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VS-2480 Phrase Pad Guide
When the VS-2480’s Phrase Pad feature is activated, you can use each of the VS-2480’s
24 TRACK STATUS/PHRASE PAD buttons as a performance device that lets you play a
phrase from its corresponding track.
You can also record your performance into the VS-2480’s phrase sequencer—once
you’ve recorded a phrase sequence, you can play it back side-by-side with your tracks.
You can also bounce your sequenced performance onto tracks in the current project.
For the sake of clarity, when we refer to phrase sequencer tracks, we’ll call them
“sequencer tracks.”
The TRACK STATUS/PHRASE PAD buttons and the CH EDIT/SELECT/PHRASE SEQ
STATUS/AUTOMIX STATUS buttons play important roles when you’re working with
the phrase pads and sequencer. In this context—to keep things simple—we’ll refer to
these buttons as the “PHRASE PAD” buttons and the “PHRASE SEQ STATUS” buttons.
To get the best response from its phrase pad, trim any extra space from the front of each
phrase you’ll be using to ensure that the phrase plays immediately when you strike its
pad.
TRACK STATUS / PHRASE PAD
IN 1
-
16
SOLO
9121
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
5
21
6
22
7
23
8
24
MASTER
(
dB
)
6
4
0
4
8
12
18
24
42
(
dB
)
6
4
0
4
8
12
18
24
42
TO
FROM
13 14 15 1610 11
FX 2FX1 FX 3 FX 4 FX 5 FX 6 FX 7 FX 8
AUX 2
AUX1
MST AUX 3AUX 4AUX 5AUX 6AUX 7AUX 8
PAN / AUX SEND 1
-
8
CH EDIT / SELECT / PHRASE SEQ STATUS / AUTOMIX STATUS
FX RTN
IN 17
-
24
AUX MST
TR 17
-
24
TR 1
-
16
QQ
RATIO
GAIN FREQ FREQGAIN FREQGAIN GAIN FREQTHRESHOLD ATTACK RELEASE LEVEL FREQ
EQ Low
EQ High
FADER
WRITE
READ
MANUAL
PRM
MUTE
EQ Lo -Mid EQ Hi -Mid
Dynamics
RTN
PHRASE
REC
PLAY
OFF
TRACK
PHRASE SEQ
MASTER
EDIT
V. FA D E R
EDIT
PHRASE
PAD PLAY
AUX
SEND
PHRASE
SEQ
PAD
/ AUTOMIX
Filter
L
R
L
R