Roland R-MIX Owner's manual

Brand: Roland

Model: R-MIX

Type: Owner's manual

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R-MIX Tab

Roland R-MIX is a powerful music remixing tool that utilizes Roland's proprietary V-Remastering technology to give you unprecedented control over your audio. With R-MIX, you can isolate and manipulate specific sounds within a song, adjusting their volume, panning, and frequency to create your own unique mixes. Whether you're a professional musician or simply a music enthusiast, R-MIX provides an intuitive and accessible way to experiment with your music and create something truly original.

Roland and V-Remastering are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Roland Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Owner’s Manual

R-MIX Tab uses Roland’s proprietary V-Remastering technology to apply a variety of signal processing to music.

R-MIX Tab imports stereo-mixed music from your computer, analyzes it into the three parameters “frequency,” “panning,” and “volume,” and

graphically displays the sound of the instruments that make up the music.

You can also remix the music by selecting and “muting” or “preserving” the sound of each instrument.

What Is V-Remastering Technology?

This is proprietary Roland signal processing technology by which musical information such as “level” and “panning” is extracted from the

audio signal for each frequency band, allowing total control of everything from the balance of the individual sounds to reconstructing the

reverberation.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Copyrights

• It is forbidden by law to make an audio recording, video recording, copy or revision of a third party’s copyrighted work (musical work, video

work, broadcast, live performance, or other work), whether in whole or in part, and distribute, sell, lease, perform, or broadcast it without the

permission of the copyright owner.

• Do not use this product for purposes that could infringe on a copyright held by a third party. We assume no responsibility whatsoever with

regard to any infringements of third-party copyrights arising through your use of this product.

• The copyright of content in this product (the sound waveform data, style data, accompaniment patterns, phrase data, audio loops and

image data) is reserved by Roland Corporation.

• Purchasers of this product are permitted to utilize said content for the creating, performing, recording and distributing original musical

works.

• Purchasers of this product are NOT permitted to extract said content in original or modied form, for the purpose of distributing recorded

medium of said content or making them available on a computer network.

Licenses/Trademarks

• Company names and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

Additional Precautions

• Roland accepts no responsibility for recovery of any stored content lost from your iOS device, nor for any damages arising from such loss.

• To avoid disturbing others nearby, try to keep the unit’s volume at reasonable levels. You may prefer to use headphones, so you do not need

to be concerned about those around you.

• This manual explains the functions of this product using the iPad screen.

The same operations can be used on an iPhone or iPod Touch.

• Screen design may dier depending on the iOS version you’re using or the model of your device, such as an iPhone or iPod Touch.

• Operation of iTunes may dier depending on the version you’re using.

For details, refer to the manual of the iTunes version you’re using.

What Is R-MIX Tab?

The R-MIX Tab screen consists of the following areas.

HARMONIC PLACEMENT (p .4)

Transport

Here you can perform

operations such as

playing or stopping the

audio data (p .4).

Setup

Make settings for R-MIX

Tab (p .10).

MOTION

Turn the motion

function on/o (p .8).

Song List

Here you can import

audio data (p .7).

Track

This area shows the waveform (p .3).

Track

This area shows the waveform. This lets you view the waveform for the audio that’s currently playing, or specify a region for repeated playback.

Audio clip

This displays the waveform of the audio

data to be played.

The blue waveform is the audio data of

the left channel, and the green waveform

is the audio data of the right channel.

Wave name

This shows the name of

the audio data loaded

into R-MIX Tab.

Looped region

The specied region

will play repeatedly.

Current time location

This indicates the location at

which the audio data will play.

Cursor time (current time)

This displays the time

indicated by the red line.

Scroll knob

By dragging this, the displayed

region of audio data can be moved

forward or backward. The light blue

area indicates the region that is

displayed as the audio clip.

About the Screen

HARMONIC PLACEMENT

Here you can view the sound that is playing. By specifying a “frame” in the HARMONIC PLACEMENT area, you can edit the volume or panning.

Frequency

Indicates the pitch

of the sound.

Higher-pitched

sounds are shown

above, and lower-

pitched sounds are

shown below.

INSIDE LEVEL

Edits the volume

of the sound that’s

inside the frame.

OUTSIDE LEVEL

Edits the volume

of the sound that’s

outside the frame.

INSIDE PAN

Edits the panning

of the sound that’s

inside the frame.

OUTSIDE PAN

Edits the panning

of the sound that’s

outside the frame.

