Roland Vs-880 Copying an 8-track MTR performance to the VS-880, FadeLength Fade length, Chapter

Chapter 11 Taking advantage of the VS-880 (ideas and examples)

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In the seams or breaks that occur when recording is begun or ended or when a phrase is copied, obtrusive noise may occur. The VS-880 fades-in and fades-out these breaks so that this noise will not be heard. If objectionable noise occurs, you can adjust the length of the fade-in and fade- out.

*It is not possible to set the fade-in/fade-out time to 0. Thus in some cases, such as if you copy a sustained sound such as strings and use it elsewhere, the break may be even more noticeable than if there had been no fade.

1.Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS System PRM ?” appears.

2.Press [YES].

3.Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until “FadeLength” appears.

4.Specify the fade-in/fade-out time. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

FadeLength (Fade length)

When recording is begun or ended, unpleasant noise may occur. So that this noise is not heard when the song is played back, the VS-880 fades the start and end of the recording in and out. This parameter sets the fade in/out time (2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 ms).

*The Fade Length that was specified on a VS-880 Ver.1 will be modified as follows when the system is expand- ed. Reset the value as necessary.

Ver.1 V-XPANDED

102

2010

3020

4030

5040

-50

5.Press [PLAY(DISPLAY)].

You will return to Play condition.

Copying an 8-track MTR performance to the VS-880

If you wish to re-record a recording of more than 4 channels from another MTR to the VS-880, it will not be possible to record all tracks at once. This means that in some cases, the recorded data will become skewed in time. This section explains how to correct the skew that may occur in such cases.

The VS-880 can record up to 4 track simultaneously. This means that, for example, if you wish to record from an 8- track MTR onto the VS-880, you will have to record in two passes of 4 channels each. If your MTR implements MTC (MIDI Time Code) or MMC (MIDI Machine Control), the MTR and the VS-880 can be synchronized for recording so that the timing of the two passes is identical. However if your MTR cannot be synchronized with the VS-880, the tim- ing at which recording begins will be slightly different.

In such cases, you should record a sound on all tracks which will act as a marker before re-recording the perfor- mance to the VS-880. The marker sound should be one that it is easy to cue to, such as a clock striking the hour. After recording all the data to the VS-880, you can slide the data of the tracks so that the marker sounds are precisely aligned, thus correcting any time deviation that the tracks may have.

Here, we will explain in broad outline the procedure for re- recording 8 tracks from an MTR to the VS-880. For details on each step, refer to the relevant pages given.

Marker sound

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

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