Roland VS-880EX User Manual

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Transport Control Buttons

These buttons are used to operate the recorder.

[ZERO]:

This returns the current time to
“00h00m00s00” (zero return).

[REW]:

The current time is moved back only
while this button is held down. This
corresponds to the rewind button on a
tape recorder.

[FF]:

While the button is held down, the
current time is moved forward. This
corresponds to the fast-forward button
on a tape recorder.

[STOP]:

Stops recording or playback of the
song.

[PLAY]:

Starts recording or playback from the
current time.

[REC]:

Press this button to record a song.

TIME/VALUE Dial

In normal (playback) status, this dial adjusts the time
of playback.

This is used to change the settings values for each
parameter when settings are changed.

PLAY (DISPLAY) Button

Press this button to return to the screen that appears
when the VS-880EX is turned on (normal playback sta-
tus).

In conjunction with [SHIFT], this switches the item
shown in the bar display.

PARAMETER Buttons

Use these buttons to switch the parameter display.

SHIFT Button

This button is pressed in conjunction with other but-
tons to access additional functions of those buttons.

CURSOR Buttons

Normally (i.e. in Play Condition), this dial is used to
move the current time. When making settings (i.e. in
Edit Condition), this dial is used to modify parameter
values.

When a YES/NO response is required during an oper-
ation, use these button to reply.

[NO (CANCEL)]:

This is pressed to cancel the cur-
rent operation or exit the cur-
rent screen.

[YES (ENTER)]:

This is pressed to execute the
current operation or select the
current screen.

10. AUTOMIX (VARI PITCH) Button

This button switches the Auto Mix function on and off.
The button indicator lights when Auto Mix is on.

In conjunction with [SHIFT], this switches the Vari-
pitch function on/off.

11. MIDI/DISK Indicator

This indicator lights green when MIDI messages are
being received, and red when data is being written or
read on the disk drive. If both of these are occurring,
the indicator lights orange.

12. UNDO (REDO) Button

Press this button to cancel a recording or editing step
that you have made (Undo function). Pressed with
[SHIFT], this button cancels the last performed Undo
function (Redo function).

13. PREVIEW Button

Press this button to use the Preview function that
plays back a specific length before and after the cur-
rent location.

Preparations