Roland VC-1 D-50 owner manual EQ/CHORUS Equalizer/Chorus, EQ Edit Equalizer, Off, Key

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Tone Parameters

Delay (Delay Time)

This sets the time needed for the LFO to appear, from the moment a key is pressed. Higher values increase the delay time.

Value: 0–100

Sync

Selects the timing of the LFO oscillation as follows. For LFO-2 and LFO-3, KEY cannot be selected. Value: OFF, ON, KEY

	Display	Description

	OFF	LFO does not sync to the keyboard.
	ON	When a key is played after all keys have been released, the LFO begins its wave generating
	ON	process from the beginning.
		process from the beginning.
	KEY	LFO begins its wave generation from the beginning each time a new key is played.

EQ/CHORUS (Equalizer/Chorus)

EQ Edit (Equalizer)

In the equalizer section, the frequency characteristic of the sound can be modified. The Equalizer consists of the following parameters.

LowFreq (Low Frequency)

Sets the frequency where the gain is altered in the low to middle range.

Value: 63, 75, 88, 105, 125, 150, 175, 210, 250, 300, 350,\r420, 500, 600, 700, 840 Hz

Level 0

LowGain (Low Gain)

Sets the gain of the lower frequencies. “+” settings raise the gain, and “-” settings lower it.

Value: -12–+12 dB

LowFreq

LowGain

Frequency

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Contents 03897845 ’05-3-1N Page Page Table of Contents Table of Contents Perfect Simulation of the D-50’s Tones Main FeaturesIntroduction Editing and Performances That Surpass the OriginalWhat is the digital synthesizer D-50? Panel Descriptions Front PanelNumber KEY Mode ShiftExit Rear Panel Turning On the Power Try Out the SoundsSelecting Patches and Playing Sounds Selecting Patches with the Value dial Selecting Patches from the ListSelecting Patches with Patch Palette Viewing Various Information Enabling or Disabling the Beep ToneApplying Effects to the Sound 01ePatchFactorImageAssigning Parameters to the Controllers Controllers ParametersKeys Functions Specify the Tones or the Partials to be applied List OSC1, OSC2, COSM1, COSM2 and TVAYou can control the following parameters How to Make the Patch Factors Settings Common to All ScreensSplit WholeDual SEPBend Bender Range Hold Hold ModeMode Portamento Mode Value AfterPB Aftertouch, Pitch BenderOutput Output Mode Mode Output ModeValue Display Function Value Display Description Vol Total VolumeRevType Reverb Type Revbal Reverb BalanceLevel Chase Level Mode Chase ModeULL ULU Value Time Chase TimeTxBS Transmit Bank Select Switch LTune Fine Tuning of the Lower ToneUTune Fine Tuning of the Upper Tone SepCH Receive Channel in Separate ModeSaving Patches You’ve Created Naming a PatchSaving Patches Reset to Default Factory Settings Touch Factory RESET. The Factory Reset screen appearsVC-1’s File Structure Transferring Patches To and From the D-50/550 Transferring Patches from the D-50 to the VC-1Using the D-50 Using the D-550Transfer the patch from the memory card to the D-50/550 Transferring Patches from the D-50/550 to the VC-1 DEC Source Bank Saving Transferred PatchesTouch Data TRANSFER. The Data Transfer screen appears Destination BankTransferring Patches from the VC-1 to the D-50/550 Touch SystemINC/+ or DEC Source Bank 3-1 Copying a Reverb Type Value1 Destination Bank Value 17Work Area Overview of the VC-1Memory Structure Temporary AreaBasic Concept of a Tone PartialSynthesizer sound generator PCM sound generator StructureTone Ring Modulator PatchStructure of Tone Parameters WG Wave GeneratorENV Envelope Generator TVF Time Variant FilterTVA Time Variant Amplifier LFO Low FrequencyHow to Make the Patch Settings Creating a PatchUndoing an editing Operation Useful Functions for EditingEditing a Value Cursor ButtonsEditing with the Panel Controls Partial Select Silencing the Sound of the PartialCopying Tone Settings CancelDisplay Value Common Copying Parameter SettingsALL TVFWhen Is set to All or Common Setting is ignored Auditioning the Sound Before EditingCheck All Initializing Patch SettingsCtrl Setup Patch FactorStructure Tone ParametersCommon Parameters EQ/CHORUSENV Time Edit ENV Pitch EnvelopeENV Edit Envelope Velo Velocity RangeENV Level Edit LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Pitch Mod Pitch ModulationOFF EQ/CHORUS Equalizer/ChorusEQ Edit Equalizer KEYChorus Edit Partial Parameters PitchWG PW WG Pulse Width WG Form WG WaveformWG Form Waveform Wave WaveformDisplay LFO Phase Value -7-+7 After Aftertouch RangeValue -7-+7 LFO LFO Select Value C1-C7 Fine Pitch Fine WG PitchCoars Pitch Coarse KF Keyfollow pitchBend Bender Mode LFO LFO ModeENV P-ENV Mode WG Mod WG ModulationBender Mode Example TVF Time Variant FilterFreq Cutoff Frequency BP Bias Point Reso ResonanceKFKeyfollow Cutoff Point Display Example Example FunctionTVF ENV TVF Envelope TVF ENV Time Value T5 TimeTVF ENV Level Value -50-+50 BP Bias Point Value Volume AdjustmentTVA Time Variant Amplifier Display Example Function ExampleTVA ENV Envelope TVA ENV TimeVelo Velocity Follow Time TVA ENV Level MOD Modulation Value -7-+7TVA MOD Settings for the Entire VC-1 How to Make the System Function SettingsDEC Sound Character Sound SettingMaster Tune Digital Freq Digital FrequencyMidi CH Midi Channel SeparateCH Receive Channel in Separate ModeProg.C Program Change Switch Value 1Dump Exclusive Exclusive SwitchBank.S Bank Select Switch TxEDITInitializing the System Settings Key Mode Alteration Mono Mode, Poly ModeDual-S Key Mode Poly Mode Mono Mode Mode Message OffDual SplitP2 Preset 2 New Preset PatchesP1 Preset 1Original D-50 Sound ListP3 Preset 3PN-D50-01 P4 Preset 4PN-D50-02P5 Preset 5PN-D50-03 P6 Preset 6PN-D50-04BANK1 Patch Factors Patch Factors Value CommentTone Parameters Common ParametersParameter Value Partial Parameters Parameter Value CommentTVF ENV System Parameters MidichLoop WaveformOneshot Number Display PCM NameLoop Some of the sounds 1 to 76, are combined and looped Newly Added WaveformsNumber Display Midi Implementation Data TransmissionReceive data Mono Controller number Exclusive Communication Partial Parameter Common Parameter Patch Parameter Supplementary Material Midi Implementation Chart Specifications VC-1 V-Card D-50Index Index 100