@@theycallmeken I waited 4 years till I finally found one in immaculate like-new condition at a reasonable price - the asking prices can get a bit crazy, but tbf the V-Synth is really one of a kind, it’s a crazy versatile sampler with loads of onboard controls and modulation sources with technology that’s not really available in many other hardware machines, not to mention the built in VA synth engine, huge selection of cosm filters and FX! I can only recommend getting one, they’re amazing - very inspiring!
I was thinking about picking up an ASR-10 but I was reminded of the Roland V-Synth. After a few videos, the sound design capabilities on this are mind blowing. I’m really thinking this needs to be my next addition. Plus I already own a Roland MV 8000. 🤔 Sorry to ramble on you video. Great overview of its capabilities, and nice sounding tracks as well! Definitely putting it to good use!
@@UrbanJournal I think the ASR is great but it’s a little overrated in terms of what you can do with it, it’s kinda limited to the classic way to sample and can’t really do anything beyond that, however, I honestly can’t recommend the v-synth enough - it’s ridiculous how much you can do with the samples - variphrase processing (time, pitch, formant) tempo synching, using them with the synth engine, as an FM modulator, you have a crazy number of filters including sideband filters, pitch shifter, distortions etc… and a load of amazing effects, arpeggiator, step sequencer and all the sliders/knobs/buttons you’ll ever need to control your sound/performance - not to mention the touch screen! It all makes sampling a breeze :)
@@ptr_new It really seems it was ahead of its time. The sound design and synthesis capabilities seem endless. I’m thinking about how I’d pair it with my MV now. Oddly enough, it seems in the era of amazing synths on the market, you’d think Roland would revisit this.
@@UrbanJournal honestly, the V-Synth is one of a kind, it’s an absolute fun house and you can do so much with it that you can’t do with any other hardware samplers/synths… I reckon it’d work in and would be a worthy addition to any setup :) I’ve got some older videos using the original V-Synth demonstrating some capabilities, mostly the FM engine - check ‘em out ;)
Excellent choice! My other favourite! You can’t quite do as much with it as you can with the V-Synth but I love it nevertheless, I have two beautiful fully expanded K2661s and I love them to bits - it’s really a toss up between the K2661 and the V-Synth which one is my no.1 favourite :) I love them both equally
OMG, you nailed it. I SO MISS this beast! It was so much fun! The standard sound banks alone were a blast! The voice synths, just another feature so far ahead of it's time. This synth pretty much keeps up and exceeds many 2024 synths. I think the Fantom has many of the abilities and features of the V-Synth, but lacks the amazing tactile interface! This was a pretty straight forward synth IMHO. Feature rich. I'm so mad! I found a NEW IN BOX V Synth GT 2.0 years ago. Sold it for around 2100 I think. Tempted to find another one, but thinking prices might have gone way up! Enjoy your machine. DO NOT SELL IT!!!! Keep it. Repair if it breaks. This is a keeper!
@@Curious_Skeptic thank you so much for the kind comment! :) 💯 agree, it’s a lot of fun, so much sound design possibilities! Sounds like you made a decent deal when you sold it! Prices are way up now yeah, that’s why I waited about 4 years to buy one, a few came up before the one I ended up buying but they were either too expensive, or not in a very nice shape (or both haha) so I kept on waiting until this one came about :) very happy! I would too miss it if I sold it a hundred percent!
I bought v-synth gt two months ago in online store absolutely new 🤩! Fore 2099 euro in discount ! May be it last new GT synth on the Earth ... A dream come true 🥳!!!
@@Viktorian_Litvius wow that’s pretty impressive! Never would have thought that there was brand new ones out there still! Good job! Sounds like a pretty good price for a brand new one too - they sell for almost the same price used! 😀 nice!
This is somewhat unrelated, but I bet you would go crazy with a digitone or something similar. You make some really nice patches tho. I wish I had something you got.
@@sawssman965 Thank you very much :) the equipment really helps haha, but also - experience with a lot of synths and architectures! And yeah, I like the Elektron by Digitone, not sure if I’d ever buy one but it seems interesting, and it’s FM - which is my personal favourite type of synthesis :)
@@ptr_new same here. in my opinion, the layout/way its organized along with the modulation is what sets it apart. are you by any chance close to getting your site up and running?
@@reverendcarter one hundred percentage agree, this was a milestone for them and in hardware synthesis in general (I think) also I did some FM preset demos using the original V-Synth, crazy how some real interesting textures can come out of so basic waveforms :)
@@fantasyproduct1042 they’re amazing, the XT especially having basically everything in the box (vocoder + D50) such a cool looking rack synth too! Roland went proper innovative with the V-Synth line :)
I had a GT and the original and loved them. I think Roland would do well to revisit this technology but with more CPU, more memory.. I feel Waldorf have a bit of an edge with the Particle/Granular engine but they didn't really quite get the formant stuff right (though I think there is a filter for it now)...
