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Chapter 6: Mixdown Applications
Since hard disk drives are mechanical devices, they are more subject to failure than any other part of your
VS-880EX. If your hard disk develops a problem or fails for any reason, you may loose all the songs stored
on that disk. It is a good idea backup your songs often by copying them to another disk or backing them
up to DAT (for more information see the Owner’s Manual page 129).
ACTION: Backup Your Song to DAT
1. Connect the Digital output of the VS-880EX to Digital input of your DAT recorder (the VS-
880EX uses S/P DIF coaxial (RCA phono) and optical connectors).
2. Set the sample rate of your DAT machine to 48kHz (some DAT machines do this
automatically).
3. Press [SONG] (under EDIT CONDITION) until “SNG DAT Backup” is displayed. Press
[YES].
4. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the song you wish to backup (select “ALL” if you would
like to backup all songs on the current drive).
5. Press the right [PARAMETER>>] button until “SNG Tape Len =” is displayed.
6. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select a tape length that is slightly shorter than the length of
the tape that you are using. For example, if the shortest tape you are using is 60 minutes
long you would select a tape length of 55 minutes on the VS-880EX.
7. Press [YES]. “Backup Ready?” will be displayed.
8. Press [YES]. “Please Rec DAT” will be displayed.
9. Start recording on your DAT machine and the press [YES] on the VS-880EX. If multiple tapes
are required to store your backup, the VS-880EX will pause after the amount of time
specified in step 5 and allow you to change tapes. You may wish to make a note of where the
recording began on your DAT tape. This information will be useful when loading the song
back into the VS-880EX.
10. “Please Stop DAT” will be displayed when the backup is complete. Stop your DAT machine
and the press [YES] on the VS-880EX. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play mode.
The Backup to Dat function copies everything about your song from the hard
disk onto the DAT tape. This includes all the music, edits, mixer settings,
effect settings, etc. If you ever need to Recover from DAT (reload the song
onto the hard disk from the DAT tape), the song will be restored exactly as
you saved it.
Backup Your Song to DAT
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