Yet another new offering surrounding the V-Synth, Roland demonstrated a new operating system that takes the flagship V-Synth and makes it even stronger (if you can imagine that) with the release of Version 2 software. This user-installable system upgrade adds significant new features to the already-powerful V-Synth, including brand new, never-before-heard patches for performance, the Sound Shaper for patch-programming assistance, a Multi Step Modulator for animating sounds, new SuperSaw, Feedback, and X-mod Oscillators, and Rhythm-Sets for incredible drum kit manipulation.
V-Synth Version 2 has totally new Patches and VariPhrase waveforms onboard. The V-Synth Producer Edition” is a collection of highly playable sounds from top professional artists around the world. Many of the sounds are familiar at first touch – sparkling EPs, lush strings, thick synth leads, etc. – but, in V-Synth fashion, all patches allow instant and exotic tonal changes via modulation.
They start on familiar terrain, then launch into deep space V-Synth style! The Multi-Step Modulator makes complex animated sound design easy; use it to automatically sync sounds with other modulators. Analog modeling gets upgraded with SuperSaw, for generating multiple sawtooth waveforms in unison, the Polyphonic Feedback Oscillator for screaming sounds, and X-mod (cross Modulation) Oscillator for creating clangorous distorted timbres. All these can be modified and modulated through multiplex synthesis.
The new Sound Shaper function allows quick and easy navigation through parameters while editing. By selecting those that only correspond to your destination sound, whether it’s a pad or bass or a lead sound etc, this macro function makes complex editing easy.
The V2 software also includes a Rhythm Set Mode that allows you to create complex and expressive drum kits by assigning complete V-Synthesis power separately to each key. To demonstrate, the Roland product specialist Programmed a multi-dimensional, ‘Time-Tripping’ swirling cymbal with a side band filter on one key, and a monstrous sub-octave kick on another with each key offering its own independent realtime processing parameters. You know I’m going to be upgrading my V-Synth with version 2!
Features:
- The V-Synth’s feature set expands significantly with Version 2 user-installable update.
- New factory patches provide “playable” sounds with exotic modulation control.
- Sound Shaper function makes custom patch creation easier than ever.
- Multi-Step Modulator gives new life and movement to sound.
- Rhythm Sets enables complex and highly expressive drum kit manipulation.
- New analog modeling oscillator waveforms added: SuperSaw, Polyphonic Feedback Oscillator, and X-mod (cross modulation) Oscillator.