@@neilloughran4437 definitely they should! Adding a granular engine would be cool! Formant filter wise I think the Alesis Micron is the absolute best. I have made presets that sound like actual choirs using simple analog waveforms and the formant filters! :) (check out the blue thumbnail micron video I uploaded not too long ago)
@@quantum_ocean this is what it looked like brand new, and it still looks brand new (it’s in immaculate condition) and I’m going to leave everything as is :)
Do be aware that if you sync V-Synth to external MIDI clock, this will glitch out the delay effect, you'll have a bunch of clicks in the sound. They never fixed that. Same is on my V-Synth GT. Shame... Also, AP "synthesis" is not exactly physical modeling. It's behavioral modeling, which is not quite the same, actually :)
@@EvilDragon666 I know yeah I think it’s the “stereo delay” FX that glitches, tbf the internal clock is so good that I just use that and set it to my project tempo, seems to align perfectly, run them side by side with my Alesis micron and the clocks were on perfect sync without them being physically synchronised :) Oh right, learned something new about AP synthesis haha, I’ll need to investigate more
@@ncapone87 not sure, I have a few other samplers and the process seems pretty much the same across the different platforms? It’s pretty straightforward, you just 1 - select sample(s) from usb stick 2 - click load optional: 3 - select an encoding type and click encode to use variphrase and that’s it, then it’s loaded as a selectable waveform in the osc section. Same on the original V-Synth
I fixed your comment: Great video! I love the Roland V Sampler. One little tip, you might want to invest in some video production lighting so we can see better
ALWAYS trying to save on electricity haha of course! But yeah, I think everything is pretty visible, if you’re watching on a phone/laptop the backlight of your screen might just need turning up? :) @@apoplexiamusic thank you 😁
Everybody calm down haha 😂 everything important is visible you’re not missing anything! And yeah it’s mostly the sound that matters anyway, after all, we’re listening to a device designed to produce audio ;)
Check out my playlist! :)
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Always wanted one of these
@@theycallmeken I waited 4 years till I finally found one in immaculate like-new condition at a reasonable price - the asking prices can get a bit crazy, but tbf the V-Synth is really one of a kind, it’s a crazy versatile sampler with loads of onboard controls and modulation sources with technology that’s not really available in many other hardware machines, not to mention the built in VA synth engine, huge selection of cosm filters and FX! I can only recommend getting one, they’re amazing - very inspiring!
this is really cool
@@BirdsandAlsoVideoGames thank you ever so much :)
I was thinking about picking up an ASR-10 but I was reminded of the Roland V-Synth. After a few videos, the sound design capabilities on this are mind blowing. I’m really thinking this needs to be my next addition. Plus I already own a Roland MV 8000. 🤔
Sorry to ramble on you video. Great overview of its capabilities, and nice sounding tracks as well! Definitely putting it to good use!
@@UrbanJournal I think the ASR is great but it’s a little overrated in terms of what you can do with it, it’s kinda limited to the classic way to sample and can’t really do anything beyond that, however, I honestly can’t recommend the v-synth enough - it’s ridiculous how much you can do with the samples - variphrase processing (time, pitch, formant) tempo synching, using them with the synth engine, as an FM modulator, you have a crazy number of filters including sideband filters, pitch shifter, distortions etc… and a load of amazing effects, arpeggiator, step sequencer and all the sliders/knobs/buttons you’ll ever need to control your sound/performance - not to mention the touch screen! It all makes sampling a breeze :)
@@ptr_new It really seems it was ahead of its time. The sound design and synthesis capabilities seem endless. I’m thinking about how I’d pair it with my MV now. Oddly enough, it seems in the era of amazing synths on the market, you’d think Roland would revisit this.
@@UrbanJournal honestly, the V-Synth is one of a kind, it’s an absolute fun house and you can do so much with it that you can’t do with any other hardware samplers/synths… I reckon it’d work in and would be a worthy addition to any setup :) I’ve got some older videos using the original V-Synth demonstrating some capabilities, mostly the FM engine - check ‘em out ;)
@@ptr_new Definitely will do that! Thank you for the information!
1:03 Time - without affecting PITCH / formant 😉 And then Pitch - without affecting TEMPO / formant
@@MrSpyX_L oh my days haha good spotting, I can’t believe I did that. It’s what happens when you’re rushing I guess haha but yeah you’ve got it ;)
@@ptr_new can happen to everyone. 🙂
Personally, My favorite sampling engine for synthesis is the VAST kurzweil engine
Excellent choice! My other favourite! You can’t quite do as much with it as you can with the V-Synth but I love it nevertheless, I have two beautiful fully expanded K2661s and I love them to bits - it’s really a toss up between the K2661 and the V-Synth which one is my no.1 favourite :) I love them both equally
OMG, you nailed it. I SO MISS this beast! It was so much fun! The standard sound banks alone were a blast! The voice synths, just another feature so far ahead of it's time. This synth pretty much keeps up and exceeds many 2024 synths. I think the Fantom has many of the abilities and features of the V-Synth, but lacks the amazing tactile interface! This was a pretty straight forward synth IMHO. Feature rich. I'm so mad! I found a NEW IN BOX V Synth GT 2.0 years ago. Sold it for around 2100 I think. Tempted to find another one, but thinking prices might have gone way up! Enjoy your machine. DO NOT SELL IT!!!! Keep it. Repair if it breaks. This is a keeper!
