Contents | Roland VS-880EX specification

CONTENTS
Preparations	12
About the Package Contents	12
Main Features	12
Front and Rear Panels	14
Mixer Section	14
Recorder Section	16
Display section	18
Rear Panel	19
Chapter 1 Before You Start (VS-880EX Terminology)	21
Saving and Managing Data	21
Managing Disk Contents (Partitioning)	21
The Location Where a Performance is Recorded (Song)	22
Sources, Tracks, and Channels	22
About Events	23
Mixer Section	24
Signal Flow (Buses)	24
Input Mixer	26
Track Mixer	27
Effect Return Mixer	27
Switching the Fader Functions	28
Master Block	28
Recorder Section	28
Differences with a Tape-Type MTR	28
Track Minutes and Recording Time	29
Auxiliary Tracks for Each Track	30
Effects Section	31
About the Effect Expansion Board	31
Connecting Effects	31
Chapter 2 Basic Operation	32
Before You Begin	32
Turning On the Power	32
If You Have Trouble Understanding Displays or Operations	32
Before You Finish Operations	32
Saving the Performance to Disk (Song Store)	32
Turning Off the Power	33
Restarting	33
Basic Operations on the VS-880EX	34
Display Each of the Condition Menus	34
Selecting Pages Contained in Functions and Settings	34
Select the Setting You Want to Change	35
Change the Settings Values	35
Execute the Operation	35
Switching Track Conditions	35
Changing the Current Time	36
Moving in Frame Units	36
Moving in Measure/Beat Units	36
Moving to the Beginning or End of the Performance	36
Storing a Time Location	36
Using the Locator	37
Using Markers	38
Chapter 3 Multi-Track Recording	40
Recording	40
Items Necessary for Multi-Track Recording	40
Creating a New Song (Song New)	40

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Roland VS-880EX owner manual Contents

Contents

Page Important Safety Instructions Using the Unit Safely Using the Unit Safely Additional Precautions Power SupplyPlacement Maintenance Disclaimer of Liability Handling the Disk DriveConcerning Copyright About Scms Contents Using the Internal Effects Editing a Recorded Performance Track Editing Compatibility Making Global Settings and Checking Conditions Main Features About the Package Contents Connectivity PreparationsSubstantial Options SELECT/CH Edit Select/Channel Edit buttons Peak IndicatorsMixer Section Input Knobs Preparations Status Buttons Numerics Button Recorder SectionEdit Condition Buttons Locator Button Preparations Transport Control Buttons Marker # marker number Display sectionBar display Rear Panel Input Jacks Preparations Foot Switch JackPhones Jack Master Jacks L, R AUX Send Jack a AUX Send Jack B Saving and Managing Data Managing Disk Contents Partitioning Sources, Tracks, and Channels Location Where a Performance is Recorded Song Execute Song Optimize p Before You Start VS-880EX TerminologyAbout Events Execute Song Store p Signal Flow Buses AUX Bus Recording BusMIX Bus Effect Bus MIX L/R Master Input Mixer Effect Return Mixer Track MixerChannel Master Block Switching the Fader FunctionsDifferences with a Tape-Type MTR Track Minutes and Recording Time Auxiliary Tracks for Each Track Insert Connecting EffectsEffects Section About the Effect Expansion Board If You Have Trouble Understanding Displays or Operations Turning On the PowerBefore You Begin Before You Finish Operations Restarting Turning Off the PowerBasic Operation If Store Current? is Displayed Display Each of the Condition Menus Selecting Pages Contained in Functions SettingsWhen System Condition is Selected Basic Operations on the VS- 880EX Execute the Operation Switching Track ConditionsSelect the Setting You Want to Change Change the Settings Values Moving in Measure/Beat Units Changing the Current TimeStoring a Time Location Moving in Frame Units Moving to a Stored Time Location Using the LocatorMaking Fine Adjustments to Stored Locators Storing Locators Moving the Location of Markers Using MarkersBasic Operation Deleting a Stored Time Location Marking a Time Location To Delete All Markers Simultaneously Making Fine Adjustments to Marked LocationsBasic Operation Moving the Location of Markers Deleting a Marked Location Items Necessary for Multi-Track Recording RecordingCreating a New Song Song New If Drive Busy! is Displayed Connecting InstrumentsGeneral Course of the Recording Process Multi-Track Recording Viewing the Assign screen To cancel track assignmentsRecording to the Tracks Sources Assigned to Tracks Saving a Recorded Performance Song Store When You Are Recording in StereoMIX Sw Mix Switch Contents of a recorded performance cannot be Using the Foot switch Manual Punch-In Using the Record Button Manual Punch-InRecording Over a Portion Performance Punch-In/Punch-Out FootSw Foot switch icon Using Locators Specifying the Points While the Song Plays Back Multi-Track Recording Using MarkersMaking Fine Adjustments to the Punch-In Segment Recording Procedure To Use