15-The Aux And Direct Busses; Aux Busses; Aux Bus Overview; When Would You Use An Aux Bus - Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual

15—The Aux and Direct Busses
The VS-2480 has two types of multi-purpose busses: Aux busses and Direct busses.
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The eight Aux busses and the eight Direct busses share a chapter in the VS-2480
Owner's Manual because they serve similar purposes. They can both carry signals to the
VS-2480's internal effects, to the VS-2480's outputs or to hard disk recorder tracks. In
this chapter, we'll discuss both types of busses individually and then offer some
guidance on how to decide which type of bus to use in a variety of situations.
It's likely you'll use Aux busses more frequently than Direct busses since Aux busses
have more diverse capabilities:
Feature:
Carries multiple signals
Receives signal from pre-or post-fader
Has individual send level controls
Can be linked in stereo
Master level control
Front-panel knob control
However, by taking advantage of your Direct busses, you can leave the Aux busses free
for other jobs that only they can perform.

Aux Busses

Aux Bus Overview

The eight Aux busses, or "Aux sends," offer a number of useful capabilities:
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When Would You Use an Aux Bus?

Aux—for "Auxiliary"—busses are well-named. Since each Aux bus can carry multiple
signals, they're useful any time you want to send a group of signals to a common
destination. The most common use for an Aux bus in the VS-2480 is to send signals to
one of the VS-2480's internal effects. An Aux bus can also carry signals to an external
effect for outboard processing, or to a headphone amplifier for your performers (see
"Creating a Headphone Mix Using an Aux Bus" on Page 211).
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An Aux bus is a traditional bus. It carries multiple signals to a common destination.
A Direct bus carries just one signal at a time—it's not a bus in the classic sense.
They can carry multiple signals at a time.
Each input, track and FX return channel has its own Aux send control that lets you
set how much of the channel's signal goes to the Aux bus.
You can send signals to an Aux bus pre- or post-fader.
You can link odd/even Aux busses to create a stereo Aux bus and pan signals across
its stereo field.
Each Aux bus has its own master fader for setting its overall level.
Aux bus:
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Direct bus:
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