Roland INTEGRA-7 - Revision history

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i dont think this article is a stub anymore

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Hikari no yume: Remove from GS category, it's not mentioned in the article

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Remove from GS category, it's not mentioned in the article

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	== References ==		== References ==
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	~~[[Category:Roland GS devices]]~~
	[[Category:General MIDI devices]]		[[Category:General MIDI devices]]
	[[Category:General MIDI 2 devices]]		[[Category:General MIDI 2 devices]]

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SN Synth (SN-S): proper referencing

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	The second type of SuperNATURAL tone is "SN Synth" which is a different tone generation engine entirely, utilizing 3 oscillators capable of SAW, SQR, PW-SQR, TRI, SINE, NOISE, SUPER-SAW as wave options, as well as the option to choose a PCM oscillator (with its own selection of 450 PCM waveforms when working with the SN Synth engine). Every SN-S oscillator comes with a volume (AMP) & pitch envelope, 2 LFOs and a choice of 7 filter modes with the same envelope adjustments (filter ADSR, resonance, cutoff, velocity sensitivity, key feel, etc).		The second type of SuperNATURAL tone is "SN Synth" which is a different tone generation engine entirely, utilizing 3 oscillators capable of SAW, SQR, PW-SQR, TRI, SINE, NOISE, SUPER-SAW as wave options, as well as the option to choose a PCM oscillator (with its own selection of 450 PCM waveforms when working with the SN Synth engine). Every SN-S oscillator comes with a volume (AMP) & pitch envelope, 2 LFOs and a choice of 7 filter modes with the same envelope adjustments (filter ADSR, resonance, cutoff, velocity sensitivity, key feel, etc).

	The filters of the SN-S engine ~~are meant to simulate classic analog synthesizers~~.		The oscillators and filters of classic analog synthesizers were a basis for the SN-S engine's, and has VA synth capabilities.<ref>Roland INTEGRA-7 Manual, pg. 8</ref>

	The entirety of the contents of SN Synth can be found in Roland's current flagship VST, Zenology (in a bank called PRST_D Basic Synth).		The entirety of the contents of SN Synth can be found in Roland's current flagship VST, Zenology (in a bank called PRST_D Basic Synth).

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	PCM tones consists of two types, being '''PCM Synth''' and '''PCM Drum Kit''', which are equivalent to what was called "Patches" and "Rhythm Sets" on previous Roland synthesizers.		PCM tones consists of two types, being '''PCM Synth''' and '''PCM Drum Kit''', which are equivalent to what was called "Patches" and "Rhythm Sets" on previous Roland synthesizers.
	In either PCM Synth or PCM Drum Kit, you will always have the following banks, in order; PRST (XV-5080 content), USER, GM2 (or can be GM2# if the ExPCM HQ GM2 + HQ PCM sounds expansion is loaded). After those, will be whatever SRX expansion you have loaded (or ExPCM). The INTEGRA-7's legacy PCM engine implementation serves as a basis for the JV, XV and SRX VST plugins provided by Roland Cloud.		In either PCM Synth or PCM Drum Kit, you will always have the following banks, in order; PRST (XV-5080 content), USER, GM2 (or can be GM2# if the ExPCM HQ GM2 + HQ PCM sounds expansion is loaded). After those, will be whatever SRX expansion you have loaded (or ExPCM). The INTEGRA-7's legacy PCM engine implementation serves as a basis for the JV, XV and SRX VST plugins provided by Roland Cloud. GM2, GM2# and ExPCM tones are unable to be edited.

	GM2, GM2# and ExPCM tones are unable to be edited.


	The second category of tones is '''SuperNATURAL'''.		The second category of tones is '''SuperNATURAL'''.

	SuperNATURAL tones consists of 3 different types of tones;'''SN Acoustic', '''SN Synth''' and '''SN Drum Kit''', which all operate as different tone generators/engines. Each type of SN tone sports the PRST bank (which is where the main tones are), USER and whichever SN-based expansion you have loaded in the virtual expansion slots.		SuperNATURAL tones consists of 3 different types of tones; '''SN Acoustic''', '''SN Synth''' and '''SN Drum Kit''', which all operate as different tone generators/engines. Each type of SN tone sports the PRST bank (which is where the main tones are), USER and whichever SN-based expansion you have loaded in the virtual expansion slots. Despite the different synth engines across PCM and SN tones, all types of tones are able to be processed by the same set of MFX.

