Owner's Manual fig.00-01 The V-Synth XT comes with the VC-1 and VC-2 titles from Roland's "V-Card" software series preinstalled. Without having to cycle power to the unit, you can simply press a single switch to transform the V-Synth XT into a completely different product. VC-2 "Vocal Designer" transforms the V-Synth XT into a cutting-edge vocal modeling processor. By playing a keyboard while you speak into the mic, you can create beautiful and clearly intelligible human choruses as well as many other vocal-type sounds with unprecedented quality. * All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 03897845 08-09-3N * 0 3 8 9 7 8 4 5 0 3 * Copyright © 2005 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Table of Contents Main Features.......................................................................................................6 Conventions Used in This Manual .................................................................................................... 6 About the VC-2 .....................................................................................................7 Internal Structure ................................................................................................................................. 7 Patch Algorithms.................................................................................................................................. 8 Memory Structure ................................................................................................................................ 9 Panel Descriptions.............................................................................................10 Front Panel .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Rear Panel............................................................................................................................................ 13 Making connections ..........................................................................................14 Starting up VC-2.................................................................................................15 Try Out the Sound (Patch mode)......................................................................16 The Top Screen of Patch Mode......................................................................................................... 16 Selecting a Patch ................................................................................................................................. 16 Selecting Patches with the VALUE dial ................................................................................................ 16 Selecting Patches from the List............................................................................................................... 16 Using buttons to select patches .............................................................................................................. 17 Enabling or Disabling the Beep Tone .............................................................................................. 17 Playing ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Parameters in the Top Screen ........................................................................................................... 18 Creating/Editing Patches (Patch mode)...........................................................20 Creating Patches ................................................................................................................................. 20 Basic Procedure for Patch Editing ................................................................................................... 20 Changing the Pitch (PATCH Tune) ....................................................................................................... 20 Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device (Data Transfer) ....................................................... 21 Naming a Patch (PATCH Name) ........................................................................................................... 22 Saving Patches (PATCH Write).............................................................................................................. 22 Copying Patch Controller Settings (Patch Controller Copy) ............................................................. 23 Deleting Patches (PATCH Delete) ......................................................................................................... 23 Selecting a Patch from a List (PATCH List).......................................................................................... 24 Top Screen ........................................................................................................................................... 24 SYSTEM MIC Setting Screen ............................................................................................................ 24 Switching the Mic Setting........................................................................................................................ 24 Naming a Mic Setting (Setting Name) .................................................................................................. 24 PRE-EFX Type (Pre-Effect Types) .......................................................................................................... 25 Carrier Screen ..................................................................................................................................... 26 OSC............................................................................................................................................................. 26 PITCH ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 EQ GROWL ............................................................................................................................................... 27 TVA ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 CTRL (controller)...................................................................................................................................... 28 Carrier Screen for Processor~ Patch Algorithms........................................................................... 29 TVA ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 4 Table of Contents Wave Screen ........................................................................................................................................ 29 OSC............................................................................................................................................................. 29 VARI........................................................................................................................................................... 29 TVA ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 Vocoder Screen ................................................................................................................................... 30 Poly Pitch Shifter Screen ................................................................................................................... 30 OSC............................................................................................................................................................. 30 PITCH / EQ GROWL / TVA / CTRL .................................................................................................. 31 Effect Screen ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Routing....................................................................................................................................................... 32 MFX ............................................................................................................................................................ 33 CHO............................................................................................................................................................ 33 REV............................................................................................................................................................. 33 Using Waves (Wave Mode) ...............................................................................34 Importing Individual Wave Files (Wave Import) ......................................................................... 34 Using the Wave Browser................................................................................................................... 35 Copying a Wave (WAVE Copy)............................................................................................................. 35 Moving a Wave (WAVE Move).............................................................................................................. 35 Exchanging a Wave (WAVE Exchange)................................................................................................ 35 Deleting a Wave (WAVE Delete) ........................................................................................................... 35 Settings Common to All Modes (System Mode) .............................................36 How to Make the System Function Settings .................................................................................. 36 Saving the System Settings (Write)........................................................................................................ 36 Initializing the System Settings (Init) .................................................................................................... 36 Viewing VC-2's Information (Information).......................................................................................... 37 Functions of System Parameters ...................................................................................................... 37 Settings Common to the Entire System (Common) ............................................................................ 37 Controller Settings (Controller).............................................................................................................. 39 Saving and Loading Projects (Disk Mode) ......................................................40 Saving a Project on Disk (Save Project)........................................................................................... 40 Loading a Project from Disk (Load Project) ................................................................................... 40 Reset to Default Factory Settings (Factory Reset) .........................................41 Backing Up Data to Your Computer (USB Mode) ...........................................42 Effects List..........................................................................................................43 MFX Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 43 Chorus Parameters............................................................................................................................. 61 Reverb Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 62 Specifications.....................................................................................................68 MIDI Implementation..........................................................................................69 Index....................................................................................................................70 5 Main Features VC-2 "Vocal Designer" transforms the V-Synth XT into a cutting-edge vocal modeling processor. By playing a keyboard while you speak into the mic, you can create beautiful and clearly intelligible human choruses as well as many other vocal-type sounds with unprecedented quality. · Human Vocal Modeling lets you produce extremely high-quality and musical sounds by connecting a mic and inputting your voice while you play the keyboard (or receive note messages). · Lyrics you input via the mic will be clearly intelligible. You can create beautiful choirs a ...