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Roland V-Synth Owner Manual
180 pages 3.68 Mb
OWNERS MANUALCAUTION INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS4 IMPORTANT NOTESPlacement Power Supply IMPORTANT NOTES Using DATA Cards 5 Maintenance Copyright Handling CD-ROMs Additional Precautions Before Using Cards 6 How To Use This Manual Notation Used in This Owners Manual 7 Contents Contents 8 Creating and Editing Samples (Sample Mode) ..................................55 Disk-Related Functions (Disk Mode)...................................................83 Settings Common to All Modes (System Mode) ................................73 9 Appendices ................................101 10 Main Features With this synthesizer, every component involved in sound creation has been taken to the next stage of evolution 12 Panel DescriptionsFront Panel10 4INPUT D BEAM TIME TRIP PAD V-LINK ASSIGNABLE CONTROL ARPEGGIO 58 9 1 2 3 6 7 17KEYBOARD PATCH PALETTE STRUCTURE 13 111312 14 15 1614 EFFECTSOSC1, OSC2 COSM1, COSM2 TVA Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever 15 Rear Panel16 Overview of the V-SynthHow the V-Synth Is OrganizedPatch Basic StructureSound Generator Section Controller Section Polyphony About Multitimbral Performance 17 MemoryMemory StructureProject Internal Memory Work Area/Temporary Area PC Cards Sampling Memory Preset Memory USB 18 Basic Operation of the V-SynthChanging Operating Modes ([MODE])Overview of the V-Synth USB ModeDemo Song: New Toys Amin Bhatia 2002 Roland Corporation Calibration Mode Factory Reset Mode Demo Play Mode 19 Basic Touch Screen OperationEnabling/Disabling the Beep Tone 20 Moving the CursorCursor Buttons Touch Screen Editing a ValueVALUE Dial [INC/+] and [DEC/-] Touch Screen 21 Playing in Patch Mode32 Creating a PatchHow to Make the Patch Settings 34 Naming a Patch (PATCH Name)Saving Patches (PATCH Write) 36 Deleting Patches (PATCH Portamento (Portamento Switch) Structure Type General Delete) Functions of Patch Parameters Settings Common to the Entire Patch (Common) 37 Bend Range Up (Pitch Bend Range Up) D Beam (D Beam Type) Octave Shift D Beam/BenderLegato (Legato Switch) Mono/Poly Time (Portamento Time) Type (Portamento Type) Mode (Portamento Mode) Time Velo Sens (Portamento Time Velocity Sensitivity) Portamento Bend Range Down (Pitch Bend Range Down) 38 TT PadMode (Time Trip Pad Mode) Hold (Time Trip Pad Hold Switch) Matrix CtrlSource (Matrix Control Source) Matrix Control 39 Sens (Matrix Control Sens) Destination 1, 2 (Matrix Control Destination 1, 2) 40 ArpeggioShuffle Rate (Arpeggio Shuffle Rate) Duration (Arpeggio Duration) KBD Velo (Arpeggio Keyboard Velocity) Pattern Edit Octave Range (Arpeggio Octave Range) Hold (Arpeggio Hold Switch) Patch Tempo Arpeggio Switch Motif (Arpeggio Motif) Shuffle Resolution (Arpeggio Shuffle Resolution) 41 TunePatch Coarse Tune Patch Fine Tune Scale Tune (Scale Tune Switch) Equal Temperament Just Temperament (Tonic of C) Arabian Scale 42 Modifying Waveforms (OSC1/ OSC2)Oscillator Switch OSC TypeOscillator Type Wave Gain Waveform (Analog Oscillator Waveform) Impact (Analog Oscillator Impact) Time Trip Sw (Time Trip Switch) Beat Keep (Time Trip Beat Keep) Waveform (PCM Oscillator Waveform) Vari Sw (PCM Oscillator Vari Switch) Start Offset (PCM Oscillator Start Offset) Playback Mode (PCM Oscillator Playback Mode) Loop (PCM Oscillator Loop Switch) Robot Voice (PCM Oscillator Robot Voice Tempo Sync (PCM Oscillator Tempo Sync 43 PitchPitch (Oscillator Pitch) Pitch KF (Oscillator Pitch Key Follow) Coarse (Oscillator Coarse Tune) Fine (Oscillator Fine Tune) Random (Oscillator Random Pitch Depth) Pit LFO Dp (Oscillator Pitch LFO Depth) 44 Pulse