Roland V-Synth owner manual Contents

Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY	3
IMPORTANT NOTES	4
How To Use This Manual	6
Notation Used in This Owner’s Manual	6
Main Features	10
Panel Descriptions	12
Front Panel	12
Rear Panel	15
Overview of the V-Synth	16
How the V-Synth Is Organized	16
Basic Structure	16
Polyphony	16
About Multitimbral Performance	16
Memory	17
Memory Structure	17
Basic Operation of the V-Synth	18
Changing Operating Modes ([MODE])	18
Basic Touch Screen Operation	19
Moving the Cursor	20
Editing a Value	20
Playing in Patch Mode	21
About the PATCH PLAY Screen	21
Displaying PATCH PLAY Screen	21
Selecting a Patch	21
Selecting Favorite Patches (Patch Palette)	22
Selecting Patches from the List	22
Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)	22
Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift)	23
Playing Single Notes (Mono)	23
Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento)	23
Playing Arpeggios (Arpeggiator)	24
Holding an Arpeggio	24
Using an External MIDI Keyboard to Play Arpeggios	24
Making Arpeggiator Settings	25
Creating an Original Arpeggio Pattern (Pattern Edit)	25
Applying Various Effects to the Sound	28
Applying an Effect by Touching Your Finger to the Pad (Time Trip Pad)	28
Applying an Effect by Passing Your Hand Over the D Beam (D Beam Controller)	29
Applying an Effect by Turning a Knob (Assignable Controller)	30
Synchronizing Music and Video While You Play the V-Synth(V-LINK)	30
Enter V-LINK Mode	31
V-LINK Functions that the V-Synth Can Control and MIDI Messages	31
Creating a Patch	32
How to Make the Patch Settings	32
Initializing Patch Settings (PATCH Init)	33
Copying Patch Settings (PATCH Copy)	33
Naming a Patch (PATCH Name)	34
Saving Patches (PATCH Write)	34
Auditioning the Save-Destination Patch (Compare)	35
Registering a Favorite Patch (Patch Palette)	35

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