Roland VS-1824 Recording Operations, Preparing for a New Recording, Create a New Song Song New

Chapter 4 Recording Operations

Preparing for a New Recording

5.Using [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ], and the TIME/ VALUE dial, enter the name of the song.

Items Necessary for Recording

•VS-1824

•Audio equipment for the Master Out signal, or stereo headphones

•Recording source (microphones, electric guitar, synthesizer, CD player, etc.)

Create a New Song (Song New)

Recording cannot take place when a demo song is selected. This is because the demo songs are protected from being changed or overwritten (p. 48). Use the following procedure to create a new song. This process is analogous to exchanging reels of tape on a multi-track recorder.

1.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].

2.Hold [SHIFT] and press [F1 (SONG)]. The Song menu icon is displayed.

3.Press [F2 (NEW)].

If “NEW” does not appear above [F2], press [PAGE] until “NEW” appears above [F2], and then press [F2 (NEW)].

4.Press [F1 (Name)].

The Song Name screen appears in the display.

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You can also enter the name of your song by pressing [NUMERICS/ASCII] so it is lit. Then you can enter characters using the SELECT buttons.

The function buttons work as shown below:

[F1 (Hist)]: Pressing this button will take you through a list of the last 20 song names, one at a time.

[F2 (Clr)]: Clears all the characters in the window.

[F3 (Del)]: Deletes the character where the cursor is positioned.

[F4 (Ins)]: Inserts a space where the cursor is positioned.

[F5 (Write)]: Stores the song name and exits the Song Name screen.

[F6 (EXIT)]: Exits the Song Name screen without storing the song name

6.When you are done entering the song name, press [F5 (Write)].

Song Names

It is not necessary to name your song every time you create a new song. When you create a new song, it will automatically be given a name like “InitSong 001.” However, this makes it difficult to remember what song it is. We suggest you assign a unique name to your song to help you keep track of it. You can change the name of the song later if desired.

7.Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ], and the TIME/ VALUE dial to select the settings for the Sample Rate, Record mode, Icon, Copy System PRM, and Copy Mixer/Scene PRM parameters, as explained below.

Sample Rate

Choose 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz for the sample rate. If you are planning to use a digital source and want to make a digital connection, you must match the sample rate to that of the digital source. If you are planning to make a CD of your own original music, select 44.1 kHz. You cannot change the sample rate after the song is recorded. In addition, you cannot mix different sample rates within the same song.

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