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VERSELAB MV-1 Update

Functions Added in Ver.1.80

Undo/Redo Function Added 8. Select the category and clip that you want to load, and then
press the [VALUE] dial.
This function lets you revert a phrase to how it was just before it was
* You can’t import a clip of a different track type.
edited.
* If you set the Key and Scale for the song (GEN) beforehand, the clip’s
* This is enabled only when the WORKFLOW [SEQ] button is selected. Transpose value is automatically adjusted when you load a clip
* The messages “Can’t UNDO” or “Can’t REDO” are shown when undo/ whose Key and Scale (clip settings) are already set.
redo can’t be performed. For details, refer to the “Making Song-Related Settings” (Owner’s
Manual: p. 35), “Editing a Clip’s Settings” (Owner’s Manual: p. 19).
Undoing the previous operation (UNDO)
SONG (GEN)
1. Press the [EXIT] and MEASURE [ã] buttons at the same time. Parameter Value Explanation
“UNDO” is shown in the display, and the sequencer returns to the NONE, C, C#, D, D#,
previous state. Key E, F, F#, G, G#, A, Sets the root note (key) of the song.
A#, B
For a step recording, this undoes the step that you just inputted or
NONE, MAJOR,
erased. Scale
MINOR
Sets the scale of the song.
For a real-time recording, this undoes the recorded step and motion
state.
CLIP SETTING
* When you switch between tracks or clips, the undo content is erased.
Parameter Value Explanation
* You can’t undo or redo while recording in real time.
NONE, C, C#, D, D#,
* You can undo up to 10 times.
Key E, F, F#, G, G#, A, Sets the root note (key) of the clip.
A#, B
Reverting an Undo Operation (REDO)
NONE, MAJOR,
Scale Sets the scale of the clip.
MINOR
1. Press the [EXIT] and MEASURE [â] buttons at the same time.
“REDO” is shown in the display, and the data reverts to how it was Added Shortcuts
before you did the undo operation.
The following shortcuts have been added.
Import Function for MC/MV Production
Function Shortcut
Packs Added Clear the phrase from a clip Hold down the [CLEAR] button and press the [SEQ] button.

You can load the MC/MV Production Packs (clip packs: MCZ files) that Clear the phrase and measure Hold down the [CLEAR] button and press the [NOTE]
settings from a clip button.
are saved on an SD card into a project.
Clear the drum part phrase Hold down the [CLEAR] button and press the pad.
Sound files such as sound packs are distributed and available via
Roland Cloud. See the Roland website for more information on Roland
Cloud. RANDOM TONE DESIGNER Function Added
https://www.roland.com/ You can randomly generate the tones for a tone track.
* Save the MCZ file to the “ROLAND/SOUND” folder on your SD card.
1. Follow the steps in “Selecting a Clip” (Owner’s Manual, p.
1. Press the [SEQ] button to set the workflow to “Sequencer”. 19) to select the clip for which you want to change the tone.
2. Press the [SECTION SELECT] button to switch the pads to 2. Press the [VALUE] dial.
Section Select mode. The BROWSER screen appears.
3. Press a button from [KICK] through [INST 2] to select a track. 3. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “RANDOM”, and then press
the [VALUE] dial.
4. Press the [EDIT] button, and then press pads [1]–[16] to
select where to load the clip. The RANDOM TONE DESIGNER appears.

The CLIP EDIT MENU screen appears. 4. Select the algorithm using the [VALUE] dial, and the press
the [VALUE] dial to generate the tone.
5. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “LOAD CLIP”, and then press
the [VALUE] dial. Algorithm Explanation
The LOAD CLIP screen appears. POLY Generates a polyphonic tone.

6. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “SOUND FILE”, and then press MONO Generates a monophonic tone.
PAD Generates a synth pad.
the [VALUE] dial.
MOD Generates a modulated tone.
The clip pack is shown.
ANALOG Generates a tone that recreates an analog synthesizer.
7. Select the pack that you want to load, and then press the A.MONO
Generates a monophonic tone that recreates an analog
synthesizer.
[VALUE] dial.
A.PAD Generates a synth pad that recreates an analog synthesizer.
This shows the categories.
DRUM Generates a synth drum tone.

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Algorithm Explanation Parameter Value Explanation

KICK Generates a kick drum tone. Sets the frequency characteristics of the playback
SNARE Generates a snare drum tone. system.
Freq Range 0–127
Smaller values create the feeling of an older
CYMBAL Generates a cymbal tone.
system with narrow frequency bands.
C.BELL Generates a cowbell tone.
Sets the turntable rotation speed.
Disc Type LP, EP, SP
This has an effect on the scratch noise cycle.

