About The Pedals; Enjoying A Demonstration Of The Vima's Capabilities - Roland Vima RK-500 Owner's Manual

About the Pedals

The pedals perform the following operations. You'll use them
mainly when playing piano.
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Soft Pedal
Sostenuto Pedal
Damper Pedal (right pedal)
While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an
extended time even if you release your fingers from the
keyboard.
The length of sustain will change subtly depending on how
deeply you press the pedal.
On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will
cause the strings for notes other than the ones you actually
play to vibrate in sympathy with what you've played,
producing a rich resonance. The VIMA simulates this
sympathetic vibration (damper resonance).
Sostenuto Pedal (center pedal)
The notes you are pressing when this pedal is depressed will
be sustained.
Soft Pedal (left pedal)
If you hold down this pedal, the notes will be softer in tone.
The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to
which you press the pedal.
About the Adjuster
If you feel that the pedal is unstable (for example if you've
moved the VIMA to a different location), you can adjust the
adjuster located on the bottom of the pedals as follows.
❍ Turn the adjuster to lower it until the adjuster is in firm
contact with the floor. The pedal may be damaged if there
is a gap between the adjuster and the floor. In particular,
when you've placed the VIMA on carpet, you must turn
the adjuster until it is pressing firmly against the floor.
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Adjuster
Damper Pedal
Enjoying a Demonstration of
the VIMA's Capabilities
You can use the "Demo" function to experience the VIMA's
features and major performance functions.
1.
Hold down the [VIDEO MONITOR] button and
press the [EXIT] button.
The demo will begin automatically.
The [VIDEO MONITOR] button will automatically turn on
(lit), and the VIMA's display will show the demo.
If you've connected an external display or a
television to the VIMA, the demo will also
appear in the external display or television.
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Exiting the Demo
1.
Press the [EXIT] button.
Before You Play
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