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Repairs and Data                
Maintenance
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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              
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                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
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                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
                  
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                Display Area
                TRACK EDIT Area
                 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5DELETEERASE Button                
4TRIM OUTCUT Button
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  14LOOP Button                
 
2AUTOMIX Button                
1EZ ROUTING Button
               
EZ ROUTING, AUTOMIX, CD-RW/MASTERING  and MENU Buttons                
 
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                General Controls
                 4EXIT/NO Button
3ENTER/YES Button                
2SHIFT Button
               
SCRUB, PREVIEW and Transport Buttons                
 
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  9RECAUTOMIX REC Button              
 
5 6                
3CLEAR Button
2MARKER Button                
1LOCATORBANK Button
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  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              
 
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                15R-BUS 1 and 2 DIGITAL 8ch I/O Jacks
                 16OPTICAL and COAXIAL Digital Audio Connectors
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                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            
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                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              
 
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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
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                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
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                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                
 
               
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                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            
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                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
               
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                The CH EDIT ASSIGN Screen
                 Parameter View
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                Assorted CH EDIT Tools
                 The DYN and EQ Screen RESET Buttons
The CH EDIT VIEW CpyPRM Button                
 
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                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
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                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            
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                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
               
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                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
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                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
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                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
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Selection Using the TRACK Menus Onscreen Selection Tools            
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                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
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                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                
 
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                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            
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                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
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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
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                29Expanding the VS-2480
                 Installation Precautions
Installing a VS8F-2 Effect Expansion Board                
 
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                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            
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Installing A New Internal Hard Drive                
Installation Precautions
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                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            
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                Surround 3+2+1 Template
               
VS-2480 Tick Resolution Table              
  MIDI Channels and Control Change Maps
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                V-Fader Control Messages
  Supplemental Information                
 
Input and track channel parameters                
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                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
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                Glossary
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               Index
Symbols                
A
Numerics                
 
              B
               
C            
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D              
 
E            
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F                
G
               
H                
I
              J
K                
L
              M
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              N
               
O                
P
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Q                
R
               
              S
            Page
              T
            Page
               
U              
 
V                
W
X                
Z
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