Roland Corporation VS8F-3 User's Manual

Preset Patch List

Mastering Tool Kit

Number

P000
P001 PreMastering Pre-master for video editing.
P002 Live Mixing Final mix of live recording.
P003 Pop Mixing for Pop music.
P004 Dance Mixing for Dance music.
P005 Jingle Mixing Jingle for FM radio.
P006 Hard Comp Heavy compression.
P007 Soft Comp Light compression.
P008 Clean Comp Eliminating the background noise and clean up the sound.
P009 Dance Comp Compression for dance music.
P010 Orchestra Comp Compression for orchestra
P011 Vocal Comp Compression for vocal
P012 Acoustic Guitar for Acoustic guitar.
P013 Rock Band for Rock band.
P014 Orchestra for Orchestra.
P015 Low Boost Enhancing the low frequency range.
P016 Brighten Enhancing the high frequency range.
P017 DJ’s Voice DJ Microphone.
P018 Phone Vox Telephone voice modeling.

Name Comment

Mixdown Mix down for CD.

Tempo Mapping Effect

Number Name Comment

P019
P020 Medium Delay Natural echo optimized for vocals.
P021 Long Delay Long delay suited for brass and analog synth solos.
P022 Analog Delay Analog sound with gradually diminishing feedbacking highs.
P023 Tape Echo Modeled tape echo with distinctive wow flutter.
P024 Karaoke Intense reverberation that effectively enhances karaoke vocals.
P025
P026
P027
P028
P029
P030 HiHat Double Double time echo effect for repetitive hi-hat and percussion parts.
P031 Vocal Double Creates a stereo, double tracked character for mono vocal tracks.
P032 Reflections Warm natural echo found in older studio vocal or drum rooms.
P033 Warm Chorus Rich chorus effect for keyboards and guitars.
P034 Outdoor Stage Natural acoustics of an outdoor concert stage.
P035 1/8 Note Echo One Shot Delay in 1/8 note with warm room ambiance.
P036 1/4 Note Echo One Shot Delay in 1/4 note with warm room ambiance.
P037 Triplet Echo Provides a syncopated feel for keyboard or instrument parts.
P038 Clean Delay Bright, subtle echo to enhance pop, rock or dance vocals.
P039 Synth Lead Warm, stereo echo and chorus effect for synth lines.
P040 Comp Delay Warm, stereo echo and chorus effect for keyboard chord patterns.
P041 Pop Voice Room reflection, with natural doubling effect to enhance vocals.
P042 Infinite Echo Sound on sound echo effect.

Short Delay An ambience effect that adds depth to the sound by doubling.

OneShot Delay <1/4 note>

OneShot Delay <1/4t note>

OneShot Delay <1/8 note>

OneShot Delay <1/8t note>

OneShot Delay <1/16 note>

One Shot Delay in 1/4th note.
One Shot Delay in 1/4th triplets note.
One Shot Delay in 1/8th note.
One Shot Delay in 1/8th triplets note.
One Shot Delay in 1/16th note.

Stereo Reverb

Number

P043
P044 Small Hall Small hall reverberation.
P045 Strings Reverberation optimized for delicate highs of strings.
P046 Piano Hall Rich and warm reverberation optimized for pianos.
P047 Orchestra Room Reverberation of large-capacity rooms such as big banquet halls.
P048 Vocal Room Room reverb suitable for vocals and chorus.
P049 Medium Room Warm and naturally spacious room reverb.
P050 Large Room Modeled acoustics of wide rooms with lots of reverberation.
P051 Cool Plate Distinctive bright plate reverb.
P052 Short Plate Shorter plate reverb.
P053 Vocal Plate Crystal-clear reverb optimized for vocals.
P054 Soft Ambience Modeled reverberation of a room with minimal wall reflections.

Name Comment

Large Hall Large concert hall reverberation.

Preset Patch List

Number

P055
P056 Cathedral Acoustics of a very large, high-ceilinged church.
P057 Long Cave Modeled reverberation of deep caves.
P058 Garage Drums Natural reverb that enhances unique drum sounds.
P059 Rock Kick Reverb with many low-frequency components, suitable for rock kicks.
P060 Rock Snare Rich and thick sounding reverb suitable for rock snares.

Name Comment

Room Ambience Natural reverberation of rooms with good acoustics, suitable for drums and guitars.

