Roland VE series
The Roland VE (Voice Expansion) series is a line of expansion boards designed for certain Roland JV series keyboard synths and certain Roland A series MIDI controller keyboards. Unlike most other expansion board products from Roland, these boards contain an entire tone generator (synth module) on a card, thus providing enhanced capabilities and more polyphony to the devices they are installed in, not just additional patches or samples.
Models
Roland VE-GS1
The 'Roland VE-GS1 voice expansion board has a Roland GS-compliant synthesis engine with 28-voice polyphony and 226 normal instruments,[1] comparable to the Roland SC-50 (no CM-64 compatibility banks). It is compatible with the JV-35, JV-50, JV-90, JV-1000 and A-90.[1]
Roland VE-JV1
The Roland VE-JV1 voice expansion board has the synthesis engine from the Roland JV-1000, with 512 preset patches and 28-voice polyphony.[2] It is compatible with the JV-35, JV-50, JV-90, JV-1000 and A-90.[2]
Roland VE-RD1
The Roland VE-RD1 voice expansion board "add[s] functions as a stage piano]] to the Roland A-90.[3] The manual claims is not compatible with any other device.[3]
Roland VE-GS Pro
The Roland VE-GS Pro voice expansion board has the "sound device functions" of the Sound Canvas SC-88 Pro (including 64-voice polyphony, reverb, chorus, EQ, multi-effects, etc.).[4] It is compatible with the A-90, A-70 and MC-80.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 VE-GS1: Description (Roland support article)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 VE-JV1: Description (Roland support article)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roland VE-RD1 Owner's Manual.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roland VE-GS Pro Owner's Manual.