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Chapter 5 Using the Digital Mixer

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Copying Mixer Settings

You can copy mixer settings—equalizer settings and levels—

from another channel to the channel currently shown in the

Channel Edit page.

The following settings can be copied.

Equalizer

EQ low freq

EQ low gain

EQ mid freq

EQ mid gain

EQ mid Q

EQ high freq

EQ high gain

Level

ATT

Phase

EFX1 insert send level

EFX1 insert return level

EFX2 insert send level

EFX2 insert return level

EFX3 insert send level

EFX3 insert return level

EFX4 insert send level

EFX4 insert return level

Fader

MASTER send pan

EFX1 send level

EFX1 send pan

EFX2 send level

EFX2 send pan

EFX3/AUX1 send level

EFX3/AUX1 send pan

EFX4/AUX2 send level

EFX4/AUX2 send pan

AUX/AUX3 send level

AUX/AUX3 send pan

Press [SELECT)] for the copy-destination channel.

Press [PAGE] so that [F5] indicates “Copy,” and then
press [F5 (Copy)].

Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the copy-source
channel.

If the channel-linking is off for the copy-destination channel, the

channel-linking of the copy-source channel will also be considered

to be off even though it may actually be on, and only the settings of

individual channels will be copied. Similarly, when channel-linking

is on for the copy-destination channel, channel-linking of the copy-

source channel will also be considered to be on, even though it may

actually be off, and the settings of both channels will be copied.

Use the function buttons to select the settings to will be

copied.

[F1 (CpyEQ]

: Copy only the equalizer settings.

[F2 (CpyLv]

: Copy only the level settings.

[F4 (Exec] or [ENTER (YES)]

: Copy both the equalizer

and level settings.

[F6 (EXIT] or [EXIT (NO)]

: Exit without copying.

The third

HOT

The second

HOT

The second

HOT

Mixer

Amplifier

Speaker

The third

HOT

The second

HOT

Mixer

Equalizer

Amplifier

Speaker

The third

HOT

Содержание VS-1680 V-XPANDED

Страница 1: ...rder to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Quick Start User s Guide and Appendices should be read in their entirety The user s guide should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference Copyright 2000 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND ...

Страница 2: ...should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the product or The product has been exposed to rain or The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a ma...

Страница 3: ...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 022a Always turn the unit off and unplug the power cord before attempting installation of the Hard disk drive unit or effect expansion board Used for instructions intended...

Страница 4: ...ttons labeled PLAY In this user s guide they are differentiated as follows PLAY indicates the transport control button to begin song playback PLAY DISPLAY indicates the button located to the left of the TIME VALUE dial Some buttons have more than one label The button label written in white with a white line box around it for example STORE indicates the function the button performs when SHIFT is pr...

Страница 5: ...ring repairs due care is taken to avoid the loss of data However in certain cases such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Memory Backup This unit contains a battery which powers the unit s memory circuits while the main power is off When this battery become...

Страница 6: ...ly after it has been moved to a location with a level of humidity that is greatly different than its former location Rapid changes in the environment can cause condensation to form inside the drive which will adversely affect the operation of the drive and or damage removable disks When the unit has been moved allow it to become accustomed to the new environment allow a few hours before operating ...

Страница 7: ...ront and Rear Panels 19 Mixer Section 19 Recorder Section 21 Rear Panel 23 Chapter 1 Before You Start VS 1680 Terminology 25 Saving and Managing Data 25 Managing Disk Contents Partitioning 25 The Location Where a Performance is Recorded Song 25 Sources Tracks and Channels 26 Takes and Phrases 26 About Events 26 About Button Names 27 Mixer Section 27 Signal Flow Busses 27 Input Mixer 29 Track Mixer...

Страница 8: ...ting Stored Locators 45 Using Markers 46 Storing a Marker 46 Locate to a Marker Using PREVIOUS and NEXT 46 Editing Marker Values 47 Clearing Markers 47 Other Ways to Move In a Song 48 Changing Playback Position Using JUMP 48 Change Playback Position Using TIME VALUE Dial 48 Move to the Beginning or End of a Song Using FF and RW 48 Store Your Song 48 Protecting Songs Song Protect 49 Selecting and L...

Страница 9: ...djacent Mixer Channels 77 Adjust the Levels of Linked Channels 77 Adjusting the Panning of Stereo Linked Channels 78 Linking the Faders of Two or More Channels Fader Group 78 Selecting V Tracks 79 Using the Equalizer EQ 79 Attenuation 81 Phase 81 Copying Mixer Settings 82 Mixer Scenes 83 Scene 83 EZ Routing 83 Chapter 6 Mixer Channel Strip Detail 85 Input Mixer 85 F1 MIX MIX Bus Enable Pan 85 F2 L...

Страница 10: ...Stats STATUS 92 F3 Solo SOLO 93 F4 Mute MUTE 93 F5 Fader FADER 93 Master Block 93 F1 MST MASTER 93 F2 MON MONITOR 93 F3 AUX A AUX A 93 F4 AUX B AUX B 93 F5 DOUT1 DIGITAL OUT 1 93 F6 DOUT2 DIGITAL OUT 2 94 F1 Ef1In Effect 1 Insert 94 F2 Ef2In Effect 2 Insert 94 F3 Ef3In Effect 3 Insert 94 F4 Ef4In Effect 4 Insert 95 F5 DIR DIRECT OUT 95 F1 EFX1 Effect 1 Master Send 95 F2 EFX2 Effect 2 Master Send 9...

Страница 11: ...ing Step Editing 115 Using EZ Routing Quick Editing 119 Using EZ Routing Templates 121 Saving an EZ Routing Template 121 Recalling an EZ Routing Template 122 Deleting an EZ Routing Template 122 Chapter 9 Automix 123 Mixer Automation 123 Using Automix 124 Adjust the Display for Automix 124 Realtime Automix 124 Realtime Automix of Track Faders 124 Realtime Automix of Input Faders 125 Automating the ...

Страница 12: ...Status Shortcuts 171 Playing Back the Mastering Tracks 172 Mixing Down While Inserting Effects 173 To Prohibit Digital Copying 174 Connecting the CD R CD RW Drive 175 Creating an Audio CD 175 Items Necessary for Creating an Audio CD 175 Creating a Master Stereo Mix 176 Finalizing 176 Assembling Multiple Songs for CD Recording 177 Copyright Protection 177 CD Track Numbers 177 Writing Songs to CD R ...

Страница 13: ...Compu Mix 203 Recording with Compu Mix 203 MIDI Machine Control 204 Chapter 16 Using Software Sequencers 205 Common Terms 205 MIDI Clock 205 MIDI Time Code MTC 205 MIDI Machine Control MMC 205 Song Position Pointer SPP 205 Synchronization 205 Sequencer Tracks 205 MIDI Interface 205 Specific Software Applications 206 Cakewalk Pro Audio 206 Cubase VST 207 Logic Audio 208 Digital Performer 209 Vision...

Страница 14: ... a DAT 233 Canceling the Recover Operation 235 Canceling a DAT Recovery Operation in Progress 235 When an Error is Found in the Song Data 235 Checking DAT Tape Contents 235 DAT Backup Verification 236 Chapter 20 Compatibility with Other VS Recorders 239 Drive Compatibility 239 VS 880 880EX Æ VS 1680 239 VS 1680 Æ VS 880 239 VS 840 840EX VS 1680 239 Song Import 239 Song Export 241 Chapter 21 System...

Страница 15: ... 259 Chapter 23 Frequently Asked Questions 261 How Do I Control the Stereo Tracks Independently 261 Why Do I Hear the Inputs All of the Time 261 What is the FADER MUTE Button Used For 261 How Do I Burn Audio CDs 261 How Do I Restore the Mixer Parameters to the Factory Settings 263 How Do I Create a Tempo Map 263 How Do I Use Automix 264 How Do I Create a User Template in EZ Routing 264 How Do I Bo...

Страница 16: ...16 Table of Contents ...

Страница 17: ...ample you can create break beats by copying a four measure drum pattern any number of times or have the same chorus both at the beginning and end of a song The VS 1680 uses non destructive editing This allows you to cancel and recover up to 999 previous recording and editing operations Undo Redo The internal clock runs on battery power so it continues to function even after the VS 1680 s power is ...

Страница 18: ...ernal SCSI devices such as a Zip drive or CD R drive MIDI IN and MIDI OUT THRU connectors are also provided You can synchronize the VS 1680 with an external MIDI sequencer use the MIDI sequencer to control the VS 1680 s mixer sound an external MIDI sound generator with the metronome and more Besides tracks for recording audio signals the VS 1680 has a sync track for storing MIDI clock messages You...

Страница 19: ...hen audio reaches 3 dB 6 dB or clipping p 247 2 INPUT Knobs These knobs adjust the sensitivity of the INPUT jacks 1 through 8 Turn the knob fully clockwise for mic level 50 dBu or fully counter clockwise for line level 4 dBu 3 SELECT CH EDIT Select Channel Edit buttons Use these buttons to change Input Mixer settings for the analog inputs digital inputs stereo inputs and effect returns The current...

Страница 20: ...ormally output REC blinking red and orange Recording is selected for the track assigned to the channel During playback you will be able to listen to the track PLAY green The track assigned to the channel will play back OFF off The channel is muted silent When pressed in combination with the SELECT CH EDIT button this selects the source or track to be assigned to a track for recording 6 Channel Fad...

Страница 21: ... currently assigned to each button appears at the bottom of the display 3 PAGE JUMP Button This button switches pages for screens that consist of several pages When SHIFT is held down together with this button the Locator Jump screen is displayed 4 PREVIEW Button Press this button to use the Preview function that plays back a specific amount of time before and after the current location 5 LOCATOR ...

Страница 22: ...e disk drive If both occur the indicator lights orange 10 EXT SYNC External Sync Button Press this button to designate the VS 1680 or an external MIDI device as the master or main controlling synchronization device With the VS 1680 selected as the master the external MIDI device functions as the slave unit with the external MIDI device is selected as the master the VS 1680 functions as the slave u...

Страница 23: ...e IN This connector receives MIDI messages Connect it to the MIDI OUT connector of an external MIDI device OUT THRU This connector can be used either as a MIDI OUT or as a MIDI THRU jack With the factory settings it will function as a MIDI OUT connector which means it is set to transmit MIDI messages generated by the VS 1680 5 PHONES Jack Connect your headphones not supplied here The PHONES jack o...

Страница 24: ...nalog audio signals 12 PHANTOM Switch This turns phantom power 48 V on and off With the factory settings this is set to Off Phantom Power Appendices p 64 Supplying phantom power to dynamic microphones or audio playback devices may result in damage to your equipment Thoroughly read the owner s manual of your microphone and make sure that the phantom power switch is set to Off unless you are using a...

Страница 25: ...rtition size is 1000 MB fig 01 04 Ex 5 When the disk drive is 8 2 GB and the partition size is 2000 MB fig 01 05 Each partition on the VS 1680 s disk drive is treated as an independent drive and automatically given a partition number 0 7 When a single hard disk has multiple partitions you can specify which partition drive will be used Drive Select p 222 This selected disk drive partition used is r...

Страница 26: ...his term refers in particular to the faders and buttons of the mixer section on the top panel Takes and Phrases On the VS 1680 data is managed in groups called takes phrases Please take a moment to make sure you understand the differences between these terms Takes The data recorded to the disk is simply called a take a take is actually your audio data recorded on the hard disk along with time stam...

Страница 27: ... SELECT CH EDIT Select Channel Edit buttons fig 01 08a Mixer Section The digital mixer specifies input or output status of the recorder section The VS 1680 s mixers include the Input Mixer which in the signal path is situated before the recording section the Track Mixer placed after the recording section and the Master Block which is used for determining which jacks and connectors output the signa...

Страница 28: ...acks for monitoring It has two channels L and R and can take output signals from the Input Mixer Track Mixer and effects effect return Signals assigned to the MIX bus cannot routed to the RECORDING bus EFFECT Bus Signals assigned to the EFFECT bus are sent to the VS8F 2 in order to add effects to them The EFFECT bus has four channels EFX1 L R EFX2 L R and can process signals from the Input Mixer a...

Страница 29: ...Channels not assigned to tracks are output directly from the MASTER jacks Also signals assigned to tracks when the tracks are not in Record Standby STATUS indicator blinking red are also output from the MASTER jacks At this time the following signals are assigned to the channel faders Channels 1 8 INPUT jacks 1 8 DIGITAL DIGITAL IN connector L R ST IN Sources assigned to STEREO IN p 185 EFFECT 1 E...