Vocal Channel Strip

Number Name Comment

P061
P062 VO:Jazz Vocal A natural sounding jazz club-like ambience for warm reverb well-suited for vocals.
P063 VO:Rock Vocal Sound featuring limiter/enhancer processing as well as a unison effect.
P064 VO:Big Chorus A spacious-sounding stereo effect similar to increasing the number of vocalists.
P065 VO:Male Vocal Improves the tone quality of a male vocal.
P066 VO:Rock Male Vocal Equalizer that adds energy to a male vocal.
P067 VO:Jazz Male Vocal Equalizer that boosts the Low Resonance of a mellow jazz vocal.
P068 VO:Female Vocal Equalizer that smooths out HiMid and adds sparkle to upper frequencies of female vocal.
P069 VO:Rock Female Vocal Equalizer that adds energy to a female vocal.
P070 VO:Jazz Female Vocal Equalizer that accentuates huskiness of intimate female vocal.
P071 VO:Background Vocal Equalizer that enhances BG Vocals in overall mix.
P072 VO:Telephone Vox Simulates the frequency response of an old telephone.
P073 VO:Narration(1) An effect with heavy compression, used for narration.
P074 VO:Narration(2) Standard equalizer for male narration. Brings out the character of the voice.
P075 VO:Smooth DJ For a smooth radio announcer’s voice. Warm muted lows and attenuated mids.
P076 VO:Club DJ A club DJ-tailored effect that uses a pitch shifter to make voices lower.
P077 VO:AM-Radio Sound featuring hard compression and narrower frequency range.
P078 PS:-4th Voice Adds sound down a fourth to the direct sound.
P079 GT:DI’ed Clean Superclean sound like line recording directly into the console.
P080 GT:Acoustic Optimized for electroacoustic guitars.
P081 GT:Electric Guitar Settings that keep the lead guitar from being buried in the mix.
P082 GT:Nylon Guitar Emphasize the tone of nylon strings. Adjust fret sound with HiG.
P083 GT:Blues Guitar Adds a delicate nuance suitable when playing blues on an acoustic guitar.
P084 GT:Slide Guitar Adds a rich feel to acoustic slide guitar.
P085 BS:DI’ed Bass Slight limiting and equalization optimized, ideal for line recording applications.
P086 BS:Jazz Bass For stand-up bass in an intimate jazz setting. Accentuates finger attack.
P087 BS:Wood Bass Warms up Lo and LoMid setting to bring out “woodiness” of acoustic bass.
P088 DR:Kick Drum For Kick drum. Adjust LowQ and HiG.
P089 DR:Snare Drum For Snare drum. Drops the Mid-Lows and emphasizes the attack and snares.
P090 DR:Kick&Snare Drum L-ch for Kick Drum, R-ch for Snare Drum.
P091 DR:Tom Drums For toms. Adjust LowF and LowMidF.
P092 DR:Hi-Hat For crisper hi-hat. Adjust bell sound with HiMidG.
P093 DR:Cymbal For cymbals. Emphasizes the difference in tone between cymbals and adds clarity.
P094 DR:Drum Kit For drum kit. Use when miking the sound of the entire kit.
P095 ID:Grand Piano Cleans up muddiness in lower registers and emphasizes harmonics in upper register.
P096 ID:Upright Piano Smooths out frequency response between Lo and Mid registers.
P097 ID:Trumpet Evens out the trumpet by attenuating resonant frequencies. Adjust the LoMid frequency and Q.
P098 ID:Saxophone For alto/soprano sax. Lower HiG for mellow sound.
P099 ID:Clarinet Emphasizes the fundamental tone of the clarinet.
P100 ID:Flute Rolls off the lows that can cause “plosives” from breath.
P101 ID:Oboe Equalizer that smooths out the nasalness of the oboe.
P102 ID:Violin
P103 ID:Viola Brings out the sonority of the lower Midrange.
P104 ID:Cello Adds roundness to the lower range of the cello.

VO:Vocal Fx Basic setup for recording/mixdown of vocals.

Slightly enhances the rosin tone of the bow, while attenuating the shrillness of the higher register.

Pre Amp Modeling

Number

P105
P106 Amp N1073 Old console sound.
P107 Amp ManSS Intended for use with modern capacitor microphones.
P108 Amp AvTube For acoustic instrument and vocal. High fidelity and natural.
P109 Amp AvSolS Deep, musical sound-stage, transparent amplification.
P110 Amp HHTube Vintage tube tone.
P111 Amp MillHV For acoustic recording. Delicate nuance and ambience.
P112 Amp SATube Clean microphone signal, tube guitar distortion and warm bass tone.
P113 Amp CSSlSt Musically transparent amplifier.

Name Comment

Amp Red7 For vocal. Post production and voicing processor.

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