Roland VS-2480 - Expanded Grid Options; Selecting Destination V-Tracks

2—Version Two Enhancements
Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual, Version Two Addendum www.RolandUS.com 11
Expanded Grid Options
In Version Two, the grid features have been enhanced in track audio
editing and phrase sequencing. You can now produce gridlines that
represent measures or a variety of new beat values:
• 1/2 notes • 1/4 notes • 1/8 notes
• 1/16 notes • 1/32 notes
You can now snap any edit point to a gridline by setting the new GRID
MODE parameter as desired. This parameter can be found among the
UTILITY Menu’s GLOBAL parameters. To:
• snap only TO edit points to gridlines —set GRID MODE to Only TO.
• snap all edit points to gridlines —set GRID MODE to ALL EDIT POINT.
Selecting Destination V-Tracks
Both the internal LCD and VGA contain V-Track maps in which you can click your
mouse to select the desired V-Tracks for playback and editing. To learn about:
• the internal LCD’s V-Track map—see Owner’s Manual Page 123.
• the VGA’s V-Track map—see Page 47.
With Version Two you can use the V-Track maps to quickly select destination V-Tracks
for audio you’re moving or copying. During phrase or region MOVE or COPY
operations, the V-Track maps show you the V-Tracks that act as the source of audio
being moved or copied, and the currently selected destination V-Tracks.
To change a destination track’s V-Track, click the desired V-Track with your mouse.
As noted on Owner’s Manual Pages 244 and 245, when you use your mouse to drag audio
you want to move or copy, you’re actually dragging the TO edit point as well.
You can temporarily disable the grid feature by holding down CLEAR on the VS-2480 as
you drag edit points or audio.
To change destination tracks—as opposed to V-Tracks—cursor to the desired track in
the playlist or click it with your mouse.
...alternating... ...flashing...
LCD V-Track Map VGA V-Track Map
Source
Destination
Source
Destination
Source
Destination
Source
Destination
On the LCD, a source V-Track’s
center is black. A destination
V-Track’s center is white.
On the VGA, a source V-Track’s center is
the track’s color. A destination V-Track’s
center is amber and its outline is gray.