contributed by: Andre Cato
Manufacturer: Roland

Remixers, DJ's and producers alike need to stand up and take notice!

The Roland VP-9000 VariPhrase Processor represents a giant leap forward in audio processing and sample-based music-making technology.

This revolutionary new product is capable of capturing audio and providing realtime manipulation of pitch, time, and formant using MIDI control while maintaining the original sample's sound quality.

So basically the VP-9000 is a re-mixing machine from hell!

VariPhrase With VariPhrase, audio becomes elastic, allowing it to be transformed in a completely non-destructive environment.

So you can instantly match phrase loops from different sources to the same key and tempo, bend notes in realtime without changing the sample's length, modify the duration of notes held within a phrase, add swing to a straight drum loop or even modulate the formant of a sample without affecting the pitch or tempo.

Put simply, the VP-9000 will forever change the way musicians interact with audio.

Sound Generator
VariPhrase

Parts
1 to 6

Maximum Polyphony
6-voice

Internal Memory
Performance: 1, Phrase maps: 12 samples (for each part), Samples: 1024, Wave memory (RAM): 8 MB (can be expanded up to 136 MB with SIMMs)

Effects
Reverb: 9 sets, Chorus: 1 set (8 types), Multi: 40 sets

Sampling Frequency
48, 44.1, 32 kHz (when sampling or playback), 48, 44.1, 32, 30, 24, 22.05, 16, 15, 11, 8 kHz (when importing), 44.1 kHz (Internal)

Data Format
16 bits linear (compatible with 8 or 16 bits when importing)

Signal Processing AD Conversion
20-bit, DA Conversion: 20-bit, Internal Processing: 24-bit linear

Frequency Response
20 Hz to 20 kHz -3/-3 dB

Residual Noise Level
MAIN OUT (L (MONO), R) (VOLUME: MAX, IHF-A typ.), Balanced: -78 dBm or less, Unbalanced: -84 dBm or less, DIRECT OUT 1/2 (L, R) (IHF-A typ.) Balanced: -78 dBm or less, Unbalanced: -84 dBm or less

Nominal Input Level
AUDIO IN (front): -10 dBm (REC LEVEL: MIN) to -50 dBm (REC LEVEL: MAX) , STEREO INPUT (rear): +4, -10, -20 dBm (selectable with a gain switch)

Maximum Input Level
AUDIO IN (front): +6 dBm (REC LEVEL: MIN) to -34 dBm (REC LEVEL: MAX) STEREO INPUT (rear): +20, +6, -4 dBm

Input Impedance
AUDIO IN (front): 10 k, STEREO INPUT (rear): 10 k

Nominal Output Level
MAIN OUT (L (MONO), R) Balanced: +10 dBm, Unbalanced: +4 dBm, DIRECT OUT 1/2 (L, R) Balanced: +10 dBm, Unbalanced: +4 dBm

Output Impedance
Balanced: 2 k, Unbalanced: 1 k

Display
240 x 64 dots (backlit LCD)

Disk Drive
Zip Disk Drive (250 MB)

Connectors
Headphones (stereo 1/4" phone), Audio In (1/4" phone, TRS balanced), Digital Audio Interface (conforms to S/P DIF), OPTICAL (IN, OUT), COAXIAL (IN, OUT), SCSI-A: DB-25, SCSI-B: Full pitch 50 pins, MIDI (IN, OUT, THRU), Stereo Input (1/4" phone, TRS balanced), Output (1/4" phone, TRS balanced), MAIN OUT (L (MONO), R), DIRECT OUT 1 (L, R), DIRECT OUT 2 (L, R)

Power Supply
AC 117/230/240 V

Power Consumption
25 W (AC 117 V), 25 W (AC 230 V), 25 W (AC 240 V)

Dimensions
482 (W) x 302 (D) x 87.8 (H) mm (EIA-2U rack mount type) / 19" x 11-15/16" x 3-1/2"
Weight
5.4 kg/11 lbs. 15 oz.

Accessories
User Guide, Reference, Power Cable, Demo Zip disk, Sound Library CD-ROM (0 dBm = 0.775 V rms)