Roland VR-5: production, recording and streaming, no complications

Reduction in hardware equipment, in setup time and connection complexity. These are the main strengths of the Roland VR-5, a piece of equipment that goes beyond an audio/video mixer and whose production demonstration, recording and transmission in web streaming could be seen in the Showroom that Roland System Group has at the Mac Digital headquarters. Besides, as has become evident, It is a solution that is easy to handle and transport to any event..

Flappi Jimenez, Corporate Product Manager de Roland Systems Group EMEA, presented this Thursday, 20 January, in the Showroom that Roland System Group has permanently set up at the Mac Digital headquarters in Madrid, all the possibilities offered by the new VR-5. It is an “all-in-one” audio/video mixer that is revolutionizing and greatly simplifying production tasks., recording and streaming live events. Today's typical live events, whether big or small, require a wide variety of equipment to produce audio inputs for microphones at the same time., audio mixing sources, video inputs to a video mixer, computer inputs, video players, video monitors,…And all of this, besides, with streaming output. For these environments, Roland has launched the new VR-5 on the market. El web streaming, it's no longer a problem Incorporates a video switch in a single unit and with an innovative design, audio mixer, video player, engraver, preview and production monitors for web streaming by simply connecting the console to a Mac or PC via USB. Live streaming can be carried out with professional or semi-professional services such as Ustream or Stickam or any other video calling services such as Skype, iChat o FaceTime. Reduction in hardware equipment, in setup time and connection complexity, ensures less worries. Besides, as could be seen in the presentation, It is a solution that is easy to handle and transport to any event..

Main features

• switch 4 video channels

• 2 mono channels and 5 stereo channels for audio mixing

• Conversion capability for PC input

• Two integrated LCD monitors with touch control for easy selection of video sources

• Three video layers with two video sources plus DSK (downstream keyer)

• MPEG-4 player/recorder

• Direct connectivity for web streaming via USB

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