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Table of Contents
Power ......................................................................................................................................................................... 61
A Way to Listen to the VS-2480 .............................................................................................................................. 61
Getting Ready .................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Powering Up .................................................................................................................................................................... 63
What Happens During the VS-2480's Power-Up ................................................................................................ 63
Configuring the VS-2480 ................................................................................................................................................ 64
Setting Up the VGA Monitor, Mouse and Keyboard .......................................................................................... 64
Setting the VS-2480's Clock ..................................................................................................................................... 65
A Few Fundamental Concepts ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Selection ..................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Switches ..................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Parameters and Values ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Tools You'll Use All the Time ........................................................................................................................................ 66
The Cursor/ZOOM Buttons ................................................................................................................................... 66
The F Buttons ............................................................................................................................................................ 66
Pages .......................................................................................................................................................................... 67
The TIME/VALUE Dial .......................................................................................................................................... 67
The ENTER/YES and EXIT/NO Buttons ............................................................................................................. 67
The SHIFT Button ..................................................................................................................................................... 68
Using a Mouse .......................................................................................................................................................... 68
Using an ASCII Keyboard ....................................................................................................................................... 69
Using the VGA Info Display ................................................................................................................................... 70
UNDO and REDO .................................................................................................................................................... 72
Naming ...................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Entering Numbers with the Numeric Keypad .................................................................................................... 74
If You're Using DS-90A or DS-50A Monitors .............................................................................................................. 75
Setting Up for Roland's DS-90A and DS-50A Digital Monitors ........................................................................ 75
Adjusting Your Listening Level .................................................................................................................................... 75
Playing the Factory Demos ............................................................................................................................................ 76
"What You Don't Know" ........................................................................................................................................ 76
"Don't Stop" .............................................................................................................................................................. 80
Turning Off the VS-2480 ................................................................................................................................................. 80
Turning Off the VS-2480 .......................................................................................................................................... 80
5-Understanding Effects
Harnessing the VS-2480's Effects .................................................................................................................................. 81
Dry and Wet .............................................................................................................................................................. 81
Effect Routings ................................................................................................................................................................. 81
Insert Effects .............................................................................................................................................................. 82
Loop Effects ............................................................................................................................................................... 82
Master Effects ................................................................................................................................................................... 83
External Effects ................................................................................................................................................................ 83
Getting the Most From Your Effect Processors ........................................................................................................... 84
6-Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder
VS-2480 Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................................................. 85
What's a Hard Drive? .............................................................................................................................................. 85
How a VS-2480 Hard Drive Organizes Data ........................................................................................................ 86
Preparing a Hard Drive for Use ............................................................................................................................. 86
Using Other V-Studio Drives ................................................................................................................................. 86
How Audio Is Recorded on a VS-2480 Hard Drive .................................................................................................... 86
How Recordings Are Played Back ................................................................................................................................ 87
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