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Roland V-Synth Quick Start Manual

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QUICK START

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland V-Synth.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS" (Owner's Manual p. 2), "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" (Owner's
Manual p. 3), and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (Owner's Manual p. 4). These sections
provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every
feature provided by your new unit, the Quick Start, Owner's Manual, and Sound
List should be read in their entirety. These manuals should be saved and kept on
hand as a convenient reference.
How to Read This Manual
The V-Synth comes with three manuals: Quick Start, Owner's Manual, and Sound List.
The manual you're reading now, Quick Start, offers a basic introduction to the V-Synth, and
provides simple, easy-to-understand explanations, allowing the beginner to quickly
experience many of the V-Synth's exciting features. As you read the Quick Start, we
recommend actually performing the described operations on your V-Synth. This'll help you
understand most of what you need to know for basic operations. For feature details, and for
explanations of advanced uses, read the separate Owner's Manual.
Copyright © 2002 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without
the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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  • Page 1: Quick Start

    How to Read This Manual The V-Synth comes with three manuals: Quick Start, Owner’s Manual, and Sound List. The manual you’re reading now, Quick Start, offers a basic introduction to the V-Synth, and provides simple, easy-to-understand explanations, allowing the beginner to quickly experience many of the V-Synth’s exciting features.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Selecting a COSM Type... 24 Modifying the Sound... 25 Shaping a Sound’s Volume Over Time (TVA) ... 26 Adding the V-Synth Effects ... 27 Saving Patches You’ve Created ... 28 Naming Patches (PATCH Name) ... 28 Saving Patches (PATCH Write) ... 30...

  • Page 3: Getting Ready

    Getting Ready Connecting an Amp and Speaker System Since the V-Synth contains no amplifier or speakers, you’ll need to connect it to audio equipment such as a keyboard amplifier, monitor speaker system or home stereo, or use headphones to hear its sound.

  • Page 4: Turning On The Power

    Before turning on the V-Synth’s power, consider these two questions: • Are all peripheral devices connected correctly? • Have the volume controls of the V-Synth and all connected audio devices been turned to their lowest settings? Turn on the POWER switch located on the rear panel of the V-Synth.

  • Page 5: Adjusting The Display Contrast (Lcd Contrast)

    The characters in the display may be difficult to view immediately after turning on the V-Synth’s power or after extended use. Your viewing angle or the current lighting conditions can also affect the appearance of the display. In such situations, you can turn the LCD CONTRAST knob (located on the rear panel) to adjust the contrast of the display.

  • Page 6: Listen To The Demo Song

    Listen to the Demo Song The V-Synth contains 5 demonstration (“demo”) songs that you can listen to using the V-Synth’s Demo Play feature. The demos will introduce you to the V-Synth’s exceptional sounds and effects. No. Song Name OMNIA MUTANTUR...
  • Page 7 Touch <EXECUTE> to load the demo song data. The DEMO Play screen will appear, and you will enter Demo Play mode. fig.Q-05b_60 Touch the song that you wish to hear. Touch <PLAY> to start demo song playback. After a demo song has played all the way to the end, the unit automatically returns to the start of the song and playback is repeated.

  • Page 8: Try Out The Sounds

    Try Out the Sounds Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds The V-Synth comes with a wide range of onboard sounds, including single tones called patches. Let’s select a few patches to get an idea of the variety of sounds available with the V-Synth.

  • Page 9: Selecting Patches From The List

    Selecting Patches from the List You can easily find the desired patch by selecting it from the patch list. Make sure the PATCH PLAY screen is displayed. If the PATCH PLAY screen is not displayed, press [EXIT] once or twice until the PATCH PLAY screen appears.

  • Page 10: Selecting Favorite Patches (Patch Palette)

    Try Out the Sounds Selecting Favorite Patches (Patch Palette) If your favorite, frequently used patches are registered in the Patch Palette, you can select them instantly by simply pressing NUMBER [1]–[8]. fig.Q-06c Make sure the PATCH PLAY screen is displayed. Press NUMBER [1]–[8] to select a patch.

  • Page 11: Try Out The Various Performance Features

    Try Out the Various Performance Features The V-Synth is equipped with a variety of powerful performance features that can raise your musical expressiveness to new levels. These include the Time Trip Pad, the D Beam controller, and the Arpeggiator. Take a moment to try out some of the V-Synth’s performance features.

  • Page 12: Moving Your Hand Above The D Beam Controller To Apply Effects

    Try Out the Various Performance Features While playing the keyboard, lightly touch your fingertip at the circumference of the Time Trip Pad, and move your finger toward the center. Notice how the sound changes. fig.Q-09a Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Apply Effects You can apply various effects to the currently selected patch by simply moving your hand over the pair of D Beam controllers at the left side of the display.
  • Page 13 fig.Q-11.e Left In this patch, the D Beam controllers are assigned to control the following parameters. Left: Vocal pitch Right: Vocal character (formant) Move your hand up and down slowly over each D Beam controller as you play the keyboard. fig.Q-12 Bring your hand down above the left D Beam controller, and the pitch (vocal pitch) of the oscillator 1 goes down.

  • Page 14: Using Knobs To Modify The Sound In Realtime (Assignable Controller)

    Try Out the Various Performance Features Using Knobs to Modify the Sound in Realtime (Assignable Controller) By turning the ASSIGNABLE CONTROL knobs while you play, you can control the various functions that’ve been assigned to them. Let’s select Patch “027 Synapse 1” and try out the assignable controllers. Select Patch “027 Synapse 1”...

