Roland VS-880EX - Page 4

VS-880EX Application Guide
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[YES] / [NO] Buttons .............................................................................................................. 31
TIME/VALUE Dial ................................................................................................................... 31
VS-880EX Demo Songs ................................................................................................................. 31
VS-880EX Connections.................................................................................................................. 32
Comments On VS-880EX Connections ...................................................................................... 34
Phantom Power....................................................................................................................... 34
Creating A New Song .................................................................................................................. 34
Naming A Song ........................................................................................................................... 35
Defining Default Settings.......................................................................................................... 35
Save Your Song to Disk Often ........................................................................................................ 36
Sample Setup ......................................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 3: Recording Applications
Record A Single Piano Track From A Synthesizer .........................................................................................39
Play A Piano Track And Add Markers & Locators.........................................................................................40
Using Locator Banks................................................................................................................ 41
Record Vocal With Mic And External Compressor........................................................................................42
Record 5 Guitar Tracks Using Virtual Tracks ................................................................................................43
Listening To A Guitar Using Internal Effects..................................................................................................45
Recording A Guitar ‘Dry’ While Listening With Effects..................................................................................46
Recording A Guitar ‘Wet’ With Internal Effects ............................................................................................47
Record A Guitar On Tr. 1, Record The Effects On Tr. 2 .................................................................................48
Punching In And Out - Manual (with Undo & Redo)......................................................................................49
Use Auto-Punch For Punch In/Out ..............................................................................................................51
Loop Recording .......................................................................................................................................52
Sync To A MIDI Sequencer Using MTC (MIDI Time Code) .............................................................................54
Sync To A MIDI Sequencer Using MIDI Clock ..............................................................................................56
Sync To An External Sequencer Using MMC ...............................................................................................57
Recording From A Digital Source ...............................................................................................................59
Recording Multiple Inputs To 2 Tracks As A Stereo Mix.................................................................................60
Recording Multiple Inputs To A Single Mono Track .......................................................................................61
Record 4 Mics, Using Internal Compressor, To 1 Track .................................................................................63
Using the Serial Insert Path........................................................................................................................63
Using the COSM Microphone Simulator .....................................................................................................64
Using the Voice Transformer ......................................................................................................................64
Creating a User Template With EZ Routing..................................................................................................67
Chapter 4: Overdub Applications
Add A Guitar Track To The Existing Piano Track...........................................................................................69
Bouncing Tracks 1-6 To Tracks 7-8 .............................................................................................................70
Using The Internal Effects When Bouncing ..................................................................................................71
Using The Aux Bus As A Headphone Monitor .............................................................................................72
Combining Lead Vocal Tracks Into One Using [Mute] ...................................................................................72
Making A New Version of Your Song .........................................................................................................75
Switching the Virtual Track Bank ................................................................................................................76