Roland V-Sudio VS-840 - Chapter 4: Basic VS-840 Operation; Disk Initialization

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Important Safety Instructions2
Using the Unit Safely3
Always Observe the Following3
Package Contents4
Using an External Zip Drive with the VS-840S4
Contents5
Power Supply10
Placement10
Before Using Zip Disks Handling the Zip Disk Drive10
Handing Zip Disks10
About SCMS11
Disclaimer of Liability11
Additional Precautions11
Introducing the VS-84012
Main Features12
Digital Audio Workstation12
Easy Operation12
Disks that Can be Used by the VS-840 (Zip Disks)13
Disk Formatting13
Front and Rear Panels14
Mixer Section14
Recorder Section15
Display Section17
Rear Panel18
Disk Drive19
Before You Start (VS-840 Terminology)20
Sources, Tracks, and Channels20
Doing Everything in the Digital Domain (Digital Studio Workstation)20
Signal Flow (Buses)21
About Songs21
How the Mixer Is Organized22
Input22
Recording the Currect Condition of the Mixer (Scene)23
Differences with a Tape-Type MTR23
Number of Tracks Provided for each Track (V-Tracks)23
Virtual Tracks Provided for each Track (V-Tracks)23
Effects Section24
Effect Connections (Insert/Loop)24
Basic Operation of the VS-84025
Turning on the Power25
Inserting the Disk25
Initializing a Disk (Disk Initialize)25
Listening to the Demo Song26
Before You Finish Operations26
Saving the Performance to Disk (Song Store)26
To Protect a Song (Song Protect)26
Turning the Power off (Shut Down)27
Removing Protection from a Performance27
If the Display Asks "Store Current?"27
Re-Starting the VS-84028
Basic Operations in the Display Screen28
Selecting the Operating Menu28
Executing an Operation28
Selecting a Song (Song Select)29
Changing the Current Time29
Moving to the Beginning of the Performance (Song Top)29
Moving to the End of the Performance (Song End)29
Changing the Input of a Channel30
Moving in Measure/Beat Units30
Using Mark Point Numbers30
Switching the Input Source30
Monitoring the Track Playback31
Setting the Channel Pan31
Changing the Track Status (Track Status)32
Switching the Monitor Output (Monitor Select)32
Registering the Current Mixer Settings (Scene)33
Recalling a Scene33
Scene Mode33
Clearing the Settings of a Scene33
Storing a Time Location Method 1 (Locate Point)34
Storing a Time Location Method 2 (Mark Points)34
Modifying a Stored Time Location34
Deleting a Stored Time Location34
Moving to a Marked Time Location35
Modifying a Marked Time Location35
Clearing a Mark Point35
Clearing All Mark Points35
Using the EZ Routing Function (Easy Routing)36
About the Easy Routing Function36
Using the Easy Routing Function36
Recording Icon36
Effect Send Switch37
Track Bouncing Icon38
Mixdown Icon40
User Routing Icon41
Procedure for Saving the Current Mixer Settings as a User Routing41
Aux Routing Icon42
Procedure for Recalling Mixer Settings that Were Stored42
Deleting Mixer Settings that Were Saved as a User Routing42
An Example of Using Easy Routing43
Recording to Track 143
Recording in Stereo to Tracks 5/644
Recording Additional Tracks While Listening to Playback (Overdubbing)45
Bouncing Tracks While Applying Reverb (Loop)46
Mixing down to 2-Channel48
About the Default Values Set by Easy Routing49
Parameter Which Are Automatically Set49
Default Values Which Are Set When You Select the Recording Icon49
Default Values Which Are Set When You Select the Track Bouncing Icon49
Default Values Which Are Set When You Select the Aux Routing Icon50
Multitrack Recording Techniques51
Making a New Recording51
Creating a New Song (Song New)51
Naming the Song (Song Name)52
Connect the Instruments52
Record a Performance Onto a Track52
Switching V-Tracks53
Recording Additional Tracks While Listening to the Performance54
Re-Recording Only Your Mistakes (Punch-In/Out)55
Punch-In/Out Using the Record Button55
Punch-In/Out Using a Foot Switch55
What Is Manual Punch-In?55
Recording a Previously-Specified Section (Auto Punch-In)56
Specify the Location for Recording56
Recording Procedure56
Repeatedly Recording the same Location (Loop Recording)57
Specify the Area to be Repeated57
Combining the Performances of Two or more Tracks into Another Track58
Creating a Master Tape59
Adjusting the Tone (Equalizer)59
Adjusting the Volume and Pan (Level/Pan)60
Pan Setting Procedure60
Low Gain60
Hi Gain (High Gain)60
Mixing down to 2-Channel Stereo (MIX Down)61
If You Are Using a Cassette Tape61
If You Are Using a DAT (MD)61
Editing a Recorded Performance (Track Editing)62
What Is Editing?62
Finding a Desired Location (Preview)62
Using to and from62
Scrub Playback (Scrub)63
Adjusting the Preview Length63
Finding the Location Where Sound Begins63
Adjusting the Scrub Length63
Basic Procedure64
Scrub Length64
Re-Using Part of the Performance (Copy)65
Modifying the Organization of the Performance (Move)66
Exchanging Performance Data between Tracks (Exchange)68
Inserting Blank Space into a Performance (Insert)69
