Making Digital Connections with Cakewalk, 177 | Roland VS-880EX

Chapter 14 Takein Advantages of the VS-880EX (idea and examples)

Making Digital Connections with Cakewalk

When you have a sound card (such as Audiomedia III or CardD) that features digital input and output connectors installed in your computer, you can connect Cakewalk and your VS-880EX digitally. This is convenient when, for example, you want to record the audio tracks from the VS-880EX to Cakewalk via a digital connection, edit the material in Cakewalk, and then send it back via the digital connection to the VS-880EX for mixdown. Be sure to read the owner’s manuals for Cakewalk as well as the sound card you are using.

About Sound Cards

Even when using the digital connections as described in the example, noise originating inside the computer in the vicinity of the sound card may be introduced into the sound. The level of noise will vary according to the com- puter’s exterior panels, interior boards, the condition of the cable connec- tions, etc. In general, high-performance sound cards that tend to resist this kind of noise better.

With sound cards that feature both analog and digital input and output, it may be necessary to set the card to use the digital input and output. After carefully reading the owner’s manual for your sound card, make the neces- sary settings to enable the sound card to use the digital input and output connectors.

About the Recording Mode

Even when using the digital connections as described in the example, since audio tracks are recorded from the VS-880EX to Cakewalk, edited, and then sent back to the VS-880EX, this can be likened to repeated track bouncing. Thus, we recommend that you to use a recording mode featuring higher quality sound, such as “MAS” or “MT1.”

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Roland VS-880EX owner manual Making Digital Connections with Cakewalk, 177, About Sound Cards, About the Recording Mode

