Using The D Beam Controller To Modify The Sound; D Beam Effects - Roland VR-700 Owner's Manual

Playing the VR-700
Using the D Beam Controller to
Modify the Sound
By moving your hand above the D Beam controller you can apply a
variety of effects to the VR-700's sound.
fig.Dbeam01.eps
1.
Press a button to select the D Beam effect.
The button will light, and the D Beam effect will be selected.
Press the lit button a number of times until its light goes out; the D
beam will be turned off.
2.
While you play, place your hand above the D Beam
controller and slowly move it up and down.
The effect will be applied when you move your hand near the D
Beam controller, and will return to its original state when you move
your hand away. The button will blink when the D Beam controller is
responding.
The usable range of the D Beam controller
fig.splitpt.eps
The diagram shows the usable range of the D Beam controller.
Moving your hand outside this range will produce no effect.
* The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change depending
on the amount of light in the vicinity of the unit. If it does not
function as you expect, adjust the sensitivity as appropriate for
the brightness of your location (p. 54).
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D Beam Effects

Effects applied to ensemble sounds
When you press a button, it will light red, and the D Beam effect will
be applied to ensemble sounds.
* For details on how to assign an ensemble sound, refer to "Playing
Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Together (Layer)" (p. 29).
Button (lights red)
[PITCH] button
[FILTER] button
[VOLUME] button
* The D Beam effect will apply to all ensemble sounds.
Effects applied to organ sounds
When you press a button twice, it will light green, and the D Beam
effect will be applied to organ sounds.
Button (lights green)
[WHEEL BRAKE] button
[RING MOD] button
[SPRING SHOCK] button
* The volume of the spring reverb shock sound can be adjusted by
the REVERB [LEVEL] knob. The spring shock will be more effective if
you choose "SPRING" as the reverb type (p. 44).
Effect
The pitch will fall as you move your hand
closer to the D Beam controller.
The maximum amount of pitch change
depends on the Function mode "Bend
Range" setting (p. 54).
The high-frequency range will be diminished
as you move your hand closer to the D Beam
controller, producing a more muffled sound.
The volume will decrease as you move your
hand closer to the D Beam controller.
Effect
The Wheel Brake (p. 37) will be applied as you
move your hand closer to the D Beam
controller. The Wheel Brake will turn off
when you move your hand away from the D
Beam controller.
The Ring Modulator (p. 37) will be applied
when you move your hand close to the D
Beam controller. The closer your hand is to
the D Beam controller, the stronger the Ring
Modulator will be.
A spring reverb shock sound (p. 37) will be
heard when you move your hand close to the
D Beam controller.