Roland VS-2480 User Manual

Roland Receivers and Amplifiers

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USING THE UNIT SAFELY
Important Notes
Step-by-Step Instruction Finder
1—Welcome
- About this Manual
- Other Documents in the VS-2480 Box
- Getting More Help
2—Getting Around
- The Top Panel of the VS-2480
- The Rear Panel of the VS-2480
3—Introduction to the VS-2480
- What’s Inside the VS-2480?
- Signal Flow
- Projects
  - About Events
- Busses in the VS-2480
  - What’s a Bus?
- Achieving Perfect Levels
  - What’s “Clipping?”
  - How Do I Get Good Levels?
    - Take Care During Recording
    - Watch the Meters
- The Importance of Backing Up
4—Setting Up and Basic Operations
- Things You’ll Need
  - Power
  - A Way to Listen to the VS-2480
    - A Headphone Note
- Getting Ready
- Powering Up
  - What Happens During the VS-2480’s Power-Up
- Configuring the VS-2480
  - Setting Up the VGA Monitor, Mouse and Keyboard
  - Setting the VS-2480’s Clock
- A Few Fundamental Concepts
- Tools You’ll Use All the Time
- If You’re Using DS-90A or DS-50A Monitors
  - Setting Up for Roland’s DS-90A and DS-50A Digital Monitors
- Adjusting Your Listening Level
- Playing the Factory Demos
  - “What You Don’t Know”
  - “Don’t Stop”
- Turning Off the VS-2480
  - Turning Off the VS-2480
5—Understanding Effects
- Harnessing the VS-2480’s Effects
  - Dry and Wet
- Effect Routings
  - Insert Effects
    - When To Use Insert Effects
  - Loop Effects
- Master Effects
- External Effects
- Getting the Most From Your Effect Processors
  - Consider Recording Your Effects As You Go
6—Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder
- VS-2480 Hard Disk Drives
- How Audio Is Recorded on a VS-2480 Hard Drive
- How Recordings Are Played Back
  - Random Access
  - What’s Pointer-Based Playback?
    - Phrases
    - Virtual Tracks, or “V-Tracks”
- Non-Destructive, Pointer-Based Editing
  - Pointer-Based Editing
    - The Advantage of Non-Destructive Editing
- What Is a VS-2480 Track?
  - The Power of V-Tracks
- Track Editing Basics
  - About Editing Phrases
  - About Editing Regions
7—Project and Drive Operations
- Navigating the PROJECT Menu Screens
  - Working with the PROJECT LIST
    - Selecting an Item in the Project List
    - To Display the Projects on a Drive
  - About “Store Current?” Messages
- Project Operations
- Drive Operations
8—The Home Screen
- Elements of the Home Screen
- Using the Fader/Pan Display
  - The F/P Switches
- About The ID Buttons
9—Working with Input Signals
- Analog Input Signals
  - Making Analog Connections
    - About XLR Connectors
    - Avoiding Feedback
- Phantom Power
  - To Turn an XLR Input Jack’s Phantom Power On or Off
  - Setting Analog Input Levels
    - To Set an Analog Input Level
- Digital Input Signals
- Routing Input Signals to Input Channels
10—Using the Digital Mixer
- Changing Channels
  - Switching Between Input, Track, Aux and FX Channels
- Channel Selection
  - Selecting a Channel for Editing
    - Using the CH EDIT Buttons
- About the Channel Faders
  - Setting a Fader to Unity Gain and Centering its Panning
    - To Reset a Channel’s Fader and Pan
- Using the PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 Knobs
  - Adjusting Stereo Positioning
    - Activating Knob Control of Channel Panning
  - Setting Dynamics and EQ Parameters for One Channel
    - Activating Knob Control of Dynamics and EQ Parameters
- The KNOB/FDR ASSIGN•AUX SEND 1-8 Button
- The MASTER Fader
  - While Recording
  - While Mixing
- Muting and Soloing Channel Signals
  - Mute Mode
    - Muting Channels in Mute Mode
  - Solo Mode