Страница 30: ...for overdubbing or re recording The channel faders 1 15 16 correspond respectively to Tracks 1 15 16 Switching the Fader Functions On the VS 1680 it is possible to adjust Input Mixer or Track Mixer settings by switching the function of the channel faders on the top panel Pressing FADER on the top panel toggles the function of the channel faders between controlling the Input Mixer and the Track Mix...

Страница 31: ...ds on a disk as do MD recorders Music that is recorded on disk can be recalled and played back immediately no matter where it is located on the disk This is obvious from the difference in speed with which you can move to the beginning of a song on the VS 1680 as opposed to a DAT recorder The ability to freely move to data regardless of the time or sequence at which it was recorded is known as rand...

Страница 32: ...ding is spent Thus depending on on the number of concurrent tracks and phrases you record the amount of available recording time will vary Therefore it is a good idea to have a standard unit of measurement that corresponds to the time of one continuous monaural signal being recorded on one track This unit is referred to as a track minute fig 01 16 For example 10 track minutes can be used for 10 mi...

Страница 33: ...ng or playback In other words you can record performances containing up to 256 16 tracks x 16 tracks On each of the 16 tracks any one and only one of its supplemental tracks can be playing back at any given moment These auxiliary tracks are called V Tracks fig 01 18 Appendices p 72 provides a blank virtual track sheet to help you keep track of your virtual track recordings Feel free to copy the sh...

Страница 34: ...e 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 inser...

Страница 35: ... is displayed on a screen or you find you are having difficulty understanding a certain procedure press PLAY DISPLAY This allows you to return immediately to the screen that appears when the power is turned on Then you can try whatever procedure you were working on from the beginning once more If you perform an operation incorrectly or it cannot be executed correctly an error message may appear in...

Страница 36: ...HIFT button Press and hold SHIFT whenever you want to use a command indicated on the VS 1680 by a white outlined box with white lettering For example to locate to the end of your song using SONG END hold SHIFT and press SONG END simultaneously You can immediately enter some of the VS 1680 s operating modes by holding SHIFT and pressing the desired function button such as SHIFT and F2 to enter the ...

Страница 37: ...ion press NO PLAY DISPLAY Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the startup playlist display Anytime you are in the middle of making a setting and you want to get back to the startup screen just press PLAY DISPLAY It also helps to think of PLAY DISPLAY as an escape button fig play display Setting the Internal Clock The VS 1680 features an internal clock When you record a performance a time stamp consist...

Страница 38: ...shutting down the message STORE Current may be displayed This message asks whether you wish to save the currently selected song or any edits or changes recently made to the current song to the drive If you wish to save the song press YES If you want to proceed with the shutdown without saving the song press NO If you press YES in response to the STORE Current message when Song Protect is on or whe...

Страница 39: ...h This is convenient for switching disks when working off of a removable drive such as a Zip drive connected to the VS 1680 s SCSI port 1 Perform the Shutdown procedure as described in Turning Off the Power p 38 2 Make sure PowerOFF RESTART appears in the display 3 Hold SHIFT and press PLAY RESTART This restarts the VS 1680 ...

Страница 40: ...40 Chapter 2 Basic Operation ...

Страница 41: ...y turning the TIME VALUE dial or pressing PAGE until PRE or POST appears above F4 and by then pressing F4 If you hold SHIFT and press PLAY DISPLAY twice the level meter will be replaced by the Song Information display fig 12 02 Hold SHIFT and press PLAY DISPLAY twice more to return to the level meter Lower Part of the Display This area displays the Playlist fig 12 08 You can use the CURSOR buttons...

Страница 42: ...l it does F1 ZOOM This enlarges in three stages the display of the tracks When a waveform is displayed this will make it appear taller fig 12 10 F2 ZOOM This reduces in three stages the display of the tracks When a waveform is displayed this will make it appear shorter fig 12 11 F3 This stretches the timeline in four stages When a waveform is displayed this laterally stretches out the waveform fig...

Страница 43: ... SELECT buttons are divided into two rows The top row of buttons are referred to as the Input SELECT buttons This section also contains the Stereo In and Effects 1 4 Returns The bottom row of buttons are referred to as the Track SELECT buttons 1 Press Track 8 SELECT 2 All mixer settings for Track 8 appear in the display Here you can change all the settings for a track including V Tracks EQ panning...

Страница 44: ...ing playback press the STATUS button once for the track you wish to mute The button changes from green to unlit That track is now muted You may mute more than one track at a time 2 Press the STATUS button again while the track is playing to make it green That track can now be played back Muting Inputs and Effect Returns 1 Hold FADER MUTE 2 Press any blinking SELECT button for a track input or effe...

Страница 45: ...and press the locator buttons 1 8 that you wish to clear Changing the Locator Bank 1 Press BANK 2 The LOCATE buttons now act as buttons to change locator banks A blinking locator button will now indicate which bank is active The currently active bank will be blinking 3 Press the LOCATOR button 1 8 corresponding to the bank number you wish to select For example if you wish to use Locator Bank 4 pre...

Страница 46: ...hen the song is stopped fig 02 06e About Marker Numbers Each marker is assigned a number 000 999 based on the order of its location on the timeline This means that if you add a new marker at a location earlier than an existing marker the numbers of the subsequent markers will be increased fig 02 07a fig 02 07 Locate to a Marker Using PREVIOUS and NEXT To move to the marker immediately following th...

Страница 47: ...n to the Playlist display Clearing Markers Setting markers makes it much easier to get to different places within a song but having too many markers can make it more difficult Delete unneeded markers whenever you can Clearing Specific Markers 1 Move to the marker you wish to delete by holding SHIFT and press PREVIOUS or NEXT 2 Hold CLEAR and press TAP The marker is cleared fig 02 10a fig 02 10 Cle...

Страница 48: ...e subframe location turning the dial moves the timeline position in increments of 1 10th of a frame To move the timeline in 1 100th frame increments hold SHIFT and turn the TIME VALUE dial Move to the Beginning or End of a Song Using FF and RW 1 To go to the beginning of actual recorded audio in a song hold SHIFT and press REW SONG TOP 2 To go to the ending of actual recorded audio in song hold SH...

Страница 49: ...you may want to use the following system When you have finished all work for the day turn Song Protect on immediately before shutting off the power to the VS 1680 At the beginning of the next day after turning on the VS 1680 immediately turn Song Protect off Selecting and Loading Songs Before you can play a song you have saved on the hard drive you must select and load the song into the VS 1680 s ...

Страница 50: ...50 Chapter 3 Playback Operations ...

Страница 51: ...g name 5 When you are done entering the song name press F5 Write 6 Use and and the TIME VALUE dial to select the settings for the Sample Rate Record Mode Icon Copy System PRM and Copy Mixer Scene PRM parameters as explained below Sample Rate Choose 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz for the sample rate If you are planning to use a digital source and want to make a digital connection you must match the samp...

Страница 52: ...g will be Icon Select from one of seven graphic icons to represent your song Copy System PRM Copy System Parameters When set to on you can create a new song that has the current song s system parameters copied to it This means you don t have to go back to the System menu to recreate your favorite settings This includes settings such as Preview length p 159 metronome settings p 67 and so on Global ...

Страница 53: ...es MT2 990 minutes 1078 minutes 1484 minutes LIV1 1188 minutes 1292 minutes 1782 minutes LIV2 1484 minutes 1616 minutes 2228 minutes All times are approximate The above chart is a general yardstick for estimating recording time Actual times may vary depending on your hard disk s specifications or the number of songs created If Drive Busy is Displayed If this message appears during recording or pla...

Страница 54: ...punch out Song Numbers On the VS 1680 every song is assigned a number Newly created songs are given the lowest available number For example if there are five songs on the hard drive the next song created will be assigned Song Number 6 If Song Number Three is deleted the remaining songs will be numbered 1 2 4 5 and 6 The next new song created will be assigned Song Number 3 fig 03 03 InitSong 001 In...

Страница 55: ...sh to use the INPUT 8 jack make sure nothing is plugged into the GUITAR Hi Z jack Guitar Hi Z See Appendices p 63 The pin assignment for the XLR type connectors is as shown below Before making any connections make sure this pin assignment is compatible with all of your other devices fig 03 04 To prevent feedback from occurring pay attention to the position of live microphones connected near active...

Страница 56: ...s green and recording starts 6 When the performance and recording is finished press STOP 7 To listen to the recorded performance press ZERO to return to the beginning of the song 8 Press PLAY to begin playback of the song 9 Use the channel faders and the Master fader to adjust channel volumes to an appropriate volume 10 If you are satisfied with the results of your recording save the song using th...

Страница 57: ...DER MUTE button is set to IN When You Are Recording in Stereo When recording to Tracks 9 10 15 16 stereo tracks or when recording to tracks with Stereo Link p 77 on it is best to turn Stereo Link on for the inputs as well If you are recording independent mono signals to a linked track you will need to set the pan for each input channel After Step 3 perform the procedure described below 1 Press the...

Страница 58: ...e and to move the cursor to V Trk in the Track Mixer display 3 Use the TIME VALUE dial to choose the V Track you want to use Note you cannot change the V Track while the song is playing If the song is playing press STOP and then use the TIME VALUE dial to choose the V Track fig 03 21 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Begin recording as explained in Recording to the Tracks p 55...

Страница 59: ...ayback to recording while a song is playing is called a punch in and the switching from recording back to playback is called a punch out Manual Punch In Using the RECORD Button Use the transport control buttons to punch in and out fig 03 07 1 Hold down REC and press the STATUS button for the track you wish to re record 2 Press ZERO to return to the beginning of the song 3 Press PLAY to begin song ...

Страница 60: ...ime the foot switch is pressed Previous Performs the same function as PREVIOUS Moves the time line to the beginning or end of the previous phrase each time the foot switch is pressed GPI Controls playback and recording depending on the GPI trigger signal received from the FOOT SWITCH jack GPI See Appendices p 63 4 Select Record with the TIME VALUE dial 5 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlis...

Страница 61: ...or to the punch in location F2 NOW Enters the current time as the punch in or punch out point depending on which parameter is highlighted F3 JUMP Moves the time line to the currently stored punch in or punch out point depending on which is highlighted F4 Out Moves the cursor to the punch out location F6 EXIT Exits the screen Returns to the Utility menu screen 3 Enter the new value using the TIME V...

Страница 62: ...he song or record a number of takes of a solo and compare the different takes fig 03 16 Before you begin recording specify the begin and end times for the loop There are three ways to specify the loop times Use the method appropriate to your situation To specify the punch in and punch out points refer to the previous section Auto Punch In and Auto Punch Out Using Locators 1 Find the position in th...

Страница 63: ...orange Confirm that you can hear the source you want to record in the monitors or headphones 5 During playback of the song each time the STATUS button is pressed you will alternately hear the previously recorded track and then the source input If necessary use the input sensitivity knob to adjust the input level of the source so it matches the recorded level of the track 6 Once you have adjusted t...

Страница 64: ... 2 Level 1 appears in the display Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the level of Undo As you choose different levels of Undo the date and time stamp for each recording or edit is displayed fig 11 17 3 Press YES to execute the Undo Immediately after performing the Undo function the Undo button will stay lit This is a visual reminder that you can Redo your last Undo To cancel an Undo Redo 1 Hold SHI...

Страница 65: ...Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display 2 Press FADER MUTE so that TR is lit 3 Press PLAY to begin song playback 4 Adjust the volume and mix balance using Faders 5 8 The presently monitored sound track volumes and panning will be recorded to Track 9 10 just as you now hear them Set Meters to Pre Fader Track While bouncing tracks it s a good idea to set your meters to pre fader track l...

Страница 66: ...5 8 can now be monitored on Channel 9 10 Continue using the steps for bouncing tracks found above in Track Bouncing Recording a Digital Source You can record digital signals from CD players digital mixers such as the Roland VM 3100 or 7000 series the Roland VS 880 DAT machines and other digital sources The VS 1680 s digital interface conforms to S P DIF When recording digital signals be sure to us...

Страница 67: ...s and recordings from CD players If you do not agree to the conditions press NO If you press NO you will not be able to use digital connections from CD players 7 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display You will now be able to record a CD from the digital input see p 66 for details on recording from a digital source Using the Metronome The VS 1680 features a built in metronome that wil...

