Overview Of The V-Synth Xt; How The V-Synth Xt Is Organized; Basic Structure; Polyphony - Roland V-Synth XT Owner's Manual

Overview of the V-Synth XT

How the V-Synth XT Is Organized

Basic Structure

Sound Generator Section
The sounds you play on the V-Synth XT are called patches. Each
patch consists of a structure (an arrangement of its six sections),
zones (which allow for sixteen individual setups for sixteen key
ranges), and three effects.
fig.01-02.e
Zone 16
Zone 15
Zone 2
Zone 1
Section name Function
OSC1, OSC2 This section generates the sound on which
a patch is based. The sound is produced ei-
ther by built-in preset waves or sampled
waves, or by calculating an analog model-
ing waveform. An external audio input
source can also be used.
MOD This section mixes and modulates the two
audio signals.
COSM1, COSM2 This section applies a wide variety of pro-
cessing including filtering. This differs
from the effects in that effects are applied to
the final mix of the sound, COSM is applied
to each individual note.
TVA This section creates time-variant changes in
volume, and sets the pan position.
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Effects
MFX
CHORUS
REVERB

Polyphony

Patch
The maximum polyphony of the V-Synth XT depends on the OSC
and COSM types used by the patch.
Changing the effect type or switching effects on/off does not
affect the available polyphony.

About Multitimbral Performance

The V-Synth XT allows up to 16-part multitimbral operation, and can
be played multitimbrally by performance data sent from an external
device. You can use the V-Synth XT to play the sounds of a song you
created on your sequencer, or as part of an ensemble. From the MIDI
keyboard you can play only the patch that is assigned to part 1. The
PATCH Information window shows you the patch that is assigned
to each part (p. 147).
A sound module that allows you to control multiple sounds
independently in this way is called a multitimbral sound module.
function
The multi-effects are multi-purpose effects
that can completely change the nature of
the patch's sound. There are 41 different ef-
fects types; select and use the type that suits
your aims.
Applies a chorus effect to give the sound
depth and spaciousness.
Applies a reverb effect to add ambience to
the sound.