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2—Getting Around

 

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Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual

 

Display Area

 

The LCD display and its buttons are central to everything you do on the VS-2480. The F 
buttons discussed in Chapter 4, on Page 66.

 

1—LCD Display

 

The LCD display is your window to all of the VS-2480’s operations. In addition to 
providing you vital information, the display is central to every VS-2480 activity.

 

2—F Buttons 1-6

 

The F 1-6 buttons are “soft” buttons whose job changes depending on what you’re 
doing. When an F button is active, its current function is shown on the display above 
the button. For more on how the F buttons work, see Page 66.

 

3—PAGE Button

 

Some activities on the VS-2480 require more than a single screenful of settings—each 
screenful is called a “page.” For such activities, you can repeatedly press the PAGE 
button to cycle through the available pages.

 

4—HOME•DISPLAY Button

 

Press the HOME•DISPLAY button to return to the VS-2480’s Home screen, described 
in detail in Chapter 8, beginning on Page 119. Hold SHIFT and press the button to 
change what appears in the playlist area of the Home screen (Page 124).

Although the HOME•DISPLAY button is actually labeled as “DISPLAY•HOME,” we 
call it HOME•DISPLAY to reflect its most typical use. 

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Summary of Contents for V-studio VS-2480

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Page 2: ...COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE For the U K CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with same or equivalent type WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture 2 www rolandus com Roland VS 2480 Owner s Manual This product complies with the require...

Page 3: ...cord producing severed elements and short circuits Damaged cords are fire and shock hazards 010 This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or...

Page 4: ...ted to the extension cord s outlet must never exceed the power rating watts amperes for the extension cord Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through 016 Before using the unit in a foreign country consult with your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page 020 Keep lithium batter...

Page 5: ...109a Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet p 80 110a Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area pull the plug on the power cord out of the outlet 113 Use only the specified type model no CR2032 of lithium battery p 382 Be sure to insert it as directed to ensure correct polarity 114 Used lithium batteries must be disposed of in com...

Page 6: ...m off 354a Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight place it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit 355b When moved from one location to another where the temperature and or humidity is very different water droplets condensation may form inside the unit Damage or malfunction ...

Page 7: ...llowing when handling Zip disks Never touch the magnetic medium inside the disk Do not use or store Zip disks in dirty or dusty areas Do not subject Zip disks to temperature extremes e g direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle Recommended temperature range 22 to 51 C 7 6 to 123 8 F Do not expose Zip disks to strong magnetic fields such as those generated by loudspeakers 653 The identification label...

Page 8: ...recover any data from the hard disk once it has been lost If your device features drive check capabilities use the drive check function to regularly confirm that there are no problems even when the device is operating normally For more detailed information on the shutdown and drive check procedures refer to the Owner s Manual Copyright 851 Unauthorized recording distribution sale lending public pe...

Page 9: ...hannel Strips 33 Display Area 36 TRACK EDIT Area 37 EZ ROUTING AUTOMIX CD RW MASTERING and MENU Buttons 39 General Controls 41 SCRUB PREVIEW and Transport Buttons 42 LOCATOR MARKER SCENE Area 44 The Rear Panel of the VS 2480 46 3 Introduction to the VS 2480 51 What s Inside the VS 2480 51 Input Jacks and Connectors 51 The Mixing Console 52 The Internal Effects 54 The Hard Disk Recorder 55 Output J...

Page 10: ...ering Numbers with the Numeric Keypad 74 If You re Using DS 90A or DS 50A Monitors 75 Setting Up for Roland s DS 90A and DS 50A Digital Monitors 75 Adjusting Your Listening Level 75 Playing the Factory Demos 76 What You Don t Know 76 Don t Stop 80 Turning Off the VS 2480 80 Turning Off the VS 2480 80 5 Understanding Effects 81 Harnessing the VS 2480 s Effects 81 Dry and Wet 81 Effect Routings 81 I...

Page 11: ... 95 NEW 96 NAME 99 PROTECT 99 OPTIMIZE 100 Destination Drive Selection 101 COPY 101 ERASE 102 SPLIT 103 COMBINE 104 BACKUP 105 RECOVER 107 IMPORT 108 EXPORT 109 Drive Operations 111 Disk Maintenance 111 Fragmentation 112 Format Drive 113 Clear Partition 115 Drive Check 116 8 The Home Screen 119 Elements of the Home Screen 119 Display Pop Up Menu Button 119 Current Channel Display 120 PAN AUX SEND ...

Page 12: ...in and Centering its Panning 138 Using the PAN AUX SEND 1 8 Knobs 139 Adjusting Stereo Positioning 139 Setting Dynamics and EQ Parameters for One Channel 139 The KNOB FDR ASSIGN AUX SEND 1 8 Button 140 To Set What the KNOB FADER ASSIGN Feature Controls 140 To Turn the KNOB FADER ASSIGN Feature On and Off 141 Activating Knob or Fader Control of Aux Send Levels 141 Controlling a Parameter of Your Ch...

Page 13: ...al to a Direct Bus 175 13 Operating the Hard Disk Recorder 177 The Transport Buttons 177 The Main Transport Buttons 177 Special Transport Buttons 177 The SHUTTLE Ring 178 The TRACK STATUS Buttons 178 How the TRACK STATUS Buttons Work 178 Recording 179 Before Recording a Track 179 Recording a New Track 179 Playback 180 Basic Playback Procedure 180 Moving Through a Project 180 Using Jump 180 Looped ...

Page 14: ...Bus 207 Direct Busses 208 When Would You Use a Direct Bus 208 Sending a Signal to a Direct Bus 209 Direct Bus Levels 209 Configuring a Direct Bus 209 Aux Bus Direct Bus Strategy 210 Sending Signals to Internal Effects 210 Sending Signals to External Devices 210 Sending Signals to Tracks 210 Creating a Headphone Mix Using an Aux Bus 211 16 Using Effects 213 Using Loop Effects 213 Setting Up an Inte...

Page 15: ...d Regions 235 Edit Points 236 Performing Edits 237 The Appearance of Selected Tracks Phrases and Regions 237 Where Editing Takes Place 238 Editing Methods 239 Edit Messages 240 Editing with a Mouse 241 Editing with the TRACK EDIT Buttons 247 Editing from the TRACK Menu 249 19 Phrase Editing Operations 255 COPY 255 MOVE 257 TRIM IN 257 TRIM OUT 258 DELETE 258 SPLIT 258 NEW 259 NORMALIZE 260 DIVIDE ...

Page 16: ...quence Bouncing 285 22 Working with the VS 2480 Outputs 287 The VS 2480 Outputs 287 Output Pairs 287 Analog Output Jacks 287 Digital Output Connectors 287 Output Signal Routing 288 Bus Routing 288 Track Direct Outs 289 23 EZ Routing 291 The EZ ROUTING Screens 291 Navigating the EZ ROUTING Screens 291 EZ ROUTING VIEW Screen 292 The EZ ROUTING PATCH BAY Screen 292 The EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN Screen...

Page 17: ... Automix Recording 328 Realtime Punching of Automix Data 329 Snapshot Recording of Parameter Values 330 Playing Back Automix Data 331 Editing Automix Data 331 Automix Editing Concepts 331 Automix Editing Methods 333 Automix Editing Operations 334 Micro Editing Automix Data 337 27 Mastering and CD R RW Operations 339 Mastering 339 Mixing for Mastering 339 Important Mastering Concepts 339 Working in...

Page 18: ...nd UTILITY Parameters 376 Phrase Sequencer 377 R BUS 377 29 Expanding the VS 2480 379 Installing a VS8F 2 Effect Expansion Board 379 Connecting a CD R RW Drive to the VS 2480 381 Connecting a Zip Drive to the VS 2480 381 Attaching an MB 24 Level Meter 382 Connecting the MB 24 to the VS 2480 382 Replacing the VS 2480 s Battery 382 Installing A New Internal Hard Drive 384 Supplemental Information 38...

Page 19: ... 399 Mastering Template 400 Surround 2 2 Template 401 Surround 3 1 Template 402 Surround 3 2 1 Template 404 VS 2480 Tick Resolution Table 405 MIDI Channels and Control Change Maps 406 V Fader Control Messages 409 Automix Parameter List 410 V Studio Song VS 2480 Project Compatibility 412 Recording Mode Tables 412 Parameter Translations 412 Glossary 415 Index 423 VS2480OMUS book 19 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日...

Page 20: ...g Back Automix Data 331 Recording a Realtime Automix 328 Taking a Snapshot 331 Targeting Automix Data 332 The AUTOMIX EDIT Screen 331 Undoing a Micro Edit 338 Using the AUTOMIX STATUS Buttons 327 Aux Busses Adjusting an Aux Bus s Master Level 207 Configuring an Aux Bus from a CH EDIT VIEW Screen 207 Configuring an Aux Bus from a MASTER EDIT Screen 207 Metering Aux Bus and Direct Bus Levels 206 Sen...

Page 21: ... on the LOOP EFFECT ASSIGN Screen 294 Saving an EZ Routing Template 296 Editing Tracks Configuring the Behavior of the IN OUT FROM and TO Buttons 247 Copying Data by Dragging with Your Mouse 245 Moving Data by Dragging with Your Mouse 244 Moving or Copying Data Using the TRACK EDIT Buttons 248 Performing an Edit Operation From the Edit Pop Up Menu 246 Performing an Edit Operation from the TRACK Me...

Page 22: ...Precision Using Scrub 185 Headphone Mix Setup 211 Importing Recovering Backup Data 107 Importing a WAV File 355 Importing a Song from an Earlier V Studio 108 Input Channel Signals Removing Input Signals from the Main Mix 175 Routing an Input Signal to Direct Bus 175 Routing to Tracks 174 Sending an Input Channel s Signal into the Main MIX 175 Installing A New Internal Hard Drive 384 Installing a V...

Page 23: ...gating to the Mastering Room 343 Placing CD Track Markers 348 Recording Mastering Tracks 345 Selecting the Mastering Room Operating Mode 343 Selecting the Mastering Tracks Recording Mode 343 Selecting the Mastering V Tracks 344 Stretching Effects 346 Turning On the Mastering Room 343 Using the Mastering Tool Kit 345 Metronome Programming the Metronome s Beat Box 370 Sending the Metronome to Output...

Page 24: ...84 Pinpointing an Event with the PREVIEW Buttons 184 Playing Back Recorded Tracks 180 Playing the Factory Demos 76 Power Powering Up 63 Turning Off the VS 2480 80 Projects Backing Up a Project 106 Combining Two Projects 104 Copying a Project 101 Creating a New Project 98 Entering a Project Comment 99 Erasing a Project 102 Exporting a VS 2480 Project 110 Importing a Song from an Earlier V Studio 10...

Page 25: ...and Room 375 Powering the Spectrum Analysis Display 374 Setting Up the Spectrum Analysis Display 375 Surround Positioning a Signal in the Surround Field 322 Turning on Surround Mode 321 Synchronization Converting a Sync Track to a Tempo Map 314 Creating a Sync Track Automatically 311 Creating a Tempo Map from Markers 314 Exchanging Digital Audio Data During Synchronization 317 Generating a Sync Tr...

Page 26: ...r s Manual Using Jump 180 Using Microphone Modeling 226 Using Speaker Modeling 225 Using a Roland VE 7000 394 Using the VS 2480 with a VM 7000 Mixing System 393 Viewing a CH EDIT Screen 149 Zooming In and Out on the Playlist 123 VS2480OMUS book 26 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 27: ...nized The VS 2480 Owner s Manual explains theVS 2480 s architecture features operations and settings It also provides application suggestions and presents step by step procedures To get the most from yourVS 2480 we recommend reading the entire manual The structure of the manual generally reflects the order in which a typical signal flows through theVS 2480 with extra explanations for beginners at ...

Page 28: ...hat reflects its current use For example if we want to view CH EDIT parameters we ll say to press the desired CH EDIT button not the desired CH EDIT SELECT PHRASE SEQ STATUS AUTOMIX STATUS button Some buttons have two labels If we need to refer to both we ll show the labels with a bullet between them as with the HOME DISPLAY button The F 1 6 buttons beneath the display do different things at diffe...

Page 29: ...if theVS 2480 behaves in an unexpected manner Getting More Help If you have questions that can t be answered by the VS 2480 Owner s Manual Roland offers a number of informational resources The Roland US Web site Visit the Roland US Web site at http www rolandus com You ll find lots of information about theVS 2480 and a wealth of support materials If you re new to recording or mixing you ll especia...

Page 30: ...1 Welcome 30 www rolandus com Roland VS 2480 Owner s Manual VS2480OMUS book 30 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 31: ...XLR unbalanced TRS dB pad TheVS 2480 can provide phantom power for a condenser type mic connected to an XLR jack See To Turn an XLR Input Jack s Phantom Power On or Off on Page 130 VGA OUT WORD CLOCK IN SCSI KEYBOARD SMPTE IN MOUSE PS 2 PUSH 20dB 0 10 PHONES 2 0 10 PHONES 1 MONITOR TIP RING SLEEVE HOT COLD GND PAD dBu SENS ANALOG INPUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11...

Page 32: ...he volume of theVS 2480 s stereo MONITOR bus and outputs It can also set the basic listening level of the PHONES 1 and 2 jacks 8 PHONES 1 AND PHONES 2 Knobs These knobs control how loudly theVS 2480 s MONITOR output is heard through headphones connected to the PHONES 1 and 2 jacks respectively To learn how to set your headphone listening level see AdjustingYour Listening Level on Page 75 9 CONTRAS...

Page 33: ...You can set the knob to control another channel setting if you wish See Using the PAN AUX SEND 1 8 Knobs on Page 139 The PAN AUX SEND 1 8 knobs are described in detail starting on Page 139 Channel channel strip fader panning MIDI MIDI control surface MIDI Control Change messages TRACK STATUS PHRASE PAD IN 1 16 SOLO 9 12 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 MASTER dB 6 4 0 4 8 12 18 24 42 dB 6 4...

Page 34: ...tion tracks during editing 5 TRACK STATUS Key The TRACK STATUS key explains the meaning of TRACK STATUS PHRASE PAD colors so you can tell if a track channel is set to record a track play a track do nothing or play a phrase 6 Channel Strip Faders Use each channel strip fader to make adjustments to its channel s output level When using the channel strips as a MIDI control surface see Page 300 use th...

Page 35: ...ls 17 24 and the rest to the eight Aux master channels see Page 137 Hold SHIFT and press IN 17 24 MUTE to enter and exit Mute mode Page 143 11 TR 1 16 MASTER EDIT Press the TR 1 16 MASTER EDIT button to assign the sixteen channel strips to Track Channels 1 16 see Page 137 Hold down SHIFT and press TR 1 16 MASTER EDIT to display the MASTER EDITVIEW screen Page 207 Page 209 12 TR 17 24 FX RTN V FADE...

Page 36: ...ay above the button For more on how the F buttons work see Page 66 3 PAGE Button Some activities on theVS 2480 require more than a single screenful of settings each screenful is called a page For such activities you can repeatedly press the PAGE button to cycle through the available pages 4 HOME DISPLAY Button Press the HOME DISPLAY button to return to theVS 2480 s Home screen described in detail ...

Page 37: ...ion editing and Automix operations 1 COPY COPY Button Press this button to copy a currently selected phrase or region 2 MOVE MOVE Button Press this button to move a currently selected phrase or region 3 TRIM IN INSERT Button When editing a phrase press this button to change where the phrase begins When editing a region press this button to insert silence into the selected region pushing subsequent...

Page 38: ...s button to activate lit or de activate unlit Auto Punch See Page 192 10 IN Button Press the IN button to set the current position of the timeline as the start of a region of data you want to edit or as the punch in location when holding down A PUNCH 11 OUT Button Press the OUT button to set the current position of the timeline as the end of a region of data you want to edit or as the punch out lo...

Page 39: ...ls to tracks Chapter 12 Recording tracks onto other tracks Chapter 14 Routing FX return channels to tracks Chapter 17 Configuring the digital inputs Chapter 9 Activating and de activating phantom power Chapter 9 Setting up output signals Chapter 22 Sending channels to the internal effects Chapter 16 Saving and loading EZ Routing templates Chapter 23 Clearing routings Chapter 23 Initializing routin...

Page 40: ...al IDE drive and a connected Zip drive 5 TRACK Button Press the TRACK button to view the TRACK region and phrase editing menus 6 EFFECT Button Press EFFECT to set up theVS 2480 s internal effects Chapter 5 discusses important underlying effects concepts Chapter 16 provides the specifics on using theVS 2480 s internal effects 7 UTILITY Button The UTILITY button provides access to the UTILITY menu w...

Page 41: ...ES in response to a yes no question shown on the display to execute a procedure mark an item currently selected on the display or select data for editing 4 EXIT NO Button Press EXIT NO in response to a question on the display to cancel an operation exit the current screen or un mark an object currently selected on the display The ENTER YES button often flashes to underscore that you re being asked...

Page 42: ... to decrease the horizontal magnification Press to increase the vertical magnification Press to decrease the vertical magnification 8 UNDO REDO Button TheVS 2480 allows you to reverse or undo up to 999 of your last recording or editing actions Press the UNDO REDO button to view the Undo dialog After undoing any action you can also redo it by pressing UNDO REDO while holding down SHIFT the Redo dia...

Page 43: ... that it s not lit when you want the VS 2480 itself to provide the master timing reference this is theVS 2480 s normal operating mode Synchronization is described in Chapter 24 Hold down SHIFT and press EXT SYNC to jump to theVS 2480 s synchronization settings 6 ZERO STORE Button Press ZERO STORE to return to the beginning of the project Time 00h00m00s00f00 see Page 126 Hold down SHIFT and press Z...

Page 44: ...arranged in groups or banks of ten locators each To select a locator bank hold down SHIFT press LOCATOR BANK so it s lit and press the desired bank s number on the numeric keypad 2 MARKER Button Press the MARKER button so it s lit to create and recall markers using the numeric keypad see 11 Numeric keypad AUX 1 8 USER on Page 46 Each project can contain up to 1 000 markers numbered from 000 to 999...

Page 45: ...1 8 Button When you press the KNOB FDR ASSIGN AUX SEND 1 8 button so that it flashes you can press a number on the numeric keypad to assign the PAN AUX SEND 1 8 knobs to the job of sending signals from the individual channel strips Page 33 to the corresponding Aux bus In addition you can press 9 USER to assign them to another setting of your choice See Page 141 9 TAP SNAPSHOT Button Press TAP SNAP...

Page 46: ...0 on and off 2 AC IN Jack Connect one end of the supplied AC power cord to a grounded AC outlet and the other end to the AC IN jack 3 Cooling Fan Exhaust Vent TheVS 2480 contains a cooling fan that prevents it from overheating The fan expels hot air through this exhaust vent Bus Every set of ten items on the numeric keypad banks locators scenes and so on is numbered from 0 to 9 Don t simply flip t...

Page 47: ...onnect the MIDI output of an external device to the MIDI IN jack when you want the VS 2480 to receive and respond to MIDI data transmitted from an external device See Chapter 24 starting on Page 299 8 FOOT SWITCH Jack You can control a variety ofVS 2480 functions using an optional foot switch such as a Roland DP 2 or BOSS FS 5U connected to this jack See Page 362 Slave PS 2 ASCII WORD CLOCK IN VGA...

Page 48: ...r compatible drive You ll find some tips for successful SCSI connections in the VS 2480 Appendices 13 VGA OUT Jack Connect an externalVGA CRT color video monitor purchased separately to this DB 15 typeVGA output jack The monitor s Info Display provides helpful large screen information about a variety ofVS 2480 operations You ll find setup details on Page 64 and an introduction to the Info Display ...

Page 49: ... P DIF format digital audio via its optical and coaxial digital IN and OUT connectors Each connector carries a stereo digital audio signal See Page 132 to learn how to successfully handle incoming digital audio We ll explain how to route signals to either OUT connector starting on Page 288 Be sure to use the shortest Roland approved R BUS cables possible Note that other cables such as SCSI RS 232C...

Page 50: ...2 Getting Around 50 www rolandus com Roland VS 2480 Owner s Manual VS2480OMUS book 50 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 51: ...rack recording studio you d therefore see the same sort of tools All of these tools can also be found inside yourVS 2480 Here s what s hidden inside its case Input Jacks and Connectors Obviously you ve got to have a way to get sound into theVS 2480 Analog and digital sounds travel through the cables that bring them to theVS 2480 as electrical signals called input signals TheVS 2480 provides jacks ...

