Roland VS-1680 owner manual Hold down STOP, and press Status for all tracks

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Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room)

14. Hold down [STOP], and press [STATUS] for all tracks

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(1–15/16) that you wish to mixdown. The STATUS

indicator will light in green.

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Signal flow (routing)

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Track 1--16

EFX (Insert)

MIX

L R

	TR1	MIX
	TR1	Sw
		Sw

Mastering
Track
TR15-16	MASTER OUT
TR16-16	MONITOR OUT
MASTER

15.Press [FADER] so that the TR (track) indicator lights.

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Dark

Lit

16.Press [PLAY]. The song will play back.

17.Raise and lower the master fader, and verify that the volume of each track changes.

MEMO

The sound that has passed through the master fader will be recorded on the mastering tracks. In order to record at the

optimal audio quality, you will normally set the master

fader to 0 dB.

18.Use the channel faders (1–15/16) to adjust the volume balance of the tracks. At this time, the sound (volume level and pan) that is output from the MASTER jacks will be recorded “as is” to the mastering tracks. Adjust the volume to as high a level as possible without causing distortion.

19.When you are finished adjusting the volume, press [STOP].

20.Move to the time location at which you wish to begin the mixdown (e.g., 00h00m00s00f).

21.Change the “Status” of the mastering tracks to “Rec.”

22.Press [REC]. The REC indicator will light in red.

23.Press [PLAY]. The PLAY indicator will light in green, and recording will begin.

24.When you finish recording, press [STOP].

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Contents 01898978 ‘99-3-E3-11T Table of Contents Precautions Additional effect algorithms Automix editing functionalityEnhanced support for CD-R/CD-RW drives Enhanced operationsExpanding the functionality of the VS-1680 If you purchasedIf you purchased the V-XPANDED system program Zip disk Expanding the functionality of the VS-1680 Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks Mastering Room Added mastering tracksMixing down to the mastering tracks Cannot be usedStatus Trk L track L Trk R track RAfter Rec after recording MarkerSignal flow routing Mixdown shortcutPlaying back the mastering tracks Mixing down while inserting effects EFX1 effect insert switch Off RecSnd effect send level Rtn effect return levelHold down STOP, and press Status for all tracks New effects algorithms EQ EqualizerExpander Compressor Mixer BCut Bass-cut filter Enh EnhancerInput Exp ExpanderCmp Compressor Mix MixerLmt Limiter Out OutputModeling various speakers Speaker Modeling SpMod speaker modelingLFT/HFT Frequency trimmer Effective ways to use speaker modeling ReleaseEditing an automix Erasing data from a specific area EraseCopying data to another location Copy TargetSmooth data transitions Gradation Destination TargetDestination Mark Value Gradation CurveMarker Add Increasing or decreasing all data values Shift/Expand Press page so that F5 indicates A.Mix, and thenExpand ShiftThreshold Using the VS-1680 with a CD-R/CD-RW drive Song writing procedureSpecifying the writing speed Speed Finalize Write MethodCD Speed Backup procedure Specifying the speed of saving SpeedSource Song Recovery procedure +VerifyX2 353 KBps X1 176 KBps Erase All Songs Attention Enhancements related to operation Shortcut to the Phrase Edit windowCreating a new phrase Phrase New Sorting the take list SortDeleting a take Delete TakeTrack Naming a take Name 109014.e Dividing a phrase into two parts Phrase Split TypeMargin OUT ThresholdDivide Split To to point Linking the faders of two or more channels Fader Group GroupCopying mixer settings F4 Exec or Enter YESF6 Exit or Exit no Shift Lock on/off SHIFT+YES Removing direct current offset from the mix busDC Cut Enhancements to the display and specifications Checking inserted effects Icon and Patch Name displaySwitching the Song Select window List display Easy Routing Additional template MasteringSettings not stored in a scene Monitor Level Master Send switch display has been changed Pan→ MIXImmediate application of step-edited changes Symbols IndexInformation