Roland VS-1680 User Manual page 28

Chapter 1 Before You Start (VS-1680 Terminology)
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If we think of the VS-1680 as the house, the water being supplied from the water company corresponds to inputs such as mic or
guitar. Some of these inputs are sent to recording tracks and are recorded. Other portions are sent to the effects, and reverb or
chorus are applied before they are output.
The basic principle of the VS-1680 is that by specifying from where—and to where—the common lines run, you can determine
which signals will be recorded on which track or sent to which effects, and to where they will be output.
RECORDING Bus:
Signals assigned to the RECORDING bus are routed to the recorder section to be recorded. The RECORDING bus has eight
channels to which you can assign any output of the Input Mixer, Track Mixer, and effects (effect return). Signals assigned to the
RECORDING bus cannot be routed to the MIX bus.
MIX Bus:
Signals assigned to the MIX bus are sent to the MASTER jacks for monitoring. It has two channels (L and R), and can take output
signals from the Input Mixer, Track Mixer, and effects (effect return). Signals assigned to the MIX bus cannot routed to the
RECORDING bus.
EFFECT Bus:
Signals assigned to the EFFECT bus are sent to the VS8F-2 in order to add effects to them. The EFFECT bus has four channels—
EFX1 L/R, EFX2 L/R—and can process signals from the Input Mixer and the Track Mixer. Signals assigned to the RECORDING
bus, as well as the MIX bus, can also be routed to the EFFECT bus.
AUX Bus:
Signals assigned to the AUX bus are routed to the AUX jacks to provide addition mixes for monitoring. This bus features six
channels (AUX1 L/R, AUX2 L/R, AUX3 L/R), and can take signals from the Input Mixer and the Track Mixer. Signals assigned to
the RECORDING bus as well as the MIX bus can also be routed to the AUX bus. This is convenient if, for example, you want to
connect an external effects device, or when you want an additional output separate from that of the MASTER Out jacks (an
individual out).
EFFECT bus and AUX bus
If the VS-1680 contains two VS8F-2s, AUX bus (AUX1 L/R, AUX2 L/R) serves as EFFECT bus (EFX3 L/R, EFX4 L/R).
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