Страница 68: ... your song contains any tempo and or time signature changes you can enter them by pressing F2 NEW Then you can use the CURSOR buttons and the TIME VALUE dial to select the new tempo time signature and the measure where the change will take place Up to 50 tempo and or time signature changes can be entered for each song 4 When you are finished setting the Tempo Map press F6 EXIT The Sync Tempo scree...

Страница 69: ...n the signal path is situated before the recorder the 16 channel Track Mixer which is placed after the recorder and the Master Block which is used for determining which signal appears at each of the output jacks and connectors When recording new tracks all sources go through the Input Mixer before arriving at the RECORDING bus Thus settings and fader levels of the Input Mixer determine actual reco...

Страница 70: ...pecifying 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 t...

Страница 71: ...Out jacks When two VS8F 2 effect boards are installed in the VS 1680 the AUX bus is reduced to two channels AUX L R The other four channels of the AUX bus are re assigned to enhance the EFFECT bus EFX3 L R and EFX4 L R The EFFECT bus can be used as an AUX bus as well Input Mixer All signals that are to be recorded are first sent through the 10 channel Input Mixer The Input Mixer appears before the...

Страница 72: ...ngs are made all playback signals are sent through the 16 channel Track Mixer The Track Mixer appears just after the recorder and corresponds directly to Tracks 1 16 fig 01 11 Tracks are normally output from the MASTER jacks Tracks can also be routed back to the RECORDING bus for track bouncing or re recording or to individual outputs for transferring to other multitrack recorders using the Direct...

Страница 73: ...fader value number the default level is 100 and use the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the level With this method the physical faders are only controlling track playback levels and have no affect on record levels as long as TR remains lit When you create a new song the fader positions of the Input Mixer default to 100 which is equivalent to 0 dB After creating a new song press any Input SELECT and you ...

Страница 74: ...when a second VS8F 2 Effect card is installed in the VS 1680 REC The signal at the RECORDING bus ST IN The signal assigned to the STEREO IN 3 Press F2 Mon If Mon does not appear above F2 press PAGE until Mon appears above F2 and then press F2 Mon fig 11 44 Level This adjusts the volume level 0 127 for the MONITOR jack This is normally adjusted using the MONITOR knob on the top panel Balance This a...

Страница 75: ...nstalled in the VS 1680 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display The DIGITAL OUT 2 optical jacks are set the same way Press F6 DOUT2 at Step 2 Direct Out Connectors The signal from each track of the recorder can be assigned directly to each of the eight analog output jacks This is convenient for transferring tracks from the VS 1680 to another multi track recorder 1 Press EDIT SOLO Th...

Страница 76: ... a track to a track You can assign more than one track to a track You can assign the effect returns to a track You can assign any combination of inputs effect returns and tracks to a track When you are done the SELECT button for each source routed to the track will be blinking To clear the mixer routing for all channels press and hold any STATUS button and press CLEAR Input Mixer Default Assignmen...

Страница 77: ...r Channels 1 Press Track 9 10 SELECT 2 Move the cursor to LINK and use the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting to Off The display shows Track Mixer 9 Now you can control the two channels independently 1 Hold SHIFT and press Track 9 10 SELECT once more The display shows Track Mixer 10 2 Hold SHIFT and adjust the fader to make settings to Track 10 Without holding SHIFT the channel fader controls t...

Страница 78: ...ee MIX above F1 and then press F1 MIX 3 Press F6 PRM V Each of the pan positions appears in the display 4 Use and to move the cursor Then use the TIME VALUE dial to adjust each setting fig 11 22 Mix Assign Switch When this is set to On the source at each Input channel is assigned directly to the MIX bus Set this to on when you simply want to mix an input without actually recording it Total Balance...

Страница 79: ...e display 2 Use and to move the cursor to V Trk in the Track Mixer display Or press F5 V Trk If V Trk does not appear above F5 press PAGE until it appears and then press F5 V Trk 3 Use the TIME VALUE dial to choose the V Track you want to use Note you cannot change the V Track while the song is playing If the song is playing press STOP and then use the TIME VALUE dial to choose the V Track fig 03 ...

Страница 80: ...Select This setting selects how many bands of EQ are available 2 Band EQ Low and High bands are available for 26 inputs and or tracks at once 3 Band EQ Low Mid and High bands are available for 16 Inputs and or Tracks at once fig 03 34c Low This adjusts the gain 12 dB to 12 dB and the shelving frequency 40 Hz 1 5 kHz of the low band EQ Mid This adjusts the gain 12 dB to 12 dB the center frequency 2...

Страница 81: ...e HOT TIP and COLD RING wiring Using such equipment as is may result in poor sound placement loss of correct left right balance and loss of separation between left and right channels when using stereo inputs In such cases you need to switch the phase of each channel 1 Press the SELECT button for the track whose phase you want to switch The Track SELECT button lights and the Track Mixer screen appe...

Страница 82: ...el 2 Press PAGE so that F5 indicates Copy and then press F5 Copy 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy source channel If the channel linking is off for the copy destination channel the channel linking of the copy source channel will also be considered to be off even though it may actually be on and only the settings of individual channels will be copied Similarly when channel linking is on...

Страница 83: ...er settings including levels panning EQ effects V Tracks etc 2 Press SCENE The button indicator lights 3 Whenever SCENE is blinking the LOCATOR buttons are used to store or recall a Scene Any LOCATOR which already has a Scene stored will be blinking LOCATOR buttons that are available to store a Scene will be unlit 4 Press any LOCATOR which is not lit For example if you want to store the current mi...

Страница 84: ...g the Digital Mixer Scene setting For example just adjust the V Track setting for one playback track 8 Once you ve made the necessary mixer updates press SCENE and then press the LOCATOR button to store the Scene again ...

Страница 85: ...nd EQ Low Mid and High bands are available You can use three band EQ on as many as 16 tracks and or inputs at the same time Two band EQ can be used on all 26 tracks and inputs at the same time Low This adjusts the gain 12 dB to 12 dB and the shelving frequency 40 Hz 1 5 kHz of the low band EQ Mid This adjusts the gain 12 dB to 12 dB and the center frequency 200 Hz 8 kHz and the Q filter sharpness ...

Страница 86: ...FFECT 4 Bus Sets the Effect Send Switch the Send Level 0 127 and panning Sw Effect Send Switch Switches the channel to the EFFECT bus Off The channel is not sent to the EFFECT bus Pre The signal is sent to the EFFECT bus before it passes through the mixer fader Post The signal is sent to the EFFECT bus after it passes through the mixer fader Level Sets the send level 0 127 of the signal sent to th...

Страница 87: ...ough one side of a stereo effect before it passes through the other side of the effect When Ins or InsS is selected that effect cannot be inserted on any other channel When InsL or InsR is selected that effect can be inserted only on one other mixer channel If the name of an input or track appears as the Insert Switch setting the effect is already being inserted in the displayed input or track You...

Страница 88: ...al 42 dB to 6 dB sent to the effect The default setting is 0 dB Rtn Insert Return Level This adjusts the level of signal 42 dB to 6 dB returned from the effect The default setting is 0 dB F1 Link Stereo Link Use this setting to link or unlink adjacent mixer channels Linking adjacent channels allows you to control both sides of a stereo pair with a single set of parameters On Adjacent channels are ...

Страница 89: ... adjusts the gain 12 dB to 12 dB and the shelving frequency 40 Hz 1 5 kHz of the low band EQ Mid This adjusts the gain 12 dB to 12 dB and the center frequency 200 Hz 8 kHz and the Q filter sharpness 0 5 16 of the mid band EQ The Mid band is not available when 2 Band EQ is selected High This adjusts the gain 12 dB to 12 dB and the shelving frequency 500 Hz 18 kHz of the high band EQ ENTER Button Wh...

Страница 90: ...63 R63 of the channel to the EFFECT 3 Bus F4 EFX4 Effect 4 Send Channel settings for the EFFECT 4 Bus Sets the Effect Send Switch the Send Level 0 127 and panning Sw Effect Send Switch Switches the channel to the EFFECT bus Off The channel is not sent to the EFFECT bus Pre The signal is sent to the EFFECT bus before it passes through the mixer fader Post The signal is sent to the EFFECT bus after ...

Страница 91: ...n Ins or InsS is selected that effect cannot be inserted on any other channel When InsL or InsR is selected that effect can be inserted only on one other mixer channel If the name of an input or track appears as the Insert Switch setting the effect is already being inserted in the displayed input or track You will need to select the input or track that is using that effect and turn its Effect Inse...

Страница 92: ...g to link or unlink adjacent mixer channels On Adjacent channels are linked Off Adjacent channels are not linked F2 ATT Attenuation Lowers or boosts the volume level 42 dB to 6 dB of the channel F3 Phase PHASE This selects the Phase NRM INV for each channel If you are using two microphones to record one source it is possible that you will experience phase cancellation This is usually caused by a m...

Страница 93: ... the MONITOR knob on the top panel Balance This adjusts the left right balance L63 R63 for the MONITOR jacks F3 AUX A AUX A This selects the signal to be assigned to the AUX A jacks EFX1 The signal at the EFFECT 1 bus EFX2 The signal at the EFFECT 2 bus AUX1 EFX3 The signal at the AUX1 bus or when a second VS8F 2 Effect card is installed in the VS 1680 the EFFECT 3 bus AUX2 EFX4 The signal at the ...

Страница 94: ...s using that effect and turn its Effect Insert Switch off Snd Insert Send Level This adjusts the level of signal 42 dB to 6 dB sent to the effect The default setting is 0 dB Rtn Insert Return Level This adjusts the level of signal 42 dB to 6 dB returned from the effect The default setting is 0 dB F2 Ef2In Effect 2 Insert After pressing F2 Ef2In or moving the cursor to the EFXIns area press ENTER E...

Страница 95: ...cks 1 8 When DIRECT OUT is used the MASTER MONITOR and AUX jacks are used for the direct track outputs The signals at each of the DIGITAL OUT connectors can be set as usual Track 1 MASTER jack L Track 2 MASTER jack R Track 3 AUX A jack L Track 4 AUX A jack R Track 5 AUX B jack L Track 6 AUX B jack R Track 7 MONITOR jack L Track 8 MONITOR jack R 9 16 Tracks 9 16 are output from the analog output ja...

Страница 96: ...tail Panning Sets the overall panning L63 R63 of the EFFECT 4 Send F5 AUX AUX Master Send Master Block settings for the AUX Bus Level Sets the master send level 0 127 of the AUX Bus Panning Sets the panning L63 R63 of the master AUX Send ...

Страница 97: ...reset Patch 1 Press PLAY DISPLAY 2 To use EFFECT A EFX1 and EFX2 hold SHIFT and press F3 EFFECT A To use EFFECT B EFX3 and EFX4 hold SHIFT and press F4 EFFECT B 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 ...

Страница 98: ...thin that patch on or off In the display effect blocks that are currently activated and on are highlighted Move the cursor to the highlighted effect block whose settings you wish to change 3 Press F3 Edit or press YES A list of settings available in the effect block is displayed 4 Press and to move the cursor in the screen Use the TIME VALUE dial to adjust settings For more detailed information ab...

Страница 99: ...ermines how the effect should be connected in the mixer The two ways to connect an effect within the mixer are referred to as insert effects and effect send and return loops The differences in these methods are explained in the following sections Insert Effects With insert effects the effect is added directly either between the mixer channel s equalizer and fader or before the Master fader Effects...

Страница 100: ...e amount of signal going to the effect is lowered As the channel fader is raised the amount of signal going to the effect is raised As a result the direct signal and the effected signal always stay in proportion Making the Effect Connection The VS 1680 Channel Mixer display provides two different areas for connecting effects One area is used for connecting insert effects only and is labeled EFXIns...

Страница 101: ...essors will allow you to insert eight separate compressors into eight individual channels at the same time The InsS option will allow you to turn the stereo four band parametric EQ patch into a mono eight band parametric EQ by inserting a single channel into one side of the stereo EQ and then routing the signal through the other side of the stereo EQ patch Snd Insert Send Level This adjusts the le...

Страница 102: ...s 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 GuitarMulti1 6 Press F4 Exec or press YES to select the effect The EFFECT 1 screen appears in the display Next Set up the Mixer 1 Press the SELECT button for Track 3 The button indicator lights and the Track Mixer Screen appears in the display ...

