The Roland VERSELAB MV1 is a complete, all-in-one, portable music workstation specifically designed to help musicians and producers focus on completing entire songs and compositions. In addition to being packed with a host of powerful tools for producing beats and vocals, the VERSELAB also offers a uniquely fluid workflow, filled with creative tools to inspire your writing and help you bring your musical ideas to fruition.

Use the vast, curated collection of over 3000 onboard sounds—with additional sounds available via Zenbeats and Roland cloud content—to quickly create clips, featuring drums, bass, and melodic parts. The unit's Style Mode offers you a selection of patterns and options to choose from, helping you to get just the right feel from your grooves, even if you're a newcomer to music production.

The Motion Record function helps you add movement to your grooves by recording subtle sound tweaks to keep your beats fresh, while the Chord Mode allows you to play complex chords by triggering individual pads. Use the clips to create Sections and then arrange them in Song Mode for a complete musical bed.

Plug a microphone into the XLR input, which offers 48V phantom power for condenser mics, and you're ready to use the Vocal Mode to record up to 16 vocal takes, each accessible by one of the trigger pads. A host of onboard vocal effects including auto-pitch, harmonizer, radio filter, doubler, and more is available, allowing you to record your vocals with the exact processing you want for different song sections. In addition, vocal takes can be copied and pasted where needed in the song.

When you're ready to complete your tune, switch to Mixing mode for control over EQ, levels, panning, and effects. For a final professional production sheen, add mastering effects across the entire mix bus including multiband compression, limiting, and a 5-band EQ. The VERSELAB stores your productions to SD or SDHC cards and an SD card is included along with an AC adapter, although the unit can also be powered via USB power.

Hands-On Workflow for Complete Songs    Record Vocals with Auto-Pitch and FX    7 Music Tracks + 1 Vocal Track    16 RGB Pads and Step Sequencer for Music    3000 Sounds + Songwriting Tools    Interface with Phone, Tablet & Computer    Plug-and-Play with Roland Zenbeats App    Mixing and Mastering Effects    Stereo 1/4" Outputs & Headphone Jack    USB + MIDI I/O, SD Card Included

• VERSELAB is designed for modern music making and vocal recording.
• The high-quality XLR mic input makes it easy to record vocals with built-in effects like Auto-Pitch, Harmonizer, Doubler, and more.
• Just plug in a mic, dial in the sound, and go.
• With 16 easy access takes and the ability to copy them anywhere in your song, arranging is a snap.

• For songs to knock, you need the best sounds available.
• Roland's sound has helped define hip-hop and other modern genres for decades, from the TR-808 to the SP-404.
• This sonic legacy is packed into VERSELAB, with over 3000 curated sounds that hit the spot.

• VERSELAB uses Roland's most advanced sound engine—the ZEN-Core Synthesis System; it's at the heart of the company's professional synthesizers and ensures top-notch sound quality.
• With Roland Cloud, you can expand the onboard library with thousands of new tones, including genre-specific Sound Packs to keep your music fresh.

• Go beyond the mouse and keyboard with VERSELAB's inspiring RGB-lit pads and hands-on controls.
• Combining the TR-REC step sequencer found in legendary Roland drum machines with an ultra-responsive 4x4 pad matrix, you can bang out drum tracks, basslines, and melodic parts as fast as they come to you.

• With expanding plug-and-play Zenbeats integration, you can connect VERSELAB to your computer, tablet, or smartphone for another level of production capability.
• Mix your VERSELAB songs or bounce tracks in Zenbeats, use plug-in instruments and effects, and much more via a simple USB connection.

• VERSELAB is compact, portable, and can be powered by a mobile battery, so you can make tracks just about anywhere. Collaborate in person or remotely by sharing projects or tapping into the cloud storage features of Zenbeats.
• When your song is ready, mix and master directly from VERSELAB, then connect your mobile device and upload to your favorite music platform or social channels.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will the V-1 accept SD Pal Cameras, conected to a converter like this https://a href= http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1037093-REG/ocean_matrix_omx_cv_hdmi_video_to_hdmi_pro.html target= _blank www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1037093-REG/ocean_matrix_omx_cv_hdmi_video_to_hdmi_pro.html/a ?

A: The basic fact of a switcher is that once the frame rate is set, all input signals must be the same frame rate. Thus it is very SOP (standard operating procedure) to use converters such as the Ocean Matrix Video to HDMI Pro Mini Converter/Scaler to make a source confirm to the switcher. Since we have not tested this combination, we can only give the opinion we do not see any reason it will not work as desired.

Q: 2. can the preview output be the same as the program output? i.e. two program outs for two screens?

A: You can accomplish this by using an HDMI Splitter, such as this one: https://bhpho.to/3tlqnU1

Q: 3. can it be rack mount?

A: No. Unless you find a way to rig it yourself but there is no bolt on setup for it. I use velcro onto a mobile video cart we use.

Q: 4. Does this switcher include the remote control software?

A: Yes it does. This switcher will include the V-1SDI RCS dedicated computer software, which is compatible for both Mac and PC.

Q: 5. What is the maximum length of the HDMI cable if you the Live Feed?

A: In general the longest length for a standard HDMI cable without any signal degradation is around 35 feet. For anything longer than that you would want to look in to a product to extend the signal, such as a LAN Extender that uses Cat6 cable or an HDMI Super Booster.

Q: 6. Is the app for IPAD only or will it work with other tablets?

A: At this point they only have an APP for iOS for the V-1HD. You will not be able to control it with an Android Device. The V-1HD also has dedicated computer software for both Mac and PC, so you do have the option of controlling it with a computer as well.

Q: 7. how do you show media clips? does that take a channel?

A: I use a laptop to slides and play clips and it does take up a channel. I know of no way around this.

Q: 8. isd it possible to transpose a smf in sequencer mode??

A: Yes you can transpose with your SMF in sequencer mode.

Q: 9. In the PIP effect, do you have control over the size of the window and location and also can you crop the horizontal or vertical of the video window?

A: Hi. I love this unit. Regarding your question - I don't think you can control the size, but you can control the location. You can also set the size and color of the video window

Q: 10. I know the preview screen has a split screen mode, but does the output as well? As in can I switch from showing one source, to all 4 at once if I wanted?

A: The Preview Output can be set as a Multi-View window which allows you to see all 4 of your sources. You cannot do the same for all 4 HDMI signals through its program out I'm afraid. However this unit does allow you to output 2 sources through its Picture-in-Picture and Split Screen Modes.