Roland VS-1680 - System Maintenance and Updates; System Software Update via SMF; System Software Update via Zip Disk

Saving Song Data to a DAT Recorder (Backup)....................................................141
Loading Performance Data from a DAT Recorder (Recover) ................................143
When Cancelling the Recover Operation ....................................................................144
Checking Names of Saved Performance Data (Name) .........................................145
Checking the Recording Condition of Saved Performance Data (Verify)...............146
Chapter 10 Compatibility......................................................148
Disk Compatibility...................................................................................................148
VS-880 → VS-1680 ...........................................................................................................148
VS-1680 → VS-880 ...........................................................................................................148
VS-840 ↔ VS-1680...........................................................................................................148
Loading VS-880/840 Performance Data into the VS-1680 (Song Import) .............148
Converting VS-1680 Song Data for Use with the VS-880 (Song Export)...............150
How to Install the Hard Disk Which was Formatted with the VS-880EX to the VS-1680 ..151
How to Recover the Archived Song Data....................................................................151
Loading VS-880EX Performance Data into the VS-1680 (Song Import)................151
Converting VS-1680 Song Data for Use with the VS-880/VS-880EX (Song Export)....152
When VS-880, VS-1680 and VS-880EX Format Song Data are Existed in a Disk.......153
Chapter 11 Other Convenient Functions ............................154
Previewing Techniques (Preview)..........................................................................154
Using [TO] [THRU] [FROM] .........................................................................................154
Using [SCRUB] ................................................................................................................154
Recalling a Specific Location (Jump) .....................................................................156
Recording Mixer Settings (Auto Mix)......................................................................156
Preparations for Auto Mix .............................................................................................157
Recording the Mixer Settings, Method 1 (Snapshot) .................................................157
Recording the Mixer Settings, Method 2 (Gradation)................................................157
Recording Fader Operations (Realtime) ......................................................................158
If You Don’t Want to Record Fader Settings (Mask Fader) ......................................159
Playing Back the Auto Mix ............................................................................................159
Making Changes to Auto Mix (Micro Edit).................................................................159
Disabling Auto Mix Only on Specified Channels.......................................................160
Disabling Auto Mix on All Channels ...........................................................................160
Undoing Recordings and Edits (Undo)...................................................................160
Recording and Editing Operations Which Can Be Undone (Undo)........................161
Canceling the Last-Performed Undo (Redo)...............................................................161
Cancelling Only the Very Last-Performed Operation ..............................................162
Listening Only to a Specific Channel (Solo/Mute)..................................................162
About Solo Mode.............................................................................................................163
Simultaneously Adjusting a Stereo Source (Stereo Link) ......................................164
Adjusting the Faders.......................................................................................................164
Adjusting the Pan............................................................................................................165
Mixing In a Stereo Source (Stereo In)....................................................................165
Changing the Pitch During Playback (Vari-Pitch)...................................................166
Directly Inputting Alphanumeric Characters...........................................................167
Directly Entering Numerals (Numeric Keys)..............................................................167
Directly Entering Letters of the Alphabet....................................................................167
Sounding the Metronome.......................................................................................167
Using an External MIDI Sound Source to Play the Metronome...............................168
When the Disk Has Little Remaining Space ..........................................................169
Deleting Only Unneeded Performance Data (Song Optimize) ................................169
Deleting One Song of Performance Data (Song Erase)..............................................170
Changing the Name of Performance Data (Song Name).......................................171
Rearranging the Order of Song Data (Song Arrange)............................................171
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