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AUX SEND A & B
These outputs (underneath Input B - 3 & 4) allow recorded Tracks to be separated from the Maser Out buss.
There are a couple reasons you might do this. For example, you can use the Aux Sends to route the bass
Track to an external effects processor for compression and the vocal Track to an external effects processor
for harmonizing. These external effects could be used in conjunction with the VS8F-1 Effects Expansion
Board. Another application for the Aux Sends is to use them as individual outputs. By assigning two Tracks
to the Aux Send buss and panning them in opposite directions, those Tracks will have discrete outputs. The
same can be done with the Master Out buss. Using this method, the VS-880 can be setup to have four
individual outputs.
MASTER OUT
These RCA jacks are the main outputs of the VS-880. All channels are assigned by default to these outputs.
Generally, you would connect these jacks to the left and right Inputs on an amplifier. If youÕre running the
VS-880 through a mixing console, simply run a cable from each jack to a separate channel on the mixer
and pan each channel hard left (all the way left) and hard right.
INPUT A
These Inputs, are identical in function to the analog RCA jacks in Input B. The only difference is that the
Input A jacks are 1/4Ó connectors. If you have an Input source plugged into an RCA jack in Input B and
then plug a cable in the corresponding jack in Input A, the Input B source will be canceled out.
Notes on Connections
XLR vs. 1/4Ó
The VS-880 uses 1/4Ó and RCA jacks as the Input connectors. However, most microphones require a
balanced XLR cable. The main reason for using XLR cables is that you can run them for long distances
without the risk of picking up a lot of line noise or radio frequency interference. Devices with XLR
connections can be used with the VS-880. You need an adapter to convert the XLR plug into a Òtip, ring,
sleeveÓ (balanced) 1/4Ó plug. A balanced connection helps eliminate noise that is picked up in the cable
over the length of the cable run. When using the VS-880, just keep your cables short or well shielded. If you
need to run cables a distance of 20Õ or more, you can use a direct box.
Phantom Power
Many high-quality, professional recording microphones require phantom power. This means that the
microphone draws an electric current from the cable for its power source. The VS-880 is not equipped to
provide phantom power. If you need phantom power, you can use an external mixer that supplies phantom
power and then run the output of that mixer into the VS-880 Input. Or, you could use a microphone pre-
amp to power the microphone and run the pre-amp into the VS-880. If you plan on doing a lot of
microphone based recording (vocals, acoustic instruments), you will probably want to invest a few hundred
dollars on a good mic pre (microphone pre-amp) anyway.
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