Roland VR-1HD Streaming Mixer Tutorial #4: Audio Panel Features

The Roland VR-1HD is designed to take on the realities of any live streaming broadcast, from podcasting, multi-camera music performances, and video game streams to corporate AV productions, remote church services, and distance learning. Combining video switching, audio mixing, and streaming capabilities into one convenient device, the VR-1HD makes it easy for a single operator to manage broadcasts in real-time.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn about the audio features of the VR-1HD. We’ll cover audio levels, input and output set up, effects, and importing custom sound files.

Pressing the LEVEL SETUP button lets you quickly adjust the levels of all audio inputs, including embedded audio in the HDMI inputs. Preamp gain for the two mic inputs can also be adjusted here, and solo and mute controls are available for all inputs.

The VR-1HD includes many built-in effects for enhancing sounds. Effects for the microphone inputs include reverb, gate, compressor/limiter, EQ, high-pass filter, and voice changer. There’s also an Echo Canceller to eliminate mic bleed from remote users and a Howling Canceller to eliminate microphone feedback. Effects for other inputs include reverb and EQ.

To access effect settings for various inputs, press the MENU button and select the Audio Input menu using the VALUE knob. Next, choose any of the analog or HDMI inputs and edit their settings as desired. Many helpful presets are available to get great vocal sounds quickly and eliminate problems like wind, vibration, and lip noise. And if you have any timing differences between the audio and video, this can be adjusted as well.

Just like the input audio, you can quickly adjust the levels of all audio outputs, including HDMI, Aux bus, USB Stream, and headphones. Each of the audio outputs can be sent to the Main or Aux audio mix, and each mix bus has separate control of level, mute, limiter, limiter threshold, and EQ.

Using the free VR-1HD RCS (Remote Control Software) application for Mac and Windows computers, you can adjust settings even more quickly. VR-1HD RCS provides real-time VU meters for all inputs and outputs, including microphones, HDMI, sound effects, Main output, Aux output, and USB Stream output. And with the graphical EQ display, it’s easy to make adjustments visually.

Finally, the four AUDIO EFFECTS buttons each have a default effect printed on the front panel, which you can customize. Press the MENU button, go to Audio Effects, and choose the effect you want to edit.

It’s possible to play audio files with the AUDIO EFFECTS 2 and 3 buttons. To import a custom audio file, copy it to a USB flash drive and connect it to the VR-1HD. Then press MENU, go to Audio Effects and select the desired button. (Supported file format: 16-bit WAV audio, 44.1/48 kHz, a file name of eight characters or less.)

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[cybersecurity-training]

I talked to Justin about some complex setup that I wanted to implement, he walked me thru the product offered alternatives and when there was no solution, he said he would talk to engineering - what a great guy !

[kevinlbrockway]

Good informative videos. I've watched all 9 and learned everything I needed to make a purchase decision. This unit will do everything needed to do multi-camera music videos for streaming. Good stuff.

[free.breaker]

Thanks for the focus on audio, great singer!

[Scepterdallas]

Found an error on this one that was driving me nuts. at 4:50 says "you'll need a 24bit wav file..." I get "Access Denied" when trying to load. Looking at the manual (Pg26) it says you need a 16 bit wav file, not 24 as said in the video. I converted my audio to 16 wav instead of 24 and it worked perfectly.

[ipvlitigation]

I am using my Roland VR1-HD primarily for recording live video mixes. Whenever I switch between a scene for PiP or between an input, I lose my audio for the time it's switching. I've tried reducing my transition time to 0.0 seconds in the Transition menu setting, but I am still losing audio for a fraction of a second. What do I need to adjust or change to make sure I don't lose audio when switching inputs or scenes?

[obmitty]

We get such a bad hiss from this when using two mics, sits around -45db, any idea what might be causing this? it happens even if the mics are unplugged