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Chapter 5 Using the Digital Mixer
Signal Flow (Busses)
In the VS-1680, audio signals flow through busses. Busses are shared pathways through which multiple signals can be routed to
multiple tracks or channels. It may be easier to understand this if we use the analogy of the way water flows through a house.
Water supplied by the water company to your house is branched to a variety of locations within the house (kitchen, bathroom,
etc.). The water used at each of these locations is then collected into the sewer and carried away.
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If we think of the VS-1680 as the house, the water being supplied from the water company corresponds to inputs such as mic or
guitar. Some of these inputs are sent directly to recording tracks and are recorded. Other inputs may be sent to the effects
processor, where reverb or chorus is applied before they are output. The basic principle of the VS-1680 is that by specifying from
where—and to where—the common lines run, you can determine which input signals will be recorded on each track, or which
input signals are sent to which effect, and from where they will be output.
Signal Busses in the VS-1680
RECORDING Bus
Signals assigned to the RECORDING bus are routed to the recorder section to be recorded. There are eight channels to which
signals can be routed from the Input Mixer, Track Mixer and effects return. Signals assigned to the RECORDING bus cannot be
routed to the MIX bus at the same time.
MIX Bus
Signals assigned to the MIX bus are sent to the MASTER jacks for monitoring. The MIX bus has two channels—Left and Right—
and can take signals that are routed directly from the Input Mixer, the Track Mixer, and the effects return section. Signals assigned
to the MIX bus cannot routed to the RECORDING bus.
EFFECT Bus
Signals assigned to the EFFECT bus are sent to the optional VS8F-2 to have effects applied to them. The EFFECT bus has four
channels (EFX1 L/R, EFX2 L/R) and can process signals from both the Input Mixer and the Track Mixer. Signals assigned to the