Roland VS-1680 Additional effect algorithms, Automix editing functionality, Enhanced operations

Added functionality (main features)

Mixdown using the VS-1680 alone

While playing back sixteen tracks, you can mixdown to any two tracks of the 256 V-tracks (Mastering Room). This is convenient when you wish to prepare tracks for mastering, such as when you are producing an original audio CD (p. 8).

Additional effect algorithms

-A compressor (an effect that makes the volume more consistent) can be applied independently to individual frequency bands (Mastering Tool Kit) (p. 14).

-A Speaker Modeling effect has been added, allowing you to apply the acoustical characteristics of a variety of speakers (p. 17).

Automix editing functionality

Automix data (such as the level or pan of each channel, and effect patch numbers) can be edited in a specified area by deleting, copying, or increasing/decreasing the data values (p. 19).

Enhanced support for

CD-R/CD-RW drives

-When producing an original audio CD, you can specify the speed of writing (p. 25).

-When performing a CD-R Backup, you can check whether the data was saved correctly (+Verify: p. 27).

-When performing a CD-R Backup, you can specify the speed of the backup (p. 25).

-When performing a CD-R Recover, you can specify the speed of the recover (p. 28).

Enhanced operations

-In Play condition you can select a phrase for editing, and directly display the Phrase Edit window (p. 30)

-In the Phrase New window, you can sort the Take List (Sort: p. 30).

-In the Phrase New window, you can delete a take from the Take List (Delete: p. 31).

-In the Phrase New window, you can change the name of a take in the Take List (Name: p. 32)

-Phrases can be divided automatically (Phrase Divide: p. 33).

-The MONITOR knob can be used to adjust the pan of each channel (MONITOR knob + [SELECT]: p. 35).

-The faders of two or more channels can be adjusted as a group (Fader Group: p. 36).

-Level and EQ settings of a channel can be copied (p. 37).

-In Play condition, Shift Lock can be turned on/off directly ([SHIFT]+[YES]: p. 38).

-Direct current offset can be removed from the mix bus (p. 38).

Enhanced screen display

-Inserted effects can be viewed as icons and patch names (p. 39).

-Insertion positions of effects that have been inserted in other channels are displayed (p. 39).

-A list display is provided in the Song Select window (p. 40).

-A template (mastering) has been added to Easy Routing (p. 40).

-The results of step editing in Easy Routing are applied immediately (p. 41).

-The monitor level is no longer stored in a scene (p. 41).

-The Master Send switch display has been changed (p. 41).

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