Roland VS-700 Main Features

Main Features

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• Control of mix and plug-in parameters with real-time visual feedback

• Touch-sensitive motorized faders

• Control over SONAR, plug-in effects and soft synths

• Many buttons to trigger SONAR commands plus 16 assignable buttons

• Multiple modifier buttons to extend the functionality of other controls

• Tape-style transport controls

• Jog/shuttle wheel with cursor-style buttons for scrubbing, editing, zooming and scrolling

• Surround joystick panner

• Meter displays with track names and parameters

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• 19-in/24-out USB 2.0 audio interface

• 24-bit 192 kHz high quality audio

• Eight channels of preamps/compressors built-in

• Built-in Fantom VS synthesizer

• Single slot for ARX series expansion boards

Main Features of the VS-700C Console

Main Features of the VS-700R I/O

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Contents

Main CAUTION ATTENTION INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Page Page Page IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions Maintenance Placement Copyright Contents Connections............................................................................... 25 Overview of the VS-700......................................................... 13 Page VS-700R I/O ................................................................................77 Fantom VS (Synthesizer).............................................................................. 87 Page Appendix ..................................................................................153 Page Main Features Main Features of the VS-700R I/O Main Features of the VS-700C Console Panel Descriptions VS-700C Console Top Panel C. Time Display I. AUDIO OUTPUT Section H. Transport Section G. RECORD/EDIT Section J. SURROUND Section N. PHONES Jacks (Front Panel) M. AUX IN Jack (Front Panel) L. Jog/Shuttle Wheel A B C D E F G VS-700R I/O F H I J K Front Panel A B G Page A. TO CONSOLE Connector D. USB Connector MIDI OUT Connector Rear Panel A C D E F G H I B J Page I. MONITOR MAIN Jacks A. ARX Expansion Board Slot J. INPUT 18 Jacks Top Panel A AABC A. Rackmount Brackets B. Cooling Fan Intake Vent C. Cooling Fan Exhaust Vent Side Panel Page Connections Connecting the Power Cord Connections Connecting Your Computer and Sound Reinforcement Equipment Turning the Power On Page Overview of the VS-700C Console A FGH I D BC J K L E M N CHANNEL STRIP Section A B C D E F G H To Revert a Fader to Its Previous Value To Assign a Bus to the Master Fader Channel Fader FLIP Mode Master Fader 1. 2. 3. A B To Revert a Rotary Encoder to Its Previous Value Rotary Encoder (Knob) Track Mute Track Solo (SOLO) Track Arm (ARM) Strip Select (SEL) LED Level Meter D LCD Display A C B ASSIGN Button How FLIP Mode Affects the [ASSIGN] Button Rude MUTE/Rude SOLO/Rude ARM Buttons AUTOMATION Buttons FADER BANK Buttons A B The modifier buttons (p. 67) can be used to extend the functions as follows. FADER VIEW Buttons (TRACK, BUS, MAIN, I/O CONTROL) From the VS-700C console: From the VS-700 property page: I/O Control Specifying the tracks and buses that can be controlled from the VS-700 console Locking a Channel Strip To Lock/Unlock a Channel Strip Locked Strip WAI Indication D Time Display A CHANNEL STRIP CONTROL Section (EQ, SEND and ACT) Page To Enable EQ Mode LCD Display EQ Mode A B C D To Enable SEND Mode Audio tracks MIDI tracks SEND Mode A B C D E F To Enable ACT Mode ACT Mode A B Transport Section E F G Transport Section Starting/Stopping Playback With a Foot Switch PROJECT Section JOG/SHUTTLE/CURSOR Section B C D A E F Transport Mode (Default) To Enable Scrolling with the Jog/Shuttle Wheel Scroll Mode To Enable Zooming with the Jog/Shuttle Wheel Zoom Flyover mode Zoom Mode Press [SELECT] button. The [SELECT] button will be lit solid to indicate this mode. To enable Select by Time mode (default) Select Mode Edit Mode Scrub Play Mode ACCESS PANEL Section (Assignable Buttons) A B C Page A Do one of the following: On the VS-700 property page, click the ACCESS PANEL button that you would like to assign. Click the SURFACE tab. Modifier Buttons SURROUND Section A B C D T-Bar Section C D E F A B AUDIO OUTPUT Section A B C D E F