The Roland VR-5 AV MIXER and Recorder is an all-in-one solution greatly simplifies production, recording and streaming of any live event. The VR-5s innovative design incorporates a video switcher, audio mixer, video playback, recorder, preview monitors and output for web streaming all in a single unit. As a USB Video/Audio class device, web streaming is effortless by simply connecting to a computer running a live streaming service such as USTREAM® and Stickam™, as well as any video call service such as Skype™ and iChat. The reduction in hardware equipment, setup time and connection complexity ensures a worry-free, easy to use solution for any event.

The VR-5 is ideal for school meetings, churches, council meetings, panels, corporate events, live web broadcasting - any live event.

Product Highlights

• 5-Channel Video Switcher (3 video sources, PC input, video playback)
• 2 Mono and 5 Stereo Mixable Audio Channels
• Built-in scan converter for PC input
• Built-in dual LCD monitors with touch control for easy video source selection
• Three video layers for 2 video sources plus DSK (downstream keyer)
• MPEG-4 player/recorder
• USB video/audio class device for web streaming

Effortless live video production, recording and streaming with the VR-5

A world of power in a compact unit. All controllable by a single operator.



Connect to a PC via USB
*The world's first USB Video/Audio Class supported AV mixer.
Simply connect like a Web camera to enable easy live streaming.
*Our research at time of printing




Intuitive operation with Dual Touch Monitors


The Program and Preview monitors are operated by touching the screen such as when selecting video sources and PinP position changes. The sound from the sources can be monitored using headphones.




Simple video compositing
In addition to Transition effects, Picture in Picture (PinP) and SPLIT
are also available. Simply select an effect and the respective video sources.



Control transparency with a single knob
Advanced video composition such as placing a person or text over a background video source can be fine-tuned using a single knob.



Audio and video from a PC
Connect a PC to the RGB connector for various applications such as presentation, slide shows and movie playback.


Full digital audio mixing
Two mono and five stereo audio inputs (total of 12Ch) are mixed with full digital audio processing. This results in a high quality sound with effects such as "Noise Gate" for reducing background noise, and a "Mastering Tool" to ensure consistent output volume. The "Audio Follow" function enables the audio to fade from one source to another as the video source changes.




Record to SD memory card
The built-in recorder can record the final output of the VR-5 to SD memory card. Up to four hours of recording is possible when using a 4GB card. The MPEG-4 capture format enables easy sharing of recorded video. The VR-5 can also playback video, still image, and audio files from SD card.

VR-5 Image Converter (Win/Mac)
Software for preparing data to be played back from the VR-5 will be available from this website.
Supported Formats: AVI, MPG, MOV, WMV, MP4, DV

Output controls
VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT knobs enable independent video and audio fade-in/out levels. Press the "USER LOGO" button to display a stored image such as company logo, show name or conference title.





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