Roland Vs-880 Making a new recording, Specifying the recording mode Song New

Chapter 3 Basic operation (as a replacement for a tape MTR)

Making a new recording

It is not possible to make a new recording while the demo song is selected. In order to record, you will have to prepare a new song. On a cassette tape MTR, this corresponds to inserting a new cassette tape.

■Specifying the recording mode

(Song New)

The VS-880 allows you to create up to 200 songs on one disk drive. To create a new song on the currently selected disk drive, use the following procedure.

1.Press [SONG], use PARAMETER [ ][ ] to get the “SNG Song New?” display, and press [YES].

2.The display will indicate “SNG SampleRate=,” so use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the sample rate (48, 44.1, 32 kHz). If you will be recording digital audio sig- nals from an external digital audio device, set this para- meter to match the sample rate of the external device.

3.Press PARAMETER [ ]. The display will show “Record Mode=,” so use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the record mode.

4.Press [YES]. A confirmation message of “SNG Create NewSong ?” will appear, so press [YES] twice. To can- cel, press [NO].

When the new song has been created, you will auto- matically return to Play condition, and the created song will be selected.

< Recording mode >

On the VS-880, the recording mode setting allows you to select a sound quality appropriate for the material being recorded and a recording time appropriate for the remain- ing capacity of your disk drive. This recording mode set- ting is set when you create a new song. The following recording modes are available. Use the mode appropriate for your situation.

*The recording mode cannot be changed after a song has been recorded.

Mastering (MAS): Of the four modes, this provides the highest sound quality; equal to a CD player or a DAT recorder. However a song for which this mode is selected will function as a 6-track recorder (tracks 1Ð6). Tracks 7Ð8 cannot be used. This mode is suitable for a recording in which you will use mainly 2-channel stereo editing.

Multitrack 1 (MT1): While preserving high sound quality, the recording time will be approximately twice that of ÒmasteringÓ mode. This mode is suitable for when you will be doing a lot of track bouncing.

Multitrack 2 (MT2): While preserving high sound quality, this mode offers longer recording times than Òmultitrack 1.Ó Normally you should use this mode.

Live (LIV): Of the for modes, this allows the longest recording times. For example if you are recording 4 tracks onto a 1 G byte disk, this mode allows more than 2 hours of continuous recording. Since this mode allows long record- ing without worrying about disk drive capacity, it is espe- cially suitable for recording a live performance.

< Recording time >

When you create a new song, you must set the Sample Rate in addition to the Recording Mode. The recording times for each setting are as follows (1 G byte capacity, 1 track).

Recording mode	Sample rate
	48.0 kHz	44.1 kHz	32.0 kHz
Mastering	185 minutes	202 minutes	278 minutes
Multitrack 1	371 minutes	404 minutes	557 minutes
Multitrack 2	495 minutes	539 minutes	742 minutes
Live	594 minutes	646 minutes	891 minutes

*The above-listed recording times are approximate. Times may be slightly shorter depending on the specifi- cations of the disk drive and on the number of songs that were created.

< If the display indicates “Disk Too Slow!” >

If this message appears while recording or playing back a song, the disk drive was not able to keep up with the rate at which the data needed to be written or read. In this case, create a new song with a lower sample rate or recording mode than the current song, and try the record- ing once again.

< Song numbers >

Newly created songs will be given a name such as ÒInitSong 001.Ó The number following the name is the song number. This name can be modified later.

On the VS-880, songs on each disk drive are managed by their song number. A newly created song will be assigned the lowest unused song number. For example if the cur- rent drive contains songs up to song number 5, a newly created song will be number 6. If an earlier-numbered song had been erased, the new song would have that number.

■Naming the song (Song Name)

When you create a song, it will automatically be given a name like ÒInitSong001.Ó However this makes it difficult to remember what song it is. We recommend that you assign a unique name to your song so that data management will be easier.

1.Press [SONG] several times until “SNG Song Name/Prtct?” appears.

2.Press [YES].

The name of the song (Song Name) will appear.

3.Move the cursor so that the character that you wish to modify will blink. Use CURSOR[ ][ ].

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