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10—Using the Digital Mixer

In this chapter, we’ll discuss how to perform basic operations on the mixer. For an

introduction to the VS-2480’s built-in digital mixer, see Chapter 3.

Changing Channels

As described on Page 52, all of the VS-2480’s 64 mixer channels are active and available

at all times.

• 24 input channels • 24 track channels

• 8 Aux master channels • 8 FX return channels

The four FADER buttons above the MASTER fader let you choose the type of channels

you want to work with. When you press the appropriate FADER button, the controls of

the 16 physical strips become the controls for the desired group of channels.

Switching Between Input, Track, Aux and FX Channels

You can turn the 16 physical channel strips into the channel controls you want with a

single button-press.

When you change what the channel strips control, the motorized channel faders move

to physically reﬂect their current channels’ level settings.

Press... Channel Strips 1-16 control: Press... ...and Channel Strips 1-16 control:

Input Channels 1-16 Input Channels 17-24

and Aux Master Channels 1-8

Track Channels 1-16 Track Channels 17-24

and FX Return Channels 1-8

If you ever get confused about what the channel strips are controlling, just look at the

four FADER buttons—they’ll tell you at a glance what the channel strips are doing.

TRACK STATUS / PHRASE PAD

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SOLO

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PAN / AUX SEND 1-8

CH EDIT/SELECT/PHRASE SEQ STATUS/AUTOMIX STATUS

FX RTN

IN 17-24

AUX MST

TR 17-24

TR 1-16

QQ

RATIO GAIN FREQ FREQGAIN FREQGAIN GAIN FREQTHRESHOLDATTACK RELEASELEVEL FREQ

EQ Low EQ High

FADER

PRM

MUTE

EQ Lo-Mid EQ Hi-Mid

Dynamics

RTN

MASTER

EDIT

V.FADER

EDIT

PHRASE

PAD PLAY

AUX

SEND

PHRASE

SEQ

Filter

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Channel strips

FADER buttons

IN 1-16

SOLO

IN 17-24

AUX MS

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MUTE

TR 1-16

MASTER

EDIT

FX RTN

TR 17-24

V.FADER

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Contents

Main CAUTION ATTENTION INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 2 www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owners Manual Apparatus containing Lithium batteries ADVARSEL! Page 4 www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owners Manual Page Important Notes Memory Backup Repairs and Data Maintenance Additional Precautions Precautions Regarding Setup and Use Handling Zip Disks Handling Hard Disks Copyright Table of Contents 4Setting Up and Basic Operations 61 3Introduction to the VS-2480 51 2Getting Around 31 5Understanding Effects 81 6Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder 85 7Project and Drive Operations 93 8The Home Screen 119 9Working with Input Signals 129 11Input and Track Channel Tools 149 10Using the Digital Mixer 137 12Working with Input Channels 171 13Operating the Hard Disk Recorder 177 14Working with Track Channels 195 16Using Effects 213 15The Aux and Direct Busses 205 17Working with FX Return Channels 227 21Using the Phrase Pads 273 20Region Editing Operations 263 19Phrase Editing Operations 255 22Working with the VS-2480 Outputs 287 24MIDI and Synchronization 299 23EZ Routing 291 25Surround 319 28Utility Menu Parameters 359 27Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations 339 26Automix 325 29Expanding the VS-2480 379 Supplemental Information 387 Glossary 415 Index 423 Step-by-Step Instruction Finder Page Page Page Page Page Page 1Welcome is Organized VS-2480 Owners Manual How the Names Note, Tip, Glossary and Warning Icons Other Documents in the VS-2480 Box Roland US Product Support The Roland US Faxback System The Roland US Web site Page 2Getting Around 2TRS Inputs 1-16 1XLR Inputs 1-8 The Top Panel of the VS-2480 Monitor/Display Controls 2Getting Around