Main Features - Roland V-Synth XT Owner's Manual

Main Features

The V-Synth XT is a professional synthesizer with a sound generator section that represents a pooling of numerous proprietary Roland
technologies, allowing an extremely high level of musical expressive potential.
From acoustic-like sounds to lush pads, rhythmical grooves, and aggressive sounds that could not be produced by synthesizers of the past, the V-
Synth XT is able to create organic changes in the sound. Furthermore, the VC-1 and VC-2 "V-Card" series software expansions are preinstalled.
You can switch systems simply by pressing a single switch—there's no need for the bothersome routine of switching off the power, then switching
it back on again. Thanks to the inclusion of this software, the V-Synth XT can be used as two other, completely different products; as a "D-50" and
as a "Vocal Designer."
Whether you're playing live on stage or producing music in the studio, and regardless of the musical styles in which you're working, the V-Synth
XT gives you usable and playable sounds that are available nowhere else.
■ The V-Synth sound engine,
producing utterly unique sounds
● The sound generator section consists of a PCM oscillator with
VariPhrase capability, high-quality analog modeling oscillators,
powerful modulators, and COSM processors equipped with
sideband filters. You can specify how these sections are
connected simply by selecting a structure. By combining these
sections, each of which delivers powerful functionality, you can
create completely new sounds, which could not be produced on
any previous synthesizer.
● Each of the two oscillators can function as one of three types:
PCM (VariPhrase), analog modeling, and external input.
Dedicated envelopes are provided for the principal parameters
of each oscillator. Even when using the oscillators alone, you can
apply a wide range of time-based changes.
● The PCM oscillators utilize Roland's proprietary VariPhrase
technology. In a revolutionary breakthrough in comparison to
conventional waveform playback, VariPhrase allows the pitch,
time, and formant of the audio material to be varied with
complete independence in real time, while maintaining high
audio quality. This transforms a PCM waveform into "elastic
audio," which you can freely stretch like a rubber band in the
desired direction and create organic-sounding changes.
● The analog modeling oscillators are packed with high-quality
waveforms, such as the "Super Saw," which is just what you
need for thick detuned textures; and a feedback oscillator, which
produces a dramatically varying lead sound—all together giving
you a total of fourteen waveforms to stimulate your musical
creativity.
● The oscillator output can be processed by Roland's proprietary
COSM processors. Going far beyond the filter functionality seen
on typical synthesizers, these implement a wide range of
processes. There are a total of 16 types, including TVF, guitar
amp modeling, Lo-Fi processor, a sideband filter, which imparts
a sense of playable pitch to noise or a phrase, and a resonator,
which adds the body resonances of an instrument. You can also
apply a COSM processor to an external audio input and use the
V-Synth XT as a filter bank.
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■ Sound Shaper function allows
intuitive sound creation
● V-Synth XT features a Sound Shaper function, which liberates
the musician from dealing with an overwhelming number of
edit parameters. Simply choose the desired sound template from
the list, and the parameters that are effective for that template
will be selected and available for your control. You'll be able to
obtain the desired variations easily by operating a few knobs or
buttons to edit exactly what you need, just like a professional
sound designer.
■ Unique and useful patches
● All sounds can be rewritten by the user down to the level of the
source waves. You can sample directly into the V-Synth XT, or import
WAV/AIFF files from external devices, making this is an ideal
instrument for the professional who insists on absolute originality.
● V-Synth XT provides a Rhythm mode screen, which lets you
assign different V-Synth sounds to each note of the keyboard.
This means that you can use the synth sound generator as a
rhythm kit to play many types of sound from the keyboard.
Since the sound assigned to each key is a fully editable V-Synth
sound, you can have anything from an analog kick to VariPhrase
rhythm loops available for immediate playing.
■ The power to make bold time-
based changes in sound
● V-Synth XT provides a multi-step modulator, which lets you
choose four parameters from a broad range of choices, and
simultaneously modulate these parameters by completely
different ascending or descending patterns. You can use the panel
knobs to freely program the ascending or descending patterns,
and you can even turn Smoothing on and use this as an LFO.
● VariPhrase waves can be freely controlled using the Time Trip
function. By stroking the Time Trip pad in a circular motion, you
can halt the progress of the waveform while the sound is still
being heard, and then play that sound from the keyboard as the
desired pitches. It's also easy to create distinctive effects such as
manually controlling the progression of break-beats.
● All of the various functions that control time-based change can
be synchronized to the tempo. VariPhrase, the LFO and
envelope of each section, the programmable arpeggiator, the
multi-step modulator, and the effects can all be controlled by the
master tempo.