Roland V-Synth Quick Start

2
Contents
Getting Ready.............................................................................................................3
Connecting an Amp and Speaker System...............................................................................................3
Turning On the Power...............................................................................................................................4
Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast) ........................................................................5
Listen to the Demo Song...........................................................................................6
Try Out the Sounds....................................................................................................8
Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds....................................................................................................8
Selecting Patches from the List......................................................................................................9
Selecting Favorite Patches (Patch Palette).............................................................................................10
Playing Different Sounds in Separate Areas of the Keyboard (Split Patch).................................... 10
Try Out the Various Performance Features...........................................................11
Manipulating Sounds with the Time Trip Pad ....................................................................................11
Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Apply Effects...............................................12
Using Knobs to Modify the Sound in Realtime (Assignable Controller).........................................14
Playing Arpeggios (Arpeggiator)........................................................................................................... 15
Other Performance Features...................................................................................................................17
Velocity/Aftertouch .....................................................................................................................17
Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever.................................................................................................... 17
Transpose .......................................................................................................................................17
Octave Shift....................................................................................................................................18
Hold Pedal......................................................................................................................................18
Control Pedal.................................................................................................................................18
Creating a Patch.......................................................................................................19
Initializing Patch Settings........................................................................................................................19
Selecting a Structure Type....................................................................................................................... 20
Switching Each Section On/Off .............................................................................................................21
Setting Up the Oscillators (OSC1/2)......................................................................................................22
Selecting a Wave............................................................................................................................22
Modifying the Volume and Sound.............................................................................................23
Mixing/Modulating Two Sounds (Mod)..............................................................................................24
Selecting a Modulator Type......................................................................................................... 24
Applying COSM Modeling to Oscillators (COSM1/2).......................................................................24
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
Turning Off the Power .................................................................................................................31

Roland V-Synth Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	V-Synth
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English