Exciter, Phonograph and JD Multi Added to Scratch NZ 0–127

Sets the volume of noise created by scratches in
the record.
MFX Dust NZ 0–127
Sets the volume of noise created by dust on the
record.
An Exciter effect has been added to the Filter category, a Phonograph Hiss NZ 0–127 Sets the volume of continuous hiss noise.
effect has been added to the Lo-fi category, and a JD Multi effect has Total NZ 0–127 Sets the volume of noise overall.
been added to the Combination category. Sets the amount of variation in record spin (long
Wow 0–127
cycle).
Exciter Sets the amount of variation in record spin (short
Flutter 0–127
cycle).
This adds dynamics to the sound, by dynamically bringing up the high
end using a split-band compressor. Sets the amount of non-cyclical variation in
Random 0–127
record spin.
Sets the volume of variation in record spin
Low Total W/F 0–127
L in L out overall.
D100: 0W Sets the volume balance between the original
Mid Balance
Channel –D0: 100W sound (D) and the effect sound (W).
Compressor
Divider Level 0–127 Sets the output volume.
High
Compressor
JD Multi
Low
R in R out Recreates the effects included in group A of the JD-800.
Channel Mid
Compressor L in L out
Divider
High
Compressor Distortion Phaser Spectrum Enhancer

Parameter Value Explanation R in R out

Raises the midrange frequency levels when
Band2 Th -80.0–0.0 (dB)
they fall below the specified amount. Parameter Value Explanation
Sets how much to raise the levels when the
Band2 Gain 0–+24 (dB) DS - PH - SP - EN
midrange volume is low.
DS - PH - EN - SP
Raises the high-end frequency levels when
Band3 Th -80.0–0.0 (dB) DS - SP - PH - EN
they fall below the specified amount.
Sets how much to raise the levels when the DS - SP - EN - PH
Band3 Gain 0–+24 (dB)
high-end frequency volume is low. DS - EN - PH - SP
Frequency at which the low and midrange DS - EN - SP - PH
Split1 F 2000–5000 (Hz)
frequencies are split
PH - DS - SP - EN
Frequency at which the midrange and high-
Split2 F 3000–10000 (Hz) PH - DS - EN - SP
end frequencies are split
PH - SP - DS - EN
Level 0–127 Output Level
PH - SP - EN - DS
Selects the connection order of the effects.
PH - EN - DS - SP
Phonograph PH - EN - SP - DS DS: Distortion
Seq
Recreates the sound of an analog record being played on a record SP - DS - PH - EN PH: Phaser
player. This lets you simulate the unique noises produced when a SP - DS - EN - PH SP: Spectrum
record is played, as well as the variations that occur when the record EN: Enhancer
SP - PH - DS - EN
spins. SP - PH - EN - DS
SP - EN - DS - PH
Balance D
SP - EN - PH - DS
L in L out
EN - DS - PH - SP
Phonograph
BalanceW EN - DS - SP - PH

Balance W EN - PH - DS - SP
Phonograph
EN - PH - SP - DS
R in R out EN - SP - DS - PH
Balance D
EN - SP - PH - DS
DS Switch OFF, ON Turns the distortion on/off.
Parameter Value Explanation

Signal Dist 0–127 Sets the amount of distortion.

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Parameter Value Explanation

SMF Import Function Added
Sets the type of distortion.
MELLOW DRV Softer distortion with a slightly darker sound. You can load an SMF (standard MIDI file) that’s saved on an SD card into
Distortion that resembles a vacuum tube amp a clip.
OVERDRIVE
being driven.
* When loading an SMF, save it to the ROLAND/MV/MIDI folder on the
CRY DRV Distortion that emphasizes the high end.
SD card.
DS Typ Gives the feeling of distortion playing through
MELLOW DS
a large amp.
1. Press the [SEQ] button to set the workflow to “Sequencer”.
LIGHT DS Strong distortion with a bright sound.

FAT DS
Thick distortion that emphasizes the low and 2. Press the [SECTION SELECT] button to switch the pads to
high ends. Section Select mode.
Distortion that’s even more powerful that FAT
FUZZ DS
DS. 3. Press a button from [KICK] through [INST 2] to select a track.
DS Drive 0–100 Sets the amount of distortion.
DS Level 0–100 Sets the distortion output level.
4. Press the [EDIT] button, and then press pads [1]–[16] to
PH Switch OFF, ON Turns the phaser on/off.
select where to load the clip.
50 [Hz] – Sets the basic frequency from which the The CLIP EDIT MENU screen appears.
PH Manual
15.0 [kHz] sound is modulated with the phaser effect.
PH Rate 0.1–10.0 [Hz] Sets the cycle of the phaser modulation.
5. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “IMPORT MIDI”, and then
PH Depth 0–100 Sets the depth of the phaser modulation.
press the [VALUE] dial.
Sets the amount of feedback for the phaser. The MIDI IMPORT screen appears.
PH Resonance 0–100 Increasing the value creates a more unusual * If an import destination clip is selected in WORKFLOW [SEQ] Ó PAD
sound.
MODE [SECTION SELECT], you can also press the [VALUE] knob to
PH Mix 0–100 Sets the level of the phase-shifted sound.
select “MIDI FILE”.
SP Switch OFF, ON Turns the spectrum on/off.
Sets the gain (amount of boost/cut) in the 250 6. When you select a MIDI file and press the [VALUE] knob, the
SP Band1 -15–+15 [dB]
Hz range. SMF data is imported to the current clip.
Sets the gain (amount of boost/cut) in the 500
SP Band2 -15–+15 [dB] * The MIDI messages whose “Rx–” in TRACK SETTING (MIDI) is “ON” are
Hz range.
also imported at this time.
Sets the gain (amount of boost/cut) in the
SP Band3 -15–+15 [dB]
1000 Hz range.

