Roland V-combo VR-09 Reference Manual

Adding Eects to the Sound
26
Changing the Pitch/Applying Vibrato
(Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever)
While playing the keyboard, move the lever toward the left to lower
the pitch, or toward the right to raise the pitch. This is called “pitch
bend.”
Moving the lever away from yourself will apply vibrato. This is called
“modulation.”
Moving the lever away from yourself while also moving it to left or
right will apply both eects simultaneously.
MEMO
• Pitch bend and modulation do not apply to organ sounds. If
you’re playing only organ sounds, you can use the pitch bend/
modulation lever to control the rotary eect. Move the lever
away from yourself to turn the rotary eect on/o or apply the
brake; move the lever to left or right to switch between fast/
slow speeds.
• If you’re using Split (p. 29), pitch bend and modulation will
apply only to the upper part.
• You can specify the amount of pitch bend that will occur (Pitch
Bend Range: p. 49).
• You can make settings so that the modulation lever will not turn
the rotary eect on/o or disable the brake (Modulation Lever:
p. 50).
• For the following acoustic sounds, you can use the modulation
lever to produce dynamics eects.
• N.Trumpet
• N.Alto Sax
• N.Flute
Making the Pitch Change Smoothly
(Portamento)
Portamento is an eect that produces a smooth change in pitch
between one note and the next.
Portamento can be applied to piano sounds and to synthesizer
sounds.
MEMO
• Some sounds already have portamento applied to them (default
setting).
• When using split (p. 29), portamento will be applied only to the
upper part.
1. Press the [MENU] button.
2. Turn the [VALUE] dial to select “Portamento.”
3. Press the [ENTER] button.
4. Use the CURSOR [ ] [ ] buttons to select “Portamento
Switch.”
5. Turn the [VALUE] dial to change the setting.
Value Explanation
OFF Portamento is o.
ON Portamento is on.
DEFAULT The default setting.
6. Press the [EXIT] button several times to nish the
procedure.
Specifying the Time of Pitch Change
You can specify the time over which the portamento eect will
produce the pitch change.
1. Press the [MENU] button.
2. Turn the [VALUE] dial to select “Portamento.”
3. Press the [ENTER] button.
4. Use the CURSOR [ ] [ ] buttons to select “Portamento
Time.”
5. Turn the [VALUE] dial to change the setting.
Value 0 (short)–127 (long)
6. Press the [EXIT] button several times to nish the
procedure.

Roland V-combo VR-09 Specifications

General

Equalizer	Yes
Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Compression, Delay, Overdrive, Reverberation
Sound effects quantity	223
Keyboard number of keys	61
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Reverberation effects quantity	6
Headphone outputs	1
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) output	2
Battery type	AA
Operating time	5 h
Power source type	AC, Battery
Number of batteries supported	8

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	300 mm
Width	1008 mm
Height	106 mm
Weight	5500 g