Roland VM 7200

Roland VM 7200 Product Details

Description

Roland Introduces the V-Mixing System

 

 

January 28, 1999 Roland Corporation is proud to introduce the V-Mixing System, the world's first affordable separate-component digital mixers, featuring breakthrough design and innovative new effects in the tradition of Roland's acclaimed V-Studio workstations. Comprised of theVM-7200/7100 V-Mixing Processors and VM-C7200/C7100 V-Mixing Consoles, the V-Mixing System gives users many configuration options between console and processor, yielding up to 94 channels of digital mixing and eight stereo effects processors when fully expanded.

The first thing users will notice about the V-Mixing System is that it's a separate-component system, employing an all-digital console with quiet motorized faders and an expandable 3U rackmount processor which contains all inputs, outputs and effects. The benefit of this separate-component design is the elimination of long, heavy multi-channel audio cables between the stage or studio and the mixing console. Instead of audio, the V-Mixing System primarily exchanges digital control data between console and processor, enabling placement of the console up to 220 yards (200 meters) from the processor, as well as MIDI control of the processor via Mac/PC sequencer.

The V-Mixing Processors come with two stereo multi-effects processors, and can be expanded with three additional VS8F-2 Effects Expansion Boards for up to eight stereo or 16 mono channels of automated effects processing. In addition to very high-quality dynamics processing, studio reverb, delay, chorus, multi-effects, and more, these VS-1680-quality effects also include COSM Mic Simulations and a new Speaker Modeling algorithm-which allows audio output to sound as if it's playing back through a variety of popular nearfield studio monitors, as well as television/radio speakers and sound reinforcement cabinet simulations. The COSM speaker models are truly stunning, especially when paired with Roland's new DS-90 24-bit digital reference monitors for studio applications or Roland SST sound reinforcement speakers for live sound.

In addition to its amazing effects power, the V-Mixing System offers Roland's best 24-bit A/D and D/A converters, extensive Scene memory including electronically controlled input gain, onboard mix automation with quiet motorized faders, 24 fader groups, dual-channel delays, 4-band parametric EQ + channel HPF, and Surround 5.1 mixing capabilities. The V-Mixing System also offers a Realtime Spectrum Analyzer which can be used with an onboard noise generator and oscillator to adjust for the acoustics of any given studio or live sound venue.

Central to the V-Mixing System is its flexibility in component configuration. A 25-fader VM-C7200 or 13-fader VM-C7100 console can be used to control either one or two VM-7200 or VM-7100 processors, and a processor can be controlled via one or two consoles. Up to 94 channels of mixing are possible using two expanded VM-7200 processors and a VM-C7200 console.

Internal flexibility is provided via liberating "FlexBus," and "virtual patchbay" functions. FlexBus allows for 12 individual busses to be freely switched between auxiliary and recording functions. The input/output routing is much like a "virtual patchbay," allowing users to define a destination channel for each input, while each of eight Assignable Output jacks or 24 optional Multi-Outputs can pull from any source channel, from any bus, or directly from an individual channel-bypassing the bus routing altogether. With the Multi-Outputs, input channels can be connected directly to a multitrack recorder from any point in the signal path, enabling 24-channel direct simultaneous recording. Together with the optional Cascade Kit and I/O Expansions, a maximum of 48 channels of multitrack recording plus 46 additional channels of simultaneous mixing is possible.

Helpful mixer "extras" include transport buttons and locate/channel buttons for controlling external multitrack recorders, 999 Scenes and Locators, nine mute groups and 24 fader groupings, an Output/All Mute button for silent connection of audio cables, SmartMedia storage capability, and a built-in Sampling Rate Converter for conversion within the 32-48kHz range and compatibility with asynchronous digital audio. Onboard "EZ Routing" even allows users to quickly store and recall comprehensive mixer templates complete with instrument names on each channel.

V-Mixing System options include VS8F-2 Effects Expansion Boards, which provide two stereo effects processors each for a maximum of eight stereo/sixteen mono effects; the VM-24E I/O Expansion Board, which offers three RMDB II jacks on a single board-each jack providing 8-in/8-out 24-bit digital audio I/O for a total of 24-in/24-out audio with a single expansion board; the 1/3U rackmount DIF-AT Interface Box for ADAT/Tascam, which converts signals between RMDB II and ADAT/Tascam T-DIF and handles 8-in/8-out digital audio; and the VM-24C Cascade Kit, which allows for connecting two VM-Series processor units in line without sacrificing an MTR bus.

Audio Inputs

  Total  48 (VM-7200), 38 (VM-7100)

 

  Analog  22 (VM-7200), 12 (VM-7100),

 

  Digital  2

 

  R-BUS inputs  24 with optional VM-24E

Audio Outputs

  Total  50 (VM-7200), 40 (VM-7100)

 

  [VM-7200]  Flex BUS 8

MAIN 2

Digital 4 (A/B)

Monitor 2

Assignable out 8

Rec out 2

R-BUS outputs 24 with optional VM-24E

 

  [VM-7100]  Assignable out 8

MAIN 2

Digital 4 (A/B)

Rec out 2

R-BUS outputs 24 with optional VM-24E

Other I/O

  [Processor]  MIDI In, Out

Word Clock In (terminator on/off selectable), Out

VM-LINK In, Out

 

  [Console]  MIDI/Meter Bridge In, Out/Thru/Meter

Footswitch 1/2 (for Punch In/Out, Scene select, etc.)

Mixing Data Memory Internal = 1MB, External = SmartMedia (removable, 2 to 16MB, 5 or 3.3 V)

VM-LINK In, Out

 

  [Analyzer/Generator/Oscillator]  Analyzer: Realtime Spectrum Analyzer; 31/15/10 bands selectable; PEAKHOLD function; Microphone Character Canceling; 8 spectrum memory Generator/ Oscillator: Sine wave/White noise/Pink noise

 

  [Effects/EQ]  Effects 2 stereo or 4 mono (8 stereo or 16 mono with 3 x optional VS8F-2)

EQ Input Ch. = 24 x 4-band (48 x 4-band with option), Main Ch. = 2 x 5-band

Others

    Sample Rate:VM-7200/7100 = 48kHz/44.1kHz/32kHz

Frequency Response: VM-7200/7100 = 10Hz to 20kHz (±0.1dB): 48kHz sample rate, 10Hz to 20kHz (±0.1dB): 44.1kHz sample rate, 10Hz to 15kHz (±0.1dB): 32kHz sample rate

Fader: VM-C7200 = 25 x 100 mm, motorized, VM-C7100 = 13 x 60 mm, motorized

Display: 320 x 240 dot backlit graphic LCD

Power Consumption: 65W/VM-7200, 35W/VM-7100, 30W/VM-C7200, 24W/VM-C7100 (AC 117/230/240 V)

Option

    Effect Expansion Board (VS8F-2)

 

Size and Weight ( VM-7200/7100 ) 

  Width  482 mm 19 inches

 

  Depth  423 mm 16-11/16 inches

 

  Height  137 mm 5-7/16 inches

 

  Weight