V-STUDIO 700
Digital Audio Workstation
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V-STUDIO 700: Digital Audio Workstation
The Ultimate Solution for Music Production
Features
Cakewalk and Roland selected only the very best components in designing V-STUDIO 700. At the heart of the system is SONAR 8 Producer, the leading DAW in the market today. SONAR 8 Producer gives you everything you need for recording, composing, editing, mixing, and mastering. Cakewalk’s flagship instruments, Dimension Pro (included in SONAR 8 Producer) and Rapture, are also part of the software package. The software is intelligently matched with state-of-the-art hardware that meets Roland’s high standards of quality and reliability.
Taken as a whole, V-STUDIO 700 offers the “tactile feel” of working in a traditional studio, but in a way that takes advantage of everything modern technology has to offer. The system represents the best that software and hardware have to offer with amazing control, integration, and sound quality.
- The VS-700C Console offers broader ranging control and deeper editing and mixing functionality for SONAR than any control surface on the market today
- The critically acclaimed SONAR 8 Producer digital audio workstation is renowned for its music creation features and industry leading 64-bit audio engine
- VS-700R High-speed USB 2.0 audio interface that provides all the recording and routing capabilities needed to handle any music production task
- The 18/24 I/O module also includes an onboard Fantom VS hardware synthesizer based on the world-renowned Roland Fantom series
Recording
Preserve every nuance of your recording using the VS-700R 24-bit/192 kHz I/O. With 18 inputs and 24 outputs, you can capture any performance—from solo artists to large bands. Set-up is hassle free and easy with only one cable to connect to the control surface and one cable to connect to the computer.
Music Production
The V-STUDIO 700 starts your productions off with the best out of the box sounds you’ll find anywhere. With preset track templates, instantly pull up amazing sounds from included virtual instruments like Beatscape, Rapture, Z3TA+ and Dimension Pro. And with the legendary Roland Fantom hardware synth built right into the I/O, you have countless of inspiring instruments to choose from to sculpt your own original beats and sound.
Editing
The VS-700C V-STUDIO Console offers hands-on control of your editing without ever having to use your mouse. With tight integration inside of SONAR, you can make precision edits quickly without ever breaking your workflow. And SONAR 8 Producer includes exclusive technologies like AudioSnap, V-Vocal, Smart MIDI Tools, and Active Controller Technology that allow you to make pinpoint edits quickly.
Mixing and Mastering
VS-700C V-STUDIO Console’s familiar hardware interface gives you such deep hands on control of your mixing that you might even forget that you’re working with a computer. And with 49 effects included in SONAR, and a 64-bit mix engine, your final mixes will get that final polish they need.
Post Production and Surround
The VS-700C V-STUDIO Console offers hands on control of your production environment with everything you need right at your fingertips. Use features like the surround joystick and T-bar for front/rear balance, LFE Send, and Width control. The console also allows you to quickly switch to video control mode with one click of a button and use the T-Bar, Jog & Shuttle Wheel, Transport, and more to control hardware such as EDIROL’s DV-7 line of nonlinear video editors, or any video or image hardware with V-LINK support.
Audio & Video
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Introduction
Introducing the V-STUDIO 700 Digital Audio Workstation.
Session Drummer
Quickly and easily create original, mix-ready drum parts for your productions with Session Drummer 3.
Step Sequencer
Create drum tracks, beats, bass, and synth lines with a click of the mouse using Step Sequencer 2.0.
Guitar Recording
Record acoustic guitar using the V-STUDIO 700's built in mic preamps for amazing quality.
Bass Recording
Add a natural sounding bass part with the integrated Fantom VS synthesizer.
Keyboard Recording
Record pristine-sounding keyboard parts using the included ARX-02 Electric Piano expansion board.
Rapture
Add ambient sounds to your keyboard tracks with SONAR 8.5's included soft-synth, Rapture.
Time Stretch
Learn how to stretch and compress the time of individual audio clips using SONAR 8.5.
Audio Snap 2.0
Set any audio to the tempo of your project, or change the tempo or timing of all the audio in your project all while retaining phase coherency and superior audio quality.
