Melbourne PC User Group Music Technology Workshop Roland/Edirol October 2002.

Melbourne PC User GroupMelbourne PC User Group

Music Technology Music Technology WorkshopWorkshop

Roland/EdirolRoland/Edirol

October 2002

Making Music withyour

Computer

Product range includes:-

*USB Midi interfaces *Audio capture devices

*Keyboards *Sound Modules

*Speakers *Software Synthesisers

Edirol?Edirol?

*Edirol has chosen the USB form of connection

*Edirol continues to update products and drivers

*Edirol has a unique and innovative range of products

*Edirol has the quality of sound- both in hardware and software

Let’s create more musicians

In my experiences over the last 4 years, I have met with many ‘home based’ musicians who are enjoying writing and arranging songs on their keyboards and computers for enjoyment, for rehearsal purposes, for motivation for their children and for adding to home videos.And these people would not consider themselves as a ‘musician’ but rather as using music as a hobby.

Tonight’s Equipment Tonight, I will be using a Compaq laptop with XP HomeThe keyboard is a Roland PC300.All connections are via USB cablesThe sounds that you will hear will be througha) An SD 80 Sound Module (via USB MIDI)b) An Edirol Software synth plug-inc) A stand alone Roland Virtual Sound Canvas - VSC 88H3The software is Cakewalk Home Studio I am using a UA700 as my midi and audio interface

Midi? Vs Audio?A midi file consists of a list of

instructions or ‘sequence’ that tells the synthesizer, keyboard or sound card which note to play,

Midi files have the ‘mid’ extension and do not contain digitized audio as in a wave file and is a tiny fraction of the size since it only consists of instructionsQuality of playback entirely dependent on quality of synthesizer, keyboard or soundcard regardless of how well the sequence has been prepared.

Midi in Musical Performance

An invaluable aid in rehearsing for a concertCan provide accompaniment for singer or instrumentalistCan mute out any track and play along with accompanimentIdeal for speeding up or slowing down music without altering pitchMusic can easily be transposed to another pitch to suit singersThese effects are more difficult with analogue recordings

USB Midi Interfaces

UM-1 1-in/1-out USB to MIDI interfaceAll-in-one single cable operation

UM-1S 1-in/1-out USB to MIDI interfaceAllows for longer midi cables

UM-22-in/2-out (32 channel) USB to MIDI interfaceSignal indicators

UM-550 5-in, 5-out USB MIDI Interface Stand-alone MIDI Patch bay

UM-880 8-in, 8-out USB MIDI InterfaceStand-alone MIDI Patch bay

Audio Capture

UA-1A

UA-1D

L/R-in/L/R-out (RCA) USB to Audio interface16-bit/44.1kHz / USB powered

Optical and coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectors16-bit/44.1kHz / USB powered

1 stereo record/1 stereo playback/Full duplexAD/DA 16-bit Signal ProcessingUA-3D

UA-20USB Digital/Analog Audio and MIDI interfaceOptical S/P DIF digital out /Analog AD/DA 24-bit

UA-5USB Digital/Analog Audio interfaceOptical and coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectorsAnalog AD/DA 24-bit up to 96kHzXLR phantom, guitar (Hi-Z) inputs

UA-700USB Digital/Analog Audio interfaceOptical and coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectorsAnalog AD/DA 24-bit up to 96kHz2 x Combo XLR/TRS inputs, guitar (Hi-Z) input,RCA Line L/R input; Phone L/R input

DA-2496

USB Digital/Analog Audio interfaceOptical and coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectorsAnalog AD/DA 24-bit up to 96kHzXLR phantom, dynamic or guitar (Hi-Z) inputsLine L/R standard jack / Line L/R RCA pin jack

Keyboards

PC-300Midi Keyboard ControllerUSB powered 49 note velocity sensitive keysUSB and midi interface

PC-70Midi Keyboard Controller49 note velocity sensitive keys3 digit LED display

PC-160AMidi Keyboard Controller32 note velocity sensitive keysComes bundled with Cubasis AV

Sound Modules

SD-20Sound Module / Powered by USBUSB, Midi in, serial ports660 tones / 23 drum sets GM2/GS/Xglite64 note polyphony / 32 part multi timbral

SD-80USB High Performance Digital MIDI Sound Module1050 instruments / 30 drum sets / GM/GM2/XGlite 128 note polyphony / 32 part multi timbral2 x Midi In; 1 x Midi Out; 1 x Midi Out/Thru

SD-90

USB Digital Audio/MIDI interfaceOptical and coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectorsGuitar, vocal, ambience effects for audio.1024 instruments / 36 drum sets / GM/GM264 note polyphony / 32 part multi timbral

Powered Speakers

MA-10A & MA 10D

Stereo Monitors10w x 10w / 2 way bass reflexLine in 1 (stereo mini), Line in 2 (RCA pin L/R),Bass x 1/ Treble x 1/ Volume x 2 controlsMA10D only 24 bit signal processing96kHz sample rate / Optical/coaxial outputs (rear), Optical output (front).

Software Synthesisers

VSC-MP1 – Virtual Sound Canvas Multipack

902 instruments / 26 drums sets 16 part multi-instrument playback, 128 voice polyphony24 bit/ 96 kHz processing performance Stand alone, DXi plug-in, VST instrument plug-in

HyperCanvas HQ Software Synth9 drums sets – with 3 user-defined sets,

256 instruments – with 256 user-defined tones, 16 part multi-instrument playback, 128 voice polyphony,

SuperQuartet HQ Software Synth3 drums sets - expandable to 128, 67 instruments - expandable to 384, 16 part multi-instrument playback, 128 voice polyphony, chorus and reverb effects,

HyperCanvas HQ-OR Orchestral Software Synth

3 drums sets – with 36 user-defined sets,141 sounds – with 216 user-defined tones, 16 part multi-instrument playback, 128 voice polyphony, Premium acoustic sounds, focusing on Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion and Keyboards

Edirol and Roland

Innovation

Connectivity

Quality

Edirol and Roland

Thank You