    - Soloing Channels in Solo Mode
- Scenes
- Resetting Mixer Parameters
11—Input and Track Channel Tools
- Viewing a CH EDIT Screen
- Introduction to the CH EDIT Screens
  - How the CH EDIT Screens Are Organized
    - The Top of the CH EDIT Screens
    - The Bottom of the CH EDIT Screens
- The CH EDIT Screens
- Assorted CH EDIT Tools
  - The CH EDIT VIEW CpyPRM Button
  - The DYN and EQ Screen RESET Buttons
12—Working with Input Channels
- Introduction to Input Channel Routing
- Routing Linked Stereo Input Channels
- Routing an Input Channel Signal to a Track
- Input Channel Signals and the Main Mix
  - Removing Input Channel Signals from the Main Mix
    - Removing Input Signals from the MASTER Mix
  - Adding an Input Channel’s Signal to the Main Mix
    - Sending an Input Channel’s Signal into the Main Mix
- Routing an Input Channel Signal to a Direct Bus
13—Operating the Hard Disk Recorder
- The Transport Buttons
- The TRACK STATUS Buttons
  - How the TRACK STATUS Buttons Work
- Recording
  - Before Recording a Track
  - Recording a New Track
- Playback
- Locators
- Markers
- Punching
14—Working with Track Channels
- Bouncing
- Sending a Track Channel’s Signal to a Direct Bus
  - Routing a Track to a Direct Bus
- Mixing
  - The Mechanics of Mixing
15—The Aux and Direct Busses
- Aux Busses
- Direct Busses
- Aux Bus/Direct Bus Strategy
- Creating a Headphone Mix Using an Aux Bus
  - To Set Up an Aux Bus Headphone Mix
16—Using Effects
- Using Loop Effects
  - Setting Up an Internal Loop Effect
  - Setting Up an External Loop Effect
- Inserting an Effect
- Selecting, Editing and Saving Effect Patches
- Speaker Modeling
  - Using Speaker Modeling
- Microphone Modeling
  - Using Microphone Modeling
17—Working with FX Return Channels
- What Does an FX Return Channel Do?
- The FX Return Channel Fader
- FX Return CH EDIT Tools
  - The Main FX Return CH EDIT Screen
  - The FX Return Parameter View Screen
    - The Eight Aux Send Controls in Parameter View
- Routing Effects to Tracks
  - Quick Routing an FX Return Channel
  - FX Return Routing on the EZ Routing VIEW Screen
- Adding Effects to a Headphone Mix
18—Editing Tracks
- Editing Concepts and Overview
  - Phrases and Regions
  - Edit Points
- Performing Edits
19—Phrase Editing Operations
- COPY
- MOVE
- TRIM IN
- TRIM OUT
- DELETE
  - Use: Mouse, TRACK EDIT buttons, TRACK menu
  - Why You’d Use Phrase DELETE
- SPLIT
- NEW
- NORMALIZE
  - Use: TRACK menu
  - Why You’d Use Phrase NORMALIZE
- DIVIDE
- NAME
  - Use: TRACK menu
  - Why You’d Use Phrase NAME
- Take Mngr
  - Use: TRACK menu
20—Region Editing Operations
- About Tracks Recorded with the CDR Recording Mode
- COPY
- MOVE
- INSERT
- CUT
- ERASE
- COMP/EXP.
- IMPORT
- EXCHANGE
- ARRANGE
- NAME
  - Use: TRACK menu
  - Why You’d Use Region NAME
21—Using the Phrase Pads
- Understanding the Phrase Pads
- Sequencing a Phrase Pad Performance
- Editing a Phrase Sequence
  - Phrase and Region Editing of Phrase Sequenced Data
  - Phrase Sequence Editing Tools
- Controlling the Sound of Sequenced Tracks
- Phrase Sequence Bouncing
  - Bouncing Phrase Sequence Tracks
22—Working with the VS-2480 Outputs
- The VS-2480 Outputs
- Output Signal Routing
  - Bus Routing
    - Routing a Pair of Busses to a Pair of Outputs
    - Routing a Pair of Busses to the Stereo MONITOR Bus
  - Track Direct Outs
    - Routing a Pair of Tracks to a Pair of Outputs
    - Setting Up Pre or Post Track Direct Outputs
23—EZ Routing
- The EZ ROUTING Screens
- EZ Routing Tools
- Saving and Loading EZ Routing Templates
24—MIDI and Synchronization
- MIDI Operations
- Synchronization
25—Surround
- What is Surround?