Markers Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Area Loop Recording Making Fine Adjustments to the Loop Recording on V-Track Switching V-TracksSwitching V-Track Bank Recording to Other Tracks Overdubbing Specify the Tracks for Playback Using EffectsApplying Effects to the Playback Select an Effect Applying Effects While Recording Send/Return Applying Effects While Recording Insert FX1 InsSend Effect 1Insert Send Level FX1 Ins Effect 1 Insert SwitchFX1 InsRtn Effect 1 Insert Return Level Master L, R Match the Sample Rates Recording Digital SignalsItems Necessary for Digital Recording Make the Digital Connections Select an Input Source Using StatusUsing YES/NO Select the Master Clock Assign Adjusting the Tone EqualizerUsing the 3-Band Equalizer Adjusting the Equalizer EQM Equalizer Mid EQ Switch Equalizer SwitchEQL Equalizer Low If the Display Indicates Not 3band EQ EQH Equalizer High Combining the Contents of Tracks Track Bouncing Applying Reverb While Track Bouncing Record and Check the ContentSpecify the Track to Which the Effect is to be Applied EFFECT1 Effect 1 Send Select Switch To Record to a Cassette Tape Creating a Master TapeRecording with DAT and MD Recorders Prepare for Mixdown Protecting Songs Song Protect Digital Copy Protect Digital Copy Protect SwitchAbout Effective Use Protecting Performances Selecting a Song Song SelectTo Remove Song Protect Composition of the Effects Connecting the EffectsChanging the Source Sound Itself Insert Ins Send Insert Send Level Using the Internal EffectsInserting with Input and Track Channels Inserting an Effect into the Master Block MST FX1 Ins Send Master Effect 1 Insert Send Level MST FX1 INS Sw Master Effect 1 Insert SwitchMST FX1 Ins Rtn Master Effect 1 Insert Return Level Master Block Settings Send Level Adjustment Using the Internal Effects Settings for Each ChannelMaster Block Settings Return Level Adjustment RTN FX1 RTNLev Master Effect 1 Return Level Selecting Effects PatchRTN FX1 RTNBal Master Effect 1 Return Balance About Algorithms Creating New Effects SoundsConvenient Operations When Storing to a Scene When Saving to User PatchesAbout Effect Levels Scene Recording the Current Condition Mixer SceneStoring a Scene Recalling a Scene Deleting a Scene Making Mixer Settings Automatically EZ RoutingStoring Mixer Settings SYS Scene Mode 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 Recalling User Routing Saving the Current Routing User RoutingDeleting User Routings Track Edit About Editing OperationsAbout the Bar Display Repeating Performance Data Track Copy Editing a Recorded Performance Track Editing Frm From point Using Frm EffectivelyAn Easy Way to Specify the Time Settings St Start 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 Handling Zip Disks Connecting the Zip DriveBefore You Use a Zip Drive Handling the Zip Drive Use with a Zip Drive Initializing the Disk Drive Initialize100 Checking Disk Reliability Canceling Surface Scan101 About Optimize Saving Performance Data to a Zip Drive Song Copy102 Backing Up Song Data with a CD-R Drive or DAT Recorder If Disk Memory Full Appears in the Display Saving a Song to a Single Disk Playable103 CpyMode 104 To Load Data from Disks Drive Select Handling of Archives Copy Disks When You Cannot Save a Song to a Single Disk ArchivesSaving to Disks Store 105 Loading Data From Disks Extract About power-save mode106 Handling CD-RW Discs Connecting the CD-RW DriveBefore You Use a CD-RW Drive Handling the CD-RW Drive Creating a Master Data Creating an Audio CDUse with a CD-RW Drive Items Necessary for Creating an Audio CD 109 Writing Songs to CD-R DiscsRange If Not 44.1k Song! Appears in the Display 110If Please Insert Disc! Appears in the Display If Blank Disc Appears in the Display Writing Additional Songs to the DiscArranging and Writing Multiple Songs To Disc 111 112 Writing the Song Data FinalizeTo Delete Track Number Markers Arranging and Writing Songs Song Data Saving Songs to CD-RW Discs CD-R Backup113 If a CD-RW Disc which Contains Data is Placed Items Necessary for CD-R BackupSaving Songs to CD-RW Discs 114 Continue? appears and press no How to Erase the Data in the CD-RW DiscLoading Songs From CD-RW Discs 115 Master and Slave Using MTCSynchronizing with Midi Sequencers Items Necessary for Synchronization 117 Midi Thru Midi Thru SwitchUse with Midi Devices Synchronization with the VS-880EX As the Reference Master Gen. Generator When using Midi sequencer software for personal computersErrLevel Error Level 118 TimeDispFmt Time Display Format Using the Sync Track MasterSynchronizing with an External Midi Device 119 120 Use with Midi Devices What is the Sync Track?Recording Midi Clock Messages Synchronized Operation 121 Using the Tempo Map MasterWhat is a Tempo Map? Creating a Tempo Map Beat 122Tempo Measure Measure 123 Setting Markers Along with the TempoVarious Operations