Table of Contents

Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com 9

Table of Contents

Step-by-Step Instruction Finder 20

1—Welcome 27

About this Manual .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
How the

VS-2480 Owner’s Manual

is Organized ................................................................................................. 27
Names ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Note, Tip, Glossary and Warning Icons ............................................................................................................... 28
Other Documents in the VS-2480 Box .......................................................................................................................... 29
Getting More Help .......................................................................................................................................................... 29
The Roland US Web site ......................................................................................................................................... 29
The Roland US Faxback System ............................................................................................................................ 29
Roland US Product Support ................................................................................................................................... 29

2—Getting Around 31

The Top Panel of the VS-2480 ........................................................................................................................................ 31
Analog Input Jacks .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Monitor/Display Controls ..................................................................................................................................... 32
Channel Strips .......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Display Area ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
TRACK EDIT Area .................................................................................................................................................. 37
EZ ROUTING, AUTOMIX, CD-RW/MASTERING and MENU Buttons ....................................................... 39
General Controls ...................................................................................................................................................... 41
SCRUB, PREVIEW and Transport Buttons .......................................................................................................... 42
LOCATOR/MARKER/SCENE Area ................................................................................................................... 44
The Rear Panel of the VS-2480 ...................................................................................................................................... 46

3—Introduction to the VS-2480 51

What’s Inside the VS-2480? ............................................................................................................................................ 51
Input Jacks and Connectors .................................................................................................................................... 51
The Mixing Console ................................................................................................................................................. 52
The Internal Effects .................................................................................................................................................. 54
The Hard Disk Recorder ......................................................................................................................................... 55
Output Jacks and Connectors ................................................................................................................................ 55
Signal Flow ....................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Projects .............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Busses in the VS-2480 ..................................................................................................................................................... 57
What’s a Bus? ............................................................................................................................................................ 57
Achieving Perfect Levels ................................................................................................................................................ 58
What’s “Clipping?” ................................................................................................................................................. 58
How Do I Get Good Levels? .................................................................................................................................. 58
The Importance of Backing Up ..................................................................................................................................... 59

4—Setting Up and Basic Operations 61

Things You’ll Need ......................................................................................................................................................... 61
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