Roland V-Synth

V-Synth
Manufacturer Roland Corporation
Dates V-Synth: 2003
V-Synth XT: 2005
V-Synth GT: 2007
Price £1999 V-Synth GBP [1]
£2231 V-Synth XT[2] GBP
Technical specifications
Polyphony 24 voices
Timbrality 16 part
Oscillator Dual Oscillators
LFO 2 (Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Saw Down, Sine, Square, Triangle, Clocked, Delay, Freerun, Key Sync)
Synthesis type ROMpler, Sampling, SuperSaw, Virtual Analog
Filter 1 (12dB Slope (2-pole), 24dB Slope (4-pole), Band Pass, Comb, High Pass, Low Pass, Notch, Resonance)
Aftertouch expression Yes
Velocity expression Yes
Storage memory 1 Project; 512 Patches; 999 Waves
Effects 41 multi effects, 8 x Chorus, 10 x Reverb
Input/output
Keyboard 61 keys
Left-hand control Pitch bend / Modulation bender
External control MIDI In, out, thru USB

The Roland V-Synth was released 2003[3] and was Roland's flagship synthesizer at the time. It combines multiple oscillator technologies and a built in sampler.[4] It also featues an arpeggiator and COSM filtering to aid the creation of new sounds.

Features

  • Touch screen
  • TimeTrip Pad allows realtime manipulation of waveforms[5]
  • V-LINK Onboard Video Control[6]
  • Twin D Beams

Construction

Built in a black metal case it has plastic end cheeks. The buttons on the unit are backlit.[7]

Models

  • V-Synth XT 2005 - Rack-mount module (minus D-Beams and Trip Pad). Pre-installed with Roland's VC-1 (D-50 emulator) and VC-2 (Vocal Designer)
  • V-Synth GT 2007 - Adds Roland's Vocal Designer technology.[8] Has a maximum 28 voices of polyphony.[9]

Notable users

References

  1. ↑ "Roland V-Synth". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Roland V-Synth GT review". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  3. ↑ "V-Synth". www.synthmania.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Roland V-Synth". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  5. ↑ "ROLAND V-Synth". EMusician. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  6. ↑ Corporation, Roland. "Roland - V-Synth | Synthesizer". Roland. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Roland V-Synth". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  8. ↑ "MusicPlayers.com: Reviews > Keyboard > Roland V-Synth GT". musicplayers.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  9. ↑ "Roland V-Synth | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
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