Roland V-Combo VR-09 Reference Manual Download

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An Overview of This Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rear Panel (Connecting Devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Attaching the Ferrite Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Placing This Unit on a Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turning the Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turning the Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turning the Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Listening to the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the Included USB Memory Protector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting Sounds with One Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting Organ Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting Piano Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting Synthesizer Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting Your Favorite Sounds (Registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recalling a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Switching Registration Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Storing a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting Drum Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modifying the Organ Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the Harmonic Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Setting Example of Harmonic Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the Rotary Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using Twin Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using Vibrato/Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modifying the Synthesizer Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Volume Envelope (ATTACK, DECAY, RELEASE) . . . . . .

Adjusting the Tonal Character (CUTOFF, RESONANCE) . . . . . . . . . . .

Adding Effects to the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applying Effects (EFX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modifying the Sound / Producing Sound Effects

(D-BEAM Controller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-BEAM Controller Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Pitch/Applying Vibrato

(Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making the Pitch Change Smoothly (Portamento) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Specifying the Time of Pitch Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Key Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Raising or Lowering the Range in Octaves (Octave) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transposing the Key (Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Combining Two Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Layering Two Sounds (Dual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Layering a Piano Sound and Synthesizer Sound . . . . . . . . . . .

Combining an Organ Sound with a Piano Sound or

Synthesizer Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cancelling Dual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing Different Sounds in the Left and Right Hands (Split) . . . . .

Assigning the Dual Sounds to the Left and Right Regions . .

Combining Two Organ Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Combining a Piano Sound and Synthesizer Sound . . . . . . . . .

Combining an Organ Sound with a Piano Sound or

Synthesizer Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing Drum Sounds in the Lower Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Split Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cancelling Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Performing with Rhythm Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting/Playing Rhythm Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Tempo of the Rhythm Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusting the Volume of the Rhythm Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording Your Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Renaming a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deleting a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the Looper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording with the Looper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording While a Rhythm Pattern Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Loading an Audio File for Playback or Recording . . . . . . . . . . .

Deleting the Phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving a Phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a Time (Auto Off)

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (LCD Contrast) . . . . . . . . . .

Saving Registrations to a USB Flash Drive (Save Registration) . . . .

Loading Saved Registrations from a USB Flash Drive

(Load Registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Individually Loading Registrations from a USB Flash Drive

(Load One Regist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deleting Saved Registrations from a USB Flash Drive

(Delete Registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Formatting a USB Flash Drive (Format USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Initializing a Synthesizer Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contents

Summary of Contents for V-Combo VR-09

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Page 3: ...s REFERENCE Adding Effects to the Sound p 24 Using the Rotary Effect p 20 Registration Sound and effect settings as well as combinations of sounds can be stored as a registration You can easily switch...

Page 4: ...ranspose 27 Combining Two Sounds 28 Layering Two Sounds Dual 28 Layering a Piano Sound and Synthesizer Sound 28 Combining an Organ Sound with a Piano Sound or Synthesizer Sound 28 Cancelling Dual 28 P...

Page 5: ...g the Function of the Pedal Switch Damper Assign 48 Selecting the Part s Affected by the Damper Pedal Damper Part 49 Changing the Function of the Expression Pedal Expression Assign 49 Selecting the Pa...

Page 6: ...knob Adjusts the tonal character COMPRESSOR knob Makes the sound more consistent MFX knob Applies a multi effect multiple effects DELAY knob Delays the sound to create an echo like effect REVERB knob...

Page 7: ...synth pad sounds CHOIR button Selects choir sounds SFX button Selects sound effects OTHERS button Selects synthesizer sounds that are not shown on the panel SYNTH LEVEL buttons Adjusts the volume of...

Page 8: ...OUTPUT jacks Use the controls of the connected device to adjust its volume This sound cannot be recorded PHONES jack Connect you headphones sold separately to this jack USB COMPUTER port You can use...

