Roland VS-880EX Recording the Current Condition Mixer Scene, Storing a Scene, Recalling a Scene

Chapter 5 Storing Mixer Settings

With the VS-880EX, there are two functions to recall mixer settings easily. One is refered to as the Scene, and the other one is referred to as the EZ Routing. According to the circumstances, please use each func- tion.

Scene:

A Scene stores the current mixer settings, include that setting values in a song. For example, during mix- down, you can create a number of mixes with different settings for volume, pan, equalizer, etc., and compare those mixes, each one with all of its settings preserved. This is a very convenient feature.

EZ Routing:

The VS-880EX can store settings related to its mixer connections. These include settings for routing of inputs to tracks for recording, for determining where signals are output, and for determining which output is to be monitored. For example, these settings, which stay the same, regardless of the song, include playback and recording track settings during track bouncing, and effects settings during mixdown. This makes EZ Routing convenient in such situations.

Recording the Current Condition of

the Mixer (Scene)

Up to 8 sets of settings, values included, that define the total condition of the mixer can be stored for each song, and can be recalled instantly at the touch of a button. A stored set of mixer settings is called a Scene. A Scene includes not only the volume and pan settings, but also connections (e.g., the track to which the source from the INPUT 1 jack is recorded), V-track settings (the track to which each is recorded), and effects (such as the selection of the effect to be applied). This feature is convenient when you want to compare different balances of volume, pan, equalizer, and other settings during mixdown.

Storing a Scene

1.Press [SCENE].

The SCENE indicator lights.

2.At this point, the LOC button ([1/5]–[4/8]) act to store or recall scene.

Indicators light for any LOC buttons ([1/5]–[4/8]) storing scene.

3.Press a LOC button ([1/5]–[4/8]) whose button indicator does not light. For example, if you want to record to Scene 1, then press [1/5]. If you wish to store the settings in Scene 5, hold down [SHIFT] and press [1/5].

4.Press [SCENE] once more..

The SCENE indicator will go dark. If you wish to halt the registration procedure, press [SCENE] before step 3.

Recalling a Scene

1.Press [Stop].

* You cannot select a Scene during recording or playback.

2.Press [SCENE].

The SCENE indicator lights.

3.At this point, the LOC button ([1/5]–[4/8]) act to store or recall scene. Indicators light for any LOC buttons ([1/5]–[4/8]) storing scene.

4.Press a LOC button ([1/5]–[4/8]) whose button indicator lights. For example, if you want to recall the Scene 1, then press [1/5]. If you wish to recall Scene 5, hold down [SHIFT] and press [1/5].

5.Press [SCENE] once more.

The SCENE indicator will go dark. If you wish to halt the recall procedure, press [SCENE] before step 4.

Recalling a Scene Without Affecting the Current Fader Values

When a Scene is recalled, the fader values will change to the recalled settings. However, the positions of the top panel’s faders themselves do not change. This means that the locations of the faders will not match their actual values.

If you want just the fader values to remain unchanged when you recall a Scene, make the following settings.

1.Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS Scene/Auto Mix ?” appears in the display.

2.Press [YES].

“SYS Scene Mode=” appears in the display.

3.Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select “KeepF.”

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