Roland Master Recording with the VS 1824 and Discover its Features

Chapter 4 Recording Operations

Recording to the Tracks

1.Select a track to record on. While holding down [REC], press the STATUS button for that track. The STATUS button will begin blinking red to indicate that it is “record-ready.”

*If you want to select TR 1-12, press [FADER/MUTE] several times until the “TR” indicator lights.

If you want to select TR 13-18, press [FADER/MUTE] several times until the “TR” indicator blinks.

→ “Switching the Fader Functions” (p. 71)

2.To select the source to be recorded to the track, press and hold the STATUS button for the track to be recorded. Then, press the Input SELECT button for the input you want assigned to the track. The SELECT button will blink.

3.Press [FADER/MUTE] several times until the “IN” indicator lights.

4.Set channel fader to the 0 dB position.

5.Adjust the input sensitivity with the INPUT knob for each input. Provide a strong input signal by having instrument volumes as high as possible. Raise the INPUT level as high as possible without having the PEAK indicator light up. The level meters should show signal peaking between -12 dB and 0 dB.

6.Press [REC]. The button indicator blinks red.

7.Press [PLAY]. The button indicator lights green, and recording starts.

8.When the performance, and recording, is finished, press [STOP].

9.To listen to the recorded performance, press [ZERO] to return to the beginning of the song.

10.Press [FADER/MUTE] several times until the “TR” indicator lights (for tracks 1-12) or blinks (for tracks 13-18).

11.Press [PLAY] to begin playback of the song.

12.Use the channel faders and the Master fader to adjust channel volumes to an appropriate volume.

13.If you are satisfied with the results of your recording, save the song using the procedure described in “Saving Your Song (Song Store),” p. 33.

Sources Assigned to Tracks

In a newly created song, the inputs are assigned to tracks as shown below. This is the default mixer routing.

●When "VS-1824" is selected as the fader mode (p. 75)

fig.03-05a

●When "VS-1880" is selected as the fader mode (p. 75)

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