How To Record With External Effects Devices Connected - Roland VS-2400CD Appendices

Q&A
How to Record with External
Effects Devices Connected
There are two possible ways to carry out recording when you
have external effects devices connected; you can use the track
direct outs, or you can use the DIR path.
Using the track direct outs allows up to twelve tracks to be
output simultaneously in parallel, while with the DIR path
you can simultaneously output up to eight tracks in parallel
(including the R-BUS output).
Using Track Direct Outs
Sounds recorded to Tracks 9–16 are output from ANALOG
MULTI OUTPUT 1–8, external effects are added, and the
sounds are returned to inputs in the VS-2400CD and
recorded to Tracks 1–8.
Externally Outputting Tracks 9–16
1. Press [TR1-12].
2. Press [CH EDIT] on Track Mixer Channel 9. The display
switches to the Channel View screen.
3. Press [
] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to "MIX."
4. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to switch the setting to
"OFF." The sounds on Track 9 are now not sent to the
MIX bus.
5. Press [MASTER EDIT]. The display switches to the
Master Edit screen.
6. Press [F3 (OUTPUT)]. The display switches to the
Output Assign screen.
7. Press [
] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to "TRACK
DIRECT OUT."
8. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to switch the setting to
"ON." The VS-2400CD switches to Track Direct Out
mode.
9. Press [
] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to "A.MULTI
1/2."
10. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to connect "A.MULTI
1/2" and "TR 9/10." The sounds on Tracks 9 and 10 are
output from ANALOG OUTPUT 1 and 2.
11. Use the same process to assign "TR 11/12" to A.MULTI
3/4, "TR 13/14" to A.MULTI 5/6, and "TR 15/16" to
A.MULTI 7/8. The sounds on Tracks 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
and 16 are output from ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, and 8, respectively.
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You can also make the Output Assign settings in the EZ
ROUTING Output Assign screen ([EZ ROUTING]→
[F3 (OUTPUT)].
12. Connect each output to the external effects.
Using the DIR path
The sounds recorded to Tracks 9–12 are output using AUX
A/B OUTPUT, external effects are added, and then the
sounds are returned to inputs in the VS-2400CD and
recorded to Tracks 1–4.
Externally Outputting Tracks 9–12
1. Press [TR1-16].
2. Press [CH EDIT] on Track Mixer Channel 9. The display
switches to the Channel View screen.
3. Press [
] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to "DIR 1."
4. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to switch "DIR 1" to "ON"
(highlighted).
5. Press [
] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to "MIX."
6. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to switch the setting to
"OFF." The sounds on Track 9 are now not sent to the
MIX bus.
7. In the same way, turn on DIR 2 for Track 10, and DIR 3
for Track 11.
You can press [ENTER] with "DIR" at this point to show the
DIR usage status.
8. Press [MASTER EDIT]. The display switches to the
Master Edit screen.
9. Set DIR 1–4. You can set the level and the point from
which the signals are sent from the channel (Pre/Pst).
10. Press [F3 (OUTPUT)]. The display switches to the
Output Assign screen.
11. Press [
] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to "AUX A
L/R."
12. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to connect "AUX A L/R"
and "DIR 1/2."
The sounds on Tracks 9 and 10 are output from AUX A.
13. Use the same process to assign "DIR 3/4" to "AUX B
L/R." The sounds on Tracks 11 and 12 are output from
AUX B.