@@Curious_Skeptic thank you so much for the kind comment! :) 💯 agree, it’s a lot of fun, so much sound design possibilities! Sounds like you made a decent deal when you sold it! Prices are way up now yeah, that’s why I waited about 4 years to buy one, a few came up before the one I ended up buying but they were either too expensive, or not in a very nice shape (or both haha) so I kept on waiting until this one came about :) very happy! I would too miss it if I sold it a hundred percent!
Great work and sound! V-Synth is amazing.
@@Saturni13 thank you! The V-Synth makes samples come alive… such a beast! :)
I bought v-synth gt two months ago in online store absolutely new 🤩! Fore 2099 euro in discount ! May be it last new GT synth on the Earth ... A dream come true 🥳!!!
@@Viktorian_Litvius wow that’s pretty impressive! Never would have thought that there was brand new ones out there still! Good job! Sounds like a pretty good price for a brand new one too - they sell for almost the same price used! 😀 nice!
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@@BassFunMusic thank you very much :)
This is somewhat unrelated, but I bet you would go crazy with a digitone or something similar. You make some really nice patches tho. I wish I had something you got.
@@sawssman965 Thank you very much :) the equipment really helps haha, but also - experience with a lot of synths and architectures! And yeah, I like the Elektron by Digitone, not sure if I’d ever buy one but it seems interesting, and it’s FM - which is my personal favourite type of synthesis :)
@@ptr_new same here. in my opinion, the layout/way its organized along with the modulation is what sets it apart. are you by any chance close to getting your site up and running?
Great presentation of your new toy.
@@Gerald_Daniel thank you ever so much! I’m loving it :D
still one of Rolands all time best keyboards. few folks ever got that deep into them but they do pretty much anything.
@@reverendcarter one hundred percentage agree, this was a milestone for them and in hardware synthesis in general (I think) also I did some FM preset demos using the original V-Synth, crazy how some real interesting textures can come out of so basic waveforms :)
I wish I hadn't sold my XT
@@fantasyproduct1042 they’re amazing, the XT especially having basically everything in the box (vocoder + D50) such a cool looking rack synth too! Roland went proper innovative with the V-Synth line :)
I had a GT and the original and loved them. I think Roland would do well to revisit this technology but with more CPU, more memory.. I feel Waldorf have a bit of an edge with the Particle/Granular engine but they didn't really quite get the formant stuff right (though I think there is a filter for it now)...
@@neilloughran4437 definitely they should! Adding a granular engine would be cool! Formant filter wise I think the Alesis Micron is the absolute best. I have made presets that sound like actual choirs using simple analog waveforms and the formant filters! :) (check out the blue thumbnail micron video I uploaded not too long ago)
you can peel off that Version 2 sticker. that's just for showroom
@@quantum_ocean this is what it looked like brand new, and it still looks brand new (it’s in immaculate condition) and I’m going to leave everything as is :)
Do be aware that if you sync V-Synth to external MIDI clock, this will glitch out the delay effect, you'll have a bunch of clicks in the sound. They never fixed that. Same is on my V-Synth GT. Shame...
Also, AP "synthesis" is not exactly physical modeling. It's behavioral modeling, which is not quite the same, actually :)
@@EvilDragon666 I know yeah I think it’s the “stereo delay” FX that glitches, tbf the internal clock is so good that I just use that and set it to my project tempo, seems to align perfectly, run them side by side with my Alesis micron and the clocks were on perfect sync without them being physically synchronised :)
Oh right, learned something new about AP synthesis haha, I’ll need to investigate more
I used to have one but it was a pain in the ass to load samples and i usually used the VA engine instead
@@ncapone87 not sure, I have a few other samplers and the process seems pretty much the same across the different platforms? It’s pretty straightforward, you just
1 - select sample(s) from usb stick
2 - click load
optional:
3 - select an encoding type and click encode to use variphrase
and that’s it, then it’s loaded as a selectable waveform in the osc section. Same on the original V-Synth
Awesome video! Roland just reissue these instead of making shitty toy synths 😊
@@apoplexiamusic thank you! :) and yeah I’ve been saying the same, they should co tongue with the V-Synth line - so much potential!
In a term of options, maybe, in a term of character, no way.
@@montazownianr1 character?
Maybe filming this video inside a CAVE, wasn’t the best idea… - are you trying to save on your electric bill?
I fixed your comment:
Great video! I love the Roland V Sampler.
One little tip, you might want to invest in some video production lighting so we can see better
ALWAYS trying to save on electricity haha of course!
But yeah, I think everything is pretty visible, if you’re watching on a phone/laptop the backlight of your screen might just need turning up? :)
@@apoplexiamusic thank you 😁
@@apoplexiamusic I fixed your comment:
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Light!?!? I thought it was a listening exercise....
Everybody calm down haha 😂 everything important is visible you’re not missing anything! And yeah it’s mostly the sound that matters anyway, after all, we’re listening to a device designed to produce audio ;)