIDI Organ ensemble sound generator 67 Ensemble Sound List PIANO group BRASS group BASS group No Tone Name Map LSB PC No Tone Name Map LSB PC No Tone Name MSB LSB PC 1 Superior Grd 87 64 1 1 Ac Brass 87 72 1 1 AcousticBass 87 71 1 2 Ultimate Pno 87 64 2 2 R amp R Brass 87 72 2 2 FingerMaster 87 71 2 3 Grand VR 87 64 3 3 Bigband Sax 87 72 3 3 Pick Bass 87 71 3 4 Pure Grand 87 64 4 4 VoyagerBrass 87 72 4 4 101 Bass 87 71 4 5 Mellow Piano 87 64 5 5 Jump For KY 87 72 5 5 Punch MG 87 71 5 6 Pure Mellow 87 64 6 7 Rock Piano 87 64 7 SYNTH LEAD group OTHERS GM2 group 8 Honky tonk 87 64 8 9 SuperiorMono BA G8 2 No Tone Name MSB LSB PC No Tone Name MSB LSB PC 10 GrandVR Mono 87 64 10 1 Vintage Lead 87 68
65. d or deformation Repairs and Data e Please be aware that all data contained in the unit s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs Important data should always be backed up on a USB memory or written down on paper when possible During repairs due care is taken to avoid the loss of data However in certain cases such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Before Using USB Memories Carefully insert the USB memory all the way in until it is firmly in place Never touch the terminals of the USB memory Also avoid getting the terminals dirty USB memories are constructed using precision components handle the USB memories carefully paying particular note to the following To prevent damage to the USB memories from static electricity be sure to discharge any static electricity from your own body before handling the USB memories Do not touch or allow metal to come into contact with the contact portion of the USB memories Do not bend drop or subject USB memories to strong shock or vibration Do not keep USB memories in direct sunlight in closed vehicles or other such locations Do not allow USB memories to become wet Do not disassemble or modify the USB memories IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions e Please be aware that the contents of
66. devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections 2 Use audio cables to connect the VR 700 s rear panel OUTPUT connectors to your playback equipment amplified speakers mixer etc Audio cables are not included If you want to purchase these items please contact the dealer where you purchased the VR 700 Connecting Headphones 1 Connect your headphones to the PHONES jack on the VR 700 s rear panel Use headphones that have a 1 4 stereo plug 21 Getting Ready Connecting USB Memory Attaching the Music Rest 1 Make sure that the VR 700 s power is switched off Here s how to attach the included music rest 1 Remove the two music rest fastening screws from the 2 Connect your USB memory to the VR 700 s rear panel USB MEMORY connector rear panel NOTE 2 Tighten the two screws to fasten the music rest in place Never insert or remove a USB memory device while this unit s power is on Doing so may corrupt the unit s data or the data on the USB memory Carefully insert the USB memory all the way in until it is firmly in place If you re using new USB memory you must first initialize format it on the VR 700 refer to Formatting USB Memory p 62 For details on USB memory device that can be used with the VR 700 refer to Specifications p 80 If you want to purchase USB memory please contact the retailer from whom y
67. ds of four different types of tonewheels DAMPER EXP CONTROL The tonewheel type can be changed by the Function mode setting Wheel Type p 52 Q A Leakage noise On a tonewheel organ a small amount of the signal from tonewheels unrelated to the keys you pressed will leak into the sound of the keys you pressed This leakage noise is considered a drawback of tonewheel organs but some people feel it to be an important distinctive element of these organ sounds Expression pedal Stepping on the pedal will increase the volume while releasing the pedal will decrease the volume You can adjust the level of the leakage noise by using the Function mode setting Leakage Level p 52 The organ volume will not reach 0 even if you completely release expression pedal Key click This is the click noise heard when you press or release a key On the earliest traditional tonewheel organs a click noise occurred when you pressed or released a key This was initially considered a problem but blues and rock performers began to take advantage of it in their performances and it is now considered a distinctive aspect of some jazz sounds For details on connecting an expression pedal refer to Connecting an Expression Pedal and Damper Pedal p 20 The noise that is heard when you press or release a key can be adjusted in Function mode p 52 Volume of noise when you press a key Key On Click Level
68. e A delay that provides a long delay time 7 BrightSquare On SERIAL DELAY Delay Time This delay connects two delay units in series 8 Sine Lead On TREMOLO CHORUS Depth et aa effect with added Tremolo cyclic modulation of 9 Syn Calliope On MULTI TAP DELAY Delay Time This effect provides four delays 10 Doctor Solo On SERIAL DELAY Delay Time This delay connects two delay units in series SYNTH PAD group Parameters assigned to No Name Default Effect name he Koohi Description 1 Soft Pad On EQUALIZER High Gain This is a high frequency stereo equalizer 2 Silky Way On ISOLATOR Boost Cut Mid This isan equalizer which cuts the volume greatly allowing you to add a special effect to the sound by cutting the volume in mid range 3 Nu Epic Pad On MODULATION DELAY Balance Adds modulation to the delayed sound 4 Strings Pad On AUTO PAN Rate Cyclically modulates the stereo location of the sound 5 Glass Organ On 3D CHORUS Depth This applies a 3D effect to the chorus sound The chorus sound will be positioned 90 degrees left and 90 degrees right GUITAR group No Name Default Effect name Parameters e Description the Knobs 1 Dyna Nylon off LONG DELAY Delay Time A delay that provides a long delay time 2 Steel Gtr off CHORUS Depth This is a stereo chorus i This applies a 3D effect to the chorus sound The chorus sound will be 3z GtriMall on ee EHORUS Depth positioned 90 degrees left and 90 degrees right 4
69. e The reverb effect adds reverberation to the sound right Turning the knob toward the right will raise the gain adding REVERB distortion to the sound About the amp types eeeeeseeeseeoeoeeeeeeeeeeveeeeeeeeeeeeee The VR 700 also faithfully simulates the amp that is combined with the rotary speaker The VR 700 simulates five different amp types allowing you to produce various kinds of distortion You can change the amp type by editing the Function mode setting Amp Type p 52 From a jazzy sound to a heavily overdriven sound suitable for rock you can change the amp type to enjoy sounds suitable for a variety of musical styles ji 1 Turn the REVERB LEVEL knob to adjust the reverb About the Active Amp Enhancer depth eeeeeseeoevoeoeseeoeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeee Emphasizes the peculiarities of a particular amp s distortion Turning the knob toward the right will increase the reverb When turned on the sound is modified in a way that makes the If you turn the knob all the way to the left there will be no reverb lower range thicker while producing characteristic distortion in the middle to upper ranges this modification takes into account the settings for the amp type and the current statuses of the expression pedal and harmonic bars Reverberation will be applied both to the organ sound and the ensemble sounds You can adjust the reverb balance between the organ sounds and ensemble sounds For details ref
70. e of the keyboard will play the upper part and the lower range of the keyboard will play the pedal part HARMONIC BAR LOWER UPPER DA VR 700 HARD Pedal part Upper part If you hold down the LOWER button and press the SPLIT button the higher range of the keyboard will play the upper part and the lower range of the keyboard will play the lower part When using a pedal keyboard See ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eeeee ee ee ee eege If you connect a pedal keyboard to the rear panel MIDI PEDAL IN connector you can use your pedal keyboard to play the pedal part VR 700 MUMM Upper part MIDI Pedal keyboard LATUA Pedal part For details on connecting your pedal keyboard refer to Connecting a Pedal Keyboard p 20 28 Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Organ sounds You can play different organ sounds from each of the VR 700 s three parts The upper lower and pedal parts correspond to the upper organ lower organ and pedal organ sounds respectively VR 700 AAA dba Upper organ Lower organ Pedal keyboard Pedal organ Ensemble sounds ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee In addition to organ sounds you can also play ensemble sounds p 46 The V
71. edia is inserted Insert the external media and try again Insert oth t media or delet ded files and ti E 11 Not enough free space at the save destination ee EEGEN EE DECH The external media may be corrupted E 14 An error occurred during writing Insert other external media and try again Alternatively you can initialize the external media E 15 The file is unreadable The data format is not compatible with the VR 700 E 16 Data was not called up in time for playback of the song You may be able to play the song after waiting a few seconds z p A For details on the format of songs that can be played back by the E 18 Th dio f t t ted TANET MAMANE SURPINTE VR 700 refer to Specifications p 80 E 30 The internal memory of the VR 700 is full The VR 700 t deal with th ive MIDI dat tfi E 40 Guer SS wi Cee ee Ge Reduce the amount of MIDI data sent to the VR 700 the external MIDI device E 41 A MIDI cable has been disconnected Connect it properly and securely E 43 A MIDI transmission error has occurred Check the MIDI cable and connected MIDI device Repeat the procedure from the beginning If it is not solved after E 51 There may be a problem with the system you have tried several times contact the nearest Roland service center Mak that there i bl ith the ext media th E 65 The USB MEMORY connector was subjected to excessive current EE ERMA PETER STE turn the power off then on again 79 Specifications
