Roland Vt-12 User manual

YourPersonalVocalCoach

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Black

VT-12- BK

AquaBlue

VT-12- BU

MetallicOrange

VT-12-OR

Chooseacolor

tosuityourstyle.

OP-RP1

Carryingpouch

*

WhenpurchasinganACadaptor,

besuretospecifytheadaptor

(fromthelistthatfollows)thatis

designedfortheregioninwhich

itwillbeused,andthevoltage

suppliedt he re . ( P SB 6U -12 0 /

PSB6U-230EU/PSB6U- 230UK/

PSB6U-240A)

PSB-6U

ACadaptor

Options(soldseparately)

Specifications

Tuner

TuningRange

TuningAccuracy

ReferenceTone

Metronome

Tempo

UserTrack

Tracklength

NumberofTracks

Input/Output

NominalInputLevel

InputImpedance

OutputLevel

RecommendedLoad

Impedance

Other

Speaker

Display

PowerSupply

CurrentDraw

Expectedbatterylife

undercontinuoususe

Dimensions

Weight

Accessories

C2(65.4Hz)toA5(880.0Hz)

1cent

ReferencePitch:A4=415to465Hz(1Hzstep)

ReferenceToneRange:A3toG#5(24notesinthechromaticscale)

30to250,Accuracy:+/

0.1%

Maximum10minutes(pertrack)

Maximum10tracks

RECINjack:0dBu

RECINjack:9.5kohms

OUTPUT/ PHONESjack:

15mW+15mW(Incase16ohmsload)

16ohmsorgreater

Mono

7segments,3characters(LED),

Pitchindicator

Alkalinebattery(AA,LR6)orRechargeableNi-MHbattery

(AA,HR6)x2,ACadaptor(soldseparately)

380mA



*Thesefigureswillvarydependingon

thespecificationsofthebatteriesandtheactualconditionsofuse.

Alkaline(AA,LR6):Approx.6hours

70(W)x134(D)x28(H)mm/2 -13/16(W)x5-5/16(D)x1-1/8(H)inches

150g/6oz(includingbatteries)

Alkalinebattery(AA,LR6)x2,DoReMisheet,Owner'smanual,

Practiceguide,Tracklist

*0dBu=0.775Vrms

①RECINjack



(Stereominiaturephonetype)

②

Pitchdetectionswitch

③

[MICVOLUME]switch

④

OUTPUT/PHONESjack



(Stereominiaturephonetype)

⑤[VOLUME]dial

⑥DCINjack

⑦

[POWER]button

⑧

Pitchindicator

⑨Internalmicrophone

⑩Internalspeaker

⑪

[Play/Stop]button



⑫[WARM-UP]button

⑬[EXERCISE]button

⑭[REVIEW]button

(

▼

/■)

①

②

③

⑤

④

⑥

⑦

⑪

⑨

⑧

⑩

⑬

⑭

⑫

LeftSide

Indetectingtwo

notesatonce

Concones50Lessons,

aclassicforvoicetraining.

Addyourfavoritetunes.

Itchecksyourpitch,givesyoueﬀectivepracticetools,andprovidesimmediatefeedback

onyourprogress.Designedspeciﬁcallyforvocalists,itsatuner,metronome,trainer,

accompanistandrecorder‒allinthepalmofyourhand.

Bringyourpersonalvocaltrainerwithyou.

Practiceharmonizing

Ms.AnnePeckham

VoiceDept.Chair

BerkleeCollegeofMusic

photobySusanWilson

TheVT-12hasallofmywarm-upsandvocalexercises

programmedintoit.Ithinkitsanindispensabletool

forvocaltrainingforteachersandstudentsalike.

TheVT-12'sbuilt-inmetronome

helpsyoupracticerhythmsatasteadypace.Youcan

usetheTapfeaturetosetthetempoquickly.

Listentothe12

programmedreferencenotesofthescaleandpractice

vocalizingthesamenotes.Thepitchindicatorlights

letyoucheckyourintonationvisually.

Theincludedinstruction

bookprovidestrainingoncorrectpostureandbreathing,

explainshowtovocalize,andalsohaspointersonhow

topracticewiththetracks.

Intune Outoftune

Learntosingcorrectly.

Trainyoursenseofpitch.

Improveyourtime.

Checkyourpitchwhileyousing.

Practicelikeapro.

Seeandheartheresults.

Developinggoodintonationisanimportantskillforall

vocalists.ThetunerintheVT-12,designedspecifically

forthehumanvoice,detectspitchanddisplaysthenote

youresinging.Thenotenameilluminatesbrighterthe

closeryouaretothecorrectpitch,andgetsdimmerthe

fartherawayyouare,soyoucancheckyourpitchata

glance.

Dailypracticeisessentialforimprovement,butbasicdrillsarentalwaysfuntosing.

TheVT-12comesprogrammedwithavarietyofexercisesindifferentstyleswith

backingtracks,whichmakespracticingmoreenjoyable.

Developallyourmusicalskills.

Whenyouplayabuilt-inpracticetrackorusersongontheVT-12,itautomaticallyrecords

yourvocalperformance.Soeverytimeyousing,yougetinstantfeedbackonyourprogress,

whichgivesyouarealsenseofyourimprovementandboostsyourmotivationaswell.

*Recordedvocalscannotbesaved.Assoonasyouplaythesamesong,itwilloverwritethepreviousrecording.

InChordmode,thepitchindicatorcandisplay

twonotesatoncesoyoucantuneintervals

andperfectharmonies.TheVT-12supports

bothequalandjusttemperamentsforperiod

musicandacappellasinging.

Concones50Lessons,Op.9forMediumVoiceistheworldstandardforvocalinstruction

inmodernandclassicalstyles.TheVT-12includesaccompanimentforall50etudes

forthosewhowanttobuildasolidfoundationinvocalperformance.

Youcanalsoconnectyourportableaudioplayerorotherdeviceand

recordyourfavoritesongsintotheV T-12.Teacherscanaddtheirown

exercisesforstudentstopracticeandstudentscanaddtheirown

musictosingwiththetuner.

*Copyright©2006byBerkleePress,www.berkleepress.comBERKLEEPRESSisatrademarkof

BerkleeCollegeofMusic,Inc.Usedwithpermission.AllRightsReserved.

Increasetheeffectivenessofyourpractice

bylooseningyourmusclesandbymaintaining

goodposture.

Exercise

Stretch

Warmyourvoicewith6Warm-uptracksforoptimalendurance

withoutvocalstrain.

Warm-up

StepsintheVocalWorkouts

Controlyourbreath,expandyourrange,anddevelopyourintonation.

Youcanimproveyourtechniquewith20tracksincludingrock,jazz,

andLatinindifferentvoiceranges.

Atried-and-truevocalmethod,

instructionbook,andavarietyofpractice

trackstosupportyourtraining.

TheVT-12comeswith"VocalWorkoutsfortheContemporary

Singer"publishedbyBerkleePress,apublishingactivityof

BerkleeCollegeofMusic‒oneoftheworldsmostprestigious

musicschools.Inadditiontobreathingtechniquesand

methodsforvocalimprovementprovidedinthebook,theVT-12

comeswithbackingtrackstoaccompanytheexercisesin

thebook.Withasolidcombinationoftheoryandapplication,

youcanworktowardimprovingyourvocalskillsandhave

funintheprocess.

byBer k le e P re ss