Page 52: ...e VS 2480 s mixer has 64 channels all of which are always active and available 24 input channels control signals received by 24 of theVS 2480 s analog input jacks and digital connectors The 24 input channels are sometimes collectively referred to as the input mixer 8 Aux master channels control the master volume or level of the eight Aux busses We ll explain the Aux busses in Chapter 15 24 track c...

Page 53: ... you re using the VS 2480 for live recording in a club or concert hall What all of these jobs have in common is that all involve the same basic abilities in the mixer The mixer lets you control the level of all kinds of audio set the audio s stereo or Surround positioning between your speakers change the tonal characteristics of audio with equalization or EQ apply dynamics processing to audio to c...

Page 54: ...ic guitar or bass They utilize subtle delays and or pitch changes to do what they do Filters A filter removes part of the original sound This group of effects includes EQs and things like wah wah pedal simulations Compressors limiters gates These effects collectively called dynamics processors alter the volume of the original signal in one way or another Compressors and limiters even out volume fl...

Page 55: ...isk recorder in Chapter 13 starting on Page 177 The Phrase Pads The audio recorded on a particular track can be divided up into phrases Chapter 6 Normally these phrases play back when you press the hard disk recorder s PLAY button However you can also play a phrase on a track by striking the corresponding track channel sTRACK STATUS PHRASE PAD button You can also record your strikes as a performan...

Page 56: ...work could be a song a soundtrack a broadcast a jingle or anything else It could even be the music for an entire CD containing multiple songs or a set of songs recorded live Projects provide an easy way to keep all the materials for a particular piece in one place ready to go when you need them including everything you ve recorded your most recent mixer settings as well as any alternate mixer setu...

Page 57: ...f its events have been used up the project is full even if you have disk space left You can trim the number of events in a project by optimizing it as discussed in Chapter 7 Busses in the VS 2480 In order to get signals from one place to another within theVS 2480 and to provide a way to get them out of theVS 2480 theVS 2480 uses an assortment of busses While we ll describe the use of theVS 2480 s ...

Page 58: ...e it s not hard to accomplish However if your project swings wildly between loud and soft passages or if you re recording musicians whose volume changes a lot it can be a bit more tricky Type of bus What it does RECORD Each of these 24 busses carries signals to one of the hard disk recorder s tracks MASTER This stereo left right pair of busses carries theVS 2480 s main stereo mix to any number of ...

Page 59: ...ise your MASTER fader setting your MASTER bus levels this is the mix s overall level Watch your output meters if you re sending signals to external devices The Importance of Backing Up It s a simple fact of life that computers and their hard drives can misbehave everyone who owns a computer knows this Outside events such as power outages and spikes can also cause problems to occur TheVS 2480 is a ...

Page 60: ...These devices allow you to easily and quickly back up your data on inexpensive CD R CD Recordable or CD RW CD ReWritable disks that can hold large amounts of data TheVS 2480 provides extensive backup and recovery tools as described in Chapter 7 While backing up your data requires an investment of your time on a regular basis there s no substitute for the peace of mind it provides especially if som...

Page 61: ...tally and avoid noise that can occur with analog wiring They can take advantage of Roland s advanced COSM Speaker Modeling that lets you try out your work on a variety of virtual speaker models TheVS 2480 s built in speaker models eliminate the difficulty of making sure your recordings sound good on any speaker system A Headphone Note TheVS 2480 s PHONES 1 and 2 jacks are 1 4 stereo phone type jac...

Page 62: ...s or Headphones The connections you ll need to make depend on how you ll be listening to theVS 2480 If you re going to be listening to theVS 2480 through DS 90A or DS 50A monitors you can connect theVS 2480 s COAXIAL OUT or its OPTICAL OUT to the monitors COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT Make sure the DS 90A DS 50A Digital Input Select Switch is set to the type of digital connection you ve chosen ...

Page 63: ...ssing its rear panel POWER switch to its On position When the Home display shown here appears theVS 2480 power up sequence is complete This takes a few moments as explained in the next section 3 Turn on your monitor speakers or monitoring system What Happens During the VS 2480 s Power Up When you turn theVS 2480 on it performs a few important tasks that help ensure its successful operation It perf...

Page 64: ...eyboard Parameters Parameter What it sets Typical setting is VGA OUT Turns theVGA output on or off On REFRESH RATE Sets the rate at which the monitor re draws it image Manufacturer s recommended setting H POSITION Shifts the image left or right 0 V POSITION Shifts the image up or down 0 Consult yourVGA monitor s documentation to learn its recommended refresh rate If you select a value the monitor ...

Page 65: ...DATE TIME screen and finish the procedure A Few Fundamental Concepts Selection Before you can change something in theVS 2480 you must first select it In the case of physical controls it s obvious before you can move a fader you ve got to grab it with your fingers This rule also applies to items shown on theVS 2480 s display When you select something on the display you re telling theVS 2480 you wan...

Page 66: ...ss any of these buttons you ll see the selection cursor move in the direction of the arrow button you ve pressed The F Buttons In all of theVS 2480 s operations the LCD display provides information and visual feedback about what you re doing Parameters on off switches and more appear on the display Often boxes appear at the bottom of the display each of these boxes shows the current function of th...

Page 67: ...b pages called Param1 Param2 etc You can select one of these sub pages by pressing its F button The TIME VALUE Dial Once you ve selected a parameter you want to edit you can turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the parameter s value The TIME VALUE dial is the inner part of the large black dial the outer part is the SHUTTLE ring described on Page 178 The ENTER YES and EXIT NO Buttons Use the ENTER YE...

Page 68: ...R YES or the Esc key instead of EXIT NO You can set the SHIFT button so that it toggles on and off with each touch to cut down on SHIFT button presses See SHIFT LOCK on Page 363 This cursor Means that the mouse is moving between items on the display On the Home screen you can click on a track to select it can click on the item beneath the cursor If it s a switch you can toggle through its values b...

Page 69: ...nnel 1 Click the channel number The Channel Pop Up menu appears 2 Move the cursor to the desired channel and click Using an ASCII Keyboard After you ve connect an ASCII keyboard to the PS 2 KEYBOARD jack and activated it Page 64 you can use the keyboard to perform various actions What You Can Do With an ASCII Keyboard You can use the keyboard s To Letter and number keys enter names for projects tr...

Page 70: ...ubframes 4 MEASURE BEAT TICK shows the current time in measures beats and ticks There are 480 ticks in each beat 5 MARKER shows the last marker before the current position of the timeline 6 A PUNCH indicator shows when automatic punching is turned on 7 EXTSYNC indicator shows when external synchronization is active And the keyboard s Acts as the VS 2480 s F1 F6 F1 F6 buttons Tab the PAGE button En...

Page 71: ...Meters Strip In certain display modes see Selecting Info Displays Manually below the meters strip shows the set of meters currently selected on the Home screen Bottom Pane The contents of the Info Display s bottom pane changes from screen to screen Controlling What s On the Info Display As you navigate theVS 2480 s LCD display the Info Display automatically switches between various screens You can...

Page 72: ...er the AUX and DIR bus levels OUTPUT to meter theVS 2480 s output levels Locking the Info Display You can lock the currently displayed Info Display screen so that it stays in view as you move from screen to screen on theVS 2480 itself 1 Press HOME DISPLAY 2 Press PAGE until IDHold appears above the F6 button 3 Press F6 IDHold 4 To unlock the display repeat Steps 1 3 UNDO and REDO Undo The Undo fun...

Page 73: ...62 phrases Page 261 effect patches Page 225 locators Page 186 markers Page 190 scenes Page 144 routing templates Page 296 The pages in the above list provide details about how to access each item s naming screen The procedure you ll use is the same no matter what it is you re naming and all of the naming screens feature an area that looks like this If a project contains data required for undoing a...

Page 74: ...ess NUMERICS It lights and ENTER YES and EXIT NO flash to indicate that the keypad is active 2 Press or to select the part of the number you want to enter 3 Enter the desired value by pressing the appropriate keys on the keypad 4 When you ve finished entering the number press ENTER YES Press To F1 HIST recall with each press one of the names you ve entered since powering up F2 BackSp delete the ch...

Page 75: ...TL R is routed to the COAXIAL OUT COAX 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial clockwise so that cable connects MONL R to the selected digital OUT connector MONL R stands for MONITOR Left Right Adjusting Your Listening Level If you re listening to theVS 2480 through monitor speakers the MONITOR knob to the left of the display sets your listening level You ll generally want to keep this at the 0dB position 3 o ...

Page 76: ...e demo The MASTER fader controls the level of the MASTER mix bus that s routed to the MONITOR bus see What s a Bus on Page 57 Since the MONITOR bus is supplying audio to the MONITOR and PHONES jacks and to the digital output you re using for your DS 90Aor DS 50A Digital Reference Monitors moving the MASTER fader has the effect of adjusting your listening level Starting Playback of the Demo 1 Press...

Page 77: ...of the project s tracks Playlist The playlist shows the data on all of the project s tracks Each chunk of data you see is called a phrase and is shown as a rectangle As the project plays the data moves from right to left We ll explain tracks phrases and more on Page 86 Timeline The timeline is a visual representation of the time location shown in the counters It shows you where in the project you ...

Page 78: ...begin playback 3 Slide the channel strip faders up and down to hear how they change the levels of the first 16 tracks in WhatYou Don t Know 4 Press TR 17 24 FX RTN to assign the channel strips to the control of Tracks 17 24 and the eight FX returns 5 Explore the level changes you can make to Tracks 17 24 and the effects Watching Automix in Action Automix allows theVS 2480 to memorize and play back...

Page 79: ...annel 8 to play a phrase on Tracks 7 and 8 6 Try out the phrases on Track 4 and Tracks 5 6 The play audio from overhead drum mics that ve captured the room sound from the bass drum snare and hi hat To learn more about the phrase pads see Chapter 21 Using the Phrase Pads Recalling Scenes TheVS 2480 can memorize up to 100 mix setups as scenes Scenes allow you to store and recall multiple versions of...

Page 80: ... to preserve press ENTER YES If you haven t press EXIT NO In either case theVS 2480 takes a few moments to prepare to shut down and to save your project if you pressed ENTER YES in Step 3 When theVS 2480 is ready to be powered off the following message appears 4 If you d like to restart theVS 2480 hold down SHIFT and press PLAY RESTART theVS 2480 begins its power up sequence If you d like to shut ...

Page 81: ...roviding a shorthand way to say whether or not a signal has had effects applied to it dry A dry signal is a signal to which you haven t applied an effect wet A wet signal is a signal to which you have applied an effect Effect Routings There are two basic methods you can use to apply an effect to a signal The method you ll choose depends on the type of effect you re applying to your signal the patc...

Page 82: ...rbs and nouns This can be confusing to beginners so let s be clear about what we mean Aux Sends In theVS 2480 each of the eight Aux send busses provides a pathway into one of the eight internal effects By default Aux 1 carries signals into Effect 1 Aux 2 to Effect 2 and so on When you want to send an input track or even an FX return channel s signal to an internal effect you send it to the corresp...

Page 83: ...effects Each Aux bus can be configured to accept either pre fader or post fader signals from the input track and FX return channels as described on Page 207 When To Use Loop Effects You ll use loop effects any time you want to add an effect to a signal so that both the signal and the effect are heard The most frequent use of loop effects is with reverbs and delays the two most frequently used effe...

Page 84: ...e got all the effects you need is to apply a signal s effect as you record the signal the resulting track contains both the signal and its effect This is called printing the effect The benefit of recording your effects as you go is that it frees up the effect processor for later use This method isn t without risk however Once you ve recorded an effect onto a track along with a signal the effect ca...

Page 85: ...a great way to store and quickly retrieve data and provides for some amazing features as we ll see YourVS 2480 shipped from the Roland factory with an 30GB gigabyte IDE hard drive installed This provides lots of space for your projects In addition theVS 2480 offers a 25 pin SCSI connector to which you can connect a Zip drive or other compatible SCSI device for backup and to provide additional stor...

Page 86: ...ch time you record audio in theVS 2480 the audio is stored as a disk file comprised of digital data This file is called a take It includes your audio and a time stamp of the date and time at which the recording took place Until you perform a project optimization Page 100 theVS 2480 holds on to all of the takes you ve recorded in a project Even when you re record a performance recording over your f...

Page 87: ...he take at which playback is to begin the time location within the take at which playback is to end Phrases A set of pointers is called a phrase Every time you make a new recording or punch in and out theVS 2480 automatically creates a new phrase to play the new audio Each phrase appears in the Home screen s playlist Page 122 as rectangle Phrases are also created in other ways Any time you re reco...

Page 88: ...t TheVS 2480 creates and places all of the pointers it needs behind the scenes all you experience is that the first phrase now contains a completely great vocal performance You can also move or copy entire phrases to new locations on the sameV Track or from oneV Track to another and much more as described in Chapter 19 A few editing operations change audio by copying it and altering the copy even ...

Page 89: ...t tell theVS 2480 how to play a take are called phrases and a group of phrases strung together for playback is called a V Track then what s a track In theVS 2480 a track is a collection of 16V Tracks any one of which can be selected at any given time When aV Track is selected you can record on it or play it back Each track s 16V Tracks can contain anything you want They can play the same take or t...

Page 90: ... V T6 V T7 V T8 V T9 V T10 V T11 V T12 V T13 V T14 V T15 V T16 Track 24 V T1 V T2 V T3 V T4 V T5 V T6 V T7 V T8 V T9 V T10 V T11 V T12 V T13 V T14 V T15 V T16 Track 11 V T1 V T2 V T3 V T4 V T5 V T6 V T7 V T8 V T9 V T10 V T11 V T12 V T13 V T14 V T15 V T16 Track 23 V T1 V T2 V T3 V T4 V T5 V T6 V T7 V T8 V T9 V T10 V T11 V T12 V T13 V T14 V T15 V T16 Track 10 V T1 V T2 V T3 V T4 V T5 V T6 V T7 V T8 ...

Page 91: ...The position of the OUT marker determines the end of the section you want to edit This location is called the OUT point The region is the portion of the track that occurs after the IN point and before the OUT point It can contain data from one or more phrases and can also contain silence Chapter 20 beginning on Page 263 describes region editing operations Chapter 18 describes how to set IN and OUT...

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Page 93: ...Your internal drives are labeled as IDE partition number As shipped from the factory these partitions are IDE 0 IDE 1 and IDE 2 Each additional drive including a connected Roland approved CD R RW drive or a Zip drive is identified by its SCSI ID number You can quickly save the latest changes you ve made to the currently loaded project by holding down SHIFT and pressing ZERO STORE We recommend you ...

Page 94: ...f theVS 2480 s memory that holds the currently loaded project after the operation is complete theVS 2480 re loads the project from your hard drive If you ve made any changes to the project since you last stored it press ENTER YES in response to this message to ensure that those changes aren t lost To learn how to connect a CD R RW drive or a Zip drive to theVS 2480 see Page 381 If you encounter er...

Page 95: ...Page 94 Loading a Project 1 Press PROJECT 2 If SELECT isn t visible above F1 press PAGE until it is 3 In the project list select the project you want to load 4 Press F1 SELECT TheVS 2480 displays 5 Press ENTER YES to load the selected project or EXIT NO to cancel the operation If you pressed ENTER YES theVS 2480 asks 6 Press ENTER YES to store your latest changes to the currently loaded project be...

Page 96: ...nk you d always use the highest sample rate but it s not that simple Higher sample rates use up disk space faster and there s an even more serious issue Audio CDs can only play audio recorded at 44 1k If you ve connected a Roland approved CD R RW drive to yourVS 2480 and plan to write your project onto an audio CD use the 44 1k sample rate Chapter 27 describes creating audio CDs The other availabl...

Page 97: ...his mode except as noted Recording mode Description M24 Mastering 24 bit Audio is recorded as linear 24 bit data MTP Multi Track Pro This is theVS 2480 s default 24 bit recording mode CDR CD R Writing Audio is recorded as 16 bit linear data in a CD disk image file format ready for burning to an audio CD Page 340 great for compiling mastering tracks for an album s worth of songs M16 Mastering 16 bi...

Page 98: ...r to Off to create a new project with default mixer settings and no scenes On to copy the mixer settings and scenes from the currently loaded project into the new project 6 Select the desired sample rate and recording mode Page 96 7 Name the new project Mode 96k 88 2k 64k 48k 44 1k 32k M24 662 721 993 1 324 1 442 1 987 MTP 1 989 2 165 2 983 3 977 4 329 5 966 CDR 994 1 082 1 491 1 989 2 165 2 983 M...

Page 99: ...comment about the project and view assorted project information Re Naming a Project 1 Press PROJECT 2 If NAME isn t visible above F3 press PAGE until it is 3 Press F3 NAME the PROJECT NAME screen appears 4 Enter the desired name as described in Naming on Page 73 Entering a Project Comment 1 On the PROJECT NAME screen select the Comment box and enter the desired comment the same way you d enter a n...

Page 100: ...ess CD R RW disk space Optimizing a Project 1 Load the project you want to optimize 2 Press PROJECT 3 If OPTIMZ isn t visible above F5 press PAGE until it is 4 Select the desired project 5 Press F6 MARK to place a checkmark to the left of the project s name targeting it for optimization 6 Press F5 OPTIMZ TheVS 2480 asks After you ve optimized a project you can no longer undo actions performed prio...

Page 101: ...ive 1 Press F4 SelDrv to display the SELECT DRIVE screen 2 Use or or the TIME VALUE dial to highlight the desired drive 3 Press F5 OK to select the drive and return to the project operation s screen COPY Use the PROJECT menu s COPY operation to make a copy of a project You can store the copy in the project s current drive or in another one providing the destination drive has enough free space This...

Page 102: ...NO to simply begin copying 11 If Erase all Projects is on theVS 2480 asks if you re sure you want to erase the destination drive first press ENTER YES to do so or EXIT NO to cancel copying ERASE You might want to erase a project from your hard drive to gain back free drive space when you ve copied it to another drive or when you simply no longer want to project Erasing a Project 1 Press PROJECT 2 ...

Page 103: ...not using but don t want to erase You can split out theseV Tracks to a new project making the original project smaller and easier to back up Splitting a Project 1 Load the project you want to split Page 95 2 Press PROJECT 3 If SPLIT isn t visible above F3 press PAGE until it is 4 Press F3 SPLIT theVS 2480 first SPLIT screen appears You can markV Tracks on SPLIT s V Track MAP screen shown above or ...

Page 104: ... assembling the songs for an album if each song has been recorded as a separate project see Multi Project Compilation CDs on Page 341 How COMBINE Works The project that s added to the end of the currently loaded project is placed four seconds after the end of the current project s last audio A new marker is automatically placed at the start of the newly appended material The appended project s tra...

Page 105: ...y recommend that you back up your projects regularly When you back up a project you make a copy of it on a CD R or CD RW and store the backup in a safe separate place Though yourVS 2480 is an extremely reliable device unexpected events including power outages and worse can occur during its operation The only way to guarantee that your work remains safe is to back it up You can re load a project ba...

Page 106: ...ges to the currently loaded project before proceeding with the backup 12 Press ENTER YES to save your currently loaded project before proceeding with the backup or EXIT NO to skip straight to the backup If you re using a CD RW disc that already contains data theVS 2480 asks if you want to erase the disk For details on the messages that may appear see Page 352 13 Press ENTER YES to erase the CD RW ...

Page 107: ... the project backup data 4 Press F6 LIST to view the drive s contents TheVS 2480 displays 5 Press ENTER YES to change drives or EXIT NO to cancel the drive change 6 Mark the project s you want to recover 7 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the drive to which you want to recover the marked backup data 8 If Recovr isn t visible above F2 press PAGE until it is 9 Press F2 Recovr the PROJECT RECOVER s...

Page 108: ... 1680 VS 1880 IMPORT loads earlierV Studio songs saved as song copy playable files When you import a song the song is converted into aVS 2480 project that you can then save onto your hard drive You can import playableV Studio data stored on Zip disks Importing a Song from an Earlier V Studio 1 Connect the Zip drive or CD R RW drive that you intend to use for the IMPORT procedure 2 Insert the media...