72. er cord POWER switch R ReStO re cial ahaha SA A Saat 48 Reverb E 44 REVERB LEVEL Knob eene 15 REVERB SCION erte ETA ed REVERB TYPE button Rewind eet Rhythm pattern RING MOD button a RING Modulator ee ROTARY SOUND eegene ei dite Rotary Spika Rotational speed eer ROUINO E 65 S SECOND button SLOW button D SLOW FAST button ENEE 43 SMP Music Waha 49 SOFT HUON nitenan nea n a ai 41 SONG TANS POSE EE 56 Slit steccesseccrdeceses 34 SPLIT button 16 Spring Reverb a 37 SPRING SHOCK button ENEE 36 Stand RE 18 STOD RE 49 System parameter erer 51 Index T TAP TOM PO WE 55 RENT ele EE 50 THIRD Button AE 41 TO LOWER PEDAL button ENEE 15 Tone button EE Tonewheel type Transpose SONG E 56 BK ii 43 U UPPER Dto deed 15 Upper part USB Driver USB memory USB MEMORY connector ee 17 USB Memory Mode EENEG 59 USB MIDI connector EEN 17 V VE Eu en E Vibrato s s VIBRATO button VIBRATO CHORUS Song Volume balance ENEE 31 VOLUME DUON ee 36 W Wheel Brake ee WHEEL BRAKE button UU E EE 83 84 For EU Countries This product complies with the reguirements of EMCD 2004 108 EC and LVD 2006 95 EC For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREGUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursua
73. er to Function mode Reverb Send Level p 52 p 53 Turning the GAIN knob clockwise makes the effect stronger Changes can be made by means of the Function mode s Active Amp Enhancer p 52 Changing the Reverb Type By changing the reverb type you can experience the sensation of performing in a variety of locations 1 Press the REVERB TYPE button The reverb type will change each time you press the REVERB button and the display will indicate the reverb type Display Reverb type Character Room The reverberation of a room LI 3 Hall The reverberation of a large hall Cathedral The reverberation of a cathedral The reverberation of a spring reverb unit GJ Spring reverb 2 Use the button or button to change the reverb type 44 Creating Organ Sounds Using a Pedal to Adjust the Volume Other settings for the organ sound If you connect an expression pedal you ll be able to use the pedal to adjust the volume of the organ sound and ensemble sound In Function mode you can make additional detailed settings for the tonewheel organ Type of tonewheel Due to the manufacturing precision of the tonewheels and the performance of the analog circuitry the sounds produced by the tonewheels will not be perfect sine waves This contributes to the distinctive character of a tonewheel organ The VR 700 can simulate the soun
74. ess the DISPLAY EXIT button to return to the previous display Indications in Function mode eeoeeoeveeveveeeeeveeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 8 When you press the FUNCTION ENTER button the VR 700 will enter Function mode In Function mode you can specify Favorites and make detailed settings for the VR 700 p 51 Disabling Panel Operations Lock Function Lock function is a function that disables operation of the panel s buttons and knobs By locking the panel you can prevent settings from being inadvertently changed while you re on stage Controls That can be Operated Even While Locked The following top panel controls can be operated even if the Lock function is turned on This allows you to control the sound of the organ in real time even when the Lock function is on Harmonic bars see illustration Some buttons and knobs of the organ section see illustration D Beam controller Organ control Bender lever Getting Ready Turning the Lock Function On Off Hold down the HARMONIC BAR LOWER button and press the PLAYER RHYTHM SONG button When the panel has been locked the VR 700 will be in the following state Song playback will stop The following will be shown in the display To turn off the Lock function press the DISPLAY EXIT button Alternatively you can turn off the Lock function by repeating the action of step 1 25 Getting Ready Restoring the Factory Settings
75. et A on the outside of the stand s rubber pads Position rubber feet B directly above the stand s arms Position rubber feet C so that they contact the inside of the stand s rubber pads Make sure that the VR 700 s six rubber feet A C are not resting on the stand s rubber pads Connecting the Power Cord 1 Before you begin making connections confirm the following Is the volume level of the VR 700 or connected amp turned all the way down Is the power to the VR 700 or connected amp turned off 18 Connect the supplied power cord to the AC Inlet of the VR 700 and plug the other end into an AC outlet Rear panel Getting Ready Turning the Power On Off Turning the Power On Turning the Power Off 1 Turn the VOLUME knob to the minimum position NOTE Once the connections have been completed turn on power to before you turn off the power your various devices in the order specified By turning on Also minimize the volume of any connected external equipment devices in the wrong order you risk causing malfunction and or damage to speakers and other devices 1 Before you turn on the power make sure that the VOLUME knob is turned all the way down Also minimize the volume of any connected external audio ert equipment 2 Switch off the power to any connected external VOLUME equipment MASTER s ZE 3 To turn the power off press the lower part of the i eae POWER sw
76. etails on the types of pedals that can be connected to the VR 700 refer to Specifications p 80 If you want to purchase these items please contact the dealer where you purchased the VR 700 Use only the specified expression pedal EV 5 or EV 7 sold separately By connecting any other expression pedal you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit L MONO 8 5 PHONES R BALANCED L SS 8 a our t aaa I Mixer etc A d Headphones Powered speaker Power amp speaker About the XLR connector OUTPUT connectors ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee The XLR connectors are wired as shown in the illustration Before you make connections check the wiring of the equipment you intend to connect 1 GND LN 2 HOT Ki 3 COLD About the 1 4 phone jack OUTPUT connectors If you connect a cable only to the L MONO jack of the phone jacks the sound of the left and right channels will be mixed and output in monaural The stereo signal will be output from the XLR connectors We recommend that you use stereo output If you use monaural output the quality and character of the sound may be affected but this does not indicate a malfunction Getting Ready Connecting Playback Eguipment Connecting an Amp and Speakers 1 Make sure that both the VR 700 and the eguipment you intend to connect are switched off To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other
77. eter and the woofer Volume of the tweeter Rotary Tweeter Level Volume of the woofer Rotary Woofer Level Rotational speed switching time You can specify whether the rotational speed will change slowly or quickly The higher the value the faster the change Changing from SLOW to FAST Woofer Rotary Woofer Rise Time Tweeter Rotary Tweeter Rise Time Changing from FAST to SLOW Woofer Rotary Woofer Rise Time Tweeter Rotary Tweeter Rise Time Spread You can specify the amount by which the sound will appear to be spread to left and right by the rotation of the speaker Woofer Rotary Woofer Spread Tweeter Rotary Tweeter Spread Rotational speed You can specify the speeds of the SLOW and the FAST rotation SLOW rotational speed Woofer Rotary Woofer Slow Speed Tweeter Rotary Tweeter Slow Speed FAST rotational speed Woofer Rotary Woofer Fast Speed Tweeter Rotary Tweeter Fast Speed Distance between speaker and microphone The distance between the speaker and the microphone will affect the depth of the modulation Rotary Mic Distance Inconsistency of the speaker s rotation Depending on the condition of the rotary speaker the speaker s rotation might not be perfectly consistent and this can create distinctive sounds Rotary Speed Randomize 43 Creating Organ Sounds Making the Sound Distort Adding Reverberation Reverb 1 Turn the Rotary Sound section s GAIN knob toward th
78. ewheel organ the VR 700 lets you use harmonic bars to create the basic sound of the organ It also uses digital technology to faithfully simulate various distinctive characteristics of the tonewheel organ and allows you to freely vary these Ordinarily the tone wheels revolve at a fixed speed However some performers have been known to use a technique whereby they raise the pitch by pushing the start switch while they re performing which increases the speed of the tone wheels revolution You can re create this effect by turning on the ORGAN CONTROL button then pushing the bend lever away from yourself In addition it digitally recreates the vibrato chorus and rotary speaker sounds that are indispensable to an organ sound giving you a great deal of freedom to create the sound you want The harmonic bars are controllers that create the basic framework of the organ sound By sliding the nine bars in or out you can vary the organ sound in real time ANWRUADNO CEET ANWRUADNO CEET Lt ANON bel KEE Ce KE An overtone of a different pitch is assigned to each harmonic bar and you can create the organ sound by combining these overtones If you push a harmonic bar inward until none of the numerals printed on it are visible the overtone corresponding to that harmonic bar will not be heard If the harmonic bar is pulled outward all the way its volume will be at the maximum 8 volume 8