Vocal Recording
See how easy it is to record vocal tracks and add basic EQ to the final take.
V-Vocal
Correct the pitch and timing of vocal tracks with V-Vocal, an exclusive vocal editing tool featuring Roland's state-of-the-art VariPhrase technology.
Mixing Drums
Using PX-64 Percussion Strip to mix recorded drum tracks.
Mixing Guitar
Using VC-64 Vintage Channel to mix recorded guitar tracks.
Mixing Vocals
Polish your recorded vocal tracks using SonitusEQ, VX-64 Vocal Strip, and Perfect Space.
Mixing Automation
Mix and record automation using the V-STUDIO 700 as a control surface.
Specs
- Hardware Specifications
- Number of Audio Record/Playback Channels
- Record: 19, Playback: 24 (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) Record: 15, Playback: 20 (88.2 kHz, 96 kHz) Record: 5, Playback: 10 (192 kHz) (*1)
- Signal Processing
- PC interface: 24-bit AD/DA Conversion: 24-bit Internal: 40-bit
- Sampling Frequency
- AD/DA Conversion: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz DIGITAL 1, 2 (IN/OUT): 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz
- Nominal Input Level
- INPUT 1-8: -40 to +4 dBu (Pad ON) -60 to -16 dBu (Pad OFF) AUX IN: -60 to -20 dBu (NORMAL) -50 to -10 dBu (Hi-Z)
- Pad
- 20 dB (ON/OFF)
- Maximum Input Level
- INPUT 1-8: +2 dBu (Pad OFF) +22 dBu (Pad ON) AUX IN: -2 dBu (NORMAL, SENS: min.) +8 dBu (Hi-Z, SENS: min.)
- Input Impedance
- INPUT 1-8: 35 k ohms AUX In: 3 k ohms (NORMAL) 470 k ohms (Hi-Z)
- Head Room
- 18 dB
- Nominal Output Level
- MAIN OUT, SUB OUT, OUTPUT 1-10: +4 dBu (balanced)
- Maximum Output Level
- MAIN OUT, SUB OUT, OUTPUT1-10: +22 dBu (balanced) PHONES 1-2: 100 mW + 100 mW (32 ohms loaded)
- Output Impedance
- MAIN OUT, SUB OUT, OUTPUT1-10: 600 ohms (balanced) PHONES 1-2: 44 ohms
- Recommended Load Impedance
- MAIN OUT, SUB OUT, OUTPUT 1-10: 10 k ohms or greater PHONES 1-2: 32 ohms or greater
- Phantom Power
- DC +48 V (unloaded maximum), 10 mA (maximum load *) All XLR type inputs *Should be less than 50 mA in total
- Frequency Response (INPUT 1-8 to MAIN OUT)
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0 dB/-2 dB (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) 20 Hz - 40 kHz 0 dB/-2 dB (88.2 kHz, 96 kHz) 20 Hz - 60 kHz 0 dB/-3 dB (192 kHz) 20 Hz - 90 kHz 0 dB/-8 dB (192 kHz) (*1)
- Frequency Response (AUX IN to MAIN OUT)
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0 dB/-2 dB (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) 20 Hz - 40 kHz 0 dB/-3 dB (88.2 kHz, 96 kHz) 20 Hz - 40 kHz 0 dB/-3 dB (192 kHz) 20 Hz - 90 kHz 0 dB/-12 dB (192 kHz) (*1, *2) * NORMAL/Hi-Z, SENS = min.
- Total Harmonic Distortion +Noise
- INPUT 1-8 to MAIN OUT: 0.07 % typ. (Pad ON, GAIN = min., -1 dB) AUX IN to MAIN OUT: 0.07 % typ. (NORMAL, SENS: min., -1 dB), 0.3 % typ. (Hi-Z, SENS: min., -1 dB) (*2, *3)
- Residual Noise Level
- INPUT 1-8 to MAIN OUT: -81 dBu typ. (Pad ON, GAIN = min., 400 ohms terminated, IHF-A) AUX IN to MAIN OUT: -83 dBu typ. (Pad ON, GAIN = min., 400 ohms terminated, IHF-A) (*2, *3)
- Equivalent Input Noise Level (E.I.N.)
