ROLAND V-COMBO VR-700 STAGE KEYBOARD NOW AVAILABLE

"The Best in Organ, Piano, and Synth Sounds for the Gigging Musician

Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 2010 – Roland is proud to announce that the V-Combo VR-700 Stage Keyboard (http://www.RolandUS.com/V-Combo) is now shipping. Featuring the best of Roland’s acclaimed Virtual Tone Wheel organ, full 88-key multi-sampled piano, and pro synthesizer sounds, the V-Combo is perfect for players who need an all-in-one keyboard for a variety of musical settings, including houses of worship, stage performances, and rehearsal studios.

The V-Combo provides an authentic sound and feel to satisfy any organ player. Using Roland’s Virtual Tonewheel engine, the V-Combo simulates the unique structure and distinctive sound of vintage organs. The new amplifier and rotary simulator faithfully reproduces the sound needed for jazz, rock, funk or gospel, while the 76-key waterfall action captures the feel of a vintage organ. Add an optional PK-25 or PK-7A pedalboard for a more console-organ type feel.

The V-Combo takes its lead from Roland’s popular instruments, including everything from expressive full key multi-sampled acoustic grand pianos, classic electric pianos, to realistic strings, brass, bass and guitar sounds. The 76 keys can easily layer two ensemble tones together, or layer and split with the organ tones.

In addition to the ten harmonic bars on the front panel, the V-Combo also incorporates a variety of expressive controllers for even more exhilarating performances. The red harmonic drawbar allows players to control the volume of the Ensemble tones. With the D Beam, players can create authentic organ-specific effects, such as wheel braking, or perform filter and level tone shaping on ensemble tones using an infrared light beam.

XLR and ¼" outputs make the V-Combo ready for any stage, while the USB port and Song Player function enables direct playback and control of backing tracks from USB memory. Keyboardists can also back up and recall Favorites and system settings from USB memory, making the V-Combo easy to share at rehearsal studios.

The V-Combo VR-700 is now available with a suggested retail price of $2,329.00.

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V-Combo VR-700 Overview

YouTube via RolandChannel
"http://www.roland.com/products/en/VR-...
Tired of big, bulky, expensive keyboard rigs? Meet the new V-Combo VR-700, a multi-function keyboard that covers every base onstage. The V-Combo offers powerful real-time performance capabilities and a simple user interface. With a legendary Virtual Tone Wheel organ and dedicated harmonic bars onboard, plus a first-class array of essential ensemble sounds (grand piano, EP, strings, brass, synth leads, and more), the V-Combo melds an entire rig into one convenient instrument for easy transport and fast setup. Backing-track functionality, built-in rhythms, great effects, and a comfortable waterfall-style keyboard round out the feature set, making this multifaceted keyboard a godsend for gigging musicians."

Sweetwater Minute - Vol. 40, Demo of Roland GAIA SH-01 and V-Combo VR-700

YouTube via SweetwaterSound — May 28, 2010 — "More on the GAIA: http://bit.ly/GAIASH01. More on the VR-700: http://bit.ly/VR700.
In this Sweetwater Minute, Mitch Gallagher chats with Bob Bailey from Roland about the concepts behind the new GAIA SH-01 synth and V-Combo VR-700. Then, Sweetwater's Daniel Fisher plays both of them, showing many of the exclusive sounds he's created that will come included when you get one from Sweetwater."

NAMM: ROLAND PRESENTS V-COMBO VR-700

"Los Angeles, CA, January 14, 2010 – Roland is proud to announce the V-Combo VR-700. Featuring the best of Roland’s acclaimed Virtual Tonewheel organ, full key multi-sampled piano, and pro synthesizer sounds, the V-Combo is perfect for players who need an all-in-one keyboard for a variety of musical settings, including houses of worship, stage performances, and rehearsal studios. The V-Combo offers powerful real-time performance capabilities in a simple-to-use-interface.

The V-Combo provides an authentic sound and feel to satisfy any organ player. Using Roland’s Virtual Tonewheel engine, the V-Combo simulates the unique structure and distinctive sound of vintage organs. The new amplifier and rotary simulator faithfully reproduces the sound needed for jazz, rock, funk or gospel, while the 76-key waterfall action captures the feel of a vintage organ. Add an optional PK-25 or PK-7A pedalboard for a more console-organ type feel.

The V-Combo takes its lead from Roland’s popular instruments, including everything from expressive full key multi-sampled acoustic grand pianos, classic electric pianos, to realistic strings, brass, bass and guitar sounds. With tone remain capability onboard, the 76 keys can easily layer two ensemble tones together, or layer and split with the organ tones.