79. ftware Original BASS USB Memory Mode 1 2 2 The shaded parameters are stored in system memory About master tune This adjusts the basic pitch of the entire VR 700 The display will show the numerical value of the reference pitch Hz with the 100 s place omitted For example if the display indicates 38 5 the reference pitch is 438 5 Hz USB Driver Specifies the USB driver to use when you connect your computer via the USB MIDI connector Leave the USB Driver at the Generic setting If you change this to Original you ll need dedicated drive software in order to connect the VR 700 to your computer For more about the dedicated driver software refer to the Roland website Roland website http www roland com USB Memory Mode In certain cases data reading may be slow or unsuccessful when you connect USB memory to the USB MEMORY connector If so you may be able to solve the problem by switching this setting 59 Various Settings Function mode V LINK Settings With the Group already selected press the button or button until uu E m is shown in the display Settings for the following parameters are saved in system memory After editing these press the WRITE button to save the settings in system memory p 51 Button Parameter Value Factory setting PIANO Transmit Channel 1 16 10 The shaded parameters are stored in system memory Deleting Favor
80. gs Function mode Formatting USB Memory 62 Here s how to format USB memory Before newly purchased USB memory or USB memory that was used with another product can be used with the VR 700 that USB memory must be formatted using the following procedure USB memory that was formatted by a computer cannot be used by the VR 700 USB memory to be used by the VR 700 must be formatted by the VR 700 When you format USB memory all data stored on that USB memory will be deleted Be sure to back up any important data to your computer before you proceed Press the FUNCTION ENTER button The VR 700 will enter Function mode and the display will indicate En E Press the button until the display indicates H Press the E PIANO button The display will indicate FRE A Press the FUNCTION ENTER button The display will indicate 5 ur To execute the Format operation press the FUNCTION ENTER button During formatting the display will indicate Never switch off the VR 700 s power while formatting is being performed If you decide not to execute the Format operation press DISPLAY EXIT When formatting is completed the Function mode screen will reappear Appendix Using V LINK to Control Video Equipment V LINK AV SIT a function that allows you to perform music and video together By using a V LINK compatible video device you can easily enjoy a variety of video effects that are linked with your performance
81. gs 121 0 49 169 Recorder 121 0 75 69 Ensemble Sound List No Tone Name Map LSB PC No Tone Name MSB LSB PC No Tone Name MSB LSB PC 170 Pan Flute 121 0 76 216 Koto 121 0 108 262 Train 121 6 126 171 Bottle Blow 121 0 77 217 Taisho Koto 121 1 108 263 Jetplane 121 7 126 172 Shakuhachi 121 0 78 218 Kalimba 121 0 109 264 Starship 121 8 126 173 Whistle 121 0 79 219 Bagpipe 121 0 110 265 Burst Noise 121 9 126 174 Ocarina 121 0 80 220 Fiddle 121 Di 111 266 Applause 121 Di 127 175 Square Lead1 121 0 81 221 Shanai 121 Di 112 267 Laughing 121 1 127 176 Square Lead2 121 1 81 222 Tinkle Bell 121 0 113 268 Screaming 121 2 127 177 Sine Lead 121 2 81 223 Agogo 121 0 114 269 Punch 121 3 127 178 Saw Lead 1 121 0 82 224 Steel Drums 121 0 115 270 Heart Beat 121 4 127 179 Saw Lead 2 121 1 82 225 Woodblock 121 0 116 271 Footsteps 121 5 127 180 Doctor Solo 121 2 82 226 Castanets 121 1 116 272 Gun Shot 121 0 128 181 Natural Lead 121 3 82 227 Taiko 121 Di 117 273 Machine Gun 121 1 128 182 SequencedSaw 121 4 82 2
82. he button or button until re E is shown in the display For details for each parameter refer to Adding Rotary Speaker Modulation p 43 Settings for the following parameters are stored separately for each favorite Button Parameter Value PIANO Rotary Woofer Level 0 127 E PIANO Rotary Tweeter Level 0 127 STRINGS Rotary Woofer Rise Time 0 127 CHOIR SCAT Rotary Tweeter Rise Time 0 127 BRASS Rotary Woofer Fall Time 0 127 SYNTH LEAD Rotary Tweeter Fall Time 0 127 SYNTH PAD Rotary Woofer Spread 0 10 GUITAR Rotary Tweeter Spread 0 10 BASS Rotary Woofer Slow Speed 0 127 OTHERS Rotary Tweeter Slow Speed 0 127 When you press the TO LOWER PEDAL button the sound button will blink green allowing you to edit the following parameters Button Parameter Value TO LOWER PEDAL gt PIANO Rotary Woofer Fast Speed 0 127 TO LOWER PEDAL gt E PIANO Rotary Tweeter Fast Speed 0 127 TO LOWER PEDAL gt STRINGS Rotary Mic Distance 0 10 TO LOWER PEDAL gt CHOIR SCAT Rotary Speed Randomize 0 10 TO LOWER PEDAL gt BRASS Rotary Brake Position Position at which the speaker will be stopped by the ROTARY BRAKE button E Nn E Stop at a random position Free E IH Always stop at the same position Fix Ensemble Sound Parameters With the Group already selected press the button or button until En
83. his Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada For C A US Proposition 65 WARNING This product contains chemicals known to cause cancer birth defects and other reproductive harm including lead For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name VR 700 Type of Equipment Digital Organ Responsible Party Roland Corporation U S Address 5100 S Eastern Avenue Los Angeles CA 90040 2938 Telephone 323 890 3700 For EU Countries K This symbol indicates that in EU countries this product must be collected separately from household waste as defined in each region Products bearing this symbol must not be discarded together with household waste Dieses Symbol bedeutet dass dieses Produkt in EU L ndern getrennt vom Hausm ll gesammelt werden muss gem den regionalen Bestimmungen Mit diesem Symbol gekennzeichnete Produkte d rfen nicht zusammen mit den Hausm ll entsorgt werden Symbolen anger att i EU l nder m ste den h r produkten kasseras separat fr n hush llsavfall i enlighet med varje regions best mmelser Produkter med den h r symbolen f r inte kasseras tillsammans med hush llsavfall T m merkint ilmaisee ett tuote on EU maissa ker tt v erill n kotitalousj t
84. ify the desired split point Playing the VR 700 How the Split Point Is Shown See ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee When indicating the key that is the Split Point the display shows the note name followed by a number that signifies the octave T Note name Octave Note name i Note name F LD D Rp 35 Playing the VR 700 Using the D Beam Controller to Modify the Sound By moving your hand above the D Beam controller you can apply a variety of effects to the VR 700 s sound PITCH FILTER VOLUME roca 1 Press a button to select the D Beam effect The button will light and the D Beam effect will be selected Press the lit button a number of times until its light goes out the D beam will be turned off 2 While you play place your hand above the D Beam controller and slowly move it up and down The effect will be applied when you move your hand near the D Beam controller and will return to its original state when you move your hand away The button will blink when the D Beam controller is responding The usable range of the D Beam controller Be The diagram shows the usable range of the D Beam controller Moving your hand outside this range will produce no effect The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change depending on the amount of light in the vicinity of the unit If it does not function as you expect adjust the sensitivit
85. iginal sound These complex overtones create a metallic sounding resonance The word ring comes from the ring shaped circuit that is formed when a ring modulator is constructed using analog components What is a Spring Reverb In the days when analog circuits were used some reverb units produced their reverb effects by using a spring This was the Spring Reverb When physical impact is applied to a spring reverb unit the springs bounce against each other producing a distinctive clashing sound Some performers used this sound intentionally Playing the VR 700 37 Creating Organ Sounds About Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generators Varying the Sound in Real Time Harmonic Bars 38 Tonewheel organs are a type of organ that produce their sound by means of toothed wheels called tonewheels Tonewheel organs contain numerous tonewheels with each wheel corresponding to a key The tonewheels are rotated by a motor When a key is pressed a pickup detects the motion of that wheel s teeth as they rotate past a pickup and converts this motion into sound Because of this method of producing sound tonewheel organs are able to produce sounds with a rapid strong attack and came to be used in a wide range of musical styles The VR 700 contains a virtual tonewheel sound generator which uses digital technology to faithfully simulate the sound generating methods of a tonewheel organ In the same way as a traditional ton
86. iguration of the harmonic bars In order to prevent unpleasantly high or low pitches the high footage is folded back down in one octave units for the high range while the low footage is folded back up in one octave units for the low range The VR 700 faithfully reproduces this characteristic of tonewheel organs How the harmonic bars are arranged Ge ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee A0 If you take a look at how the harmonic bars are arranged you ll notice that the 5 1 3 footage alone is not located in the order of its pitch This is because the 5 1 3 pitch is not a multiple of the 8 pitch but a multiple the third harmonic of the 16 pitch In general sounds consisting only of overtones that are integer multiples will sound consonant while sounds that contain non integer multiples will sound muddy Since the 5 1 3 pitch is more easily understood as an overtone of a 16 fundamental the 5 1 3 harmonic bar is placed beside the 16 harmonic bar Creating Organ Sounds Using Percussion to add a Sense of Attack Percussion adds a sharply decaying component to the beginning of the sound giving the sound more crispness When you play legato percussion is added only to the first note you play When you play staccato percussion is added to each note ORGAN PERCUSSION SLOW Percussion can be added only to the upper part s organ sound Percussion cannot be added to the lower part
