User manual ROLAND VARIOS 303

[. . . ] Introduction VariOS 303 is a trial application that transforms your VariOS into a completely different sound module. When the VariOS 303 program is installed, you can use the VariOS as an analog modeling bass synthesizer. In addition to parameters such as cutoff and resonance, a Pattern Sequencer function is also provided. Copyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. [. . . ] SAW: Sawtooth wave SQR: Square wave Adjusts the pitch in a range of one octave up or down. Sets the cutoff frequency of the filter. Higher settings will cause the envelope to produce greater change. Specifies the decay time of the envelope (the time from when the envelope level reaches the maximum value until it falls to a constant value). Adjusts the strength of the accent programmed into the bass pattern. Determines the clock to which the pattern tempo is to be synchronized. MIDI: Synchronize to the clock of the external sequencer. Six patterns can be stored for each patch. Loads settings from the VariOS 303 into VariOS 303 controller so that the Controller screen matches the settings of the unit itself. Click MASTER TUNE to display the Tune dialog box. 7 WRITE RUN/STOP -- -- Adjusts the overall tuning. The display of 440 Hz shows the frequency of the A4 note (center A). Plays/stops the pattern. 11 Screen reference Step Pattern Input screen 6 12 3 4 5 A pattern consists of sixteen steps. In this screen you can input data for each step. Parameter 1 PTN ON/OFF 2 PTN SHIFT Description Note-on messages from an external MIDI keyboard can be used to play patterns. Note-off messages will stop the playback. Shifts the key (transposes the pitch) of the phrase you programmed for the pattern. Specifies the time from when the volume drops below the value of THRES until compression is no longer applied. 2. OD/DS Parameter OD/DS DRIVE MODE DRIVE Value OFF, ON OD, DS 0­127 Description Selects whether to use overdrive or distortion. Selects whether to use overdrive (OD) or distortion (DS). EQUALIZER Parameter LOW FREQ MID FREQ HIGH FREQ LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN Value 50­4000 Hz 50­20000 Hz 2000­20000 Hz -15­ +15 dB -15­ +15 dB -15­ +15 dB Description Frequency of the low range Frequency of the middle range Frequency of the high range Gain of the low range Gain of the middle range Gain of the high range 14 Screen reference 4. CHORUS Parameter CHORUS MODE RATE MOD LEVEL DEPTH FEEDBACK Value CHO, FLNG 0. 05­10. 0 Hz 0­127 0­127 -98­ +98 % Description Selects whether to use chorus or flanger. Adjusts the speed of modulation for the chorus or flanger. [. . . ] Start up your computer, and insert the PC card into the PC card reader. From the VariOS Program folder, drag VPD-02 for VariOS. BIN to copy it into the PC card drive. Rename the copied file VPD-02 for VariOS. BIN as follows. (Change the third character from "D" to "I" (the uppercase letter "I"; not the numeral "one"). [. . . ]