FADER Channel Strips 1PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 Knobs Page Page Display Area TRACK EDIT Area 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5DELETEERASE Button 4TRIM OUTCUT Button Page 14LOOP Button 2AUTOMIX Button 1EZ ROUTING Button EZ ROUTING, AUTOMIX, CD-RW/MASTERING and MENU Buttons Page General Controls 4EXIT/NO Button 3ENTER/YES Button 2SHIFT Button SCRUB, PREVIEW and Transport Buttons 234 5 678 9 Page 9RECAUTOMIX REC Button 5 6 3CLEAR Button 2MARKER Button 1LOCATORBANK Button Page 11Numeric keypadAUX 1-8, USER 3Cooling Fan Exhaust Vent 2AC IN Jack 1POWER Switch The Rear Panel of the VS-2480 4SMPTE IN Jack 8FOOT SWITCH Jack 7MIDI IN Jack 6MIDI OUT/THRU Jack 1211 13 14 15 16 45 6789 10 Page 15R-BUS 1 and 2 DIGITAL 8ch I/O Jacks 16OPTICAL and COAXIAL Digital Audio Connectors Page 3Introduction to the VS-2480 Input Jacks and Connectors Whats Inside the VS-2480? The Mixing Console 64 Channels? Whats a Digital Mixing Console? The Main Roles of the VS-2480 Mixer MIDI Control Surface The Internal Effects How Does the VS-2480 Create Effects? What Are Effects? What Are the Internal Effects? The Hard Disk Recorder Output Jacks and Connectors The Phrase Pads How Many Tracks Can It Record? Signal Flow Projects About Events Busses in the VS-2480 Whats a Bus? Achieving Perfect Levels How Do I Get Good Levels? Whats Clipping? The Importance of Backing Up Page 4Setting Up and Basic Operations Turn Everything Off, Turn Everything Down Getting Ready A Headphone Note Connect a PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 ASCII Keyboard Connect All Other Devices Connect Monitors or Headphones Connect a VGA Monitor Powering Up What Happens During the VS-2480s Power-Up Conguring the VS-2480 Setting Up the VGA Monitor, Mouse and Keyboard VGA Monitor Parameters Selection A Few Fundamental Concepts Switches Tools Youll Use All the Time Pages The ENTER/YES and EXIT/NO Buttons The TIME/VALUE Dial Param 1, 2, Etc. Screens The SHIFT Button Mouse Cursors Using a Mouse Pop-Up Menus What You Can Do With an ASCII Keyboard Using an ASCII Keyboard Using the VGA Info Display General Information Strip PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 Knob Strip Selecting Info Displays Manually Controlling Whats On the Info Display Bottom Pane UNDO and REDO Undoing a Track Recording or Editing Operation Redo Naming Entering a New Name Using the VS-2480 Controls Naming Tools Entering Numbers with the Numeric Keypad If Youre Using DS-90A or DS-50A Monitors Adjusting Your Listening Level Setting Up for Rolands DS-90A and DS-50A Digital Monitors Playing the Factory Demos Starting Playback of the Demo Bring Down the MASTER Fader What You Dont Know A Quick Look at Whats on the Display Navigating the Demo Using Locators Stopping and Starting Playback Adjusting Track Levels Watching Automix in Action Playing the Phrase Pads Recalling Scenes Dont Stop Turning Off the VS-2480 Turning Off the VS-2480 5Understanding Effects Effect Routings Dry and Wet Harnessing the VS-2480s Effects Insert Effects Aux Sends Loop Effects When To Use Insert Effects Master Effects External Effects Getting the Most From Your Effect Processors Consider Recording Your Effects As You Go 6Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder Whats a Hard Drive? VS-2480 Hard Disk Drives How Audio Is Recorded on a VS-2480 Hard Drive How Recordings Are Played Back Virtual Tracks, or V-Tracks Phrases Whats Pointer-Based Playback? Non-Destructive, Pointer-Based Editing Pointer-Based Editing The Advantage of Non-Destructive Editing What Is a VS-2480 Track? 6Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder Track 1 Track Editing Basics About Editing Regions Page 7Project and Drive Operations Working with the PROJECT LIST Navigating the PROJECT Menu Screens About Store Current? Messages Project Operations Loading a Project SELECT Marking a Project NEW Sample Rate Recording Mode Creating a New Project NAME PROTECT Entering a Project Comment Re-Naming a Project Locking and Un-Locking a Project on Your Hard Drive Optimizing a Project OPTIMIZE Destination Drive Selection Copying a Project COPY Selecting a New Destination Drive ERASE Erasing a Project SPLIT Splitting a Project COMBINE Combining Two Projects How COMBINE Works BACKUP Backing Up a Project RECOVER Recovering Backup Data IMPORT Importing a Song from an Earlier V-Studio EXPORT How Export Works Exporting a VS-2480 Project Drive Operations Disk Maintenance Fragmentation Is My Hard Drive Fragmented? How Can I Prevent Fragmentation? What Is Fragmentation? About Partition Sizes What Gets Formatted Format Drive Formatting a Hard Drive Clear Partition Clearing a Drive/Partition Drive Check Understanding the Drive Check Report About Drive Checks Repair Capabilities Running Drive Check Page 8The Home Screen Display Pop-Up Menu Button Elements of the Home Screen Current Channel Display PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 Knob Display Meters Display How the VS-2480 Meters Show Signals Pre- and Post-Fader Level Metering How Loud Is Too Loud? Position Bar Tracks Display Timeline V-Track Map Zooming In and Out on the Playlist Expanded Playlist Views Meter Switches Input Peak Indicators Current Time Location Display Clock, Calendar Changing Your Current Location in a Project Using the Fader/Pan Display About The ID Buttons The F/P Switches Page 9Working with Input Signals Avoiding Feedback About XLR Connectors Making Analog Connections Phantom Power To Set an Analog Input Level Setting Analog Input Levels To Turn an XLR Input Jacks Phantom Power On or Off Digital Input Signals Activating R-BUS 2, Coaxial or Optical Digital Inputs Selecting the Desired Digital Inputs Digital Connections Digital Considerations The Master Clock Bit Depth Sample Rates Who Should Supply the Master Clock? Designating the Master Clock for Digital Audio Input Completing the Master/Slave Setup Recording S/P DIF-Format Digital Input Signals Routing Input Signals to Input Channels Choosing an Input Patching Screen How Input Connections Work Connecting Input Signals to Input Channels Patching Input Connections Two by Two 10Using the Digital Mixer Switching Between Input, Track, Aux and FX Channels Changing Channels Channel Selection To Reset a Channels Fader and Pan Setting a Fader to Unity Gain and Centering its Panning About the Channel Faders Using the PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 Knobs Setting Dynamics and EQ Parameters for One Channel Activating Knob Control of Channel Panning Adjusting Stereo Positioning The KNOB/FDR ASSIGNAUX SEND 1-8 Button To Set What the KNOB/FADER ASSIGN Feature Controls To Turn the KNOB/FADER ASSIGN Feature On and Off Activating Knob or Fader Control of Any Channel Parameter Controlling a Parameter of Your Choice Activating Knob or Fader Control of Aux Send Levels The MASTER Fader Muting and Soloing Channel Signals While Mixing While Recording Mute Mode Soloing Channels in Solo Mode Solo Mode Muting Channels in Mute Mode Scenes Storing a Scene Basic Scene Operations Editing Scenes Protecting a Channels Settings When a Scene is Recalled Recalling a Scene in Safe Mode Scenes in Safe Mode Storing a Scene in Safe Mode Clearing a Scene in Safe Mode Resetting Mixer Parameters Page 11Input and Track Channel Tools How the CH EDIT Screens Are Organized Viewing a CH EDIT Screen The CH EDIT Screens The CH EDIT VIEW Screen 1. STATUS (track channel only) 4. PlyMod (track channel only) 3. PhrPAD (track channel only) 2. V.Trk (track channel only) 5. ChLink 6. AUX Send Controls 1-8 7. ATT 9. EQ 8. DYNAMICS 10. Channel Output Meter 11. Channel Output Meter Pre/Post Switch 14. PHASE 13. FADER 12. MIX 15. GROUP 16. F.LINK To Assign Channels to a Fader Group: 17. FX INS 21. PAN 20. MUTE 19. SOLO The DYN Screen Whats a Compressor? The Basic Mechanics of Dynamics Processing What is Dynamics Processing? Whats an Expander? 