Page 109: ... RW If the project fits on a single Zip disk you can export it in playable form if it s larger than one Zip disk you can export it in archive format You can export a project to CD R RW only as a song archive Exporting to a VS 880 or VS 880EX Eight project tracks are exported You can select Tracks 1 8 9 16 or 17 24 OnlyV Tracks 1 8 are exported toVS 880 songs to export data onV Tracks 9 16 copy the...

Page 110: ...recording mode can t be exported asVS 1880 songs Exporting a VS 2480 Project 1 Connect the Zip drive or CD R RW drive that you intend to use for the EXPORT procedure 2 Load the desired project into theVS 2480 3 Press PROJECT 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the drive to which you want to export the project 5 If EXPORT isn t visible above F4 press PAGE until it is 6 Press F4 EXPORT The PROJECT ...

Page 111: ...information about keeping your hard drive operating at its best Disk Maintenance As with any piece of sophisticated electronic equipment you hard drive requires a bit of maintenance from time to time in order to perform at its very best When you shut down theVS 2480 correctly Page 80 instead of just switching it off you re performing simple everyday maintenance letting theVS 2480 properly conclude...

Page 112: ...is is much harder than simply playing one continuous chunk from a single hard drive location and it takes more time This can slow things down unacceptably and lead to errors during playback or recording Fragmentation is a naturally occurring process for any hard drive used with any computer or recording device Hard drives that record audio are especially prone to fragmentation due to the stop and ...

Page 113: ... up all of the projects on it when you ve purchased and installed a new internal hard drive or one that s been used by another device when you re preparing a Zip disk for the storage of exported project data What Gets Formatted When you format a drive all of its contents are erased If the drive has multiple partitions as your internal hard disk does they re all wiped clean of data About Partition ...

Page 114: ...t s a good thing to do periodically 8 Press F5 OK TheVS 2480 asks if you re sure you want to format the hard drive 9 Press ENTER YES to proceed with the formatting or EXIT NO to cancel If you pressed ENTER YES theVS 2480 double checks to make sure you want to proceed since you re about to erase everything that s on the selected hard drive Back up all data on the hard drive before formatting Format...

Page 115: ...this task Clearing a Drive Partition 1 Press PROJECT 2 Select the drive you wish to clear 3 If ClrPrt isn t visible above F3 press PAGE until it is 4 Press F3 ClrPrt the appears 5 Set Surface Scan to Off to skip a check of the hard drive platter s surface during initialization On so that it checks the surface of the hard drive s platter by performing an automatic read write test after initializati...

Page 116: ...part of the Drive Check Report is the line at its top left that either says No Err as in the illustration above or x Err where x equals the number of errors found If Drive Check does find errors it lists them in the report turn the TIME VALUE dial to view them Items marked with OK have no problems Here s what some of the terms in the report mean Cluster the smallest chunk of disk data theVS 2480 r...

Page 117: ... a while depending on the size of your drive When the check is complete theVS 2480 displays a report of the results 7 If errors have been found press ENTER YES to have Drive Check attempt to remove the cause of the problem from your drive or press EXIT NO to cancel Drive Check The VS 2480 warns you You ll Lose Data but as noted above any data Drive Check wants to remove is probably unusable anyway...

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Page 119: ...erations we ll discuss the possibilities later in this chapter When you first turn on theVS 2480 the Home screen contains the following elements Display Pop Up Menu Button Click the small rectangle in the upper left corner of the Home screen to view the Display Pop Up menu described on Page 69 As noted in Chapter 2 the HOME DISPLAY button is labeled as DISPLAY HOME on theVS 2480 s top panel We cal...

Page 120: ...hown The meters display often shows the meters for more than one set of signals at a time as in the illustration above Each group of meters is labeled the label appears just above the meters The numbers at the bottom of the meters display identify each meter s signal In the illustration the meters to the left are showing the levels of the 24 tracks The meters to the right show the levels of the st...

Page 121: ...except its final fader level control This is called pre fader or pre for short after its level has been adjusted by its fader This is called post fader or post The meters display s pre post indicator shows you whether you re viewing pre fader or post fader signals as shown in the illustration on Page 120 The meter switches Page 124 include a switch that lets you select a pre or post fader view Whe...

Page 122: ... graphic representation of the time shown in the current time location display Page 126 The timeline represents now some people call it the Now line The timeline also plays a part in track phrase editing Chapter 19 When a phrase is touching the timeline it can be selected for editing Tracks Display The tracks display shows two things the tracks in the current project the phrases on the tracks Each...

Page 123: ...the magnification of the playlist s tracks Press SHIFT to squeeze the tracks so that more project time fits into view SHIFT to spread out the tracks so that you can see track data more clearly SHIFT to make the tracks taller with fewer tracks fitting on the display SHIFT to fit more tracks onto the display You can also right click on the playlist to open the Edit Pop Up menu which provides a pair ...

Page 124: ...put jacks and connectors F2 IN Mix to show the level of input channel signals before or after their faders and to show the MONITOR and MASTER bus levels You can further zoom in and out in the wide and wide and tall playlist views using the techniques described in Zooming In and Out on the Playlist on Page 123 The light gray line across the analog input meters shows the current setting of the input...

Page 125: ... to the 16 analog input jacks respectively When you re adjusting a SENS knob Page 32 to set the input level for a signal coming into an analog input jack a dark box appears around its input peak indicator if the signal exceeds a pre determined level the INPUT PEAK LEVEL parameter Page 362 sets the input peak indicators to light when a signal reaches 6 dB 3 dB or 0 dB A light gray line appears in t...

Page 126: ...showing the last marker that passed across the timeline If you re recording MIDI instruments from a sequencer synced to theVS 2480 the measures and beats counter can make it easy to perform very precise track edits on the VS 2480 Be sure to set the project s time signature and tempo to match that of the sequencer before recording See Working with a Tempo Map on Page 312 Frame subframe tick To use ...

Page 127: ...es press PAGE until IN F P appears above F2 About The ID Buttons When you ve pressed PAGE until ID PL ID IN IDTR ID Mlt and ID ChV appear above the F buttons you can use the buttons to select what s shown on the Info Display as described in Controlling What s On the Info Display on Page 71 You can replace the calendar and clock with a readout that shows you how much free space remains on the selec...

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Page 129: ...quealing can occur To avoid feedback make sure that your microphones are pointed away from the speakers to avoid feedback try to move the mics and speakers further apart turn down the speakers volume Before connecting instruments microphones or other external sound sources to the VS 2480 s analog input jacks bring the MASTER fader all the way down to prevent damage to your speakers headphones or o...

Page 130: ...e top right part of the screen represent the 16 analog input jacks 5 Turn up the jack s SENS knob until its peak indicator lights on the display 6 Turn the SENS knob counter clockwise slightly until the indicator doesn t flash 7 If you ve turned the SENS knob all the way down and the input peak indicator still flashes press the jack s PAD button so that it locks in and then repeat Step 8 If you ve...

Page 131: ...l inputs you want to use 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select one of the following values R BUS21 2 R BUS25 6 to activate R BUS 2 Channels 1 2 5 and 6 and de activate the coaxial digital input COAXIAL R BUS21 2 To activate the coaxial digital input and R BUS 2 Channels 1 and 2 COAXIAL R BUS25 6 To activate the coaxial digital input and R BUS 2 Channels 5 and 6 4 Press to highlight R BUS2 OPTICAL S...

Page 132: ...to theVS 2480 If the device uses the same or a lower bit depth theVS 2480 will record the audio as is at the project s selected bit depth TheVS 2480 can also dither its digital output to match a lower bit depth used by an external digital device receiving audio from theVS 2480 see Page 366 The Master Clock In order for two digital audio devices to communicate successfully they have to both use the...

Page 133: ...to WORD CLOCK If you don t have a separate word clock generator use the device to which the VS 2480 is being synchronized and from which the digital audio is coming as the master clock source Set MASTER CLOCK to EXT TIME CODE multiple external devices use a separate word clock generator and slave all of your devices including theVS 2480 to the generator s master clock Set theVS 2480 s MASTER CLOCK...

Page 134: ...pying of copyrighted materials It also presents Roland s position on the SCMS digital recording copy protection protocol 6 After reading the statement press ENTER YES or press EXIT NO to suspend activation of S P DIF recording If you pressed ENTER YES in Step 6 theVS 2480 licensing agreement appears 7 If you agree to the displayed terms press ENTER YES If not press EXIT NO to leave S P DIF recordi...

Page 135: ... channel parameters and Chapter 12 provides detailed information about using input channels To clear all current input to input channel routings press PAGE until ClrPB appears above F2 and then press F2 ClrPB To initialize them to their default routings with each input connected to the corresponding input channel and the R BUS 1 input connectors routed to Input Channels 17 24 press F1 IniPB The ab...

Page 136: ...s viewed from left to right is routed to the selected input channels 3 Turn theTIME VALUE dial to route the desired pair of inputs to the input channels 4 To break the connection between an input pair and its input channels turn the TIME VALUE dial clockwise until no wires connect them Though the input and input channel pairs are pre set and can t be changed for patching each input channel otherwi...

Page 137: ...rent channels level settings Press Channel Strips 1 16 control Press and Channel Strips 1 16 control Input Channels 1 16 Input Channels 17 24 and Aux Master Channels 1 8 Track Channels 1 16 Track Channels 17 24 and FX Return Channels 1 8 If you ever get confused about what the channel strips are controlling just look at the four FADER buttons they ll tell you at a glance what the channel strips ar...

Page 138: ... to their channels most recent level settings The faders have markings printed to their left that show the relative position of each fader in dBs To the left of the channel strips area numbers are printed alongside these markings Setting a Fader to Unity Gain and Centering its Panning TheVS 2480 provides a quick shortcut for setting a channel s fader to its unity gain position This procedure also ...

Page 139: ...ton is not lit the PAN AUX SEND 1 8 knobs are set to control channel panning lit red press the button repeatedly until it s no longer lit lit green press the flashing KNOB FDR ASSIGN AUX 1 8 button in the LOCATOR MARKER SCENE area of theVS 2480 s top panel 2 Turn a PAN AUX SEND 1 8 knob to adjust the corresponding channel s panning Setting Dynamics and EQ Parameters for One Channel When the AUX SE...

Page 140: ...the KNOB FADER ASSIGN feature when you want to quickly adjust the selected Aux send or desired channel parameter for multiple input track or FX return channels To Set What the KNOB FADER ASSIGN Feature Controls 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press PAGE repeatedly until GLOBAL appears above F2 3 Press F2 GLOBAL 4 Press or if necessary to select the KNOB FDR ASSIGN Sw parameter 5 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to sele...

Page 141: ...t you can move from input to input adjusting each input s level attenuation by turning its PAN AUX SEND 1 8 knob The fact that you can select any channel parameter as your USER parameter lets you use the PAN AUX SEND 1 8 knobs or the channel faders as convenient realtime controllers when you re recording Automix data Chapter 26 Activating Knob or Fader Control of Any Channel Parameter 1 Set the KN...

Page 142: ...hannels so that you can listen to them without hearing other channels signals While you can always turn track channels on or off by pressing their TRACK STATUS buttons theVS 2480 provides two ways for you to more easily mute and un mute or solo and un solo input track and FX return channels You can turn on a channel s CH EDIT MUTE or SOLO switch Chapter 11 To quickly control the muting or soloing ...

Page 143: ...nels temporarily silencing all other channels so that you can hear them more clearly After you ve soloed the desired channels you can exit Solo mode and turn to other tasks with the selected channels remaining soloed You can return to Solo mode at any time to un solo the channels or turn off their CH EDIT SOLO switches Soloing Channels in Solo Mode 1 While holding down SHIFT press IN 1 16 SOLO The...

Page 144: ...y and easily store and recall scenes using theVS 2480 s numeric keypad when its SCENE BANK button is lit to show you re in Scene mode Storing a Scene 1 Press SCENE BANK if it s not already lit Each scene is stored in a numbered location from 0 to 9 corresponding to the 0 9 buttons on the numeric keypad When a scene has been stored in a location the corresponding number button is lit on the keypad ...

Page 145: ...ght turns off Leaving Scene Mode With its default settings after you store or recall a scene theVS 2480 reverts to Locator mode and the numeric keypad goes back to its normal job of recalling locators Page 185 this is intended to help you get right back to navigating your way through the project You can change this default behavior if you wish so that Scene mode remains active and the SCENE button...

Page 146: ... dial so the channel s box turns white to show it s protected 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for any channels you want to protect ignore 8 Press F6 EXIT when you re done Scenes in Safe Mode Scenes are so fast and easy to recall that it s possible to recall the wrong one especially since you normally recall a scene by its number not its name TheVS 2480 provides a Safe mode that allows you to work with scen...

Page 147: ...s 2 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to scroll through the list until the desired scene is visible 3 Enter the scene s two digit number on the numeric keypad an arrow appears to the left of the scene in the list 4 Press CLEAR Clear Scene appears 5 Press ENTER YES to clear the selected scene and close the window or just press EXIT NO three times to leave the window without clearing the scene Resetting Mixe...

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Page 149: ...ed All of the CH EDIT screens have three sections The top and bottom sections are always available as you move from CH EDIT screen to CH EDIT screen When you select a new CH EDIT screen it s the contents of the middle area that change This chapter devotes a section to each CH EDIT screen or more precisely what you ll find in the middle section of each screen Input channel CH EDIT settings affect h...

Page 150: ...tions F6 turns on the parameter view described on Page 167 You can toggle back and forth between the CH EDITVIEW screen and the last non CH EDIT screen you were on by repeatedly pressing CH EDIT 1 2 3 4 8 9 6 7 1 Display Pop Up Menu button 2 Current channel display 3 PAN AUX SEND 1 8 Knob display 4 Position bar 5 View label 6 Clock 7 Calendar 8 Current time location display 9 Input peak indicators...

Page 151: ...lly displays all 16 of the track sV Tracks Each V Track appears as a line If the line is thin there s no recorded data on theV Track if it s thick there is Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the desiredV Track and press ENTER YES to complete the process and close the window 3 PhrPAD track channel only The PhrPAD Phrase Pad switch activates or de activates the track s phrase pad If PhrPAD is turned...

Page 152: ...is sent to the Aux bus from the channel Pre or Pst depending on the Aux bus s current configuration to turn on the send to the Aux bus from the channel See below for more details The Send Level parameter sets the amount of the channel s signal to be sent to the Aux bus The range is from to 6 dB If the Aux bus is configured as one of a linked pair of Aux busses its Send Level control changes in app...

Page 153: ...ion provides an on off switch that lets you turn the channel s dynamics tools on or off from theVIEW screen and graphically shows you the current dynamics settings The channel s dynamics parameters are found on its DYN screen Page 157 9 EQ In theVIEW screen s EQ section you can see the channel s current EQ settings presented in graphic form and can turn all of the channel s EQ bands on or off with...

Page 154: ...u adjust the FADER parameter s value to raise or lower the output from the channel you re doing the same thing as moving its physical fader in fact if the channel is currently being controlled by the channel strips you ll see the fader move as you adjust the parameter When a channel is linked with its odd even partner Page 152 Page 155 the appearance of the FADER parameter changes to a stereo fade...

Page 155: ...group using the same number in Step 3 for each of the channels Once the channels have been grouped you can move any of their faders to simultaneously raise or lower the levels of all of the group s channels To remove a channel from a group set its GROUP parameter to OFF 16 F LINK The F LINK for Fader Link on off switch lets you link the faders of odd even channel pairs If the current channel is od...

Page 156: ...switch is not turned on To solo multiple channels you ll find it quicker to use Solo Mode Page 143 20 MUTE Use a channel s MUTE switch to quickly silence the channel s signal To quickly mute more than one channel use Mute mode Page 143 21 PAN The PAN knob sets the channel s stereo position in the MASTER mix and when you re performing a stereo bounce Page 195 PAN can be set from L63 all the way to ...

Page 157: ...ells the processor when to stop changing the signal s level TheVS 2480 offers three dynamics processors on the DYN screen Here s a description of each one and how it works What s a Compressor A compressor is a device that reduces the difference between the loudest part of a recording and the softest what it compresses is the signal s dynamic range This can smooth out volume peaks and can make the ...

Page 158: ...ffect of tapering off the signal s level as it gets further away above and below the threshold level The ratio setting sets how extreme this tapering will be The attack settings determines how quickly it will occur and the release setting for how long 1 Dynamics Sw The Dynamics switch also visible on the CH EDITVIEW screen turns the channel s dynamics processor on or off 2 DYN Type Select the desi...

Page 159: ...ocessed When you re using a compressor setting Threshold to lower values means that more of the signal will be above the threshold and qualify for gain reduction When you re using an expander settingThreshold to higher values means that more of the signal will be below the threshold and qualify for gain reduction Threshold and Ratio Settings for a Compressor While all of the DYN screen parameters ...

Page 160: ...or switching on and off constantly If you re only interested in managing a few isolated level changes in a signal try a shorter lower value 8 Level Dynamics processing often affects the overall level of a signal Use the Level parameter to re adjust the signal s level as it leaves the dynamics processor 9 KeyIn The KeyIn parameter lets you select a different audio source as a trigger for your dynam...

Page 161: ...ed signal to the main mix or a track Add exaggerated EQ Page 162 to the copy so that its level changes are more dramatic and can better trigger your dynamics processor If you re working with an input channel signal you can make your KeyIn copy by assigning the input jack or connector you re using to an additional input channel If you re working with a track channel signal you can record a dummy tr...

Page 162: ...requency sound waves make up its bass while the high frequency sound waves make up its treble range EQ or equalization allows you to raise or lower the volume of specific sound waves within a sound identifying the sound waves by their frequencies By raising or lowering the volume of specific frequencies within a sound you can change its character making it brighter or warmer harsher or sweeter You...

Page 163: ...s filter that only allows the selected band of frequencies to pass through unaffected lowering the level of all other frequency content below and above the selected range of frequencies band eliminate filter that reduces the level of the selected range of frequencies The EQ Screen Frequency Based Tools The EQ screen provides a set of tools with which you can alter the frequency content of the chan...

Page 164: ...ilter The role of each filter parameter changes depending on the filter s configuration as set by the value of the Filter Sw parameter Filter Sw value Sets the filter so that it Frequency selector Q Off is turned off does nothing does nothing LPF low pass filter reduces the level of frequencies above the cutoff frequency sets the cutoff frequency sets the steepness of the filter HPF high pass filt...

Page 165: ...e of frequencies from 0 36 to 16 0 8 Hi Mid Band EQ The Hi Mid EQ band is a parametric EQ that contains a frequency selector that sets the center frequency from 20 Hz to 20 0 kHz gain control that raises or lowers the level of the selected frequency range It can be set anywhere from 15 0 dB to 15 dB Q that sets the width of the affect range of frequencies from 0 36 to 16 0 9 High Band EQ The high ...

Page 166: ...een use the cursor buttons to select the desired input pair Page 136 and turn theTIME VALUE dial clockwise each odd or even input highlights to show that it s routed to the channel To disconnect the input turn the TIME VALUE dial counter clockwise click the desired input pair with your mouse the corresponding odd or even input highlights to show that it s routed to the channel To disconnect the in...

Page 167: ...M V for ParameterView feature allows you to view a selected CH EDIT parameter in multiple channels at the same time You can also adjust the parameter in any of the displayed channels This can save you time when you need to adjust the same parameter in a group of channels You can route as many input channel signals or tracks to the current channel s track as you like If you select a stereo source l...

Page 168: ...you can press or or click either arrow with your mouse What happens when you click one of the arrows depends on what s being viewed To return to the normal CH EDIT display press F6 CH V The F2 Surrnd button is active only when the UTILITY menu s SURROUND MIX Sw parameter Page 321 is turned on When the PRM V screen shows Use the up and or down arrows to view DYN parameters the DYN screen s expander...

Page 169: ... channel The DYN and EQ Screen RESET Buttons There may be times when you d like to start over with a clean slate as you set up a channel s dynamics processing or EQ To reset all of the parameters on the CH EDIT DYN and EQ screens press F5 RESET Select To copy ALL all of the source channel s parameter settings to the current channel DYNAMICS all of the source channel s DYN screen parameter settings...