87. ining the tonal character 8 is the basic footage pitch you ll be creating the sound around this basic pitch If you play the middle C note C4 the harmonic bars will be sounding the following pitches ANwWROADNOO ANWHROADNC NWOROODNOO Aha OO JO NWORODNOC Abo OO JO ANON NARAON ANWAROADNO Lou VP yy K MK MK NY 2K NY NY NY NY UN 16 51 3 8 22 3 Xx 13 5113 v one octave below A d ER Fa 5th root 8th 12th 15th 17th 19th 22th e 5 E S There are three colors of harmonic bars Those that are in octave multiples of 8 are white those that are not octave multiples are black and the lower pitched bars are brown 39 Creating Organ Sounds What is footage e e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee This comes from the length of pipes in a pipe organ Ona pipe organ the pipes that sound the fundamental pitch of each key are considered by convention to have a length of eight feet 8 A pipe that is half this length will produce a pitch that is one octave higher and a pipe that is double this length will produce a pitch that is one octave lower Thus the sixteen foot 16 pipe is one octave lower and the four foot 4 pipe is one octave higher A tonewheel organ s overtone structure Ge ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee In certain regions of a tonewheel organ s keyboard the overtones will not correspond to the conf
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89. itch located on the VR 700 s rear panel If you need to turn off the power completely first turn off the 2 To turn the power on press the upper part of the POWER switch then unplug the power cord from the power outlet POWER switch located on the VR 700 s rear panel Refer to Power Supply p 6 The power will turn on and the display will light up Minimize the volume before you turn on the power Even if the volume is minimized you may hear sound when turning on the power but this does not indicate a malfunction Due toa circuitry protection feature this unit requires a few moments after it has been powered up before it is ready for normal operation Ifthe power is turned off while a Factory Reset is being executed p 26 the internal data will be lost and it may take some time to start up the next time you switch on the VR 700 s power 3 Switch on the power to any external equipment that is connected 4 Adjust the volume of any external equipment that is connected 5 Adjust the VR 700 s volume to an appropriate level 19 Getting Ready Connecting Pedals Connecting a Pedal Keyboard Connect your pedal keyboard PK 25A or PK 7A sold separately to the MIDI PEDAL IN connector on the rear panel When making connections be sure to refer to the PK 25A or PK 7A owner s manual as well There s no need to set the MIDI channel for the PK 25A and PK 7A DAMPER EXP
90. ite Sets Formatting USB Memory Initializing the System With the Group already selected press the button or button until UE L is shown in the display Button Parameter Operation PIANO Delete Favorite Delete a favorite backup from USB memory p 61 E PIANO Format Format USB memory p 62 STRINGS Factory Reset Initialize the VR 700 s internal memory to the factory set state p 26 60 Various Settings Function mode Deleting a Favorite Backup Here s how to delete a specific backup of favorite settings stored on USB memory Press the FUNCTION ENTER button The VR 700 will enter Function mode and the display will indicate En Er Hold down the button until the display indicates TIET Press the PIANO button The display will indicate dLE Press the FUNCTION ENTER button The display shows the number of the backup to be deleted Use the button or button to specify the number of the backup that you want to delete When you ve selected the number of the backup that you want to delete press the FUNCTION ENTER button The display will indicate Gur To execute the Delete operation press the FUNCTION ENTER button The specified backup of favorites will be deleted from USB memory If you decide not to execute the Delete operation press DISPLAY EXIT When deletion has been completed the Function mode screen will reappear 61 Various Settin
91. jazz vocals scat and 3 5 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 Voice Jazz Scat TO OWER chorus are combined they change in 0 FAST zi accord with your playing dynamics 88 8800 000 THIRD SPLIT Settings suitable for pops or rock 3 6 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 FingerMaster Ac Brass 2 combining clean expressive brass TO LOWER 8 0 FAST sounds with electric bass 88 8800 000 THIRD SPLIT Combination of lead guitar that has a 3 7 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 Pick Bass Blusey OD S pleasant overdrive and picking bass TOLOWER e 8 0 FAST with well defined notes 88 8800 000 THIRD SPLIT Drum set combined with an organ 3 8 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE 4 VR Pop Kit T Allows you to play drum solos on the TO LOWER 8 0 FAST keyboard Bank 4 In this bank the harmonic bars and percussion remain the same while changes have been made in the parameter settings for a variety of organs You may want to use these settings as templates when creating your own original organ sounds Be eg 08 THIRD Rock organ with overdrive applied to 4 1 83 8000 000 ii SOFT SLOW SOLID TYPE4 z z S 9 PP 8 o FAST E EE Sg 4 2 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW VINTAGE 2 TYPE 1 ge HE Ge VINTAGE 2 and the amp type is type 8 0 FAS 1 88 8800 000 THIRD Emphasizes the overdrive s 4 3 83 8000 000 SOFT SLOW VINTAGE 1 TYPE 3 distortion the wheel type is VINTAGE 8 0 FA
92. k release Panel Lock Could the VR 700 be in Demo mode 23 Press the DISPLAY EXIT button to exit Demo mode p Is your playback equipment amp and speaker powered up p 19 Could the volume of your playback system amp and speaker have been lowered 19 Check the volume of your playback system P Are your amp speakers or headphones connected correctly p 21 No sound Insufficient volume Could the VR 700 s volume be lowered p 14 Check the setting of the MASTER VOLUME knob and the ENSEMBLE VOLUME bar p 23 Could the expression pedal have been used to adjust the volume 45 While being careful about the volume depress step on the pedal P Could the Local Control setting be off 57 Turn the Local Control setting on again or turn the VR 700 s power off then on again p Could all of the harmonic bars be pushed in 38 Pull the harmonic bars toward yourself P Organ sound is not heard Could the wheel brake key be applied 43 Use the foot switch or D Beam to release the wheel brake a Pull out the ENSEMBLE VOLUME lever to increase the volume of the ensemble sound p 14 Ensemble sound is inaudible or Could the volume have been adjusted by the expression pedal not loud enough If the Ensemble Expression Switch is on the volume of the ensemble sound will be controlled p 54 by the expression pedal While being careful about the volume depress the expression pedal This is not a malfunction Noise is heard when you pressor The VR 700 reproduce
93. kers 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 e Adding Rotary Speaker Modulation EEN 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 EENEG 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 I
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95. ld is shown in the display m l Various Settings Function mode Settings for parameters other than Local Control are saved in system memory After editing these press the WRITE button to save the settings in system memory p 51 Button Parameter Value Factory setting PIANO Local Control Internally connects ON or disconnects OFF the sound generator of the organ sounds and ensemble sounds with the keyboard and other controllers p 65 To prevent problems such as there being no sound the Local Control setting is automatically turned on when you turn on the power Ifyou turn Local Control off the keyboard unit connected to the MIDI PEDAL IN connector will be disconnected from the sound generator OFF ON ON at power up E PIANO Device ID Specifies the ID number used to identify units when using system exclusive messages to change the VR 700 s settings 17 32 17 STRINGS Sub Keyboard Function Specifies the part that will be played by a keyboard connected to the MIDI IN connector p 66 OFF U UPPER L LOWER OFF CHOIR SCAT MIDI Thru Switch Specifies whether messages received at the MIDI IN connector will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector p 66 OFF ON ON BRASS USB MIDI Thru Switch Specifies whether MIDI Thru will be used on the computer when the USB MIDI connector is connected to your computer p 67 OFF ON OFF
96. mat it on the VR 700 For the procedure refer to Formatting USB Memory p 62 USB memory that was formatted on a computer cannot be used by the VR 700 USB memory that you want to use with the VR 700 must be formatted by the VR 700 For details on the USB memory that can be used with the VR 700 refer to Specifications p 80 To purchase USB memory contact the dealer where you purchased the VR 700 For details on the format of songs that can be played back by the VR 700 refer to Specifications p 80 On the VR 700 all songs are indicated by a number Be aware that these will differ from the file names shown when the USB memory is connected to a computer Ifa folder contains more than 100 songs it may not be possible to select songs correctly Take care that there are no more than 100 songs in a folder Various Settings Function mode Operations in Function Mode 1 2 Press the FUNCTION ENTER button The VR 700 will enter Function mode and the display will indicate Paes Use the button or button to select the group containing the parameter you want to edit The sound buttons will blink Display Group Refer to Or G Organ sound parameters p 52 Pr Percussion parameters p 52 ri il Rotary parameters p 53 E m G Ensemble sound parameters p 53 EZE i i Gn Equalizer settings p 54 ro Pedal bend lever and foot p 54 OO controller set
97. memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction or the improper operation of the unit To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data we recommend that you periodically save a backup copy of important data you have stored in the unit s memory on a USB memory Unfortunately it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored on a USB memory or in the unit s memory once it has been lost Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit s buttons sliders or other controls and when using its jacks and connectors Rough handling can lead to malfunctions When connecting disconnecting all cables grasp the connector itself never pull on the cable This way you will avoid causing shorts or damage to the cable s internal elements A small amount of heat will radiate from the unit during normal operation To avoid disturbing your neighbors try to keep the unit s volume at reasonable levels You may prefer to use headphones so you do not need to be concerned about those around you especially when it is late at night When you need to transport the unit package it in the box including padding that it came in if possible Otherwise you will need to use equivalent packaging materials Do not apply undue force to the music stand while it is in use Use only the specified expression pedal EV 5
98. meters must all be different MIDI channels The same MIDI channel cannot be shared by more than one parameter System Settings Various Settings Function mode With the Group already selected press the button or button until 5 4 5 is shown in the display Settings for parameters other than Key Transpose are saved in system memory After editing these press the WRITE button to save the settings in system memory p 51 The Key Transpose setting is saved separately for each favorite Button Parameter Value Factory setting PIANO Master Tune 415 3 466 2 Hz 440 0 Hz E PIANO Key Transpose 6 5 semitone Emer Notes will sound at a ji IF E fixed loudness regardless EE of how strongly you play f Lighter feeling keyboard JOC touch STRINGS Key Touch Normal Heavier feeling keyboard touch Key Touch Velocity CHOIR SCAT Specifies the strength of the notes when Key 1 127 100 Touch is turned OFF Quick Firing Enables the Quick Firing function for the organ BRASS Turning this OFF will make the keyboard less OFF ON ON responsive for glissandi or repeated notes but will reduce rebounding bouncing when you release a key Internal clock SYNTH LEAD Clock Source Internal clock EVE it id MIDI clock SYNTH PAD Clock Out OFF ON OFF mie Use the computer s wen standard driver Generic GUITAR USB Driver Generic m Use the dedicated driver LUT U so
99. n 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 e Varying the Sound in Real Time Harmonic Bars En p 38 e Playing the Sounds of Two Parts on the Keyboard Split et p 34 Connecting a Pedal Keyboard p 20 12 Features of the VR 700 Ensemble section offers high quality piano and synth sounds Comes with a stringently selected collection of sounds geared for ensembles Thanks to the adoption of 88 key multisampling which results in very realistic sounds you ll be able to richly express every nuance of your music Moreover a wide variety of acoustic sounds including analog synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments and realistic string sounds have also been included making it easy for you to contribute a wealth of sounds when playing in a band Ensemble Sound Kisiwa p 68 Easy operation geared for live performances We ve placed buttons or knobs right there on the panel for most of functions that a performer needs access to when playing live And since everything has been grouped together according to function the VR 700 can be controlled simply and logically Additionally we ve made the buttons self illuminating so you don t need to worry about finding things when you re on a dark stage Together this means that even the first time use
100. n using just one ensemble sound p 30 the ensemble sound is assigned to the Pedal part by holding down the TO LOWER PEDAL button and pressing the button The TO LOWER PEDAL button will light and Pd will be shown in the display For ensemble sound 2 To assign the Ensemble 2 sound to the Pedal part hold down both the Ensemble 2 button and the TO LOWER PEDAL button while you press the button If you hold down the LOWER and UPPER buttons and press the SPLIT button the Split function will turn on allowing you to play the upper part in the higher range of the keyboard and the pedal part in the lower range of the keyboard p 28 Playing Organ Sounds or Ensemble Sounds Individually Playing Only an Ensemble Sound 1 Turn off the Split function If the Split function is on press the SPLIT button so it s turned off 2 Press the ensemble sound button The ensemble sound will be assigned to the upper part The organ sound will be muted ENSEMBLE PIANO E PIANO STRINGS CHOIR SCAT BRASS Sib SYNTHLEAD SYNTH PAD GUITAR You can switch variations of the ensemble sound adjust its volume and assign it to the lower part or pedal part in the same way as when Layer is turned on For details refer to Playing Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Together Layer p 29 Operation when playing two ensemble sounds is the same as when Layer is on For details refer to Layering Two
101. nce of the ensemble sounds Se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee While holding down the buttons of ensemble sound 1 and ensemble sound 2 press the button or button to change the volume balance of the ensemble sounds AA ENSEMBL PLAYER TEMPO PIAN E PIAN STRINGS CHOIR SCAT BRA DISPLAY FUNCTION S o S S BE ES EXIT ENTER SYNTHLEAD SYNTHP Ob BASS OTHERS Volume of ensemble sound 2 Volume of ensemble sound 1 31 Playing the VR 700 3 Assigning an ensemble sound to the lower part See ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee For ensemble sound 1 In the same way as when using just one ensemble sound p 30 press the TO LOWER PEDAL button the lower part will switch to ensemble sound 1 and the TO LOWER PEDAL button will light For ensemble sound 2 Hold down the button of ensemble sound 2 and press the TO LOWER PEDAL button the lower part will switch to ensemble sound 2 Lights green Ensemble sound 2 g OCTAVE E PIANO STRING OIR SCAT BRASS Stiler TO LOWER GUITAR BASS OTHERS PEDAL The TO LOWER PEDAL button indicates the status of ensemble sound 1 If you hold down the button of ensemble sound 2 the TO LOWER PEDAL button will instead indicate the status of ensemble sound 2 32 4 Assigning an ensemble sound to the pedal part Se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee For ensemble sound 1 In the same way as whe
102. nnector Stereo 1 4 Phone type CONTROL PEDAL connector EXPRESSION PEDAL connector Connectors DAMPER PEDAL connector MIDI connectors IN PEDAL IN OUT USB Connectors MIDI Memory AC Inlet Power Consumption 13W Dimensions not includes Music Rest 1 260 W x 395 D x 128 H mm 49 5 8 W x 15 9 16 D x 5 1 16 H inches Specifications 16 0 kg Weight not includes Music Rest 35 Ibs 5 oz Music Rest Accessories Power Cord Owner s Manual Damper Pedal DP 10 DP 2 BOSS FS 5U Expression Pedal EV 7 EV 5 BOSS FV 500L Stereo Headphones RH 300 RH A30 RH D30 Options Pedalboard PK 25A PK 7A Keyboard Stand KS G8 Bench BNC 88 BNC 15 DR USB Memory Key M UF2G Inthe interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice 81 Index A Ki inakaa 17 AUCIO data WEE 49 B Backup Delete ege Seegen 61 Favorite BANK button BENDER button Bender OVER iii BRAKE button seet 43 C Genter abeng ee o 56 iii aan EE 42 CHORUS button 42 Clock Source 59 Computer ansir isoin 67 CONTROL PEDAL connector een 17 D ENT Un EEN 14 36 Damper pedal sitt 20 DAMPER PEDAL connector eessessseessseesssersssesssseesseessseresserssseesss 17 Delete Backup Demo song a Device lD E DISCOMION iia E EFFECT CONTROL knob EFFECT ON button EENEG Ensemble Sounds een ENSEMBLE VOL
103. nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit For Canada NOTICE T
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105. once again 5 To stop rhythm playback and return to the previous display press the DISPLAY EXIT button No data for the music that is played will be output from MIDI OUT and USB MIDI Button operations for the Player function You can use the following buttons to perform operations such as Play and Stop for the internal rhythms or for SMF music data or audio filea stored on USB memory TONE PLAYER e TEMPO RHYTHM DISPLAY FUNCTION SONG EXIT ENTER Action Operation Press the p gt W Play Play Stop button Pressthe p gt Mm Play gd Stop button during playback Return to the beginning of the Press the button song Hold down the button for Rewind several seconds during playback Hold down the button for Fast forward several seconds during playback Advance to the beginning of Press the button the next song Selecting the rhythm or song to play See ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee Each time you press the PLAYER RHYTHM SONG button you ll switch between selecting internal rhythms or songs from USB memory Internal rhythm Song from USB memory ri CH D Music data Onl I TILI I Audio file 49 Playing Rhythms and Songs Player Functions Playing Songs from USB Memory 1 Press the PLAYER RHYTHM SONG button a number of times to access the screen for selecting a song from USB memory p 49 2
106. one buttons Control Function These buttons select the category of ensemble Tone buttons sounds p 46 OCTAVE SHIFT This button sounds the selected ensemble sound button at a higher or lower octave p 46 TO LOWER PEDAL This sounds the selected ensemble sound in the button lower part or pedal part p 29 EFFECT Control Function CONTROL knob ponies EN that s applied to the ON button This button turns the effect on off for the ensemble sound p 46 REVERB section Here you can apply reverberation to the organ sounds and ensemble sounds Control Function LEVEL knob Adjusts the depth of the reverb effect p 44 TYPE button Selects the type of reverb effect p 44 15 Names of Things and What They Do PLAYER section Here you can play back internal rhythm patterns or MIDI files and audio files saved on external memory connected to the USB MEMORY connector PLAYER Control Function RHYTHM SONG Use this button to specify playback of either internal rhythm patterns or files stored on button external memory This button plays the file gt B Play During playback pressing this button will stop Stop button playback FAVORITE section G FAvorITE The organ sounds and ensemble sounds that you use frequently together with their state can be registered as Favorites Once you ve registered your favorite
