Roland VS-1824 Listening to a Loop Effect While Recording, Recording Insert Effects

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Chapter 7 Using Internal Effects (VS8F-2)
Listening to a Loop Effect While
Recording
Example: A lead singer wants to hear reverb in the
headphones while recording, but you want to record the
track “dry.”
General Strategy: Connect the effect loop in Track Mixer
Details for this Example: Select Patch P024 as Effect 3,
connect post-fader to Track Mixer on Channel 2, record from
Input 2.
Begin by Selecting the Effect:
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [F4 (EFFECT B)].
2. Press [F1 (FX3)]. The Effect 3 screen appears in the
display. If “FX3” does not appear above [F1], press [F6
(EXIT)] until it does. Then, press [F1 (FX3)].
3. Press [F2 (Sel)]. The effects list appears in the display.
4. Use the TIME/VALUE dial or [ ], [ ], [ ],
and [ ] to move the cursor to Effect Preset Patch P024
“Long Delay.”
5. Press [F4 (Exec)] or press [ENTER/YES] to select the
effect. The EFFECT 3 screen appears in the display.
Next, Set up the Mixer
1. Press the SELECT button for Track 2. The button
indicator lights, and the Track Mixer Screen appears in
the display.
2. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the
cursor to “FX3.” Or, press [F3 (FX3)]. If “FX3” does not
appear above [F3], press [PAGE] a few times until you
see “FX3,” and then press [F3 (FX3)].
3. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to set FX Switch to “Pst.”
4. Press [ ] and [ ] to move the cursor to the Effect
Send Level, and use the TIME/VALUE dial to change the
level to “70.”
5. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
Even though you will hear the effect while recording, the
track will actually be printed dry.
Recording Insert Effects
Sometimes you may want an effect to become a permanent
part of the track so that, after recording, the effect processor
can be used on a different track. This is called recording
“wet,” which means recording with an effect. To do this,
simply insert the effect in the Input Mixer instead of in the
Track Mixer.
Example: Record a Vocalist through a compressor
General Strategy: Insert effect in input Mixer
Details for this Example: Select Patch P096 as Effect 2, insert
on Input 1.
Begin by Selecting the effect:
1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2. Hold [SHIFT] and press [F3 (EFFECT A)].
3. Press [F4 (FX2)]. The Effect 2 screen appears in the
display. If “FX2” does not appear above [F4], press [F6
(EXIT)] until it does. Then, press [F4 (FX2)].
4. Press [F2 (Sel)]. The effects list appears in the display.
5. Use the TIME/VALUE dial or [ ], [ ], [ ],
and [ ] to move the cursor to Effect Preset Patch P096
“Dual Comp/Lim.”
6. Press [F4 (Exec)] or press [ENTER/YES] to select the
effect. The EFFECT 2 screen appears in the display.
Next, Set up the Mixer
1. Press the SELECT button for Input 2. The button
indicator lights, and the Input Mixer Screen appears in
the display.
2. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the
cursor to “FXIns.” Or, press [F2 (FX2In)]. If “FX2In” does
not appear above [F2], press [PAGE] a few times until
you see “FX2In,” and then press [F2 (FX2In)]. This will
move the cursor directly to “FXIns.”
3. Press [ENTER/YES].
4. Use [ ] and [ ] to move the cursor to FX2. Use the
TIME/VALUE dial to change the Effect Insert Switch to
“Ins.”
5. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
Now you’re ready to record.
* Important Reminder: After recording with the effect inserted
on Input 2, don’t forget to turn it off. Repeat the steps above
for “Next, Set up the Mixer, but use the TIME/VALUE dial to
turn the Effect Insert Switch to “off.”
Summary: Using Insert Effects While
Recording
To print an insert effect, insert it on the input.
To hear an insert effect while recording, but not have it
print, insert it on the track.