Contents

Page Important Safety Instructions Using the Unit Safely Using the Unit Safely Placement Power SupplyMaintenance Additional Precautions Concerning Copyright Handling the Disk DriveAbout Scms Disclaimer of Liability Contents Using the Internal Effects Editing a Recorded Performance Track Editing Compatibility Making Global Settings and Checking Conditions Main Features About the Package Contents Preparations ConnectivitySubstantial Options Mixer Section Peak IndicatorsInput Knobs SELECT/CH Edit Select/Channel Edit buttons Preparations Status Buttons Edit Condition Buttons Recorder SectionLocator Button Numerics Button Preparations Transport Control Buttons Display section Marker # marker numberBar display Rear Panel Phones Jack Preparations Foot Switch JackMaster Jacks L, R AUX Send Jack a AUX Send Jack B Input Jacks Saving and Managing Data Managing Disk Contents Partitioning Sources, Tracks, and Channels Location Where a Performance is Recorded Song About Events Before You Start VS-880EX TerminologyExecute Song Store p Execute Song Optimize p Signal Flow Buses MIX Bus Recording BusEffect Bus AUX Bus MIX L/R Master Input Mixer Track Mixer Effect Return MixerChannel Switching the Fader Functions Master BlockDifferences with a Tape-Type MTR Track Minutes and Recording Time Auxiliary Tracks for Each Track Effects Section Connecting EffectsAbout the Effect Expansion Board Insert Before You Begin Turning On the PowerBefore You Finish Operations If You Have Trouble Understanding Displays or Operations Basic Operation Turning Off the PowerIf Store Current? is Displayed Restarting When System Condition is Selected Selecting Pages Contained in Functions SettingsBasic Operations on the VS- 880EX Display Each of the Condition Menus Select the Setting You Want to Change Switching Track ConditionsChange the Settings Values Execute the Operation Storing a Time Location Changing the Current TimeMoving in Frame Units Moving in Measure/Beat Units Making Fine Adjustments to Stored Locators Using the LocatorStoring Locators Moving to a Stored Time Location Basic Operation Deleting a Stored Time Location Using MarkersMarking a Time Location Moving the Location of Markers Basic Operation Moving the Location of Markers Making Fine Adjustments to Marked LocationsDeleting a Marked Location To Delete All Markers Simultaneously Recording Items Necessary for Multi-Track RecordingCreating a New Song Song New General Course of the Recording Process Connecting InstrumentsMulti-Track Recording If Drive Busy! is Displayed Recording to the Tracks To cancel track assignmentsSources Assigned to Tracks Viewing the Assign screen MIX Sw Mix Switch When You Are Recording in StereoContents of a recorded performance cannot be Saving a Recorded Performance Song Store Using the Record Button Manual Punch-In Using the Foot switch Manual Punch-InRecording Over a Portion Performance Punch-In/Punch-Out FootSw Foot switch icon Using Locators Making Fine Adjustments to the Punch-In Segment Multi-Track Recording Using MarkersRecording Procedure Specifying the Points While the Song Plays Back To Use Markers Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Area Loop Recording Making Fine Adjustments to the Loop Switching V-Track Bank Switching V-TracksRecording to Other Tracks Overdubbing Recording on V-Track Applying Effects to the Playback Using EffectsSelect an Effect Specify the Tracks for Playback Applying Effects While Recording Send/Return Applying Effects While Recording Insert FX1 Ins Effect 1 Insert Switch FX1 InsSend Effect 1Insert Send LevelFX1 InsRtn Effect 1 Insert Return Level Master L, R Items Necessary for Digital Recording Recording Digital SignalsMake the Digital Connections Match the Sample Rates Using YES/NO Using StatusSelect the Master Clock Select an Input Source Using the 3-Band Equalizer Adjusting the Tone EqualizerAdjusting the Equalizer Assign EQL Equalizer Low EQ Switch Equalizer SwitchIf the Display Indicates Not 3band EQ EQM Equalizer Mid EQH Equalizer High Combining the Contents of Tracks Track Bouncing Record and Check the Content Applying Reverb While Track BouncingSpecify the Track to Which the Effect is to be Applied EFFECT1 Effect 1 Send Select Switch Recording with DAT and MD Recorders Creating a Master TapePrepare for Mixdown To Record to a Cassette Tape Digital Copy Protect Digital Copy Protect Switch Protecting Songs Song ProtectAbout Effective Use Selecting a Song Song Select Protecting PerformancesTo Remove Song Protect Connecting the Effects Composition of the