Download Report

Melbourne PC User Group
Music Technology Workshop
Roland/Edirol
October 2002
Making Music
with
your
Computer
Edirol?
Product range includes:*USB Midi interfaces
*Audio capture devices
*Keyboards
*Sound Modules
*Speakers
*Software Synthesisers
*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
Let’s 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.
Tonight’s 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
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.
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
USB Midi Interfaces
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
UM-880
5-in, 5-out USB MIDI Interface
Stand-alone MIDI Patch bay
8-in, 8-out USB MIDI Interface
Stand-alone MIDI Patch bay
Audio Capture
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
UA-20
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-5
UA-700
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
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) inpu
RCA Line L/R input; Phone L/R input
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
Keyboards
PC-300
Midi Keyboard Controller
USB powered
49 note velocity sensitive keys
USB and midi interface
PC-70
Midi Keyboard Controller
49 note velocity sensitive keys
3 digit LED display
PC-160A
Midi Keyboard Controller
32 note velocity sensitive keys
Comes bundled with Cubasis AV
Sound Modules
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
SD-80
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-90
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
Powered Speakers
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).
Software Synthesisers
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
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
Edirol and Roland
Innovation
Connectivity
Quality
Edirol and Roland
Thank You