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Roland VK-7 (1997)

Dual-manual virtual-modeling clonewheel from Roland — one of the first major DSP-emulated Hammonds to put a wooden case around the electronics, a deliberate nod to the B-3 heritage.^[raw/articles/wikipedia-clonewheel-organ.md]

Position in the Roland family

  • VK-1 (1980) — early analog clonewheel, the first Roland attempt.
  • VK-7 (1997) — virtual modeling, wooden case.
  • VK-8 / VK-8m / VK-88 / VK-9 / VK-6 / VK-09 (2002+) — iterative updates in the same lineage.
  • VR-760 / VR-730 / VR-09 (V-Combo) — combo-keyboard spin-off.
  • Atelier AT-900 / AT-900c / AT-800 — organ variant.^[raw/articles/wikipedia-clonewheel-organ.md]