Roland V-Synth Specifications

BookB e y o n d R e a l i t yTheThe Book—Beyond Reality—

10F i r s t S t e p sI n s i d e t h e V- S y n t h - A Tu t o r i a lF i r s t S t e p sThere is quite a lot of “learning by doing” in

F i r s t S t e p s11One common misconception about programming synthesizers is that it is always easier to modify an existing sound than to st

F i r s t S t e p s121 2The initial patch already reacts quitestrongly to keyboard velocity, and this isseldom desirable when creating n

Touch Env Depth (Envelope Depth) and take the value up to +40 by holding SHIFTand pressing the INC/+ button four times. Take the Sustain val

F i r s t S t e p s14Touch the control 1/2 tab and change the control 1 source to CC01 using theVALUE dial. As CC01 is the very next source in the

F i r s t S t e p s15Although this sound is still very primitive, it’s about time we named and saved it to makesure that all the work done so far is

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r sB a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s16This chapter only deals with those sections which are

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s17This is what you see when you select PCM in the OSC1 section and touch the Pitchpad, but the correspondin

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s18TIME (PCM only)Mad OrchestraPress EXIT, then step down and up a patch to remove any edits you have made.

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s19OSC1OSC2Output121RINGRing Modulation adds complexity to the sound by multiplying two input sig

TimeTrip Pad ➝ Performance ControlAssignable Control ➝ Performance Controlp.37Bender/Moduration lever ➝ Performance Controlp.37Patch Palette ➝ The

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s20ENV RINGThis is basically an envelope follower whereby the volume of oscillator 1 is controlled bythe au

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s211324OD/DS (OverDrive / Distortion)Select the PCM type for oscillator 1 and change the waveform to number

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s2214523SPEAKER (Speaker Emulation)The only parameter here is the Speaker Type control, which selects one of

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s23SBF2 (SideBand Filter 2)Similar to SBF1, but with stronger resonance.COMB (Comb Filter)Comb filters in ge

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s24DYN-TVF (Dynamic Time-Variant Filter)Basically the same as TVF, but with an additional parameter called D

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s25LO-FI (Low-Fidelity)This is a combined bit-depth and sample-rate reducer used to add the typical grunge y

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s26CurveAt zero, this is flat i.e. the level (as well as some other values we will cometo shortly) is always

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s2712A comprehensive, high-quality effects section is a must for any modern synthesizer, andthe V-Synth off

A d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n gA d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n g281231GeneralTry to make sure that maximum level

A d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n g2912431324576Editing Samples - TruncatingThe first thing you should do is cut off any excess sample

Sections p.16The TVA Sectionp.21p.26The Effect Sectionp.27SectionsInside the V-Synth - A Tutorial9Doorway to a new universe of musicalexpression (

A d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n g30EncodingDepending upon the type of audio material in the sample, it must be processed accordingto

A d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n g31✱NNoottee tthhaatt tthhee DDeeccaayy vvaalluuee iiss iirrrreelleevvaanntt wwhheenn SSuuss

A d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n g3234567Using the Time Envelope as Event OffsetWhen using STEP or EVENT Playback Modes you may find

A d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n g33One-Shot LFO as Additional EnvelopeIf LFOs are otherwise not required (e.g. for pitch or formant

A d v a n c e d S o u n d P r o g r a m m i n g34348Release ClickStart with 512:INIT PATCH and gostraight to the TVA section . ChangeRelease

A d v a n c e d P e r f o r m a n c e35A d v a n c e d P e r f o r m a n c e1 123 4 5The V-Synth’s arpeggiator goes way beyond what you wo

A d v a n c e d P e r f o r m a n c e361 123142 31234Stage 2 - Custom RhythmsReset 024:Nylon Floot by going back to PATCH PLAY mode (press

A d v a n c e d P e r f o r m a n c e371234Stage 3 - Custom SequencesMotif: RHYTHM, PHRASE, AUTOGo back to the main arpeggiator page and set Motif t

A d v a n c e d P e r f o r m a n c e381253412345The V-Synth’s Matrix Control is used for routing any sources of MIDI data to a widerange o

A d v a n c e d P e r f o r m a n c e3912341234Activate oscillator 2, touch the OSC2 pad and the Pitch tab . Change Fine to +5so that the oscillato

4Unlimited sonic creation. Only synthesizers havesuch power. Unlike traditional instruments such asthe familiar piano or violin, the synthesizer

B a c k i n g U p y o u r D a t aB a c k i n g U p y o u r D a t a40For general information about USB-related procedures, please re

B a c k i n g U p y o u r D a t a41Preset MemoryPreset Patch (No.001 - 287) Preset Wave (No.001 - 324)(archived)System &Patch (Max:512)14 MB

