Roland VERSELAB MV1 Music Production Workstation User Manual

Owner’s manual

Owner’s Manual

Before using the unit, ensure that its program is at the most

recent version. For information on available upgrades for the

program, see the Roland website (https://www.roland.com/).

Table of contents

Document Outline

Panel Descriptions
- Top Panel
- Front Panel
- Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)
  - Turning the Power On/Off
An Overview of the VERSELAB
- What Is a Project?
- What Is a Track?
- What Is a Section?
- What Is a Clip?
- What Is a Song?
- What Is a Vocal Take?
- About Workflows
- Steps for Creating a Song
Listening to and Rearranging the Demo Songs
Project Operations
- Loading a Project
- Creating a New Project
- Saving a Project
- Configuring the Project
- Locking a Project
- Deleting Projects
Section Operations
- Selecting a Section
- Setting the Section Length
- Copying a Section
- Swapping Sections
- Deleting a Section
- Naming a Section
- Setting the Pad Illumination Colors
Track Operations
- Selecting Tracks
- Making Track Settings
- Editing the Track Type
Clip Operations
- Selecting a Clip
- Editing a Clip’s Settings
- Changing Tones/Samples
- Editing a Clip’s Name
- Copying a Clip
- Swapping Clips
- Deleting a Clip
Loading/Saving Clips
- Loading from the SD Card
- Importing from a Project
- Saving to an SD Card
Changing the Tones
- Tones and Track Types
- Changing the Tones
- Editing a Tone
- Editing the Multi-Effects
Pad Operations
- Note Mode (NOTE)
- Velocity Mode (VELOCITY)
- Style Mode (STYLE)
- Chord Mode (CHORD)
- Section Select Mode (SECTION SELECT)
Creating Phrases
- Step Recording (TR-REC)
- Recording in Real Time
- Editing the Steps
- Making Measure-Related Settings
- Setting the Tempo and Metronome
Correcting the Timing of Your Performance (Quantize)
- Quantizing During Playback
- Enabling Quantization During Recording
Recording CTRL Knob Movement in Steps (Motions)
Using Sampled Audio
- Getting Ready to Sample
  - Configuring the External Input
  - Sampling Settings
- Sampling
Loop Playback of Samples (Audio Looper)
- Changing the Track Type to “Looper”
- Getting Your Sample Ready
- Playing Back Samples in a Loop
- Making Settings that Apply During Playback
- Editing a Sample
- Editing the Multi-Effects
- Making Measure-Related Settings
Creating a Song by Arranging the Sections
- Creating a Song
- Making Song-Related Settings
- Changing the Key of Sections Arranged in Songs
- Using Templates to Create a Song (Song Templates)
Recording the Vocals
- Recording the Vocals
- Importing Samples to Create a Vocal Take
- Editing a Vocal Sequence
- Editing the Vocal Takes
- Using the Vocal Processor
- Making Vocal Track Settings
  - Adjusting the Volume and Pan
  - Adjusting the Effects
Finishing Up the Song as an Audio File (Mixdown)
- Applying Effects to an Entire Song (Mastering)
- Creating an Audio File (Mixdown)
Other Operations
- Assigning Parameters to the CTRL Knobs
- System-Related Settings
- Formatting an SD Card
- Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
- Checking the Internal Memory Usage
- Optimizing the Memory (Looper Optimize)
- Deleting Samples Loaded into a Project
- Using a Computer to Manage an Inserted SD Card
List of Shortcut Keys
Main Specifications