107. os em MAK SLOW FAST ON 4 a SITTI The most typical rotary speaker unit contained a high frequency speaker tweeter and a low frequency speaker woofer each of which rotated at a different speed The VR 700 simulates the effect produced by a rotary speaker You can use the buttons in the rotary sound section to control the operation of the rotary speaker Button Description ON button Turns on the rotary speaker effect Switches the rotational speed of the rotary speaker Press the SLOW FAST button to toggle between FAST and SLOW FAST is selected when the indicator is blinking rapidly and SLOW is selected when the indicator is blinking slowly SLOW FAST button When you turn this on lit the rotational speed of the speaker will slow down and eventually stop completely The function mode setting Rotary Brake Position lets you specify whether the speaker will come to rest at arandom angle or at the same angle each time when the rotation is stopped completely p 52 BRAKE button You can also use the bender lever p 14 or foot pedal to control the operation of the SLOW FAST button and BRAKE button p 55 Creating Organ Sounds Detailed settings for the rotary speaker eeeeoeevoevevevoeevneeeeeeeeoeeeoeeeeeeeeeee In Function mode you can make detailed settings for the rotary speaker p 53 Speaker volume You can specify the volumes of the twe
108. ou purchased the VR 700 When attaching the music rest support it securely with your hand so that it does not fall Be careful not to pinch your hand or fingers when attaching the music rest Use only the included screws To detach the music rest support it with your hand and slowly remove the screws After detaching the music rest firmly tighten the fastening screws The music rest fastening screws you remove must be kept out of the reach of small children so that they will not be swallowed accidentally 22 Adjusting the Volume 1 Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the volume Turning the knob toward the right will increase the volume and turning it toward the left will decrease the volume You ll also need to make appropriate volume adjustments on the connected equipment MASTER VOLUME Getting Ready Listening to the Demo Songs The VR 700 contains 3 demo songs No Song Title See Copyright 1 Desert Stroll Mano Hanes 2010 Roland Corporation 2 The Odd Mistress Kiyomi Otaka 2010 Roland Corporation 3 7th Dance ona Sun Ray Ralf Schink 2010 Roland Corporation All rights reserved Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws PLAYER Simultaneously press the RHYTHM SONG button and the gt H Play Stop button The VR 700 will enter Demo mode and the display
109. our hand is to the D Beam controller the stronger the Ring Modulator will be RING MOD button A spring reverb shock sound p 37 will be heard when you move your hand close to the D Beam controller SPRING SHOCK button The volume of the spring reverb shock sound can be adjusted by the REVERB LEVEL knob The spring shock will be more effective if you choose SPRING as the reverb type p 44 What is the Wheel Brake This simulates the way in which the tonewheels stop rotating when you switch off the power on a tonewheel organ Since the amplifier of atonewheel organ consisted of analog circuits using vacuum tubes it would continue to produce sound for a short time even after the power was turned off However since the organ s tonewheels would start slowing down as soon as the power was turned off this would make the pitch drop The technique of stopping the tonewheels was sometimes used on tonewheel organs A skilled performer could use this effect within their music What is a Ring Modulator This simulates a circuit that produces an unpitched metallic sound by varying the frequency of the ring modulator s internal oscillator In hard rock of the past some organ players applied aggressive effects such as a ring modulator to their organ in order to compete with the aggressive playing of the electric guitarist Aring modulator is an effect that generates complex overtones that are not found in the or
110. power If you need to turn off the power completely first turn off the POWER switch then unplug the power cord from the power outlet For this reason the outlet into which you choose to connect the power cord s plug should be one that is within easy reach and readily accessible Placement Using the unit near power amplifiers or other equipment containing large power transformers may induce hum To alleviate the problem change the orientation of this unit or move it farther away from the source of interference This device may interfere with radio and television reception Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receivers Noise may be produced if wireless communications devices such as cell phones are operated in the vicinity of this unit Such noise could occur when receiving or initiating a call or while conversing Should you experience such problems you should relocate such wireless devices so they are at a greater distance from this unit or switch them off Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight place it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Also do not allow lighting devices that normally are used while their light source is very close to the unit such as a piano light or powerful spotlights to shine upon the same area of the unit for extended periods of time Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit When moved from one
111. pth eee effect with added Tremolo cyclic modulation of 8 Clav off MULTI STAGE PHASER Rae SE high settings of the phase difference produce a deep phaser 9 WahWah Clav On AUTO WAH Manual Cyclically controls a filter to create cyclic change in timbre 10 Natural Hps Off CHORUS Depth This is a stereo chorus STRINGS group Parameters assigned to No Name Default Effect name the Knobs Description 1 VR Strings off ENHANCER scene Controls the overtone structure of the high frequencies adding sparkle and tightness to the sound 2 Warm Strings Off EQUALIZER Low Gain This is a low frequency stereo equalizer 3 Studio Sect Off MULTI TAP DELAY Delay Time This effect provides four delays 4 ChmbrStrings off ENHANCER enz Controls the overtone structure of the high frequencies adding sparkle and tightness to the sound 5 JP Strings Off EQUALIZER Low Gain This is a low frequency stereo equalizer CHOIR SCAT group Parameters assigned to No Name Default Effect name K EN Description 1 Real Choir off ISOLATOR Boost Cut High This isan equalizer which cuts the volume greatly allowing you to add a special effect to the sound by cutting the volume in high range This applies a 3D effect to the chorus sound The chorus sound will be 2 Jazz Scat SH SE SSES positioned 90 degrees left and 90 degrees right 3 Aerial Choir Off LONG DELAY Delay Time A delay that provides a long delay time This is a multiple cho
112. r should experience no problems when using the VR 700 since it s operation is intuitive And once you have a certain combination of sounds you like and have made a whole range of detailed settings you can store your efforts as a Favorite and have instant access to it later simply by pressing a button e Names of Things and What They Do e Storing Your Favorite Settings Favorites See p 14 ug p 47 Equipped with player feature The instrument comes stocked with a variety of rhythm patterns which can be used as a rhythm guide Thanks to this you can gain practice along more musical lines when compared to simply using a metronome In addition the inclusion of a USB memory connector allows you to make use of SMF WAV AIFF and MP3 files stored on USB flash drives Such files can be played back when practicing or be used as backing while performing e Playing Rhythms and Songs Player Functions een p 49 Beautifully refined design The VR 700 s metallic colored body presents a striking image on stage And the distinctive quality of it s real wood side panels can only get better with age Like all fine products made of wood the wooden side panels can be easily scratched Please treat them with the care they deserve 13 Names of Things and What They Do Top Panel Masten Ka e PITCH FILTER VOLUME C mm 0 V LINK button 4 Organ control Bender lever This button turns V LINK on off p 64
113. rmonic bars will be at maximum volume and the rotary will be in the FAST state The volume will decrease as you lift up on the pedal and when you completely release the expression pedal the volume will return to the settings of the harmonic bars ER q Ep Soft pedal Playing with the pedal held down will soften the tonal character The soft pedal effect applies only to piano sounds LI Sostenuto pedal Notes that you play with the pedal already pressed will continue sounding even after you release the OL m key The sostenuto pedal effect applies only to ensemble sounds Turn the effect on off for the ensemble sound Turns the ensemble section s EFFECT ON button on off p 46 OG Adjust the amount of effect for the ensemble sound n If an expression pedal is connected the pedal will control the ensemble section s EFFECT CONTROL E E J knob presi Raise the pitch bend up m If an expression pedal is connected the pedal will raise the pitch of the ensemble sound Lower the pitch bend down If an expression pedal is connected the pedal will lower the pitch of the ensemble sound or E OO CO Start stop the player The pedal will control the play stop button Player s tap tempo The playback tempo of the rhythm will synchronize to the timing at which you press the pedal fa Oy a Call up the next favorite L d Ci Call up the preceding favorite mud