- INPUT 1-8: -123 dBu typ. (Pad OFF, GAIN = max.,400 ohms terminated, IHF-A) AUX IN: -120 dBu typ. (NORMAL, SENS = max., 400 ohms terminated, IHF-A) AUX IN: -108 dBu typ. (Hi-Z, SENS = max., 400 ohms terminated, IHF-A) * Output Connector = MAIN OUT (*2, *3)
- Dynamic Range
- AD block INPUT 1-8: 104 dB typ. (Pad ON, GAIN = min.) AUX IN: 106 dB typ. (NORMAL/Hi-Z, SENS = min.) DA block MAIN OUT, SUB OUT, OUTPUT 1-10: 108 dB typ. (*3)
- Crosstalk@1 kHz
- INPUT 1-8 to MAIN OUT: -98 dB typ. (Pad ON, GAIN = min.) (*2, *3)
- Built-in Sound Generator (Fantom VS)
- Parts: 16 parts Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices Wave Memory: 128 M bytes (16-bit linear equivalent) Preset: Patches 1,152 + 256 (GM2) Rhythm Sets: 19 + 9 (GM2) ARX Series Expansion: 1 slot
- Display
- (VS-700C Console) 32 characters, 2 lines (backlit LCD) x 2 40 characters, 2 lines (backlit LCD) x 1
- Connectors (VS-700C Console)
- AUX IN jack: 1/4 inch phone type, PHONES jacks (PHONES1, 2): Stereo 1/4 inch phone type, FOOT SW jacks (FOOT SW 1, 2): 1/4 inch phone type, USB connector: USB Type B, AC IN
- Connectors (VS-700R I/O)
- INPUT jacks (1-8): XLR type, 1/4 inch TRS phone type, MAIN OUT jacks (L/R): XLR type, SUB OUT jacks (L/R): 1/4 inch TRS phone type, OUTPUT jacks (1-10): 1/4 inch TRS phone type, WORD CLOCK connector (IN, OUT): BNC type, DIGITAL 1 jacks (AES/EBU IN, OUT): XLR type, (COAXIAL IN, OUT): RCA phono type, DIGITAL 2 jacks (ADAT IN, OUT): Optical type, MIDI connectors (IN, OUT), USB connector: USB type B, AC IN *Analog XLR type... 1: GND, 2: HOT, 3: COLD
- Power Supply
- AC 117 V, AC 230 V, AC 240 V (50/60 Hz)
- Power Consumption
- VS-700C Console: 31 W (AC 117 V, AC 230 V, AC 240 V) VS-700R I/O: 33 W (AC 117 V) , 39 W (AC 230 V, AC 240 V)
- Accessories
- Power Cord x 2, USB Cable, Special Cable, VS-700R Rack Mount Angle x 2, Getting Started, VS-700 Owner's Manual, SONAR 8 User's Guide, Shortcuts and Quick Keys Guide, SONAR 8 DVD-ROMs, Dimension Pro DVD-ROM, RAPTURE + SONAR V-STUDIO 700 Driver CD-ROM
- Options
- Pedal Switch (Roland DP-2)
- System Requirements
- Operating System
- Microsoft®Windows Vista®, Windows Vista®x64, Windows®XP Professional
- Computer
- Windows compatible computer equipped with a USB 2.0 (Hi-SPEED USB) port
- CPU/Clock
- Intel®Pentium®4 3.0GHz or higher, Core2Duo, Core2Quad recommended
- Memory (RAM)
- 2 GB or higher
- Hard Disk Space
- 30 GB or higher
- Hard Disk Type
- 7,200 RPM or higher/SATA
- Graphics (resolution, color depth)
- Minimum: 1024 x 768 16-bit color Recommended: 1280 x 960, 24-bit color or higher
- Required Hardware
- DVD-ROM Drive (Install), CD-R Drive (For CD writing), DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/-RW Drive (Dual Layer-capable drive required for installation of SONAR 8 Producer content)
- Size and Weight (VS-700C Console)
- Width
- 730 mm
28-3/4 inches - Depth
- 430.9 mm
17 inches - Height
- 126.5 mm
5 inches - Weight
- 10.2 kg
22 lbs. 8 oz. - Size and Weight (VS-700R I/O)
- Width
- 433.9 mm
17-1/8 inches - Depth
- 348.4 mm
13-3/4 inches - Height
- 87.3 mm
3-7/16 inches - Weight
- 5.3 kg
11 lbs. 11 oz. - *1 ... (** kHz) = Sampling Frequency
*2 ... Internal Direct Monitor Mixer setting Stereo Link ON. Input channel fader. Unity only one channel.
