Changing The Pitch During Playback (Vari-Pitch); Listening Only To A Specific Channel (Solo) - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Owner's Manual

Changing the pitch during
playback (Vari-pitch)
When recording an ensemble, all the instruments normally
tune to an instrument such as an acoustic piano whose tun-
ing cannot easily be changed. However it is sometimes nec-
essary to record (overdub) an acoustic piano onto an exist-
ing recording. In this case if the pitch of the recording is dif-
ferent than the pitch of the acoustic piano, something must
be done about it.
In such cases, use the Vari-pitch function. Vari-pitch
changes the playback speed of the recorder. When the play-
back speed changes, the pitch of the playback will also
change. In this way, by changing the playback speed, you
can make the pitch of the recording match the pitch of the
instrument to be newly recorded. Vari-pitch can be used not
only to compensate for pitch differences, but also creatively
to produce special effects.
If you wish to use the Vari-pitch function, use the following
procedure to set the pitch.
* The audible result of Vari-pitch is a change in playback
speed, but in actuality the sample rate is being modified.
This means that when recording a digital signal into the
VS-880 or when recording the digital output of the VS-880
into another device, you must return Vari-pitch to the
normal pitch. Recording will not be possible with settings
other than normal pitch.
1. Press [VARI PITCH] to make the button indicator light.
When the button indicator is lit, the playback pitch will
change in accordance with the Vari-pitch setting. Since
Vari-pitch is initially set to normal pitch, the playback
pitch will not change yet.
2. To modify the Vari-pitch setting, hold down [SHIFT] and
press [VARI PITCH].
The display will indicate the current Vari-pitch setting
(sample rate). While playing back the song to check the
actual pitch, use the TIME/VALUE dial to modify the
setting.
CONDITION MARKER#
INPUT TRACK
3. When you finish making settings, press [PLAY (DIS-
PLAY)] to return to Play condition.
You can also return to Play condition by holding down
[SHIFT] and pressing [VARI PITCH] once again.
4. Now when you press [VARI PITCH] to make the indica-
tor light, playback will occur at the specified pitch.
TIME TIME
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AUX MASTER
Chapter 9 Other convenient functions
VariPitch
This sets the playback pitch when the Vari-pitch function is
used. The value is displayed as a sample rate. Make vari-
pitch settings while actually listening to the song playback.
* Although the audible result of Vari-pitch is that the pitch
is being changed, in actuality, the sample rate is being
modified. This means that you cannot use Vari-pitch
while recording digital audio signals to a digital audio
device. If this is set to other than the standard pitch, digi-
tal recording will not be possible.
Listening only to a specific
channel (Solo)
When making equalizer adjustments or during mixdown, it
is often convenient to be able to monitor just the sound of a
specific channel. Although it would be possible to individu-
ally mute each of the channels that you didnÕt want to hear,
this is inconvenient. In such cases, you can use the Solo
function to monitor only a specific channel and mute all the
other channels.
To use the Solo function, use the following procedure.
1. On the channel that you wish to monitor, press [STA-
TUS] to select the signal that you wish to monitor; either
the input source or the track.
2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [SOLO (EDIT)] in the
master section.
The display will briefly indicate ÒSOLO Mode ON,Ó
indicating that the Solo function is on. The display in
the CONDITION field will alternate between the name
of the current condition and Òsol,Ó also indicating that
the Solo function is on.
3. Press [STATUS] for the channel that you wish to moni-
tor, and only that channel will be monitored.
The STATUS indicator will light green if you are moni-
toring the recorder, or blink orange if you are monitor-
ing the input source. At this time you can make adjust-
ments to the channel fader, pan, and equalizer.
Monitor and Mute will alternate each time you press
[STATUS], allowing you to monitor two or more chan-
nels. Channels which were muted before the Solo func-
tion was turned on cannot be monitored even if their
[STATUS] button is pressed. Also, when you are moni-
toring just one channel, pressing the [STATUS] button
of that channel will let you monitor all channels.
4. To turn off the Solo function, hold down [SHIFT] and
press the [SOLO (EDIT)] button of the master section
once again.
The display will briefly indicate ÒEXIT SOLO Mode,Ó
and the Solo function will be turned off.
* If you begin punch-in recording when Solo is on, Solo
will automatically be turned off.
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