New dimensions in visual performance — V-LINK —42N e w d i m e n s i o n s o f i m a g e p e r f o r m a n c eThe V-Synth lets you use

N e w d i m e n s i o n s o f i m a g e p e r f o r m a n c e431. Connect the V-Synth and DV-7PR, and turn on the power of both devices. Wait

N e w d i m e n s i o n s o f i m a g e p e r f o r m a n c e44Selecting clips (Patch Palette)Simply turning [V-LINK] on will not cause a clip

ButtonLeft D Beam function 1 Asgn L 2 Asgn L 3 Asgn L 4 Asgn LRight D Beam function 1 Asgn R 2 Asgn R 3 Asgn R 4 Asgn RN e w d i m e n s i o n s o

N e w d i m e n s i o n s o f i m a g e p e r f o r m a n c e46The V-Synth lets you assign the following functions to controllers such as the

A p p e n d i c e sSound Designers’ Comment48Howard Scarr 48Stephane Pigeon 49Hans-Joerg Scheffler 50Other Tips 51Patch List 54Waveform List 56Specifi

S o u n d D e s i g n e r s ’ C o m m e n t48S o u n d D e s i g n e r s ’ C o m m e n tA p p e n d i c e s001:Mad Orchestra – A Question of T

49S o u n d D e s i g n e r s ’ C o m m e n t008:Voco BassV-Synth analog oscillators may be considered as the Sounddesigner’s “Swiss Army

5Main FeafuresAmazing VariPhrase synthesis — Oscillator —You can choose from three completely different types ofoscillators that lie at the he

50S o u n d D e s i g n e r s ’ C o m m e n tHans-Joerg Scheffler240:OTODAMA-East meets westThe V-Synth is a great tool to create ethnic type soun

51O t h e r T i p sO t h e r T i p s• Reset to Default Factory Settings (p. 51)• What is VariPhrase? (p. 51)• What is the TimeTrip function? (p. 5

52O t h e r T i p sWhat is the TimeTrip function?One of the advantages of VariPhrase is that the playback locationand speed of the wave can be chang

53O t h e r T i p sEnabling/Disabling the Beep ToneYou can specify whether or not a beep tone will be heard when you touch a valid point on the touc

54P a t c h L i s tP a t c h L i s tNo. PatchName001 MadOrchestra002 Harp Trek003 Dusted Loop004 MemoryMoke005 Hyperballad006 Heavy Drone007 VoixB

55P a t c h L i s tNo. PatchName133 140LpMixMenu134 Voxalist135 Formanteer's136 Idle Chatter137 Thinband Vox138 Spongle139 FmleVocalise140 MOOD

Elements56Wa v e f o r m L i s tW a v e f o r m L i s tMorphing/SequenceNo.Waveform Name001 108 MrphSyn +002 058 VoxSwp +003 114 SyncSwp +004 157

Menu wavesNo.Waveform Name312 LoopMenu 1 +313 LoopMenu 2 +314 LoopMenu 3 +315 LoopMenu 4 +316 ElmentMenu 1317 ElmentMenu 2318 ElmentMenu 3319 ElmentMe

Un d e r s t a n d i n g S o u n dRandomly moving controls on the panel or changing parameters in the menus is not the best method of arriving at mu

A d d i n g E x p r e s s i o n t o a S o u n dLow Frequency Oscillators (LFO)LFOs can be applied to the three basic elements of a sound (pitc

6Samples that make effective use ofVariPhrase (Patch Preview 1)Unfortunately, merely listening to the factory preset patches doesnot reveal even ha

60S p e c i f i c a t i o n sS p e c i f i c a t i o n sKeyboard61 keys (with velocity and channel aftertouch)Sound Generator ConfigurationOscillator

61S p e c i f i c a t i o n sDisplayGraphic 320 x 240 dot backlit LCD with touch screenControllersPitch Bend / Modulation LeverTimeTrip PadD Beam Cont

62ADSR 31AIFF 40AMP 21Analog 16arpeggiator 35AUTO 37BACKING 30Backing Up 40BENDER 10BUTTON 10C1 37C2 37CHO 27Chorus 27COMB 23COMP 24CONTROL 10COSM 21D

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BookB e y o n d R e a l i t yTheWE DESIGN THE FUTURECopyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be repro

7A revolutionary leap in soundcreation potential! — Sampling and audio transfer —When shipped from the factory, the V-Synth contains 324 differentwave

Proprietary modeling technology!— COSM —Where conventional synthesizers provide a simple filter, the V-Synthinstead offers you Roland's

Inside the V-Synth - A TutorialFirst Steps 10Introduction 10Trying out the Presets 11The Two Basic Approaches to Programming11Alternative Methods of S