Page 9: ...r be careful so as to protect the buttons and knobs from damage Also handle the unit carefully do not drop it 2 Insert the batteries into the battery compartment taking care to observe the correct pol...

Page 10: ...e front of this unit with the front of the stand Adjust so that the height does not exceed 1 meter Adjust the stand to a level no higher than the fifth level from the bottom Adjust the width of the st...

Page 11: ...automatically after a predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last used for playing music or its buttons or controls were operated Auto Off function If you do not want the power to be tu...

Page 12: ...screw s head causing the wrench to rotate uselessly To tighten the screws turn the Allen wrench clockwise To loosen the screws turn the Allen wrench counter clockwise loosen tighten Keep the removed s...

Page 13: ...s for traditional organ keys are extremely shallow meaning that sounds are produced with the slightest touch of the keys This gives it special qualities that allow glissando and similar performance te...

Page 14: ...creen is shown the select screen will be held Press the EXIT button to return to the previous screen Selecting Synthesizer Sounds 1 Press the MODE SYNTH button The MODE SYNTH button will light Volume...

Page 15: ...istration The registration screen is shown in the display Registration number Bank number Multi effect type p 47 SplitorDualsetting p 28 Registration name Volume Octave p 27 MEMO You can select a regi...

Page 16: ...rum Sounds You can play drum sounds and sound effects from this unit s keyboard A drum kit lets you choose from a selection of sounds When you switch drum kits the sounds assigned to each key will cha...

Page 17: ...urn to the previous screen Harmonic bars and the pitch of the sound When the middle C C4 note is pressed each harmonic bar will sound the following notes 16 8 4 2 1 51 3 22 3 13 5 11 3 one octave belo...

Page 18: ...The other harmonic bars will be unavailable Part p 29 Harmonic bars that can be operated Upper part 16 8 4 2 2 3 2 5 bars Lower part 8 4 2 1 3 5 4 bars The bars at the right with the and icons will r...

Page 19: ...zz Organ Percussion Off 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 Progressive rock Here s a setting for the progressive rock that was popular in the 70s Add the C 3 chorus p 22 and the overdrive p 24 Organ type Rock Organ Pe...

Page 20: ...ct Move the lever away from yourself to turn the rotary effect on off or apply the brake move the lever to left or right to switch between fast slow speeds For more about the rotary effect controlled...

Page 21: ...as the 2 2 3 harmonic bar Parameter Value Explanation DECAY Decay FAST The percussion sound will decay immedi ately producing a sharper attack Volume of the harmonic bars Short decay time Volume Perc...

Page 22: ...RATO CHORUS screen appears 2 Turn the VALUE dial to select the desired effect Value Explanation V 1 Applies a slight vibrato effect V 2 Applies a medium vibrato effect V 3 Applies a strong vibrato eff...

Page 23: ...time When you operate a bar the current value is shown in the screen MEMO While the value of a parameter is displayed you can turn the VALUE dial to adjust the value The value of each parameter is sho...

Page 24: ...more colorful sound This is appropriate for solo performances COMPRESSOR knob Compresses loud sounds and boosts the level of soft sounds This narrows the dynamic range helping to keep your playing au...

Page 25: ...g to the brightness of its surroundings If it does not operate as you expect you can readjust the sensitivity Increasing the D BEAM sensitivity value p 50 will make it more sensitive D BEAM Controller...

Page 26: ...Modulation Lever p 50 For the following acoustic sounds you can use the modulation lever to produce dynamics effects N Trumpet N Alto Sax N Flute Making the Pitch Change Smoothly Portamento Portamento...

Page 27: ...ard This setting specifies the pitch sounded by the middle C C4 key 1 Hold down the TRANSPOSE button and press the or button The display will indicate the transpose setting Value C0 C8 semitone MEMO I...

Page 28: ...and use the OCTAVE DOWN UP buttons to specify the octave Combining an Organ Sound with a Piano Sound or Synthesizer Sound Organ sound Piano sound Synthesizer sound 1 Simultaneously press the MODE ORGA...