RECORD/EDIT Section C D A E B F G Page Page Controlling Plug-ins from the VS-700C Console Press the encoder button to insert a plug-in. Turn the encoders to find the plug-in that you wish to insert. Make sure Plug-in mode is enabled (refer to To Enable Plug-in Mode (p. 74)). Page To Control Plug-in Parameters Page Connecting Recording Equipment Connections to the Analog Jacks Connecting a Guitar or Bass Connecting a Mic VS-700C Front Panel Connections to the Digital Connectors Connecting a Digital Audio Source Switching the Sampling Rate Setting SONARs Sampling Rate Audio Clock Source Click the SYNC check box to select the clock source. Phantom Power Preamp Parameters Apply the desired preamp settings. Compressor Parameters Apply the desired compressor settings. Direct Monitor Mixer Output Destination Settings Input Settings Select the DIRECT MIX tab. Page Inserting the Fantom VS Plug-In 7. 6. Fantom VS Editor (Selecting a Sound) Fantom VS Editor (Editing a Sound) To select a parameter type To edit parameter values To initialize a parameter value Overview of the Fantom VS How the Fantom VS is Organized LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) Envelope Patches Rhythm Sets Patch WG (Wave Generator) TVF (Time Variant Filter) TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) Envelope About Simultaneous Polyphony Note Priority in Performance Temporary Area Voice Reserve About Memory Non-Rewritable Memory Temporary Memory About the Onboard Effects Effect Types How Effects Units Work Creating a Patch Settings Common to the Entire Patch Functions of Patch Parameters Patch Category Patch Level Patch Fine Tune Patch Coarse Tune Octave Shift Stretch Tune Depth Attack Time Offset Resonance Offset Analog Feel (Analog Feel Depth) Cutoff Offset Release Time Offset Legato Retrigger (Legato Retrigger Switch) Mono/Poly Legato Switch Velocity Sens Offset (Velocity Sensitivity Offset) Portamento Switch Portamento Time Portamento Type Portamento Mode Portamento Start Portamento Patch TMT Structure Type 1 & 2, 3 & 4 Changing How a Tone Is Sounded (TMT) Booster 1&2, 3&4 (Booster Gain) Key Fade Lower (Keyboard Fade Width Lower) Key Range Upper (Keyboard Range Upper) Key Range Lower (Keyboard Range Lower) TVA Booster WG1 WG2 Booster Key Fade Upper (Keyboard Fade Width Upper) Velo Fade Upper (Velocity Fade Width Upper) Velo Range Upper (Velocity Range Upper) Velo Fade Lower (Velocity Fade Width Lower) Velo Range Lower (Velocity Range Lower) TMT Velocity Control (TMT Velocity Control Switch) TMT Control Sw (TMT Control Switch) Modifying Waveforms (WG) FXM FXM Color Tone Delay Mode FXM Depth Tone Delay Time Random Pitch Depth Tone Fine Tune Tone Coarse Tune Tone Delay Pitch Keyfollow P-Env Time KF (Pitch Envelope Time Keyfollow) Patch Pitch Env (Patch Pitch Envelope) P-Env T1 V-Sens (Pitch Envelope Time 1 Velocity Sensitivity) Modifying the Brightness of a Sound with a Filter (TVF/TVF Env) Cutoff Frequency Resonance Cutoff Keyfollow Cutoff V-Curve (Cutoff Frequency Velocity Curve) Cutoff V-Sens (Cutoff Velocity Sensitivity) F-Env V-Sens (TVF Envelope Velocity Sensitivity) Patch TVF Env (Patch TVF Envelope) F-Env T1 V-Sens (TVF Envelope Time 1 Velocity Sensitivity) F-Env T4 V-Sens (TVF Envelope Time 4 Velocity Sensitivity) F-Env Level 04 (TVF Envelope Level 04) F-Env Time KF (TVF Envelope Time Keyfollow) F-Env Time 14 (TVF Envelope Time 14) Patch TVA Bias Position Bias Level Adjusting the Volume (TVA/TVA Env) Bias Bias Direction Alternate Pan Depth Pan Keyfollow Tone Pan Random Pan Depth Patch TVA Env A-Env Level 13 (TVA Envelope Level 13) A-Env Time 14 (TVA Envelope Time 14) A-Env T1 V-Sens (TVA Envelope Time 1 Velocity Sensitivity) Output Settings Patch LFO 1/2 Offset (LFO1/LFO2 Offset) Rate Detune (LFO1/LFO2 Rate Detune) Modulating Sounds (LFO1/2/Step LFO) Delay Time (LFO1/LFO2 Delay Time) TVA Depth (LFO1/LFO2 TVA Depth) TVF Depth (LFO1/LFO2 TVF Depth) Pitch Depth (LFO1/LFO2 Pitch Depth) Fade Mode (LFO1/LFO2 Fade Mode) Delay Time KF (LFO1/LFO2 Delay Time Keyfollow) Pan Depth (LFO1/LFO2 Pan Depth) Patch Step LFO How to Apply the LFO Controller-related settings (CTRL) Tone Rx Pan Mode (Tone Receive Pan Mode) Tone Redamper Sw (Tone Redamper Switch) Matrix Control Settings (Matrix Ctrl14) Matrix Control Patch Mtrx Control 14 Source (Patch Matrix Control 