VG-8: V-Guitar System
VG-8: V-Guitar System
Features
The Roland VG-8 is a breakthrough guitar processor that uses advanced modeling technology to emulate the most popular guitars and amplifiers in music history. Using Roland’s Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM™) technology, the VG-8 combines multiple "sound objects"—like double-cutaway guitar bodies, vintage tweed amplifiers, and humbucking pickups—to create a perfect reproduction of these components that can be played from any steel-stringed guitar with a Roland GK-2A pickup. The VG-8 also has a built-in polyphonic pitch shifter for creating 12-string guitars and open tunings as well as a complete digital effects processor and parametric EQ.- 128 Preset Patches, 64 User Patches
- VGM (Variable Guitar Modeling) provides multiple sound object models including guitars, pickups, amps, cabinets, microphones and even mic placement
- HRM (Harmonic Restructure Modeling) for creating new synth-type sounds No tracking delay – through the GK-2A pickup, the VG-8 converts the actual waveform produced by each string into a totally new sound in realtime
- Polyphonic intelligent pitch shifter for 12-string guitars, open tunings, bass guitar emulation, etc.
- High-speed digital effects processing including reverb, chorus, hexa-pan, delay and parametric EQ – all simultaneously
- Note that this product is no longer in production. Similar capabilities can be found in the VG-88 V-Guitar System.
Downloads & Updates
Downloads & Updates
- VG-8 OS Version 1.04 (Mac) (253K)
- This .hqx file contains .mid files used to update the VG-8 to System Version 1.04. Besides a few minor bug fixes, this update decreases the time it takes to switch between patches. This update is not necessary if you already have the VG8S-1 System Expansion. Read the VGREADME.TXT file for installation instructions.
Note to Mac Users: You will need the UPD SMF Update Application if you do not have access to a sequencer program. - VG-8 OS Version 1.04 (PC) (253K)
- This compressed file contains .mid files used to update the VG-8 to System Version 1.04. Besides a few minor bug fixes, this update decreases the time it takes to switch between patches. This update is not necessary if you already have the VG8S-1 System Expansion. Read the VGREADME.TXT file for installation instructions. Note to PC users: You will need the PC SMF Update Application if you do not have access to a sequencer program.
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