Panning

Indicates the position from which

the sound is heard.

Sounds heard from the left are

shown at the left, and sounds heard

from the right are shown at the right.

Frame

This area indicates the

sound that will be subject

to processing. You can move

this area or change its size.

HARMONIC PLACEMENT

This area provides a visual representation

of the sound that is playing.

Color: Volume (loudness)

Up/down axis: Frequency (pitch)

Left/right axis: Panning (stereo position)

Eraser (small/large)

Erases the frame.

This switches the width

when erasing the frame.

Frame settings (small/large)

This switches the width when

specifying the frame.

Undo

Cancels the result of

the previous operation.

Redo

Returns you to the

state prior to Undo.

Volume

The volume of the sound is indicated by the color.

Depending on the volume, it will be shown in the

following colors.

Black (quiet) ... Blue ... Green ... Yellow ... Red ... White (loud)

Transport

Here you can perform operations such as playing or stopping the audio data.

Top

Moves the current time to the beginning

of the audio data (00:00:00:00).

End

Moves the current

time to the end of

the audio data.

Rewind

Moves the current

time rapidly

backward.

Fast-forward

Moves the

current time

rapidly forward.

Stop

Stops playback.

LOOP

Allows you to repeatedly

play back between the two

time locations you specify.

Play

Plays the audio data.

Importing a Song into R-MIX Tab

In order to use R-MIX Tab to edit a song, you must rst import the song into R-MIX Tab.

Using iTunes to Import a Song from a Computer

Here’s how a song (WAV, AIFF) saved on your computer can be imported into R-MIX Tab using iTunes.

MEMO

Only songs in WAV format or AIFF format can be imported into R-MIX Tab from your computer.

1. Connect the iPad to your computer, and start iTunes on your computer.

2. In “DEVICES” of the iTunes, click the connected iPad.

3. Click the [Apps] button.

4. In “File Sharing,” click “R-MIX Tab.”

Importing a Song into R-MIX Tab

5. Click the [Add...] button.

The “Open” screen will appear.

6. Click the song that you want to import.

7. Click the [Open] button.

The song will be imported into R-MIX Tab.

Importing a Song from the iPod Library

Here’s how a song saved in your iPod library can be imported into R-MIX Tab.

1. Tap the R-MIX Tab’s button.

2. In “Import,” tap the [iPod Library] button.

3. Tap the song that you want to import.

The song will be imported into R-MIX Tab.

MEMO

• Files with DRM (Digital Rights Management) cannot be imported.

• Don’t switch iPad apps while importing a song. If you do so, the song might not be imported correctly.

Using “Open in...” to Import a Song from Another App

A song from an app that supports the “Open in...” function can be imported into R-MIX Tab.

For details on using the “Open in...” function, refer to the manual of the app you’re using.

Playing a Song

Selecting and Playing a Song

Here’s how to select a song that you want to play using R-MIX Tab.

MEMO

In order to play a song using R-MIX Tab, you must have already loaded the song into R-MIX Tab (p .5).

1. Tap the button.

The “Song List” screen will appear.

2. Tap the song (le name) that you want to play.

The selected song will be called up, and you’ll be returned to the R-MIX Tab screen.

3. Tap the [Play] button.

The song will play.

Silencing a Specic Sound

Here’s how to minimize (silence) a specic sound in the song.

1. Tap the [Play] button.

The song will play.

2. Tap (small) or (large).

Now you can make settings for the frame.

3. While you watch the HARMONIC PLACEMENT area, drag over the area of the sounds that you want to silence.

The frame will be assigned.

4. Lower the [INSIDE LEVEL] slider.

The sounds enclosed by the frame will become lower in volume.

MEMO

• You can add a frame by dragging repeatedly in the HARMONIC PLACEMENT area.

• Moving the [OUTSIDE LEVEL] slider will adjust the volume of the sound that is outside the frame.

• If you rapidly tap the [INSIDE LEVEL] slider or [OUTSIDE LEVEL] slider three times, the respective slider will return to its default setting.

Playing a Song

Moving the Frame

Here’s how to move the frame to the desired position. If the frame you assigned does not coincide with the sounds you’re interested in, you can move

the frame to select other sounds.

1. Touch and hold the frame you assigned.

The frame will turn yellow.

MEMO

You can change the time it takes for the frame to turn yellow (the time that you need to touch and hold the frame). For details, refer to “Settings”

(p. 10).

2. While continuing to hold, drag the frame.

The frame will move as you drag it.