  • Page 15: Playing Arpeggios (Arpeggiator)

    The V-Synth provides an automatic arpeggio function (Arpeggiator). When you turn on the arpeggiator and play the keyboard, arpeggios are produced automatically. For example, if you press the keys of a C major chord, the V-Synth arpeggiates the chord as C fig.Q-15...
  • Page 16 Try Out the Various Performance Features To finish listening to the arpeggio, press ARPEGGIO [ON/OFF] again so its indicator turns off. fig.Q-17 Arpeggiator settings can be saved with each patch. This means that you can create the best arpeggio settings for each patch.

  • Page 17: Other Performance Features

    Other Performance Features Other performance functions include the following. Select various patches, and try out these functions. Velocity/Aftertouch The force with which you play the keyboard, or the “velocity” with which you play, can affect the volume or timbre of a sound. Aftertouch—downward pressure you apply to a key after playing a note—can also affect the sound.

  • Page 18: Octave Shift

    Try Out the Various Performance Features Octave Shift Pressing [+OCT] or [-OCT] transposes the pitch of the keyboard in 1 octave units (-3– +3 octaves). fig.Q-20 Hold Pedal If an optional pedal switch (DP series) is connected to the rear panel HOLD PEDAL jack, you can press the pedal switch to cause notes to sustain or “hold”...

  • Page 19: Creating A Patch

    Creating a Patch This chapter explains the steps for creating a patch on the V-Synth. To create sounds, you will mainly use the buttons and knobs that are in the right half of the panel. Initializing Patch Settings First we will return the settings of the currently selected patch to a standard set of values.

  • Page 20: Selecting A Structure Type

    Creating a Patch Selecting a Structure Type The sounds of the V-Synth are produced by six elements (sections). Here’s how to select the Structure Type, which determines how these elements are combined. Section name OSC1, OSC2 COSM1, COSM2 Press STRUCTURE [1]–[3] to select a structure type.

  • Page 21: Switching Each Section On/Off

    Switching Each Section On/Off After deciding on the structure type to use, you can switch each section within that structure on or off as desired. Within the currently selected structure, turn the buttons of each section on (indicator lit) or off (indicator not lit), depending on whether or not you want to use that section.

  • Page 22: Setting Up The Oscillators (Osc1/2)

    Creating a Patch Setting Up the Oscillators (OSC1/2) The oscillator sections produce the original sound, either by playing back an internal PCM wave or a sampled wave, or by generating an analog modeling wave. Selecting a Wave Make sure that the PATCH PLAY screen is displayed. In the lower part of the screen, touch <OSC1>...

  • Page 23: Modifying The Volume And Sound

    Modifying the Volume and Sound While playing the keyboard, turn the following knobs to adjust the character of the sound. fig.Q-30 Knob Functions when Modifies the pitch. TIME: Modifies using the PCM os- cillator Functions when using the analog oscillator Turn [LEVEL] to adjust the volume.

  • Page 24: Mixing/Modulating Two Sounds (Mod)

    Creating a Patch Mixing/Modulating Two Sounds (Mod) The Modulator mixes and modulates the two audio signals. Selecting a Modulator Type In the lower part of the screen, touch <Mod>. A screen like the following appears. fig.Q-32_60 In the Modulator Type area, select the modulator type you wish to use. Modulator Type Description Add OSC1 and OSC2.

  • Page 25: Modifying The Sound

    A screen like the following appears. fig.Q-32a_60 Press the desired COSM type button to select the form of COSM. Make your selection while playing the keyboard to hear the sounds. Modifying the Sound While playing the keyboard, turn the following knobs to modify the sound.

  • Page 26: Shaping A Sound's Volume Over Time (Tva)

    Creating a Patch Shaping a Sound’s Volume Over Time (TVA) You can adjust the way in which the patch’s volume changes over time, or modify the attack or decay of the sound. In the lower part of the screen, touch <TVA>. A screen like the following appears.

  • Page 27: Adding The V-Synth Effects

    Adding the V-Synth Effects Since the V-Synth effects have such a profound impact on its sounds, turn them on to listen to the sound itself so you can better evaluate the changes you’re making. Actually, sometimes just changing effects settings can give you the sound you want.

  • Page 28: Saving Patches You've Created

    Creating a Patch Saving Patches You’ve Created When you edit the settings of a patch, the PATCH PLAY screen displays <EDITED> to remind you that the patch’s settings have been modified. If <EDITED> is displayed, you will lose your edited patch settings if you switch to another patch or turn off the power.
  • Page 29 Touch <PATCH Name> in the pulldown menu. The PATCH Name window appears. fig.Q-38_60 Enter a name into the text box by touching the desired characters. For this example, let’s enter “My Patch1” as the currently selected patch’s name. 4-1. Touch <Clear> to erase all characters from the text box. 4-2.

  • Page 30: Saving Patches (Patch Write)

    To select the memory location in which the patch is to be saved, turn the VALUE dial to select 512. Touch <Execute>. When shipped from the factory, the V-Synth already contains a collection of patches. When you save your own patches, you replace the factory patches.

  • Page 31: Turning Off The Power

    Turning Off the Power Before you turn off the power, consider these two questions: • Have the volume controls for the V-Synth and all connected audio devices been turned to their lowest settings? • Have you saved your V-Synth sounds or other data you’ve created? (p. 30) Turn off the power for all connected audio devices.
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