Roland VS-1824 owner manual Signal Flow Busses, Effect bus and AUX bus

Chapter 1 Before You Start (VS-1824 Terminology)

Mixer Section

The digital mixer specifies input or output status of the recorder section.

The VS-1824’s mixers include the Input Mixer—which, in the signal path, is situated before the recording section—the Track Mixer, placed after the recording section, and the Master Block, which is used for determining which jacks and connectors output the signals from each of the other mixers.

*For more detailed information about the mixer section, please refer to the “Mixer Section Block Diagram”

(Appendices p. 128).

Signal Flow (Busses)

On the VS-1824, signals flow through busses. Busses are shared pathways through which multiple signals can be sent to various tracks or channels. It may be easier to understand this if we use the analogy of water pipes.

For example, the water that is supplied by the water company to your house is branched to a variety of locations within the house (kitchen, bathroom, etc.). The water that is used at each of these locations is then collected and carried away.

If we think of the VS-1824 as the house, the water being supplied from the water company corresponds to inputs such as mic or guitar. Some of these inputs are sent to recording tracks and are recorded. Other portions are sent to the effects, and reverb or chorus are applied before they are output.

The basic principle of the VS-1824 is that by specifying from where—and to where—the common lines run, you can determine which signals will be recorded on which track or sent to which effects, and to where they will be output.

RECORDING Bus:

Signals assigned to the RECORDING bus are routed to the recorder section to be recorded. The RECORDING bus has eight channels to which you can assign any output of the Input Mixer, Track Mixer, and effects (effect return). Signals assigned to the RECORDING bus cannot be routed to the MIX bus.

MIX Bus:

Signals assigned to the MIX bus are sent to the MASTER jacks for monitoring. It has two channels (L and R), and can take output signals from the Input Mixer, Track Mixer, and effects (effect return). Signals assigned to the MIX bus cannot be routed to the RECORDING bus.

EFFECT Bus:

Signals assigned to the EFFECT bus are sent to the VS8F-2 in order to add effects to them. The EFFECT bus has four channels—FX1 L/R, FX2 L/R—and can process signals from the Input Mixer and the Track Mixer. Signals assigned to the RECORDING bus, as well as the MIX bus, can also be routed to the EFFECT bus.

AUX Bus:

Signals assigned to the AUX bus are routed to the AUX jacks to provide addition mixes for monitoring. This bus features six channels (AUX1 L/R, AUX2 L/R, AUX3 L/R), and can take signals from the Input Mixer and the Track Mixer. Signals assigned to the RECORDING bus as well as the MIX bus can also be routed to the AUX bus. This is convenient if, for example, you want to connect an external effects device, or when you want an additional output separate from that of the MASTER Out jacks (an individual out).

EFFECT bus and AUX bus

If the VS-1824 contains two VS8F-2s, AUX bus (AUX1 L/ R, AUX2 L/R) serves as EFFECT bus (FX3 L/R, FX4 L/R).

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