In addition to the ten harmonic bars on the front panel, the V-Combo also incorporates a variety of expressive controllers for even more exhilarating performances. The red harmonic bard allows players to control the volume of the Ensemble tones. With the D Beam, players can create authentic organ-specific effects, such as wheel braking, or perform filter and level tone shaping on ensemble tones using an infrared light beam.

XLR and ¼" outputs make the V-Combo ready for any stage, while the USB port and Song Player function enables direct playback and control of backing tracks from USB memory. Keyboardists can also back up and recall Favorites and system settings from USB memory, making the V-Combo easy to share at rehearsal studios.

The V-Combo VR-700 is scheduled to ship in March with a suggested retail price of $2,329.00. For more information, please visit www.RolandConnect.com."

NAMM: Roland V-Combo VR-700 Winter NAMM 2010 Demo

YouTube via SweetwaterSound
"More info at www.sweetwater.com. Roland's stage-ready V-Combo VR-700 keyboard puts an array of instruments and features at your fingertips — all packed into a conveniently sized chassis. This versatile 76-key keyboard includes Roland's renowned Virtual Tone Wheel and built-in drawbars, for outstanding organ sounds. You also get strings, brass, synth leads, amazing grand piano sounds, and more. Backing tracks and rhythms are onboard, too."

RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth 13-pin Adapter

YouTube Uploaded by WayneJoness on Oct 15, 2011
"The RC-1324-VR adapts modern, 13-pin guitars to play vintage 24-pin guitar synthesizers. Any 13-pin pin Roland-Ready guitar can play a vintage Roland guitar synth like a GR-300, GR-700, etc."

Playlist:
RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth 13-pin Adapter Introduction
RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth 13-pin Adapter Hexa Fuzz
RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth 13-pin Adapter Cable
RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth Fernanades Sustainer

RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth 13-pin Adapter Introduction

YouTube Uploaded by WayneJoness on Mar 4, 2012

"The RC-1324-VR adapts modern, 13-pin guitars to play vintage 24-pin guitar synthesizers. Any 13-pin pin Roland-Ready guitar can play a vintage Roland guitar synth like a GR-300, GR-700, etc."

RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth Fernanades Sustainer

Uploaded by WayneJoness on Mar 4, 2012

"The RC-1324-VR bridges the gap between cutting edge guitar technology and vintage synth technology. In this clip, a Fernandes Sustainer equipped guitar with a GK-3 pickup plays the GR-300, with infinite sustain."

RC-1324-VR Roland GR-300 Vintage Guitar Synth 13-pin Adapter Hexa Fuzz

Uploaded by WayneJoness on Mar 4, 2012

"Details on the Hexa Fuzz distortion circuit in the RC-1324-VR."

Roland GR-700 Guitar Synthesizer with RC-1324-VR Parker PM-10

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300 this is a short performance piece using the Roland GR-700. RMX Stylus provides the beats, and the tones come from the GR-700. A Parker PM-10 is used as a controller, with the RC-1324-VR converting the 13-pin output to 24-pin format. The tune is "James" by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, from the PMG album Offramp"

Relaxation Music with Tibetan Singing Bowls and Synthesizers - VR 360° Video (Live Synth Jam)

Published on Apr 16, 2017 Ralph Baumgartl

Some 360° synth spotting. You'll need a browser other than Safari that supports it though.

"This Live Synth Jam is our first attempt at Relaxation and Meditation Music. My friend Bernie was using various Tibetan, Thai and Burmese Singing Bowls, Gongs and Chimes, which were recorded with a Zoom H2N audio recorder and mixed together with the Synthesizer and Keyboard recording from the mixer. This was a spontaneous idea to try out something that we haven’t done before. The video is VR 360°.

The gear list for the Synth Rig: Roland JD-Xi, Mini Korg-700, Minimoog Voyager, Memotron, Korg Micro-X, Strymon BigSky, Strymon Timeline, Zoom MS-70CDR."

Roland Museum 360° Video & Google Streetview Inside the Roland Museum

Published on Jan 18, 2017 Roland Experience Channel

Note: You'll need a browser that supports 360° video for this one. You'll find a link to the Google Streetview of the inside below.

Check it out here.

Nice Roland System 700!

via Roland:

"At the Roland R&D Center in Hamamatsu, Japan, we maintain a private museum that exhibits Roland and BOSS musical instruments that date all the way back to our foundation in 1972 and span the genre-defining musical eras of the '80s and '90s. The instruments on display are extremely important to us, and are still used as references for current product development.

While the museum is not open to the public, we are pleased to provide exclusive online access through a 360-degree VR experience. You can view the museum in a guided 360-degree video tour, or explore the displays at your own pace with a virtual walk-through in Google Street View.

"The History of Roland Innovation" exhibit presents many vintage musical instruments, from synthesizers, pianos, and organs to electronic drums, guitar products, recorders, sequencers, and more. We hope you enjoy your visit!"