Roland VS-1680 Mixdown shortcut, Playing back the mastering tracks, Signal flow routing

Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room)

12.Use the cursor buttons and the Value dial to change the "Status" of the tracks for mastering to “Rec.”

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

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

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

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4.Select the V-tracks. Use [ ] or [ ] to move the cursor to “L:” or “R:,” and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

Mixdown shortcut 2

The “Status” of the mastering tracks can also be set as follows.

1.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].

Signal flow (routing)

fig.2-08

Track 1--16

TR1

MIX
L	R
MIX
Sw
	MASTER

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

2. Press [PAGE] so that [F6] indicates “M→ ***” (*** is either Rec, Ply, or Off).

fig.2-11

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Mixdown shortcut 1

The “Status” of the assigned mastering tracks/V-tracks can also be set as follows.

1.Press [MASTER].

2.Press [PAGE] so that [F6] indicates “M.Tr,” and then press [F6 (M.Tr)].

fig.2-03

3.Select the status of the mastering tracks. Make sure that the cursor is located at “Stat,” and then rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

fig.2-10

3. Press [F6] to cycle between “M→			Rec” → “M→ Play” →
	“M→ Off.” The current status of the mastering tracks will
	be shown by the level meters in the display.
fig.2-12.e
	Off	Record wait Status		Playback Status

Playing back the mastering tracks

Here’s how you can verify the audio that was mixed down to the mastering tracks. Tracks 1–16 will not be played back.

1.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].

2. Press [PAGE] so that [F6] indicates “M→ ***” (*** is either Rec, Ply, or Off).

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