Roland VC-1 D-50 specification

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Roland VC-1 D-50 owner manual

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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 Original What is the digital synthesizer D-50? Number KEY Panel DescriptionsFront Panel Exit ModeShift Rear Panel Turning On the Power Try Out the Sounds Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds Selecting Patches with Patch Palette Selecting Patches with the Value dialSelecting Patches from the List Viewing Various Information Enabling or Disabling the Beep Tone Applying Effects to the Sound 01ePatchFactorImage Keys Functions Assigning Parameters to the ControllersControllers Parameters 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 Split WholeDual SEP Bend Bender Range Hold Hold ModeMode Portamento Mode Value AfterPB Aftertouch, Pitch Bender Value Display Function Output Output ModeMode Output Mode Value Display Description Vol Total VolumeRevType Reverb Type Revbal Reverb Balance Level Chase Level Mode Chase ModeULL ULU Value Time Chase Time TxBS Transmit Bank Select Switch LTune Fine Tuning of the Lower ToneUTune Fine Tuning of the Upper Tone SepCH Receive Channel in Separate Mode Saving Patches You’ve Created Naming a Patch Saving Patches VC-1’s File Structure Reset to Default Factory SettingsTouch Factory RESET. The Factory Reset screen appears Transferring Patches To and From the D-50/550 Transferring Patches from the D-50 to the VC-1 Transfer 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 DEC Source Bank Saving Transferred PatchesTouch Data TRANSFER. The Data Transfer screen appears Destination Bank INC/+ or DEC Source Bank Transferring Patches from the VC-1 to the D-50/550Touch System 3-1 Copying a Reverb Type Value1 Destination Bank Value 17 Work Area Overview of the VC-1Memory Structure Temporary Area Synthesizer sound generator Basic Concept of a TonePartial Tone PCM sound generatorStructure Ring Modulator Patch Structure of Tone Parameters WG Wave Generator ENV Envelope Generator TVF Time Variant FilterTVA Time Variant Amplifier LFO Low Frequency How to Make the Patch Settings Creating a Patch Undoing an editing Operation Useful Functions for EditingEditing a Value Cursor Buttons Editing with the Panel Controls Partial Select Silencing the Sound of the Partial Display Value Copying Tone SettingsCancel Common Copying Parameter SettingsALL TVF When Is set to All or Common Setting is ignored Auditioning the Sound Before Editing Check All Initializing Patch SettingsCtrl Setup Patch Factor Structure Tone ParametersCommon Parameters EQ/CHORUS ENV Time Edit ENV Pitch EnvelopeENV Edit Envelope Velo Velocity Range ENV Level Edit LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Pitch Mod Pitch Modulation OFF EQ/CHORUS Equalizer/ChorusEQ Edit Equalizer KEY Chorus Edit Partial Parameters Pitch WG PW WG Pulse Width WG Form WG WaveformWG Form Waveform Wave Waveform Value -7-+7 LFO LFO Select Display LFO PhaseValue -7-+7 After Aftertouch Range Value C1-C7 Fine Pitch Fine WG PitchCoars Pitch Coarse KF Keyfollow pitch Bend Bender Mode LFO LFO ModeENV P-ENV Mode WG Mod WG Modulation Freq Cutoff Frequency Bender Mode ExampleTVF Time Variant Filter BP Bias Point Reso ResonanceKFKeyfollow Cutoff Point Display Example Example Function TVF ENV TVF Envelope TVF ENV Time Value T5 Time TVF ENV Level Value -50-+50 BP Bias Point Value Volume AdjustmentTVA Time Variant Amplifier Display Example Function Example Velo Velocity Follow Time TVA ENV EnvelopeTVA ENV Time TVA ENV Level MOD Modulation Value -7-+7 TVA MOD DEC Settings for the Entire VC-1How to Make the System Function Settings Sound Character Sound SettingMaster Tune Digital Freq Digital Frequency Midi CH Midi Channel SeparateCH Receive Channel in Separate ModeProg.C Program Change Switch Value 1 Dump Exclusive Exclusive SwitchBank.S Bank Select Switch TxEDIT Initializing the System Settings Key Mode Alteration Mono Mode, Poly Mode Dual-S Key Mode Poly Mode Mono Mode Mode Message OffDual Split P2 Preset 2 New Preset PatchesP1 Preset 1Original D-50 Sound List P3 Preset 3PN-D50-01 P4 Preset 4PN-D50-02 BANK1 P5 Preset 5PN-D50-03P6 Preset 6PN-D50-04 Patch Factors Patch Factors Value Comment Parameter Value Tone ParametersCommon Parameters Partial Parameters Parameter Value Comment TVF ENV System Parameters Midich Loop WaveformOneshot Number Display PCM Name Number Display Loop Some of the sounds 1 to 76, are combined and loopedNewly Added Waveforms 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