14) Control 14 Source (Matrix Control Source 14) Opening and Closing the Filter Splitting Tones That Are Played Changing the TVF Envelope Changing the Pitch Envelope Changing the TVF Envelope Changing the Depth of Frequency Modulation for FXM CTRL Tone 14 (Tone Control Switch 14) CTRL Sens 14 (Matrix Control Sens 14) If youre not using Matrix Control Creating a Rhythm Set Functions of Rhythm Set Parameters Tone Env Mode (Rhythm Tone Envelope Mode) Mute Group Tone Pitch Bend Range (Rhythm Tone Pitch Bend Range) Relative Level One Shot Mode Tone Receive Expression (Rhythm Tone Receive Expression Switch) Tone Receive Hold-1 (Rhythm Tone Receive Hold-1 Switch) Tone Receive Pan Mode (Rhythm Tone Receive Pan Mode) Rhythm Wave Wave Fine Tune Wave Coarse Tune Modifying Waveforms (WG) Tips on Creating a Rhythm Tone FXM Wave Level Changing How a Rhythm Tone is Sounded (WMT) Velo Range Upper (Velocity Range Upper) Tone Random Pitch Depth Tone Fine Tune (Rhythm Tone Fine Tune) Modifying Pitch (PCH/PCH Env) Rhythm Pitch Env P-Env Level 04 (Pitch Envelope Level 04) P-Env Time 14 (Pitch Envelope Time 14) P-Env Depth (Envelope Depth) Modifying the Brightness of a Sound with a Filter (TVF/TVF Env) Cutoff V-Curve (Cutoff Frequency Velocity Curve) F-Env V-Curve (TVF Envelope Velocity Curve) F-Env Depth (TVF Envelope Depth) Rhythm TVF Env F-Env V-Sens (TVF Envelope Velocity Sensitivity) F-Env T1 V-Sens (TVF Envelope Time 1 Velocity Sensitivity) Adjusting the Volume (TVA/TVA Env) Random Pan Depth A-Env Level 13 (TVA Envelope Level 13) Alternate Pan Depth Rhythm TVA Env A-Env T1 V-Sens (TVA Envelope Time 1 Velocity Sensitivity) Output Settings Creating a Performance Coarse Tune Octave Shift Mute Switch Fine Tune Chorus Send Level (Part Chorus Send Level) Output Level (Part Output Level) Output Assign Output MFX Select (Part Output Multi-Effects Select) Reverb Send Level (Part Reverb Send Level) Decay Time Offset Release Time Offset Resonance Offset Attack Time Offset Mono/Poly Vibrato Delay Vibrato Depth Vibrato Rate Portamento Time Key Fade Lower (Part Keyboard Fade Width Lower) Voice Reserve Receive Channel (Part Receive Channel) Key Range Upper (Part Keyboard Range Upper) Key Fade Upper (Part Keyboard Fade Width Upper) Calculating the Number of Voices Being Used Part Velocity Sensitivity Offset Part Scale Tune CB Scale Tune settings MIDI-related settings Page Adding Effects Turning Effects On and Off (p. 146). Applying Effects Signal Flow Diagram (Routing) Patch /Rhythm Chorus Output Reverb Output Functions of Effect Parameters 1 4 2 3 4 12 5 6 9 6 MFX13 Output Reverb Type Reverb Chorus Output Select Reverb Output Reverb Output Level Control 14 Dest (Multi-Effects Control 14 Destination) Specifying the Effect Source Chorus Source MFX Structure (MFX Structure Type) Reverb Source Specifying the multi-effect structure (MFX Structure) System Settings System Sound System MIDI Functions of System Parameters System Control System Control Page Page Installing the ARX Expansion Board tightenloosen Port settings (MIDI input and audio output) How to Install an Expansion Board Page Removing an Expansion Board Installation de la carte dexpansion (French Language for Canadian Safety Standard) Precautions a prendre lors de linstallation dune carte dexpansion Installation dune carte dexpansion Page Retrait dune carte dexpansion Attaching the Rackmount Brackets Using only Normal setting Stand-alone mode Settings on the VS-700C About the Driver the VS-700C Console (Standalone Mode) Page Connecting Two VS-700R I/O Units Page Connecting an EDIROL DV-7DL (Video Control) Connecting the EDIROL DV-7DL and VS-700C To Enable Video Control About V-LINK Connection Examples What is V-LINK? Settings for SONAR Press [V-LINK] again. V-LINK Parameters In the left of the panel, press [V-LINK] so the indicator is lighted. Troubleshooting while youre operating the fader Fader touch sensitivity does not respond correctly, or the fader motor operates incorrectly The cooling fan has stopped. Specifications VS-700C, VS-700R: USB Audio Interface and Controller Page Specifications 962a Index F E D G P O N R W V U Page Index (Fantom VS) F E D G N K J M L O R P S T U W V Page Page Page NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT WARNING DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement S .