Roland Verselab MV-1 Song Production Studio

When inspiration strikes, VERSELAB helps you capture, refine, and finish your ideas. The fluid, hands-on workflow simplifies music making with modern vocal recording, pattern generators, thousands of ZEN-Core sounds, mastering effects, and more. Plug-and-play integration with Roland’s Zenbeats app expands your production capabilities using your computer or mobile device.

Music production can require a lot of time, money, and expertise. And for many new producers, it’s hard to know where to begin. VERSELAB has everything you need to make radio-ready tracks without all the complications, so you can focus on what matters most—your music.

If you’re a vocalist, beatmaker, or both, it’s easy to create complete songs with VERSELAB, regardless of your skill level. Move fluidly from ideas to beats, hooks, and your listeners’ ears with song templates, pattern generators, and a guided workflow that keeps you on track. Whether you’re just getting started, getting lost with too many options, or need to take a sledgehammer to writer’s block, VERSELAB is there to keep it moving.

VERSELAB is designed for modern music making and vocal recording. The high-quality XLR mic input makes it easy to record vocals with built-in effects like Auto-Pitch, Harmonizer, Doubler and more. Just plug in a mic, dial in the sound, and go. With 16 easy access takes and the ability to copy them anywhere in your song, arranging is a snap.

For songs to knock, you need the best sounds available. Roland’s sound has helped define hip-hop and other modern genres for decades, from the TR-808 to the SP-404. This sonic legacy is packed into VERSELAB, with over 3000 curated sounds that hit the spot.

VERSELAB uses the most advanced sound engine—the ZEN-Core Synthesis System. It’s at the heart of our professional synthesizers and ensures top-notch sound quality. With Roland Cloud, you can expand the onboard library with thousands of new tones, including genre-specific Sound Packs to keep your music fresh.

Go beyond the mouse and keyboard with VERSELAB’s inspiring RGB-lit pads and hands-on controls. Combining the TR-REC step sequencer found in legendary Roland drum machines with an ultra-responsive 4x4 pad matrix, you can bang out drum tracks, basslines, and melodic parts as fast as they come to you.

With expanding plug-and-play Zenbeats integration, you can connect VERSELAB to your computer, tablet, or smartphone for another level of production capability. Mix your VERSELAB songs or bounce tracks in Zenbeats, use plug-in instruments and effects, and much more via a simple USB connection.

VERSELAB is compact, portable, and can be powered by a mobile battery, so you can make tracks just about anywhere. Collaborate in person or remotely by sharing projects or tapping into the cloud storage features of Zenbeats. When your song is ready, mix and master directly from VERSELAB, then connect your mobile device and upload to your favorite music platform or social channels.




Q&A


1.VERSELAB MV-1: Can I resample with this unit?

Yes. Select a previously recorded track in Rec Src (SNARE, HI-HAT, KIT, BASS, INST 1, INST 2, VOCAL, MIXOUT) to sample.




2. VERSELAB MV-1: Does it have a Sampling function?

Yes. You can use the samples you create as tones or drum instruments. You can also export them to an SD card.




3. VERSELAB MV-1: What kind of microphone can I use?

You can use either a dynamic mic or a phantom-powered condenser mic.
- When using a condenser mic that requires phantom power, switch the phantom power setting (Phantom Sw) on.
- Electret condenser microphones (plug-in power system) cannot be used.





4. VERSELAB MV-1: What kind of SD cards can I use?

You can use a commercially available SD card (SDHC cards up to 32 GB are supported).
Before using an SD card for the first time, you must initialize (format) it on this unit.




5. VERSELAB MV-1: How do you create tracks for the looper?

To create a looper track, change the INST 1 or INST 2 track type.




6. VERSELAB MV-1: Is the data compatible with the MV-8000 or MV-8800?

It is not compatible with the MV-8000 or MV-8800.




7. VERSELAB MV-1: What is the maximum recording time for vocal takes?
Up to 12 minutes (mono, 44.1 kHz) per project.
- This is the total time including user samples* (used as tones and drum kits).

- Available format of User Sample:
Maximum total time: 12 min. (mono) or 6 min. (stereo) at 44.1 kHz
Audio format: WAV, 32–96 kHz, 16-bit/24-bit (mono/stereo)




8. VERSELAB MV-1: Can the unit be connected to an AIRA Link USB port?

Yes. (Use the included AC adaptor. It does not work with power supplied from AIRA Link USB port)




9. VERSELAB MV-1: Can I load an audio file saved on my computer into a track?

Yes. You can load an audio file into the following types of tracks: “tone,” “drum kit” and “looper.”
- Audio files cannot be loaded into a vocal track.

Save the sample files to load (in WAV format) in the ROLAND/MV/SAMPLE folder of the SD card.

The MV-1 supports the following kinds of WAV files.

User samples

Maximum total time: 12 min. (mono) or 6 min. (stereo) at 44.1 kHz
Audio format: WAV, 32–96 kHz, 16-bit/24-bit (mono/stereo)

Looper samples

Maximum total time: approx. 60 sec. (44.1 kHz)
Audio format: WAV, 32–96 kHz, 16-bit/24-bit/32-bit/32-bit floating point (mono/stereo)