Страница 103: ...does not appear above F2 press PAGE a few times until you see Ef2In and then press F2 Ef2In This will move the cursor directly to EFXIns 3 Press YES 4 Use and to move the cursor to EFX2 Use the TIME VALUE dial to change the Effect Insert Switch to Ins 5 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Connecting Effect Send and Return Loops 1 Select the channel to which the effect is to be add...

Страница 104: ...F6 EXIT until it does Then press F4 EFX2 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 P024 Long Delay 6 Press F4 Exec or press YES to select the effect The EFFECT 2 screen appears in the display Next Set up the Mixer 1 Press the SELECT button for Track 6 The button indicator lights and the Track Mixer Screen appea...

Страница 105: ...used during recording for monitoring purposes The method for applying effects while recording depends on whether you want the track recorded with the effect or not Here are a few recording terms you should be familiar with Print This verb means the same as record Wet Processed using an effect A wet track has an effect on it Dry The track has no effects on it Clean Same as dry Print Wet Record with...

Страница 106: ... 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 ...

Страница 107: ...ile recording so the effect is recorded as a permanent part of the track General Strategy Connect an effect loop in the Input Mixer assign the input to a stereo track and assign the effect return to the same stereo track Details for this Example Select Patch P024 Long Delay as Effect 2 record Input 1 and Effect Return 2 onto Track 9 10 Begin by Selecting the Effect 1 Press PLAY DISPLAY 2 Hold SHIF...

Страница 108: ...ES 5 Use and to select the desired effects processor and use the TIME VALUE dial to select INSERT It is important that you insert the effect after the inputs are linked 6 Press the SELECT button for Track 8 7 Use and to move the cursor to Link 8 Use the TIME VALUE dial to turn Link On 9 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the main Play screen 10 Hold the Channel 8 STATUS button and press the Input 8 S...

Страница 109: ...p the VS 1680 for a particular task and would like the VS 1680 to remember your settings for re use some time in the future you can save the setup as an EZ Routing template When you recall the template the VS 1680 s parameters are instantly reset and your setup is once more in place You can save up to 29 EZ Routing templates In addition the VS 1680 provides four of its own one each for recording m...

Страница 110: ...first press the Input SELECT for the input you want to use then press the Track STATUS button for the track you want to record on Using this method you can assign a single Input to two different tracks for recording Use and to move the cursor and the TIME VALUE dial to select the V Track on which you want to record You cannot assign a DIGITAL input to more than one stereo linked pair of tracks Usi...

Страница 111: ...Press F3 EFX A to make settings to EFFECT A EFX1 2 press F4 EFX B to make settings to EFFECT B EFX3 4 fig 02 21 9 Press F2 STEP You can return to the previous screen by pressing F1 STEP 10 Decide whether or not to record the output of each effect to a track First press the Effect SELECT button for Effect 1 or Effect 2 then press the STATUS button for the track you want the effect recorded on To se...

Страница 112: ...ings Use and to move the cursor and the TIME VALUE dial to adjust each of the values fig 02 24 15 Press F4 Exec EZ ROUTING Step Edit is finished appears in the display fig 02 24a WARNING EZ Routing settings will override any existing mixer settings you have already made 16 You can save your setup as an EZ Routing template or Exit F6 EXIT to leave this display without saving To save the setup press...

Страница 113: ...ng it press F6 EXIT at any time 1 Press EZ ROUTING The EZ Routing icon appears in the display 2 Press F4 Exec If Exec does not appear in the display above F4 press PAGE until you see Exec and then press F4 Exec fig 02 18 3 Press F2 Mix 4 Specify which sources are to be output to the MIX bus Press the Input SELECT buttons and the Track SELECT buttons for all mixer channels you want to include Use a...

Страница 114: ...s F4 EFX B to make settings to EFFECT B EFX3 4 fig 02 27 9 Press F2 STEP You can return to the previous screen by pressing F1 STEP 10 Select mixer channels to be output to the AUX bus The AUX bus is useful for creating a separate headphone mix for the performer you are recording or for sending tracks to an external effects processor Use and to move the cursor and the TIME VALUE dial to adjust each...

Страница 115: ...lay without saving To save the setup press F3 SAVE The Routing Save screen appears in the display Save the setup using the procedure described in Saving an EZ Routing Template p 121 Setting Up for Bouncing Using Step Editing Select this when bouncing audio recordings from a group of tracks onto another track or tracks To cancel the settings procedure press F6 EXIT 1 Press EZ ROUTING The EZ Routing...

Страница 116: ...an only assign the bounce to one track linked destination You cannot assign a stereo linked track to tracks that are not linked For example it is not possible to assign source Tracks 9 10 to record on Tracks 3 and 4 unless you first turn Stereo Link to On for Track 3 fig 02 31 5 Press F2 STEP 6 Only the source tracks you specified during Step 4 will be shown Use and to move the cursor and the TIME...

Страница 117: ...f each effect to a track First press the Effect SELECT button for Effect 1 or Effect 2 then press the STATUS button for the track you want the effect recorded on To select EFX 3 or EFX 4 hold SHIFT and press the Effect SELECT button fig 02 34 11 Press F2 STEP You can return to the previous screen by pressing F1 STEP 12 Select mixer channels to be output to the AUX bus The AUX bus is useful for sen...

Страница 118: ... in the display fig 02 24a WARNING EZ Routing settings will override any existing mixer settings you have already made 16 You can save your setup as an EZ Routing template or Exit F6 EXIT to leave this display without saving To save the setup press F3 SAVE The Routing Save screen appears in the display Save the setup using the procedure described in Saving an EZ Routing Template p 121 AUX Switch A...

Страница 119: ...ting point for your editing F2 INPUT Press this to display and edit Input Mixer parameters F3 TRACK Press this to display and edit Track Mixer parameters F4 EFX Press this to display and edit effect parameters F5 MST Press this to display and edit Master Block parameters F6 SAVE Press this button if you wish to save your current settings as an EZ Routing template 3 Press the F1 F5 button for the s...

Страница 120: ...Output destination MIX bus or track Track to be recorded up to two tracks Track Status Effect Send Switch AUX Send Switch Stereo Link V track Track Mixer Settings Mix Send Pan Mix Send Level Pop up Window Cursor Cursor Effect Settings Selecting Effects Output destination MIX bus or track Track to be recorded up to two tracks Master Block Settings Monitor Select Equalizer Mode Direct Out Effect Ins...

Страница 121: ... F1 Hist Pressing this button will take you through a list of the last 20 names entered one at a time F2 Clr Clears all the characters in the window F3 Del Deletes the character where the cursor is positioned F4 Ins Inserts a space where the cursor is positioned F5 Write Stores the routing and exits the Routing Save screen F6 EXIT Exits the Routing Save screen without storing the routing If you pr...

Страница 122: ...ting settings Or if you wish to cancel the operation press NO 6 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Deleting an EZ Routing Template 1 Press EZ ROUTING The EZ Routing icon appears in the display 2 Use and or use the TIME VALUE dial to move the cursor to the routing you want to delete 3 Press F6 Del If Del does not appear above F6 press PAGE until you see Del above F6 then press F6 ...

Страница 123: ...l TRACK Channel Faders Panning EFX 1 Lev Effect 1 Send Level EFX 1 Pan Effect 1 Send Pan EFX 2 Lev Effect 2 Send Level EFX 2 Pan Effect 2 Send Pan EFX 3 Lev Effect 3 Send Level EFX 3 Pan Effect 3 Send Pan EFX 4 Lev Effect 4 Send Level EFX 4 Pan Effect 4 Send Pan AUX Lev AUX Send Level AUX Pan STEREO IN Fader Balance EFFECT RETURN Effect 1 Return Level Effect 1 Return Balance Effect 2 Return Level ...

Страница 124: ...create dynamic panning changes you can do so by using a combination of shapshot and gradation Automix See Snapshot Automation p 126 Realtime Automix of Track Faders 1 Locate to the point in the song where you wish to record realtime Automix 2 Confirm that Automix mode is on The AUTOMIX button should be lit 3 Decide which track fader s movement you want to record using Automix While pressing AUTOMI...

Страница 125: ...laylist display where Automix data was created Automating the Master Stereo Mix and Monitor Output Just as it is possible to automate the Input Mixer and the Track Mixer you can also automate the master stereo mix as well as the monitoring output level 1 Move to the location in the song where you wish to record realtime Automix 2 Confirm that Automix mode is on The AUTOMIX button should be lit 3 W...

Страница 126: ...the Shift Lock function p 245 so that you can adjust levels with the faders without holding the SHIFT button Snapshot Automation Static mixer settings can be recorded with Automix This type of Automix involves taking a mixer Snapshot When you play to the point in the song where the Snapshot was recorded all mixer settings stored with the Snapshot are instantly re called This is convenient for maki...

Страница 127: ... As we have seen you can automate effect parameter changes by creating multiple versions of your effect with different settings as user effect patches Then you can use Snapshot automation to recall the desired version at any point in your song For example let s say you are using the GuitarMulti1 effect with the delay turned off and you want the delay portion of GuitarMulti1 turned on for the solo ...

Страница 128: ...ess FF slowly seven times to advance exactly seven seconds on the timeline to the position where you want the crossfade to end 7 Bring the fader for Track 9 10 all the way down Bring the fader for Track 11 12 to the 0 dB position 8 Hold SCENE and press TAP 9 Hold SCENE and press PREVIOUS Gradation Sure appears in the display indicates the Automix marker number 10 Press YES 11 Rewind to a point bef...

Страница 129: ...omix for a Section of a Song To update Automix data for a section of a song you must first change the Fader Match setting from Jump the default setting to Null See the following section Understanding Fader Match 1 Change the Fader Match setting to Null See Fader Match p 243 2 Move to the location in the song where you wish to re record realtime Automix 3 Confirm that Automix mode is on The AUTOMIX...

Страница 130: ...is as follows 1 Hold SHIFT and press F6 UTIL The Utility menu icon appears 2 Press F5 A Mix If A Mix does not appear above F5 press PAGE and then press F5 A Mix 3 Press F2 Micro The Micro Edit screen appears in the display fig 11 13 4 Press The cursor moves to Edit Target Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the Automix parameter you want to edit 5 Press and to move the cursor Use the TIME VALUE dial...

Страница 131: ...9 Press F2 Erase fig 4 05_80 Target This will indicate the type of Automix data that you selected to be erased in Step 6 If you wish to erase all Automix data use the TIME VALUE dial to select All Level and Pan 10 If you wish to erase the data press F4 Exec If you press F6 EXIT you will return to Step 7 without erasing any data 11 A message will ask you to confirm the operation Press YES If you pr...

Страница 132: ...e Automix data that you wish to copy press F1 In and then F1 Out for the desired marker You can turn the TIME VALUE dial to modify the Automix setting value at the cursor location If you wish to re select the Automix data that will be copied press 9 Press F3 Copy 10 Use and to move the cursor Turn the TIME VALUE dial fig 4 08 Target This will indicate the type of Automix data that you selected to ...

Страница 133: ...f you press NO the data copy operation will be halted and you will return to Step 11 fig 4 11 13 When the data has been copied the display will indicate Complete Press PLAY DISPLAY Smooth Data Transitions This operation creates Automix data that smoothly connects the first Automix marker in the specified area with the last marker fig 4 12 e Editing of the Automix data cannot be cancelled by the Un...

Страница 134: ...nential curve fig 4 17 Marker Add If this is turned on markers will automatically be added to the area specified for gradation in the optimal locations for the curve that you selected in Gradation Curve If this is turned off markers will not be added fig 4 18 e 11 To execute the Gradation operation press F4 Exec If you press F6 EXIT you will return to Step 7 without executing the Gradation operati...

Страница 135: ...tomix value that you wish to increase or decrease and press F1 Out Checkmarks will be added to the selected area fig 4 04 e Even if there is only one marker for the Automix data that you wish to increase or decrease press F1 In and then F1 Out for the desired marker You can turn the TIME VALUE dial to modify the Automix setting value at the cursor location If you wish to re select the Automix data...

Страница 136: ...a 2 Confirm that Automix is on 3 Select the channels for which you want Automix erased Hold AUTOMIX and press the desired Input SELECT Track SELECT or SOLO EDIT buttons so they are flashing 4 Hold SCENE and press CLEAR Automix is erased on the selected channels Erasing Automix Data You may end up recording Automix data only to immediately decide you want to try it again Do not try to use the UNDO ...

