Roland VR-700 Manuale Utente

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Creating Organ Sounds
 
1.
 
Press either the HARMONIC BAR [UPPER] button or the 
[LOWER] button to select the part whose sound you want 
to create.
 
fig.pnl-assgn.eps
 
 
2.
 
Press the [MANUAL] button.
 
When you press the [MANUAL] button so it’s lit, the organ sound will 
reflect the current settings of the harmonic bars.
 
3.
 
Move the harmonic bars to modify the sound.
 
• For the Pedal part, only the 16’ and 8’ sounds will speak. 
• To hear the sound of the lower part, turn Split on, and then use the 
the pedal part, turn Split on, and then use the left range of the 
The numbers (16’, 5-1/3’, etc.) printed on each harmonic bar are the 
“footage” (a number of feet). The footage plays an important role in 
determining the tonal character. 8’ is the basic footage (pitch); you’ll 
be creating the sound around this basic pitch.
If you play the middle ‘C’ note (C4), the harmonic bars will be 
sounding the following pitches.
 
fig.H-bar-Harmonic.eps
 
There are three colors of harmonic bars. Those that are in octave 
multiples of 8’ are white, those that are not octave multiples are 
black, and the lower-pitched bars are brown.
 
Using the Harmonic Bars to Create Sounds
 
Part
Operation
 
Upper part
Press the [Upper] button
Lower part
Press the [Lower] button
Pedal part
Press the [Upper] button and [Lower] 
button simultaneously
 
Harmonic Bars and Overtones
16’
8’
4’
2’
1’
5 1/3’
2 2/3’
1 3/5’ 1 1/3’
one octave
below
5th
root
8th
12th
15th
17th
19th
22th
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