3. Ratio 2. DYN Type 1. Dynamics Sw 4. Threshold Threshold and Ratio Settings for a Compressor 5. AutoGain 9. KeyIn 8. Level 7. Release 10. Graphic Dynamics Display 11. IN/OUT/GR Meters The EQ Screen What Is EQ? The Basic Mechanics of an Equalizer The EQ Screen Frequency-Based Tools The Basic Mechanics of a Filter 1. EQ Sw 5. Filter 4. Interactive EQ Display 3. EQ Meters 6. Low Band EQ 9. High Band EQ 8. Hi-Mid Band EQ 7. Lo-Mid Band EQ Page The CH EDIT ASSIGN Screen Parameter View Page Assorted CH EDIT Tools The DYN and EQ Screen RESET Buttons The CH EDIT VIEW CpyPRM Button Page 12Working with Input Channels Routing Linked Stereo Input Channels Introduction to Input Channel Routing Routing an Input Channel Signal to a Track Quick-Routing Input Channels to Tracks When an Input Channel is Routed to a Track How the FADER Buttons Act in Quick Routing To Quick-Route an Input Signal to a Track Input Signal Routing on the EZ ROUTING VIEW Screen Input Channel Signals and the Main Mix Routing an Input Channel Signal to a Direct Bus Sending an Input Channels Signal into the Main Mix Adding an Input Channels Signal to the Main Mix Page 13Operating the Hard Disk Recorder Special Transport Buttons The Main Transport Buttons The Transport Buttons How the TRACK STATUS Buttons Work The TRACK STATUS Buttons Recording Recording a New Track Set Up Your Monitoring and Shape the Signal to Taste Set Up Your Routing Playback Using Jump Moving Through a Project Playing Back Recorded Tracks Looped Playback Setting Loop Points Using Markers Setting Loop Points Using Locators Setting Loop Points While a Project Is Playing Vari Pitch Playback Activating Vari Pitch Preview Pinpointing an Event with the PREVIEW Buttons Setting the PREVIEW TO and FROM Times Scrub Finding an Event with Microscopic Precision Using Scrub Setting Scrub Times Locators Basic Locator Operations Editing Locators Other Locator Operations Clearing a Locator Switching Automatically to Locator Mode Recalling a Locator in Safe Mode Locators in Safe Mode Markers Placing a Marker Using PREVIOUS and NEXT Using the Locate to Marker Window Moving the Timeline to a Marker Clearing Markers Editing Markers Clearing All Markers at Once Clearing a Marker in the Clear Marker Window Punching Before You Punch Simple Monitoring Punching In and Out Manually Setting Auto Punch Points When a Project Isnt Playing Auto-Punching Setting Auto Punch Points While a Project Is Playing Editing Auto Punch IN and OUT Points Manually Setting Auto Punch Points Using Markers Setting Auto Punch Points Using Locators Performing an Auto Punch 14Working with Track Channels Bouncing The Mechanics of Bouncing First Things First Mono and Stereo Bouncing Link the Destination Tracks For a Stereo Bounce Quick-Routing a Bounce Routing Tracks for a Bounce Setting Up EZ Routing for a Bounce Page Listening as You Bounce Mixing the Bounce Set Up the Destination Tracks Listening to the Destination Track Channels Performing the Bounce Sending a Track Channels Signal to a Direct Bus The Mechanics of Mixing Mixing Routing a Track to a Direct Bus Page Page 15The Aux and Direct Busses When Would You Use an Aux Bus? Aux Bus Overview Aux Busses Sending a Signal to an Aux Bus Metering Aux Bus and Direct Bus Levels Aux Bus Levels Stereo Aux Busses Configuring an Aux Bus from a CH EDIT VIEW Screen Configuring an Aux Bus from a MASTER EDIT Screen Conguring an Aux Bus Direct Busses External Insert-Like Effects Sending Tracks to Outputs When Would You Use a Direct Bus? Sending a Signal to a Direct Bus Conguring a Direct Bus Metering Direct Bus Levels Direct Bus Levels Aux Bus/Direct Bus Strategy Sending Signals to Tracks Sending Signals to External Devices Routing Aux and Direct Busses to Internal Effects Creating a Headphone Mix Using an Aux Bus To Set Up an Aux Bus Headphone Mix Page 16Using Effects Play Now, Learn Later Setting Up an Internal Loop