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Page 171: ...ut channel s signal to an Aux bus on which it can travel to one of theVS 2480 s internal effects or through an output to an external device such as a headphone amplifier or an external effect processor In the following sections we ll discuss how to route input signals to the first three of these destinations Chapter 15 discusses how to send signals to the Aux busses Routing Linked Stereo Input Cha...

Page 172: ...ation track once you ve selected the track you route the desired signal to it In Quick Routing mode the TRACK STATUS buttons select a destination track and the FADER and SELECT buttons select the source input channel signals you want to send to the track One FADER button lights solidly to tell you that the SELECT buttons apply to that group of source channels it also shows the tracks the TRACK STA...

Page 173: ...ction you ve made 5 If you want to break the connection press SELECT again When you press The SELECT buttons route Press a TRACK STATUS button to IN 1 16 Input Channels 1 16 select Track 1 16 as a destination IN 17 24 Input Channels 17 24 Aux Busses 1 8 select Track 17 24 as a destination TR 1 16 Track Channels 1 16 select Track 1 16 as a destination TR 17 24 Track Channels 17 24 FX Returns 1 8 se...

Page 174: ...lock provides connections for bringing signals into the 24 input channels at the top of the block and the outputs from the 24 input channels at the bottom of the block 3 Use and or to select the desired input channel s output along the lower edge of the INPUT MIXER block We ve selected Input Channel 1 s output in the illustration above 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial clockwise as you turn it a wire app...

Page 175: ...om the mix 1 Press the desired input channel s CH EDIT button the input channel s CH EDIT VIEW screen appears 2 Turn MIX Page 154 off 3 Press the CH EDIT button for any input channel you ve routed to a track and turn its MIX parameter off Adding an Input Channel s Signal to the Main Mix If you need to add an input channel back into the mix after having de activated its send to the MASTER bus it he...

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Page 177: ...by holding down SHIFT and pressing PREVIEW TO PROJECT END If you re not clear on what the hard disk recorder is and what it does see The Hard Disk Recorder on Page 55 To learn the fundamentals of how it records and plays back audio and how its built in hard disk works see Chapter 6 starting on Page 85 You can reverse any recording action using theVS 2480 s Undo and Redo features described on Page ...

Page 178: ...TLE ring normal playback resumes The TRACK STATUS Buttons When the channel strips are controlling the track channels when TR 1 16 or TR 17 24 is lit the TRACK STATUS PHRASE PAD buttons act as TRACK STATUS buttons Each of these buttons sets the current behavior of its corresponding track How the TRACK STATUS Buttons Work Each time you press aTRACK STATUS button you change the current operating mode...

Page 179: ...r to 0 so you can hear the track If you re sure you want to make permanent changes to the signal s sound before recording use the input channel s CH EDIT tools Chapter 11 to do so Otherwise shape its sound using its track channel CH EDIT parameters Set the input channel s fader and FADER parameter therefore to the desired recording level For tips on recording levels see How Do I Get Good Levels on...

Page 180: ...n display Page 126 the SHUTTLE ring Page 178 locators Page 185 markers Page 188 the position bar Page 122 found on many of theVS 2480 screens the Jump feature see below Using Jump TheVS 2480 s Jump feature allows you to quickly move the timeline to any location in the project 1 Press JUMP a dialog appears showing you the location to which you can jump 2 You can select a new desired location in any...

Page 181: ... location at which you want the loop to start 2 Hold down LOOP 3 Without releasing LOOP press TAP at the top of the section you want to loop 4 Continue holding down LOOP and press TAP at the end of the section 5 Release LOOP Setting Loop Points Using Locators You can learn about locators on Page 185 The following steps presume you ve already placed locators at the beginning and end of the section ...

Page 182: ...3 Press PLAY when theVS 2480 reaches the end of the section to be looped theTO point it starts over again at the beginning of the section the FROM point and plays the section over and over again 4 Press STOP to halt playback 5 To turn looping off press LOOP so it s not lit Vari Pitch Playback You can play and record a project at different speeds to raise or lower the pitch of its recordings There ...

Page 183: ... to find the precise time at which a recorded event occurs when you re placing locators Page 185 or markers Page 188 You can set the preview length as described on the next page There are three PREVIEW buttons Press PREVIEW TO to play a few moments of the project leading up to the timeline s current position PREVIEW FROM to play a few moments of the project starting at the current position of the ...

Page 184: ...imeline positioned at the moment at which the event occurs place a locator or a marker so that you can easily return to the event as you need to Setting the PREVIEW TO and FROM Times 1 Press UTILITY 2 If PlyRec isn t displayed above F4 press PAGE until it is 3 Press F4 PlyRec 4 Press F2 Param2 5 Set PREVIEW TO LENGTH and PREVIEW FROM LENGTH to the desired times in tenths of a second from 1 0 sec t...

Page 185: ...CRUB LENGTH to the desired time from 25 ms milliseconds to 100 ms 6 Press F6 EXIT to confirm your changes Locators TheVS 2480 can memorize up to 100 locations in a project allowing you to jump to any one of them instantly This makes it easy to quickly get from place to place without having to slow down to hunt for each section of the project you need to get to Each place you want theVS 2480 to rem...

Page 186: ...g Locator Banks 1 Press LOCATOR if it s not already lit If any locators are stored in the currently selected locator bank their buttons light on the numeric keypad 2 While holding down SHIFT press LOCATOR BANK The button for the currently selected bank lights solidly and the other keypad buttons flash 3 Press 0 9 to select the desired locator bank if locators are stored there their numbers light o...

Page 187: ...ng LOCATE 6 Press F6 EXIT to confirm your changes Locators in Safe Mode If you prefer to work with locators a bit more slowly and carefully you can use Safe mode Safe mode allows you to work with locators in a LOCATOR window that shows each locator s number and name You can also store and clear locators in Safe mode While this is a slower way to work it provides greater certainty that you ve got t...

Page 188: ...ed locator and close the window or just press EXIT NO three times to leave the window without clearing the locator Markers You can bookmark up to 1 000 locations in a project using markers Markers are a great way to keep track of key moments in a project You can use them to tag edit points you ve located using the Preview Page 183 or Scrub Page 184 features You can also use them to re order the se...

Page 189: ...to Marker window appears 2 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to place an arrow to the left of the desired marker ENTER YES turns on 3 Press ENTER YES to jump to the marker s location 4 Press EXIT NO to close the window Using PREVIOUS and NEXT You can jump from one marker to the next or back using the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons Hold down SHIFT and press NEXT to jump to the next marker in the project after th...

Page 190: ... asks if you re sure you want to delete all of the project s markers 2 Press ENTER YES to clear all markers from the project or EXIT NO to cancel the operation Editing Markers The UTILITY menu s Marker screen provides tools for naming clearing resetting or jumping to any marker 1 Hold down SHIFT and press MARKER 2 Press or or turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the marker you want to edit You can P...

Page 191: ...lready on the track you ll be able to hear where you are but you won t really be able to warm up or rehearse because you won t hear yourself If you choose instead to listen to the live input signal you won t be able to hear the recording and may not know exactly where to come in for the punch With simple monitoring you can hear either the already recorded audio or the live input signal which is ca...

Page 192: ...e punch over and over until the recorded performance is just right Auto Punch ensures that each attempt will occur at precisely the same location as the last An auto punch begins with the placement of Auto Punch IN and OUT points that tell theVS 2480 where you want to punch in and where you want to punch out There are a few ways different ways you can set these use whichever method you prefer Sett...

Page 193: ...efore setting your Auto Punch In and OUT points place markers at the desired punch in and out locations 1 Move to the marker located at the desired punch in location 2 Hold down A PUNCH and press IN 3 Move to the marker positioned at the end of the section you want to punch 4 Hold down A PUNCH and press OUT Editing Auto Punch IN and OUT Points Manually You can edit clear and place Auto Punch IN an...

Page 194: ...flashes red 6 Press PLAY 7 If you want to dual monitor the track Page 191 press the track s TRACK STATUS button again it blinks red and amber and you can hear the recorded track and your source signal When the timeline reaches the punch in point recording automatically begins and the TRACK STATUS and REC buttons light solidly red When the timeline gets to the punch out point recording automaticall...

Page 195: ...dividually recorded background vocals or a couple of instruments whose textures you re combining so that you can work with them as a single object when you create the final mix You can make your available effects processing power go farther by bouncing tracks with their intended effects Once the tracks and effects have been bounced you ll be free to use the effect processors for other jobs in the ...

Page 196: ...to a pair of linked tracks Page 152 Think about your final mix to decide if you should bounce in mono or stereo If you re combining multiple single track instruments that ll be positioned in the same place in the final stereo mix bounce them in mono If you re bouncing stereo instruments that ll be positioned together in the mix bounce in stereo to retain their stereo imaging If you want the bounce...

Page 197: ...ither TRACK STATUS button belonging to the destination linked tracks The FADER button you pressed in Step 1 and theTRACK STATUS button you held down in Step 2 light solidly to show the currently selected group of SELECT buttons and the current destination track or linked tracks If any channels are already routed to the destination track their SELECT buttons also light solidly Each pair of stereo l...

Page 198: ...STATUS button and press CLEAR To quickly clear all of the QUICK ROUTING screen s connections press F4 AllClr TR 1 16 MASTER EDIT FX RTN TR 17 24 V FADER The gray arrows at the left edge of the screen show the direction in which signal flows When you re bouncing tracks signal flows up from the track channels to the hard disk recorder tracks We pressed Track Channel 5 s SELECT button The gray arrows...

Page 199: ...destination track 6 To break the connection between a track channel and a track repeat Steps 3 and 4 and turn the TIME VALUE dial counter clockwise until no connection exists 7 Repeat Steps 3 5 to route other track channels outputs to the destination track To clear all track to track connections press PAGE until ClrTrA appears above F4 and then press F4 ClrTrA We ve selected linked stereo Tracks 9...

Page 200: ...one s TRACK STATUS button Set RECORD MONITOR so you can hear the bounce as you rehearse its mix 1 Press UTILITY 2 If PlyRec doesn t appear above F4 press PAGE until it does 3 Press F4 PlyRec 4 Set RECORD MONITOR to Source so you can hear what you ll be bouncing as you play the project With this parameter set to Auto you won t hear the bounce as the project s playing until you actually record the b...

Page 201: ...oes 3 Press F3 OUTPUT 4 Adjust the REC ATT value as necessary Performing the Bounce Once you ve complete the procedures described in the previous section you re ready to actually perform the bounce Since your destination track or linked tracks are already armed for recording all you have to do is 1 Press ZERO to return to the beginning of the project If you re only bouncing a section of the projec...

Page 202: ...ince track channel signals the sound of your recorded tracks are the main ingredient of mostVS 2480 mixes Any discussion of mixing has to mention a mix s other elements effects and any live input signals you re using Discussions of these topics can be found in other chapters The Mechanics of Mixing A final mix is nothing more or less than the combining of all of the project s audio into a single s...

Page 203: ...ssing until you re satisfied insert any effects into individual track channels as desired send signals from your track channels to any desired internal loop effects Page 213 and return the outputs of the effects to the MASTER bus If you re incorporating any live signals use their input channel CH EDIT parameters to refine their sound Apply effects to them as needed Once you ve got everything fed i...

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Page 205: ...sends offer a number of useful capabilities They can carry multiple signals at a time Each input track and FX return channel has its own Aux send control that lets you set how much of the channel s signal goes to the Aux bus You can send signals to an Aux bus pre or post fader You can link odd even Aux busses to create a stereo Aux bus and pan signals across its stereo field Each Aux bus has its o...

Page 206: ... full control of the stereo imaging in the mix Page 211 It can also be handy when you re sending signals to an internal or external effect that has discreet left and right signal paths see the algorithm drawings in the VS 2480 Appendices for the structures of its internal effects With linking an Aux bus is linked to the Aux bus next to it If the Aux bus is odd numbered it s linked to the even numb...

Page 207: ...es at once a CH EDIT VIEW screen letting you quickly configure the Aux bus as you set up a channel s other parameters Configuring an Aux Bus from a MASTER EDIT Screen 1 While holding down SHIFT press TR 1 16 MASTER EDIT 2 Set the Aux bus s Pre Pst switch to the desired value 3 To link the bus to its odd even partner turn its LINK switch on Configuring an Aux Bus from a CH EDIT VIEW Screen 1 If you...

Page 208: ...when the track direct outs are active Aux and Direct bus connections to outputs are de activated If you need to use these busses to send signals to outputs send your tracks to the desired outputs using Direct busses instead of track direct outs External Insert Like Effects While you can t directly insert an external effect into an input track or FX return channel you can use a Direct bus to accomp...

Page 209: ...s Each Direct bus can receive signals from an input track or FX return channel before or after pre or post the channel s fader level control Generally you ll want to use the post fader send though the pre fader send can be handy when you re using a Direct bus for adding an insert like external effect to a channel s signal Page 208 1 While holding down SHIFT press TR 1 16 MASTER EDIT 2 Set the Dire...

Page 210: ...ct busses can carry signals to theVS 2480 s outputs on their way to an external device Here again any time you re sending a single signal use a Direct bus so as not to use up your more powerful Aux busses Sending Signals to Tracks If you wish to you can route Aux and Direct busses directly toVS 2480 hard disk recorder tracks With Aux busses you can use the same Quick Routing method you use for inp...

Page 211: ...to the stereo inputs of your external headphone amplifier Chapter 22 describes output routing 4 Press the FADER button that selects the group of input or track channels containing the first channel you want to include in the headphone mix 5 Press the desired input or track channel s CH EDIT button 6 Turn on the channel s send to the Aux bus by setting its switch to Pre See Page 152 7 Set the amoun...

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Page 213: ...ng with FX Return Channels Setting Up an Internal Loop Effect Play Now Learn Later If you ve just created a new project and would like to quickly start experimenting with loop effects and learn about their mechanics later on you can When you create a new project that doesn t copy the settings of the currently loaded project Page 96 the VS 2480 routes Aux Busses 1 8 to Effects 1 8 respectively Ther...

Page 214: ...ep You can route any Aux bus or Direct bus to any effect Page 210 in Chapter 15 describes how to do this Configure the Aux or Direct Bus You ll need to decide whether you want to send signals from your input track or FX return channels to the Aux or Direct bus before or after the channel faders Unless you re planning an unusual effect whose level stays constant as the dry signal level changes conf...

Page 215: ...ct Patches on Page 223 Setting Up an External Loop Effect You can use an Aux or Direct bus to send a signal to an external effect processor Although the effect is produced by an external device the usual loop effect send and return logic still applies In fact a few of the steps are exactly the same 1 Route an Aux or Direct bus to the desired analog output jack or digital output connector see Page ...

Page 216: ...a series of sonic changes You can chain as many effects together in an insert effect chain as you have available processors The order of the effects is always the same Effect 1 first then Effect 2 and so on If you use non consecutive effects in a chain such as Effect 1 and then Effect 4 the signal still flows through them according to the effect processors numerical order Input and Track Channel I...

Page 217: ...sert routing a symbol representing the processor s currently selected effect patch appears to show you the effect you ve inserted Lines in and out of the symbol show the selected signal flow in and out of the inserted effect If a processor is tied up elsewhere you ll see an arrow pointing to the input or track channel it s inserted on as with Effect 5 above To change this assignment press CH EDIT ...

Page 218: ...e effects on different channels but since both sides will end up being processed as single sound there s not much point in doing so The InsL and InsR Routings When an effect patch s algorithm processes its left and right sides independently you can treat the processor as if it s two mono processors rather than a single stereo processor You can insert each side of the processor on different channel...

Page 219: ...t and track channels EFFECT INSERT screen though it s a bit simpler only one insert routing is needed for each effect since a MASTER bus insert effect always uses both sides of its processor 3 Select the desired effect s insert assign switch and select OFF so that the effect is not inserted on the MASTER bus Ins to insert the effect on the MASTER bus 4 As necessary use the insert effect s Snd and ...

Page 220: ...ect you ll see No EFFECT Board in its box as is the case with Effects 7 and 8 in the illustration above Information in the Effect Boxes Each effect s box on the EFFECTVIEW screen shows the name of the effect processor the name of its currently selected effect patch along with a symbol representing the algorithm on which it s based whether the effect is currently available as a loop effect or is cu...

Page 221: ...the effect you want to work with Press an effect s F button to view its AlgorithmView screen The Algorithm View Screen The AlgorithmView screen is each effect processor s home page It shows you a diagram of the algorithm on which the effect s currently selected patch is based It also acts as the gateway to the screens on which you select edit and save effect patches On the AlgorithmView screen pre...

Page 222: ...er patch number that shows you the patch s position in the patch list name that describes the patch If the patch isn t a default patch see above its name is preceded by an abbreviation that tells you the algorithm it s based on A default patch s name is the name of its algorithm Match the Patch to the Processor Due to the processing requirements of some of the effect algorithms not all patches can...

Page 223: ...e dial to scroll through all of the preset and user patches if you want to 3 Press F5 SELECT to load the selected effect patch Editing Effect Patches Press F3 EDIT on an effect processor s AlgorithmView screen to view the first editing screen for the selected effect patch In the illustration below you can see the two editing screens for the first effect patch P000 Reverb Each algorithm provides a ...

Page 224: ...ave a range from 100 to 100 with 0 silencing the effected or original signal respectively If a patch is designed for use as a loop effect it ll be added to the dry input or track channel signal in the MASTER mix or on tracks Therefore FX Lvl is typically set to 100 the maximum volume and DirLvl is set to 0 With an insert effect on the other hand the effect s output replaces the original signal so ...

Page 225: ...itors you can take advantage of theVS 2480 s Speaker Modeling feature Speaker Modeling allows your DS 90As or DS 50As to simulate the sound of a wide range of speakers including popular studio monitors and consumer stereo speakers Since the trickiest part of mixing is making sure your audio sounds good no matter where it s heard Speaker Modeling great because it lets you to try out your mix on a v...

Page 226: ... 10 headset mic Lavalier necklace mic If you have one of these mics you can insert an effect on your mic s input channel and select the desired Microphone Modeling effect patch to transform the sound of your microphone Using Microphone Modeling 1 Insert the desired effect on your mic s input channel as described on Page 217 2 Press EFFECT 3 Press the F button for the effect you selected in Step 1 ...

Page 227: ...ls Each FX return channel has three FX return CH EDIT screens It has a main CH EDIT screen see Page 228 SURROUND screen Page 322 ParameterView screen Page 231 When an effect is inserted on an input or track channel or the MASTER bus it requires no FX return channel Therefore if this is the case the effect s FX return channel is de activated When theVS 2480 is shipped from the factory Effects 1 and...

Page 228: ...ect s currently selected patch is based When the display is selected the ENTER YES button flashes press the ENTER YES button to jump to the effect s AlgorithmView screen Page 221 3 MONO Sw The MONO Sw Mono Switch allows you to collapse the left and right sides of the stereo effect into a mono signal To restore the effect to stereo turn Mono Sw off 4 GROUP You can assign the effect s output to any ...

Page 229: ... output To mute more than one channel you ll probably find it easier to use Mute mode Page 143 8 BAL The BAL Balance control sets the stereo placement of the effect when it s sent to a stereo destination such as the MASTER mix or a pair of linked tracks The BAL parameter shifts the effect s entire stereo image leftward or rightward while maintaining the positions of its left and right sides in rel...

Page 230: ...busses routed to outputs connected to an external device The Aux send controls provide the following parameters Send Status turns the Aux send to the Aux bus on or off You can select OFF so that the effect isn t sent to the Aux bus Pre or Pst depending on the Aux bus s current configuration to turn on the send to the Aux bus from the channel See below for more details The Send Level parameter sets...

Page 231: ...cessing The FX return channel s fader and FADER parameter set the effect s recording level Each FX return channel s stereo output appears during routing as a single connection with a single virtual wire you can connected to a pair of linked tracks If you route an FX return channel to a single track the effect is recorded as a mono signal containing both its left and right sides To activate Paramet...

Page 232: ...FADER 4 Press the FX return channel s SELECT button a virtual wire appears on the screen to show the connection you ve made 5 If you want to break the connection press SELECT again 6 When you re done press F6 EXIT to confirm the new connection and to leave Quick Routing To clear all connections to a destination track hold down its TRACK STATUS button and press CLEAR To quickly clear all of the QUI...