Moving the frame by tilting the iPad (Motion function)

By tilting the iPad (in which R-MIX Tab is installed) forward, backward, left, or right, you can move the frame that you’ve assigned.

1. In the HARMONIC PLACEMENT area, assign the frame as desired.

2. Turn the [MOTION] button “on.”

3. With the iPad in a horizontal position, slowly tilt it forward, backward, left, or right.

The frame will move in the direction in which you tilt the iPad.

Changing the Size of the Frame

You can change the size of the frame you’ve assigned. This allows you to narrow-in on specic sounds, or select a broad region of sounds.

1. Pinch (tap with two ngers) the outer edges of the frame whose size you want to change.

The frame will turn yellow.

2. Spread the two ngers outward or draw them inward.

The size of the frame will change according to the movements of your ngers.

Deleting the Frame

Here’s how to delete the frame you’ve specied.

1. Tap (small) or (large).

Now you can delete the frame.

2. Drag the unwanted portion of the frame.

The portion you dragged will be deleted.

MEMO

By rapidly tapping the HARMONIC PLACEMENT area three times, you can delete the entire frame you’ve specied.

Double-Tapping to Zoom the Screen (iPhone version only)

1. Double-tap the panel or HARMONIC PLACEMENT.

The entire screen is zoomed.

2. Double-tap once again to return to the original size.

While zoomed, you can tap HARMONIC REPLACEMENT to edit the frame.

MEMO

• You can’t drag to specify the region.

• The added or deleted frame and the frame size are reected by the currently selected “frame settings” button and the “eraser” button.

Playing a Song

Playing Repeatedly

Here’s how to repeatedly play back a specied region.

1. Turn the [LOOP] button “on.”

2. On the track, drag across the region that you want to play repeatedly.

The region you dragged across will turn orange, and will be designated as the region to be repeated.

3. Tap the [Play] button.

The song will play.

When the current time location reaches the end of the region to be repeated, playback will return to the beginning of the region to be repeated and

continue from there.

Canceling Repeat Playback

Here’s how to cancel repeat playback.

1. Turn the [LOOP] button “o.”

Repeat playback will be cancelled.

MEMO

• Even if repeat playback is “o,” the region to be repeated will be remembered until you re-specify it or until another song is loaded.

• If you turn the [LOOP] button “on” once again, repeat playback will take place.

Deleting a Song

Here’s how to delete a song that you’ve imported into R-MIX Tab.

1. Tap the button.

The “Song List” screen will appear.

2. Tap the [Edit] button.

3. Tap the

button of the song that you want to delete.

4. Tap the [Delete] button.

The selected song will be deleted.

5. When you’ve nished deleting songs, tap the [Done] button.

You’ll be returned to the “Song List” screen.

Preference Settings for R-MIX Tab

Here you can specify how R-MIX Tab will operate.

1. Tap the button.

The Setup screen will appear.

Settings

Item Explanation

Long Press Time Species the time after which R-MIX Tab will respond when you press and keep your nger on the screen for a while.

Accelerometer sens Species how sensitive the iPad will be to tilting when you use the Motion function (p .8).

Harmonic Placement Sens Species the sensitivity of the volume levels (colors) displayed in the HARMONIC PLACEMENT area.

Background Play

Species what will happen when you use the home button to close R-MIX Tab during playback.

Choose “on” if you want the song to continue playing even after you return to the home screen, or “o” if you want playback to stop.

Links

These links will open the Web browser of the iPad to display the following pages.

Item Explanation

R-MIX Displays the R-MIX introduction page.

Roland Products Displays the product introduction page.

Version

Item Explanation

Version: Displays the version of R-MIX Tab.

Owner’s manual

Tapping “Owner’s manual” will display the owner’s manual (this document).

Appendix

Error Messages

Message Explanation

Song could not be loaded

The song could not be loaded because it was too large.

Choose a smaller song (i.e., a song with a shorter playback time).

Song could not be imported from the iPod library This format cannot be imported into R-MIX Tab. Check the format of the song in the iPod library.

Main Specications

Number of tracks Stereo x 1

Internal data format 44.1 kHz, stereo

File formats that can be imported

WAV, AIFF, AAC, MP3

For details, check the specications of your iPad.

* Only les in WAV format or AIFF format can be imported from iTunes.

* Files with DRM (Digital Rights Management) cannot be imported.

* In the interest of product improvement, the specications and/or contents of this package are subject to change without prior notice.

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