Roland VM-C7100 Owner's Manual page 30

Chapter 1 Introduction
Buses/output routes
MAIN OUT
Output of the overall stereo mix containing all desired channels, to be sent to the
master recorder or the main PA amplifier.
Signals can be sent from all input channels and Flex buses.
In addition to the dedicated output terminals (MAIN OUT and REC OUT), signals
can be directed to any ASSIGNABLE OUT, DIGITAL OUTs A and B and/or any
MULTI OUT.
Flex Buses 1–12
A Flex Bus is a multi-purpose bus through which signals can be sent to another bus,
to internal effects processors or to external devices. Flex buses are capable of sending
signals from all input channels as well as Flex buses 1 through 8. Any ASSIGNABLE
OUT, DIGITAL OUTs A and B, and MULTI OUT can be selected for outputting Flex
Bus signals to external destinations. In the case of the VM-7200 processor, dedicated
output jacks are also available for Flex buses 5 through 12.
Cue
Stereo bus used mainly for monitoring. Signals can be sent to the cue bus from all
input channels and Flex buses.
Cue signals can be output from MONITOR OUT and PHONES jacks to external
monitoring amplification equipment. They can also be routed to any ASSIGNABLE
OUT, DIGITAL OUTs A and B, or any MULTI OUT.
Effects
Internal effects can be inserted into input channels, MULTI IN signals, Flex buses,
the MAIN OUT and MONITOR OUT. Input channels can also send signals to the
internal effects via Flex buses; the outputs of the effects can be routed into the main
mix or to available input channels. For more information, refer to p. 110.
General-purpose effects
A mixing processor is factory-equipped with two stereo effect systems, enabling the
use of 39 types of effect algorithms. Up to three VS8F-2 effect expansion boards (sold
separately) can be added to the system—providing as many as eight stereo effects
processors.
Master effect
One effect processor is provided exclusively for MAIN OUT and MONITOR OUT
insertion. This processor enables the use of three types of effect algorithms, and is
useful for final mastering effects or for speaker modeling.
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The MONITOR OUT
terminal can output a
variety of different signals.
The insertion point is
determined by the effect
type (p. 110). When the
send/return method is
used, the Flex Bus that
corresponds numerically to
the effect is used to send
signals to the effect. For
detailed effects
information, refer to the
descriptions starting on p.
112.