Roland VS-1824 owner manual Track Mixer

Chapter 6 Mixer Channel Strip Detail

[F3 (Phase)] PHASE

This selects the Phase (NRM, INV) for each channel. If you are using two microphones to record one source, it is possible that you will experience “phase cancellation.” This is usually caused by a microphone that is wired in an inverted fashion and results in the lowering or muting of your signal when both channels are played. If you are experiencing this, try setting this parameter to “INV” for one of the microphones. Usually, “NRM” is selected.

NRM:

Normal phase (track has same phase as the input). This is the default setting.

INV:

Inverted (opposite) phase.

Track Mixer

The following functions are found in the Track Mixer. Press the SELECT button for any Track to view and adjust the settings. Press the function button located under the display corresponding to the setting you wish to change. Or, press

[ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the cursor to settings you wish to change. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to change the value.

If you adjust the equalizer and the pan while sound is playing, you may notice “blips” in the sound. This is not a malfunction. If you find it annoying, adjust the equalizer and the pan when the sound is not playing.

[F4 (Group)] FADER GROUP

Turn the TIME/VALUE knob to assign the selected channel to one of the eight Fader Groups.

[F1 (Meter)] METER

Switches the Meter Display in the Mixer screen between pre- fader and post-fader signal levels. Pre-fader indicates the level of the signal before it passes through the channel fader and post-fader indicates the level of the signal after it passes through the channel fader.

[F3 (Solo)] SOLO

Use this to turn the SOLO function on and off for a mixer channel (p. 43).

[F4 (Mute)] MUTE

Use this to turn the MUTE function on and off for a mixer channel (p. 42).

[F5 (Fader)] FADER

Controls the level (0-127) of the signal.

[F1 (MIX)] MIX Bus Enable/Pan

Assigns the channel to the MIX bus and determines the balance of the signal in the Master Stereo Mix.

(Mix Assign Switch)

On:

The channel is assigned directly to the MIX bus. Set this to “on” when you simply want to mix an input without actually recording it.

Off:

The channel is not assigned to the MIX bus.

(Pan Knob)

Sets the left-right balance (L63-R63) of the channel in the MIX bus.

[F2 (Low)], [F3 (Mid)], and

[F4 (High)] Equalizer

Sw (Equalizer Switch)

Turns the EQ on and off. The EQ switch must be on to make settings in the EQ section.

(Equalizer Select)

This setting selects how many bands of EQ are available in the channel.

2 Band EQ:

Low and High bands are available.

3 Band EQ:

Low, Mid, and High bands are available.

You can use three-band EQ on as many as 16 tracks and/or inputs at the same time. Three-band EQ cannot be used on Tracks 17 and 18. Two-band EQ can be used on all 28 tracks and inputs at the same time.

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