114. rt Factory Settings VR 700 Turn the Function mode setting Sub Keyboard Function OFF You can use a MIDI cable sold separately to connect a MIDI If Sub Keyboard Function is OFF you can play any desired part of sequencer to the VR 700 the sequencer can record your the organ ensemble sound generator by setting your MIDI performance on the VR 700 and the VR 700 can sound the playback keyboard to the appropriate MIDI transmit channel p 57 from the sequencer Playing the Upper Part or Lower Part Local Control Setting Set the Function mode Sub Keyboard Function to Upper to play the upper part or Lower to play the lower part If Sub Keyboard Function p 57 is set to Upper or Lower MIDI messages received at the MIDI IN connector will automatically be converted to the MIDI channel specified for Upper Organ MIDI Channel or Lower Organ MIDI Channel The routing will be the same as for the MIDI PEDAL IN connector p 65 66 If your external MIDI sequencer s MIDI Thru function is enabled change the following Function mode parameters as follows Set Local Control to OFF it will be ON when the power is turned on Set MIDI Thru Switch to OFF factory setting is ON The Local Control setting is not remembered by the VR 700 It will be ON when you turn on the power If Sub Keyboard Function p 57 is set to Upper or Lower MIDI messages received at the MI
115. rus that applies two phase modulation in stereo It 4 Female Vox Off SPACE D Depth gives no impression of modulation but produces a transparent chorus effect 5 Female Aahs Off MULTI TAP DELAY Delay Time This effect provides four delays 72 List of Effects for the Ensemble Sounds BRASS group Parameters assigned to No Name Default Effect name the Knob Description Kl res off ISOLATOR Boost Cut High This isan equalizer which cuts the volume greatly allowing you to add a special effect to the sound by cutting the volume in high range 2 R amp R Brass Off EQUALIZER High Gain This is a high frequency stereo equalizer 3 Bigband Sax 4 VoyagerBrass off ISOLATOR Boost Cut Mid This isan equalizer which cuts the volume greatly allowing you to add a special effect to the sound by cutting the volume in mid range 5 Jump For KY Off LONG DELAY Delay Time A delay that provides a long delay time SYNTH LEAD group Parameters assigned to No Name Default Effect name the Koba Description 1 Vintage Lead On DELAY Balance This is a stereo delay 2 Dual Lead On 3TAP PAN DELAY Balance Produces three delay sounds center left and right 3 Saw Lead On EQUALIZER Low Gain This is a low frequency stereo equalizer 4 SuperSawSlow On STEP PAN Rate This uses a 16 step sequence to vary the panning of the sound ster Led on mom Depi n a a 6 Square Lead On LONG DELAY Delay Tim
116. s the noise that is heard when a key of a tonewheel organ is turned on 45 release a key off You can eliminate this noise by setting the Function mode Key On Click Level and Key Off P Click Level settings to 0 Could the tuning be incorrect The pitch of the organ sounds can be adjusted by the Function mode setting Organ Fine Tune p 52 and the pitch of the ensemble sounds can be adjusted by the Ensemble Fine Tune setting p 53 The overall pitch is adjusted by Master Tune p 59 Check these settings Pitch is incorrect Could the VR 700 be transposed 59 Either disable the transpose setting or re specify it R Could the wheel brake have been left on 43 Operate the foot switch or D Beam to release the wheel brake P i H Harmonic bar 1 is not heard Could Ve Se n 3 p 41 f percussion is on the 1 harmonic bar will not sound s each part s MIDI channel set correctly MIDI messages are not gt 5 k S S nthe Function mode MIDI group of settings specify the correct MIDI transmit receive channel p 57 transmitted received correctly or each part s the pedal connected correctly 20 Check the pedal connections p s the pedal polarity set correctly Set the Function mode parameters Damper Pedal Polarity and Control Pedal Polarity p 54 appropriately for the polarity of the pedal you are using Pedal doesn t work or is stuck f you connect a pedal while the power is on the pedal effect may be stuck M
117. scesseesasecesseessees 33 Playing the Sounds of Two Parts on the Keyboard Split ene 34 Boundary Between Upper and Lower Parts Split Point EEN 35 Using the D Beam Controller to Modify the Sound neen 36 DY Bea MiERe Cts eerste ee E E E 36 Creating Bee EN OO CET About Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generators EEN 38 Varying the Sound in Real Time Harmonic Bars ENEE 38 Using the Harmonic Bars to Create Sounds EENEG 39 Harmonic Bars and Overtones Using Percussion to add a Sense Of Attack ENEE 41 Adding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and Chonsl neen 42 Turning on Vibrato or Chorus Changing the Vibrato or Chorus Type Adding Rotary Speaker Modulation s sssssss1ssss Making the Sound DItO eer Adding Reverberation Beverb EEN Changing the Reverb Type Using a Pedal to Adjust the Volume Playing Ensemble SOunds ccccccccsssssscccssccsccccssssscccssscsccsscsssccscsssscses 4O Selecting an Ensemble Sound EEN 46 Octave AI E AA RIA hee 46 Effects For the Ensemble SUN Maki 46 Storing Your Favorite Settings FavOoriteSs sssesss000000000000000 47 Selecting AF Aa EE E N E ENI AE 47 Saving the Current Settings as a Favorite ENEE 47 Initializing the Favorite Susice rs iia i aE a kE E E eiT EASi SAAE ii aktai Backing up Favorites to USB Memonm Restoring from USB ME MO ai Playing Rhythms and Songs Player Functions ssss00000000000000 49 Playing Internal R
118. sure to read p indicates a reference page The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display Note however that your unit may incorporate a newer enhanced version of the system e g includes newer sounds so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual 11 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 e Creating Organ Sounds e Selecting an Ensemble Sound Ensemble Sound List 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 Let gt e About Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generators ENEE p 38 Rotary sound What would an organ performance be without rotary spea
119. teist kunkin alueen voimassa olevien m r ysten mukaisesti T ll merkinn ll varustettuja tuotteita ei saa h vitt kotitalousj tteiden mukana Ez a szimb lum azt jelenti hogy az Eur pai Uni ban ezt a term ket a h ztart si hullad kt l elk l n tve az adott r gi ban rv nyes szab lyoz s szerint kell gy jteni Az ezzel a szimb lummal ell tott e E S term keket nem szabad a h ztart si hullad k k z dobni Ce symbole indique que dans les pays de l Union europ enne ce produit doit tre collect s par ment des ordures m nag res selon les directives en vigueur dans chacun de ces pays Les produits portant ce symbole ne doivent pas tre mis au rebut avec les ordures m nag res Symbol oznacza e zgodnie z regulacjami w odpowiednim regionie w krajach UE produktu nie nale y wyrzuca z odpadami domowymi Produkt w opatrzonych tym symbolem nie mo na utylizowa razem z odpadami domowymi Questo simbolo indica che nei paesi della Comunit europea questo prodotto deve essere smaltito separatamente dai normali rifiuti domestici secondo la legislazione in vigore in ciascun paese I prodotti che riportano questo simbolo non devono essere smaltiti insieme ai rifiuti domestici Ai sensi dell art 13 del D Lgs 25 luglio 2005 n 151 Este s mbolo indica que en los pa ses de la Uni n Europea este producto debe recogerse aparte de los residuos dom sticos tal como est regulado en cada zona Los pr
120. tem memory After editing these press the WRITE button to save the settings in system memory p 51 The Bend Range setting is saved separately for each favorite Button Parameter Value Factory setting PIANO Damper Pedal Polarity m E E Normal Normal E PIANO Control Pedal Polarity ai Fu Reverse Normal Refer to Functions that can STRINGS Control Pedal Assign be assigned to the control Rotary speed pedal p 55 CHOIR SCAT Bender Range 0 24 semitones BRASS D Beam Sensitivity 1 127 127 The shaded parameters are stored in system memory 54 Various Settings Function mode Functions that can be assigned to the control pedal Function Display No assign Switch the rotational speed of the rotary speaker Turn the ROTARY SLOW FAST button on off p 43 Rotational speed of the rotary speaker If an expression pedal is connected control the speed of the rotating speaker between FAST and SLOW Stop the rotary speaker L Turn the ROTARY BRAKE button on off p 43 TI DIr ROTARY GAIN knob If an expression pedal is connected use the pedal to control the setting of the ROTARY GAIN knob p 44 Wheel brake kg Stop the tone wheels p 43 uO Crescendo If an expression pedal is connected the pedal will produce the same result as adjusting all of the harmonic bars simultaneously If you step all the way down on the pedal the ha
121. tings D LI Player parameters p 56 MIDI input output settings p 57 CO i System settings p 59 uta V LINK settings p 60 Deleting favorite sets WEL formatting USB memory p 60 initializing the system After you ve selected the group press the sound button that corresponds to the parameter that you want to edit For the correspondence between parameters and sound buttons refer to the pages listed above Use the button or button to edit the value of the parameter When you ve finished editing press the DISPLAY EXIT button to return to the state of selecting a group Press the DISPLAY EXIT button once again to exit Function mode Editing Parameter Values You can edit the value of a parameter by using the button or button Depending on how you press these buttons the value will change as follows Operation Change in value Press the button Value increases Press the button Value decreases Hold down the button Value continues increasing Hold down the button Value continues decreasing Hold down the button and press the button Value increases rapidly Hold down the button and press the button Value decreases rapidly Press the button and I Value is reset to the factory set value button simultaneously The factory settings of the system parameters are listed in the table on the next and following pages
