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The Roland VK-8M Organ Sound Module puts Roland's acclaimed Virtual Tone Wheel organ sound in a convenient desktop unit with nine harmonic bars and retro-style wood panels. COSM Amplifier and Rotary Speaker Modelling further complement these authentic sounds, while an audio input and Active Expression feature let players fade in an external tone with a pedal. The VK-8M makes adding distinctive organ sounds to any setup easy. |
Since its introduction, Roland's VK8m Combo Organ has made quite an impact with die-hard organ fans - praised for its natural and authentic sound. Now Roland makes these Virtual Tone Wheel organ sounds available to any musician with the desktop VK8M. With its new COSM Amp Modelling, nine harmonic bars and simple knob-based controls, the VK8M delivers outstanding organ sounds with easy front-panel editing. Players can also dive into more detailed sound parameters like leakage level and rotary woofer speed.
The VK8M amazing organ sounds are further improved with COSM Amp Modelling. Four different amp types are available for creating everything from clean gospel organs to the gritty overdriven sounds of a rock organ. The newly developed COSM Amp Type IV stands out in particular for its killer gain and crunchy distortion effect. The VK-8M takes organ modelling to a whole new level of realism, with intuitive editing of every parameter.
Performers will appreciate the VK8M Line input and Active Expression feature. Using an optional EV-7 Expression Pedal, players can gradually fade in a sound from an external source, such as a synthesizer or MIDI module. By slowly fading in a pad sound, for example, players can bring out a section of a song, or create energy by fading in a sharper tone like brass. These features open up an entirely new level of expression.
With its D Beam Controller, the VK8M offers the performer a world of expression. Using an infrared beam of light with an LED that changes colour as your hand changes distance, players can control such functions as rotary speed (Slow/Fast) or tone wheel motor stops. And with 36 memory locations, you can store custom settings with a simple one-touch procedure and recall your sounds using the Bank Select and six Registration buttons.
While VariOS gives you the power to create complete audio-based compositions without any additional hardware or software, it’s nice to know you’ve got options. That’s why V-Producer includes the ability to sync to MIDI clock and MTC, enabling it to run smoothly alongside other sequencing programs like Emagic's "Logic", MOTU's "Digital Performer", Cakewalk's 'Sonar" and Steinberg's 'Cubase SX". Arrangements can also be exported as Standard MIDI Files (Format 1), and encoded audio files - or an entire arrangement - can be saved as stereo .WAV/AIFF files for further manipulation in other DAW programs.