Roland VS-880EX owner manual About the Package Contents, Main Features

Preparations

About the Package Contents

The following items are included with the VS-880EX. Please check to make sure you have all the items.

•VS-880EX

•AC cord

•Quick Start

•Owner’s Manual (this manual)

•Appendices

Main Features

The Latest in Compact Home Studio

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The VS-880EX retains all of the features of Roland’s VS-880 workstation; a revolution in the world of the home studio, with the disk recorder, digital mixer, and multi effects systematically and more organically inte- grated. From when you start picking mics to when you actually record to mixdown, adding effects, and on to creating the master data for playing through a PA or mastering on a CD, you can get a handle on every aspect of the recording process with the VS- 880EX in your home studio.

Disk Recorder Section

The digital disk recorder section provides eight play- back tracks, and allows eight tracks to be recorded simultaneously. Each track has eight supplementary tracks (V-tracks), and each song can have two sets of these 64 tracks (8 tracks x 8 V-tracks). This means that a song can have a total of 128 tracks (64 V-tracks x 2 banks), giving you flexibility when you need to record multiple takes, or need a location for temporary stor- age for editing.

You can instantly find the location of sections in a song you want to hear repeatedly or places that you wish to record over (Locator) by placing marks at such points (Marker). These Markers are recalled by simple procedure, and you will never wait for any rewinding or fast-forwarding time.

The VS-880EX uses “non-destructive editing.” This allows you to cancel and recover up to 999 previous recording and editing operations (Undo/Redo).

Digital Mixer Section

You can store all mixer settings, including fader levels, pan, and effects. Stored settings can be recalled very simply, making it convenient in adjusting balances during mixdown and comparing mixes with effects.

Changes in settings over time, such as fader levels and pan, can also be stored (Auto Mix), so you can realize easy fade-ins and fade-outs in your mixes.

You can easily make the most appropriate mixer con- dition settings, including those for recording, track bouncing, and mixdown (EZ Routing).

Effects Section

A Effect is built in. This allows you to use up to two stereo effects when the VS-880 EX is used by itself.

The effect provides not only basic effects such as reverb and delay, but also effects ideal for vocals and guitar (such as guitar amp simulator) and even special effects such as RSS. The way in which each of these effects are organized by the 34 “algorithms” so that you can create new sounds easily.

The effect provides 210 read only effects setting (Preset Patches) which designed for various uses. In addition, the effect provides 100 read and write effects setting (User Patches) for changing and saving that contents. You can instantly switch between a variety of effects simply by selecting a patch.

Simple Operation

The VS-880EX can be operated as easily as convention- al multi-track recorders. You will be able to enjoy the advantages of home studio from the day that you pur- chase it.

The custom LCD screen provides visual confirmation of many settings at once. In particular, the bar display provides a graphical indication of the level meter, pan and fader settings, and the track record status.

The LCD screen is backlit and inclined, so it is easy to read when used on stage or wherever high visibility is required.

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