*3 ... At all sampling frequency
* SONAR does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP x64
Downloads
Brochures & Catalogs
- V-STUDIO 700 Brochure
- V-STUDIO Catalog 2010
- Computer Music Product Guide 2012
- Flexible solutions for your music production needs.
- Computer Music Products Guide 2010
Updates & Drivers
- SONAR V-Studio 700 1.1.1 Update
- This update adds Control Surface compatibility and fixes several issues as well as adds several features to pre-8.5 versions of Sonar. If you are using Sonar 8.5 or newer, do not run this update - these features have already been rolled into your Sonar 8.5 installation.
- V-STUDIO 700 IO Editor for Windows
- V-STUDIO 700 IO Editor for Mac
- V-STUDIO 700R Fantom VS System Update v1.30 for Windows
- V-STUDIO 700R Fantom VS System Update v1.30 for Mac
- V-STUDIO 700R CPU / DSP System Update v1.30 for Windows
- V-STUDIO 700R CPU / DSP System Update v1.30 for Mac
- V-STUDIO 700 USB Driver Windows 8 v2.0.1
IMPORTANT NOTICE: When the Windows SmartScreen is displayed upon installing the driver, please perform the following procedure:
1. Click [ More info ]
2. Click [ Run anyway ]
* Skip Step 1 If your PC is not connected to the internet.- V-STUDIO 700 USB Driver Windows v2.0.1
- This driver supports Windows 7, Vista and XP. Note: All of the "For V-STUDIO Console Only" drivers are unaffected by this driver update and will remain the same.
- V-STUDIO 700 USB Driver Mac 10.6 v1.00
- V-STUDIO 700 USB Driver Mac 10.5 and Earlier v1.00
- V-STUDIO 700 Console System Update v1.31 for Windows
- For V-STUDIO 700 console only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console System Update v1.31 for Mac
- For V-STUDIO 700 console only.
- V-STDUIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows 8 v2.0.0
IMPORTANT NOTICE: When the Windows SmartScreen is displayed upon installing the driver, please perform the following procedure:
1. Click [ More info ]
2. Click [ Run anyway ]
* Skip Step 1 If your PC is not connected to the internet.- V-STDUIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows Vista 64-bit v1.0
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows Vista 32-bit v1.0
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows 7 64-bit v2.00
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows 7 32-bit v2.00
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows Vista 64-bit v2.00
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows Vista 32-bit v2.00
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows XP v2.00
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Windows XP v1.0
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Mac OS 10.6 v1.00
- For V-STUDIO Console Only.
- V-STUDIO 700 Console USB Driver Mac OS 10.5 and Earlier v1.00
- For V-STUDIO 700 console only.
- Fantom VS Sonar Instrument Definition List
Support
If you have questions about operating your Roland, BOSS or Cakewalk product, please check our Knowledge Base for answers to the most common questions.
You can also contact our Product Support department by phone or email.
In addition, we have a library of Owner’s Manuals and Support Documents that you can download and reference. If Support Documents are available for this product, they will be listed below.
Product Manuals
- Owners Manual (VS-700R_OM.pdf)
- Applications Guide (VS-700_GettingStarted.pdf)
- MIDI Implementation (Fantom-VS_MI.pdf)
- Patch/Performance List (Fantom-VS_PA.pdf)
- Owners Manual (VS-700_OM.pdf)
Support Documents
- IO Expansion: Using OCTA-CAPTURE with VS-100 & VS-700
- This document shows you how to expand the number of inputs and outputs using the OCTA-CAPTURE with the V-STUDIO 700 or V-STUDIO 100.