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Roland V-Combo VR-730 Live Performance Keyboard: Vintage Organ Sound Preview

Roland V-Combo VR-730 Live Performance Keyboard: Vintage Electric Piano Sound Preview

Roland V-Combo VR-730 performance

Description
The onboard organs faithfully respond to classic techniques, while the historic electric pianos—which include a special selection from the acclaimed RD-2000 Stage Piano—offer impeccable tone and touch. And with the smart user interface and direct access controls, you can focus on playing without being bothered with fussy adjustments and complicated settings. The V-Combo VR-730 is the perfect instrument for pro performers on the move, providing versatile, gig-ready sounds in a highly mobile package.
Classic Waterfall Keyboard
The VR-730 is equipped with a 73-note waterfall keyboard with semi-weighted action, ideal for playing traditional organ techniques like trill, sputter, glissando, and percussive hits. As soon as you put your hands on the keys, you’ll feel right at home with the smooth touch that has just the right amount of resistance. And with the quick-firing response, it’s easy and comfortable to play fast passages, percussive attack expressions, and soft glissandos. The waterfall shape also provides a friendly feel for piano players, and the extra octave is a welcome addition for those used to 61-note keyboards, offering extended playing range and bigger zones for splits.
Expressive Freedom On Stage
The VR-730 was designed with the needs of live players in mind. Its smart, nicely organized front-panel layout features a clear LCD screen and dedicated organ, piano, and synth sound sections. This gives you direct access to all the essential sounds you need, plus lots of real-time controls for expressive tone manipulation. Seven simultaneous effects include rotary, delay, reverb, tone, overdrive, compressor, and MFX, and the dedicated knobs tweak multiple parameters for powerful sound shaping with minimal effort. It’s also simple to set up splits and layers on the fly, and to save all your settings in user memory locations for instant recall on stage.
Authentic Combo Organs with Virtual Tone Wheel Tech
Roland’s Virtual Tone Wheel Organ engine faithfully emulates the sound-generating process of a real tone wheel organ in every way, while nine harmonic bars provide classic hands-on tone control. Rotary effects are vital to the combo organ sound, and the VR-730’s three genre-oriented types make it simple to call up the right rotary tone for any style, from gospel and pop to jazz and rock. You can also deepen the sound further with the Twin Rotary effect, add some grit with tube-style overdrive, or call up the ring modulator for a more aggressive sound.
Anchor Your Music with Essential Electric and Acoustic Pianos
Piano is a cornerstone sound for live playing, and the VR-730 provides a wide selection for covering all musical styles. Many historic electric piano are on board, including a favorite from the RD-2000. You can also spice up your EPs with vintage effects like phaser, tremolo, touch wah, and tape delay. The gorgeous acoustic grand piano features 88-note stereo multi-sampling, delivering pro-level tone that rivals Roland’s dedicated stage pianos. The VR-730’s easy-access compressor effect works great with the piano sounds, ensuring that your playing always cuts through when performing with loud bands and big ensembles.
SuperNATURAL Synth Sounds from Vintage to Modern
The VR-730 is packed with a ton of ready-to-play synths, from Roland analog classics like JUNO strings and JUPITER pads to textured, modern-era digital tones and beyond. There are lots of fat, analog-style lead and bass tones to choose from as well, plus organic ‘80s-era synth sounds from Roland’s famous D-50. The 200-plus sounds cover a wide range of styles and genres, and are organized into dedicated one-touch categories like Lead, Bass, Pad, Strings, and more for fast access.
Classic Combo Design, Ready for the Stage
The VR-730 offers a classic streamlined appearance with real wood side panels, delivering the authentic vibe of a vintage combo organ. The control panel’s matte finish hides fingerprints for a clean and tidy look, and also eliminates harsh reflections from stage lighting that can reduce visibility.
Expand Your Sound Collection with Free Downloads from Roland’s Axial Sound Library Site
Roland’s Axial site is the official tone library home for downloading new sounds for Roland keyboards. Specially designed by top programmers, “The Cover Band Collection” for the VR-730 provides dozens of patches inspired by popular songs, giving you lots of ready-to-play sounds for all types of gigs. Be sure to check Axial often, as we’re always adding new sounds for the VR-730 and other Roland instruments.
Dedicated iPad Editor for Organs and Synths
The free VR-09 Editor app for iPad gives you powerful, intuitive control of the VR-730’s organ and synth sound engines via your tablet’s full-color touchscreen interface. Quickly edit organ sounds and customize vintage tone wheel characteristics such as leakage, click noise, and rotary speed, and easily access synth sounds to build custom tones and layers. After tweaking sounds at home, you can take your iPad to the gig and use the app for extra real-time control on stage. Cable-free communication between the VR-730 and iPad is simple to set up with Roland Wireless Connect. Alternately, you can link up with a standard USB cable using the appropriate adapter for your specific iPad model.



