Copying An 8-Track Mtr Performance To The Vs-880 - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Owner's Manual

< If noise between segments is obtrusive >
In the seams or breaks that occur when recording is begun
or ended or when a phrase is copied, obtrusive noise may
occur. The VS-880 fades-in and fades-out these breaks so
that this noise will not be heard. If objectionable noise
occurs, you can adjust the length of the fade-in and fade-
out.
* It is not possible to set the fade-in/fade-out time to 0.
Thus in some cases, such as if you copy a sustained
sound such as strings and use it elsewhere, the break
may be even more noticeable than if there had been no
fade.
1. Press [SYSTEM] several times until "SYS System
PRM ?" appears.
2. Press [YES].
3. Press PARAMETER [
"FadeLength" appears.
4. Specify the fade-in/fade-out time. Rotate the
TIME/VALUE dial.
FadeLength (Fade length)
When recording is begun or ended, unpleasant noise may
occur. So that this noise is not heard when the song is
played back, the VS-880 fades the start and end of the
recording in and out. This parameter sets the fade in/out
time (2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 ms).
* The Fade Length that was specified on a VS-880 Ver.1
will be modified as follows when the system is expand-
ed. Reset the value as necessary.
Ver.1 V-XPANDED
10 2
20 10
30 20
40 30
50 40
- 50
5. Press [PLAY(DISPLAY)].
You will return to Play condition.
Chapter 11 Taking advantage of the VS-880 (ideas and examples)
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Copying an 8-track MTR
performance to the VS-880
If you wish to re-record a recording of more than 4 channels
from another MTR to the VS-880, it will not be possible to
record all tracks at once. This means that in some cases, the
recorded data will become skewed in time. This section
explains how to correct the skew that may occur in such
cases.
The VS-880 can record up to 4 track simultaneously. This
means that, for example, if you wish to record from an 8-
track MTR onto the VS-880, you will have to record in two
passes of 4 channels each. If your MTR implements MTC
(MIDI Time Code) or MMC (MIDI Machine Control), the
MTR and the VS-880 can be synchronized for recording so
that the timing of the two passes is identical. However if
your MTR cannot be synchronized with the VS-880, the tim-
ing at which recording begins will be slightly different.
In such cases, you should record a sound on all tracks
which will act as a marker before re-recording the perfor-
mance to the VS-880. The marker sound should be one that
it is easy to cue to, such as a clock striking the hour. After
recording all the data to the VS-880, you can slide the data
of the tracks so that the marker sounds are precisely
aligned, thus correcting any time deviation that the tracks
may have.
Here, we will explain in broad outline the procedure for re-
recording 8 tracks from an MTR to the VS-880. For details
on each step, refer to the relevant pages given.
M a r k e r s o u n d
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T r a c k 2
T r a c k 3
T r a c k 4
T r a c k 5
T r a c k 6
T r a c k 7
T r a c k 8
T r a c k 1
T r a c k 2
T r a c k 3
T r a c k 4
T r a c k 5
T r a c k 6
T r a c k 7
T r a c k 8
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