Owners Manual - Roland

Creating Organ Sounds
Using a Pedal to Adjust the Volume
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.
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Other settings for the organ 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 sounds of four different types of tonewheels.
The tonewheel type can be changed by the Function mode
setting “Wheel Type” (p. 52).
Expression pedal
Stepping on the pedal will increase the volume, while releasing the
pedal will decrease the volume.
* The organ volume will not reach 0 even if you completely release
expression pedal.
For details on connecting an expression pedal, refer to
“Connecting an Expression Pedal and Damper Pedal” (p. 20).
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.
You can adjust the level of the leakage noise by using the
Function mode setting “Leakage Level” (p. 52).
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.
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
• Volume of noise when you release a key:
Key OFF Click Level
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