Roland V-Synth

The Roland V-Synth is a polyphonic synthesizer. It was released 2003 and was Roland's flagship synthesizer at the time. It combines multiple oscillator technologies and a built in sampler. It also features an arpeggiator and COSM filtering to aid the creation of new sounds.

Features

 * Touch screen
 * TimeTrip Pad allows realtime manipulation of waveforms
 * V-LINK Onboard Video Control
 * Twin D Beams

Construction
Built in a black metal case it has plastic end cheeks. The buttons on the unit are backlit.

Models

 * V-Synth XT 2005 - Rack-mount module (minus D-Beams and Trip Pad). Pre-installed with Roland's VC-1 (D-50 emulator) and VC-2 (Vocal Designer)
 * V-Synth GT 2007 - Adds Roland's Vocal Designer technology. Has a maximum 28 voices of polyphony.

Notable users

 * BT
 * Asia
 * Crystal Castles
 * Enigma
 * Ladytron
 * Orbital
 * Jens Johansson
 * Jesper Kyd
 * Jordan Rudess
 * Klystron
 * Michael Pinnella
 * Richard Barbieri
 * Nick Rhodes