SP Band4 -15–+15 [dB]

Sets the gain (amount of boost/cut) in the Auto Channel Function Added
2000 Hz range.
Sets the gain (amount of boost/cut) in the Now you can use the Auto Channel function.
SP Band5 -15–+15 [dB]
4000 Hz range.
Sets the gain (amount of boost/cut) in the
Incoming MIDI messages are sent to the track selected by the DRUM
SP Band6 -15–+15 [dB]
8000 Hz range. TRACKS [KICK]–[KIT] buttons or MELODIC TRACKS [BASS]–[INST2]
Sets the bandwidth for changing the levels,
buttons.
SP Width 1–5
common to all bands.
This is convenient when a MIDI keyboard etc. is connected.
EH Switch OFF, ON Turns the enhancer on/off.
EH Sens 0–100 Sets how easily the enhancer effect is applied. The following item is added to the system settings (MIDI tab).
Sets the ratio at which the harmonics
EH Mix 0–100 generated by the enhancer are mixed with Parameter Value Explanation
the original sound. If there is input on the specified MIDI channel,
Pan L64–63R Changes the pan. Auto Ch OFF, CH1–CH16 those MIDI messages are sent to the track
Level 0–127 Sets the output volume. selected.

BPM Sync Parameter Added to Track Waveforms Added to FORM TYPE in Motion
Settings, Looper Track Designer
The following parameter was added to Track Settings (GEN tab) for The COS and RND waveforms have been added to the FORM TYPE
looper tracks. parameter in the Motion Designer.

Parameter Value Explanation COS: A waveform whose phase is 90 degrees offset relative to SIN.
When this is set to ON, the playback speed for S&H: A random value is output.
the phrase changes according to the BPM.
BPM Sync OFF, ON
Set this to OFF if you don’t want the playback
speed to change. Virtual Knob (CTRL 4) Added for Motions
You can now assign parameters to the CTRL 4 virtual knob.

1. Press the [SEQ] button to set the workflow to “Sequencer”.

2. Turn the [CTRL 1] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] and

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[EDIT] buttons. * You can edit the MIDI messages recorded in a motion from the
step edit screen. From the step edit screen, each time you press the
This displays the parameters.
[MOTION] button the page switches on the MOTION screen, where
you can view and edit the recorded MIDI messages.
Ø “Editing a Motion” (Owner’s Manual: p.29)

Fade-out Added for Mixdowns

3. Take your fingers off the [SHIFT] and [EDIT] buttons when You can now apply a fade-out effect when exporting an audio file.
the parameter you want to assign is shown.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [MIX DOWN]
The parameter is now assigned to the CTRL 4 virtual knob.
button.
* In WORKFLOW [SEQ], press the [EDIT] button and then a step button.
After this, the MOTION screen page switches each time you press the 2. Use the [VALUE]dial to select “FADE OUT”, and then press
[MOTION] button. the [VALUE] dial.

3. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the parameter and change

the value.

Parameter Value Explanation

Sets how long it takes for the sound to fade

* The CTRL 4 virtual knob is shown as “CT4” at the top of the display. Fade Time OFF, 1–10
out.
Fade Curve EXP, LIN Selects how the fade-out is applied.
Recording Messages from External MIDI You can select when the fade-out effect

Devices as Motions begins.

When this is set to “0”, the fade-out starts at
the same time that the song ends.
You can record control change messages and other MIDI messages When this is set to a negative value, you
inputted from an external MIDI device as motions. can set the fade-out to end before the song
finishes playing back; and when this is set
The following parameters were added to TRACK SETTING (MIDI tab). Start Offset -30–0–30 to a positive value, you can set the fade-out
to end after the song finishes playing back.
You can set the MIDI message to be recorded in the detailed settings * Positive settings are useful for exporting the
for the track ([SHIFT] button + [KICK]–[VOCAL] buttons). sound of the reverb or other lingering effects
as well after a song ends.
Parameter Value Explanation * Fade Time does not work correctly when this
is used in sync with the tempo of an external
CC 1: You can select whether to apply device. Set “Sync Src” in the SYSTEM settings
Rx ModWheel ON, OFF to “INT”.
modulation to a track or record it to a clip.
CC 2: You can select whether to apply breath
Rx BrthCtrl ON, OFF
control to a track or record it to a clip.