EffectsChanging the Source Sound Itself Insert Inserting with Input and Track Channels Using the Internal EffectsInserting an Effect into the Master Block Ins Send Insert Send Level MST FX1 INS Sw Master Effect 1 Insert Switch MST FX1 Ins Send Master Effect 1 Insert Send LevelMST FX1 Ins Rtn Master Effect 1 Insert Return Level Using the Internal Effects Settings for Each Channel Master Block Settings Send Level AdjustmentMaster Block Settings Return Level Adjustment Selecting Effects Patch RTN FX1 RTNLev Master Effect 1 Return LevelRTN FX1 RTNBal Master Effect 1 Return Balance Creating New Effects Sounds About AlgorithmsConvenient Operations When Saving to User Patches When Storing to a SceneAbout Effect Levels Storing a Scene Recording the Current Condition Mixer SceneRecalling a Scene Scene Storing Mixer Settings Making Mixer Settings Automatically EZ RoutingSYS Scene Mode Deleting a Scene Recalling Track Bouncing Settings Bouncing/Template Recalling Recording Settings Recording/Template Display parameter name Return Mixer Recalling Mixdown Settings Mixdown/Template Storing Recording Settings Recording/Step Edit Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Storing Track Bouncing Settings Bouncing/Step Edit Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixdown Settings Mixdown/Step Edit Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Saving the Current Routing User Routing Recalling User RoutingDeleting User Routings About Editing Operations Track EditAbout the Bar Display Repeating Performance Data Track Copy Editing a Recorded Performance Track Editing An Easy Way to Specify the Time Settings Using Frm EffectivelySt Start point Frm From point Moving Performance Data Track Move Exchanging Performance Data Between Tracks Track Exchange Track Exchange with a different V-track bank Inserting a Blank Space Into Performance Data Track Insert Len Length Deleting Performance Data Track Cut Erasing Performance Data Track Erase Erase End Type Pitch Mode Amplitude Before You Use a Zip Drive Connecting the Zip DriveHandling the Zip Drive Handling Zip Disks Initializing the Disk Drive Initialize Use with a Zip Drive100 Canceling Surface Scan Checking Disk Reliability101 102 Saving Performance Data to a Zip Drive Song CopyBacking Up Song Data with a CD-R Drive or DAT Recorder About Optimize 103 Saving a Song to a Single Disk PlayableCpyMode If Disk Memory Full Appears in the Display 104 To Load Data from Disks Drive Select Saving to Disks Store When You Cannot Save a Song to a Single Disk Archives105 Handling of Archives Copy Disks About power-save mode Loading Data From Disks Extract106 Before You Use a CD-RW Drive Connecting the CD-RW DriveHandling the CD-RW Drive Handling CD-RW Discs Use with a CD-RW Drive Creating an Audio CDItems Necessary for Creating an Audio CD Creating a Master Data Writing Songs to CD-R Discs 109Range 110 If Not 44.1k Song! Appears in the DisplayIf Please Insert Disc! Appears in the Display Arranging and Writing Multiple Songs To Disc Writing Additional Songs to the Disc111 If Blank Disc Appears in the Display Writing the Song Data Finalize 112To Delete Track Number Markers Saving Songs to CD-RW Discs CD-R Backup Arranging and Writing Songs Song Data113 Saving Songs to CD-RW Discs Items Necessary for CD-R Backup114 If a CD-RW Disc which Contains Data is Placed Loading Songs From CD-RW Discs How to Erase the Data in the CD-RW Disc115 Continue? appears and press no Synchronizing with Midi Sequencers Using MTCItems Necessary for Synchronization Master and Slave Use with Midi Devices Midi Thru Midi Thru SwitchSynchronization with the VS-880EX As the Reference Master 117 ErrLevel Error Level When using Midi sequencer software for personal computers118 Gen. Generator Synchronizing with an External Midi Device Using the Sync Track Master119 TimeDispFmt Time Display Format Recording Midi Clock Messages Use with Midi Devices What is the Sync Track?Synchronized Operation 120 What is a Tempo Map? Using the Tempo Map MasterCreating a Tempo Map 121 Tempo 122Measure Measure Beat Various Operations Related to Synchronized Operation Setting Markers Along with the TempoCreating a Sync Track from the Marker 123 124 Creating a Tempo Map from a Sync TrackTap Beat CV1=Tap→ S.Tr CV2=Tap→ T.Map 125 Creating a Sync Track Automatically When stopped Switching Track StatusUse with a Midi Controller During playback or recording Switching Effects Switching ScenesAdjusting Effects 127 About the Devices Used in DAT Backup Items Necessary for DAT BackupBefore Backing Up