Roland VS-1824 Status Buttons, Channel Faders, Top and Rear Panels Monitor Knob, Phones Knob

4.SELECT/CH EDIT (Select/Channel Edit) buttons

Use these buttons when you wish to change Track Mixer settings and to change track channels. The currently selected channel’s indicators are lit.

1–18:Each track channel (1–18)

*If you want to display track channel 13-18, hold [SHIFT] down and press the SELECT buttons for track channels (13-18).

You can alter the correspondence between the panel's buttons/faders and the Track Mixer channels. For detailed information, refer to “Change settings of the Track Mixer Buttons and Faders (Fader Mode)” (p. 75).

When you press these buttons while holding down the STATUS button, you can select any desired bouncing destination track.

Use these buttons to input alphabetical characters for Song Names, etc., when the [NUMERIC/ASCII] is lit.

5. STATUS Buttons

These buttons switch the status of each track (p. 42). The current status is shown by the button indicator.

SOURCE (orange):

The input source or track assigned to the channel is being output.

REC (blinking red):

The track is ready to be recorded. When blinking red, previously recorded material on the track will be heard.

REC (blinking red and orange):

The track is ready to be recorded and the source will be heard. This occurs when the VS-1824 is in Record Ready and you press [PLAY], then press the blinking red status button.

PLAY (green):

The track assigned to the channel will play back.

OFF (off):

The channel is muted (silent).

When pressed in combination with the SELECT/CH EDIT button, this selects the source or track to be assigned to a track for recording.

6. Channel Faders

Use these faders to adjust the volume level of each channel or track.

Top and Rear Panels

7. MONITOR Knob

This adjusts the volume level output from the MONITOR jacks.

8. PHONES Knob

This knob adjusts the volume of the headphones.

9. AUTOMIX Button

This button switches the Automix function on and off. The button indicator lights when Automix is on.

10. EZ ROUTING Button

This button invokes the EZ Routing screen.

11. EDIT/SOLO Button

Press this button to make block settings for the master section of the mixer.

To use the Solo function to monitor only a specific channel, press this button while holding down the SELECT/CH EDIT button.

12. FADER/MUTE Button

Each press of this button alternately assigns use of the channel faders to the Input Mixer or to the Track Mixer. The button indicator shows the faders’ current status. (p. 75)

To mute the channel, press this button while holding down the SELECT/CH EDIT button.

13. Master Fader

Use this fader to adjust the overall output level.

Front & Rear Panels

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