Width (ANALOG)Pulse Width PW KF (Pulse Width Key Follow) PW LFO Depth (Pulse Width LFO Depth) Fat (ANALOG)Fat Fat KF (Fat Key Follow) Fat LFO Depth Time (PCM)Time Time KF (Time Key Follow) Time Offset Time LFO Depth 45 Formant (PCM)Formant Formant KF (Formant Key Follow) Energy Fmt LFO Depth (Formant LFO Depth) OSC TVALevel Level KF (Level Key Follow) Level LFO Dp (Level LFO Depth) 46 Mixing/Modulating Two Sounds (Mod)Modulator Switch Mod TypeModulator Type Original Level (Modulator Original Level) Attack (Modulator Attack Time) Release (Modulator Release Time) Applying Various Effects to Each Note You Play (COSM1/COSM2) 47 Adjusting the Volume and Pan (TVA)TVA Switch TVALevel Level KF (Level Key Follow) Lvl LFO Dp (Level LFO Depth) Pan Pan KF (Pan Key Follow) Pan LFO Dp (Pan LFO Depth) 48 Making Envelope Settings49 Making LFO SettingsWaveform (LFO Waveform) Offset (LFO Offset) Key Sync (LFO Key Sync Switch) Delay Time (LFO Delay Time) Rate (LFO Rate) Fade Mode (LFO Fade Mode) Fade Time (LFO Fade Time) How to Apply the LFOApply the LFO gradually after the key is pressed Apply the LFO gradually after the key is released 50 Setting Effects for a Patch (Effect)RoutingMFX Send (MFX Send Level) CHO Send (Chorus Send Level) REV Send (Reverb Send Level) Output Assign MFX (MFX On/Off Switch) MFX Type MFX Master Level 51 MFXCHO REV 52 Zone Settings (Zone)55 Creating and Editing Samples (Sample Mode)73 Settings Common to All Modes (System Mode)How to Make the System Function SettingsSaving the System Settings (Write) Initializing the System Settings (Init) 74 Functions of System ParametersSettings Common to the Entire System (Common)MasterMaster Tune Master Key Shift Master Level Patch Remain (Patch Remain Switch) Powerup Mode IOExternal Input Type Mix/Parallel Output Gain Digital Output Freq (Digital Output Frequency) 75 EQMIDI/USB 76 USB SetupPart MIDI 77 Controller Settings (Controller)Tx 78 KBDKBD Sens (Keyboard Sensitivity) KBD Velocity (Keyboard Velocity) After Sens (Aftertouch Sensitivity) Local Sw (Local Switch) Remote KBD Sw (Remote Keyboard Switch) TT Pad/KnobX Assign-XY Y Assign-XY X Assign-TT (X Assign-Time Trip) Y Assign-TT (Y Assign-Time Trip) Knob 1, 2 Assign 79 BeamD Beam Sens L, R (D Beam Sensitivity L, R) D Beam 14 Assign L, R PedalHold Polarity (Hold Pedal Polarity) Pedal 1, 2 Assign Pedal 1, 2 Polarity 80 V-LINK Settings (V-LINK)Assign-TT (V-LINK Assign-Time Trip) Y Assign-XY (Link Y Assign-XY) X Assign-XY (V-LINK X Assign-XY) TT Pad/KnobAudio (V-LINK Audio Switch) MIDI Channel (V-LINK MIDI Channel) Tx KBD Output (V-LINK Keyboard Output Fade Palette Local Sw (V-LINK Patch Palette Local TT Pad Local Sw (V-LINK Time Trip Pad Local Knob 1, 2 Local Sw (V-LINK Knob1, 2 Local 81 Mod Assign (V-LINK Modulation Assign) LeverBeam Local Sw (V-LINK D Beam Local Switch) BeamKnob 1, 2 Assign (V-LINK Knob1, 2 Assign) D Beam 14 Assign L, R (V-LINK D Beam14 Assign L, R) Mod Local Sw (V-LINK Modulation Local Bend Local Sw (V-LINK Pitch Bend Local 82 Bend Assign (V-LINK Pitch Bend Assign) After Assign (V-LINK Aftertouch Assign) After Local Sw (V-LINK Aftertouch Local 83 Disk-Related Functions (Disk Mode)97 Other Functions102 Parameter List111 COSM List116 Effects ListMFX Parameters 138 Chorus Parameters08: Fbk Short Delay 07: Short Delay Reverb Parameters06: Flanger 05: Feedback Chorus 04: Chorus 4 03: Chorus 3 02:Chorus 2 01: Chorus 1 Chorus Type Chorus Parameters 145 Troubleshooting149 Message List152 About MIDIAbout MIDI ConnectorsMIDI IN Connector MIDI OUT Connector MIDI THRU Connector MIDI Channels and Multi-timbral Sound Generators 153 MIDI Implementation1. Receive DataChannel Voice MessagesNote Off Note On Polyphonic Key Pressure Control