Roland V-Combo VR-700 Workshop page 8

Gospel:
Working with the V-Combo Rotary Speaker
In the ROTARY SOUND area of the front panel are the
controls for the V-Combo organ's rotary speaker. Here's
what they do:
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Press ON—to turn the rotary speaker effect on or off.
When the button's lit, the rotary speaker's turned on.
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Turn GAIN—to set the amount of distortion in the rotary-speaker sound
by simulating the effect of overdriving the speaker.
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Press SLOW/FAST—to toggle the speed at which the speaker's virtual
horn rotates. The button's indicator flashes to show the current speed.
The SLOW/FAST button serves the same purpose as moving the bender
lever when the lever's ORGAN CONTROL button is lit.
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Press BRAKE—to stop the turning of the rotary speaker.
You can see Page 53 of the Owner's Manual to learn about all of the
other available organ settings.
Selecting Rotary Speaker Amp Models
The V-Combo gives you a choice of five high-quality, Roland COSM®-
generated rotary-speaker amp models. Let's check them out.
Press the FUNCTION button beneath the display—"Fnc" appears
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onscreen.
Press the - and/or + buttons until "OrG" appears in the display and the
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first eight ENSEMBLE buttons begin to flash.
Press the ENSEMBLE E. PIANO button to display the screen on which
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you can select amp models by number.
Press the - and/or + buttons to select the desired rotary-speaker amp
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model. You can choose Amp Model
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1—The Type 1 model gets you a clean, clear amp you might use
in jazz.
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2—The Type 2 model sounds like a vacuum-tube power-stack
amp of the kind used in British hard-rock bands going back to
the 1970s.
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3—For a more all-around rock amp, try the Type 3 model.
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4—The Type 4 model is the one to use when you want maximal
control of the distortion added by the ROTARY SPEAKER GAIN
knob. It's a good place to find crunch, especially low-end crunch.
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5—The Type 5 model's similar to Type 4, but emphasizes the
mid- and high-frequency content for a throatier sound that's
great for solos.
Press EXIT twice to leave Function mode.
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