	Despite the different synth engines across PCM and SN tones, all types of tones are able to be processed by the same set of MFX.

	===PCM Synth (PCM-S)===		===PCM Synth (PCM-S)===

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	==Tone Engines==		==Tone Engines==
	The INTEGRA-7 houses ~~5 different types of tones~~ across 2 categories.		The INTEGRA-7 houses multiple synth engines across 2 categories of tones.

	The first category ~~being "PCM" which consists of two sets~~ of tones~~, being "PCM Synth" and "PCM Drum Kit".~~		The first category of tones is '''PCM'''.
	~~In either PCM Synth or PCM Drum Kit, you will always have the following banks, in order; PRST (XV content), USER, GM2 (or can be GM2# if the ExPCM HQ GM2 + HQ PCM sounds expansion~~ is ~~loaded). After those, will be whatever SRX expansion you have loaded (or only ExPCM if you have that expansion loaded). The INTEGRA-7~~'~~s legacy~~ PCM ~~engine implementation serves as a basis for the JV, XV and SRX VST plugins provided by Roland Cloud~~.

	~~The second category is the SuperNATURAL tones, which uses a totally different engine from the~~ PCM tones ~~for its sound generation which is where 3 different~~ types ~~of SuperNATURAL tones can be found~~, being ~~"SN Acoustic"~~, "~~SN Synth~~" and "SN Drum Kit~~" which all~~ have ~~different totally seperate of sound generation. Each SN Tone type sports~~ the PRST ~~bank~~ (~~which~~ is ~~where the main tones are~~), ~~USER and whichever SN-based~~ expansion you have loaded in the ~~virtual expansion slots~~.		PCM tones consists of two types, being '''PCM Synth''' and '''PCM Drum Kit''', which are equivalent to what was called "Patches" and "Rhythm Sets" on previous Roland synthesizers.
			In either PCM Synth or PCM Drum Kit, you will always have the following banks, in order; PRST (XV-5080 content), USER, GM2 (or can be GM2# if the ExPCM HQ GM2 + HQ PCM sounds expansion is loaded). After those, will be whatever SRX expansion you have loaded (or ExPCM). The INTEGRA-7's legacy PCM engine implementation serves as a basis for the JV, XV and SRX VST plugins provided by Roland Cloud.

	Despite the different synth engines and ~~their varying levels of editability, filters and function~~, all types of tones are able to ~~access~~ the same ~~MFXs~~.		GM2, GM2# and ExPCM tones are unable to be edited.


			The second category of tones is '''SuperNATURAL'''.

			SuperNATURAL tones consists of 3 different types of tones;'''SN Acoustic', '''SN Synth''' and '''SN Drum Kit''', which all operate as different tone generators/engines. Each type of SN tone sports the PRST bank (which is where the main tones are), USER and whichever SN-based expansion you have loaded in the virtual expansion slots.

			Despite the different synth engines across PCM and SN tones, all types of tones are able to be processed by the same set of MFX.

	===PCM Synth (PCM-S)===		===PCM Synth (PCM-S)===
	PCM Synth is where most of the sounds in the unit are, and is largely based on the stereo 4-partial/oscillator tone architecture of previous Roland synthesizers like the [[XV-5080]].		PCM Synth is where most of the sounds in the unit are, and its engine is largely based on the stereo 4-partial/oscillator tone architecture of previous Roland synthesizers like the [[XV-5080]].
	The recreated XV content (PRST bank), the GM2 bank and the non-SN onboard virtual expansions (SRX, HQ ExPCM/GM2) are considered part of the "PCM" Category~~, the original patches and rhythm sets occupying "PCM Synth" and "PCM Drum Kit" respectively~~.		The recreated XV content (PRST bank), the GM2 bank and the non-SN onboard virtual expansions (SRX, HQ ExPCM/GM2) are considered part of the "PCM Synth" Category.

	===PCM Drum Kit (PCM-D)===		===PCM Drum Kit (PCM-D)===
	PCM Drum Kit is much of the same in terms of implementation of Rhythm Sets from previous Roland modules, featuring up to 88 unique ~~percussion~~ 4-partial tones mapped across the keyboard and able to be edited and processed with the same set of envelopes and filters that PCM Synth tones ~~can be~~. ~~Though, the~~ INTEGRA-7 introduces a set of 6 Equalizers and Compressors to process sounds in a PCM Drum Kit tone.		PCM Drum Kit is much of the same in terms of implementation of Rhythm Sets from previous Roland modules, featuring up to 88 unique 4-partial percussion tones mapped across the keyboard and able to be edited and processed with the same set of envelopes and filters that PCM Synth tones have. The INTEGRA-7 also introduces a set of 6 Equalizers and Compressors to process sounds in a PCM Drum Kit tone.