Rx FootCtrl ON, OFF

CC 4: You can select whether to apply foot Vocal Take Panning Function Added
control to a track or record it to a clip.
CC 7: You can select whether to apply main You can now set the panning of a vocal take.
Rx Volume ON, OFF
volume to a track or record it to a clip.

Rx Pan ON, OFF

CC 10: You can select whether to apply panning 1. Press the [SONG] button to set the workflow to “SONG”.
to a track or record it to a clip.
CC 11: You can select whether to apply 2. Press the [VOCAL] button to select the VOCAL track.
Rx Exp ON, OFF
expression to a track or record it to a clip.
CC 64: You can select whether to apply damper
3. Press the [EDIT] button, and then press pads [1]–[16] to
Rx Hold-1 ON, OFF
pedal to a track or record it to a clip. select the vocal take to edit.
CC 91: You can select whether to apply reverb The TAKE EDIT MENU screen appears.
Rx RevSend ON, OFF
send to a track or record it to a clip.

Rx ChoDlySnd ON, OFF

CC 93: You can select whether to apply chorus 4. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “TAKE SMPL EDIT”, and then
send to a track or record it to a clip. press the [VALUE] dial.
You can select whether to apply channel
Rx ChPress ON, OFF
pressure to a track or record it to a clip. 5. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “Pan” and change the value.
You can select whether to apply pitch bend to a
Rx P.Bend ON, OFF
track or record it to a clip. Added parameter for TAKE SAMPLE EDIT

* The parameters shown are different depending on the type of the Parameter Value Explanation
selected track. Adjusts the stereo position (pan) of the
* When this is set to OFF, the parameter in question is not recorded. Set vocal take.
Pan L128–127R * If “Out Asgn” is set to “V.PROC” (Vocal
this to ON before recording a parameter. Processor) in the TAKE SAMPLE EDIT menu,
the pan is set to the center of the stereo field.
* You can record up to four parameters in addition to pitch bend
for each clip. If more than four parameters are input, they are not
recorded.
* Recorded parameters are not applied if they are set to OFF.
* Recorded parameters are not applied if they are set to OFF. To
delete recorded motions, delete the applicable motions as shown in
“Deleting a Motion” (Owner’s Manual, p. 29).

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Problems and Functions Corrected

¹ Arpeggios can now be played via external MIDI.
* This is only enabled when you use an external keyboard to
transmit the channel set in “Auto Ch”, SYSTEM SETTING (MIDI).
¹ The issue with total effects being incorrectly applied to the preview
playback sound of WAV files has been fixed. Also, the preview playback
sound of WAV files is no longer output to USB.
¹ The issue where the motion is slow to follow at the beginning of the
step when SAW, ARC or SQR are selected in the MOTION DESIGNER has
been improved.
¹ The issue with playback getting delayed when synchronized via MIDI
has been fixed.
¹ The MIDI Start that was output when the count-in starts has been
corrected, so that it now outputs after the count-in ends.
¹ The issue with the LFO gradually going out of sync when the tone
parameter LFO’s “TEMPO SYNC SW” setting is “ON” has been fixed.
¹ The issue where the MFX is not correctly applied when the clips for
multiple tracks that are set to the same MIDI channel and all switch at
the same time when a program change message is received has been
fixed.
¹ The issue in which a setting of either “ALL”, “PHRASE” or “SOUND” in
“COPY: SECTION” reverts to “ALL” has been fixed.
¹ The issue where only the looper tracks are not copied when using “COPY:
SECTION” has been fixed.
¹ The issue in which clips do not correctly play back when copied using
“COPY: CLIP SOUND” (LOOPER track) has been fixed.
¹ The export progress and WAV filename are now shown when SAMPLE
EXPORT is executed for the looper track.
¹ The issue with quantization not being correct when you raise the “Qtz
Mstr” value from the OFF setting in the QUANTIZE SETTING screen or
the “Qtz C.Tight” value from the OFF setting in the CLIP SETTING screen
has been fixed.
¹ Clips (.mvc) created on the MC-707 or on the MC-101 can now be
imported. Save the clips to either the ROLAND/MV/CLIP/DRUM folder,
the ROLAND/MV/CLIP/TONE folder or the ROLAND/MV/CLIP/LOOPER
folder.
¹ Other minor problems have been fixed.