Roland VERSELAB MV1 Music Production Workstation - Manual (Page 42)

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Finishing Up the Song as an Audio File
(Mixdown)
This feature lets you apply effects for mastering and adjust the sound of the songs you create, and generate an audio file of the entire song (SONG
+ vocal takes).
Applying Effects to an Entire Song
(Mastering)
The process of “mastering” involves finalizing a song by applying
effects to make final adjustments to its loudness and tonal character.
This unit features three kinds of mastering effects: a multiband
compressor, a five-band equalizer and a limiter.
1 .
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [MIXDOWN]
button.
The MASTERING MENU screen appears.
2 .
Select the effect (MULTI COMP, 5 BAND EQ, LIMITER) with the [VALUE]
dial, and then press the [VALUE] dial.
Effect Explanation
Multiband compressor
Smooths out variances in volume while boosting the
loudness.
5-band equalizer Adjusts the overall tonal character.
Limiter Prevents excessive input signal, which could cause distortion.
3 .
Use the [VALUE] dial to select a parameter, and edit the value.
& For details, refer to the “Parameter Guide” (PDF).
Creating an Audio File
(Mixdown)
Here’s how to mix down your complete song and output it to an
audio file (WAV file). You can select the sound sources for mixdown by
omitting the vocal takes and so forth.
MEMO
5 Audio files are saved in the “ROLAND/MV/MIXDOWN” folder on the SD card.
5 Mixing a song down takes the same amount of time as playing it back.
5 Audio input from the mic and external devices are also saved to the WAV file
during mixdown.
1 .
Press the [MIXDOWN] button.
The MIXDOWN screen appears.
2 .
Use the [VALUE] dial to select the sound source for mixdown.
Sound source Explanation
FULL MIX SONG + vocal takes
INSTRUMENTS SONG only
VOCAL ONLY Vocal takes only
3 .
Press the [VALUE] dial.
Mixdown begins and playback starts.
The mixdown ends automatically when song finishes playing back.
* Press the [EXIT] button to end the mixdown while in progress.
4 .
Press the [EXIT] button to close the MIXDOWN screen.
MEMO
Checking the resulting mixdown
Select “PREVIEW” on the MIXDOWN screen and press the [VALUE] dial to play
back the audio file that was created.