Page 233: ...annel to one track after another in the RECORDING TRACKS block 5 Turn the dial to select the desired pair of destination linked tracks 6 To break the connection repeat Steps 3 and 4 and turn the TIME VALUE dial counter clockwise until no connection exists To clear all FX effect to track connections press PAGE until ClrTrA appears above F4 and then press F4 ClrTrA FX Return Channels 1 8 Hard Disk R...

Page 234: ...hone mix The FX return channel CH EDIT parameters appear 3 Set the Send Status parameter for the Aux bus you re using to its available Pre or Post value depending on the Aux bus s configuration Page 207 4 Set the amount of the effect to be sent to the headphone mix For the effect to sound its best use a linked pair of Aux busses for a stereo headphone feed In Steps 4 and 5 above you ll be setting ...

Page 235: ...phrases on multiple tracks at the same time Chapter 19 discusses the things you can do with phrases a specified time region in one or more tracks Region editing operations are described in detail in Chapter 20 Remember that when you re editing a track what you re really editing is its currently selectedV Track To master the powerful editing features of theVS 2480 it s important to understand exact...

Page 236: ...re in the middle of it When you select a location to which you want to move or copy a phrase or region what you re really doing is selecting a location to which you want to move or copy its anchor Most often when you move or copy a phrase or region you ll want to place the front of the moved or copied data at the desired time destination Use theVS 2480 s Scrub feature for the most precise position...

Page 237: ...ation measure When you copy the loop the snare along with the rest of the loop lands in the pocket you re moving a music cue with a passage that has to occur at a specific time Place FROM at the beginning of the passage Place TO where you want the passage to start Move the entire cue and the passage lands in exactly the right place Performing Edits The Appearance of Selected Tracks Phrases and Reg...

Page 238: ...magnified view of a track s audio in which you can often literally see the audio event you re looking for The waveform in the display is the track s audio interpreted in graph form The graph s vertical axis represents volume or amplitude Its horizontal axis represents project time Here s how to get around on the wave display If you select audio on one of a pair of linked tracks the audio on the ot...

Page 239: ...ng operations regardless of the method you decide to use though each method presents your options a bit differently The mouse andTRACK EDIT buttons provide fast access to seven of the most common phrase editing operations and region operations The TRACK menu offers additional editing operations as well The track that s currently selected for editing remains selected as you scroll through and view ...

Page 240: ... you to edit slowly and carefully The TRACK menu also provides access to some editing operations that aren t available anywhere else Edit Messages When you edit using your mouse or the TRACK EDIT buttons theVS 2480 is set by default to display edit messages that let you refine and confirm the edit you re performing The edit messages you see when you edit with a mouse or theTRACK EDIT buttons are t...

Page 241: ...een from the wave display select P LIST Move the timeline to the position line s location select GOTO Set IN OUT FROM and TO see Page 242 Activate theVS 2480 s Scrub feature Page 184 select SCRUB and click to checkmark it Use Scrub to preview audio select SCRUB TO to hear the audio just before the position line SCRUB THRU to listen to audio just before and after the position line or SCRUB FROM to ...

Page 242: ...even of the most common phrase or region editing operations Page 246 select the desired operation from the menu You can select only those operations for which the required edit points have been set Switch from region to phrase editing and back select PHRASE or REGION as desired the PHRASE REGION AUTOMIX button lights in green phrase or red region UNDO select the desired Undo level from the Undo li...

Page 243: ...ts phrase Click a track again to unselect its phrase 5 Click EXIT when you re done the phrases you ve selected are ready to be edited Selecting Regions by Dragging Your Mouse 1 Press PHRASE REGION AUTOMIX repeatedly until it s lit red 2 Click and hold the left mouse button at the desired IN point making sure to click after the start of the project 3 Drag rightward across the display and release th...

Page 244: ... current position of the FROM point you ll be setting a new TO location as you drag 5 Drag the data to the desired location You see the TO flag move as you drag as well as a light gray copy of the data to show you where you re dragging it Watch the closed hand for the appearance of any desired position cursors described on Page 246 6 If edit messages see Edit Messages on Page 240 are turned off th...

Page 245: ...e turned off the data is moved to the new location and you re done turned on you can set the operation s parameters as desired and press ENTER YES to proceed or EXIT NO to cancel the operation Snapping to Grid When you ve set up a tempo map Page 312 for your project you can turn on the Home screen s Track Edit Grid feature When the grid is active the front edge of a phrase or region you re draggin...

Page 246: ...NO to cancel the operation When the closed hand turns to The TO point is precisely placed at the original position of the front edge of the selected data if you haven t dragged up or down the original position of the back edge of the selected data if you haven t dragged up or down the IN point the OUT point the original FROM location the timeline The position cursors are very precise so watch the ...

Page 247: ...s LOCATOR so that pressing an edit point s button moves the timeline to the edit point s location in the project OVERWRITE so that pressing an edit point s button resets the edit point to the current position of the timeline 5 Press F6 EXIT to confirm your changes and to leave the GLOBAL Param1 screen Selecting a Track Using the VS 2480 s Buttons 1 Press or to move the cursor to the desired track ...

Page 248: ...sired editing procedure 3 Select the desired phrase or region the operation s TRACK EDIT button lights 4 Press the operation s lit TRACK EDIT button the ENTER YES button flashes 5 If edit messages see Edit Messages on Page 240 are turned off theVS 2480 executes the selected editing operation turned on you can set the operation s parameters as desired and press ENTER YES to proceed or EXIT NO to ca...

Page 249: ...dit screens The meters display or the fader pan displays may also remain in view Sources and Destinations in the TRACK Menu When you re moving or copying phrases and regions or if you re swapping regions on different tracks in the TRACK menu designate the source track the track you re moving or copying audio from destination V Track the track to which you re moving or copying the audio The paramet...

Page 250: ...tons and TIME VALUE dial or your mouse selecting the edit point s parameter and moving the timeline to the desired location To lock in the new location unselect the parameter by selecting some other parameter on the screen using the current time location display to move the timeline to the desired location selecting the edit point s parameter and pressing F2 GetNow About Selection in the TRACK Men...

Page 251: ...k s SELECT button 5 Press the new destination track s TRACK STATUS button 6 To remove a set of source and destination tracks press the source track s SELECT button the source and destination tracks SELECT and TRACK STATUS buttons flash to show they re no longer selected TheV Track map on the display shows you theV Tracks that are currently selected for editing AnyV Track with a wide flashing black...

Page 252: ...ts to a destinationV Track After you ve selected the desired phrase s or regions s set up the rest of the edit operation on the display When you re performing phrase deletion normalization or naming or region exchanging or naming there s no need to press F1 the desired selection display appears on the edit operation s main screen There are no phrase or region selection displays for creating a new ...

Page 253: ... jump from one track s currently selectedV Track to another track s currently selectedV Track without having to turn the TIME VALUE dial to get there While the source track is highlighted onscreen you can press any track s TRACK STATUS button to make the onscreenV Track value jump to that track s currently selectedV Track You can select or unselect all of the displayed phrase or regions at once by...

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Page 255: ...ting the pattern end to end the desired number of times you can create a seamless drum loop COPY also allows you re use performances that occur multiple times in a project perfectly performed chorus background vocals for example You can also create a safety copy of a phrase on a spareV Track before editing the original Edit Points FROM sets the location of the phrase s time anchor TO sets the time...

Page 256: ...r other than 1 the Overlap parameter sets the timing relationship between pasted copies When Overlap is Off the front of each copied phrase is pasted to the end of the preceding copy The copied phrases timing can grow more and more incorrect with each copy On each copy is pasted at the same time distance from the start of the previous copy as the distance between FROM and TO If the length of the p...

Page 257: ...re when you ve set up a tempo map for your project see Page 312 Set it to Off so that the phrase is moved to the TO location On so that the phrase is moved to the first beat of the measure in which TO is currently placed TRIM IN Use Mouse TRACK EDIT buttons TRACK menu TRIM IN allows you to adjust the location at which a selected phrase begins without changing the timing of its audio content Why Yo...

Page 258: ...DIT buttons TRACK menu You can split a currently selected phrase into two phrases using the phrase SPLIT command Why You d Use Phrase SPLIT Phrase SPLIT lets you break up longer phrases into two separate pieces to turn musical ideas sound effects or anything else into individual objects This makes it easier to move each element copy it or subject it to any other editing operation You can use TRIM ...

Page 259: ...t s available takes to select the one you want Beneath theTake parameter you can see information about the selected take including the location in the project where recording began and ended and when the take was recorded Here s an easy way to set the SPLITTO point move the timeline to the desired location and press F2 GetNow If you d like the new phrase to be created at the same location in the p...

Page 260: ...ork with during bouncing and or mixing DIVIDE Use TRACK menu Phrase DIVIDE analyzes the level of the signal in the phrase and automatically divides it into smaller phrases wherever the signal level falls below a specified volume You can quick select any currently activeV Track as a destination for the new phrase by selecting its track press the track s TRACK STATUS button so it lights solidly Whil...

Page 261: ...s way up to the IN Threshold level OUT Threshold OUT Threshold sets the level at which a phrase ends When a phrase s signal falls below the level set by the OUTThreshold parameter theVS 2480 considers the current phrase to be complete and starts searching for the next phrase OUT Threshold can be set from 84 dB to 48 dB OUT Margin TheVS 2480 adds the amount of time selected by the OUT Margin parame...

Page 262: ...me F3 SORT to switch among the list s available sorting orders You can select Hist to sort the list by recording date and time V Tr to sort the list inV Track order Name to sort the list alphabetically by name F4 DELETE to delete the currently selected take F5 Previw to listen to the selected take Press EXIT NO to halt playback F6 EXIT to leave the Take Manager and return to the TRACK PHRASE EDIT ...

Page 263: ...copy it to a currently selectedV Track or to aV Track that isn t currently selected Why You d Use Region COPY You can use COPY to build a track from a short musical segment such as a rhythm pattern By pasting the pattern end to end the desired number of times you can create a seamless drum loop COPY also allows you re use performances that occur multiple times in a project such as perfectly perfor...

Page 264: ...udio already at the TO location or inserted before it Set it to Off so that the copied audio is pasted over any audio already present at the destination location On so that the copied audio is inserted at the TO point moving all subsequent audio on the track to the end of the pasted copy or copies You can also easily loop rhythm patterns using theVS 2480 s phrase sequencer which is described in Ch...

Page 265: ...COPY s Insert parameter see Page 264 Set it to Off so that the region you re moving replaces any audio already present at the destination location On so that the region you re moving is inserted at the TO point moving all subsequent audio on the track to the end of the moved region INSERT Use Mouse TRACK EDIT buttons TRACK menu The INSERT edit operation adds silent blank space between the designat...

Page 266: ...aying over a fadeout and the first eight bars of the fadeout aren t as good as the rest you can cut the unwanted eight bars and move the best part of the performance forward Chop out an entire unwanted section of a project by using CUT on all of its tracks Edit Points IN sets the beginning of the audio segment you re cutting out of the track OUT sets the end of the audio segment you re cutting out...

Page 267: ...ins a different performance attempt and they all contain the same mistake COMP EXP Use Mouse TRACK EDIT buttons TRACK menu The region COMP EXP Compression Expansion operation allows you to time stretch or time shrink a region with or without changing the region s pitch Thanks to theVS 2480 s non destructive editing anything you erase is still on your hard drive if you want it back until you optimi...

Page 268: ... Pitch When Pitch is set to Variable the region s pitch is raised or lowered by the same amount that its length is compressed or expanded respectively Fixed the region s pitch stays the same regardless of the change to its length Amp The time compression expansion process can change a region s level and if its level becomes too high distortion results The Amp parameter lets you set the region s po...

Page 269: ...u share favorite recordings between projects or create new projects based on previously recorded source materials SOURCE Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the track you want to import DESTINATION Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the track in the current project on which you want to place the imported audio You can import CDR mode disk image audio Page 340 into any project regardless of its samp...

Page 270: ...on If one section runs right into the next you don t need to place a separate marker at the end of the first section theVS 2480 can use the marker at the start of the next section as the end marker for the first section Place the markers you need before editing see Page 188 to learn about markers Why You d Use Region ARRANGE Region ARRANGE lets you try out different structures for your project If ...

Page 271: ...at the end of the section you want to use in the second segment 9 Cursor to the segment s Start marker number 10 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the marker at the start of the section 11 Repeat Steps 6 11 for all of the desired remaining playlist segments 12 If you need to change the settings for any segment cursor to the desired settings and change them You can press F2 AllClr to clear all of ...

Page 272: ...main NAME screen provides a track selection display where you can select the track you want to name To learn about theVS 2480 s naming tools see Naming on Page 73 Why You d Use Region NAME Naming a track allows you to easily identify it on theVGA Info Display and when you re selecting tracks during editing If you select a TO location that s before or somewhere in the middle of the project s curren...

Page 273: ...context we ll refer to these buttons as the PHRASE PAD buttons and the PHRASE SEQ STATUS buttons To get the best response from its phrase pad trim any extra space from the front of each phrase you ll be using to ensure that the phrase plays immediately when you strike its pad See TRIM IN on Page 257 TRACK STATUS PHRASE PAD IN 1 16 SOLO 9 12 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 MASTER dB 6 4 0 4...

Page 274: ...es the track channel s phrase pad 4 The PlyMod Play Mode parameter sets the manner in which the pad s phrase plays when you strike the pad You can select Gate so that the phrase plays for only as long as the PHRASE PAD button s held down Trg Trigger so that each press of the PHRASE PAD button toggles the phrase s playback on or off OneS One Shot so that the phrase restarts and plays in its entiret...

Page 275: ...SEQ STATUS button controls the corresponding sequencer track Every time you press a PHRASE SEQ STATUS button its color and the state of the sequencer track it controls changes When a PHRASE SEQ STATUS button is amber you can manually play the sequencer track s phrase pad red the sequencer track is armed for recording When the sequencer s recording anything you play on its PHRASE PAD button is reco...

Page 276: ...eq appears above F1 3 Press F1 PhrSeq the first PHRASE SEQUENCE screen appears 4 There are two PHRASE SEQUENCE screens To move between them press PAGE Both PHRASE SEQUENCE screens show the phrase sequencer s playlist they differ only in the F button tools they offer The PHRASE SEQUENCE screen s playlist acts a lot like the Home screen s You can zoom in and out just as you can on the Home screen Yo...

Page 277: ...when you re sequencing it plays an even more important role when you re editing a sequence as described on Page 281 Turning On the Phrase Sequencer Playlist Grid Use your mouse to activate and configure the phrase sequencer s grid 1 Right click your mouse on the playlist in either PHRASE SEQUENCE SCREEN The Phrase Sequence Edit Pop Up menu appears We ll discuss this menu some more on Page 281 2 Se...

Page 278: ...hat you ve sequenced 8 Press ZERO or move the timeline to the desired location 9 Press PLAY to hear what you ve sequenced 10 If you re satisfied with what you ve recorded on a sequence s track press its PHRASE SEQ STATUS button so that it s green This is to make sure you don t record over the sequence track if you record or re record other sequence tracks 11 If you d like to try again recording ov...

Page 279: ...e pad strike Beat so that the timeline moves forward to the next beat in the project s tempo map after recording each phrase pad strike 5 If PHRASE PAD PLAY PHRASE SEQ isn t already red hold down SHIFT and press PHRASE PAD PLAY PHRASE SEQ so it turns red 6 Press the desired phrase pad s PHRASE SEQ STATUS button until it s red 7 Press PHRASE PAD PLAY PHRASE SEQ once more it flashes red to show that...

Page 280: ...e s current location move it forward to the next location and repeat Step 8 10 When you ve finished sequencing press PHRASE PAD PLAY PHRASE SEQ so that it lights solid red to indicate that the phrase sequencer s no longer recording 11 Move the timeline to the desired location and press PLAY to hear your sequence Phrase Pad Button Summary You can edit your sequenced track to perfect it as described...

Page 281: ... appears This menu acts just like the Edit Pop Up menu Page 241 allowing you to select from among the available editing operations The only phrase sequencer specific item in the menu is GRID explained on Page 277 Phrase Sequence Editing Tools You can edit your sequenced data when the PHRASE PAD PLAY PHRASE SEQ is lit solid red If you attempt to perform an edit when the sequencer s in Record mode f...

Page 282: ... by the arrow to the left of its number 3 Press F3 MARK to target the sequence track and its phrase for editing A checkmark appears in the box to the left of the sequence track s number To select a sequenced region using theVS 2480 s buttons 1 Set the desired IN and OUT points using the usual methods Chapter 18 2 Use or to cursor to the desired sequence track as shown by the arrow to the left of i...

Page 283: ...n the list Use and to select the desired unit of time measurement in the Start column you can select time code or measures beats ticks Turn theTIMEVALUE dial to select the desired start location length press or to select the phrase in the list Use and to select the desired unit of time measurement in the Duration column you can select time code or measures and beats Turn theTIMEVALUE dial to set t...

Page 284: ...T theVS 2480 moves the timeline ahead by the specified length F5 BckStp the timeline moves back in time by the specified amount shortening the duration of the closest phrase within the time window so that it extends no further than the timeline s new position The arrow to the left of the playlist selects the sequence track whose phrase is affected by Tie or BackStep To select a different track pre...

Page 285: ...hrase Sequencer mode there s a special way to get to the sequence track s CH EDIT screen which we mentioned in passing earlier Hold down SHIFT and press CH EDIT Do the same thing again to exit the CH EDITVIEW screen and return to the previous screen Phrase Sequence Bouncing You can bounce what you ve recorded on your phrase sequence tracks to tracks in the hard disk recorder Once you ve performed ...

Page 286: ...ing up the necessary FX return channel faders 4 If you want to change the destinationV Track for any of your destination hard disk recorder tracks or if you want to link the track to its odd even partner hold down SHIFT press the desired track channel s CH EDIT button and make the desired changes 5 Route the source sequence tracks to the destination hard disk recorder tracks as you would for a nor...

Page 287: ...four sets of stereo jacks MASTER L R AUX A L R AUX B L R MONITOR L R When you re routing track signals directly to the analog jacks perhaps to send them to tracks on an external multitrack recorder with analog inputs they re divided into the following four pairs of output jacks ANALOG MULTI 1 and 2 ANALOG MULTI 3 and 4 ANALOG MULTI 5 and 6 ANALOG MULTI 7 and 8 You can also route any pair of busses...

Page 288: ...bus feeding the MONITOR jacks Routing a Pair of Busses to a Pair of Outputs 1 Press EZ ROUTING 2 If OUTPUT isn t above F3 press PAGE repeatedly until it is 3 Press F3 OUTPUT the OUTPUT ASSIGN screen appears You can find setup instructions for R BUS devices in the Supplemental Information chapter at the back of the VS 2480 Owner s Manual With a Roland DIF AT interface you can digitally send individ...

Page 289: ...o the bus Track Direct Outs You can route any odd even pair of theVS 2480 s tracks directly to a pair of outputs on the EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN screen By default the screen is set up for bus routing so you ll need to activate the track direct outs when you want to send tracks to outputs without using busses You can select whether the tracks signals are to be sent to outputs before or after their ...

Page 290: ...hlighted 7 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to choose the pair of tracks you want to route to the selected output pair as you turn the dial the connection moves up and down the display showing you what s currently routed to the selected pair of outputs Setting Up Pre or Post Track Direct Outputs 1 At the bottom right of the OUTPUT ASSIGN screen see the previous section select the TRACK DIRECT SOURCE 2 Tur...

Page 291: ...Screens To view the EZ ROUTING screens press EZ ROUTING The EZ ROUTING screens have two pages that are identical except for the F buttons displayed at the bottom of the screen Press PAGE to toggle between these two sets of F buttons One page has a set of F buttons for each EZ ROUTING screen F1 VIEW F2 P BAY F3 OUTPUT F4 EFFECT Press a screen s F button to view the screen The other page provides to...

Page 292: ...he connection of analog input jacks and digital input connectors to theVS 2480 s input channels Input connections are described in Chapter 9 which starts on Page 129 The area of the EZ ROUTINGVIEW screen that includes the input jacks and connectors is called the patch bay it s identified by a dotted outline The patch bay has its own screen described below To learn how to route See input channels t...