Page 29: ...that had been assigned to part 2 will be assigned to the lower part MEMO To specify dual settings with an organ sound you can also use the ORGAN SPLIT button CombiningTwo Organ Sounds Organ sound Orga...

Page 30: ...dalboard PK 9 sold separately to the PK IN connector p 8 2 Select an organ sound p 13 Creating the sound of the pedal part 3 Press the ORGAN SPLIT button The DUAL SPLIT screen appears 4 Press the UPPE...

Page 31: ...select a part and use the OCTAVE DOWN UP buttons to specify the octave Combining an Organ Sound with a Piano Sound or Synthesizer Sound Piano sound Synthesizer sound Organ sound Or Organ sound Piano...

Page 32: ...in left hand zone E1 B1 C2 C5 B4 C4 B2 C3 E7 1 Press the ORGAN SPLIT button or SYNTH SPLIT button to make it light 2 While holding down the SPLIT button you pressed in step 1 press the key that you w...

Page 33: ...ing specifies the tempo of the following functions Song SMF format recording and playback Tempo synchronized effects p 47 1 Press the TAP TEMPO button The TEMPO screen appears 2 Press the TAP TEMPO bu...

Page 34: ...uments for Karaoke etc Recording Preparations for recording 1 Connect a USB flash drive sold separately to the USB MEMORY port p 6 2 As necessary select the rhythm pattern p 33 that you want to play w...

Page 35: ...tton or the START STOP button To select a song within the folder Use the VALUE dial To move out of a folder Use the VALUE dial to select the and then press the ENTER button or the START STOP button 4...

Page 36: ...character MODE ORGAN Del button Delete the character MODE PIANO Space button Inserts a space 6 Press the ENTER button or the MODE SYNTH Save button The song will be renamed Deleting a Song Here s how...

Page 37: ...y them on this unit You can copy the SMF audio files to the root folder of your USB flash drive or you can create a folder on the USB flash drive and copy the files into the folder Copy to a USB flash...

Page 38: ...t Damper Assign p 48 or Expression Assign p 49 to LOOPER Record standby Press the LOOPER button to enter the record standby condition MEMO As necessary make metronome settings p 51 Recording Recording...

Page 39: ...d WAV AIFF 44 1 kHz 16 bit 1 Press the SONG RHYTHM button several times to access the SONG screen 2 Use the VALUE dial to select an audio file and press the LOOPER button A confirmation message appear...

Page 40: ...e looper without saving the phrase will remain in this unit s memory until you turn off the power 3 Assign a name to the phrase Button Dial Operation CURSOR buttons Select the character that you want...

Page 41: ...istrations stored in this unit can be saved to your USB flash drive as a set registration set 1 Connect a USB flash drive sold separately to the USB MEMORY port p 6 2 Press the MENU button 3 Turn the...

Page 42: ...displayed 9 Press the EXIT button several times to finish the procedure Individually Loading Registrations from a USB Flash Drive Load One Regist Registrations saved on a USB flash drive can now be lo...

Page 43: ...10 Press the EXIT button several times to finish the procedure Formatting a USB Flash Drive Format USB Formatting is the operation of preparing a USB flash drive for use with this unit If the USB fla...

Page 44: ...on This operation is called factory reset NOTE When you execute the factory reset operation all settings you ve previously saved will be lost and will return to their factory set condition Registratio...

Page 45: ...art UPPER The effect will be applied to the upper part LOWER The effect will be applied to the lower part Leakage Level Specifying the Amount of Leakage Noise Leakage Level This specifies the amount o...

Page 46: ...es the rate at which the tweeter s rotation will change when you switch speeds 1 16 Wf Rise Time 2 Specifying theTime OverWhich theWoofer Rotation SLOW0FAST Changes Wf RiseTime This specifies the time...