Effect Using Loop Effects The Mechanics of a Loop Effect Send Signals to the Effect Configure the Aux or Direct Bus Route an Aux or Direct Bus to the Selected Effect Setting Up an External Loop Effect Inserting an Effect Where Effects are Inserted Input and Track Channel Insert Effects Where Theyre Used Inserting Effects on an Input or Track Channel Insert Routing Tips MASTER Bus Insert Effects Inserting Effects on the MASTER Bus Where Effects are Inserted Selecting, Editing and Saving Effect Patches About the BYPASS Switch Information in the Effect Boxes The EFFECT VIEW Screen The Algorithm View Screen Selecting Effect Patches Preset and User Effect Patches Match the Patch to the Processor Effect Patch Prefixes, Numbers and Names Starting from Scratch Editing Effect Patches Editing an Effect Patch Preserving Patch Edits Effect and Direct Level Settings Saving Effect Patches Saving an Effect Patch Speaker Modeling Using Speaker Modeling Microphone Modeling Using Microphone Modeling 17Working with FX Return Channels FX Return CH EDIT Tools The FX Return Channel Fader What Does an FX Return Channel Do? The Main FX Return CH EDIT Screen 4. GROUP 3. MONO Sw 2. EFFECT Algorithm Display Page 11. MIX 13. AUX Send Controls 12. FADER Routing Effects to Tracks Quick Routing an FX Return Channel FX Return Routing on the EZ Routing VIEW Screen Adding Effects to a Headphone Mix 18Editing Tracks Phrases and Regions Editing Concepts and Overview Edit Points FROM and TO IN and OUT Edit Point Flags Performing Edits The Appearance of Selected Tracks, Phrases and Regions Where Editing Takes Place The Wave Display Choosing the Right Editing Screen Editing Methods What Each Editing Method Offers Edit Messages Editing with a Mouse The Edit Pop-Up Menu Placing Edit Points with Your Mouse Selecting a Track with Your Mouse Selecting Phrases By Clicking or Dragging Your Mouse Selecting Regions by Dragging Your Mouse Selecting Phrases from the SELECT PHRASE Pop-Up Menu Selecting Regions From the SELECT TRACK Pop-Up Menu Moving Data by Dragging with Your Mouse Copying Data by Dragging with Your Mouse Snapping to Grid Position Cursors Performing an Edit Operation From the Edit Pop-Up Menu Editing with the TRACK EDIT Buttons Selecting Phrases and Regions with the VS-2480s Buttons Selecting a Track Using the VS-2480s Buttons Configuring the Behavior of the IN, OUT, FROM and TO Buttons Moving or Copying Data Using the TRACK EDIT Buttons Performing an Editing Operation with the TRACK EDIT Buttons Editing from the TRACK Menu Sources and Destinations in the TRACK Menu The Appearance of TRACK Menu Screens How the TRACK Menu Is Organized Performing an Edit Operation from the TRACK Menu Quick-Selecting from the TRACK Menu About Selection in the TRACK Menu Placing Edit Points on a TRACK Menu Operation Screen Page Selection Using the TRACK Menus Onscreen Selection Tools Page Page 19Phrase Editing Operations Why Youd Use Phrase COPY COPY Times Overlap Quantize MOVE Why Youd Use Phrase TRIM IN TRIM IN Quantize TRIM OUT SPLIT DELETE Take Why Youd Use Phrase NEW NEW Why Youd Use Phrase NORMALIZE DIVIDE NORMALIZE NAME Take Mngr 20Region Editing Operations Why Youd Use Region COPY COPY About Tracks Recorded with the CDR Recording Mode +Insert Times MOVE INSERT +Insert Why Youd Use Region MOVE CUT Why Youd Use Region ERASE COMP/EXP. ERASE Why Youd Want to Use Region COMP/EXP. Amp Pitch TYPE IMPORT DESTINATION SOURCE Why Youd Use Region IMPORT EXCHANGE ARRANGE Creating a New Playlist Placing and Activating a New Playlist NAME Why Youd Use Region NAME 21Using the Phrase Pads FADER AUX1 AUX 2 FX 2FX1 FX 3 FX 4 FX 5 FX 6 FX 7 FX 8 Understanding the Phrase Pads Setting Up a Phrase Pad Phrase Pad Setup What a Phrase Pad Plays Sequencing a Phrase Pad Performance The PHRASE SEQUENCE Screens Navigating to the PHRASE SEQUENCE Screens What the Appearance of Sequenced Data Means Phrase Sequencer Undo Turning On the Phrase Sequencer