Owner`s manual

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Conventions Used in This Manual .......................................................................................................... 1
USING THE UNIT SAFELY...................................................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES................................................................................................................................ 5
Main Features..........................................................................................9
Panel Descriptions................................................................................10
How the VK-88 Works...........................................................................16
About the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator ...................................................................... 16
How the Organ Sound are Created............................................................................................ 16
About the ORCHESTRAL TONES ............................................................................................. 18
About the Memories ..................................................................................................................... 18
Before You Begin Playing ....................................................................19
Connecting the Power Cord.................................................................................................................... 19
Connecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones.............................................................................. 20
Connecting the Pedal Keyboard............................................................................................................. 22
Connecting a Pedal Keyboard Unit which Has a PK OUT Connector.................................. 22
Connecting a MIDI Pedal Keyboard Unit ................................................................................. 23
Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal Switch ............................................................................... 24
Setting Up the Music Stand..................................................................................................................... 24
Attaching the Rear Cover........................................................................................................................ 25
Attaching the Cord Clamp...................................................................................................................... 25
Turning the Power On ............................................................................................................................. 26
Turning Off the Power ................................................................................................................. 26
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)..................................................................................... 27
Listening to the Demo Songs .................................................................................................................. 28
Playing the Organ .................................................................................29
Listening to Various Sounds................................................................................................................... 29
About the Organ Voice............................................................................................................................ 30
Adjusting the Sound in Real Time (Harmonic Bars)........................................................................... 31
Changing the Organ Sound (Wheel Type, Leakage Level, Key Click)............................................. 34
Adding Crispness to the Sound (Percussion)....................................................................................... 36
Adding Modulation to the Sound (Vibrato and Chorus)................................................................... 39
Using the COSM Rotary Speaker Effect (Rotary Sound).................................................................... 40
Changing the Amp Type (Amp Type, Overdrive, Tone) ................................................................... 41
Using the D BEAM Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects................................................. 42
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller................................................................. 44
Adding Ambience (Reverb) .................................................................................................................... 45
Dividing the Lower Keyboard (PEDAL TO LOWER) ........................................................................ 46
Changing the Split Point .............................................................................................................. 46
Adding Effects to the Pedal Part ............................................................................................................ 47
Adding a Decay to the Pedal Part (Pedal Sustain) ................................................................... 47
Sharpening the Attack of the Pedal Part (Pedal Attack) ......................................................... 47