VR-09 Extremely dissapointed

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TJ01WA
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VR-09 Extremely dissapointed

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Hi there, I've joined this forum in desperation, I'm hoping someone can help me to get my VR-09 doing what it is advertised as being able to do before I send it back.

I have just bought this keyboard as my first ever Roland product and I must say I feel incredibly duped. Firstly no music rest and no music rest available? Why the two holes then, am I meant to build my own? Why wouldn't they just bundle one in the box? I purchased this thinking I could get to know it, like it and then add a second keyboard and a bass pedal board as it's advertised as being capable of. FALSE ADVERTISING.

I purchased a secondary A-49. In the VR-09 manuals it says you just plug it in via a midi cable and hey presto you have a second deck. Untrue, you need a computer present with software drivers installed just to power the thing. May as well just get a full midi keyboard setup?

Secondly, I wanted to add the PK-9 pedal board, it costs more than the keyboard!!! Just to top things off it and any Roland pedal board are no longer available and nobody has any old stock.

I feel as though I may as well have just bought a cheap Casio, does anyone know of any options for the 3 problems above?
tomkitel
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Re: VR-09 Extremely dissapointed

Post by tomkitel »

1) VR09 music rest:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/roland_vr_09_notenhalter.htm

2) How to power Roland A49 with a USB power supply without a computer:

http://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/art ... -computer/

Hope that helps!
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