Deleting a Portion of a Performance (Cut)70
Erasing Part of a Performance (Erase)71
Using the Internal Effects72
Effect Connections72
Inserting the Effect between the Equalizer and Fader74
Connecting the Effect to the Effect Bus (Loop Connection)74
Inserting the Effect before the Master Fader (Insert Connection)75
Switching Effects (Patch Change)76
Using Effects77
Creating a New Effect Sound78
Creating an Effect Sound78
Saving Effect Settings79
Saving to a User Patch79
Saving to a Scene79
Examples of How the Effects Can be Used80
Applying Reverb to a Recorded Performance (Loop)80
Applying Reverb as You Record (Loop)82
Applying Reverb While Bouncing Tracks (Loop)84
During Recording, Apply Effects Only to the Monitor Sound (Loop)86
Applying Chorus to the Lch, Reverb to the Rch, and Mixing Them (Loop)88
Recording with an Effect Inserted (Insert)90
Recording While You Apply Vocoder (Insert)91
If the Effect Does Not Function as You Expect92
Other Convenient Functions93
Sounding the Metronome93
Using an External MIDI Sound Source to Play the Metronome93
Using a Foot Switch to Playback/Stop94
Stopping Automatically (Marker Stop)95
Changing the Pitch During Playback (Vari-Pitch)95
Listening Only to a Specific Channel (Solo)96
Switching the Source for Output to the Phones Jack98
Undoing a Recording Or/Editing Operation99
Recording/Editing Operations Which Can be Undone (Undo)99
Canceling the Last-Performed Undo (Redo)99
Canceling Only the Last-Performed Operation99
When the Disk Has Little Remaining Space100
Deleting Only Unneeded Performance Data (Song Optimize)100
Deleting One Song of Performance (Song Erase)100
Copying Performance Data (Song Copy)101
Duplicating a Disk (Disk Copy)102
Exchanging Data between the VS-840 and VS-880 (Song Convert)103
Creating a Master Tape Which Disables Digital Copying104
Use with MIDI Devices105
About MIDI105
MIDI Connectors105
MIDI Channels105
Synchronizing with a MIDI Sequencer106
Using MTC106
Synchronizing to the VS-840 (Master)106
Gen. (Sync Generator)106
Using the Tempo Map107
MTC Type107
Timedisp (Time Display Format)107
Offset107
Creating a Tempo Map108
Synchronized Operation108
What Is the Tempo Map?108
Using the Sync Track109
Changing the Tempo During the Performance109
Recording MIDI Clock Messages109
Assigning an Offset to the Sync Track/Tempo Map110
When You Experience Problems with Synchronization110
Overall Settings and Status Checking111
If the Display Area Is Difficult to Read (Contrast)111
Switching the Contents of the Display (Display)111
Displaying Song-Related Information112
Mixer Level112
Track Level112
Play List112
Restoring the VS-840 Settings to the Initial State113
Taking Advantage of the VS-840 (Ideas and Examples)115
Recording Multiple Sources to One Track115
Bringing Together the Desired Sections116
If Noise between Segments Is Obtrusive116
Using Mark Points to Rearrange Song Data (Song Arrange)117
Fade Length117
Operating the VS-840 from Another Device (MMC)118
Operating the VS-840 from an MMC-Compatible Device118
Setting for the Master VS-840119
Make Settingsfor the Sequencer Program119
Using External Effect Units120
Applying an Effect During Playback120
If You Have Problems with Synchronization120
Applying an Effect While Bouncing Tracks121
Aux Send Switch121
Algorithm List123
Reverb 1123
Reverb 2124
Tap Delay125
Stereo Delay Chorus126
Stereo Pitch Shifter Delay127
2 Ch RSS128
Panner129
Delay RSS130
Chorus RSS131
Guitar Multi 1132
Guitar Multi 2134
Vocal Multi 1135
Vocal Multi 2136
Keyboard Multi137
Rotary138
Stereo Phaser139
Stereo Flanger140
Tremolo Pan141
Stereo Multi142
Lo-Fi Box143
Vocoder144
Space Chorus145
Reverb + Reverb146
Delay + Reverb147
Chorus + Reverb148
Delay + Chorus149
Functions of each Parameter150
Acoustic Guitar Simulator150
Chorus150
Compressor/Limiter151
De-Esser151
Delay151
Enhancer152
Equalizer152
Flanger153
Noise Suppressor154
Overdrive155
Phaser155
Pitch Shifter156
Preamp156
Reverb157
Ring Modulator158
Gate158
RSS (2Ch)159
RSS (Panner)160
Speaker Simulator160
Tremolo/Pan161
Wah161
Before Using RSS163
Product Package Notice for When RSS Is Used163
Cautions When Using RSS163
Troubleshooting164
Problems with Sound164
Problems with the Disk Drive164
Other Problems165
Error Messages166
Special Key Operations167
Parameter List168
MIDI Implementation170
Transmitted Data and Recognized Receive Data170
Channel Voice Message170
System Common Messages170
MIDI Machine Control Command Reference171
Universal System Exclusive Message171
MIDI Machine Control Command, Information Field/Response Reference173
Roland Exclusive Messages174
Data Format for Exclusive Messages174
Address-Mapped Data Transfer174
One-Wat Transfer Procedure175
MIDI Implementation Chart176
Blok Diagram177
Glossary178
Specifications179
Index180
Track Sheet186

Roland V-Sudio VS-840 - Chapter 4: Basic VS-840 Operation; Disk Initialization

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