Roland V-Combo VR-700 Workshop page 11

Try out the D Beam with ensemble tones, pressing each D Beam button
to light it in amber—you can see above each button what feature it
activates—and then waving your hand above the D Beam as you play.
Shifting the Pitch of Ensemble Tones
Octave Pitch-Shifting
The V-Combo makes it simple to shift the pitch of the currently selected
ensemble tone up and down by octaves. (It's especially handy for targeting
the desired octave when you're splitting the keyboard or layering tones). To
shift the ensemble tone by octaves:
Press the ENSEMBLE OCTAVE SHIFT button so it lights—"0" appears in
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the display to show the current amount of octave shifting.
Use the - and + buttons to lower and raise the pitch, respectively, of
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the ensemble tone.
To return to standard pitch, press OCTAVE SHIFT again to turn it off.
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Transposition by Semitones
You can also transpose the V-Combo keyboard in semitone steps. To do this:
Press the FUNCTION button.
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Use the - and/or + buttons to select the System group of settings.
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The first nine tone-category buttons flash.
Press the flashing E. PIANO button to select the Key
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Transpose setting.
Use the - or + button to lower or raise the pitch of the keyboard,
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respectively, by the desired number of semitone steps. You can lower
the keyboard by as many as six semitones, or raise it by up to five.
Press the EXIT button twice to leave Function mode.
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Ensemble Effects
In the V-Combo, there's a dedicated effect processor for the
ensemble tones. Each tone's been assigned an effect at the Roland
factory. You can turn a tone's effect on or off, and set the amount
of the effect to be applied to the tone.
When you're using ensemble tones in split and layers, the ensemble
effect is available for the first-selected ensemble tone.
To turn the currently selected ensemble tone's effect on or off, press the
ENSEMBLE EFFECT ON button. When the button's
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lit—the ensemble effect is turned on.
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unlit—the ensemble effect is turned off.
Turn the ENSEMBLE EFFECT CONTROL knob to apply the desired amount of
effect processing.
A Word About Ensemble Splitting and Layering
With the V-Combo's ability to play and combine upper- and lower-manual
organ sounds, a pedal keyboard organ sound, plus a pair of ensemble tones,
the sheer breadth of the V-Combo's splitting and layering options put them
far beyond the scope of this booklet. Hence the separate V-Combo Splits and
Layers Workshop booklet. Meanwhile, here are some Favorites to try out:
Favorite Bank and Number
3-1
3-4
1-8
Description
bass on the bottom, piano on top
left-hand choir, right-hand organ
an organ/ethereal pad layer
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