Страница 137: ...y switch back to manual mixing after you ve recorded Automix data The easiest way to do this is to simply press AUTOMIX to turn Automix off Later you can press AUTOMIX again to turn Automix back on and your previously recorded Automix data will play back Since all recorded Automix data is stored when you use Song Store you can be confident your automated mix is only a button touch away If you perf...

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Страница 139: ...does not press F1 Tr Ph once 3 Press F2 Erase for Track Erase If you don t see Erase above F2 press PAGE until Erase appears and then press F2 Erase 4 Press the Track STATUS button to specify the track to be erased The STATUS button turns red indicating it is the track to be edited You can press more than one STATUS button if you wish to erase more than one track If you press a STATUS button and t...

Страница 140: ...y out the Track Cut procedure the available disk space shown in the display does not change 1 Hold SHIFT and press F2 TRACK 2 Make sure Track Edit Menu appears in the display If it does not press F1 Tr Ph once 3 Press F6 Cut for Track Cut If you don t see Cut above F6 press PAGE until Cut appears and then press F6 Cut 4 Press the Track STATUS button to specify the track to be cut The STATUS button...

Страница 141: ... Track Move that is 0 5 seconds or shorter will not be played While it may seem that the audio has disappeared the data itself has not been deleted from the hard disk Thus even when you carry out the Track Move procedure the available disk space shown in the display does not change 1 Hold SHIFT and press F2 TRACK 2 Make sure Track Edit Menu appears in the display If it does not press F1 Tr Ph once...

Страница 142: ...s the START time LOC 2 to enter that point as the END time LOC 3 to enter that point as the FROM time or LOC 4 to enter that point as the TO time fig 04 10 START Start Point Specifies the start time of the segment to be moved END End Point Specifies the end time of the segment to be moved FROM From Point Specifies the reference position of the segment to be moved in relation to the TO point Normal...

Страница 143: ...if you wanted to copy the section of audio from Track 3 to Track 7 you would first press the Track 3 SELECT button then press Track 7 STATUS Alternate method a Press F1 SelTr b Press and to move the cursor to the track you want to copy c Press F3 MARK If you would like to copy entire sections of your song you can press F2 All to select all tracks for copying fig 04 03 e Use the TIME VALUE dial to ...

Страница 144: ... made press UNDO UNDO Level 1 will be displayed Press YES to restore your track s to their condition prior to the edit If you plan on using Track Copy to arrange sections of your song it is a good idea to use the metronome when you record Then you will be able to select sections of your song for copying by using the measure and beat indicators Track Insert This operation inserts blank space at the...

Страница 145: ... display 8 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display If you are unhappy with the edit you made press UNDO UNDO Level 1 will be displayed Press YES to restore your track s to their condition prior to the edit Track Exchange This operation swaps the audio data on two tracks fig 04 14 1 Select the V Track containing the source playback audio to be exchanged 2 Hold SHIFT and press F2 TRACK ...

Страница 146: ...e setting the more the sound quality may be affected We recommend you try to keep the compression and expansion within a range of 93 107 fig 04 29 Track Compression Expansion creates new performance data with a different playback time For this reason it cannot be executed if there is not sufficient space on the current drive It is not possible to use Time Compression Expansion when the elapsed tim...

Страница 147: ...erial you are working with A Vocal Narration B Slow tempo Songs C Fast tempo Songs To Point This specifies the ending time location that will result from the compression or expansion Amplitude This specifies the volume level that will result from the compression as a percentage of the original source 50 60 70 80 90 100 The default value of 60 is recommended If the volume level after conversion is ...

Страница 148: ...Track Edit Menu appears in the display If it does not press F1 Tr Ph once 4 Press F4 Name If you don t see Name above F4 press PAGE until Name appears and then press F4 Name 5 Press and to move the cursor to the track you want to rename and then press F1 Name or YES 6 The Track Name screen appears in the display Using and and the TIME VALUE dial enter the name of the Track If you press NUMERICS AS...

Страница 149: ... don t see Imprt above F5 press PAGE until Imprt appears and then press F5 Imprt 5 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the source song the song containing the track and press F3 Mark The source song you select must have the same recording mode and sample rate as the current song 6 Press F4 Step fig 04 38 7 Press The cursor moves to Source Track 8 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the source track to...

Страница 150: ...Opens the Phrase Delete window below F6 Split Opens the Phrase Divide Split window p 150 Phrase Delete This operation deletes the specified phrase This operation does not change the position of other phrases or tracks on the timeline fig 04 60 After punching in over an existing phrase Phrase 1 you can delete the top phrase Phrase 2 The part of Phrase 1 that was hidden by Phrase 2 becomes audible f...

Страница 151: ...Select how the phrase will be divided In this case select Divide Divide Automatically divide the phrase into two or more phrases Split Manually divide the phrase into two separate phrases IN Threshold Specify the volume 84 6 dB that will be used when searching for the point at which the phrase begins to sound The VS 1680 will search for a point that exceeds this level IN Margin Specify the length ...

Страница 152: ...ss F1 SelPh 6 Press the STATUS button of the phrase that you wish to split The STATUS indicator will light in red Alternatively you can use and to move the cursor to the phrase that you wish to split and press F3 MARK or YES By pressing F2 ALL you can mark or unmark all phrases simultaneously 7 Press F1 Back 8 Use and to move the cursor and use the TIME VALUE dial to set the parameters Type Select...

Страница 153: ...im In This adjusts the point at which the phrase begins without changing the phrase s position on the timeline This is convenient for trimming the edges of a phrase to be looped fig 04 52 Trim In can also be used to correct a manual punch in done too early When you Trim In Phrase 2 the portion of Phrase 1 that was previously covered by Phrase 2 becomes audible fig 04 52a Phrase Trim Out This adjus...

Страница 154: ... the takes are sorted cycling through the following choices HIST The order in which the takes were recorded V Tr The order of the V Tracks on which the takes are recorded NAME The alphabetical order of the take names fig 6 05 e 7 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the take that will be the basis of the newly created phrase 8 Press F4 Sel or ENTER YES 9 Use and to move the cursor and use the TIME VA...

Страница 155: ...STATUS buttons to enter characters in a fashion similar to a computer keyboard Naming Takes You can assign a name to a take in the Phrase New window When you do so you also have option of automatically re naming any phrases that play a part of the take 1 Press PLAY DISPLAY 2 Hold down SHIFT and press F2 TRACK 3 Press F1 Tr Ph to make the Phrase Edit Menu appear 4 Press PAGE so that F3 indicates Ne...

Страница 156: ...hen the display indicates Complete hold down SHIFT and press STORE ZERO 12 Press YES The song will be saved 13 Press PLAY DISPLAY You will return to Play mode Deleting a Take Delete A deleted take cannot be recovered using the Undo function 1 Press PLAY DISPLAY 2 Hold down SHIFT and press F2 TRACK 3 Press F1 Tr Ph so that the Phrase Edit Menu appears 4 Press PAGE so that F3 indicates New and then ...

Страница 157: ...dditional values FROM and TO These terms are explained here START Start point Specifies the starting time of the audio to be edited END End Point Specifies the ending time of the audio to be edited FROM From point Specifies a reference point within the section of audio to be edited that will be placed at the TO point to align the edit In most cases the FROM point will be the same as the START poin...

Страница 158: ...Erase above F2 press PAGE until Erase appears and then press F2 Erase 3 Press the Track 5 STATUS button to select Track 5 for erasure The STATUS button turns red indicating it is the track to be edited You can press more than one STATUS button if you wish to erase more than one track To deselect a track press the STATUS button again to change it back to flashing green SPECIAL SHORTCUT The first fo...

Страница 159: ...nd of a sound for example the ending of a bass guitar note Adjusting the Preview Length 1 To adjust the Preview To length hold SHIFT and press TO 2 To adjust the Preview From length hold SHIFT and press FROM 3 The Preview Length is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the time When you are first getting familiar with the Preview functions you may want to try a longer Preview length such as ...

Страница 160: ...ALUE slowly and smoothly for the best results Setting Scrub Direction When using the Scrub function in the VS 1680 it is possible to scrub both forward and backward That is you can turn the TIME VALUE dial either clockwise or counter clockwise to find an edit point If you are trying to find the beginning of a note or a kick drum you will most likely start by turning the TIME VALUE dial clockwise I...

Страница 161: ...k on the timeline F4 Increases the time zoom of the waveform display in four stages This zooms in on the timeline F5 WAVE Removes the waveform display from the screen 7 When you are done viewing the waveform for a track press F5 WAVE to turn the waveform display off Step 2 Perform the Button Pushes to Complete the Edit Entering Editing Time Values Once you ve entered a track editing screen you mus...

Страница 162: ...it does not press F1 Tr Ph once 5 Press F2 Erase for Track Erase If you don t see Erase above F2 press PAGE until Erase appears and then press F2 Erase SPECIAL SHORTCUT The first four LOCATOR buttons can be used to enter the current time location into the START END FROM and TO fields by holding SHIFT and the respective LOCATOR button See Steps 6 through 9 below 6 Press LOCATOR 1 to go to the time ...

Страница 163: ...ly re write audio to the hard drive creating rhythm loops or any other edit function will not decrease available disk space Very carefully determine the START point The START point for the loop should be on a downbeat or on a beat of a measure that has a clearly audible edge such as a snare hit or a solid kick drum beat Then carefully determine the END point The END point for the loop should also ...

Страница 164: ...0 will now automatically insert the amount of blank space necessary for the copy This ensures that any existing audio on the selected track s will not be copied over Instead it will be pushed back in time to the point immediately after the copied data 9 Press F4 Exec This executes the Track Copy 10 When Track Copy is completed correctly Complete appears in the display 11 Press LOCATOR 1 to locate ...

Страница 165: ...se and to move the cursor to END Use the TIME VALUE dial to enter the marker number that defines the end of the first section of your song 6 Press ENTER This will move the cursor to the second section Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to define the second section of your song as defined by the audio which plays between the two markers you specify You can arrange up to a maximum of 99 separate segments The func...

Страница 166: ... Song Split cannot be undone using the Undo procedure However it is possible to delete the newly created song 1 Hold SHIFT and press F1 Song The Song menu icon appears 2 Press F1 Split If Split does not appear in the display above F1 press PAGE until you see Split and then press F1 Split 3 Use and or turn the TIME VALUE dial to move the cursor to the track you want to include in the new song Press...

Страница 167: ...hen the source song is erased As a result of Song Combine it is possible for the tracks of the source song to overwrite the tracks of the destination song To prevent this from happening use Track Exchange to move all the V Tracks in the source song to odd numbered positions and all the V Tracks in the destination song to even numbered positions Later after Song Combine is finished you can use Trac...

Страница 168: ...168 Chapter 12 Song Editing ...

Страница 169: ...mastering tracks is significantly affected by the speed of the hard disk For this reason depending on the structure of the song data sampling rate and recording mode or if punch in out is used frequently etc or depending on the drive that you use the display may show Drive Busy and the operation may not take place correctly In order to take full advantage of the VS 1680 s potential the number of t...

Страница 170: ...d that passes through the Master fader will be recorded on the mastering tracks In order to record at the optimal audio quality you should normally set this to the 0 dB position 9 Use the channel faders 1 15 16 to adjust the volume balance of each track At this time the sound that is being output from the MASTER jacks including volume levels and panning will be recorded to the mastering tracks It ...

Страница 171: ... Shortcut 2 The Status of the mastering tracks can also be set as follows 1 Press PLAY DISPLAY 2 Press PAGE so that F6 indicates M is either Rec Ply or Off fig 2 11 3 The mastering tracks can be turned off or set to record or play back F6 toggles between these settings The indicator above F6 shows the setting that will be selected when you next press F6 as indicated by an arrow The current status ...

Страница 172: ...line of the display is surrounded by a heavy line you can also use the TIME VALUE dial to check the playlist of the mastering tracks 6 Press PLAY The mastering tracks will play back Use the master fader to adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level At this time the function buttons will perform the following actions F1 ZOOM Enlarges the playlist display in the track direction three levels ...

Страница 173: ...ring tracks Tracks 1 16 will not be directly output from the MASTER jacks Off Disables mixdown to the mastering tracks 6 Use and to move the cursor to EFXIns fig 2 19 7 Press ENTER YES 8 Use and to move the cursor Use the TIME VALUE dial to make your settings fig 2 20 e EFX1 effect insert switch 1 Select how the effect will be connected Off The effect will not be inserted Ins The stereo effect wil...

