Roland V-Piano User manual

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The Piano Redefined
The acoustic piano . . . an icon of artistry and elegance, a cornerstone of
the musical arts. Over the centuries, the piano has been refined by skilled
craftsmen and fostered by composers and musicians on every continent, yet
the instrument has remained fundamentally unchanged since its inception.
Until now….
Introducing the V-Piano, Roland’s bold redefinition of the classic instrument.
Sophisticated and streamlined, the V-Piano can be tuned, adjusted, played,
and appreciated just like the finest acoustic grand, but that’s only the
beginning. With Roland’s innovative ‘‘living piano” engine inside,
the V-Piano soars above the limits of modern digital-piano technology,
ushering in a new world of creative potential and musical expression.

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Only the V-Piano Offers the Expressive Capability
of an Acoustic Grand
By pressing a key on the V-Piano, you’ll instantly realize the beauty and authenticity of the sound.
The V-Piano replicates every detail of the acoustic piano’s sound-production process, starting from the
hammer hitting the strings. The result is seamless, transparent tonal change that corresponds to key
pressure, unlike sample-based pianos that change in a digital ‘‘step-like” manner. With the V-Piano,
decaying sounds linger and fade naturally, unlike sample-based pianos that employ waveform loops.
For the first time in a digital instrument, the V-Piano provides truly accurate, authentic piano sounds
that meet high-level performance demands.
New PHA
III Ivory Feel Keyboard with Escapement
The V-Piano’s keyboard was newly developed to achieve maximum comfort,
playability, and response. The PHA
III Ivory Feel keyboard
with Escapement drastically improves key repetition while
perfectly conveying dynamic, velocity-based tonal changes.
The V-Piano also provides an escapement mechanism
for each key, which recreates the authentic ‘‘click feel”
of a grand-piano keyboard. This particularly improves
expression when playing pianissimo. The keyboard also
features Roland’s acclaimed ‘‘Ivory Feel” — a comfortable
and realistic moisture-absorbent material that prevents
slipping caused by perspiration during performance.
Advanced Sound-Generation System Based on
Acoustic-Piano Components
Sounds are produced on an acoustic piano by pressing a
key, which causes a hammer to hit metal strings that are
stretched across the piano’s frame. The resulting sound
causes other strings to resonate from the bridge
to the soundboard to the body and outward into
the surrounding space. This sound-production
process was fundamental in the development of the
V-Piano. The complex interaction of components
was recreated meticulously, resulting in
rich, realistic, organic grand-piano
sound and performance.
Advanced Sound-Generation System Based on
Sounds are produced on an acoustic piano by pressing a
key, which causes a hammer to hit metal strings that are
stretched across the piano’s frame. The resulting sound
to the soundboard to the body and outward into
process was fundamental in the development of the
V-Piano. The complex interaction of components
Strings
Soundboard
Frame
Keyboard/Action
Damper

Expand Your Creative Horizons with Vintage and Futuristic Pianos
For the most demanding concert pianist
Perfect classical performance
The V-Piano’s Vintage piano model was created by meticulously analyzing the most
revered, respected acoustic pianos from the past. In doing so, Roland’s master sound
designers achieved stunning realism and sound quality. With detailed control over the
fine-tuning of multiple strings, hammer hardness, and complex resonance, you can
make the V-Piano sound and behave like the
most beloved acoustic pianos on the planet
— from historical antique pianos to modern
concert grands.
Create a custom library of pianos that best suit your
performance style or repertoire
Create a custom collection of pianos with the V-Piano’s easy-to-use parameters.
Take full control over complex resonance characteristics that occur between the
strings, frame, soundboard, and piano body. This gives you the freedom and power
to perform with a virtual showroom of pianos on one stage. The all-in-one dream is
finally realized!
■Main Piano-Voicing Parameters
Unison Tune
Hammer Hardness
Cross Resonance
String Resonance
Damper Resonance
Soundboard Resonance
Key Off Resonance
Damper Noise Level
nString Tuning nAdjust the hardness of the hammer

Shattering the physical limitations of past technology,
the V-Piano lets you create new, innovative instruments
The V-Piano’s Vanguard piano model takes the instrument to new levels of creativity.
Imagine a piano with three strings for every key, even in the low register, with all strings
wrapped in copper material or perhaps made of steel. Tones that were previously unavailable
are now at your fingertips, with smooth, fluid performance across every note. Thunderously
deep and smooth low notes can also be achieved, thanks to all-triple-string programming.
With the V-Piano, you can set
the piano-voicing parameters
individually for each register,
enabling gorgeous sounds, textures,
and resonances that have never
been heard before.
Offering all-silver-wrapped strings as a user-selectable choice, the V-Piano Vanguard model
lets you express yourself in bold new ways. Since silver strings are physically softer and heavier
than copper, the Vanguard model provides oversized, extra-hard
virtual hammers to compensate. Only the V-Piano is capable of
bringing this type of dream piano to life, with unprecedented
sustain and shimmer. It’s also possible to change tonality in real
time via footpedal, which can be mapped to parameters such as
cross resonance for controlling the hardness of the strings.
Tuning is completely customizable as well.
nAll-copper-wrapped strings with
three strings per key
nAll-silver-wrapped strings with
three strings per key
nEditor screen: Adjust the pitch for
specific key area zones