	Despite the separation, the PCM Drum ~~kit~~ still is able to access the same PCM waves as PCM Synth.		Despite the separation, the PCM Drum Kit still is able to access the same PCM waves as PCM Synth much like rhythm sets from previous Roland modules can.
	===SN Acoustic (SN-A)===		===SN Acoustic (SN-A)===
	First of the SuperNATURAL tones is "SN Acoustic", which are exclusively sampled instruments such as Acoustic and Electric Pianos, Guitars, Basses, Clavs, Organs, Strings (Plucked & Bowed), Horns, Woodwinds/Reeds, Mallets, and more~~. Along with PRST and USER, ExSN1 through 5 appear after those (if those expansions are loaded) and are also exclusively SN-A tones~~.		First of the SuperNATURAL tones is "SN Acoustic", which are exclusively sampled instruments such as Acoustic and Electric Pianos, Guitars, Basses, Clavs, Organs, Strings (Plucked & Bowed), Horns, Woodwinds/Reeds, Mallets, and more.

	These sounds feature unique parameters and controls particular to that instrument, like adjusting the loudness of a fretnoise on a guitar tone, or the bars on an organ tone, etc. as well as sampled articulations accessible over CCs. ~~<br>Roland refers to these sounds as "behavior modelled", which is Roland's way of having a sound~~ adapt to how it is played, simulating proper ~~dynamics. An example most prominent of the "behavior modelled" instruments is how they switch between~~ a ~~solo~~ legato ~~sounding voice~~ to a section ~~sound in direct response~~ to ~~how the tone is played~~.		These sounds feature unique parameters and controls particular to that instrument, like adjusting the loudness of a fretnoise on a guitar tone, or the bars on an organ tone, etc. as well as sampled articulations accessible over CCs. SN-A tones adapt to how it is played, simulating proper dynamic change with velocity or even switching from a legato type of sound to a section depending on how many voices are used. Roland refers to this as "behavior modeling".

	While these tones are still sampled, they do not take from the PCM engine tones or can be edited like a standard PCM sound (and its sounds are not accessible by the PCM engine or any other for that matter). This means these tones don't really have the ~~editability~~ of previous Roland synthesizers, doing away with the partial system and much of the patch functionality baked into 1 oscillator/"instrument" (INST) bank sound loaded in the SN-A tone. This makes these tones closer to a sample library than a real synthesizer tone.		While these tones are still sampled, they do not take from the PCM engine tones or can be edited like a standard PCM sound (and its sounds are not accessible by the PCM engine or any other for that matter). This means these tones don't really have the editing capability of previous Roland synthesizers, doing away with the partial system and much of the patch functionality baked into 1 oscillator/"instrument" (INST) bank sound loaded in the SN-A tone. This makes these tones closer to a sample library than a real synthesizer tone.


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	===SN Synth (SN-S)===		===SN Synth (SN-S)===
	The second type of SuperNATURAL tone is "SN Synth" which is different tone generation engine entirely, utilizing 3 oscillators capable of SAW, SQR, PW-SQR, TRI, SINE, NOISE, SUPER-SAW as wave options, as well as the option to choose a PCM oscillator (with its own selection of 450 PCM waveforms when working with the SN Synth engine). Every SN-S oscillator comes with a volume (AMP) & pitch envelope, 2 LFOs and a choice of 7 filter modes with the same envelope adjustments (filter ADSR, resonance, cutoff, velocity sensitivity, key feel, etc).		The second type of SuperNATURAL tone is "SN Synth" which is a different tone generation engine entirely, utilizing 3 oscillators capable of SAW, SQR, PW-SQR, TRI, SINE, NOISE, SUPER-SAW as wave options, as well as the option to choose a PCM oscillator (with its own selection of 450 PCM waveforms when working with the SN Synth engine). Every SN-S oscillator comes with a volume (AMP) & pitch envelope, 2 LFOs and a choice of 7 filter modes with the same envelope adjustments (filter ADSR, resonance, cutoff, velocity sensitivity, key feel, etc).

