Setting Up An External Loop Effect - Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual

To send a channel's signal to an effect, adjust the Aux send controls for the Aux bus
you're using:
1. Select the desired channel and press its CH EDIT button to
2. Turn on the Aux send control's send status switch by setting
3. Set its send level as desired—use 0.0 dB as a starting value.
4. If you're using linked Aux busses, adjust the Aux send panning control to place the
If you're sending the channel's signal to an effect on a Direct bus, turn on
the channel's send to the Direct bus as described on Page 156.
Return the Output of the Effect
The output of each of the eight internal effects has its own channel in the VS-2480's
digital mixer. These are the eight FX return channels, which are the subject of Chapter
17, starting on Page 227. Their faders set their levels, and each has its own CH EDIT
parameters with which you can control the sound and destination for the
corresponding effect processor.
In a new default project, the eight FX return channels are routed into the MASTER mix.
Select an Effect Patch and Edit It if Necessary
We'll explain how to do both of these things in "Selecting Effect Patches" on Page 221
and "Editing Effect Patches" on Page 223.

Setting Up an External Loop Effect

You can use an Aux or Direct bus to send a signal to an external effect processor.
Although the effect is produced by an external device, the usual loop effect send-and-
return logic still applies. In fact, a few of the steps are exactly the same:
1. Route an Aux or Direct bus to the desired analog output jack or digital output
2. Configure the Aux or Direct bus as we've already described on Page 214.
3. Send signals to the Aux bus or Direct bus, and, therefore, to the external effect. You
4. Return the effect processor's output or outputs to one or two of the VS-2480's
5. Route the input signal(s) to one or two input channels. See Chapter 9.
6. Send the input channels' signals to the desired destination as described in Chapter
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display its CH EDIT VIEW screen.
it to the available Pre or Pst value.
channel's signal in the effect's stereo field.
Send Level
connector—see Page 288 to learn how to assign Aux or Direct busses to outputs.
can also learn how to do this on Page 214.
analog or digital inputs. Chapter 9 describes working with input signals.
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Send Status
Send Pan
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