Creating A Headphone Mix Using An Aux Bus; Direct Paths - Roland VS-2000 Owner's Manual

Creating a Headphone Mix Using an Aux Bus

Probably the most common use of an Aux bus is to use the bus to carry input and/or
track channel signals to performers' headphones so they can hear what's going on
during recording. You can send performers' live input signals along with already
recorded tracks to any headphone mix you create.
Since you have two Aux busses in the VS-2000, you can create two separate mono, or
one stereo, headphone mixes for your performers.
To Set Up an Aux Bus Headphone Mix
The following steps describe how to create a stereo headphone mix. If you want to
create a mono mix, skip Steps 1 and 8.
1. Link the odd/even pair of Aux busses you plan to use, as described on Page 206.
2. Set either bus's Pre/Pst switch to Pre—the settings for both Aux busses change.
3. Route the linked Aux busses to the VS-2000 AUX outputs.
4. Connect the VS-2000's AUX outputs to the stereo inputs of your external
5. Display the CH EDIT screen for the first input or track channel you want to include
6. Turn on the channel's send to the Aux bus by setting its switch to Pre. (See Page 150)
7. Set the amount of signal you want to send to the headphone mix by adjusting the
8. Adjust the stereo placement of the channel's signal in the headphone mix.
9. Repeat Steps 5-8 for any other input or track channel signals you want to send to
10. Hold down SHIFT and press CH EDIT•MASTER.
11. Adjust the Aux bus's master level parameter to set the headphone mix's overall
You can also use effects in the headphone mix. See "Adding Effects to a Headphone
Mix" on Page 234.

Direct Paths

Here's what the eight Direct paths can do:
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You'll want to use a pre-fader send so that you can adjust your individual channel
faders as you record without your performers being distracted by changes you
make. Their pre-fader levels will remain constant as you adjust your faders'
positions.
headphone amplifier—Chapter 21 describes output routing.
in the headphone mix (Page 147).
send level to the linked Aux busses you're using.
the headphone mix.
volume as desired (Page 205).
They can carry a single signal.
Each input, track and FX return channel has its own Direct path assignment switch
that lets you send its signal to any Direct path.
You can send channel signals to a Direct path pre- or post-fader.
Each Direct path has a final level control.
15—FX and Aux Busses and Direct Paths
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