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Chapter 7 Using Internal Effects (VS8F-2)
Listening to an Insert Effect While
Recording
Use the following procedure when you want to record a
guitar track dry, without any effects or processing, while
allowing the guitar player to hear the guitar processed by
one of the guitar amp simulators in the VS-1680.
General Strategy: Insert the effect in the Track Mixer.
Details for this Example: Select Patch P088 as EFX1, insert
on Track Mixer Channel 8.
Begin by Selecting the Effect:
1.
Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2.
Hold [SHIFT] and press [F3 (EFFECT A)].
3.
Press [F1 (EFX1)]. The Effect 1 screen appears in the
display. If “EFX1” does not appear above [F1], press [F6
(EXIT)] until it does. Then, press [F1 (EFX1)].
4.
Press [F2 (Sel)]. The effects list appears in the display.
5.
Use the TIME/VALUE dial or [ ], [ ], [ ],
and [ ] to move the cursor to Effect Preset Patch P088
“Guitar Multi 1.”
6.
Press [F4 (Exec)] or press [YES] to select the effect. The
EFFECT 1 screen appears in the display.
Next, Set up the Track Mixer
1.
Press the SELECT button for Track 8. The button
indicator lights, and the Track Mixer Screen appears in
the display.
2.
Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the
cursor to “EFXIns.” Or, press [F1 (Ef1In)]. If “Ef1In” does
not appear above [F1], press [PAGE] a few times until
you see “Ef1In,” and then press [F1 (Ef1In)]. This will
move the cursor directly to “EFXIns.”
3.
Press [YES].
4.
Use [ ] and [ ] to move the cursor to EFX1. Use
the TIME/VALUE dial to change the Effect Insert Switch
to “Ins.”
5.
Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
Now you’re ready to record as usual.
Later, when you play the track with the effect still inserted,
you will hear the effect. This doesn’t mean you’ve recorded
the track with the effect. As soon as you turn the effect off,
you’ll hear the dry guitar. This is a great way to record, as it
provides you the flexibility to decide which effect to use after
the recording has been made.
Listening to a Loop Effect While
Recording
Example: A lead singer wants to hear reverb in the
headphones while recording, but you want to record the
track “dry.”
General Strategy: Connect effect loop in Track Mixer
Details for this Example: Select Patch P024 as Effect 3,
connect post-fader to Track Mixer on Channel 2, record from
Input 2.
Begin by Selecting the Effect:
1.
Hold [SHIFT] and press [F4 (EFFECT B)].
2.
Press [F1 (EFX3)]. The Effect 3 screen appears in the
display. If “EFX3” does not appear above [F1], press [F6
(EXIT)] until it does. Then, press [F1 (EFX3)].
3.
Press [F2 (Sel)]. The effects list appears in the display.
4.
Use the TIME/VALUE dial or [ ], [ ], [ ],
and [ ] to move the cursor to Effect Preset Patch P024
“Long Delay.”
5.
Press [F4 (Exec)] or press [YES] to select the effect. The
EFFECT 3 screen appears in the display.
Next, Set up the Mixer
1.
Press the SELECT button for Track 2. The button
indicator lights, and the Track Mixer Screen appears in
the display.
2.
Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the
cursor to “EFX3.” Or, press [F3 (EFX3)]. If “EFX3” does
not appear above [F3], press [PAGE] a few times until
you see “EFX3,” and then press [F3 (EFX3)].
3.
Use the TIME/VALUE dial to set EFX Switch to “Pst.”
4.
Press [ ] and [ ] to move the cursor to the Effect
Send Level, and use the TIME/VALUE dial to change the
level to “70.”
5.
Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
Even though you will hear the effect while recording, the
track will actually be printed dry.
Recording Insert Effects
Sometimes you may want an effect to become a permanent
part of the track so that, after recording, the effect processor
can be used on a different track. This is called recording
“wet,” which means recording with an effect. To do this,
simply insert the effect in the Input Mixer instead of in the
Track Mixer.