Roland VS-1824 owner manual Simple Operation, Connectivity, Major Options

Digital Mixer Section

●You can store all mixer settings, including fader levels, pan, and effects. Stored settings can be recalled very simply, a convenient feature when adjusting balances during mixdown and comparing mixes with effects.

●Changes in settings over time, such as fader levels and pan, can also be stored (Automix), allowing you to perfect fade-ins and fade-outs in your mixes.

●You can easily set up the VS-1824 for different situations such as recording, track bouncing, and mixdown using its handy EZ Routing feature.

Effects Section

●One effect expansion board, VS8F-2 is pre-installed in the VS-1824. Up to two of these effect expansion boards can be installed in the VS-1824. With the VS8F-2 effect installed in the VS-1824, up to four high-quality stereo effects will be available for your use.

●The VS8F-2 provides not only basic effects such as reverb and delay, but also effects ideal for vocals and guitar (such as guitar amp simulator) and even special effects such as RSS and Roland’s exclusive COSM™ speaker modeling that you can use when the VS-1824 is connected to digital speakers such as Roland’s DS-90A Powered Monitors. These effects are organized as 34 “algorithms” from which you can easily create new sounds.

●The VS8F-2 provides 240 read-only effects, or “preset patches,” that are designed for various uses. In addition, the VS8F-2 provides 200 read-and-write effects, “user patches,” that can be customized and re-saved. As a result, you can instantly switch between a wide variety of effects simply by selecting a preset or user patch.

Simple Operation

●The VS-1824 can be operated as easily as a conventional multitrack recorder. You will be able to enjoy all of the advantages of a home studio from the day of purchase.

●The VS-1824 uses the well-known graphics (“icons”) made famous by Roland’s VG-8 and V-Drums. The large, full- dot graphic display is backlit and inclined, so it is easy to read when used on stage, or wherever high visibility is required.

Connectivity

●A wide variety of connectors and jacks are provided, including two balanced XLR connectors. The VS-1824 features a wide input sensitivity range—from mic level (-50 dBu) to line level (+4 dBu)—and phantom power, allowing you to plug in condenser mics that require external power.

Preparations

●There are six sets of balanced input jacks, handling a wide input sensitivity range, from line level (+4 dBu) to mic level(-50 dBu). Furthermore, you can choose either the high-input (GUITAR (Hi-Z)) jack for directly plugging in an electric guitar, or the INPUT 8 jack.

●Besides the RCA phono type (stereo) MASTER jacks, (stereo) AUX A and AUX B jacks, and (stereo) MONITOR jacks are also provided. You can monitor an effect send and other outputs without affecting the MASTER Out in any way.

●The VS-1824 provides both coaxial and optical digital I/O connectors. With these, you can digitally connect the VS-1824 to popular consumer electronic devices such as CD players, DAT recorders, MD recorders, and so on.

●A SCSI connector (DB-25 type) is also provided, allowing you to connect the VS-1824 to external SCSI devices such as a Zip drive or CD-R drive.

●MIDI IN and MIDI OUT/THRU connectors are also provided. You can synchronize the VS-1824 with an external MIDI sequencer, use the MIDI sequencer to control the VS-1824’s mixer, sound an external MIDI sound generator with the metronome, and more.

●Besides tracks for recording audio signals, the VS-1824 has a sync track for storing MIDI clock messages. You can even synchronize MIDI sequencers that are not compatible with MTC (MIDI Time Code) or MMC (MIDI Machine Control).

Major Options

CD-R Drive (approved by Roland):

A CD-R or CD-RW drive connected with a SCSI connector. Such a device allows you to create songs on the VS-1824 and burn them onto your own original audio CDs. Additionally, you can use a CD-R for backing up song data to inexpensive CD-R discs.

VS8F-2:

One VS8F-2 effect expansion board is pre-installed in the VS-1824. Up to two of these effect expansion boards can be installed in the VS-1824 by adding a second, optional VS8F-2 board. With two VS8F-2 effect boards installed in the VS-1824, up to four high-quality stereo effects will be available for your use.

You can add one more VS8F-2 which can supply two stereo effects, so you can use up to a total of four stereo effects.

*The VS8F-1 effect expansion board is for use with the VS-880. It cannot be used in the VS-1824.

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