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6—Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder

This chapter describes the fundamentals of hard disk recording in the VS-2480. If you’re
new to hard disk recording, you’ll find all the basics here. We’ll explain:
• what a hard disk drive is.
• how a VS-2480 hard drive organizes data.
• how a hard drive must be prepared for use by the VS-2480.
• how the VS-2480 records audio on a hard drive.
• how the VS-2480 plays back audio recorded on a hard drive.
• non-destructive, pointer-based editing.
• what a VS-2480 phrase is.
• what a VS-2480 V-Track is.
• what a VS-2480 track is.
• what a VS-2480 region is.
Even experienced users should read about VS-2480 tracks and their contents: takes,
V-Tracks, phrases and regions. You’ll need to understand what each of these is to fully
master the VS-2480 editing capabilities. See Page 89.

VS-2480 Hard Disk Drives

What’s a Hard Drive?

A hard drive is a hardware mechanism that contains a rigid platter—that’s why it’s
called a “hard” drive—on which data is stored. A hard drive may also be referred to as a
“disk drive.” In the VS-2480, a hard drive stores all of your recordings and project
settings. It’s a great way to store and quickly retrieve data, and provides for some
amazing features, as we’ll see.
Your VS-2480 shipped from the Roland factory with an 30GB (gigabyte) IDE hard drive
installed. This provides lots of space for your projects. In addition, the VS-2480 offers a
25-pin SCSI connector to which you can connect a Zip drive or other compatible SCSI
device for backup and to provide additional storage space for project copies.
You can also attach a Roland-approved CD-RW drive to the rear-panel SCSI connector.
We strongly recommend purchasing a Roland VS-CDRII or CD-RACK for your
VS-2480, since either drive allows you to back up your data on inexpensive media and
to create your own audio CDs and CD-production masters. CD-RW operations are
described in Chapter 27.

Back up

,

recover

The VS-2480 requires an internal hard drive for project recording and playback. If you’d
like to replace the original drive with a second drive or a larger one, you can turn off the
VS-2480 and swap drives. You’ll need an HPD35-K20 mounting kit for the new drive,
purchased separately. You can use the kit with an ATA100 3.5” hard drive that has an
access time of 10ms or less—for a list of approved drives, see the Roland US Website.
You can’t power up and use the VS-2480 without an internal hard drive installed.
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