Playlist Grid The Phrase Sequencer Grid Realtime Phrase Sequencing Phrase Sequencing in Realtime Step Entry Phrase Sequencing Using Step Entry with AutoLoc Phrase Sequencing Using Step Entry without AutoLoc Phrase Pad Button Summary Editing a Phrase Sequence Phrase Sequence Editing Tools Phrase and Region Editing of Phrase Sequenced Data Quantizing Phrase Sequence Data Micro-Editing Sequencer Data Using Tie, Rest and BackStep Controlling the Sound of Sequenced Tracks Phrase Sequence Bouncing Bouncing Phrase Sequence Tracks 22Working with the VS-2480 Outputs S/P DIF Stereo Output Connectors Digital Output Connectors Analog Output Jacks Routing a Pair of Busses to a Pair of Outputs Output Signal Routing Bus Routing Track Direct Outs Routing a Pair of Tracks to a Pair of Outputs Setting Up Pre or Post Track Direct Outputs 23EZ Routing Navigating the EZ ROUTING Screens The EZ ROUTING Screens EZ ROUTING VIEW Screen The EZ ROUTING PATCH BAY Screen Making Connections on the EZ ROUTING VIEW Screen The EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN Screen Making Connections on the EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN Screen Making Connections on the LOOP EFFECT ASSIGN Screen The EZ ROUTING LOOP EFFECT ASSIGN Screen EZ Routing Tools Saving and Loading EZ Routing Templates Saving an EZ Routing Template The Type of Settings a Template Contains Loading an EZ Routing Template Page 24MIDI and Synchronization The MIDI PARAMETER Screen VS-2480 MIDI Basics MIDI Operations V.FaderThe VS-2480 MIDI Control Surface Using the VS-2480 as a MIDI Control Surface Remote MIDI Control of the VS-2480 Remote Control of the VS-2480 with SysEx Messages Changing Scenes via MIDI Changing Effect Patches via MIDI Remote Control of the VS-2480 with Control Change Messages Remote MIDI Storage of VS-2480 Settings Sending SysEx Bulk Dump Data Receiving SysEx Bulk Dump Data MIDI Metronome Setting Up a MIDI Metronome Synchronization What Do We Mean By Timing Reference? Master/Slave Basic Synchronization Concepts About MTC/SMPTE Frame Rates MMC Synchronization with Tempo Changes The SYNC PARAMETER Screen Working with a Sync Track Creating a Sync Track Automatically Generating a Sync Track from Markers Recording a Sync Track from an External Device Working with a Tempo Map The TEMPO MAP CONVERT Window The Tempo Map Screen The Elements of a Tempo Map Shaping a Tempo Map By Hand Creating a Tempo Map from Markers Syncing an External Device to the VS-2480 Setting Up the VS-2480 as the Sync Master Setting Up the VS-2480 as a Sync Slave Syncing the VS-2480 to an External Device Shifting the Project Start Time Starting Synchronized Playback with the VS-2480 as Slave When the VS-2480 is the Slave Exchanging Digital Audio Data During Synchronization Page 25Surround Surround Formats What is Surround? How the VS-2480 Delivers Surround Turning on Surround Mode Positioning a Signal in the Surround Field Adjusting Master Surround Bus Levels Page 26Automix How is Automix Recorded? How Automix Works Automated Recording The AUTOMIX Screen The AUTOMIX STATUS Area Activating Automix Mode The AUTOMIX STATUS Buttons Recording Automix Data Realtime Automix Recording Realtime Punching of Automix Data AUTOMIX STATUS Button Punching Merging New and Old Automix Data Snapshot Recording of Parameter Values Taking a Snapshot The AUTOMIX EDIT Screen Playing Back Automix Data Automix Editing Concepts Editing Automix Data Targeting Automix Data Automix Undo F2 (ALL) and F3 (MARK) How Does Automix Editing Work? Automix Editing Methods Automix Editing with the TRACK EDIT Buttons Automix Editing with the Mouse Automix Editing Operations MOVE COPY About Moving and Deleting Automix Data INSERT ERASE CUT COMP/EXP. GRADATION Micro-Editing Automix Data Micro-Editing Automix Data Undoing an Automix Micro-Edit Creating a New Automix Event Deleting an Automix Event 27Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations What Kind of Audio Can Be Burned on a CD Important Mastering Concepts Mixing for Mastering Whats Recorded on an Audio CD CD Disk Images About Mastering Tracks What is the Mastering Room? Multi-Project Compilation CDs Understanding CD Track Markers Working in the VS-2480 Mastering Room Selecting the Mastering Tracks Recording Mode Selecting the Mastering Room Operating Mode Turning On the Mastering Room Selecting the Mastering V-Tracks Building Mastering Tracks Selection-by-Selection Using the Mastering Tool Kit Recording Mastering Tracks Stretching Effects Editing Mastering Tracks Placing CD Track Markers About CD Track Marker Numbering What CD Track Markers Look Like Placing CD Track Markers CD-R/RW Operations Finalizing Track at Once or Disk at Once? Creating an Audio CD Making Sure You Have Enough Space Burning an Audio CD Page Erasing a CD-RW Disk If You Encounter Error Messages During CD Burning Playing an Audio CD The CD Player Feature .WAV File Importing The WAV IMPORT Screen ISO 9660 CDs Converting .WAV Files Importing a .WAV File Exporting Tracks and Phrases as .WAV Files Exporting Tracks as .WAV Files Exporting Phrases as .WAV Files Burning Exported .WAV Files to CD 28Utility Menu Parameters The Main UTILITY Menu Screen SYSTEM DISPLAY SECTION EXT LEVEL METER (MB-24) PHANTOM SW DRIVE VGA GLOBAL CD DIGITAL REC PREVIOUS/NEXT SW KNOB/FDR ASSIGN SW SWITCHING TIME LOCATOR/SCENE TYPE PAN KNOB AUTODisp EDIT MESSAGE UNDO MESSAGE OPERATION DISPLAY PROJECT DIGITAL I/0 DISPLAY PLAYREC FADE LENGTH PREVIEW TO LENGTH and PREVIEW FROM LENGTH MIDI SCRUB LENGTH SOLO/MUTE TYPE SYNC TEMPO Metronome METRONOME OUT Programming the Metronomes Beat Box TONE TYPE METRONOME MODE AUTO PUNCH/LOOP LOCATE MARKER V.FDR Generator Oscillator/ANALYZER SURROUND Metering on the GENERATOR/OSCILLATOR Screen Analyzer Understanding the Spectrum Analysis Display Powering the Spectrum Analysis Display Setting Up the Spectrum Analysis Display Analyzing Your Speakers and Room DATE/TIME Resetting Mixer and UTILITY Parameters Parameter Initialization Phrase Sequencer R-BUS Page 29Expanding the VS-2480 Installation Precautions Installing a VS8F-2 Effect Expansion Board Page Connecting a CD-R/RW Drive to the VS-2480 Connecting a Zip Drive to the VS-2480 Attaching an MB-24 Level Meter Replacing the VS-2480s Battery Connecting the MB-24 to the VS-2480 Page Installing A New Internal Hard Drive Installation Precautions Page Page Supplemental Information INPUT SELECT INPUT CH STATUS 1-8 DIF-AT Settings Using a Roland DIF-AT With a TASCAM DA Series Device With an ADAT ADA-7000 Settings PHANTOM +48V 1-8 FRONT PANEL CONTROL INPUT SENS 1-8 AE-7000 Settings INPUT STATUS A-D CLOCK SOURCE DIGITAL OUT TYPE VSR-880 Settings Using the VS-2480 with a VM-7000 Mixing System Setting Up the VM-7200/VM-7100 Setting Up the VS-2480 Using a Roland VE-7000 Using the VE-7000 Connecting the VE-7000 FLEX BUS Area EQ Area SURROUND, CH VIEW, MAIN CUE Areas Roland MB-24 Notes Factory EZ Routing Templates Recording Template Bouncing Template Mixdown Template Mastering Template Surround 2+2 Template Surround 3+1 Template Page Surround 3+2+1 Template VS-2480 Tick Resolution Table MIDI Channels and Control Change Maps Page Page V-Fader Control Messages Supplemental Information Input and track channel parameters 410 www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owners Manual Automix Parameter List Supplemental Information Effect 1-8 parameters Direct bus parameters Aux bus parameters V-Studio Song/VS-2480 Project Compatibility Level Values Parameter Translations Recording Mode Tables Busses Attenuator Effect Patches EQ Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index Symbols A Numerics B C Page D E Page F G H I J K L M Page N O P Page Page Q R S Page T Page U V W X Z Page Page Page Page As of December 10, 2005 (ROLAND) Information distributor in your country as shown below. 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