ChangeBank Select (Controller number 0, 32) Portamento Time (Controller number 5) Data Entry (Controller number 6, 38) Volume (Controller number 7) Panpot (Controller number 10) Expression (Controller number 11) Hold 1 (Controller number 64) Portamento (Controller number 65) Sostenuto (Controller number 66) Effect 1 (Reverb Send Level) (Controller number 91) Effect 3 (Chorus Send Level) (Controller number 93) RPN MSB/LSB (Controller number 100, 101) Model: V-Synth Date: Nov. 20, 2002 Version: 1.00 Program Change Channel Pressure Pitch Bend Change 154 Channel Mode MessagesAll Sounds Off (Controller number 120) Reset All Controllers (Controller number 121) All Notes Off (Controller number 123) OMNI OFF (Controller number 124) OMNI ON (Controller number 125) MONO (Controller number 126) POLY (Controller number 127) 155 System Realtime MessageSystem Exclusive MessageUniversal Non-realtime System Exclusive Messages Universal Realtime System Exclusive MessagesMaster Volume Master Fine Tuning Master Coarse Tuning 156 Global Parameter ControlScale/Octave Tuning Adjust Data TransmissionData Request 1RQ1 (11H) Data Set 1 DT1 (12H) 157 2. Data TransmissionChannel Voice MessagesNote Off Note On Control ChangeBank Select (Controller number 0, 32) Modulation (Controller number 1) Breath Type MSB (Controller number 2) Volume (Controller number 7) Expression (Controller number 11) General Purpose Controller 1 MSB (Controller number 16) General Purpose Controller 2 MSB (Controller number 17) General Purpose Controller 3 MSB (Controller number 18) General Purpose Controller 4 MSB (Controller number 19) Breath Type LSB (Controller number 34) General Purpose Controller 1 LSB (Controller number 48) General Purpose Controller 2 LSB (Controller number 49) General Purpose Controller 3 LSB (Controller number 50) General Purpose Controller 4 LSB (Controller number 51) Hold 1 (Controller number 64) General Purpose Controller 5 (Controller number 80) General Purpose Controller 6 (Controller number 81) General Purpose Controller 7 (Controller number 82) General Purpose Controller 8 (Controller number 83) Program Change Channel Pressure Pitch Bend Change 158 System Realtime MessagesSystem Exclusive MessagesUniversal Non-realtime System Exclusive Message Data Transmission 159 3. Parameter Address Map1. V-Synth (ModelID = 00H 53H) 168 4. Supplementary MaterialDecimal and Hexadecimal Table <Example1> What is the decimal expression of 5AH? <Example2> What is the decimal expression of the value 12 34H given as hexadecimal for each 7 bits? <Example3> What is the decimal expression of the nibbled value 0A 03 09 0D? <Example4> What is the nibbled expression of the decimal value 1258? Examples of Actual MIDI Messages<Example1> 92 3E 5F <Example2> CE 49 <Example3> EA 00 28 <Example4> B3 64 00 65 00 06 0C 26 00 64 7F 65 7F 169 Example of an Exclusive Message and Calculating a ChecksumHow to Calculate the Checksum <Example1> Setting CHORUS TYPE of PATCH to CHORUS 1 (DT1) <Example2> Getting the data (RQ1) of PATCH MFX in PATCH:003 <Example3> Getting Temporary Patch (Part 1) data (RQ1) <Example4> Getting Temporary Patch data of whiole part (RQ1) at once; 170 The Scale Tune Feature (address: 40 1x 40)Equal Temperament Just Temperament (Tonic of C) Arabian Scale ASCII Code Table Synthesizer Keyboard Model V-Synth Date: Nov. 20, 2002 Version: 1.00 171 MIDI Implementation Chart172 Specifications173 Index178 Installing the PC Card ProtectorNOTICE AVIS 179 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT180 Information03126812 03-6-4NRoland (Switzerland) AG As of April 1, 2003 (Roland) ARGENTINAInstrumentos Musicales S.A. 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