Roland VC-1 D-50 owner manual Try Out the Sounds, Turning On the Power

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Try Out the Sounds

Turning On the Power

To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

fig.03-01e(ConnectionImage)

1. Before hooking anything up, make sure that the power on all of your gear is turned OFF.

2.	Connect the V-Synth XT to your amp/speaker system.
3.	Turn on the V-Synth XT’s Power switch.
4.	Turn on the power for any connected amplifiers or speakers.	Mixer, etc.
5.	After the V-Synth XT has started up, press the [V-CARD] button and touch “D-	Monitor Speakers
	50” (VC-1) in the screen that appears. The VC-1 Startup screen appears.	Monitor Speakers

		Power amp

*When you turn on the power, the V-Card that was most recently started will start up.

6.Wait for the VC-1 to start up. When it has started up normally, a screen like the following will appear. The

display shows the selected Patch.

fig.03-02e(Card&LCD_default)

Tone name

Patch name

Patch number

Key mode

Split point

The volume balance of the Upper & Lower Tone

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Contents 03897845 ’05-3-1N Page Page Table of Contents Table of Contents Editing and Performances That Surpass the Original Main FeaturesIntroduction Perfect Simulation of the D-50’s TonesWhat is the digital synthesizer D-50? Number KEY Panel DescriptionsFront Panel Exit ModeShift Rear Panel Try Out the Sounds Turning On the PowerSelecting Patches and Playing Sounds Selecting Patches with Patch Palette Selecting Patches with the Value dialSelecting Patches from the List Enabling or Disabling the Beep Tone Viewing Various Information01ePatchFactorImage Applying Effects to the SoundKeys Functions Assigning Parameters to the ControllersControllers Parameters List OSC1, OSC2, COSM1, COSM2 and TVA Specify the Tones or the Partials to be appliedYou can control the following parameters Settings Common to All Screens How to Make the Patch FactorsSEP WholeDual SplitValue AfterPB Aftertouch, Pitch Bender Hold Hold ModeMode Portamento Mode Bend Bender RangeValue Display Function Output Output ModeMode Output Mode Revbal Reverb Balance Vol Total VolumeRevType Reverb Type Value Display DescriptionValue Time Chase Time Mode Chase ModeULL ULU Level Chase LevelSepCH Receive Channel in Separate Mode LTune Fine Tuning of the Lower ToneUTune Fine Tuning of the Upper Tone TxBS Transmit Bank Select SwitchNaming a Patch Saving Patches You’ve CreatedSaving Patches VC-1’s File Structure Reset to Default Factory SettingsTouch Factory RESET. The Factory Reset screen appears Transferring Patches from the D-50 to the VC-1 Transferring Patches To and From the D-50/550Transfer the patch from the memory card to the D-50/550 Using the D-50Using the D-550 Transferring Patches from the D-50/550 to the VC-1 Destination Bank Saving Transferred PatchesTouch Data TRANSFER. The Data Transfer screen appears DEC Source BankINC/+ or DEC Source Bank Transferring Patches from the VC-1 to the D-50/550Touch System 3-1 Copying a Reverb Type Value 17 Value1 Destination BankTemporary Area Overview of the VC-1Memory Structure Work AreaSynthesizer sound generator Basic Concept of a TonePartial Tone PCM sound generatorStructure Patch Ring ModulatorWG Wave Generator Structure of Tone ParametersLFO Low Frequency TVF Time Variant FilterTVA Time Variant Amplifier ENV Envelope GeneratorCreating a Patch How to Make the Patch SettingsCursor Buttons Useful Functions for EditingEditing a Value Undoing an editing OperationSilencing the Sound of the Partial Editing with the Panel Controls Partial SelectDisplay Value Copying Tone SettingsCancel TVF Copying Parameter SettingsALL CommonAuditioning the Sound Before Editing When Is set to All or Common Setting is ignoredPatch Factor Initializing Patch SettingsCtrl Setup Check AllEQ/CHORUS Tone ParametersCommon Parameters StructureVelo Velocity Range ENV Pitch EnvelopeENV Edit Envelope ENV Time EditENV Level Edit Pitch Mod Pitch Modulation LFO Low Frequency OscillatorKEY EQ/CHORUS Equalizer/ChorusEQ Edit Equalizer OFFChorus Edit Pitch Partial ParametersWave Waveform WG Form WG WaveformWG Form Waveform WG PW WG Pulse WidthValue -7-+7 LFO LFO Select Display LFO PhaseValue -7-+7 After Aftertouch Range KF Keyfollow pitch WG PitchCoars Pitch Coarse Value C1-C7 Fine Pitch FineWG Mod WG Modulation LFO LFO ModeENV P-ENV Mode Bend Bender ModeFreq Cutoff Frequency Bender Mode ExampleTVF Time Variant Filter Display Example Example Function Reso ResonanceKFKeyfollow Cutoff Point BP Bias PointTVF ENV TVF Envelope Value T5 Time TVF ENV TimeTVF ENV Level Display Example Function Example Value Volume AdjustmentTVA Time Variant Amplifier Value -50-+50 BP Bias PointVelo Velocity Follow Time TVA ENV EnvelopeTVA ENV Time TVA ENV Level Value -7-+7 MOD ModulationTVA MOD DEC Settings for the Entire VC-1How to Make the System Function Settings Digital Freq Digital Frequency Sound SettingMaster Tune Sound CharacterValue 1 SeparateCH Receive Channel in Separate ModeProg.C Program Change Switch Midi CH Midi ChannelTxEDIT Exclusive Exclusive SwitchBank.S Bank Select Switch DumpInitializing the System Settings Mono Mode, Poly Mode Key Mode AlterationSplit Key Mode Poly Mode Mono Mode Mode Message OffDual Dual-SSound List Preset PatchesP1 Preset 1Original D-50 P2 Preset 2 NewP4 Preset 4PN-D50-02 P3 Preset 3PN-D50-01BANK1 P5 Preset 5PN-D50-03P6 Preset 6PN-D50-04 Patch Factors Value Comment Patch FactorsParameter Value Tone ParametersCommon Parameters Parameter Value Comment Partial ParametersTVF ENV Midich System ParametersNumber Display PCM Name WaveformOneshot LoopNumber Display Loop Some of the sounds 1 to 76, are combined and loopedNewly Added Waveforms Data Transmission Midi ImplementationReceive data Mono Controller number Exclusive Communication Partial Parameter Common Parameter Patch Parameter Supplementary Material Midi Implementation Chart VC-1 V-Card D-50 SpecificationsIndex Index 100