Page 293: ... the desired pair of input channels 2 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to create the desired connection Chapter 9 describes in detail how to route inputs to input channels see Page 136 The EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN Screen On the EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN screen you can route any of theVS 2480 s busses or tracks to output jacks or connectors The screen s appearance changes slightly for the two types of routi...

Page 294: ...t patch Making Connections on the LOOP EFFECT ASSIGN Screen 1 Use or to select the desired internal effect processor 2 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the desired Aux bus or Direct bus The routing of Aux busses and Direct busses to the internal effects is discussed in detail on Page 210 For the purposes of routing busses are treated as odd even pairs that can include two mono busses or one ster...

Page 295: ... 1 16 and R BUS 1 connectors 1 8 are connected to input channels 1 24 cleared no inputs are connected to input channels When the hard disk recorder track connections are initialized Input Channels 1 24 are routed to Tracks 1 24 cleared no input channels Aux busses Direct busses track channels or FX return channels are routed to tracks To Press initialize all input to input channel routings F1 IniP...

Page 296: ...tons Saving an EZ Routing Template 1 Set up yourVS 2480 as desired 2 Press EZ ROUTING 3 If SAVE isn t visible above F6 press PAGE until it is 4 Press F6 SAVE the EZ ROUTING TEMPLATE SAVE screen appears 5 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the desired user template memory location 6 Press F1 NAME to name the template you re saving See Page 73 to learn about naming If you d don t want to name the ne...

Page 297: ...ess F5 OK TheVS 2480 asks if you re sure you want to proceed 6 Press ENTER YES to load the template or EXIT NO to cancel the operation If you press ENTER YES the template and all of the routings and configuration settings it contains loads Before loading an EZ Routing template it s a good idea to turn your listening level down all the way in case the template s new connections and settings cause f...

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Page 299: ...ders MIDI Operations TheVS 2480 boasts a wide range of MIDI features that enhance its interaction with other MIDI devices in your system We ll begin by discussing the basics of how MIDI works in theVS 2480 VS 2480 MIDI Basics The MIDI PARAMETER Screen You ll find all of theVS 2480 s basic MIDI parameters on the UTILITY menu s MIDI PARAMETER screen To get there 1 Press UTILITY 2 If MIDI isn t visib...

Page 300: ...x ID Numbers If you re using multipleVS 2480s it s important to assign eachVS 2480 its own System Exclusive or SysEx ID number SinceVS 2480 SysEx messages Page 301 can be understood and acted upon by anyVS 2480 only this ID number embedded in the SysEx data lets theVS 2480 know if it s supposed to act on a SysEx message it receives If you re working with a singleVS 2480 there s no need to reset th...

Page 301: ... MIDI device Three types of MIDI messages can be used for this purpose You can use System Exclusive SysEx messages that can control mostVS 2480 functions Program Change and Bank Select messages to select scenes and effect patches Control Change messages that adjust important input channel track channel FX return channel Aux bus Direct bus MASTER bus and MONITOR bus parameters You can also adjust e...

Page 302: ...t 3 Turn on the SysEx Tx Sw SysEx Transmit Switch this determines whether or not SysEx data is transmitted from theVS 2480 as you operate its controls 4 MIXER CONTROL TYPE sets the type of messages generated by theVS 2480 s controls Set it to Excl so that theVS 2480 generates SysEx messages Every move you make on theVS 2480 produces a SysEx message that s transmitted from the MIDI OUT THRU jack to...

Page 303: ...d Master Edit area as well as charts of Control Change numbers and the parameters they set see MIDI Channels and Control Change Maps on Page 406 Other parameters such as effect parameters can be adjusted using NRPNs a special category of Control Change messages For details on using NRPNs for editing effects and other parameters see the MIDI Implementation section of the VS 2480 Appendices When you...

Page 304: ...ess F5 BlkDmp the MIDI BULK DUMP screen appears When you bulk dump data from theVS 2480 all data selected for transmission on this screen is included in the dump Therefore you ll need to select what you want to transmit in the dump The screen is divided into three parts SCENE EZR Usr TMplt EZ Routing User Templates and Usr FX User Effect Patches Each section has a BULK Tx Bulk Transmit Sw on off p...

Page 305: ...Press F5 BlkDmp the MIDI BULK DUMP screen appears 4 Press F2 BULKRx for Bulk Receive TheVS 2480 tells you it s awaiting the bulk dump data 5 If you wish to cancel the operation at this point press ENTER YES 6 When the data has been received press ENTER YES TheVS 2480 asks if you wish to restore the data to its original scene EZ Routing template and or user effect patch memory locations 7 Press ENT...

Page 306: ...ach measures other beats This note typically has a lower pitch than the accent note 9 Select the desired accent note on your external MIDI device by setting ACCENT NOTE to its MIDI note number 10 Select the desired normal note by selecting its MIDI note number for the NORMAL NOTE parameter It s customary for the accent note to be somewhat louder than the normal notes this loudness is determined by...

Page 307: ...eters in realtime using Control Change messages Page 303 as a project plays or during recording Working with a Video or Film Editing System Since you can synchronize theVS 2480 to any system that uses MTC or SMPTE synchronization described later in this chapter TheVS 2480 can be a great asset in video or film soundtrack commercial spot production or post production work Synchronization lets you pl...

Page 308: ...e devices that understand MIDI clocks and Song Position Pointer While theVS 2480 can generate MIDI clocks to slave devices that use this form of sync theVS 2480 itself can t be synchronized to MIDI clocks since it s not an accurate enough form of synchronization for theVS 2480 s precise operation About MTC SMPTE Frame Rates When you use MTC or SMPTE for synchronizing theVS 2480 with an external de...

Page 309: ... to the frame rate the external device uses We ll describe setting theVS 2480 s FRAME RATE parameter in the following sections MMC MMC short for MIDI Machine Control is a set of MIDI messages that controls the transport buttons PLAY STOP etc of an MMC supporting device MMC also contains information that tells each device the current location of its transport In the VS 2480 this would be the positi...

Page 310: ... found on its UTILITY menu SYNC screen To get there 1 Hold down SHIFT and press the EXT SYNC button the SYNC screen appears 2 Select the desired sync parameter and adjust its value A project s tempo map also provides the basis for the Home screen s track editing grid The phrase sequencer uses it for quantization step entry and editing To synchronize an external MIDI device to theVS 2480 using a sy...

Page 311: ...te a sync track from markers placed on every beat in the project To learn about placing markers see Page 188 1 Hold down SHIFT and press TAP the TEMPO MAP screen appears 2 Press F1 TM Cnv to display the TEMPO MAP CONVERT window 3 Set CONVERT TYPE to Tap SyncTrk 4 Set BEAT to the desired time signature 5 Set TAP BEAT to the number of markers in each measure 6 Press ENTER YES to convert the markers ...

Page 312: ...f a project s tempo map takes place on the UTILITY menu s TEMPO MAP screen You can also view a project s tempo and time signature details on this screen when you ve generated a tempo map from a sync track or markers 1 Hold down SHIFT and press TAP the TEMPO MAP screen appears The TEMPO MAP CONVERT Window When you press F1 TM CNV for Tempo Map convert on theTEMPO map screen the TEMPO MAP CONVERT wi...

Page 313: ...y no need to change Map 1 s Meas parameter since it represents the project s starting tempo and time signature Create additional maps at all of the locations in the project at which a tempo or time signature change occurs Edit the maps values as desired You can also edit the individual maps in an already created tempo map To edit an existing map 1 Cursor to the map s Meas parameter to move the map...

Page 314: ...xternal Device to the VS 2480 TheVS 2480 can generate MTC or MIDI clocks that allow you to synchronize another device to theVS 2480 with theVS 2480 as master and the external device as slave MIDI clocks are always carried to an external device through a MIDI cable MTC on the other hand can be carried through a MIDI cable to a MIDI device or through an R BUS cable to a connected R BUS device Page 4...

Page 315: ...e R BUS 2 jack set R BUS2 Sync Gen to MTC 9 Complete the setup by configuring the slave device so that it s set to use an external timing source receive the type of sync you re sending it from theVS 2480 receive MMC if the device recognizes MMC receive SysEx data if the device recognizes MMC Starting Synchronized Playback with the VS 2480 as Master 1 Set the slave device as detailed in its documen...

Page 316: ...he middle of a digital tape for example When you begin playback theVS 2480 s timeline shoots ahead to the same time location the beginning of the material on the master starts in the middle of theVS 2480 s project If you ve already recorded at the beginning of your project it won t play along with the master s material If you haven t yet recorded on theVS 2480 any audio you record during synchroni...

Page 317: ...ifted the project start time theVS 2480 s timeline jumps to its actual MTC SMPTE time code location when playback stops Exchanging Digital Audio Data During Synchronization You can exchange digital audio between theVS 2480 and its sync partner You might for example want to move audio tracks from oneV Studio to another To learn about digital connectors see Page 49 To learn about clocking digital au...

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Page 319: ...rs depending on the Surround format These speakers are placed in front of and behind the listener While Surround is gaining popularity in private homes and live performance spaces it s especially significant for its contributions to theatrical films most mainstream movies employ Surround TheVS 2480 provides total control of signals apparent positions in the three dimensional Surround field Surroun...

Page 320: ...ront right R Aux 6 ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT 6 R BUS1 6 Left side Ls Aux 7 ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT 7 R BUS1 7 Right side Rs Aux 8 ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT 8 R BUS1 8 3 1 Surround Speaker stem Aux bus Analog output Digital output Front left L Aux 5 ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT 5 R BUS1 5 Front right R Aux 6 ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT 6 R BUS1 6 Front center C Aux 7 ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT 7 R BUS1 7 Rear center RC Aux 8 ANALOG MULTI...

Page 321: ...rround mode If you pressed ENTER YES in Step 6 theVS 2480 reminds you that your current channel panning settings will also be affected by the switch to Surround mode 7 Press ENTER YES to proceed or EXIT NO to cancel the change into Surround mode When you switch to Surround mode connections are broken between any Aux busses required by the selected Surround format and theVS 2480 s internal effects ...

Page 322: ...ble here to provide a quick way to adjust a channel s Surround position as you work with its other CH EDIT parameters We ll describe how the Surround parameters work in our discussion of the CH EDIT SURROUND screen 3 If Surrnd isn t visible above F2 press PAGE until it is 4 Press F2 Surrnd to view the CH EDIT SURROUND screen Parameter type What Happens Input and track channel CH EDIT parameters Ch...

Page 323: ...1 Surround 6 Set the desired LR C value from 0 to 100 With 0 signals are positioned in the center between the left and right front speakers by sending an equal amount of signal to both speakers With 100 signals panned to the center are handled completely by the center speaker 7 When you re mixing 3 2 1 Surround send the desired amount of the channel s signal to the front subwoofer by adjusting the...

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Page 325: ... playing it for friends and associates Automix removes the worry that if you find something wrong in the mix you ll have to start all over With Automix you can fix any individual problems while preserving the rest of the mix Automated Recording While most people use Automix during mixdown you can also use it during recording since you can automate input channel parameters If you re recording somet...

Page 326: ...lding down SHIFT press AUTOMIX the AUTOMIX screen appears The WRITING PARAMETER Area The WRITING PARAMETER area of the AUTOMIX screen shows various parameter groups When a parameter group is checkmarked changes made to its parameters are captured when you record Automix data both in realtime Page 329 and in Automix snapshots Page 330 Check only the parameters you want to automate to streamline you...

Page 327: ...is active each CH EDIT SELECT PHRASE SEQ STATUS AUTOMIX STATUS button can set the status of its corresponding Automix track Using the AUTOMIX STATUS Buttons 1 Press the FADER button for the group of channels containing the one that corresponds to the desired Automix track 2 In Automix isn t already lit solid amber press AUTOMIX 3 While holding down AUTOMIX press the desired AUTOMIX STATUS button E...

Page 328: ...bus Direct bus and effect patch Automix tracks only on the AUTOMIX screen 3 Press ZERO to rewind to the top of the project or move the timeline to the location at which you want to begin recording Automix data 4 While holding down AUTOMIX press AUTOMIX REC the AUTOMIX button flashes to show that Automix data can now be recorded 5 Press PLAY and perform your mix the changes you make are recorded on...

Page 329: ...e mode as the project plays AUTOMIX Button Punching Set the desired Automix tracks to Write mode and toggle Automix recording on and off as the project plays AUTOMIX STATUS Button Punching This punching method works best when you re punching bits and pieces of different Automix tracks as the project plays 1 If the AUTOMIX button isn t lit solid amber press it so that it is to signify that Automix ...

Page 330: ...t the AUTOMIX STATUS button of each Automix track you want to punch so that it s red ready to write new Automix data 3 Press ZERO or move the timeline to a location shortly before the place you want the punch to start 4 Press PLAY 5 Hold down AUTOMIX as you get close to the location where you want to punch in 6 At the desired punch in point press AUTOMIX REC the AUTOMIX button flashes to show you ...

Page 331: ...to set it to green for playback Playing Back Automix Data To play back Automix data 1 If AUTOMIX isn t lit solid amber press it so that it is to show that Automix mode is on If it s flashing amber hold down AUTOMIX and press REC so that AUTOMIX lights solid amber 2 Hold down AUTOMIX and set the AUTOMIX STATUS button for each of your Automix tracks to green so it plays back 3 Play the project Editi...

Page 332: ...ery much like the region editing you perform on project audio tracks or on phrase sequencer tracks You define a region by setting IN and OUT edit points and you copy and move regions using FROM and TO See Chapter 18 if you need to refresh your memory on the way region editing works F2 ALL and F3 MARK As with audio region editing to select the events on an Automix track that fall between the IN and...

Page 333: ...ant to edit Automix Editing with the TRACK EDIT Buttons Whenever you re on the AUTOMIX screen or the AUTOMIX EDIT screen the PHRASE REGION AUTOMIX button lights amber to show that the buttons are assigned to Automix editing operations The TRACK EDIT buttons act as they do in track editing and phrase sequencer track editing see Page 247 for information on the TRACK EDIT buttons To learn how to set ...

Page 334: ...he same section of audio such as a chorus appears more than once When you perfect the automation for the section you can re use it each time it occurs in the project MOVE Automix MOVE allows you to move already recorded Automix data to a new location on the same Automix track or to another Automix track You d most often use MOVE when you ve changed the position of track audio and need to move its ...

Page 335: ...ata when it occurs just a bit later than you want it to or when you need to re align it with audio you ve moved forward in the project ERASE Automix ERASE cleans out Automix events between the IN and OUT points This can be useful when you ve recorded parameter value changes you decide you don t want preferring to let an earlier parameter value remain in place until the OUT point Edit point What it...

Page 336: ...old value for compression expansion and helps you know how much shift to apply to an Automix region s parameter values regardless of the kind of automated parameter you re working with Compression and Expansion Compression and expansion decrease or increase respectively the distance between the region s parameter values and a threshold parameter value You can select as your threshold any of the pa...

Page 337: ...r descending shape to the selected data Exp for an upward convex exponential curve to the selected data Exp for a downward convex exponential curve to the selected data Micro Editing Automix Data On the AUTOMIX EDIT screen press F4 MICRO to display the AUTOMIX MICRO EDIT screen You can shift a value only within its parameter s stated range Once a parameter has reached its minimum or maximum value ...

Page 338: ... change an Automix event s value Use and to highlight the event s value and turn the TIMEVALUE dial to select the desired value Deleting an Automix Event 1 Press or to select the event in the list 2 Press F4 DELETE to erase the selected Automix event Creating a New Automix Event 1 Press or to select an Automix event of the type you want to create 2 Press F3 CREATE to place a copy of the currently ...

Page 339: ...on to mix details in a way that s just not otherwise possible Important Mastering Concepts What Kind of Audio Can Be Burned on a CD Only audio from a project that uses a 44 1k sampling rate can be written onto an audio CD A project s sampling rate is chosen when a project is first created Page 96 You can create a 44 1 kHz project using anyVS 2480 recording mode but we recommend the MTP CDR MAS or ...

Page 340: ... mastering tracks The Mastering room has two operating modes When it s set to Record You can listen to the signals from all of your input track Aux master and FX return channels as you refine your mix and record it onto your mastering tracks Play You can play back your recorded mastering tracks Input track Aux master and FX return channel signals are silenced since their audio can now be heard in ...

Page 341: ...ng mode and then use Region IMPORT Page 269 to import all of their mastering tracks into a single CDR mode compilation project You can then do either of two things You can edit them into the desired order Each imported set of mastering tracks appears as a pair of phrases in the playlist It s a simple matter to use phrase editing to copy them all to the same pair of tracks and move them into the de...

Page 342: ...0 As theVS 2480 encounters each CD track marker in a project you re burning on a CD it sends a command to the CD burner to move to its next numbered track When you re recording mastering tracks selection by selection the Mastering Room can automatically write a CD track marker at the beginning of each new selection you record after the first one see Building Mastering Tracks Selection by Selection...

Page 343: ...ring Tracks Recording Mode When the CDR Rec Mode parameter is turned on your mastering tracks are recorded as disk image files that can be immediately burned to an audio CD Page 340 When it s turned off the mastering tracks are recorded using the project s recording mode Typically you ll want to set CDR Rec Mode to On Set CDR Rec mode to Off when you need to master your mix in stages to get the mo...

Page 344: ...rding the first selection in a multi selection CD to Last Phrs 0s places the new mastered audio at the end of the audio already recorded on the mastering tracks with no space between them to Last Phrs 2s places the new mastered audio at the end of the audio already recorded on the mastering tracks with a two second space between them to Last Phrs 4s places the new mastered audio at the end of the ...

Page 345: ...h to Ins to insert the effect on the MASTER bus If you wish to return to the Mastering Room you can press F1 Param or F6 EXIT 5 Press the flashing ENTER YES button to display the effect s AlgorithmView screen from which you can select the desired MTK effect patch or edit the effect s currently selected patch Page 221 6 To return to the Mastering Room hold down SHIFT and press CD RW MASTERING Recor...

Page 346: ...s to Off Set After Rec to ZERO 2 Record your mix onto the selected masteringV Tracks 3 Select a new pair ofV Tracks for your final mastering tracks 4 Press Track Channel 23 s CH EDIT button 5 Set ChLink to On to link Tracks 23 and 24 6 Select theV Track you used for mastering in Step 1 7 While holding down CLEAR press Track Channel 23 s CH EDIT button to set both track channels to 0dB 8 Return to ...

Page 347: ...kers appear above the playlist as downward pointing triangles just like normal markers you can identify them as CD track markers in the current time location display s Markers counter in the counter each CD track marker has a C to its right About CD Track Marker Numbering Each marker in a project including each CD track marker is identified by its number as described on Page 189 As you add each ne...

Page 348: ...ess HOME DISPLAY to view the Home screen 2 Position the timeline at the beginning of the second selection on your mastering tracks Remember the first selection s CD track marker is set automatically 3 While holding down CD RW MASTERING press TAP to place the CD track marker 4 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for any other CD track markers you want to place in your mastering tracks When you re done you can jum...

Page 349: ...e CD including track numbers and a Table of Contents or TOC This last step in the CD creation process is called finalizing Until then the CD can be played only on yourVS 2480 or another RolandV Studio with a connected Roland approved CD R RW drive see The CD Player Feature on Page 353 Once a CD R s been finalized no more audio can be added to it you can erase a CD RW and start over You can finaliz...

Page 350: ...ly the minutes by 60 and add the result to the seconds to arrive at the length of the project in seconds 3 Apply the following formula The result is roughly the amount of space you ll need on the CD and on your internal hard drive Compare this to the amount of free space on the CD as shown in the lower right corner of the CD R WRITE screen and to the amount of free hard drive space you have availa...

Page 351: ...rded using a recording mode other than CDR verify that you have enough free space on your internal hard drive to create a disk image file again see Page 350 10 Select the mastering tracks or other pair of tracks you want to burn on the CD You can select these in either of two ways To select your tracks at the same time select the L Ch SOURCETRACK parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to select th...

Page 352: ...peration 17 A screen appears that discusses licensing terms If you agree to these terms press ENTER YES to proceed Otherwise press EXIT NO to cancel the operation If you press ENTER YES theVS 2480 proceeds to burn the CD When it s finished theVS 2480 asks if you d like to burn another CD of the same audio material If you do insert a new CD in your burner and press ENTER YES or press EXIT NO to com...

