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1—Welcome

Congratulations on the purchase of your Roland VS-2480 Digital Studio Workstation.
The VS-2480 will allow you to take your music—or any other kind of sound—from the
first spark of inspiration to completed recording.
Although the VS-2480 is designed to be simple to operate, the sheer number of tools it
provides do require some introduction and explanation. That’s what the
VS-2480
Owner’s Manual
is for. Of course, what you do with these tools is up to you and your
imagination.
If you’ve purchased a VS8F-2 Effect Board, MB-24 Meter Bridge, VS-CDRII/CD-RACK
or VE-7000 for your VS-2480—or would like to attach a Zip® drive—you may want see
Chapter 29, beginning on Page 379 before reading the
Owner’s Manual
.
Your VS-2480 is an extremely reliable device. However, there’s no guarantee against
data loss due to improper use of the VS-2480 or unforeseen events. Roland Corporation
assumes no liability concerning such loss of data.

About this Manual

How the

VS-2480 Owner’s Manual

is Organized
The
VS-2480 Owner’s Manual
explains the VS-2480 ‘s architecture, features, operations
and settings. It also provides application suggestions and presents step-by-step
procedures. To get the most from your VS-2480, we recommend reading the entire
manual. The structure of the manual generally reflects the order in which a typical
signal flows through the VS-2480, with extra explanations for beginners at the front.
If you’d like to get to work immediately, you may first want to:
set the VS-2480’s internal clock and calendar
—The VS-2480 time-stamps each
recording to make it easy for you to keep track of your work. See Page 65 for
instructions.
connect a mouse, ASCII keyboard and VGA monitor
—See Page 64 for more information.
Here’s where you’ll find some instructions that describe how to perform some basic
operations:
“Creating a New Project”
—Page 98
“Recording a New Track”
—Page 179
“Backing Up a Project”
—Page 106
“Inserting Effects on an Input or Track Channel”
—Page 217
“Setting Up an Internal Loop Effect”
—Page 213
“Mixing”
—Page 202
These procedures will get you up and running, but, of course, they’re no substitute for
actually reading the manual and really learning how the VS-2480’s features work.
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