Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds | Roland VC-1 D-50 specification

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Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds

The VC-1 comes with a wide range of onboard sounds, including single tones called patches. A Patch is represented by a Patch Bank (Pre1–6, Int1–8), a Bank (1–8) and a Number (1–8).

Patch bank (Pre1–6)

Patch bank (Int1–8)

Pre1
	Number
	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
	1
	2
Bank	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8
	Patch No.: P1-34

Int1
	Number
	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
	1
	2
Bank	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8
	Patch No.: I1-72

Patch Banks	Included patches	Overwrite	Remarks

Pre1	D-50	No	Original D-50 preset patches
Pre2	VC-1	No	Newly added patches
Pre2	VC-1	No	Newly added patches

Pre3	PN-D50-01	No	D-50/D-550 sound library
Pre4	PN-D50-02	No	D-50/D-550 sound library
Pre5	PN-D50-03	No	D-50/D-550 sound library
Pre6	PN-D50-04	No	D-50/D-550 sound library

Int1	same as Pre1	Yes	-
Int2	same as Pre2	Yes	-
Int3	same as Pre3	Yes	-
Int4	same as Pre4	Yes	-
Int5	same as Pre5	Yes	-
Int6	same as Pre6	Yes	-
Int7	(blank)	Yes	-
Int8	(blank)	Yes	-

There are three ways of patch selection.

•Selecting Patches with the VALUE dial.

•Selecting Patches from the list.

•Selecting Patches with Patch Palette.

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Roland VC-1 D-50 owner manual Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds

Contents

03897845 ’05-3-1N Page Page Table of Contents Table of Contents Main Features IntroductionPerfect Simulation of the D-50’s Tones Editing and Performances That Surpass the Original What is the digital synthesizer D-50? Panel Descriptions Front PanelNumber KEY Mode ShiftExit Rear Panel Turning On the Power Try Out the Sounds Selecting 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 Tone Applying Effects to the Sound 01ePatchFactorImage Assigning Parameters to the Controllers Controllers ParametersKeys Functions Specify the Tones or the Partials to be applied List OSC1, OSC2, COSM1, COSM2 and TVA You can control the following parameters How to Make the Patch Factors Settings Common to All Screens Whole DualSplit SEP Hold Hold Mode Mode Portamento ModeBend Bender Range Value AfterPB Aftertouch, Pitch Bender Output Output Mode Mode Output ModeValue Display Function Vol Total Volume RevType Reverb TypeValue Display Description Revbal Reverb Balance Mode Chase Mode ULL ULULevel Chase Level Value Time Chase Time LTune Fine Tuning of the Lower Tone UTune Fine Tuning of the Upper ToneTxBS Transmit Bank Select Switch SepCH Receive Channel in Separate Mode Saving Patches You’ve Created Naming a Patch Saving 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-1 Using 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 Saving Transferred Patches Touch Data TRANSFER. The Data Transfer screen appearsDEC Source Bank Destination Bank Transferring 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 17 Overview of the VC-1 Memory StructureWork Area Temporary Area Basic Concept of a Tone PartialSynthesizer sound generator PCM sound generator StructureTone Ring Modulator Patch Structure of Tone Parameters WG Wave Generator TVF Time Variant Filter TVA Time Variant AmplifierENV Envelope Generator LFO Low Frequency How to Make the Patch Settings Creating a Patch Useful Functions for Editing Editing a ValueUndoing an editing Operation Cursor Buttons Editing with the Panel Controls Partial Select Silencing the Sound of the Partial Copying Tone Settings CancelDisplay Value Copying Parameter Settings ALLCommon TVF When Is set to All or Common Setting is ignored Auditioning the Sound Before Editing Initializing Patch Settings Ctrl SetupCheck All Patch Factor Tone Parameters Common ParametersStructure EQ/CHORUS ENV Pitch Envelope ENV Edit EnvelopeENV Time Edit Velo Velocity Range ENV Level Edit LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Pitch Mod Pitch Modulation EQ/CHORUS Equalizer/Chorus EQ Edit EqualizerOFF KEY Chorus Edit Partial Parameters Pitch WG Form WG Waveform WG Form WaveformWG PW WG Pulse Width Wave Waveform Display LFO Phase Value -7-+7 After Aftertouch RangeValue -7-+7 LFO LFO Select WG Pitch Coars Pitch CoarseValue C1-C7 Fine Pitch Fine KF Keyfollow pitch LFO LFO Mode ENV P-ENV ModeBend Bender Mode WG Mod WG Modulation Bender Mode Example TVF Time Variant FilterFreq Cutoff Frequency Reso Resonance KFKeyfollow Cutoff PointBP Bias Point Display Example Example Function TVF ENV TVF Envelope TVF ENV Time Value T5 Time TVF ENV Level Value Volume Adjustment TVA Time Variant AmplifierValue -50-+50 BP Bias Point Display Example Function Example TVA ENV Envelope TVA ENV TimeVelo Velocity Follow Time TVA ENV Level MOD Modulation Value -7-+7 TVA MOD Settings for the Entire VC-1 How to Make the System Function SettingsDEC Sound Setting Master TuneSound Character Digital Freq Digital Frequency SeparateCH Receive Channel in Separate Mode Prog.C Program Change SwitchMidi CH Midi Channel Value 1 Exclusive Exclusive Switch Bank.S Bank Select SwitchDump TxEDIT Initializing the System Settings Key Mode Alteration Mono Mode, Poly Mode Key Mode Poly Mode Mono Mode Mode Message Off DualDual-S Split Preset Patches P1 Preset 1Original D-50P2 Preset 2 New Sound List P3 Preset 3PN-D50-01 P4 Preset 4PN-D50-02 P5 Preset 5PN-D50-03 P6 Preset 6PN-D50-04BANK1 Patch Factors Patch Factors Value Comment Tone Parameters Common ParametersParameter Value Partial Parameters Parameter Value Comment TVF ENV System Parameters Midich Waveform OneshotLoop Number Display PCM Name Loop Some of the sounds 1 to 76, are combined and looped Newly Added WaveformsNumber Display Midi Implementation Data Transmission Receive data Mono Controller number Exclusive Communication Partial Parameter Common Parameter Patch Parameter Supplementary Material Midi Implementation Chart Specifications VC-1 V-Card D-50 Index Index 100