Page 353: ...ure you can listen through theVS 2480 s MASTER and MONITOR outputs as well as the PHONES jacks The CD Player feature is for listening only you can t route audio from the CD to tracks for recording or to additionalVS 2480 output jacks or connectors Playing an Audio CD 1 Press CD RW MASTERING 2 Press F3 CDPlyr the CD PLAYER screen appears 3 Insert the desired CD into the drive When you re listening ...

Page 354: ...ry ISO 9660 CDs The WAVE Import feature recognizes only ISO 9660 format CDs If you re preparing a data CD of WAV files on a computer make sure the CD uses the ISO 9660 format Both PCs and Mac can create CDs in this format with the proper CD burning software The WAV IMPORT Screen All WAV Import operations take place on the WAV IMPORT screen To get there 1 Insert the CD containing the WAV files in y...

Page 355: ...rting a stereo WAV file do one of the following Select the TRACK parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the desired destinationV Track for the imported audio You can select anyV Track using this method Press the desired destination track s flashingTRACK STATUS button to choose its currently selectedV Track as the destination for your WAV file its TRACK STATUS button lights solidly You ca...

Page 356: ...r CD burner 2 On the CD RW MASTERING MENU screen Page 349 press F5 TrkExp for Track Export the TRACK EXPORT Select Track screen appears On this screen you see a list of all of the project sV Tracks To the right is aV Track map that shows you whichV Tracks contain data When you export a track as a WAV file you re really exporting aV Track see Chapter 6 for an explanation of the relationship between...

Page 357: ... all of theV Tracks you want to export press F5 NEXT to go to the WAV Export CD burning screen described on Page 358 Exporting Phrases as WAV Files 1 Insert a blank CD R or CD RW into your CD burner 2 On the CD RW MASTERING MENU screen Page 349 press F6 PhrExp for Phrase Export the PHRASE EXPORT screen appears On this screen you can select the phrases you want to export as WAV files Every phrase t...

Page 358: ...process faster On to make sure the CD has no data errors 4 Select the desired drive speed We recommend trying the MAX setting that uses your burner s fastest speed If you have any trouble burning the CD try again with a lower speed 5 If you have more than one CD burner connected press F4 SelDrv scroll to the desired destination CD R RW drive and press F5 SELECT 6 When you ve returned to the screen...

Page 359: ...U area of theVS 2480 s top panel You can display any of the UTILITY menu s screens by cursoring to it in the UTILITY menu and pressing ENTER YES or by pressing its F button shown on one of tabbed layers as the bottom of the screen The SYSTEM GLOBAL PLAY REC andV FDR buttons each lead to sets of related screenfuls of parameters these sub screens are called Param1 Param2 and in the case of theV FDR ...

Page 360: ...ters DISPLAY SECTION The DISPLAY SECTION parameter selects the type of signals shown in the MB 24 s 24 SECTION level meters They can be turned off or set to show To learn how to attach an MB 24 see Attaching an MB 24 Level Meter on Page 382 Parameter Value Meters show ANALOG INPUT 1 16 the levels received at theVS 2480 s analog inputs R BUS COAX OPT IN the levels received at the R BUS and S P DIF ...

Page 361: ...480 formatted Zip disk is inserted in the Zip drive To re activate the internal drive turn IDE DRIVE on and restart SCSI SELF ID This sets theVS 2480 s SCSI ID number see the VS 2480 Appendices TheVS 2480 s SCSI ID is set to ID7 at the factory You can set this parameter from 1 7 VGA The following parameters let you set up theVS 2480 s output to a connectedVGA monitor we ve already described them b...

Page 362: ...PUT PEAK LEVEL parameter sets the level at which the input peak indicators on the Home screen and elsewhere light as described on Page 125 You can set the input peak indicators to light when a signal coming into an input channel reaches 6dB 3dB or 0dB a light gray line across the input meters display Page 124 shows the current INPUT PEAK LEVEL value FOOT SWITCH ASSIGN An optional foot switch such ...

Page 363: ...tly you can lock the SHIFT button on or arm it for its next use Set SHIFT LOCK to Off so the SHIFT button behaves normally needing to be held down when you press the button whose behavior it changes On so that each press of the SHIFT button toggles it on or off When it s on each button you press that has a secondary function performs that function Once so that you can press SHIFT to arm it for its...

Page 364: ... Undo list Page 72 on or off If you press UNDO when the parameter s set to Off the last action is reversed immediately This setting lets you undo the most recent action in the fastest way possible On the Undo list appears allowing to select the desired Undo level EDIT MESSAGE When you perform various types of editing on theVS 2480 you can view edit messages that allow you to adjust parameters rela...

Page 365: ...nob to adjust a channel s Aux send doesn t cause the display to change CH VIEW so that turning a PAN AUX SEND 1 8 knob to set a channel s Aux send causes theVS 2480 to display the channel s CH EDITVIEW screen Page 150 OPERATION DISPLAY DATE REMAIN Sw You can replace the clock in the upper right hand corner of theVS 2480 s LCD display with a readout of how much free space remains on the currently s...

Page 366: ...PROTECT TheVS 2480 allows you to use SCMS Serial Copy Management system to prevent additional copies from being made of digital audio you ve recorded from theVS 2480 s S P DIF coaxial or optical outputs onto a DAT tape or MiniDisc To prevent copying turn the DIGITAL COPY PROTECT parameter on before sending the digital audio to the DAT or MiniDisc recorder R BUS2 COAXIAL Sel See Selecting the Desir...

Page 367: ...RD MONITOR is explained in Simple Monitoring on Page 191 MARKER STOP MARKER STOP lets you set the hard disk recorder so that it automatically stops when the timeline reaches the next marker This can be handy when you want theVS 2480 to stop playback at the end of a section on which you re working place a marker at the desired location and turn this parameter on When MARKER STOP is off the hard dis...

Page 368: ...t s set to All BUS Send the signal is stopped before it s sent to any Aux or Direct busses or the MASTER mix bus It s therefore not sent to theVS 2480 s effects or to outputs via Aux or Direct busses MIX BUS Send the signal is stopped before it goes to the MASTER bus only It s still sent to the Aux and Direct busses and thus to internal effects and or outputs PREVIEW SCRUB LENGTH This parameter is...

Page 369: ... tempo map so the metronome slows down and speeds up along with the project tempo You can play the metronome internally using a variety of onboard sounds including a simple programmable beat box You can send the metronome out to performers headphones mixes The metronome can also generate MIDI notes that play percussion sounds produced by an external MIDI device Page 306 When the metronome is used ...

Page 370: ...s that derives its pitches from the ACCENT NOTE and NORMAL NOTE values in the metronome s MIDI SETTINGS area Page 306 DRUM to use the metronome s programmable beat box When you select DRUM F1 PtnEdt for Pattern Edit becomes active as described below Programming the Metronome s Beat Box When you ve selected DRUM as the metronome s TONE TYPE parameter you can press F1 PtnEdt to view the METRONOME DR...

Page 371: ...RATOR OSCILLATOR screen appears 6 Set the SOURCE parameter to METRONOME 7 Set Sw just above SOURCE to On With these settings the generator produces the metronome s output signal As you can see the generator has its own set of CH EDIT like parameters Page 150 with which you can send the metronome to an Aux bus feeding a headphone mix to the MASTER mix or to a Direct bus routed to aVS 2480 output AU...

Page 372: ... Surround sound in the VS 2480 is described in Chapter 25 See Turning on Surround Mode on Page 321 Oscillator ANALYZER Pressing the OscAna button reveals the GENERATOR OSCILLATOR screen and theVS 2480 s test signal generator You can press F1 Anylzr to display theVS 2480 s spectrum analyzer described on Page 374 To exit either of the screens press F6 EXIT Generator When you press the UTILITY menu s...

Page 373: ...he METRONOME setting To turn on the selected signal turn the generator s on off switch on The GENERATOR OSCILLATOR screen provides a variety of controls that let you adjust and send the generator s output to the desired destination ATT attenuates the level produced by the generator from 42 0dB to 0 0dB AUX 1 8 sends let you send the generator s output to an effect or to an output allowing you for ...

Page 374: ...lect theVS8F 2 you want to use Press ENTER YES to assign the effect board to the spectrum analyzer display Understanding the Spectrum Analysis Display Each frequency the spectrum analyzer displays is represented by a vertical bar on the screen the frequency each bar represents is shown beneath it A bar shows how loud its frequency is at the present moment in relation to the dB level scale shown up...

Page 375: ...zer to check the accuracy of your speakers in a specific listening environment 1 On the GENERATOR OSCILLATOR screen Page 372 set SOURCE to Pink Noise and turn the generator on off switch Sw to On 2 Set the generator s PAN to C MIX to On and set the FADER parameter to 0 0dB 3 Connect a microphone to one of theVS 2480 s inputs and set up the microphone in the center of the listening space where you ...

Page 376: ...LITY 2 Press PAGE until PrmIni appears above F6 3 Press F6 PrmIni 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select MIXER UTILITY to initialize both the mixer and UTILITY parameters MIXER to initialize only the mixer parameters UTILITY to initialize only the UTILITY parameters 5 Press F5 OK a confirmation screen appears 6 If you re sure you want to proceed press ENTER YES To cancel the operation press EXIT NO ...

Page 377: ...ration screen for the device connected to the firstVS 2480 R BUS jack F4 R BUS2 to display the configuration screen for the device connected to the secondVS 2480 R BUS jack In the Supplemental Information chapter you ll learn how to set each R BUS device s configuration parameters See DIF AT Settings on Page 387 ADA 7000 Settings on Page 389 AE 7000 Settings on Page 390 VSR 880 Settings on Page 39...

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Page 379: ...iver To remove a screw turn the screwdriver counter clockwise To tighten a screw turn the screwdriver clockwise When installing aVS8F 2 effect expansion board remove only the specified screws Be careful that the screws you remove do not drop into the interior of theVS 2480 Re attach theVS 2480 s bottom cover after the installation do not leave its internal components exposed Do not touch any of th...

Page 380: ... power as described on Page 63 7 After powering up theVS 2480 press EFFECT and confirm that you see effect patch symbols for Effects 1 and 2 If you ve installed oneVS8F 2 make sure that effect patch symbols for Effects 3 and 4 are also visible If you ve installed twoVS8F 2s you should see Effects 5 and 6 as well Finally if you ve installed threeVS8F 2s you should see effect patch symbols for all e...

Page 381: ... sure that both the Zip drive and theVS 2480 are turned off If there are any other SCSI devices connected to theVS 2480 make sure they re powered down as well 2 Connect a SCSI cable from one of the Zip drive s SCSI jacks to theVS 2480 s SCSI jack Page 48 as shown 3 If the Zip drive is the only SCSI device connected to theVS 2480 make sure its terminator switch is on 4 Make sure that the Zip drive ...

Page 382: ... theVS 2480 shows the following message when you power up Installation Procedure 1 Power down theVS 2480 Page 80 saving any recent changes you ve made to the currently loaded project 2 Turn off all connected devices and disconnect all cables fromVS 2480 For instructions on attaching the MB 24 meter bridge to theVS 2480 usingVS 24MBA brackets see the instruction sheet included with the brackets Con...

Page 383: ...ove only the screws shown in the following illustrations 4 The battery should now be visible as shown here 5 Remove theVS8F 2 for Effect A 6 Replace the old battery with a new one TheVS 2480 uses a lithium CR2032 battery that you can purchase at most electronics stores CR2032 VS2480OMUS book 383 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 384: ...e new drive in the required HPD35 K20 mounting kit according to the HPD35 K20 s instructions prior to its installation in theVS 2480 Installation Precautions Use the correct Phillips screwdriver a Number 2 screwdriver for the size of the VS 2480 s screws The head of the screw may become stripped if you use the wrong screwdriver To remove a screw turn the screwdriver counter clockwise To tighten a ...

Page 385: ...gently into the installation bay as far as it will go Fit the indentation on the drive caddy over the ridge on the chassis of theVS 2480 4 After you install the hard disk lock it in place Fit a coin into the lock s slot and turn it clockwise until the lock clicks and it the drive caddy is secured LO CK VS2480OMUS book 385 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 386: ...nel cover 6 Turn on theVS 2480 s power Page 63 to verify that it powers up correctly 7 If the display shows Not Found any Drives the new internal hard drive is not being recognized by theVS 2480 Power down theVS 2480 Page 80 and re install the hard drive VS2480OMUS book 386 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 387: ... the status of each track on the connected recorder connected to the DIF AT You can choose PLY to set the track so that it plays back any audio recorded on the track REC to arm the track for recording INPUT SELECT INPUT SELECT chooses the desired type of digital recorder You can select ADAT to use the DIF AT with an ADAT format recorder TDIF to use the DIF AT with a T DIF format recorder The param...

Page 388: ...pears 18 Set SYNC MODE to INT and set the R BUS SYNC Gen parameter for the R BUS jack you re using to MTC With a TASCAM DA Series Device With a Roland DIF AT audio can be digitally exchanged between theVS 2480 and a DA Series T DIF device with theVS 2480 being controlled by the DA Series device 1 With the power to all devices turned off connect the DA series device to the DIF AT and the DIF AT to ...

Page 389: ...ing the corresponding input sensitivity knob on the front panel of the ADA 7000 FRONT PANEL CONTROL You can disable front panel control of the ADA 7000 so that it can be set only from the theVS 2480 To do this turn FRONT PANEL CONTROL off If you want to retain control of the ADA 7000 in both places leave FRONT PANEL CONTROL on PHANTOM 48V 1 8 Turn on an input jack s PHANTOM 48V 1 8 when you need t...

Page 390: ... the sample rate at which the ADA 7000 is operating and capturing audio through its input jacks When the ADA 7000 s CLOCK SOURCE parameter is set to INTERNAL SAMPLING FREQ automatically switches to the current project s sample rate unless the project uses the 88 2k or 64k sample rates the ADA 7000 doesn t support the use of these two sample rates AE 7000 Settings Turn down the volume for all conne...

Page 391: ...tal audio means that there s no input signal SAMPLING FREQ SAMPLING FREQ shows the sample rate of the received digital audio from 32k to 48k Unlock is displayed if there s no signal there s no master clock the signals are outside the supported sample frequency range CLOCK SOURCE CLOCK SOURCE selects the master clock timing reference for the AE 7000 This parameter interacts with theVS 2480 s MASTER...

Page 392: ...UT TYPE see above This copy protection prevents the creation of further copies of the digital audio To disable copy protection turn COPY PROTECT off VSR 880 Settings CH STATUS 1 8 You can set the status of each track on an R BUS connectedVSR 880 You can choose SRC to listen to the track s source signal PLY to set the track so that it plays back any audio recorded on the track REC to arm the track ...

Page 393: ...a reason to select another frame rate use 30 fps since it offers the fastest available continuous time code Setting Up the VM 7200 VM 7100 1 Hold down SHIFT and press PROJECT 2 Press if necessary to select the row of icons containing DIGITAL I O 3 Press F1 DIGITAL I O 4 Set WORD CLOCK SOURCE to the R BUS jack to which theVS 2480 s connected If theVS 2480 s connected to theVM 7000 s first R BUS jac...

Page 394: ... associated with each knob and button on theVE 7000 grouped as they are on theVE 7000 s front panel These parameters are explained in detail in Chapters 11 and 17 PREAMP DELAY DYN Areas Press the desired channel s CH EDIT button to set its CH EDIT parameters with the VE 7000 Preamp Area VE 7000 knob or button Acts as CH EDIT parameter or F button 1 GAIN ATT 2 PHASE PHASE on off switch 3 EDIT Displ...

Page 395: ...t all Aux Send Levels to 0 dB VE 7000 knob or button Same as CH EDIT parameter or F button 13 HI HI MID LO MID LO GAIN Corresponding EQ band gain 14 HI HI MID LO MID LO FREQ Corresponding EQ band frequency 15 HI MID LO MID Q Hi mid and lo mid EQ band Q 16 HPF ON OFF Selects filter type LPF BPF BEF HPF 17 HPF FREQ Filter frequency 18 EQ ON OFF EQ on or off 19 EDIT RESET Displays EQ screen Hold down...

Page 396: ...orms same function asVS 2480 SHIFT button MAIN CUE Area VE 7000 knob or button Same as CH EDIT parameter or F button 24 PAN PAN 25 ON OFF MIX on off switch 26 EDIT Set CENTER Displays CH EDITVIEW screen PAN selected Hold SHIFT and press MAIN CUE EDIT Set CENTER to set PAN to its C center value Hold SHIFT and press MAIN CUE ON OFF CH LINK to link or un link the currently selected channel with its o...

Page 397: ... the factory templates are as follows Recording Template Patch Bay Input Mixer Recording Track ANALOG INPUT 1 1 1 ANALOG INPUT 16 16 16 OUTPUT ASSIGN Track Direct Out Off LINK Ch Link Off IN1 16 TR1 16 TRACK STATUS TR1 REC TR16 REC TR17 Off TR24 Off ANALOG INPUT 1 16 INPUT MIXER 1 16 TRACK MIXER 1 16 MASTER L R Input Patch Bay TRACK ASSIGN RECORDING TRACK V Track 1 1 MIX 1 2 3 14 15 16 VS2480OMUS ...

Page 398: ...k To bounce track Cannot be assigned FX1 RTN To bounce track FX8 RTN To bounce track AUX1 Not in Use AUX8 Not in Use DIR1 Not in Use DIR8 Not in Use OUTPUT ASSIGN Track Direct Out Off TRACK STATUS TR1 PLAY TR22 PLAY Bounce Track REC MASTER L R RECORDING TRACK V Track 23 1 MIX INPUT MIXER 1 24 TRACK MIXER 1 22 TRACK MIXER FX 1 8 Return Mixer VS2480OMUS book 398 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 399: ...LV2 and a sample rate of 64k or higher TR 7 8 M24 M16 or CDR and a sample rate of 64k or higher Mixdown Template TRACK ASSIGN IN1 Not in use IN24 Not in use FX1 RTN Not in use FX8 RTN Not in use AUX1 Not in use AUX8 Not in Use DIR1 Not in Use DIR8 Not in Use OUTPUT ASSIGN Track Direct Out Off TRACK STATUS TR1 PLAY TR24 PLAY TRACK MIXER 1 16 Playback TRACK AUX 1 8 V Track 1 1 MIX Effect 1 FX 1 RETU...

Page 400: ... FX8 RTN Not in Use AUX1 Not in Use AUX8 Not in Use DIR1 Not in Use DIR8 Not in Use OUTPUT ASSIGN Track Direct Out Off TRACK STATUS TR1 PLAY TR24 PLAY Others MASTERING Sw On TRACK MIXER 1 16 AUX SEND Level Mastering Tool Kit Master Level Mastering Track L R Playback TRACK AUX 2 8 V Track 1 1 MIX Effect 2 Effect 1 MST L FX 2 Return MASTER L R VS2480OMUS book 400 ページ ２００６年２月７日 火曜日 午後４時１６分 ...

Page 401: ...se AUX1 Not in Use AUX4 Not in Use L AUX 5 Record Track A R AUX 6 Record Track B Ls AUX 7 Record Track C Rs AUX 8 Record Track D DIR1 Not in Use DIR8 Not in Use OUTPUT ASSIGN Track Direct Out Off Others TRACK MIXER 1 20 FX 1 8 Return MIXER Recording Track INPUT MIXER 1 24 Surround Mix Mode 2 2 L Surround Pan Depth R Ls Rs Surround Pan Depth Surround Pan Depth TR21 TR23 TR24 5 6 7 8 Analog Multi Ou...

Page 402: ...rate of 64k or higher Surround 3 1 Template LINK Bus LINK Off AUX 4 8 TRACK STATUS TR1 PLAY TR24 PLAY Record track REC Others SURROUND MIX Sw On SURROUND MIX MODE 2 2 TRACK ASSIGN IN1 Not in Use IN24 Not in Use TR1 Not in Use TR24 Not in Use FX1 RTN Not in Use FX8 RTN Not in Use FX 1 8 Return MIXER TRACK MIXER 1 20 INPUT MIXER 1 24 Surround Mix Mode 3 1 L Surround Pan Depth LR C R C RC Recording T...