Related to Synchronized Operation Creating a Sync Track from the Marker CV1=Tap→ S.Tr CV2=Tap→ T.Map Creating a Tempo Map from a Sync Track124 Tap Beat 125 Creating a Sync Track Automatically During playback or recording Switching Track StatusWhen stopped Use with a Midi Controller 127 Switching ScenesSwitching Effects Adjusting Effects 128 Items Necessary for DAT BackupAbout the Devices Used in DAT Backup Before Backing Up with DAT Tape Len Tape Length Saving Song Data to a DAT Recorder BackupUse with a DAT Recorder DAT Backup 129 130 Backup WaitDisk Capacity Needed for Backup Time Needed for Backup Sel Digital In Select From a DAT Recorder RecoverLoading Performance Data 131 132 When Canceling the Recover OperationCanceling a DAT Recovery Operation in Progress When an Error is Found in the Song Data Performance Data Name Checking Names of Saved133 134 135 VS-1680 → VS-880EX Disk CompatibilityVS-880 → VS-880EX VS-880EX → VS-880 VS-840 ↔ VS-880EX Song Data CompatibilityCompatibility VS-880EX → VS-1680 138 139 Previewing Techniques Preview Using to fromFinding the Location Where the Sound Begins example Adjusting the Preview Length 141 Using ScrubAdjusting the Scrub Length Other Convenient Functions 142 Recording Mixer Settings Auto MixRecalling a Specific Location Jump Master Block Preparations for Auto Mix Recording the Mixer Settings, Method Snapshot143 Recording Fader Operations Realtime Recording the Mixer Settings, Method GradationWhen the current time is included in an adjacent marker When the current time matches with a marker Disabling Auto Mix Only on Specified Channels If You Don’t Want to Record Fader Settings Mask FaderMix Snap Auto Mix Snapshot Mode Playing Back the Auto Mix Disabling Auto Mix on All Channels Undoing Recordings and Edits Undo146 147 Canceling the Last-Performed Undo RedoCanceling Only the Very Last Performed Operation Recording and Editing Operations Which Can Be Undone Undo 148 Listening Only to a Specific Channel Solo/MuteMuting Only to a Specific Channel Listening Only to a Specific Channel Channel Link Simultaneously Adjusting a Stereo Source Channel LinkAdjusting the Faders 149 150 Adjusting the Pan Fader Link Linking Only the Faders Fader Link151 Ofs Bal Offset Balance Changing the Pitch During Playback Vari-Pitch Mixing In a Stereo Source Stereo152 Selecting the Method for Numeric Input Record/Playback Tracks When UsingDirectly Inputting Numeric Characters Vari-Pitch 154 Sounding the Metronome MetroCh Metronome Channel Using an External Midi Sound Source To Play the MetronomeMIDIThr Midi Thru Switch 155 Deleting Only Unneeded Performance Data Song Optimize When the Disk Has Little Remaining Space156 157 Adjusting the Levels for Each TrackChanging the Name Performance Data Song Name Deleting One Song of Performance Data Song Erase 158 When Using Balanced InputsDetermining Output Master Jacks AUX Out Digital OUT ConnectorsAUX Jacks 159 CheckDrive Check drive Confirming That a Drive is Not Damaged Drive Check160 DIR OUT Direct Out If the display indicates Err If the display indicates No Err161 Directories RecoverResult Recovery result InitSong001162 Loose Areas Post Level Feder/Pan Switching the Display ContentPlay List Pre Level Checking the Size of a Recorded Performance System Settings for Each SongMaking Global Settings and Checking Conditions Having the Volume Change as Soon As the Faders are Moved Checking the Remaining Disk Space When Using the Foot Switch165 166 Overall Settings for the VS- 880EXHolding the function of Shift Shift Lock Displaying Measures and Beats 167 Adjusting the Button SensitivityWhen There Is No Hard Disk Installed Changing the VS-880EX’s Scsi ID Number Stopping Automatically Overall Settings for Playback and RecordingChanging at the Level at Which Peak Indicator Lights Constantly Monitoring the Input Source Marker Stop Resetting Mixer and System Settings to Their Original StateIf Noise Between Segments is Obtrusive 169 DeviceID Settings for the Master VS-880EXSynchronizing the Operations of Two VS-880EX Units 170 171 Takein Advantages of the VS-880EX idea and examples SysEx.Rx. System Exclusive Receive Switch Settings for the Slave VS-880EX172 173 Synchronizing with Cakewalk Pro Audio MMC 174 Settings for the VS-880EX Setting Time Format Settings for Cakewalk Pro AudioSetting Clock Setting Midi Out Digital Connections Cannot Be Used 176 About Sound Cards About the Recording ModeMaking Digital Connections with Cakewalk 177 Make the connections as shown below 178 179 Master Clock Using an External Midi Device to Adjust the Mixer Compu MixWhen Using Exclusive Messages 180 181 Correspondence Between Midi Channels and Controller Numbers Preparations for Compu Mix CtrLocal Control Local Switch182 To Have the Fader Movements Ignored Recording with Compu Mix183 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