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Glossary

24-bit

The VS-2480 captures and plays audio digitally as 24-bit data. 24-bit recording is the current
industry standard for pro-quality digital audio. See “Bit depth.”

Analog audio

Analog audio is a type of electrical signal in which sound is represented by varying
amounts of voltage. Cassettes and vinyl records contain analog audio. Analog audio signals
are converted back into sound by speakers.

ASCII

Short for “American Standard Code for Information Exchange.” A universally recognized
standard for representing characters, numbers and symbols. Most computer keyboards are
ASCII keyboards.

Audio

A technical word for “sound.”

Automix

Automix is the VS-2480’s automated mixing system. It records and plays back changes you
make to the VS-2480’s mixer settings. See Chapter 26.

Auto Punch

The VS-2480’s Auto Punch feature automatically starts and stops recording for you when
you’re punching, by storing your punch-in and -out points. See “Punching.”

Aux bus

An Aux bus—short for “Auxiliary bus”—is a pathway that can carry multiple signals to a
destination. In the VS-2480, an Aux bus is used most often as the pathway input and track
channel signals travel to get to the VS-2480’s internal effects. The VS-2480��s eight Aux
busses can also carry signals to outputs on their way to external devices such as headphone
amplifiers and external effect processors.

Back up

To “back up” is to make a copy of project data and to store the copy on an external
medium—such as a CD-R or CD-RW disk—for safekeeping. This copy is called a “backup.”
Backing up is extremely important to safeguard against unexpected events. To play or work
on a project that’s been backed up, it must be “recovered” by the VS-2480.
Throughout the

VS-2480 Owner’s Manual

, we’ve noted terms that may be unfamiliar to
beginners, using the symbol to the left. This glossary provides basic definitions for these
terms. You’ll find a second glossary in the

VS-2480 Appendices

with definitions for additional
terms with which you may not be familiar.
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