122. tting Percussion Recharge Time that lets you adjust it p 52 42 Adding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and Chorus By pressing the VIBRATO button or CHORUS button to turn it on you can apply vibrato or chorus to the organ sound VIBRATO CHORUS VIBRATO CHORUS UI You can t apply vibrato and chorus simultaneously Nor can you apply vibrato or chorus with differing settings to the upper part lower part and pedal part Vibrato and chorus will not apply to the percussion sound Turning on Vibrato or Chorus 1 Press the VIBRATO button or the CHORUS button The button you pressed will light and the vibrato or chorus effect will be applied to the organ sound Changing the Vibrato or Chorus Type The vibrato and chorus effects can each be switched between three types You can t switch the vibrato or chorus type when vibrato or chorus ison 1 Verify that vibrato or chorus is off and press the VIBRATO button or CHORUS button The display will indicate the current vibrato type V 1 V 2 V 3 or chorus type C 1 C 2 C 3 2 Use the button or button to change the vibrato or chorus type The effect will intensify as the vibrato type V 1 V 2 V 3 or chorus type C 1 C 2 C 3 moves to a higher number Adding Rotary Speaker Modulation You can add the modulating sound that is typical of an organ with a rotary speaker connected ROTARY SOUND GAIN py n
123. tus near water manufacturer 6 Clean only with a dry cloth 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket 7 Do not block any of the ventilation openings Install in or table specified by the manufacturer or accordance with the manufacturers instructions sold with the apparatus When a cart is used 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators use caution when moving the cart apparatus heat registers stoves or other apparatus including combination to avoid injury from tip over amplifiers that produce heat 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or unused for long periods of time grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does replacement of the obsolete outlet not operate normally or has been dropped For the U K WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDA
124. ual odor occurs Objects have fallen into or liquid has been spilled onto the unit or The unit has been exposed to rain or otherwise has become wet or The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance Do not force the unit s power supply cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices Be especially careful when using extension cords the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord s outlet must never exceed the power rating watts amperes for the extension cord Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through Before using the unit in a foreign country consult with your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page Do not put anything that contains water e g flower vases on this unit Also avoid the use of insecticides perfumes alcohol nail polish spray cans etc near the unit Swiftly wipe away any liquid that spills on the unit using a dry soft cloth Z CAUTION Ifyou need to move the instrument disconnect the A CAUTION The unit should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation This VR 700 for use only with Roland stand KS G8 Use with other stands is capable of resulting in instability causing possi
125. uired to safely lift and move the unit It should be handled carefully all the while keeping it level Make sure to have a firm grip to protect yourself from injury and the instrument from damage a Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet p 18 Z Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area pull the plug on the power cord out of the outlet Should you remove music rest attachment screws keep them ina safe place out of children s reach so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter such as a refrigerator washing machine microwave oven or air conditioner or that contains a motor Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used power supply noise may cause this unit to malfunction or may produce audible noise If it is not practical to use a separate electrical outlet connect a power supply noise filter between this unit and the electrical outlet Before connecting this unit to other devices turn off the power to all units This will help prevent malfunctions and or damage to speakers or other devices Although the LEDs are switched off when the POWER switch is switched off this does not mean that the unit has been completely disconnected from the source of
126. utton to select variations of the ensemble sound 2 Adjusting the ensemble sound s volume Use the ENSEMBLE VOLUME bar to adjust the volume of the ensemble sound ENSEMBLE VOLUME STT 29 Playing the VR 700 3 Assigning an ensemble sound to the lower part To assign the ensemble sound to the Lower part press the TO LOWER PEDAL button The TO LOWER PEDAL button will light and Lo will be shown in the display At the same time Split p 34 will turn on allowing you to play the upper organ sound in the upper part ENSEMBLE OCTAVE E PIANO STRINGS CHOIR SCAT BRASS SHIFT EAD SYNTH PAD ITAR BA THERS TO LOWER GUI SS 0 S PEDAL VCombo vrzo S Za Sc II Lower organ Upper organ Ensemble sound 4 Assigning an ensemble soundto the pedal part To assign the ensemble sound to the Pedal part hold down the TO LOWER PEDAL button while you press the button The TO LOWER PEDAL button will light and Pd will be shown in the display 30 When you press the SPLIT LOWER and UPPER buttons simultaneously the Split function will turn on the higher range of the keyboard will play the upper part and the lower range of the keyboard will play the pedal part p 28 Layering Two Ensemble Sounds 1 Press the LAYER button to turn it on layering is now enabled HILAL AI While holding down an ensemble sound button press the button of another ensem
127. will indicate del The FAVORITE 1 3 buttons will blink In Demo mode you can t edit the organ sound choose ensemble sounds or perform The blinking FAVORITE 1 3 buttons correspond to the four demo songs When you press one of the buttons the corresponding demo song will begin playing When the demo song has finished playing the next demo song will play To stop demo song playback press the P E Play Stop button To exit Demo mode press the DISPLAY EXIT button No data for the music that is played will be output from the MIDI OUT connector and USB MIDI connector 23 Getting Ready Indications in the Display Bank number Favorite number When you switch on the VR 700 s power the current favorite number is shown in the display Pressing the DISPLAY EXIT button cycles you through the following choices for what is displayed DISPLAY TONE TONE SS PLAYER PLAYER gt TEMPO EXI TEMPO Ss Normal state Tone number of the indicates the favorite ensemble sound number DISPLAY DISPLAY TONE PLAYER TEMPO Tempo of the internal rhythm or song p 50 24 TONE PLAYER TEMPO Player function s rhythm and song selection p 49 Indications when editing settings Se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee When you re changing the reverb or chorus type the display will indicate the respective type From this state you can pr
128. y as appropriate for the brightness of your location p 54 36 D Beam Effects Effects applied to ensemble sounds See e ee ee ee ee ee ee eeeee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee When you press a button it will light red and the D Beam effect will be applied to ensemble sounds For details on how to assign an ensemble sound refer to Playing Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Together Layer p 29 Button lights red Effect The pitch will fall as you move your hand closer to the D Beam controller The maximum amount of pitch change depends on the Function mode Bend Range setting p 54 PITCH button The high frequency range will be diminished as you move your hand closer to the D Beam controller producing a more muffled sound FILTER button The volume will decrease as you move your VOLUME button hand closer to the D Beam controller The D Beam effect will apply to all ensemble sounds Effects applied to organ sounds When you press a button twice it will light green and the D Beam effect will be applied to organ sounds Button lights green Effect The Wheel Brake p 37 will be applied as you move your hand closer to the D Beam controller The Wheel Brake will turn off when you move your hand away from the D Beam controller WHEEL BRAKE button The Ring Modulator p 37 will be applied when you move your hand close to the D Beam controller The closer y
129. yback Speed Pitch Bend Controls the playback speed D Beam controller FILTER on Color Cb CC 74 Controls the hue and brightness VOLUME on Video Fader CC 11 Controls the video fader When V LINK is on the lowest 12 keys one octave will not produce sound 2 To turn V LINK off press the VLINK button once again The V LINK function will turn off and the V LINK button will go out Connecting MIDI Equipment To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections The VR 700 s Internal Structure Sound Generator Section The VR 700 contains a sound generator for organ sounds and ensemble sounds and a sound generator for song playback The organ ensemble sound generator is a multi part sound generator with the factory settings each part is assigned to the following MIDI channels Organ ensemble sound generator parts Mipi channel factory setting Upper organ 1 Lower organ 3 Pedal organ 2 Ensemble 1 4 Ensemble 2 5 Internal rhythm 10 Spring shock 9 MIDI messages received at the MIDI PEDAL IN connector are automatically converted to the MIDI channel specified by Pedal Organ MIDI Channel p 57 MIDI Routing External MIDI keyboard USB Internal rhythm Song playback Organ ensemble sound generator sound generator VR 70

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