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Chapter 2: Understanding Your VS-880
The two master Mixer Modes are Input>Track and Input Mix / Track Mix:
Selecting Mixer Modes
When you power-on the VS-880, INPUT>TRACK mode is selected automatically. The other two mixer
modes can be entered by holding the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [SELECT] button.
The orange LED next to INPUT MIX will illuminate indicating that it is selected. Switching between
INPUT MIX and TRACK MIX is accomplished by pressing only the [SELECT] button. These two modes
work in tandem with each other as described below.
Refer to the following mixer mode diagrams to familiarize yourself with the signal path in each mode. The
audio flows in the direction of the arrow.
INPUT>TRACK Mode
The [Input/Buss] function (CH EDIT button 1) is used to route the Input signal (rear panel of the VS-880)
to the desired recording Track (1 – 8). Any Input (1 - 6) can be assigned to record to any Track (1 - 8). In
other words, Input 2 could be assigned to record on Track 5. That Track is automatically routed to its
corresponding mixer channel (Track 1 > Mixer channel 1, Track 2 > Mixer channel 2, etc.) for playback.
Therefore, if we’re recording a signal that is coming in from Input 2 and we’re recording it onto Track 5, the
channel 5 fader will be the fader you use to adjust playback volume.
When the INPUT>TRACK mode is selected, you have the choice of recording with or without effects and
EQ. This is chosen for individual channels with the Channel Edit function “EQ/EffPreIns.”
Recording Without Effects in INPUT>TRACK Mode
INPUT>TRACK mode with the Channel Edit function “EQ/EffPreIns” set to OFF routs the rear panel
Inputs directly to a recording Track – bypassing the mixer (faders, pan knobs, EQ, etc.) entirely. Notice how
the signal goes directly from the Inputs to the Recorder Tracks. The Mixer, in this mode, is used mainly for
adjusting the EQ, level and pan position for playback of the recorded Tracks. Even though you will hear
the changes you make to the EQ, effects, panning, etc. while you are recording, these changes will not be
recorded to the disk tracks since they all occur after the tracks have been recorded.
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