Function Mode - Roland V-Combo VR-700 Workshop

What's On the V-Combo Display?
The set of labels and indicators to the left of the display help you understand
what the display's currently showing you.
You can toggle through the display's operating modes by
repeatedly pressing the main control area's DISPLAY button. When
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none of the indicators is lit—the display shows the most recently selected
Favorite or, if you're in Function mode, a Function mode screen. (We'll
explain Function mode in a moment.)
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the TONE indicator is lit—the display shows you the number of the most
recently selected ensemble tone.
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the PLAYER indicator is lit—the display shows the number of the
currently selected Player rhythm, audio file, or song.
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the TEMPO indicator is lit—the display shows the tempo of the currently
selected rhythm or song.
While you can manually change the display mode using the DISPLAY
button as described, the V-Combo also does this automatically for you
during certain operations.

FUNCTION Mode

To get to the V-Combo's more detailed settings, you press the
FUNCTION button, which takes you into Function mode. Once
you're in Function mode, the button acts as an ENTER button that
takes you down through screens. You also press it when you want
to execute certain software operations.
When you're in Function mode, the DISPLAY button acts as an EXIT
button—you can press it to leave the current Function-mode screen.
If you think of the FUNCTION/ENTER button as digging down through
menus, DISPLAY/EXIT climbs back up and out of them.
The Minus and Plus Buttons
In various V-Combo operations you adjust numeric values
using the - and + buttons.
Meet the V-Combo Organ
What better place to start on the V-Combo than with its organ controls,
which rightfully dominate the front panel.
The Organ Player's Virtual Dream Come True
There's not a better-sounding, more playable virtual organ on the market.
The V-Combo is all about providing a musical experience, with
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Roland's unmatched virtual tonewheel technology—that sounds great
and is incredibly customizable, with a range of vintage organ models
onboard, harmonic percussion, vibrato, chorus, and more.
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a natural-feeling waterfall keyboard—that makes it easy to play
glissandos, rips, and smears.
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nine actual harmonic bars—that mean your mad drawbar skills are right
at home on the V-Combo, as the bars respond naturally and without lag
to any push or pull.
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a realistic virtual rotary speaker—that sounds and acts like a traditional
cabinet. You can customize its tone, with five amp models, its behavior,
and toggle its speed using the V-Combo's bender lever as you play.
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a D Beam—that allows a simple wave of the hand to add some
interesting special effects onstage.
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splits and layers—that turn the V-Combo into a dual-manual organ.
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pedal keyboard capability—that brings your feet in on the fun when you
connect an optional Roland PK-25A, PK-7A, or PK-5A (sold separately) to
the V-Combo's rear-panel MIDI PEDAL IN jack.
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