with DAT 128 Use with a DAT Recorder DAT Backup Saving Song Data to a DAT Recorder Backup129 Tape Len Tape Length Disk Capacity Needed for Backup Backup WaitTime Needed for Backup 130 Loading Performance Data From a DAT Recorder Recover131 Sel Digital In Select Canceling a DAT Recovery Operation in Progress When Canceling the Recover OperationWhen an Error is Found in the Song Data 132 Checking Names of Saved Performance Data Name133 134 135 VS-880 → VS-880EX Disk CompatibilityVS-880EX → VS-880 VS-1680 → VS-880EX Compatibility Song Data CompatibilityVS-880EX → VS-1680 VS-840 ↔ VS-880EX 138 139 Finding the Location Where the Sound Begins example Using to fromAdjusting the Preview Length Previewing Techniques Preview Adjusting the Scrub Length Using ScrubOther Convenient Functions 141 Recalling a Specific Location Jump Recording Mixer Settings Auto MixMaster Block 142 Recording the Mixer Settings, Method Snapshot Preparations for Auto Mix143 When the current time is included in an adjacent marker Recording the Mixer Settings, Method GradationWhen the current time matches with a marker Recording Fader Operations Realtime Mix Snap Auto Mix Snapshot Mode If You Don’t Want to Record Fader Settings Mask FaderPlaying Back the Auto Mix Disabling Auto Mix Only on Specified Channels Undoing Recordings and Edits Undo Disabling Auto Mix on All Channels146 Canceling Only the Very Last Performed Operation Canceling the Last-Performed Undo RedoRecording and Editing Operations Which Can Be Undone Undo 147 Muting Only to a Specific Channel Listening Only to a Specific Channel Solo/MuteListening Only to a Specific Channel 148 Adjusting the Faders Simultaneously Adjusting a Stereo Source Channel Link149 Channel Link 150 Adjusting the Pan 151 Linking Only the Faders Fader LinkOfs Bal Offset Balance Fader Link Mixing In a Stereo Source Stereo Changing the Pitch During Playback Vari-Pitch152 Directly Inputting Numeric Characters Record/Playback Tracks When UsingVari-Pitch Selecting the Method for Numeric Input 154 Sounding the Metronome MIDIThr Midi Thru Switch Using an External Midi Sound Source To Play the Metronome155 MetroCh Metronome Channel When the Disk Has Little Remaining Space Deleting Only Unneeded Performance Data Song Optimize156 Changing the Name Performance Data Song Name Adjusting the Levels for Each TrackDeleting One Song of Performance Data Song Erase 157 Determining Output When Using Balanced InputsMaster Jacks 158 AUX Jacks Digital OUT Connectors159 AUX Out 160 Confirming That a Drive is Not Damaged Drive CheckDIR OUT Direct Out CheckDrive Check drive If the display indicates No Err If the display indicates Err161 162 RecoverResult Recovery result InitSong001Loose Areas Directories Play List Switching the Display ContentPre Level Post Level Feder/Pan Making Global Settings and Checking Conditions System Settings for Each SongHaving the Volume Change as Soon As the Faders are Moved Checking the Size of a Recorded Performance When Using the Foot Switch Checking the Remaining Disk Space165 Holding the function of Shift Shift Lock Overall Settings for the VS- 880EXDisplaying Measures and Beats 166 When There Is No Hard Disk Installed Adjusting the Button SensitivityChanging the VS-880EX’s Scsi ID Number 167 Changing at the Level at Which Peak Indicator Lights Overall Settings for Playback and RecordingConstantly Monitoring the Input Source Stopping Automatically If Noise Between Segments is Obtrusive Resetting Mixer and System Settings to Their Original State169 Marker Stop Synchronizing the Operations of Two VS-880EX Units Settings for the Master VS-880EX170 DeviceID 171 Takein Advantages of the VS-880EX idea and examples Settings for the Slave VS-880EX SysEx.Rx. System Exclusive Receive Switch172 173 Synchronizing with Cakewalk Pro Audio MMC 174 Settings for the VS-880EX Setting Clock Settings for Cakewalk Pro AudioSetting Midi Out Setting Time Format Digital Connections Cannot Be Used 176 Making Digital Connections with Cakewalk About the Recording Mode177 About Sound Cards Make the connections as shown below 178 179 When Using Exclusive Messages Using an External Midi Device to Adjust the Mixer Compu Mix180 Master Clock 181 Correspondence Between Midi Channels and Controller Numbers CtrLocal Control Local Switch Preparations for Compu Mix182 Recording with Compu Mix To Have the Fader Movements Ignored183 184 Synchronizing with Video Equipment 185 Using External Effects Devices 186 187 Index words 188 Index 189 Memo 190 Information For EU Countries 191 01562867 99-3-E3-41N