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SonicCell
Expandable Synthesizer Module
and Audio Interface
Using SonicCell with a DAW
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- Page 1 © 2008 Roland Corporation U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Corporation U.S. Windows XP™ and Windows Vista 32-bit Edition™ are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Mac OS X™, Logic Pro™, and GarageBand™ are trademarks of Apple Inc. SONAR LE™ and SONAR are trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.
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Page 2: Midi Controller
About the Workshop Booklets Roland’s SonicCell is designed for modern musicians. Using USB, It adds a huge set of sounds to your digital audio workstation (or “DAW”) without adding to your computer’s workload. It’s also an audio interface that can get signals from mics, instruments, or other devices to DAW tracks for recording. - Page 3 your DAW, which records the data on a MIDI track. The DAW also passes the MIDI data back to SonicCell, where it triggers SonicCell’s synth, causing notes to play. You can directly connect a MIDI controller to your computer and DAW if the controller supports MIDI over a USB connection or if you have a separate MIDI interface.
- Page 4 • All 16 parts share an effect setup consisting of three multi-effects (MFX 1-3), a global reverb, and a global chorus. • When you record and play back MIDI tracks in your DAW, the data is sent to SonicCell on the MIDI channel assigned to the desired part and patch. To learn more about MIDI, see the Introduction to MIDI InFocus booklet, which you can download from here.
- Page 5 Setting Up Your MIDI Controller Connecting the MIDI Controller First, connect your controller to SonicCell by connecting a MIDI cable from the controller’s MIDI OUT jack of to SonicCell’s MIDI IN jack. MIDI cable connected to controller’s MIDI OUT jack To learn how to use your MIDI controller, see its documentation.
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Page 6: Windows Xp Driver Installation
Downloading the Driver and Editor Each driver installer includes details regarding the OS system requirements for its driver, as well as a list of cautions and limitations. Point your browser to the following URL or click the link below: http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=897 In your browser, click the Downloads tab. - Page 7 If you see the Software Installation window instead of the one shown above, click Continue Anyway. If you can’t continue, see “About Driver Signing Options” later in this booklet. Click Next—the driver is installed and instructions appear telling you what to do next. We’ll take you through these instructions in this booklet, so you can close this window or drag it over to the side of the screen if you want to keep it open.
- Page 8 About Driver Signing Options The Driver Signing window lets you select whether Windows should block the installation of an unknown driver, warn you about it, or just install it. In the Start menu, select Control Panel. If you’re in • Category View—...
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Page 9: Mac Os X Driver Installation
Highlight the Complete installation to install all of the SonicCell applications, and then click Next. If you’d like to install only particular SonicCell applications, click Custom to highlight it, and then click Next. Checkmark the items you want to install, and then click Next. Again, unless you have a reason to select a new location for the installed SonicCell files, leave the installer set to the default location, and click Next. - Page 10 The installer presents this window in which you can change the installation location for the driver if you wish to. By default, the driver will be installed at /Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers so that any user of your computer can use the SonicCell. While we recommend you click Install without changing the default location, you can limit the use of the SonicCell to a specific user by changing the location to [user name]/Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers if you like.
- Page 11 System Settings for Your Computer Optimizing Your Windows PC for Audio To optimize Windows XP for DAW audio operations In the Start menu, select Control Panel. If you’re in • Category View— click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. •...
- Page 12 PC— set Device usage to in any hardware profile (disable). Click OK. In the list, double-click Roland SonicCell. Set Device usage to Use this device (enable), and then click OK. Do not use this (disable).
- Page 13 Click Sound—circled above—to open the Sound control panel. Click the Output tab, and select Roland SonicCell. In the Sound control panel, you’ll see SonicCell’s current sample rate after “Roland SonicCell.” We’ll discuss sample rates in a bit. Close the Preferences window. The SonicCell Driver Settings The SonicCell driver installer adds an SonicCell control panel to Windows, and a Preferences pane to Mac OS X.
- Page 14 • 48 kHz— for slightly better audio quality than 44.1 kHz if your destination media isn’t a CD. If it is, you can still use 48 kHz, but the sample-rate conversion process you’ll need to get the recording onto a CD will probably take away any benefits the higher sample rate’s gotten you.
- Page 15 You can make the SonicCell Audio/MIDI Setup device look like SonicCell. Go to your Library/Audio/MIDI Devices folder, and create a Roland folder there. Place a picture of SonicCell in the Roland folder. Once you do this, you’ll be able to click the Open Icon Browser button shown above and select the SonicCell picture for your new device.