	The ~~way~~ the ~~cutoff and resonance filters (accessible over CC74 and CC71 respectively) respond~~ are ~~modelled after the filters of~~ classic analog synthesizers.		The filters of the SN-S engine are meant to simulate classic analog synthesizers.

	The entirety of the contents of SN Synth can be found in Roland's current flagship VST, Zenology (in a bank called PRST_D Basic Synth).		The entirety of the contents of SN Synth can be found in Roland's current flagship VST, Zenology (in a bank called PRST_D Basic Synth).

	===SN Drum Kit (SN-D)===		===SN Drum Kit (SN-D)===
	The third and last type of SuperNATURAL tone is "SN Drum Kit". It is another percussion group similar to a rhythm set, though only capable of up to 62 mapped percussion tones (from Eb1 to E6).		The third and last type of SuperNATURAL tone is "SN Drum Kit". It is another percussion group similar to a rhythm set (PCM Drum Kit), though only capable of up to 62 mapped percussion tones (from Eb1 to E6).
	SN Drum Kit tones are similar in implementation to SN Acoustic, where the legacy 4-partial system is done away with for a single Drum INST oscillator that has a lot of the functionality baked into whatever sound is chosen there.		SN Drum Kit tones are similar in implementation to SN Acoustic, where the legacy 4-partial system is done away with for a single Drum INST oscillator that has a lot of the functionality baked into whatever sound is chosen there.
	And much like SN-A tones, features some properly emulated dynamics beyond typical volume difference, and timbral variance between strikes. The dynamic range can be adjusted per percussion basis.		And much like SN-A tones, features some properly emulated dynamics beyond typical volume difference, and timbral variance between strikes. The dynamic range can be adjusted per percussion basis.

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 | numparts = 16
 | numpresets = 1384 SuperNATURAL sounds<br>All XV internal tones<br>All 12 main SRX boards<br>256 GM2 ExPCM presets
-| effects = 16x MFX, 16x EQ (+1 Global EQ)
+| effects = 16x MFX (67 types)<br> 16x EQ (+1 Master EQ)<br>Reverb (6 types)<br> Chorus (3 types)<br>6x Compressor/EQ on Drum tones<br>Motional Surround
 }}
 The '''Roland INTEGRA-7''' is a rackmount module released in 2013 by Roland. It is notable as it contains the same SuperNATURAL engine introduced with the '''Fantom-G's ARX boards''' lineup, as well as recreations of all of the XV tones and [[Roland SRX series|SRX expansion]] presets. Since it has 16 MFX slots and 16 parts, it does not suffer from the limitation of JV and XV synths where only a few parts can use EFX/MFX at the same time; in this sense it offers multitimbrality without compromises.<ref>[https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/roland-integra-7 Sound on Sound article]</ref>
-==SuperNATURAL==
+==Tone Engines==
-Acoustic SuperNATURAL sounds on the INTEGRA-7 feature unique functionality depending on the type of instrument tone you have selected.
+The INTEGRA-7 houses 5 different types of tones across 2 categories.
 * '''Legato/Slides''' - Sequencing as legato or playing it as such on a keyboard automatically produces a natural legato sound, akin to a slide expression on a guitar.
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 * '''Guitar Strumming''' - '''CC19''' can turn on a strum mode, which switches the guitar tone to one for strumming, and automatically strums chords played (alternating between up and down strokes). The speed of the stroke can be adjusted via '''CC17'''.
-===String Tones===
+'''String Tones'''
 * '''Portamento''' - '''CC65''' can turn on a more exaggerated Portamento articulation in place of the default natural legato sound when sequencing.
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 * '''Expression''' - '''CC01''' smoothly adjusts the dynamics and expression (NOTE: CC07/Expression CC does not utilize the unique dynamic fluctuation or work the same, it only adjusts the volume of the patch).
-===Brass/Woodwind Tones===
+'''Brass/Woodwind Tones'''
-Horn tones, unlike the other SN tones, are monophonic only. Though, it still features the same natural legato, which lends well to these solo instrument style tones.
 * '''Staccato''' - '''CC80''' changes the articulation to Staccato.
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 Most or all of this (depending on the type of tone) can also be adjusted manually on the hardware in the tone editor as well (in the INST tab).
 ==Onboard Expansions==
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 * SRX11:Complete Piano
 * SRX12:Classic EPs
 * ExSN1:Ethnic (SuperNATURAL)
 * ExSN2:Woodwinds (SuperNATURAL)

