Melbourne PC User Group Music Technology Workshop Roland/Edirol

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Melbourne PC User GroupMusic Technology
WorkshopRoland/Edirol

• October 2002

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Making Music with your Computer
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Edirol?

• Product range includes-
• USB Midi interfaces Audio capture devices
• Keyboards Sound Modules
• Speakers Software Synthesisers

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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
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Lets 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.
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Tonights Equipment
Tonight, I will be using a Compaq laptop with XP
Home The keyboard is a Roland PC300. All
connections are via USB cables The sounds that
you will hear will be through a) An SD 80 Sound
Module (via USB MIDI) b) An Edirol Software synth
plug-in c) A stand alone Roland Virtual Sound
Canvas - VSC 88H3 The software is Cakewalk Home
Studio I am using a UA700 as my midi and audio
interface
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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 instructions
• Quality of playback entirely dependent on
  quality of synthesizer, keyboard or soundcard
  regardless of how well the sequence has been
  prepared.

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Midi in Musical Performance

• An invaluable aid in rehearsing for a concert
• Can provide accompaniment for singer or
  instrumentalist
• Can mute out any track and play along with
  accompaniment
• Ideal for speeding up or slowing down music
  without altering pitch
• Music can easily be transposed to another pitch
  to suit singers
• These effects are more difficult with analogue
  recordings

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USB Midi Interfaces
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UM-1
1-in/1-out USB to MIDI interface All-in-one
single cable operation
UM-1S
1-in/1-out USB to MIDI interface Allows for
longer midi cables
UM-2
2-in/2-out (32 channel) USB to MIDI
interface Signal indicators
UM-550
5-in, 5-out USB MIDI Interface Stand-alone MIDI
Patch bay
8-in, 8-out USB MIDI Interface Stand-alone MIDI
Patch bay
UM-880
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Audio Capture
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UA-1A
L/R-in/L/R-out (RCA) USB to Audio
interface 16-bit/44.1kHz / USB powered
UA-1D
Optical and coaxial S/P DIF I/O
connectors 16-bit/44.1kHz / USB powered
UA-3D
1 stereo record/1 stereo playback/Full
duplex AD/DA 16-bit Signal Processing
USB Digital/Analog Audio and MIDI
interface Optical S/P DIF digital out /Analog
AD/DA 24-bit
UA-20
USB Digital/Analog Audio interface Optical and
coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectors Analog AD/DA
24-bit up to 96kHz XLR phantom, guitar (Hi-Z)
inputs
UA-5
USB Digital/Analog Audio interface Optical and
coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectors Analog AD/DA
24-bit up to 96kHz 2 x Combo XLR/TRS inputs,
guitar (Hi-Z) input, RCA Line L/R input Phone
L/R input
UA-700
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DA-2496
USB Digital/Analog Audio interface Optical and
coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectors Analog AD/DA
24-bit up to 96kHz XLR phantom, dynamic or guitar
(Hi-Z) inputs Line L/R standard jack / Line L/R
RCA pin jack
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Keyboards
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Midi Keyboard Controller USB powered 49 note
velocity sensitive keys USB and midi interface
PC-300
Midi Keyboard Controller 49 note velocity
sensitive keys 3 digit LED display
PC-70
Midi Keyboard Controller 32 note velocity
sensitive keys Comes bundled with Cubasis AV
PC-160A
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Sound Modules
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Sound Module / Powered by USB USB, Midi in,
serial ports 660 tones / 23 drum sets
GM2/GS/Xglite 64 note polyphony / 32 part multi
timbral
SD-20
USB High Performance Digital MIDI Sound
Module 1050 instruments / 30 drum sets /
GM/GM2/XGlite 128 note polyphony / 32 part multi
timbral 2 x Midi In 1 x Midi Out 1 x Midi
Out/Thru
SD-80
USB Digital Audio/MIDI interface Optical and
coaxial S/P DIF I/O connectors Guitar, vocal,
ambience effects for audio. 1024 instruments / 36
drum sets / GM/GM2 64 note polyphony / 32 part
multi timbral
SD-90
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Powered Speakers
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MA-10A MA 10D
Stereo Monitors 10w x 10w / 2 way bass
reflex Line in 1 (stereo mini), Line in 2 (RCA
pin L/R), Bass x 1/ Treble x 1/ Volume x 2
controls MA10D only 24 bit signal
processing 96kHz sample rate / Optical/coaxial
outputs (rear), Optical output (front).
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Software Synthesisers
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VSC-MP1 Virtual Sound Canvas Multipack
902 instruments / 26 drums sets 16 part
multi-instrument playback, 128 voice
polyphony 24 bit/ 96 kHz processing performance
Stand alone, DXi plug-in, VST instrument plug-in
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HyperCanvas HQ Software Synth
9 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 Synth
3 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
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Edirol and Roland Innovation Connectivity Qual
ity
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Edirol and Roland Thank You