The Phrase Sequence Screens; Navigating To The Phrase Sequence Screens - Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual

21—Using the Phrase Pads
You can record, or "sequence," your phrase pad performance into the VS-2480's phrase
sequencer using either of two approaches. You can sequence:
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We'll describe how to sequence using either approach starting on Page 278. Use the
phrase sequencer's editing tools to perfect your sequence after recording (Page 281).
You can combine the two recording approaches by recording some sequence data
realtime and some using step entry.
The phrase sequencer works hand-in-hand with a project's tempo map (Page 309). We
recommend you set up a tempo map for your project to get the most from the VS-2480's
phrase sequencer.

The PHRASE SEQUENCE Screens

The VS-2480 provides two PHRASE SEQUENCE screens that contain the tools you'll
need for step-entering a phrase sequence and for editing a phrase sequence (Page 281).

Navigating to the PHRASE SEQUENCE Screens

1. Press UTILITY.
2. Press the PAGE button until "PhrSeq" appears above F1.
3. Press F1 (PhrSeq)—the first PHRASE SEQUENCE screen appears.
4. There are two PHRASE SEQUENCE screens. To move between them, press PAGE.
Both PHRASE SEQUENCE screens show the phrase sequencer's playlist—they differ
only in the F button tools they offer. The PHRASE SEQUENCE screen's playlist acts a
lot like the Home screen's. You can zoom in and out just as you can on the Home screen.
The checkbox to
the left of each
targets the track
for phrase and
Use the current time locator display's measures and beats counter (Page 126) to
navigate through a project when you're phrase sequencing.
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in realtime—by performing on the phrase pad buttons as your hard disk recorder
tracks play. This method offers the most "musical" sequencing experience.
using "step" entry—by entering phrase-pad strikes, one-by-one, while the phrase
sequencer and your hard disk recorder tracks aren't playing. While this method is
more mechanical in nature, it allows you to sequence with absolute precision.
track's name
region editing
(Page 281).
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Just like the Home screen
playlist, the PHRASE
SEQUENCE screens'
playlist shows all of the
sequencer's tracks,
arranged from top to
bottom with their
numbers shown to the left
of the playlist.
In this illustration, we've
recorded sequencer data
on Sequence Tracks 1-6.