12, March 2008, Frankfurt – Today Roland Systems Group debuted its highly anticipated EDIROL V-8 Eight Channel Video Mixer.  This next generation video mixer represents the natural expansion of the industry standard EDIROL V-4 four channel video mixer incorporating the same primary feature set.  Doubling the video inputs and adding computer inputs truly addresses the needs and requests of the SD video market segment. The EDIROL V-8 appeals to VJs, schools, houses of worship and corporate AV users who need more inputs, more effects, and regularly incorporate computer graphics and presentation software applications in their video performance and presentations.

World renowned VJ artist Grant Davis (aka VJ Culture) comments, “The V-8 is a truly amazing visual instrument and video mixer.  For some shows that require more than 4 inputs we need to use multiple mixers, plus scan converters to get our computer inputs into the video mixers.  The V-8 does it all in one unit, plus it has some pretty cool new effects and control surface cross-faders”.

The V-8’s sleek and compact design lends itself to portable applications as well as permanent installations when size and space are considerations.  In addition to a number of new powerful video effects, the user interface incorporates fader controls for effects on each bus and master output fader.  Each of the first seven input channels has BNC connectors and loop-thru functions for individual channel monitoring.  The eighth input can take either s-video or computer via 15-pin D-SUB.  There can be two computers connected, accessible via a selector switch which auto detects the format accepting signals up to 1600 x 1200 eliminating the need for outboard scan converters.