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Chapter 7 Using Internal Effects (VS8F-2)

Recording Stereo Effects

Most of the effects in the Effects Expansion Board are stereo. To record the output of a stereo effect so that it sounds the same as it does in the MIX bus, it must be recorded onto two tracks. To do so, turn Link to “On” for both the input and the track. For example, use the following procedure to set up the VS-1824 to record a stereo effect on Input 8 to Tracks 7/8:

1.Press the SELECT button for Input 8.

2.Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the cursor to “Link.”

3.Use the TIME/VALUE dial to turn Link “On.”

4.Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the cursor to FX INS and press [ENTER/YES].

5.Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to select the desired effects processor and use the TIME/VALUE dial

to select “INSERT.”

It is important that you insert the effect after the inputs are linked.

6.Press the SELECT button for Track 8.

7.Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the cursor to “Link.”

8.Use the TIME/VALUE dial to turn Link “On.”

9.Press [PLAY/DISPLAY] to return to the main Play screen.

10.Hold the Channel 8 STATUS button and press the Input 8 SELECT button so that it is flashing (the Input 7 SELECT button will also flash). This routes Input 8 to Tracks 7 and 8 for recording.

Now, with Tracks 7 and 8 grouped as a stereo pair, any stereo effect inserted on Input 8 will be recorded in stereo on Tracks 7/8.

Three Important Reminders About Using Effects

1.If you insert an effect anywhere in the Track Mixer, Input Mixer, or Master Block, that effect cannot be used on any other tracks or inputs. The exception is when you use a two-channel effect, and insert it on one channel of the mixer using “InsL,” and on another channel using “InsR.” When an effect has already been inserted on another channel—or on the Master Block—the display will tell you so.

2.If you’ve assigned an effect return to a track in order to print the effect, you must un-assign the effect return from the track in order to have it return to the main stereo mix.

3.To print an insert effect applied to an input, make sure that it is inserted on the input and not the track. To listen to an insert effect while recording, without printing it, make sure that the effect is inserted on the track and not the input.

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