The Vga As Main Display - Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual Addendum

3—Version Two VGA Overview

The VGA as Main Display

With a connected external VGA display, your mouse and keyboard become your main
tools and the VS-2480 acts as a full-featured control surface. Its faders, knobs and
buttons provide a great way to physically interact with what's on the VGA display:
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Of course, there's no single "correct" way to use all of the VS-2480's available tools—
odds are you'll intuitively develop the easiest, fastest way to work for your needs.
Areas of the VGA Main Display
When the VGA acts as the main display, it's comprised of several different areas,
described in detail in the following chapters.
Some of these areas are always available and some change, as described later in the
Addendum:
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You can select channels and parameters on the VGA with your mouse, and change
their settings using the VS-2480's faders or knobs if you wish.
You can use the VS-2480's transport buttons (Owner's Manual Page 177) to operate
the hard disk recorder as you view your project on the VGA display.
You can select audio or other data on the VGA using your mouse, and perform edits
instantly by pressing the appropriate button on the VS-2480. You can undo any edit
using the top panel's UNDO•REDO button or its onscreen counterparts.
You can use the VS-2480's LCD as an secondary display on which you can keep
important information in view as you work on the VGA.
On the VGA main display Home screen—shown here—the lower
pane contains the project playlist, described in Chapter 5.
Menus, control bar, F buttons, status strip and remaining space status strip—are always
visible on the VGA. See Chapter 4.
PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knob strip and clipping indicators—are always visible on the VGA.
See Chapter 4.
The meters strip—shows the currently selected level meters. See Chapter 5.
Content pane—the contents of this area change as described in Chapters 5-8.
Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual, Version Two Addendum
HOME button
Menus and control bar
PAN-AUX SEND 1-8
knob strip and clipping
indicators
Meters strip
Content pane
F buttons, status strip
and remaining space
status strip