Страница 174: ...rom the VS 1680 to a DAT recorder or similar recorder via a digital connection you can prevent digital copying of the tape on which the mixdown has been recorded Many DAT recorders implement SCMS the Serial Copy Management System With a DAT recorder which uses SCMS you are allowed to make only one digital copy of a regular audio CD onto a DAT tape Once the digital copy exists on the DAT tape you c...

Страница 175: ...680 and writing those to a CD R disc A CD can contain as many as 99 tracks typically each song on a CD is a track up to a total length of 74 minutes To conform to CD audio standard Red Book the VS 1680 turns your audio into an image file or disk image that is written or burned to the CD The VS 1680 creates this image file when you burn the CD An internal IDE hard drive is therefore required for bu...

Страница 176: ...titrack format it must be mixed and bounced down to two tracks before being written to a CD R Designate the resulting stereo tracks as the tracks to be written to the CD R disc 5 Track Editing The two tracks designated for writing to the CD R disc are written from the beginning of the tracks normally 00h00m00s00 to the end of the tracks Any blank space or silence on the tracks before and after the...

Страница 177: ... reproducing material for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy material from the copyright owner Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy it from the copyright owner you may be violating copyright law and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies If you are uncertain about your rights you should contact your legal advisor CD Track Numbers Whe...

Страница 178: ... display above F3 6 Press F3 CD Wt 7 CD R Write Ready appears in the display Press YES 8 Store Current appears in the display Press YES If you don t want to save any changes made to the current song press NO 9 Wait a moment for the CD R Writer display to appear Press F1 SelTr Beginning of Song 1 No CD marker is needed Becomes CD Track 1 Beginning of Song 2 CD Track Marker 000c Becomes CD Track 2 B...

Страница 179: ...the CD R disc Disk space occupied by a song when written to a CD R disc Number of Markers used for track numbers CD R disc free space Size of the content written to the CD R disc Number of tracks after writing to the disc is finished Determining whether or not the CD R disc has data written to it Track which you want written as the right track Track which you want written as the left track Song Na...

Страница 180: ... R disc that has not been finalized Repeat the procedure described in Writing Songs to CD R Discs p 178 Approximately two seconds of silence is inserted between the new song and the song before it The track number is recorded automatically fig 07 09 Arranging and Recording Multiple Songs to a CD R Disc By sequencing a number of different songs on stereo tracks you can arrange these songs and write...

Страница 181: ...beginning of the next song MASTER Fader Adjusts the overall volume MONITOR Knob Adjusts the volume output from the MONITOR jacks PHONES Knob Adjusts the headphone volume When using the CD Player function the transport control buttons do not control standard VS 1680 transport functions The audio playing from the CD R CD RW drive cannot be recorded back into the VS 1680 When listening to a partially...

Страница 182: ...nnel of the CD R and press F4 Sel R You can use and to jump from track to track and then use the TIME VALUE dial to select the desired V Track 9 Press F1 Back 10 Verify that the Length megabyte value is less than the value for IDE Free in the lower left corner of the display 11 Verify that the Length megabyte value is also less than the value for Free the amount of free space on the CD in the lowe...

Страница 183: ...ess YES Press NO to return to Step 2 Internal IDE hard disk free space Length of the song which is to be written to the CD R disc Disk space occupied by a song when written to a CD R disc Number of Markers used for track numbers CD R disc free space Size of the content written to the CD R disc Number of tracks after writing to the disc is finished Determining whether or not the CD R disc has data ...

Страница 184: ...184 Chapter 13 CD RW and Mastering ...

Страница 185: ...e Vari Pitch feature press VARI PITCH so that its indicator is not lit Playback speed will return to normal Numerics ASCII It is possible to enter text using the buttons on the top panel as an ASCII keyboard This is useful for entering song track and phrase names naming user effect patches and EZ Routings Entering Numbers 1 Press NUMERICS ASCII The button indicator lights 2 Use the LOCATOR BANK 9 ...

Страница 186: ...ct Current Offset from the MIX Bus When the level meters of a device mixer etc connected to the output of the VS 1680 may move even though no sound is being output from the VS 1680 you may be experiencing a direct current offset on the MIX bus that is being output from the VS 1680 s MASTER outputs This can be removed 1 Press PLAY DISPLAY 2 Hold down SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM 3 Make sure that the S...

Страница 187: ...ess YES If you do not want to save it or if you don t want to save any changes to the song since the last time you turned on the VS 1680 press NO If you have selected a demo song press NO at the STORE Current prompt the demo songs are memory protected 4 When shut down has been completed properly PowerOFF RESTART appears in the display If you wish to restart the VS 1680 without turning off the rear...

Страница 188: ...188 Chapter 14 Other Useful Functions ...

Страница 189: ...referred to as the master The device that receives the MTC or MIDI Clock signals from the controlling device is called the slave When using MTC you can choose whether to have the MIDI sequencer be the master that controls the VS 1680 or to have the VS 1680 be the master that controls the MIDI sequencer When you use MIDI Clock you can synchronize a MIDI sequencer using the VS 1680 as the master but...

Страница 190: ...T SYNC The Sync Tempo screen appears in the display fig 08 03 7 Use and to move the cursor to Sync Gen and use the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting Sync Gen Sync Generator This setting determines what type of MIDI signal is generated at the MIDI OUT connector on the VS 1680 For this application choose MTC Off No MIDI signals are transmitted MTC MIDI Time Code is transmitted MIDIclk The tempo ...

Страница 191: ...he rate used in your MIDI sequencer 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display 5 Set your MIDI sequencer to transmit MTC 6 Press EXT SYNC The button will begin blinking indicating the VS 1680 is set to synchronize using MTC from the external MIDI sequencer 7 Press PLAY The button blinks green indicating the VS 1680 is in MTC receive standby mode When the MIDI sequencer begins playback ...

Страница 192: ...tarting time of the song is based on the offset time 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Using the Sync Track Master If your MIDI sequencer supports Song Position Pointer messages you can use MIDI Clock for synchronization There are two methods of synchronizing using MIDI Clock One is to use the sync track and the other is to use the tempo map The following material explains how...

Страница 193: ...DI song data is finished playing back the VS 1680 automatically stops recording MIDI clock data 6 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Synchronized Operation 1 Connect the VS 1680 and the MIDI sequencer as shown below fig 08 07 2 Press PLAY DISPLAY 3 Hold SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM The System menu icon appears in the display If the System menu icon does not appear press F6 EXIT 4 Pr...

Страница 194: ...you can record information that specifies changes in rhythm and tempo to be played from any designated measure With the VS 1680 tempo map s are numbered sequentially from the beginning of the song with Tempo Map 1 first followed by Tempo Map 2 Tempo Map 3 and so on Tempo Map 1 is already specified at the beginning of the song and determines the initial tempo of the song To change the tempo at a su...

Страница 195: ...d at the MIDI OUT connector on the VS 1680 For this application choose MIDIclk Off No MIDI signals are transmitted MTC MIDI Time Code is transmitted MIDIclk MIDI Clock messages as determined by the tempo map are transmitted SyncTr MIDI Clock messages as determined by the sync track are transmitted 8 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display 9 Set your MIDI sequencer to follow the MIDI C...

Страница 196: ...is possible to convert the marker data into a tempo map This is useful when you have already recorded a guitar or vocal performance in the VS 1680 and now you want to synchronize a MIDI sequencer to the recording 1 Hold SHIFT and press EXT SYNC 2 Press F2 STCnv 3 Press F2 TP TM 4 Press and to move the cursor Turn the TIME VALUE dial to change each value fig 08 14 Beat Specify the time signature nu...

Страница 197: ...the time signature number of beats per measure 5 Press F5 Exec 6 Overwrite Tempo Map appears in the display Press YES Or to cancel the operation press NO 7 When the Time to SyncTrack Conversion is finished press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Delaying Sync Track and Tempo Map Start Times Usually a sync track or tempo map is created with 00h00m00s00f00 as the beginning of the song H...

Страница 198: ...status Depending on the value of Controller 3 the track status changes as shown below When stopped VALUE 0 31 32 63 64 95 96 127 STATUS Mute Mute Mute Play Mute Rec Mute Source Play Mute Play Play Play Rec Play Source Rec Mute Rec Play Rec Rec Rec Source Source Mute Source Play Source Rec Source Source During playback or recording VALUE 0 31 32 63 64 95 96 127 STATUS 1 Mute Play 1 1 Play Mute Play...

Страница 199: ...when Program Change messages are received For this application select On 5 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display MIDI Channels 1 4 correspond to EFX1 EFX4 respectively The relationship between the bank number received by the VS 1680 and the effect patch number it selects is shown here CC 0 CC 32 Bank MSB Bank LSB Program Patch 0 0 1 100 P000 P099 0 1 1 100 P100 P199 0 2 1 10 P200 P2...

Страница 200: ...een appears in the display fig 11 28 6 Use and to move the cursor to Sync Gen and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting to Off Sync Gen Sync Generator This determines what type of MIDI synchronization if any is generated at the MIDI OUT connector on the VS 1680 You would select MIDIclk if you wished to use a tempo map or SyncTr to use a sync track Off No MIDI signals are transmitted MTC M...

Страница 201: ...nd and receive mixer settings and movements as MIDI messages You can use an external MIDI controller to control the VS 1680 s faders and by using a MIDI sequencer to record mixer settings and movements during playback as MIDI song data the mixer can be controlled automatically by the MIDI sequencer when the song is played back This is referred to as Compu Mix Compu Mix uses either Control Change o...

Страница 202: ...r Number Mixer Parameter 68 MST Send Level 70 MST Send Pan Balance 71 EQ L Freq 72 EQ L Gain 73 EQ M Freq 74 EQ M Gain 75 EQ M Q 76 EQ H Freq 77 EQ H Gain 78 EFX1 SND Level 79 EFX1 SND Pan Balance 80 EFX2 SND Level 81 EFX2 SND Pan Balance 82 EFX3 SND Level 83 EFX3 SND Pan Balance 84 EFX4 SND Level 85 EFX4 SND Pan Balance 86 AUX Send Level 87 AUX Send Pan Balance 88 MST Offset Level 89 MST Offset B...

Страница 203: ...g with MIDI Sequencers p 189 make the necessary settings in both the VS 1680 and the MIDI sequencer to synchronize the two machines Set the MIDI sequencer so that messages received at the MIDI In connector are not output from the MIDI Out connector Recording with Compu Mix 1 Prepare the VS 1680 s mixer settings faders panning etc as desired 2 Put the MIDI sequencer in Record mode and begin playbac...

Страница 204: ...mplements MMC operations such as Play Stop Fast Forward etc can be accomplished by operating only the Master device MMC messages include transport control functions and location information but not actual synchronization signals Synchronizing with MMC is done in a loop configuration with an MMC master device sending the command to start the MMC slave device which in turn sends sync signal usually ...

Страница 205: ...achine with the VS 1680 it is often desirable for the two devices to start and stop at the same time This is referred to as synchronization Typically you have a master device and a slave device When the master device is started the slave device will start at the same time MIDI devices primarily use either of two methods for synchronization MIDI Clock often used with Song Position Pointer or MIDI T...

Страница 206: ...Exit then press F4 MIDI 6 Move the cursor to Device ID and use the TIME VALUE dial to select 17 7 Move the cursor to MIDI Thru and use the TIME VALUE dial to select Out 8 Move the cursor to SysEx Rx and use the TIME VALUE dial to select On 9 Move the cursor to MMC and use the TIME VALUE dial to select Slave 10 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Click on the Play icon in Cakewalk ...

Страница 207: ...S 1680 it will start flashing Start playback in Cubase the VS 1680 should start playing in sync with Cubase If not check your MIDI connections and driver settings in your computer VS 1680 as Master Device The next example also uses MTC with the VS 1680 controlling the playback of Cubase Connections 1 Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS 1680 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface Cubase Setting...

Страница 208: ... MTC Type and use the TIME VALUE dial to select 30 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Press PLAY on the VS 1680 and it will start to blink Now you can click on Play in Logic and the VS 1680 will begin playing back as well VS 1680 as Master Device The next example uses MTC with the VS 1680 controlling the playback of Logic Connections 1 Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS 1680 t...

