Roland VS-1680 owner manual Status, Trk L track L Trk R track R, After Rec after recording, Marker

Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room)

Status

Specify the status of the mastering tracks. For this example, select “Off.”

Off: The mastering tracks will not be used.

Rec: Play back tracks 1–16 while recording them to the mastering tracks.

Play: Play back the mastering tracks. The sound of tracks 1–16 will not be output from the MASTER jacks.

MEMO

For details on the signal flow (routing) at this time, refer to Signal flow (routing) (p. 10).

Trk L (track L)

Trk R (track R)

Select the two V-tracks (L and R) that will be assigned as mastering tracks. When a new song is created, V-track 16 of tracks 15/16 (15-16, 16-16) will be assigned as the mastering tracks.

After Rec (after recording)

Specify the time location of the mastering track to which the mixdown will be recorded. When creating an original audio CD, it is usually best to select “to ZERO.”

to ZERO: Place the data starting at 00h00m00s00f

to last Phrs:0S: Place the data after the end of the last phrase in the mastering tracks.

to last Phrs:2S: Place the data two seconds after the end of the last phrase in the mastering tracks.

to last Phrs:4S: Place the data four seconds after the end of the last phrase in the mastering tracks.

Stay HERE: Place the data at the time location at which

it was actually recorded.

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Mixdown

Phrase

Original

Phrase

				0			Time
		to ZERO			to LastPhrs:0s				to LastPhrs:2s
0			Time	0			Time	0		Time
	to LastPhrs:0s					Stay HERE
0			Time	0			Time

Marker

If this is turned “On,” a track number marker will automatically be assigned to the beginning of the phrase that is mixed down. Normally you will set this “On.”

MEMO

Depending on the After Rec (After Recording) setting or on the location relative to other markers, the display may indicate “Can’t Set Marker,” and the track number marker may not be assigned.

5.Hold down [STOP], and press the [STATUS] button for all tracks (1–15/16) that you wish to mixdown. The

STATUS indicators will light green.

fig.2-06

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

fig.2-07.e

Dark

Lit

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

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

MEMO

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

optimal audio quality, you should normally set this to the

0 dB position.

9.Use the channel faders (1–15/16) to adjust the volume balance of each track. At this time the sound that is being output from the MASTER jacks (volume levels, panning) will be recorded to the mastering tracks. It is best to set the volume as high as possible without causing the volume to distort.

10.When you have finished adjusting the volume, press [STOP].

11.Move to the location at which you wish to begin the mixdown (such as 00h00m00s00f).

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