Chapter 3 Playback Operations

Protecting Songs (Song Protect)

It is possible to mistakenly overwrite or record over an existing song, or to erase a song you meant to keep. You can protect a song from being erased or recorded over by using the Song Protect function.

Song Protect disables the following operations:

Recording

Undo/Redo

Song Name, Song Optimize, Song Arrange, Song Split, and Song Combine

Track Edit and Phrase Edit

Recording to Sync Tracks

Creating Tempo Maps

Song Store

About Song Protect

Song Protect performs the same function as the protect tab or switch on floppy disks and magnetic optical disks. Even if Song Protect is turned on, you can still place locate points and markers, and carry out operations such as changing Scenes. However, when you try to save your work, “Song Protected” appears in the display, and you are prevented from proceeding with the Save operation. However, when you turn Song Protect off, any edits or changes to the song you made during the time Song Protect was on will be lost. If you are planning to make permanent edits and changes to a song, make sure Song Protect is off before you start.

If you work in an environment where many different people use one VS-1824, you may want to use the following system: When you have finished all work for the day, turn Song Protect on immediately before shutting off the power to the VS-1824. At the beginning of the next day, after turning on the VS-1824, immediately turn Song Protect off.

Protecting Performances

1.Make sure the current song is the one you want to protect using Song Protect (Song Select; p. 49).

2.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].

3.Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F1 (SONG)]. The Song menu icon appears in the display.[

4.Press [F4 (PROTC)].

If “PROTC” does not appear above [F4], press [PAGE] until PROTC” is displayed, and then press [F4 (PROTC)]. “Song Protect Off → On, Excute ?” appears in the display.

5.Press [F4 (Exec)].

A message will ask you to confirm.

6.Press [ENTER/YES].

“STORE Current?” appears in the display.

7.If you wish to save the current song and then protect it, press [ENTER/YES]. If you wish to protect the state in which Song Store was last executed without saving any recent changes, press [EXIT/NO].

The song will be protected. “---Complete---” appears in the display.

8.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.

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Roland VS-1824 owner manual Protecting Songs Song Protect, Protecting Performances, About Song Protect