  - Surround Formats
- How the VS-2480 Delivers Surround
- Turning on Surround Mode
- Positioning a Signal in the Surround Field
- Adjusting Master Surround Bus Levels
26—Automix
- The Benefits of Automix
  - Automated Mixdown
  - Automated Recording
- How Automix Works
- Recording Automix Data
- Playing Back Automix Data
- Editing Automix Data
27—Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations
- Mastering
- CD-R/RW Operations
28—Utility Menu Parameters
- The Main UTILITY Menu Screen
- SYSTEM
  - PHANTOM SW
  - EXT LEVEL METER (MB-24)
  - DRIVE
    - IDE DRIVE
    - SCSI SELF ID
  - VGA
  - PS/2 MOUSE
  - PS/2 KEYBOARD
- GLOBAL
  - INPUT PEAK LEVEL
  - FOOT SWITCH ASSIGN
  - CD DIGITAL REC
  - SHIFT LOCK
  - SWITCHING TIME
  - KNOB/FDR ASSIGN SW
  - PREVIOUS/NEXT SW
  - LOCATOR/SCENE TYPE
  - NUMERICS TYPE
  - RETURN TO LOCATE Sw
  - EDIT POINT Sw TYPE
  - UNDO MESSAGE
  - EDIT MESSAGE
  - PAN KNOB AUTODisp
  - PRM KNOB AUTODisp
  - AUX KNOB AUTO Disp
  - OPERATION DISPLAY
    - DATE/REMAIN Sw
    - REMAIN DISPLAY TYPE
- PROJECT
  - DIGITAL I/0
  - DISPLAY
- PLAYREC
  - RECORD MONITOR
  - MARKER STOP
  - FADE CURVE
  - FADE LENGTH
  - VARI PITCH
    - VARI PITCH Sw and VARI PITCH
  - SOLO/MUTE
    - SOLO/MUTE TYPE
  - PREVIEW
    - SCRUB LENGTH
    - PREVIEW TO LENGTH and PREVIEW FROM LENGTH
  - MIDI
- SYNC
- TEMPO
- Metronome
  - METRONOME OUT
  - INT LEVEL
  - METRONOME MODE
  - TONE TYPE
  - Programming the Metronome’s Beat Box
  - Sending the Metronome to Outputs
- AUTO PUNCH/LOOP
- MARKER
- LOCATE
- V.FDR
- SCENE
- AUTOMIX
- SURROUND
- Oscillator/ANALYZER
  - Generator
    - Metering on the GENERATOR/OSCILLATOR Screen
  - Analyzer
- DATE/TIME
- Parameter Initialization
  - Resetting Mixer and UTILITY Parameters
- Phrase Sequencer
- R-BUS
29—Expanding the VS-2480
- Installing a VS8F-2 Effect Expansion Board
  - Installation Precautions
  - Installation Procedure
- Connecting a CD-R/RW Drive to the VS-2480
- Connecting a Zip Drive to the VS-2480
- Attaching an MB-24 Level Meter
  - Connecting the MB-24 to the VS-2480
- Replacing the VS-2480’s Battery
  - Installation Procedure
- Installing A New Internal Hard Drive
  - Installation Precautions
  - Installation Procedure
Supplemental Information
- R-BUS Remote Control
- Using the VS-2480 with a VM-7000 Mixing System
  - Setting Up the VS-2480
  - Setting Up the VM-7200/VM-7100
- Using a Roland VE-7000
  - Connecting the VE-7000
  - Using the VE-7000
- Roland MB-24 Notes
- Factory EZ Routing Templates
- VS-2480 Tick Resolution Table
- MIDI Channels and Control Change Maps
- V-Fader Control Messages
- Automix Parameter List
- V-Studio Song/VS-2480 Project Compatibility
  - Recording Mode Tables
  - Parameter Translations
Glossary
Index