Nice. Roland must have read one of my posts about all the VR-09 needs are some wooden end bells and waterfall keys though not sure they utilized that wonderful key bed that was on the VR700. I suspect not as that was a 76 key unit but I won't know the feel of the keys until I get my hands on one. The VR700, in my humble opinion, had their nicest waterfall keyboard action ever. I see, for the VR730, they have also added my all time favourite lead sound... Soaring Lead. As well, additions include a few more sounds from the RD2000 and the ability to load sounds along with one more rotary simulator type. Nice additions. Beyond that it's very much your VR-09 which I have always maintained is a (more than capable) clone wheel organ with an abundance of bread and butter sounds along with some cool synth sounds which badly lacked on the VR760 and VR700. I like it! Cheers.
The action is quite unusual but I find it a nice hybrid for piano and organ - sadly it isn't the same keybed as the VR700/760 (which I used to have), but it has the advantage of being a lot lighter! I would regard this as a great keyboard for jam nights, small gigs and rehearsals - more of a jack of all trades.
The VR730 is very capable. I think it's a solid choice but despite a reasonable weight, it's still quite large. The key action, from my experience, is not on par with the VR700 but for sounds, it offers way more.
This keyboard could have my name on it. I play a Hammond XK1 and a Korg Krome 73, mostly in cramped bars. This could be the perfect fusion of both - all the sounds I need in one package, and very little of what I don't.
On the VR-09, the damper pedal can act as leslie on/off switch for the organ section but it has to be configured. However, if it is configured this way (Leslie on/off) then the damper pedal doesnt act as a damper pedal in the piano and synth section. I would hope that Roland would fix that issue on VR-730 or provide an option to configure the damper independently of the section. Does anyone know if Roland has done this?
VR-09b is essentially VR-09 with all the software & sound updates... you can buy the old VR-09, update the firmwares manually, and it will sound exactly like the the new VR-09b.
If that's a "bad" organ and rotary to you, then your "good" must be for bars full of golden ears. And really, it's this or a Nord for an organ feel, and team red hasn't been playing well lately.
3:49-3:52 Amazing Piano voicings on Here's That Rainy Day!!!! wow.
How do you get the Fender Rhodes settings? I don't see it on the menu??
Nice. Roland must have read one of my posts about all the VR-09 needs are some wooden end bells and waterfall keys though not sure they utilized that wonderful key bed that was on the VR700. I suspect not as that was a 76 key unit but I won't know the feel of the keys until I get my hands on one. The VR700, in my humble opinion, had their nicest waterfall keyboard action ever. I see, for the VR730, they have also added my all time favourite lead sound... Soaring Lead. As well, additions include a few more sounds from the RD2000 and the ability to load sounds along with one more rotary simulator type. Nice additions. Beyond that it's very much your VR-09 which I have always maintained is a (more than capable) clone wheel organ with an abundance of bread and butter sounds along with some cool synth sounds which badly lacked on the VR760 and VR700. I like it! Cheers.
The action is quite unusual but I find it a nice hybrid for piano and organ - sadly it isn't the same keybed as the VR700/760 (which I used to have), but it has the advantage of being a lot lighter! I would regard this as a great keyboard for jam nights, small gigs and rehearsals - more of a jack of all trades.
The VR730 is very capable. I think it's a solid choice but despite a reasonable weight, it's still quite large. The key action, from my experience, is not on par with the VR700 but for sounds, it offers way more.
Thanks for the demo. How do you like the keyboard action of the VR730?
Great work Chris, Willow loved it too.
This keyboard could have my name on it. I play a Hammond XK1 and a Korg Krome 73, mostly in cramped bars. This could be the perfect fusion of both - all the sounds I need in one package, and very little of what I don't.
Does the Roland VR O9 have a master transpose?
On the VR-09, the damper pedal can act as leslie on/off switch for the organ section but it has to be configured. However, if it is configured this way (Leslie on/off) then the damper pedal doesnt act as a damper pedal in the piano and synth section. I would hope that Roland would fix that issue on VR-730 or provide an option to configure the damper independently of the section. Does anyone know if Roland has done this?
Can you split the keyboard and layer it ?
Yes to both ... according to the Roland website. I'm considering this keyboard because my RD weighs a ton and taking it out on gigs is killing me!
Nice keyb, -- but he is no organplayer, so have to watch another demo which demos the organ a bit more
can someone please tell me what a vr-09b is (as distinct from vr-09 and vr730)?
VR09b = VR09 + firmwareupdate
VR-09b is essentially VR-09 with all the software & sound updates... you can buy the old VR-09, update the firmwares manually, and it will sound exactly like the the new VR-09b.
Bad organ sound and bad rotary sound. For what ? Every arranger keyboard has more layers/splits, more sounds, more dsp´s.
If that's a "bad" organ and rotary to you, then your "good" must be for bars full of golden ears. And really, it's this or a Nord for an organ feel, and team red hasn't been playing well lately.
It really is a bad organ and leslie sim.