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Chapter 1 Before You Start (VS-1680 Terminology)
Effects Section
About the Effect Expansion Board
Up to two optional VS8F-2 effect expansion boards can be installed in the VS-1680. With two VS8F-2s installed, four high-quality
stereo—or eight mono—effects are available simultaneously for your use.
With just a single VS8F-2 installed, you will be able to use EFFECT A (EFX1/2). With two VS8F-2s installed, you will be able to
use both EFFECT A (EFX1/2) and EFFECT B (EFX3/4).
fig.01-19
* To install a VS8F-2, please refer to “Installing the Effect Expansion Board” ( Quick Start , p. 57).
Connecting Effects
On the VS-1680, there are two ways to connect the effects devices. Please read and understand these differences described below.
Insert:
The channel’s signal is re-directed into and out of the effect between the channel’s equalizer and fader, or before the Master fader.
Connect an effect in this manner if you want it to change the characteristics of the sound itself, such as when using distortion or
overdrive effects.
When inserting an effect into one of the channels or into the Master Block, the effect cannot be used in another channel. For
example, if you insert EFX1 into Channel 1, then no other channel can access EFX1.
fig.01-20
Send-and-Return:
Besides the RECORDING bus and the MIX bus, the output of each channel can also be sent to the EFFECT bus. Use this routing
with effects such as reverb and delay, when you want to mix the original un-effected, or “dry,” sound with the sound after effects
have been applied.
fig.01-21
* The VS8F-1 effect expansion board is for use with the VS-880. It cannot be used in the VS-1680.
EQ Fader Pan
EFX1
MIX bus or REC bus
EQ Fader Pan
EFX1 EFX Pan
MIX bus or REC bus
EFX bus