Roland VS-880EX - Punching in and out - Manual (with Undo & Redo)

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Chapter 3: Recording Applications
Punching In And Out - Manual (with Undo & Redo)
Sometimes you just want to record over a section of your song or vocal because you know that you don’t
want to keep the original. You might want the VS-880EX to simulate a traditional analog tape recorder and
allow you to record over a part of a track that already exists.
The VS-880EX allows you to manually ‘punch in and out’ on any track, in real time. You will set the punch-
in track to record, play the track, then place the VS-880EX into record at the appropriate place. Once you
have finished recording over the section of interest, you can take the VS-880EX out or record mode.
Time
Punch-in
Stop
Start
[PLAY] [REC] [REC] [STOP]
Punch-out
Playback PlaybackRecording
Even though punch in and punch out looks like it is recording over the
existing track, the VS-880EX does not actually destroy the original recording.
You can always return to the original recording by pressing [UNDO].
ACTION: Punching In And Out - Manual
1. Connect the output of your synthesizer to the VS-880EX - Input #1.
2. Play the keyboard as loud as you will during the performance and turn the [INPUT SENS 1]
knob clockwise until the PEAK light turns red, then turn it slightly counterclockwise until
the red peak LED goes off. (The read peak LED should only come on occasionally during the
loudest point of your performance.)
2. Press the [FADER/EDIT] button until it lights orange and set the [FADER] for channel 1 to
0dB (the bold line approximately two thirds of the way up).
3. Hold the [STATUS] button for track 1 and press the [CH EDIT] button 1 so it is flashing. This
indicates that input 1 is selected to record onto track 1.
4. Press the [FADER/EDIT] button until it lights green.
5. Press the [STATUS] button for track 1 so it lights orange. Play your synthesizer and adjust
the [FADER] for channel 1 to the desired listening level.
6. Press the [STATUS] button of channel 1 until it flashes red. This sets track one to record-
ready mode.
7. Press [PLAY] to begin playback of your track.
8. When you reach the section you want to re-record, press the [REC] button to begin
recording.
9. When you reach the end of the section, press the [REC] button again to punch out (the
original track will continue to play).
UNDO
If you make a recording that you do not want to keep, the UNDO function will eliminate it.
1. Press [UNDO]. The LCD will indicate “***UNDO Level= 1.”
2. Change the LEVEL value using the TIME/VALUE dial.
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