From bent@ertner.dk Tue Feb 19 13:55:21 2008
Subject:R: Re: VK8M

If you can get your hands on a Sounddiver program, (I know they don't
produce it anymore), but maybe secondhand, you can tweak the VK8M just
as much as you like. besides all the adjustments you can do with the
knobs on the VK8M itself, Sounddiver gives you acces to the hidden
features like bypass the leslie sim, change chorus/vibrato ect.

I'll think that you can do almost the same with Sounddiver that the
Soundside upgrade provides.

-Bent

--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "funkyhammond"
> No need to purchase the upgrade. See the other posts. You can also
> change the 'vintage' of the chorus/vibrato with a sysex command.
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "endiendi@" wrote:
> >
> > >You can turn the D-Beam controller on and off by pressing the button
> > >located just to the right of the D-Beam controller.
> >
> > Oh stupid me, I
> > had tested the unit only yesterday and I was sure it was just a led,
> > didn't even try to press it. Many thanks for the other info, I will
> > immediately purchase the upgrade. It looks like a third party's, not
> > Roland's. Did anyone try it already?
> > ----Messaggio originale----
> > Da:
> > donniemac88@
> > Data: 19-feb-2008 2.15 PM
> > A:
> >
> > Ogg: [CWSG] Re: VK8M
> >
> > Hi Enrico,
> >
> > The VK-
> > 8M does not allow you to bypass the rotary effect. But you can
> > order
> > the VK-8 upgrade from Soundside
> > (http://www.soundside.
> > de/shop/vk8upgradepack.htm), which will enable
> > you to do so.
> >
> > Hope
> > this helps!
> >
> > --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "edibennardo"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,my first post here. I've recently
> > purchased a vk8m and I like
> > > its sound and many interesting features.
> > I've come across a few
> > > issues that have probably been discussed
> > already anyway here's my
> > > question. Disabling the rotary sound
> > simulator and disabling the d
> > > beam. For the latter I simply selected
> > "spring" and left the rev
> > > volume to zero. I didn't find a better way
> > but: can the d beam
> > > really be disabled without having to cheat? It
> > is annoying when I
> > > want to change a few parameters with my left hand
> > while still
> > > playing with the other hand and hear that stupid
> > growling thing
> > even
> > > if I try carefully not to pass the hand above
> > the beam. The same
> > > with the rotary simulator, I've had the
> > impression that it CAN NOT
> > > BE DISABLED. I read on this list the
> > incredible reply from roland
> > > technical staff. Probably a too young
> > technician who has never used
> > > a real leslie cabinet in the flesh.
> > The vk8m is the very first
> > clone
> > > if I'm not mistaken where you
> > don't find a simple on off switch for
> > > this simulator. I may want to
> > use a real leslie in the flesh or use
> > > another external simulator.
> > Yet the story of the 11 pin connector
> > is
> > > inconsistent. In Italy
> > there have been beautiful leslie cabinets
> > > built between the 60' and
> > 70'(I own two Lombardi tube leslie amp,
> > > 200W each, which are just
> > fabolous)where you find a simple jack
> > > audio input and motor
> > footswitches are connected to the cabinet and
> > > not to a console. I
> > simply can not use them with the vk8m and I
> > > realised these
> > incredible things only after the purchase. Any
> > > thoughts? Is there a
> > stable way that can be stored to disable the
> > > rotary speaker at least
> > for a few patches? Many thanks Enrico
> > > Dibennardo (Italy)
> > >
> >
>