Recording Times Vs. Sample Rate/Recording Modes; Checking Remaining Space; Recovering Drive Space; Song Optimize - Roland VS-1680 User Manual

Chapter 17 Using Hard Drives
Recording Times vs. Sample
Rate/Recording Modes
The available recording time for a hard drive depends on a
number of factors, including the size of the drive, the sample
rate, the recording mode and the total number of tracks
recorded. Both the recording mode and sample rate can be
selected on a song-by-song basis. Recording time in track
minutes for 2.1 GB hard drive is shown below:
Track Minutes (see Appendices, p. 65).
Recording
Mode 48 kHz
MTP 742 mins.
MAS 370 mins.
MT1 742 mins.
MT2 990 mins.
LIV1 1188 mins.
LIV2 1484 mins.
(All times are approximate)
* The above chart is a general yardstick for estimating record
times. Actual times may vary slightly depending on your hard
drive's specifications or the number of songs created.

Checking Remaining Space

The amount of free drive space available for recording is
displayed under "Remain" in the upper part of the Playlist
display when Song Information is shown. Hold [SHIFT] and
press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to switch Playlist display screens.
* "Remain" does not appear while the level meters or fader/pans
are displayed (p. 42).
fig.12-17
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [F5 (SYSTEM)]. The System
menu icon is displayed. If the System menu icon does not
appear, press [F6 (EXIT)].
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Sample Rate
44.1 kHz 32 kHz
808 mins. 1114 mins.
404 mins. 556 mins.
808 mins. 1114 mins.
1078 mins. 1484 mins.
1292 mins. 1782 mins.
1616 mins. 2228 mins.
2. Press [F1 (SYSPM)]. If "SYSPM" does not appear above
[F1], first press [PAGE] until "SYSPM" appears, and then
press [F1 (SYSPM)].
3. Use [
], [ ], [
cursor to "Remain Display." If "Remain Display" is not
displayed, press [F2 (Prm2)].
4. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to change the setting for
Remain Display.
Remain Display (Remaining Display)
This selects the units of measurements for the remaining
drive space.
Time:
The remaining time for recording is shown in minutes
and seconds.
CapaMB:
The remaining space on the hard drive is shown in
megabytes.
Capa %:
The remaining space on the hard drive is shown as a
percentage of the space originally available.
Event:
This shows the remaining number of events available
during for recording and mixing.
5. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.

Recovering Drive Space

There may be times when the remaining space becomes low.
You may want to recover drive space without initializing
(formatting) the hard drive.

Song Optimize

When operations such as overdubbing and punch-in
recording are repeated, the older data remains on the drive.
This storage of this material can be a great advantage because
it enables the VS-1680 to have an Undo function (p. 64) that
can, for example, recover data that was recorded-over by
accident.
In some cases, significant amounts of memory can be used by
this older data, decreasing the available space on the current
drive, and shortening the length of time available for
recording. You can free up drive space by erasing this old
data from the drive. The deletion of unnecessary data and the
freeing of available space on the drive is referred to as "Song
Optimize." This operation cannot be undone with the Undo
function, and will erase all previous Undo levels.
], and [ ] to move the