Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto SCWS01 del fabbricante Roland
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1 Using SonicCell with a DA W ®ÂØÒňΠ® W or k sho p SonicCell Expandable Synthesizer Module and Audio Interface © 2008 Roland Corpora tion U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced in any f orm without the written permission of Roland Corpora tion U .
2 About the Workshop Booklets Roland’ s SonicCell is designed f or modern musicians. Using USB , It adds a huge set of sounds to your digital audio workstation (or “D AW”) without adding to your comput er ’ s workload.
3 your DA W , which records the data on a MIDI track. The DA W also passes the MIDI data back to S onicCell , where it triggers SonicCell’ s synth, causing notes to play . Y ou can directly connect a MIDI controller to your computer and DA W if the controller supports MIDI over a USB connection or if you have a separate MIDI interface.
4 All 16 parts share an effect setup c onsisting of three m ulti-effec ts (MFX 1-3), • a global reverb , and a global chorus. When you rec ord and play back MIDI tr acks in y our DA W , the data is sent to • SonicCell on the MIDI channel assigned to the desired par t and patch.
5 Setting Up Y our MIDI Controller Connecting the MIDI Controller First , connect your controller to SonicCell by connecting a MIDI cable from the controller ’ s MIDI OUT jack of to SonicCell’ s MIDI IN jack .
6 Downloading the Driver and Editor Each driver installer includes details regarding the OS system requirements for its driver , as well as a list of cautions and limitations. Poin t your browser to the following URL or click the link below : 1 http://ww w .
7 If you see the Software Installation window instead of the one shown above, click Continue Anyway . If you can’t continue, see “About Driver Signing Options” later in this booklet. Click Next—the driver is installed and instruc tions appear telling you 5 what to do next.
8 About Driver Signing Options The Driver Signing window lets you selec t whether Windows should block the installation of an unknown driver , warn you about it, or just install it. In the Star t menu, select Contr ol Panel. 1 If you ’re in 2 Category View— • click Performance and M aintenance , and then click System.
9 Highlight the Complete installation to install all of the SonicCell 5 applications, and then click Next. If you’d like to install only particular SonicCell applications, click Custom to highlight it, and then click Next. Checkmark the items you want to install, and then click Next.
10 The installer presents this window in which you can change the installation location f or the driver if you wish t o. By default, the driver will be installed at /Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers so that an y user of your computer can use the SonicCell .
11 System Settings for Y our Computer Optimizing Y our Windows PC for Audio T o optimize Windo ws XP for DA W audio operations In the Star t menu, select Contr ol Panel. 1 If you ’re in 2 Category View— • click Performance and M aintenance , and then click System.
12 Using SonicCell for System Sounds Sending W indows XP System Sounds to SonicCell In the Star t menu, select Contr ol Panel. 1 If you ’re in 2 Category View— • click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sounds and Audio D evices. Classic View— • double -click Sounds and Audio Devices.
13 Sending Mac OS X System Sounds to SonicCell Open your System Pr eferenc es window. 1 Click Sound— circled above —to open the Sound control panel. 2 Click the Output tab , and select Roland S onicCell. 3 In the Sound control panel, you’ll see SonicCell’ s current sample rate after “Roland SonicCell.
14 48 kHz— • for slightly better audio quality than 44.1 kH z if your destination media isn ’t a CD. If it is, you can still use 48 kH z, but the sample -rate conv ersion process you’ll need t o get the r ecording on to a CD will probably take away any benefits the higher sample rate’ s gotten you.
15 Y ou can make the SonicCell Audio/MIDI Setup device look like SonicCell. Go to your Library/Audio/MIDI Devices folder , and create a R oland folder there. Place a picture of SonicCell in the Roland folder . Once you do this, you’ll be able to click the Open Icon Browser button shown above and select the SonicCell picture for your new device.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Roland SCWS01 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Roland SCWS01 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Roland SCWS01 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Roland SCWS01 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Roland SCWS01, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Roland SCWS01.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Roland SCWS01. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Roland SCWS01 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
