Roland VS-1824 owner manual Location Where a Performance is Recorded Song, Takes and Phrases

Chapter 1 Before You Start (VS-1824 Terminology)

The Location Where a Performance is Recorded (Song)

The location where performance data is recorded is referred to as a “song.” For example, on a cassette MTR, this would correspond to a cassette tape. Up to 200 songs can be created in each partition. Normally, you should set the partition size at 2000 MB. When dealing with large numbers of songs at the same time, or when you want to use the data on the VS-880 as well, setting the partition size to 1000 MB is recommended. The song currently being recorded, played back, or edited is referred to as the “current song.” The following types of data are included in a song.

•All data recorded on V-Tracks

•MIDI clocks of the sync track

•Points specified within songs—locator, marker, punch- in/out points, loop-in/out points

•Scenes (mixer settings)

•Vari Pitch settings (p. 195)

•System settings—system, MIDI, disk, sync, Scene

•Effect settings

•Automix data

Takes and Phrases

On the VS-1824, data is managed in groups called “takes,” and “phrases.” Please take a moment to make sure you understand the differences between these terms.

Takes: The data recorded to the disk is simply called a “take”—a take is actually your audio data recorded on the hard disk, along with time stamp (time and date imprint) information. Each recording is a take. Note that when you record material onto a track that already contains a take, the VS-1824 does not discard the earlier take.

Phrases: A “phrase” is a set of pointers that tells the VS-1824 what portion of a take is to be played by a track. The length of a phrase may just be the entire length of a take, or may consist of only part of a take. Also, you can use any number of phrases from the same take, and have a phrase played back repeatedly as a sort of “break beat.” This is displayed as one box in the playlist.

Chapter 1

Sources, Tracks, and Channels

On the VS-1824, the recorder section and mixer section use the term “sources,” “tracks” and “channels.” These terms may appear similar to each other, and can be confusing unless their differences are clearly understood.

Source: A signal which is input to the mixer section or recorded in the recorder section. On the VS-1824, this term refers in particular to the signals of the analog INPUT jacks (1-8) and the DIGITAL IN connector.

Track: A signal that is being input to or output from the recorder section. It also refers to the location to which a signal is being recorded or played back from the hard disk.

Channel: A signal that is being input to or output from the mixer section. This term refers in particular to the faders and buttons of the mixer section on the top panel.

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