About This Booklet - Roland v-combo vr-09 Workshop Manual

About the VR-09 Workshop Booklets
Roland's V-Combo VR-09 is designed for today's performing musician,
with everything he or she needs in a single, affordable instrument
that weighs just a little more than 12 easy-to-carry pounds. All of the
must-have sounds are here, from Roland's acclaimed piano, electric
piano, and Virtual Tone Wheel organ to synths, horns, strings, drums,
and anything you'd want to pull off a gig in style. There's no digging
through menus while your audience waits, either—it's all right there at
your fingertips. And with the six always-live effect knobs and D Beam,
your audience won't believe what you can do with the V-Combo VR-09.
There's also a free iPad app for serious sound programming. Of course,
battery power also means you can take your musical magic anywhere.

About This Booklet

This booklet provides an introduction to the V-Combo VR-09, with a
tour through some of its headline features to give you an idea of what
you can do with this all-in-one instrument, and how easy it is to use.
Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet
Throughout this booklet, you'll come across information that deserves
special attention—that's the reason it's labeled with one of the following
symbols.
A note is something that adds information about the topic at hand.
A tip offers suggestions for using the feature being discussed.
Warnings contain important information that can help you avoid
possible damage to your equipment, your data, or yourself.
When you see this URL button, click it to jump to a web
page that has content you'll find interesting. (Obviously,
this requires a live internet connection.)
To make things easier to read, from now on we'll refer to the
V-Combo VR-09 as simply the "VR-09."
Fast Access from the Front Panel
The VR-09 is built for speed, letting you grab the sounds and tools
you need onstage in an instant. Its front panel is divided into clearly
separated sections that have lots of buttons, knobs, and sliders to
make it all fast and easy to get to.
EFX ORGAN
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EFX section—This area houses the knobs that control the VR-09's
six live global effects. These knobs provide an amazing amount of
expressive fun, allowing you to enhance, and yes, mangle, sounds
on the fly in performance.
•
ORGAN section—This area is where you take control of the
VR-09's incredible organ sounds. When an organ is selected, the
sliders act as drawbars that unlock the power of Roland's new
SuperNATURAL Virtual Tone Wheel technology.
•
PIANO section—This section is where you can choose from
among the many piano, electric piano, and clavinet sounds built
into the VR-09. Press the PIANO OTHERS button to find pitched
instruments from harmonicas to harps, accordions to
rich synth patches, and more. Click the URL button to
view a PDF of the VR-09 sound list.
PIANO SYNTH DRUM
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