Roland VS-1824 owner manual Automating Effect Changes, 128, Snap Mode Settings ALL, MaskFader

Chapter 9 Automix

Snap Mode

You can specify whether or not the fader levels will be recorded when you create an Automix Snapshot. This is useful, for example, if you want to automate effect changes without affecting the levels of your tracks. Use the following procedure to set the “Snap mode:”

1.Hold [SHIFT] and press [F6 (UTILITY)] to display the Utility menu.

If the Utility menu does not appear, press [F6 (EXIT)].

2.Press [F5 (A.mix)]. If “A.mix” does not appear above [F5], press [PAGE] until it does; then, press [F5 (A.mix)].

3.Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the desired Snap mode.

Snap Mode Settings ALL:

All settings are recorded as part of the Snapshot.

MaskFader:

Fader settings are ignored.

4.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the main Play screen.

5.Record an Automix Snapshot (as described in “Snapshot Automation,” p. 127).

Automating Effect Changes

Use Snapshot automation to program effect patch changes “on the fly.” Use the following steps to create effect-change Snapshots.

1.Press [AUTOMIX].

The AUTOMIX indicator lights, indicating that the VS-1824 is in Automix mode.

2.To automate the effect changes for Effect 1 and Effect 2, make sure the Effect 1/3 and Effect 2/4 SELECT buttons are blinking. If the Effect SELECT button is not blinking, hold [AUTOMIX] and press the SELECT button so it begins blinking.

3.To automate the effect changes for Effect 3 and Effect 4, hold [SHIFT] and make sure the Effect 1/3 and Effect 2/4 SELECT buttons are blinking. If a SELECT button is not blinking, continue to hold [SHIFT], hold [AUTOMIX] and press the SELECT button so it begins blinking.

4.Locate to the point in the song where you want the effect to change.

5.To change the effect preset, hold [SHIFT] and press

[F3 (FX A)]. Here you can change the settings for Effect 1 and Effect 2.

6.Press [F1 (FX1)] to select Effect 1. If “FX1” does not appear above [F1], press [F6 (EXIT)] until it does. Then, press [F1 (FX1)].

7.Press [F2 (Sel)] to select a different preset.

8.Use the TIME/VALUE dial to choose the Effect.

9.Press [F4 (Exec)].

10.Hold [SCENE] and press [TAP].

11.Repeat Steps 3-10 for each effect change you want to store.

12.When you’re done, press [ZERO] followed by [PLAY] to hear the effect Snapshots.

This procedure automates effect patch changes only. You can automate effect parameter changes by creating multiple versions of your effect with different settings as user effect patches. Then you can use Snapshot automation to recall the desired version at any point in your song. For example, let’s say you are using the GuitarMulti1 effect with the delay turned off and you want the delay portion of GuitarMulti1 turned on for the solo section of the guitar track. You can create two versions of the GuitarMulti1 effect, one with delay and one without, and save them as separate patches in the user bank. Then, using Automix, you can create a Snapshot at the beginning of your song with the “no delay” version of the effect selected. Next, advance the VS-1824 to the beginning of the guitar solo. Select the “delay” version of your effect and create a second Snapshot. Finally, move to the end of the guitar solo. Select the “no delay” version of the effect again and create a third Snapshot. When you play back your song with Automix turned on, your guitar part will only have delay during the solo section.

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