Roland VP-9000 Turbostart

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The VP-9000 is a revolutionary product that is
capable of capturing audio and providing realtime
manipulation of pitch, time, and formant using MIDI
control while maintaining the original sample's sound
quality. Features include:
• Elastic audio processing allow realtime sync of
samples with different keys and tempo, while
formant processing eliminates tedious multi-
sampling of the same sound at different pitches
• Compatible with VP-9000/Roland S-700/Akai
S-1000/3000/AIFF/.WAV format samples
• Internal 250MB Zip
to convenient, low-cost 250MB or 100MB Zip
• Two SCSI connectors (25-pin and 50-pin) for
connecting external hard drives, ZIP drives,
and CD ROM drives
• Timestretch/compress any audio source while
maintaining the original sound quality, achieving
results that were never before possible
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The VP-9000 Demo disk has several songs that
illustrate various features. Use the following
procedure to listen to the demo songs:
1. Insert the Demo ZIP disk into the VP-9000.
2. Press UTILITY and DISK simultaneously.
3. Use the VALUE dial to select "Da Blues" Folder
and press F5 [OPEN].
4. Press F6 [LOAD], then F6 [OK] to load the
samples and begin playback.
5. Press F1 [STOP] to halt playback.
6. Press EXIT to return to the DEMO PLAY screen
and press F4 to close the demo.
7. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight one of the
other demo songs and press F5 [OPEN].
8. Press F6 [LOAD], then F6 [OK]. Here is a list of
the available demo songs:
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"Phrase Mix"
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"Somma"
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Once a sound is loaded into the VP-9000 you can
independently alter the TIME, FORMANT, PITCH
and even the GROOVE of the sample in real time.
The VP-9000 makes this amazing technology
deceptively easy to use:
1. Load and play a demo song (see previous
section).
2. Turn the TIME knob to alter the tempo without
changing the pitch.
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3. Turn the FORMANT and PITCH knobs to
change the pitch without affecting the tempo.
4. Return the knobs to the 12 o'clock position.
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5. Press F6 [GROOVE] and turn the
FORMANT/GROOVE dial to change the "feel" of
the original sample.
Note: Changing the GROOVE settings will be most
noticeable on rhythmic parts (like drum beats).
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Use the following procedure to load Performance
and/or sample data from the internal Zip drive:
1. Insert the DEMO Zip disk.
2. Press DISK and then press F1 [LOAD].
3. Press F1 [PERFRM] to select Performance as
the data type to be loaded.
4. Press F6 [LOAD] to load the Performance.
5. Press SAMPLE to view the loaded sample data.
6. Use the INC/DEC buttons to select a sample.
7. Press PREVIEW to audition the selected sample.
Use the following procedure to load data from a CD-
ROM drive:
Note: Make sure to power off the VP-9000 before
connecting any SCSI peripherals, then power the
accessories up first before turning on the VP-9000.
1. Place the VP-9000 Sound Library CD-ROM in
your drive.
2. Press DISK and then press F1 [LOAD].
3. Press F4 [VP] to access the VP-9000 CD-ROM.
4. CURSOR UP/DOWN to select the desired folder.
5. CURSOR RIGHT to view the folder's contents.
6. CURSOR UP/DOWN to select the desired
sample.
7. Press PREVIEW to audition the selected sample.
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