Page 403: ... and a sample rate of 64k or higher TR 5 6 7 8 M24 M16 or CDR and a sample rate of 64k or higher AUX1 Not in Use AUX4 Not in Use L AUX 5 Record Track A R AUX 6 Record Track B C AUX 7 Record Track C RC AUX 8 Record Track D DIR1 Not in Use DIR8 Not in Use OUTPUT ASSIGN Track Direct Out Off LINK Bus LINK Off AUX 4 8 TRACK STATUS TR1 PLAY TR24 PLAY Record track REC Others SURROUND MIX Sw On SURROUND M...

Page 404: ...cord Track B C AUX 5 Record Track C Sw AUX 6 Record Track D Ls AUX 7 Record Track E Rs AUX 8 Record Track F DIR1 Not in Use DIR8 Not in Use TRACK MIXER 1 20 FX 1 8 Return Mixer Recording Track INPUT MIXER 1 24 L Surround Pan Depth LR C Surround Pan Depth LR C Surround Pan Depth LR C R C Sw TR19 TR21 TR20 TR22 TR23 TR24 Ls Rs Sub Woofer Level Sub Woofer Level Sub Woofer Level Surround Mix Mode 3 2 ...

Page 405: ...r OUTPUT ASSIGN Track Direct Out Off LINK Bus LINK Off AUX 2 8 TRACK STATUS TR1 PLAY TR24 PLAY Record track REC Others SURROUND MIX Sw On SURROUND MIX MODE 3 2 1 Traditional Name Length of Note Number of Ticks Whole Note One Whole Bar 1920 Half Note Half of a Bar 960 Half Note Triplet Third of a Bar 640 Quarter Note Quarter of a Bar 480 Quarter Note Triplet Sixth of a Bar 320 Eighth Note Eight of ...

Page 406: ...s 1 16 Input Channels 17 24 Control Change Parameter Control Change Parameter 7 Fader Level 71 Fader Level 10 Pan 74 Pan 12 Aux 1 Send Level 76 Aux 1 Send Level 13 Aux 2 Send Level 77 Aux 2 Send Level 14 Aux 3 Send Level 78 Aux 3 Send Level 15 Aux 4 Send Level 79 Aux 4 Send Level 16 Aux 5 Send Level 80 Aux 5 Send Level 17 Aux 6 Send Level 81 Aux 6 Send Level 18 Aux 7 Send Level 82 Aux 7 Send Level...

Page 407: ... Send Level 77 Aux 2 Send Level 46 Aux 3 Send Level 78 Aux 3 Send Level 47 Aux 4 Send Level 79 Aux 4 Send Level 48 Aux 5 Send Level 80 Aux 5 Send Level 49 Aux 6 Send Level 81 Aux 6 Send Level 50 Aux 7 Send Level 82 Aux 7 Send Level 51 Aux 8 Send Level 83 Aux 8 Send Level 52 Aux 1 2 Send Pan 84 Aux 1 2 Send Pan 53 Aux 3 4 Send Pan 85 Aux 3 4 Send Pan 54 Aux 5 6 Send Pan 86 Aux 5 6 Send Pan 55 Aux 7...

Page 408: ...d Level 115 Aux 7 8 Send Pan MIDI Channel 14 MIDI Channel 15 Control Change Parameter Control Change Parameter 102 Direct 1 Level 104 Aux 1 Level 103 Direct 2 Level 105 Aux 2 Level 104 Direct 3 Level 106 Aux 3 Level 105 Direct 4 Level 107 Aux 4 Level 106 Direct 5 Level 108 Aux 5 Level 107 Direct 6 Level 109 Aux 6 Level 108 Direct 7 Level 110 Aux 7 Level 109 Direct 8 Level 111 Aux 8 Level 110 Direc...

Page 409: ... Foot 0 127 CC70 0 127 CC5 Porta Time 0 127 CC6 DataEntryMSB 0 127 CC83 0 127 CC7 Volume 0 127 CC84 Porta Ctrl 0 127 CC8 Balance 0 127 CC85 0 127 CC9 CC10 Pan 0 127 CC90 0 127 CC11 Expression 0 127 CC91 Reverb Send 0 127 CC12 0 127 CC92 EFFECT 2 0 127 CC93 Chorus Send 0 127 CC31 0 127 CC94 EFFECT 4 0 127 CC32 BankSelLSB 0 127 CC95 EFFECT 5 0 127 CC33 0 127 CC96 0 127 CC97 0 127 CC37 0 127 CC98 NRP...

Page 410: ...Switch EQ Fltr Freq EQ Filter Frequency AUX8 Send Sw AUX8 Send Switch EQ Fltr Q EQ Filter Q AUX1 Send Lev AUX1 Send Level InsFX1 SndLev Insert Effect 1 Send Level AUX2 Send Lev AUX2 Send Level InsFX2 SndLev Insert Effect 2 Send Level AUX3 Send Lev AUX3 Send Level InsFX3 SndLev Insert Effect 3 Send Level AUX4 Send Lev AUX4 Send Level InsFX4 SndLev Insert Effect 4 Send Level AUX5 Send Lev AUX5 Send ...

Page 411: ...8 Send Lev AUX8 Send Level AUX5 Send Sw AUX5 Send Switch Surnd PAN Surround Level AUX6 Send Sw AUX6 Send Switch Surnd DEPTH Surround Depth AUX7 Send Sw AUX7 Send Switch Surnd LR C Surround LR C Ratio AUX8 Send Sw AUX8 Send Switch Surnd SubWLev Surround Sub Woofer Level AUX1 Send Lev AUX1 Send Level Master Edit Automix name Description Automix name Description LEVEL Master Level Balance Master Bala...

Page 412: ...ameters differ from those found in earlierV Studios The following tables list the correspondence ofVS 2480 parameters to earlierV Studio parameters Level Values When an earlierV Studio s song is imported and when aVS 2480 project is exported level values are translated as follows Recording mode VS 1880 VS 1680 VS 890 VSR880 VS 880EX VS 880 MTP OK OK VSR CDR OK OK M16 MAS OK OK OK OK OK MT1 OK OK O...

Page 413: ...ject is exported attenuator values are translated as follows VS 880 VS 880EX 890 VSR 880 VS 1680 1880 VS 2480 AUX A B AUX1 L R FX1 L R AUX 1 2 FX1 A B AUX2 L R FX1 L R FX2 L R AUX 3 4 FX2 A B AUX3 L R FX2 L R AUX1 L R FX3 L R AUX 5 6 AUX2 L R FX4 L R AUX 7 8 AUX3 L R AUX L R DIR 1 2 VS 880 880EX 890 VSR 880 VS 1680 1880 VS 2480 EQL EQ Low Lo EQM EQ Mid Lo Mid EQH EQ High Hi VS 880 VS 880EX v 1 x V...

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Page 415: ...y storing your punch in and out points See Punching Aux bus An Aux bus short for Auxiliary bus is a pathway that can carry multiple signals to a destination In theVS 2480 an Aux bus is used most often as the pathway input and track channel signals travel to get to theVS 2480 s internal effects TheVS 2480 s eight Aux busses can also carry signals to outputs on their way to external devices such as ...

Page 416: ...s Typically this is done to combine a greater number of tracks into a fewer tracks though there are other reasons to bounce Some people call bouncing ping ponging Burn Burn is music industry slang for writing data onto a CD Bus A bus is a pathway down which one or more signals travel to a common destination CD R RW drive A CD R RW drive short for CD Recordable ReWritable is a device that can burn ...

Page 417: ...a stereo system are equalizers Fader The handle in each channel strip that you can slide forward or back to raise or lower respectively the corresponding signal s level the fader is a channel s volume control On theVS 2480 you can also raise or lower parameter values using its faders Frame In SMPTE and MTC time codes seconds are divided into frames as determined by the current frame rate GPI GPI i...

Page 418: ...a noun the section of the project that s played when theVS 2480 s Loop feature is turned on Low Impedance Impedance is the amount of force with which analog audio voltages are sent into jacks or accepted by jacks Low impedance devices include pro quality mics as well as synths samplers beat boxes effect processors and so on Connect low impedance devices to the VS 2480 s XLR or 1 4 TRS jacks Marker...

Page 419: ...e Pad and Phrase Sequencer modes each TRACK STATUS PHRASE PAD button acts as a phrase pad that you can strike with your fingers to play a phrase on the corresponding hard disk recorder track Panning Panning controls how much of a signal is sent to the left and or right speaker in a stereo system creating the illusion that the sound is occurring at a physical location between the two speakers Phase...

Page 420: ...roject defined by the placement of IN and OUT edit points it s the portion of the project that falls between these two edit points Removable disk drive A hard drive device whose disk platter resides on a cartridge that can be removed from the device and replaced with another cartridge A Zip drive is a removable drive Recover To reload a project you ve backed up use the project RECOVER operation Wh...

Page 421: ...ws you to synchronize theVS 2480 s hard disk recorder with external devices Snapshot An Automix object that stores the values of all automatable parameters at a particular moment in a project When the project is played Automix re installs the parameters values when the timeline reaches the location at which the snapshot was taken Song Position Pointer SPP A type of MIDI message that communicates s...

Page 422: ...on is referred to as undoing the action V Track AV Track Virtual Track is a string of phrases arranged one after another in the order in which they re to be played back by theVS 2480 s hard disk recorder EachVS 2480 track contains 16V Tracks any one of which can be played back or recorded on at any given time Virtual Track See V Track Waveform data Waveform data is an audio signal displayed in a g...

Page 423: ...See also Input signals ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT jacks 48 Analog outputs and Surround 320 names 287 overview 287 routing busses to 288 tracks to 289 Analyzer See Spectrum analyzer Analyzing your speakers and room 375 correcting problems 376 Archive 110 ARRANGE 270 Arrow buttons 28 See also Cursor buttons ASSIGN 228 Asterisk in name 255 263 ATT channel EQ 164 input and track channel parameter 153 Oscilla...

Page 424: ...adjusting 207 metering 206 linking 206 on CH EDIT screen 207 on MASTER EDIT screen 207 overview 205 pre or post on CH EDIT screen 207 on MASTER EDIT screen 207 routing to external devices 210 to internal effects 210 to outputs 288 to tracks 210 sending signals to 206 215 373 stereo 206 strategies 210 uses 205 AUX KNOB AUTODisp 365 Aux master channels introduction 52 using 207 See also Aux busses A...

Page 425: ...342 Disk at Once 349 disk images 340 finalizing 349 space requirements 350 Track at Once 349 error messages 353 exporting projects as songs 110 recovering project backup data 107 V Studio song archives 107 See also Mastering CD RACK connecting 381 CDR recorded tracks 255 263 269 appearance 341 CD RW ReWritable 351 352 CD RW button 349 CD RW disk erasing 352 CD RW MASTERING button 40 CDs See CD R R...

Page 426: ...cking a drive partition 116 ChgDir 355 ChLink 152 CLEAR button 44 145 186 190 247 Clearing a drive partition 115 edit points 242 247 locators 186 markers 190 scenes 145 Clipping 58 Clock calendar displaying 365 setting 65 Clock Calendar Backup Battery Low 382 Clocking digital inputs See Master clock ClrPB 295 ClrPrt 115 ClrTrA 295 COAXIAL connectors 49 COMBINE 104 Combining two projects 104 Commen...

Page 427: ...32 master clock 132 See also Input signals Digital outputs 287 and Surround 320 coaxial 287 copy protection 366 dithering 366 optical 287 overview 287 R BUS 288 routing busses to 288 tracks to 289 S P DIF 287 DIR 1 8 156 229 373 Direct busses 205 211 compared to Aux busses 205 configuring 209 introduction 58 levels 209 metering 206 setting 209 overview 208 pre or post 209 routing effect returns to...

Page 428: ...points clearing Edit Pop Up menu 242 using buttons 247 configuring buttons 247 explained 236 FROM and TO 236 IN and OUT 236 placing from TRACK menu 250 placing using edit point buttons 247 placing with mouse 242 243 methods mouse clearing edit points 242 copying data 245 Edit Pop Up menu 241 moving data 244 overview 240 placing edit points 242 position cursors 246 SELECT PHRASE Pop Up menu 243 SEL...

Page 429: ...9 explained 81 on input and track channels 156 on MASTER bus 83 See also Insert effects loop effects 213 215 explained 81 returns 227 234 See also Loop effects Speaker Modeling 225 types of 54 understanding 81 84 using 213 226 VS8F 2 Effect Expansion Boards described 54 installing 379 ENTER YES button 41 EXIT NO button 67 flashing 67 selecting phrase and regions 247 EQ ATT 164 EQ Sw 164 filter 164...

Page 430: ...ay 127 Faders CH EDIT parameter 154 230 fader grouping 155 228 KNOB FADER ASSIGN 140 Aux send levels 141 selected parameter 141 level control 138 linking 155 local control switch 300 on Aux master channels 207 on FX return channels 227 resetting 138 Fast forward See SHUTTLE ring Faxback phone number 29 Feedback avoiding 129 Film synchronization 307 Filter 162 164 Filters FilterSw 164 Finalize On O...

Page 431: ...sport buttons 177 playback basic procedure 180 looped playback 181 Preview 183 Scrub 184 Vari Pitch playback 182 recording 179 a new track 179 punching manually 192 using Auto Punch 192 SHUTTLE ring TRACK STATUS buttons 178 transport buttons 177 understanding 85 91 using 177 194 See also Editing tracks See also Phrase pads Hard drive clearing a partition 115 disk maintenance 111 formatting 86 113 ...

Page 432: ...moving from MASTER mix 175 routing to input channels 135 136 166 setting levels 130 guidelines 58 Ins 217 INSERT Automix 335 region 265 Insert effects chaining 216 explained 81 external simulation 208 input and track channels 156 insertion point 216 setting up 217 MASTER bus 83 insertion point 219 setting up 219 routing types 217 tips 218 Snd and Rtn levels 218 using 216 Inserting Automix data 335...

Page 433: ...h project stopped 181 Low EQ band 163 165 LPF 164 LR C 323 LV2 recording mode 97 M M16 recording mode 97 M24 recording mode 97 Makeup gain See AutoGain Manual 327 MARK WAV export 357 358 Automix 332 phrase sequence editing 282 PROJECT menu 95 TRACK menu 252 MARKER button 44 MARKER STOP 367 Markers and Auto Punch 193 basis of sync track 311 basis of tempo map 314 CD track markers clearing 348 descr...

Page 434: ...344 with Mastering Tool Kit 345 MB 113 MB 24 attaching connecting 382 notes 396 settings 360 361 Meas 279 285 Measure 245 Measures and beats counter 126 Merging punched Automix data 329 Meter bridge See MB 24 METER POSITION 361 METER SCALE 361 Meter switches 124 Metering channel EQ 164 dynamics processors 161 effect returns 229 input and track channels 154 MB 24 360 Oscillator Analyzer 373 See als...

Page 435: ... configuring 64 connecting 62 cursors general 68 track editing 246 editing tracks Edit Pop Up menu 241 246 overview 240 placing edit points 242 position cursors 246 selecting a track 242 selecting phrases 243 selecting regions 243 snapping to grid 245 using editing tracks 240 general use 68 MOVE Automix 334 phrase 257 region 265 MOVE button 37 Moving Automix data 334 phrases 257 phrases and region...

Page 436: ...hase signals 154 OUTPUT ASSIGN screen 288 bus routing 288 making connections on 294 overview 293 routing signals to MONITOR bus 289 track routing 289 Output jacks and connectors 287 290 dithering digital outs 366 introduction 55 jack and connector pairs 287 routing bus routing 288 OUTPUT ASSIGN screen 288 track direct outs 289 pre or post 290 Overlap 256 P P LIST 241 PAD buttons 130 PAD switches 3...

Page 437: ...screen 283 PHRASE SEQUENCE screens 276 sequencing appearance of data 277 realtime described 276 procedure 278 step entry about AutoLoc 279 described 276 overview 279 with AutoLoc 279 without AutoLoc 280 Undo and Redo 277 See also Phrase pads PHRASE REGION AUTOMIX button 38 243 248 Phrases editing appearance during 237 basics 90 edit points 236 placing from TRACK menu 250 setting with buttons 247 s...

Page 438: ...reset effect patches 222 PREVIEW 368 PREVIEW FROM LENGTH 368 PREVIEW TO LENGTH 368 SCRUB LENGTH 368 Preview FROM 183 overview 183 pinpointing an event 184 setting TO and FROM times 184 THRU 183 TO 183 PREVIEW FROM 177 183 185 PREVIEW FROM LENGTH 184 PREVIEW FROM PROJECT END button 43 PREVIEW THRU button 43 183 185 PREVIEW TO 177 183 185 PREVIEW TO LENGTH 184 PREVIEW TO PROJECT TOP button 43 Previe...

Page 439: ...E 7000 391 DIF AT 387 VSR 880 392 RPC 1 49 VM 3100Pro 49 VM 7000 393 XV 5080 49 R BUS 1 and 2 DIGITAL 8ch I O jacks 49 R BUS2 COAXIAL Sel 366 R BUS2 COAXIAL SELECT 131 R BUS2 OPTICAL Sel 366 R BUS2 OPTICAL SELECT 131 Read 327 Realtime Automix recording 328 phrase sequencing 278 setting punch points 193 REC 177 REC ATT 201 REC AUTOMIX REC button 44 RECORD MONITOR 191 Recording 179 a new track 179 b...

Page 440: ...376 REST 284 Restarting the VS 2480 80 Re structuring a project See ARRANGE Return defined 82 RETURN TIME 329 RETURN TO LOCATE Sw 187 Rewind See SHUTTLE ring Roland DR 20 226 Roland US Website 29 Routing Aux busses to effects 210 to outputs 288 clearing initializing 295 Direct busses to effects 210 to outputs 288 FX return channels to tracks 231 EZ Routing 233 Quick Routing 232 input channels 171 ...

Page 441: ...gnal flow 56 Silence adding See INSERT Simple monitoring 191 Sin Wave 373 Slave See Master slave Slicing See Dividing a phrase SM 10 headset mic 226 Smoothing Automix data 337 SMPTE described 308 See also Synchronization SMPTE IN jack 47 Snapshot Automix 328 overview 330 playing back Automix data 331 taking a snapshot 331 See also Automix SOLO 156 229 SOLO MUTE 368 SOLO MUTE TYPE 368 Soloing 142 F...

Page 442: ...9 timing reference 307 MIDI beat clock 308 MTC 308 SMPTE 308 dropouts 316 exchanging digital audio 317 MIDI beat clock 308 MTC 308 frame rates 308 overview 307 SMPTE 308 frame rates 308 sync mode 315 SYNC PARAMETER screen 310 sync track converting to tempo map 314 creating automatically 311 described 309 generating from markers 311 recording from external device 311 syncing an external device 314 ...

Page 443: ... with 195 203 TRACK DIRECT OUT 290 TRACK EDIT buttons 37 editing Automix data 333 editing tracks 247 edit operations 248 moving copying data 248 overview 240 TRACK menu organization 249 overview 240 249 performing an edit 250 placing edit points 250 selection onscreen tools 252 Quick Selection 250 sources and destinations 249 TRACK PHRASE EDIT MENU screen 249 TRACK REGION EDIT MENU screen 249 TRAC...

Page 444: ... PREVIOUS NEXT Sw 363 PRM KNOB AUTODisp 365 RETURN TO LOCATE Sw 364 UNDO MESSAGE 364 LOCATE 371 MARKER 371 Metronome 369 INT LEVEL 370 METRONOME DRUM PATTERN EDIT screen 370 METRONOME MODE 370 METRONOME OUT 370 TONE TYPE 370 MIDI 368 navigating screens 359 Oscillator Analyzer 372 Analyzer 374 spectrum analysis display 374 Generator 372 ATT 373 AUX 1 8 sends 373 DIR 1 8 373 FADER 373 metering 373 M...

Page 445: ...ling 379 VS CDRII connecting 381 VSR 800 remote control 392 V Studio songs compatible recording modes 412 importing using IMPORT 108 using Recover 107 parameter translation 412 V Track map for WAV export 357 Home screen 123 mastering tracks 344 splitting a project 103 V Tracks activating 151 bouncing 195 explained 87 the power of 90 W WAV files See WAV files WAV IMPORT screen 354 WAVE 241 WAVE DIS...

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