Roland V-Combo VR-700 Workshop page 10

The V-Combo Ensemble Tones
We Hear Ya Like Bread and Butter
Since few gigs are all about organ, the V-Combo also contains other sounds
you can use onstage, called "ensemble tones. " These include
•
a great onstage piano—The V-Combo's ensemble piano tones are
derived from our top-selling digital stage grand pianos.
•
strategically selected synth tones—We've put together a group of synth
leads and pads that benefit from Roland's undisputed synth know-how.
•
a comprehensive assortment of utility tones—Drawing from Roland's vast
sound library, we've decked-out a musician's toolbox of tones to get
you through any gig.
The V-Combo also provides dedicated effects processing for its ensemble
tones. Each tone has an adjustable pre-selected effect.
Selecting Ensemble Tones
Tone Categories
The V-Combo's ensemble tones are divided into categories for quick
selection. Each tone category has its own front-panel ENSEMBLE button. You
can press one of these buttons to quickly select the category's first, or most
recently selected, tone.
The currently selected tone category's button lights red to show the category's selected.
If you haven't been selecting tones in a tone category—just after
turning on the V-Combo, for example—hitting a tone category's button
selects its first tone.
When you're in Function mode, the ENSEMBLE buttons don't select
tone categories, they have another role to play there.
Selecting a Tone Within the Current Category
Once you've selected the tone category you want, use the - and/or + buttons
to select the desired tone from within the category.
Take a few moments to listen to some of the V-Combo's ensemble tones.
If you select a new tone while another one's still sounding, note how the
V-Combo's slick Tone Remain feature lets the first tone's notes end naturally.
If you find yourself frequently choosing a certain tone over time,
consider saving it as a Favorite so you can grab it even more quickly.
For a complete list of the ensemble tones in the V-Combo's tone
categories, see Page 68 in the Owner's Manual.
Live Control of Ensemble Sounds
The Bender Lever
As we noted earlier, when the V-Combo bender lever's ORGAN CONTROL
button is lit, the lever acts as a rotary-speaker speed toggle. When its
BENDER button is lit instead, it acts as a pitch-bender and mod lever for the
V-Combo's ensemble sounds.
Push the lever to the left or
right to bend note pitches
down and up, respectively.
Give the lever a try as you audition some ensemble tones.
Push the lever forward to
add modulation to your
ensemble tones.
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