Roland Vs-880 Adjusting the send level and balance for all effects, Chapter

Chapter 1 Trying out the expanded functions

Chapter 1

Vnt.Cn: Vintage condenser mic.

Use for vocals or acoustic instruments etc.

Flat: Mic with flat frequency response.

For cancelling the characteristics of the mic used for recording.

*When you select a condenser-type mic simulator, the low range response is strengthened. This may cause noise transmitted from the mic stand to be emphasized. In this case, either use a bass cut filter to cut the unwanted low range, or equip the mic stand that you use at the time of recording with an isolation mount (a mic holder that uses rubber etc. to absorb vibration).

Phase

Normally you will set this to Normal.

In cases such as when mics are placed both in front of and behind the instrument for recording, setting one of them to Invert will produce a solid sound with a unified phase.

LMA/LMB (Limiter channel A / channel B)

Limiter	Off, On
Freq	Thru, 20Ð2000 Hz
Level	-60Ð24 dB
Thrsh	-60Ð0 dB
Attack	0Ð100
Release	0Ð100

Limiter

Turn the limiter on/off. If this is off, the following items will not be displayed.

Freq (Frequency)

Adjust the cutoff frequency of the level detection section. With a setting of Thru, this will operate as a conventional limiter.

Level

Adjust the output level.

Normal: Same phase as the input

Invers: Opposite phase as the input

BCA/BCB (Bass cut filter channel A / channel B)

BassCut Off, On

Freq Thru, 20Ð2000 Hz

< Bass cut filter >

This is a filter that cuts unwanted low range noise, such as pops. It simulates the bass cut switch that is found on some mics.

BassCut (Bass cut)

Turn the bass cut on/off. If this is off, the following items will not be displayed.

Freq (Frequency)

Normally you will select Thru, and you can adjust the fre- quency if the attack contains a section of low volume.

DSA/DSB (Distance channel A / channel B)

Distance	Off, On
Prox.Fx	-12Ð+12
Time	0Ð3000 cm

< Distance (proximity effect) >

Microphones have a characteristic which causes the low frequency range to be boosted when the sound source is nearby. This setting simulates this phenomenon.

Distance

Turn Distance on/off. If this is off, the following items will not be displayed.

Prox.Fx (Proximity effects)

Adjust the low frequency response that is affected by the mic distance from the sound source. Adjustment in the [+] direction will move the mic closer to the sound source, and in the [-] direction will move it away from the sound source.

Time

This simulates the time difference due to distance from the sound source.

Thrsh (Threshold)

Adjust the level at which the limiter will begin to function.

Attack

Adjust the time from when the input level exceeds the threshold level until the limiter begins to be applied.

Release

Adjust the time from when the input level falls below the threshold level until the limiter ceases to apply.

■Adjusting the send level and

balance for all effects

You can now adjust the overall send level and balance of each effect without affecting the effect send level (VS8F-1 ownerÕs manual p.9) and effect pan (VS8F-1 ownerÕs manu- al p.9) that were set for each channel.

1.Press [EDIT(SOLO)] several times until the “MST EFF1 SND Lev=” display appears.

This display will not appear (the setting cannot be made) if EFFECT-1 is inserted into another channel, or inserted into the MASTER OUT jack.

2.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

EFF1 SND Lev (Effect 1 send level)

Adjust the send level. The default value is 100.

3.Press PARAMETER [ ].

The display will indicate ÒMST EFF1 SND Bal=Ó.

This display will not appear (the setting cannot be made) if EFFECT-1 is inserted into another channel, or into the MASTER OUT jack.

4.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

EFF1 SND Bal (Effect 1 send balance)

Adjust the left/right volume balance. The initial value is 0 (center).

5.Press [PLAY(DISPLAY)].

You will return to Play condition.

The send level and balance can be adjusted for EFFECT-2 in the same way.

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