Page 47: ...y moving a filter according to the volume of sounds played from the keyboard T WAH 2 produces a stronger wah effect than T WAH 1 T WAH 2 RING MODULATOR This applies amplitude modulation AM to the inpu...

Page 48: ...h Change Smoothly Portamento p 26 Keyboard Initial Touch Adjusting the InitialTouch Sensitivity InitialTouch This adjusts the initial touch the keyboard velocity sensitivity OFF Initial Touch is off V...

Page 49: ...effect will apply to the lower part if using Split or to part 2 if using Dual Expression Curve Adjusting the Depth of the Expression Pedal Expression Curve This specifies the response of the expressi...

Page 50: ...P Start stop the rhythm pattern SONG START STOP Same function as the START STOP button DAMPER OF UPPER Notes played in the upper part will be sustained while you continue holding the footswitch DAMPER...

Page 51: ...e wireless compatible applications REFERENCE For details refer to About the Wireless LAN Function p 55 MIDI Selecting the MIDITransmit Channel TxMIDI Channel You can use this unit s MIDI OUT connector...

Page 52: ...annel setting is disregarded and the messages are transmitted via Channel 16 V LINK 2 Enables the control of V LINK devices In addition to the functions of V LINK 1 V LINK 2 also sets the device to tr...

Page 53: ...function of the CONTROLLER button p 25 If using a footswitch Assign N CONTROL1 or N CONTROL2 as the function of the footswitch L Foot Switch R Foot Switch p 50 This unit lets you apply effects to the...

Page 54: ...e data between electronic instruments and computers About MIDI connectors MIDI Out Connector Connect the external MIDI device to the MIDI IN connector with an optional MIDI cable The notes played on t...

Page 55: ...less 4 Press the ENTER button of this unit The wireless menu screen p 56 appears 5 Use the CURSOR buttons to select WPS The WPS screen appears 6 Perform the WPS operation on your wireless LAN access p...

Page 56: ...wireless USB adapter is not inserted AdHoc Ad Hoc mode p 57 The Ad Hoc SSID and Ad Hoc Key are shown For details refer to Connecting in Ad Hoc mode Ad Hoc Mode p 57 Other Settings Options Make setting...

Page 57: ...Hoc Mode ON You can use Channel to specify a channel 1 11 for Ad Hoc mode Normally you won t need to change the channel Try changing the channel only if you have problems connecting 4 Press the EXIT b...

Page 58: ...nal devices are connected The power of the connected external devices is not turned on Use the correct procedure to turn on the power of the connected external devices p 8 p 11 There is no sound from...

Page 59: ...heard when you press or release a key while playing an organ sound This reproduces the click noise that is heard when you press or release a key on a tonewheel organ This is not a malfunction p 45 Or...

Page 60: ...network connections Once the limit is reached data from new connections may overwrite older data All connection data will be erased if you perform a factory reset If network connection information is...

Page 61: ...Alternatively use a different USB flash drive Media Full Data cannot be written because the USB flash drive has no more free space Delete unneeded files from the USB flash drive Alternatively use a d...

Page 62: ...gh frequency boost cut p 46 Rotary Type Rotary effect type p 46 Woofer Accel Woofer rotation speed change p 46 Tweeter Accel Tweeter rotation speed change p 46 Wf Rise Time Speed at which the woofer r...

Page 63: ...TRS 1 4 inch phone type EXPRESSION PEDAL jack TRS 1 4 inch phone type MIDI IN OUT connectors PK IN connector 8 pin DIN type USB COMPUTER port USB Type B supports USB MIDI USB MEMORY port USB Type A D...

Page 64: ...VE knob 24 Overdubbing 38 P PAD button 7 Part 1 Part 2 28 PC Number 52 PedalBass Mode 48 Pedal switch 8 Percussion 21 PERCUSSION button 21 PHONES jack 8 Phrase 40 Save 40 PIANO button 7 PIANO LEVEL bu...

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