Страница 209: ...nect the MIDI OUT port of the VS 1680 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface Performer Settings 1 Click on Receive Sync in the Basics menu 2 Click on the MIDI interface port that is connected to the VS 1680 in the Sync to Port pop up menu 3 Click on MTC DTL or DTLe under Type of Sync 4 Click on 30 fps under SMPTE Frame Format 5 Click on OK 6 Click on Transmit Sync in the Basics menu 7 Click on...

Страница 210: ...n the pop up menu next to Manuf 4 Click on Other in the pop up menu next to Model 5 Click in the Name box and type VS 1680 6 Click in the is controller and is multitimbral boxes so that a checkmark appears 7 Click in the Receive Channels boxes for all 16 MIDI channels so that a checkmark appears 8 Click in the Receives and Sends boxes for MTC and MMC and click in the Sends box for MIDI Beat Clock ...

Страница 211: ... the Options menu 2 Click on MIDI Time Code in the pop up menu next to Receive Sync 3 Click on 30 fps non drop in the pop up menu next to SMPTE Format 4 Click on Remote Start so it is checked 5 Click on OK VS 1680 Settings 1 Hold SHIFT and press EXT SYNC 2 Move the cursor to Sync Source and use the TIME VALUE dial to select INT 3 Move the cursor to Sync Gen and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MT...

Страница 212: ...212 Chapter 16 Using Software Sequencers ...

Страница 213: ... 8 2 GB and the partition size is 2000 MB fig 01 05 Each partition on the VS 1680 s drive is treated as an independent drive and is given its own partition number 0 7 When a single hard drive has multiple partitions you can specify which partition of which drive will be used Drive Select p 222 The drive partition currently used is referred to as the current drive If you wish to use removable disks...

Страница 214: ... until SYSPM appears and then press F1 SYSPM 3 Use and to move the cursor to Remain Display If Remain Display is not displayed press F2 Prm2 4 Use the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting for Remain Display Remain Display Remaining Display This selects the units of measurements for the remaining drive space Time The remaining time for recording is shown in minutes and seconds CapaMB The remaining...

Страница 215: ...you will probably need to remove songs from the hard drive This may be done to increase the amount of recording time available on the drive or because you no longer need to keep a particular song The Song Erase function is used to delete song data from the current drive If you would like to use a song at a later time make sure you back that song up p 226 before you erase it since the Song Erase op...

Страница 216: ...vice connected to the VS 1680 or if it is the last device in a chain of SCSI devices it must be terminated Connect a terminator plug to one of its SCSI jacks or if it has a termination switch set the switch to On If a drive is not the final device in the SCSI chain it should not be terminated If it has a termination switch make sure it is set to Off Connecting a Fixed External Hard Drive Use the f...

Страница 217: ...POWER switch on the rear panel 4 Turn on the power of connected audio equipment 5 Raise the volume of the audio devices to appropriate levels Initializing Formatting the Drive A new drive or a drive that was used by another device cannot be used on the VS 1680 as is You must initialize the drive so it can be used by the VS 1680 When a drive is initialized all existing data on that drive is erased ...

Страница 218: ...tialize OK appears in the display refers to the selected drive s SCSI number For example SCSI5 indicates an external drive that is set to SCSI ID 5 8 Press YES to confirm that you wish to Initialize Initialize Sure appears in the display or NO to cancel the operation 9 Press YES STORE Current appears in the display Press YES to store the current song otherwise press NO After the initialization is ...

Страница 219: ...ng the Song Copy Archives format it must first be copied back onto the VS 1680 s hard drive using the Song Copy Extract procedure If song data is copied onto disks that already have data on them the older data will be erased fig 06 08 Before copying a song to an external removable drive you may want to use Optimize See Song Optimize p 214 to reduce the memory required to store the song Song Copy P...

Страница 220: ...t song otherwise press NO 12 When the Song Copy Playable procedure is finished the screen returns to the Playlist display Song Copy Archives Use the following procedure to copy a song that cannot fit on a single disk 1 Select the drive containing the source song you want to copy as the current drive 2 Press PLAY DISPLAY 3 Hold SHIFT and press F1 SONG The Song menu icon is displayed 4 Press F2 AcSt...

Страница 221: ...list display Loading a Song from an External Drive Using Song Copy Playable To copy songs from an external drive into the internal drive first switch the current drive the drive or partition in active use to the external drive s SCSI ID using Drive Select as described below Then use Song Copy Playable to copy the song from the external drive to the internal drive If you copy a song from the extern...

Страница 222: ...ect the IDE drive as the destination drive so that the song is copied to the internal drive 11 After the Song Copy procedure is complete repeat Steps 3 10 to select the internal IDE drive as the current drive select the IDE drive in Step 6 Drive Select To select either another partition of your internal IDE drive or select another connected SCSI hard drive use the following procedure 1 Press PLAY ...

Страница 223: ...Archive Extract procedure is finished the screen returns to the Playlist display Hard Drive Maintenance When a drive is initialized its entire contents are irretrievably lost Make sure you make backups of any songs on the drive that you want to keep before you use drive initialize If you accidentally delete data that data cannot be restored to its previous state Roland Corporation assumes no liabi...

Страница 224: ...nitialization Surface Scan This confirms that the read and write functions in all of the drive s partitions are operating correctly when the drive is initialized In normal circumstances set this to Off When you want to conduct a test of the read write functions such as when you are experiencing problems with your hard drive that cannot be corrected by normal initialization set this to On The funct...

Страница 225: ... This can be very useful if you cannot access all of the songs on a drive because of an error in one of the songs This procedure does not correct the disk error All error locations will be erased This means that depending on the location in which the error occurred a take that was recorded may no longer be playable Automix data may be lost or the entire song itself may even be erased If the error ...

Страница 226: ...0 MB of song data Large amounts of song data will automatically be copied across multiple DAT tapes as necessary DAT tapes are also reusable For more detailed information regarding using a DAT recorder for data backup see Chapter 19 starting on p 231 External Removable Drive You can copy songs from the current drive to an external removable hard disk such as a Zip disk using the Song Copy function...

Страница 227: ... audio devices as desired CD R Backup and Recover You can save song data stored on the VS 1680 s hard drive to CD R CD RW discs This procedure is called CD R backup The process of loading backed up song data from a CD R CD RW disc onto the VS 1680 hard drive is referred to as CD R recover Besides all V Track recordings backed up data also includes locators markers mixer Scenes Automix data and Und...

Страница 228: ...irectory of drives From this screen use and to select the CD R CD RW backup destination drive then press F1 Back fig 07 06 10 Press F4 Exec Backup to CD R SCSI2 Sure appears in the display 11 Press YES Or press NO to cancel the operation 12 Store Current appears in the display Press YES to store changes made to the current song or press NO if you don t want to save changes made to the current song...

Страница 229: ...om the destination drive If you want to recover a song from CD R CD RW without erasing any songs on the current drive make sure this setting is Off 6 Mark the songs you want to recover Use the TIME VALUE dial to move the cursor to the song you want to recover then press F4 MARK You can choose more than just one song to recover By pressing F3 ALL all songs will be marked for recovery Press F2 SelSg...

Страница 230: ...230 Chapter 18 CD Backup ...

Страница 231: ... States ship the VS 1680 with IDE drives installed DAT recorder Blank DAT tapes Digital connection cables coaxial or optical About the Devices Used in DAT Backup DAT recorder You can use a conventional DAT recorder Other digital recording devices such as MD recorders or DCC recorders cannot be used to back up data You cannot use a DAT recorder that alters recorded data during playback for example ...

Страница 232: ...et it to 48 kHz 3 Hold SHIFT and press F6 UTILITY The Utility Menu icon appears in the display 4 Press PAGE so DATBk appears in the display above F6 Press F6 DATBk DAT Backup Ready appears in the display fig 09 03 5 Press YES and Store Current will be displayed If you wish to save changes made to the current song press YES if not press NO 6 Press and to move the cursor to Source Song 7 Use the TIM...

Страница 233: ...isplayed insert the next tape into the DAT recorder and again put it in Record Standby press YES on the VS 1680 then start recording on your DAT machine The backup procedure continues in this fashion Write the tape numbers on the labels in the order they are backed up 14 When the backup procedure is finished Please Stop DAT appears in the display Stop the DAT recorder and press YES 15 Press PLAY D...

Страница 234: ...zed before the DAT Recover procedure is carried out This will erase all songs from the destination drive If you want to recover a song from DAT without erasing any songs on the current drive make sure this is set to Off 7 Press F4 Exec STORE Current appears in the display 8 Press YES to save changes to the current song Please Play DAT appears in the display or press NO to exit the procedure 9 Put ...

Страница 235: ...lete the song containing the error appears in the display 2 If you would like to delete the problem song data that stopped the recovery operation from the hard drive press YES If you would like to leave it unchanged even though recovery is not complete press NO When an Error is Found in the Song Data 1 If an error is found in song data that was recovered with the DAT Recover operation Recover Err ...

Страница 236: ... in the display fig 09 06a 10 If you wish to end the operation after checking the song names press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display If you wish to recover the song data please refer to Recovering Data from a DAT p 233 DAT Backup Verification This operation checks the condition of song data that was recorded to a DAT tape It does not perform a comparison of the song data on the hard d...

Страница 237: ...play 8 Put the DAT recorder in play The Verify process begins If you have backed up data to multiple tapes the operation will suspend when the end of each tape is reached Insert the next numbered tape as indicated in the display press YES and start the DAT recorder playing again 9 When the verify procedure is finished Please Stop DAT appears in the display Stop the DAT recorder and press YES 10 If...

Страница 238: ...238 Chapter 19 Using a DAT Recorder DAT Backup ...

Страница 239: ... recognize a song recorded on the VS 1680 unless it has been converted to VS 880 format using the VS 1680 s Song Export procedure p 241 Partition space The VS 1680 drive must be 1 GB or less If the drive has been initialized with Partition set to 2000 MB it can be still used with the VS 880 if the actual drive size is 1 GB or less Partition numbers Only Partitions 1 4 can be used Partitions 5 8 ca...

Страница 240: ...he TIME VALUE dial to select the source drive partition Then press F1 Back fig 10 02 9 Use the TIME VALUE dial to move the cursor to the song you want to import and press F4 Mark When F3 All is pressed you can place or remove marks from all songs By pressing F2 SelSg you can view a directory of available songs fig 10 03 From this screen select the songs you want to import by pressing F3 Mark Then ...

Страница 241: ...his procedure demonstrates the Song Export procedure using an Zip drive other drives can be used in its place 1 Make your connections as shown in the diagram below fig 10 04 2 Select the song you want to export as the current song 3 Insert a disk into the Zip drive 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY 5 Hold SHIFT and press F1 SONG The Song Menu icon is displayed 6 Press F5 Exprt If you do not see Exprt in the di...

Страница 242: ...242 Chapter 20 Compatibility with Other VS Recorders ...

Страница 243: ... the physical fader matches the position of the stored value The physical fader must be moved to the stored fader position before the value will change 5 When you are done setting Fader Match press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display Peak Hold You can set the display to hold the maximum values peaks while the level meter is shown in the graphic display fig 12 16 1 Hold SHIFT and press F...

Страница 244: ...oot switch such as the Roland DP 2 or BOSS FS 5U is connected to the FOOT SWITCH jack 1 Hold SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM The System Menu icon is displayed If the System Menu icon does not appear press F6 EXIT 2 Press F1 SYSPM If SYSPM does not appear above F1 first press PAGE until SYSPM appears and then press F1 SYSPM 3 Use and to move the cursor to Foot Sw If Foot Sw is not displayed press F1 Prm1...

Страница 245: ...layed If the System Menu icon does not appear press F6 EXIT 2 Press F2 GLOBL If GLOBL does not appear above F2 first press PAGE until GLOBL appears and then press F2 GLOBL 3 Use and to move the cursor to NUMERICS Type 4 Use the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting for Numerics Type NUMERICS Type This sets how numerals are entered when you use the LOCATOR buttons as a numbering keypad Up Numerals ...

Страница 246: ...r of the VS 1680 1 Hold SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM The System Menu icon is displayed If the System Menu icon does not appear press F6 EXIT 2 Press F2 GLOBL If GLOBL does not appear above F2 first press PAGE until GLOBL appears and then press F2 GLOBL 3 Use and to move the cursor to SCSI Self ID 4 Use the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting for SCSI Self ID SCSI Self ID This sets the VS 1680 s own...