Features
- Professional performance instrument with essential sounds for gigging musicians
- 73-note waterfall keyboard with semi-weighted action for authentic organ and electric piano performances
- Mobile, easy-to-carry design weighs just 21 lbs. 14 oz./9.9 kg and runs on AC or battery power
- Virtual Tone Wheel Organ reproduces authentic vintage organ sounds
- Three onboard rotary effects, including a new rock rotary type for performing with loud bands
- Vintage electric pianos and rich acoustic grand pianos; EPs include a selection from the RD-2000
- Free iPad editor app for customizing organ and synth sounds
- Seven simultaneous effects with dedicated real-time controls
Specs
- Number of keys: 73
- Key size: Waterfall
- Aftertouch / Velocity: Both
- Polyphony (max): 128
- Tones Virtual Tone Wheel
- PCM Synth
- Wave Expansion Slots 2
- Included presets: 335
- Output: L/Mono R, XLR & 1/4 in.
- MIDI Connectivity: In/Out
- Line input: No
- USB Connectivity: Yes
- Headphone out: Yes
- Other: MIDI over USB
- Sequencer: No
- Arpeggiator: Yes
- Display: 5 in. color
- Effects: Yes
- Pitch bend/Modulation: Both
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- Accompaniment2
- Concerts2
- Cover Band1
- MIDI1
- Music that needs a realistic Hammond Organ sound1
- Acoustic Pianos are weak1
- Professional Musician2
- Experienced1
- Good Audio3
- Portable3
- Responsive / Good Action3
- Easy to Use2
- Pre-programmed music1
Reviewed by 4 customers
Good board for the price
submitted5 years ago
byTerry
fromVernon Hills
I'd easily give this 5 stars if it weren't for the fact that the damper pedal doesn't automatically switch from sustain to rotor control when moving between piano and organ. The great thing is all the extra voices that most portable organs don't have.
Great for Organs, Electric Pianos, and Synths.
submitted6 years ago
byChucksyl
fromNC
You just can't get realistic Hammond Organ sounds and feel from any other instrument in this price range. The sound, the feel of the key bed, and the drawbars all come together to give a great Hammond experience. Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos are nice too. There are also some nice clavs, steel drums, and other sounds that make this a great keyboard for a cover band. The one weak link is the piano sounds. They lack presence and clarity. In a mix, they're ok, but if you're doing a solo accompanied by just piano, the sounds are uninspiring - for me, at least. So I pair this with a Yamaha MODX8. Between the two boards, I've got all the sounds covered. I could've given it 4 or 4.5 stars because of the weak piano sounds. But for the price, you can't beat it. And the name is "V-Combo Organ" so even if it only had the Hammond feature, it would be a pretty good deal. So - 5 stars for great value.
great keyboard!!
Verified Buyer
submitted6 years ago
byJohn
fromUndisclosed
Great keyboard for my needs. The keybed is just right given the fact that I was brought up on organ but it has a little bit of extra weight to it makes great for the piano work. The sounds are really good as well and I especially like all the live controls buttons and knobs sliders and such with live performance. With only weighing 21 lb so, no problem to deal with moving it around which is also important for me having a bad back. I really can't ask for anything more this keyboard is perfect for me. Guitar Center and Roland made my day!!
I would buy this keyboard again.
Verified Buyer
submitted8 years ago
byMichael
fromFlorida
MIDI'd to my Roland fp50 is an awesome array of uses and sound. Lightweight, yet powerful and a true, nice addition!
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submitted5 years ago
asked byJeff
fromundisclosed
is there an place to plug in a sustain pedal on the VR730?
Yes there is.submitted5 years ago
asked byMelanie
fromundisclosed
Hi, Does this keyboard come with a stand? If not, is there a specific stand that is compatible with it? Thanks.
This keyboard does not come with a stand but would be compatible with any stand.