Using With The V-Synth - Roland V-Card VC-1 Owner's Manual

Using with the
Try Out the Sounds............................ 15
Turning On the Power .......................................................... 15
Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds ............................... 16
Viewing Various Information .............................................. 18
Applying Effects to the Sound.......... 19
Applying an Effect by Touching to the Pad....................... 19
Applying an Effect by Passing Over the D Beam ............. 20
Assigning Parameters to the Controllers ........................... 21
How to Make the Patch Factors........................................... 26
Settings Common to All Screens .................................. 26
CONTROL ....................................................................... 28
OUTPUT (Output Mode)............................................... 29
CHASE ............................................................................. 31
TONE TUNE ................................................................... 32
MIDI.................................................................................. 32
Saving Patches You've Created ....... 33
Naming a Patch...................................................................... 33
Saving Patches........................................................................ 34
Reset to Default Factory Settings......................................... 35
Transferring Patches To and From the D-50/550 ........ 36
Transferring Patches from the D-50 to the VC-1 ............... 36
Transfer the patch from the memory card to the D-50/550 .............37
Transferring Patches from the D-50/550 to the VC-1 .......................38
Saving Transferred Patches with the VC-1 ................. 39
Transferring Patches from the VC-1 to the D-50/550....... 40
Copying a Reverb Type ........................................................ 42
Overview of the VC-1 ......................... 44
Memory Structure.................................................................. 44
The Basic Concept of a Tone ................................................ 45
Structure of Tone Parameters............................................... 48
V-Synth
Creating a Patch .................................50
How to Make the Patch Settings.......................................... 50
Useful Functions for Editing ............................................... 51
Editing a Value................................................................ 51
Undoing an editing Operation...................................... 51
Editing with the Panel Controls (Partial Select) ......... 52
Silencing the Sound of the Partial ................................ 52
Copying Tone Settings ................................................... 53
Copying Parameter Settings.......................................... 54
Auditioning the Sound Before Editing ........................ 55
Initializing Patch Settings .............................................. 56
Tone Parameters ................................57
Common Parameters............................................................. 57
Structure........................................................................... 57
P-ENV (Pitch Envelope)................................................. 58
LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) .................................. 60
EQ/CHORUS (Equalizer/Chorus) .............................. 61
Partial Parameters.................................................................. 63
WG Form (WG Waveform) ........................................... 64
WG PITCH....................................................................... 66
TVF (Time Variant Filter) .............................................. 68
TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) ..................................... 73
MOD (Modulation)......................................................... 76
Settings for the Entire VC-1...............78
How to Make the System Function Settings ...................... 78
Initializing the System Settings............................................ 82
Connecting to Your Computer via USB............ 83
Recovering the System from the CD-ROM ........................ 83
Selecting the V-Synth's USB Storage Mode ................ 83
Connecting the V-Synth to Your Computer via USB ........................ 84
Recovering the System ................................................... 86
Canceling the USB Connection ..................................... 86
Exchanging MIDI Messages with Your Computer........... 88
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