Страница 247: ...e next time the VS 1680 is turned on Input Peak Level You can designate the level at which the peak indicator lights based on signal input via the INPUT jacks 1 8 1 Hold SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM The System Menu icon is displayed If the System Menu icon does not appear press F6 EXIT 2 Press F2 GLOBL If GLOBL does not appear above F2 first press PAGE until GLOBL appears and then press F2 GLOBL 3 Us...

Страница 248: ...ystem Menu icon does not appear press F6 EXIT 2 Press F2 GLOBL If GLOBL does not appear above F2 first press PAGE until GLOBL appears and then press F2 GLOBL 3 Use and to move the cursor to Switching Time Use the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting Switching Time This sets the time a button must be held down 0 3 2 0 seconds in order to use its secondary function 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to...

Страница 249: ...es not appear above F3 first press PAGE until PLAY appears and then press F3 PLAY 3 Use and to move the cursor to Marker Stop Use the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting Marker Stop When this is set to On song playback stops automatically when a marker is reached 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display 5 Press PLAY to begin song playback When the song reaches a marker location pla...

Страница 250: ... as Back Up the Hard Drive and other things you don t want to forget 1 Hold SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM The System Menu icon is displayed If the System Menu icon does not appear press F6 EXIT 2 Press F2 DATE If DATE does not appear above F2 first press PAGE until DATE appears and then press F2 DATE 3 Press F5 Alarm 4 Press and to move the cursor Specify the date and time you wish the message to appe...

Страница 251: ...and exits the screen F6 EXIT Exits the screen without saving the message 6 After you have entered your message press F5 Write You can store up to ten messages at a time Repeat steps 4 6 if you wish to enter additional messages 7 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display ...

Страница 252: ...252 Chapter 21 System and Global Settings ...

Страница 253: ...ling the machine controls transport controls of external MIDI equipment SLAVE MMC is received The VS 1680 functions as a slave device to the machine controls transport controls of external MIDI equipment Control Type Mixer Control Types This selects the type of MIDI messages used when transmitting mixer settings to an external MIDI device or when MIDI messages from an external MIDI device are used...

Страница 254: ... and slave VS recorders p 185 First adjust the individual track balances on both machines Of course you can also send the output of both recorders to an external mixer Settings for the Master VS 1 Hold SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM The System Menu appears in the display If the System Menu does not appear press F6 EXIT 2 Press F4 MIDI If MIDI does not appear above F4 press PAGE until MIDI appears then ...

Страница 255: ...80 and a VS 880 880EX This section explains how to synchronize a VS 1680 and a VS 880 880EX The VS 1680 functions as the MMC MTC master and the VS 880 880EX functions as the MMC MTC slave The example explains the procedure for synchronizing a VS 1680 with a VS 880 880EX using MIDI Time Code Make connections as described below Syncing the VS 880 to the VS 1680 Using MTC and MMC Both the VS 1680 and...

Страница 256: ...reo mix output will now contain audio from both units You can also use this method to transfer digital audio between the two VS recorders Connect the DIGITAL OUT of the master VS to the DIGITAL IN of the slave VS since the MTC generated by the master VS provides synchronization to both VS recorders its digital ouput must also supply digital clock to the slave VS Using an External MIDI Device to Co...

Страница 257: ... 30 MST Offset Balance Controller numbers correspond to the input channel parameters as follows Controller Number Mixer Parameter 68 MST Send Level 70 MST Send Pan Balance 71 EQ L Freq 72 EQ L Gain 73 EQ M Freq 74 EQ M Gain 75 EQ M Q 76 EQ H Freq 77 EQ H Gain 78 EFX1 SND Level 79 EFX1 SND Pan Balance 80 EFX2 SND Level 81 EFX2 SND Pan Balance 82 EFX3 SND Level 83 EFX3 SND Pan Balance 84 EFX4 SND Le...

Страница 258: ...FT and press SCENE The mixer s initial settings are transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector 4 As the song continues to play make adjustments to the faders and other mixer settings as desired 5 When the song is finished playing stop the MIDI sequencer and the VS 1680 This completes recording with Compu Mix When you rewind to the beginning of the MIDI sequence and the VS 1680 song and then begin pla...

Страница 259: ...3 Press F5 AUX If AUX does not appear in the display above F5 press PAGE until you see AUX and then press F5 AUX If EFFECT B is not installed in the VS 1680 F4 displays AUX3 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select Pst 5 Press to move the cursor and adjust AUX level 0 127 and pan L63 R63 as needed 6 Press MASTER The Master Block appears in the display 7 Press F3 AUX A If AUX A does not appear in the d...

Страница 260: ...260 Chapter 22 Specific Applications ...

Страница 261: ...hen you are hearing a track or input that you don t want to hear or when you are having trouble hearing a track or input that you should be hearing The default setting for this switch is On even for the inputs This is why it is possible to hear your inputs even if they are not routed anywhere Use the following procedure to set the MIX On Off switch 1 Press the desired Input or Track SELECT button ...

Страница 262: ...beginning of each song Otherwise your audio will be combined into one long song on the CD The VS 1680 automatically creates the first CD marker at 00h00m00s00f You will need to create CD markers for any additional songs Use the following procedure to create CD markers 1 Locate the VS 1680 to the point where the audio for your second song begins 2 Hold PLAY DISPLAY and press TAP 3 Locate the VS 168...

Страница 263: ...n to the main Play screen How Do I Create a Tempo Map The VS 1680 allows you to create a tempo map that controls tempo and meter changes throughout your song This is very useful when you are integrating the VS 1680 with a MIDI sequencer Use the following procedure to create a tempo map 1 Hold SHIFT and press F5 SYSTEM The System Menu page should be displayed If it is not press F6 EXIT 2 Press F6 S...

Страница 264: ...the settings as desired for the beginning of your song 4 Hold SCENE and press TAP to create a Snapshot of your initial settings 5 Advance the VS 1680 to the point in time where you want these settings to change and adjust them as desired Then hold SCENE and press TAP 6 Repeat Step 4 to create additional Snapshots as desired 7 Reset your song to the beginning and press PLAY to hear the results Grad...

Страница 265: ...YES to apply your user template How Do I Bounce Tracks Bouncing tracks is a common recording technique used to free up additional recording tracks or as you prepare a song for CD production by combining or bouncing audio recorded on multiple tracks to a single track or stereo pair of tracks New material can then be recorded to the original tracks if necessary On the VS 1680 you can record new trac...

Страница 266: ...finished playing Now Tracks 15 and 16 will contain a stereo mix of Tracks 1 14 with the effects included Why Can t I Hear My Effects If you have routed a track or input to one of the internal effects processors using the optional VS8F 2 and are having difficulty hearing the output of the effects processor the problem can usually be traced to one of three scenarios your effects are either inserted ...

Страница 267: ...s desired 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display The position of the cursor in the time display will control the amount of time advanced with each turn of the TIME VALUE dial You can set the dial to advance in hour minute second frame or even subframe increments You can also set it to advance by measures beats or markers Setting the cursor under the frame portion of the time displa...

Страница 268: ... the TIME VALUE dial to select the desired format time megabytes percentage or events 4 Press PLAY DISPLAY to return to the Playlist display 5 Hold SHIFT and press PLAY DISPLAY until the name of the current song appears in the display The amount of space left on the drive will be indicated next to REMAIN in the format selected in Step 3 How Many Megabytes Does My Song Use In addition to viewing th...

Страница 269: ...emo Songs The VS 1680 contains demonstration songs that you can use to become familiar with various functions and parameters These songs are recorded like any other song and they occupy storage space on the hard drive It is possible to erase the demo songs and recover additional recording time on your hard drive Use the following procedure to erase a demo song Once a song is erased it cannot be re...

Страница 270: ...270 Chapter 23 Frequently Asked Questions ...

Страница 271: ...37 scaling data values 134 Shift Expand 134 Snapshots contents 123 determining 126 described 126 erasing 136 gradation 127 examples 128 overview 127 recalling 127 recording 126 Snap mode 126 transitions 127 transitions smoothing 133 updating 129 selected faders 129 song section 129 AUTOMIX button 20 AUX A B jacks 24 74 routing signals to 93 AUX Bus 71 AUX bus 28 master level and balance 96 routing...

Страница 272: ...233 about the devices used 231 before backing up 231 checking tape contents 235 necessary items 231 performing the backup 232 tape required 233 time required 233 verifying data 236 DAT Recover 233 235 checking tape contents 235 restoring the data 233 DC offset removal 186 Delete Err Song 235 Digital inputs connecting 24 recording 66 selecting 67 outputs connecting 24 routing signals to 75 93 DIGIT...

Страница 273: ...timize 27 and Song Store 27 explained 26 EXIT NO button 22 EXT SYNC button 22 External effects 259 EZ Routing 83 templates deleting 122 storing 119 bouncing setup 115 mixing setup 113 recording setup 110 EZ routing templates recalling 122 EZ ROUTING button 20 F F buttons 36 Factory reset 249 Fade Length 249 Fadeout 128 Fader Group 78 Fader Match 129 243 FADER MUTE button 20 73 261 Faders 20 automa...

Страница 274: ...do I erase the demo songs 269 How do I import songs from other recorders 268 How do I make a tempo map 263 How do I record in stereo 268 How do I set CD markers 262 How do I use Automix 264 How do I use scrubbing 267 How do I use the waveform display 267 How much time is left 268 Hum removal 186 I Icon display 49 ID MIDI Device ID 253 SCSI 246 IDE 6 drive switch 247 Image file defined 175 Importin...

Страница 275: ... Tool Kit 173 Mastering tracks defined 169 playing back 172 recording with effects 173 setting status shortcut 171 Matching faders to Automix 129 Measure display 246 Meter See Metering Metering Input Mixer 88 Peak Hold 243 setting peak level 247 Track Mixer 92 Metronome 67 activating 67 settings 68 tempo map 68 using an external MIDI source 200 Micro Edit See Automix Microphone simulator 102 MIDI ...

Страница 276: ...ong 180 NTSC 189 Numbers typing 185 245 Numerics Type 245 NUMERICS ASCII button 22 using 185 O OMS 210 Operating modes 35 OUT MIDI jack 23 Output routing See Master Block Overdubbing 58 P PAGE JUMP button 21 36 48 PAL 189 Panning in linked channels 78 Input Mixer 85 Track mixer 89 using MONITOR knob 186 Parameters Input Mixer channels 85 Track Mixer channels 89 Partitioning 25 213 selecting partit...

Страница 277: ...ignals See Attenuation R Random access 31 Realtime automation See Automix Rear panel 23 Re booting See Restarting the VS 1680 REC button 22 Record Monitor 249 Recorder section overview 21 Recording 51 68 a digital source 66 effects in stereo 108 from a CD 67 how it works 31 in stereo 57 268 loop recording 62 mode selecting 51 modes times 53 214 checking 214 monitoring inputs 249 overdubbing 58 pro...

Страница 278: ... Song Copy Archives 220 using Song Copy Playable 219 using Song Split 166 creating new 51 defined 25 editing structure 165 erasing 215 exporting to other VS recorders 241 icon 52 importing tracks 167 loading 49 using Song Archive Extract 222 usingSong Copy Playable 221 naming 51 numbers 54 optimizing 214 protecting 49 recording on a CD a song 178 adding new songs 180 all songs at once 180 saving 3...

Страница 279: ... how do I bounce 265 changing status 43 92 combining from different songs 167 defined 26 editing a practical application 163 basic procedure 157 copying 143 seamless looping 163 cutting 140 entering time values 161 using F2 Now 162 using locator buttons 162 using the TIME VALUE dial 161 erasing 139 exchanging 145 inserting blank space 144 moving 141 naming 148 note of caution 163 overview 139 sett...

Страница 280: ... 1 18 VS8F 2 18 V Tracks explained 33 selecting 79 89 W Wake up call 250 Waveform Display 161 267 Why can t I hear effects 266 Why do I hear all of the inputs 261 Why does the CD sound different 262 X X and Y 267 XLR 24 wiring 55 Z ZERO button 22 ...

Страница 281: ...es shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89 336 EEC and LVD 73 23 EEC For EU Countries For EU Countries Apparatus containing Lithium batteries ADVARSEL Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til ...

Страница 282: ...or data Inability to continue using the VS 1680 itself or a connected device About the License Agreement The VS 1680 and its CD R capability are designed to allow you to reproduce material to which you have copyright or material which the copyright owner has granted you permission to copy Accordingly reproduction of music CDs or other copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright ow...

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