Roland, a leading manufacturer of professional audio, video, and electronic musical instrument gear, showcases the V-1HD+ HD Video Switcher alongside the Roland UVD-01 Video Capture as part of the exclusive V-1HD+ STR Livestreaming Solutions Bundle offering for customers in North America.
The V-1HD+, Roland’s newest and most powerful 4-channel HDMI A/V switching, streaming, and mixing solution, is designed for serious visual storytellers and is paired with the UVC-01 Video Capture. The V-1HD+ STR bundle is available now for $1,495.
The Roland UVC-01 USB Video Capture device is a simple HDMI-to-USB video conversion tool that allows users to convert a V-1HD+ HDMI output into a plug-and-play USB 3.0 webcam feed, ready for HD livestreaming on Facebook Live, YouTube, Zoom, and other popular platforms.
The V-1HD+ is the latest addition to the company’s V-series lineup of multichannel HD video switching products. Building on the V-1HD four-channel switcher, the V-1HD+ provides a deeper feature set for advanced switching applications while maintaining the V-1HD’s operation, performance, and reliability. It offers versatile HDMI I/O, deep control options, essential monitoring tools, and 14-channel audio mixing with Roland sound quality.
Designed for live events, business conferences, education settings and houses of worship, the V-1HD+ has four HDMI inputs available for mixing a variety of video sources, including cameras, presentation computers, tablets, and gaming consoles. And with built-in scaling on Input 4, users can automatically sync and calibrate troublesome video sources without external gear. Two independent HDMI outputs are also provided for professional production versatility.
With its familiar interface, V-1HD+ maintains the same production workflow. Panel buttons provide quick access to the system menu, downstream key on/off, transition type, picture-in-picture, effects on/off, and other commonly used functions. PGM and PST busses and a transition/fade bar (T-Bar) are also included. And with tactile audio volume knobs, signal/peak lights, and unity gain markers, allow users to adjust sound levels on the fly.
In addition to camera switching, the V-1HD+ allows a single operator to mix professional sound with its integrated 14-channel digital audio mixer. Two XLR mic inputs with selectable phantom power provide support for pro-grade broadcast microphones, and there’s also an 1/8-inch input for a lavalier mic or stereo audio source like a smartphone. An additional stereo line input is available on RCA jacks, and embedded stereo digital audio from the four HDMI inputs can be included in mixes as well.
Each V-1HD+ audio input has its own three-band equalizer, high-pass filter, compressor, and noise gate, plus delay to align audio with video if needed. The XLR and 1/8-inch inputs also include de-essers to clean up vocal sounds in real time. And with the limiter, three-band equalizer, and compressor on the balanced TRS analog and HDMI outputs, users can deliver broadcast-quality sound.
The V-1HD+ incorporates several real-time monitoring tools. A 10-window multiviewer display can be applied to one or both HDMI outputs, allowing users to cue up camera shots and preview presentations, and also choose stored still images before taking them live to the program output. Camcorder recording status can be monitored, and signal level meters are displayed as well. Audio monitoring via headphones is also supported.
The powerful effects engine in the V-1HD+ is designed to keep audiences engaged with visually appealing content. Four composition layers allow operators to add lower-third titles, logos, social media comments, and more. The DSK (downstream keyer) layer can independently composite a picture-in-picture window on top of a video feed, designed for live and online hybrid events.
The V-1HD+ also includes tally light support, remote record triggering of Atomos recorders, and an RS-232 port for interfacing with legacy gear.
For more information, visit V-1HD+ HD Video Switcher.
