Roland V-combo VR-730 User Manual

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An Overview of This Unit .........................................3
Panel Descriptions ...............................................6
Front Panel ......................................................6
Rear Panel (Connecting Devices) .................................8
Getting Ready ...................................................9
Installing Batteries ..............................................9
Attaching the Ferrite Core .......................................9
Placing This Unit on a Stand ....................................10
Turning the Power On/O ......................................11
Turning the Power On ....................................11
Turning the Power O ....................................11
Listening to the Demo Songs ...................................11
Using the Included USB Memory Protector ......................12
Selecting Sounds ...............................................13
Selecting Sounds with One Touch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Selecting Organ Sounds ..................................13
Selecting Piano Sounds ...................................14
Selecting Synthesizer Sounds .............................14
Selecting Your Favorite Sounds (Registration) ...................15
Recalling a Registration ...................................15
Switching Registration Banks .............................15
Storing a Registration ....................................16
Selecting Drum Sounds ........................................16
Modifying the Organ Sound .....................................17
Using the Harmonic Bars .......................................17
Setting Example of Harmonic Bars ........................19
Using the Rotary Eect .........................................20
Using Twin Rotary ........................................20
Using Percussion ...............................................21
Using Vibrato/Chorus ...........................................22
Modifying the Synthesizer Sound ................................23
Changing the Volume Envelope (ATTACK, DECAY, RELEASE) ......23
Adjusting the Tonal Character (CUTOFF, RESONANCE) ...........23
Adding Eects to the Sound .....................................24
Applying Eects (EFX) ..........................................24
Modifying the Sound / Producing Sound Eects
(D-BEAM Controller) ............................................25
D-BEAM Controller Settings ...............................25
Changing the Pitch/Applying Vibrato
(Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever) .................................26
Making the Pitch Change Smoothly (Portamento) ...............26
Specifying the Time of Pitch Change ......................26
Changing the Key Range ........................................27
Raising or Lowering the Range in Octaves (Octave) ..............27
Transposing the Key (Transpose) ................................27
Combining Two Sounds .........................................28
Layering Two Sounds (Dual) ....................................28
Layering a Piano Sound and Synthesizer Sound ...........28
Combining an Organ Sound with a Piano Sound or
Synthesizer Sound .......................................28
Cancelling Dual ..........................................28
Playing Dierent Sounds in the Left and Right Hands (Split) .....29
Assigning the Dual Sounds to the Left and Right Regions ..29
Combining Two Organ Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Combining a Piano Sound and Synthesizer Sound .........31
Combining an Organ Sound with a Piano Sound or
Synthesizer Sound .......................................31
Playing Drum Sounds in the Lower Part ...................32
Changing the Split Point ..................................32
Cancelling Split ..........................................32
Performing with Rhythm Pattern ................................33
Selecting/Playing Rhythm Pattern ..............................33
Changing the Tempo of the Rhythm Pattern .....................33
Adjusting the Volume of the Rhythm Pattern ....................33
Recording Your Performance ....................................34
Recording ......................................................34
Playing a Song .................................................35
Renaming a Song ..............................................36
Deleting a Song ................................................36
Using the Looper ...............................................38
Recording with the Looper .....................................38
Recording While a Rhythm Pattern Plays ..................39
Loading an Audio File for Playback or Recording ...........39
Deleting the Phrase ......................................39
Saving a Phrase ................................................40
Convenient Functions ...........................................41
Making the Power Automatically Turn O After a Time (Auto O) 41
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (LCD Contrast) ..........41
Saving Registrations to a USB Flash Drive (Save Registration) ....41
Loading Saved Registrations from a USB Flash Drive
(Load Registration) .............................................42
Individually Loading Registrations from a USB Flash Drive
(Load One Regist) ..............................................42
Deleting Saved Registrations from a USB Flash Drive
(Delete Registration) ...........................................43
Formatting a USB Flash Drive (Format USB) ......................43
Initializing a Synthesizer Sound .................................44
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) ...................44
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Roland V-combo VR-730 Specifications

General

Equalizer	Yes
Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Compression, Delay, Overdrive, Reverberation
Sound effects quantity	268
Keyboard number of keys	73
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Reverberation effects quantity	6
USB ports quantity	2
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) input	1
Battery type	AA
Operating time	5 h
Power source type	AC, Battery
Number of batteries supported	8

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	366 mm
Width	1215 mm
Height	124 mm
Weight	9900 g