Creating sounds is incredibly easy with the
V-Piano’s intuitive, streamlined controls.
Although the V-Piano is capable of creating a wide
variety of complex sounds, it’s surprisingly simple
to use. Chose a tone and adjust it to sound just the
way you want with the friendly, streamlined array of
buttons and data dial.
A custom editor helps you create authentic
acoustic-piano sounds quickly and easily.
Since the V-Piano can be connected to a computer
with a single USB cable, sounds can be customized
with easy-to-use graphic-editing software.
Immerse listeners with the V-Piano’s specialized
ambience effects and four outputs.
The V-Piano features 12 types of advanced spatial
effects for adding liquid-smooth ambience. A dedicated
Ambience knob is located on the front panel for instant,
hands-on control. In addition, the V-Piano is equipped
with four outputs for creative, flexible routing.
Highly advanced yet friendly — V-Piano makes it easy to customize sounds and express your musical creativity

Supports SMF and audio-file playback
via USB memory
The V-Piano is equipped with a USB memory
port that lets you play back audio files stored
on USB memory devices. In addition, SMF data
can be brought to life using the V-Piano’s
onboard General MIDI 2 sound generator.
Image Synchronization Support
With V-LINK
The V-Piano is V-LINK enabled. By combining
it with a variety of V-LINK-compatible video
devices, you can easily synchronize and control
video content and still images.
Highly advanced yet friendly — V-Piano makes it easy to customize sounds and express your musical creativity
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Keyboard Section
(V-Piano)
Sound Generator
Section
88 keys PHAIII (Progressive Hammer Action III) Ivory feel Keyboard with Escapement
●Maximum number of tone-producing virtual strings: 264 string (varies according to the sound generator
load) ●Tones: Preset=24 Tones, User=100 Tones ●Setups: 100 ●V-Piano editing parameters: Unison Tune,
Hammer Hardness, Cross Resonance, Tone Color, String Resonance, Damper Resonance, Soundboard
Resonance, Key Off Resonance, Damping Time, Damer Noise Level and more ●Effects: Ambience=12 types,
4-band Digital Equalizer
Sequencer
Section
●Playable File Format: Standard MIDI File= format-0/1, Audio File= WAV, MP3 ●Recording Format: Standard
MIDI File= format-0 ●Number of Recording Tracks: 1 track (realtime recording) ●Note Capacity: approx.
30,000 notes ●Control: Play/Stop, Backward, Forward, Tempo Change, Transpose, Center Cancel (only for
audio playback) ●Tempo: Quarter note = 10 to 500, Audio Playback Speed=75-125% ●Resolution: 120 ticks
per quarter note ●Metronome: Beat: 2/2, 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, Volume=11 levels
●Song Length: Max 998 measures
Other ●Display: 240 x 64 dot graphic LCD (with backlit) ●Controllers: Volume knob, Ambience knob
●Pedal: Damper (half-pedal recognition), Soft (half-pedal recognition, function assignable),
Sostenuto (function assignable) ●Internal Memory: 4M bytes ●Oher Functions: Panel Lock, V-Link
●Connectors: Output A (L/MONO, R standard), Output A (L, R XLR), Output B (L/MONO, R standard),
Output B (L, R XLR), Input (L/MONO, R standard), Piano Pedal, Damper Pedal, Control Pedal (FC1, FC2),
MIDI (IN, OUT, THRU), USB (MIDI, Memory, For Update), Digital Audio Out (Coaxial), Headphones,
AC Inlet ●Power Supply: AC 100 V, AC 117 V, AC 230 V or AC 240 V(50/60 Hz), AC 220 V (60 Hz)
●Power Consumption: 27 W
●Parts: 16 Parts ●Maximum Polyphony=128 voices ●Tones: 256 Tones
(GM2: playable via SMF and MIDI)
Dimensions
Weight
●mm: 1,411 (W) x 530 (D) x 166 (H) ●inches: 55-9/16 (W) x 20-7/8 (D) x 6-9/16 (H)
●38.2 kg ●84 lbs 4 oz
Accessories Owner's manual, CD-ROM (Editor), Piano Pedal,USB Cable, Power Cord
V-Piano Specifications
Rear Panel
Options
DP-10
Damper Pedal
RH-300
Stereo
Headphones
RH-A30
Monitor
Headphones
KC-880
Stereo Keyboard Amplifier
KS-V8
Keyboard Stand
EV-5
Expression Pedal
FS-6
Dual Footswitch
FS-5U
Footswitch
Play the V-Piano with style and stability atop the
KS-V8, a custom iron stand with four support
columns, removable legs, level adjusters for
uneven floors, and covers for concealing cables.
It can be folded for transport and storage. The flagship of the KC amp series is packed
with high-performance features, including five
channels of stereo input, 320 watts of power,
Roland’s famous DSP effects built in, and Stereo
Link for chaining multiple units. (Closed type) (Open-Air type)
(momentary type)
1USB PORT FOR UPDATES
USB port can be used for
future functional
enhancements.
2DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)
High-quality sound output
(for use with a coaxial cable)
3MIDI USB PORT
The MIDI USB Port makes it possible
to connect the V-Piano to a computer.
MIDI data can also be sent back and
forth between the V-Piano and
music-software applications, etc.
4DISPLAY CONTRAST
The display-contrast control
allows instant adjustment to
display brightness according
to stage and studio conditions.
6MIDI IN, OUT, and THRU
Enables data communication
with other MIDI-compatible
instruments and devices.
8Output Jacks
Two pairs of stereo outputs
(output A and B) are provided,
with redundant 1/4” and XLR
connectors.
7Input Jacks
Allows stereo input from
an external audio source.
5PEDAL CONNECTORS
These connectors are inputs
for the V-Piano’s custom triple
piano pedal, damper pedal,
and control pedals (2 jacks).
Size when folded: lmm: 1451(W) x 675.5(D) x 110(H)
linches: 57-1/8(W) x 26-5/8(D) x 4-3/8(H) (not included
projection)

Printed in Japan. Jan. 2009 RAM-4408 GR-GEN-NK BHE2
All specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice.
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