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	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />
			[[Category:Roland GS devices]]
			[[Category:General MIDI devices]]
			[[Category:General MIDI 2 devices]]

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	[[File:PR-C_100_Vanishing_2080_vs_INTEGRA_vs_XV_VST.mp3\|thumb\|left\|\|PR-C 100 Vanishing, as heard on [[Roland JV-2080]], then INTEGRA-7, then the Roland Cloud XV-5080 VSTi]]		[[File:PR-C_100_Vanishing_2080_vs_INTEGRA_vs_XV_VST.mp3\|thumb\|left\|\|PR-C 100 Vanishing, as heard on [[Roland JV-2080]], then INTEGRA-7, then the Roland Cloud XV-5080 VSTi]]

	* Because the XV/SRX sound content is recreated, some effects and settings may differ from the original hardware.<ref>"''Note: Since the INTEGRA-7 uses the latest MFX engine, the onboard SRX expansion libraries will not sound identical to previous sound modules and synthesizers."'' - [https://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/integra-7_guidebook.pdf\|Roland INTEGRA-7 guidebook, pg.8]</ref>		* Because the XV/SRX sound content is recreated, some effects and settings may differ from the original hardware.<ref>"''Note: Since the INTEGRA-7 uses the latest MFX engine, the onboard SRX expansion libraries will not sound identical to previous sound modules and synthesizers."'' - [https://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/integra-7_guidebook.pdf Roland INTEGRA-7 guidebook, pg.8]</ref>
	How different depends on the patch, but particularly bad examples include '''PR-C 100 Vanishing''' - on real JV and XV synthesizers, it sounds smooth. While on the INTEGRA-7, it sounds more grainy due to different behavior of the Pitch Shifter MFX.		How different depends on the patch, but particularly bad examples include '''PR-C 100 Vanishing''' - on real JV and XV synthesizers, it sounds smooth. While on the INTEGRA-7, it sounds more grainy due to different behavior of the Pitch Shifter MFX.

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String Tones

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	* '''Pizzicato''' - '''CC81''' switches it to Pizzicato.		* '''Pizzicato''' - '''CC81''' switches it to Pizzicato.

	* '''Tremolo''' - '''~~CC81~~''' switches it to a Tremolo.		* '''Tremolo''' - '''CC82''' switches it to a Tremolo.

	* '''Playing Noise''' - '''CC16''' adjusts the volume of the playing noise.		* '''Playing Noise''' - '''CC16''' adjusts the volume of the playing noise.

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 Its engine has been iterated upon and powers current Roland flagships, and serve as a basis for the JV, XV and SRX VST plugins provided by Roland Cloud.
 As well as powering their current flagship VSTi plugin Zenology, sounds from the INTEGRA-7 also appear in it (such as the entirety of the SN Synth bank appearing in Zenology as a bank called PRST_D Basic Synth).
 ==Onboard Expansions==
 While the Roland INTEGRA-7 has no physical expandability of its own, it features 4 'Virtual Expansion slots', with 17 selectable expansion options:
 * SRX01:Dynamic Drum Kits
 * SRX02:Concert Piano
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 [[File:PR-C_100_Vanishing_2080_vs_INTEGRA_vs_XV_VST.mp3|thumb|left||PR-C 100 Vanishing, as heard on [[Roland JV-2080]], then INTEGRA-7, then the Roland Cloud XV-5080 VSTi]]
-* Because the XV/SRX sound content is recreated, some effects and settings may differ from the original hardware due to architectural changes made starting from the original Fantom series in 2003.
+* Because the XV/SRX sound content is recreated, some effects and settings may differ from the original hardware.<ref>"''Note: Since the INTEGRA-7 uses the latest MFX engine, the onboard SRX expansion libraries will not sound identical to previous sound modules and synthesizers."'' - [https://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/integra-7_guidebook.pdf|Roland INTEGRA-7 guidebook, pg.8]</ref>
 How different depends on the patch, but particularly bad examples include '''PR-C 100 Vanishing''' - on real JV and XV synthesizers, it sounds smooth. While on the INTEGRA-7, it sounds more grainy due to different behavior of the Pitch Shifter MFX.