Roland V-Synth

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

Features

• Touchscreen
• The Timetrip pad which allows real-time manipulation of waveforms
• V-LINK Onboard Video Control
• Twin D Beams

Construction

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

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. Has a maximum 28 voices of polyphony.

Notable users

• Asia
• BT
• cEvin Key
• Crystal Castles
• Enigma
• Jens Johansson
• Jesper Kyd
• Jordan Rudess
• Klystron
• Ladytron
• Michael Pinnella
• Nick Rhodes
• Orbital
• Richard Barbieri
• The Crystal Method
• Skinny Puppy

References

Further reading

External links

• https://www.roland.com/global/products/v-synth/