Roland V-Stage questions

[paddy]

I'm considering getting a Roland V-Stage. One YouTube video review stated there's no glide/portamento function in the synth sections but other online sources suggest there is. There's no dedicated control for it but it's hard to know from the documentation/videos how deep you can edit expansion model synths, most of which do have portamento. Anyone with hands on experience that can confirm if it's there or not?

Thanks

 

[anotherscott]

The only portamento control on the board itself seems to be an on/off setting for each synth part...

V-STAGE

V-STAGE Reference Manual

static.roland.com

 

[paddy]

The only portamento control on the board itself seems to be an on/off setting for each synth part...

V-STAGE

V-STAGE Reference Manual

static.roland.com

Thanks, I somehow missed that when looking at the reference.

 

[jmemcse]

Portamento was well supported on the VR-09 & VR-730. Hopefully the V Stage didn't go backwards in this regard.

 

[paddy]

FWIW I’ve confirmed on a store demo model that portamento can indeed be turned on and off though the speed cannot be adjusted. Presumably that has to be done on the tone at its source app and then that imported into the v-stage though I can’t confirm that. The demo board didn’t have any expansion models on it but presumably there aren’t any deeper editing options with those either.