Writing Multiple Songs To The Cd At Once - Roland VS-880EX Application Manual

Writing Multiple Songs to the CD at Once

The VS-880EX allows you to create a single VS-880EX song that contains multiple tracks for the
CD, adjust the timing between the tracks, place CD Markers (track indexes) for the songs, and
write the entire CD project to CD at one time. This method is sometimes referred to as the "disk-
at-once" method and is usually the preferred method by professional CD duplicators.
You will need to have all the songs for the CD combined within one VS-880EX song. You can do
this by recording them that way from the beginning or by mixing your songs to an external device,
such as a DAT machine (page 88 of this guide), and then re-recording your mixed down songs
back into a single VS-880EX song. Then, you can use the Track Cut and Track Insert functions to
adjust the timing between your songs, place CD Markers for your songs, and write and finalize
your songs to CD so it can be played on any CD player. Make sure that your songs are prepared
for CD (page 106) and that Virtual Track A:1 is selected for tracks 7 and 8.
ACTION: Writing Multiple Songs to the CD at Once
Only songs using a 44.1kHz sampling rate can be written to the CD-R.
1. Use the Track Cut and Track Insert functions to adjust the timing between
00h00m00s00 and the start of your first song (pages 75 and 77 of this guide).
2. Use the Track Cut and Track Insert functions to adjust the timing between the
remaining songs as desired (pages 75 and 77 of this guide).
3. Advance the VS-880EX to the start of the second song (use the SCRUB and PREVIEW
commands if necessary).
4. Hold [SONG] and press [TAP] to set the CD Marker for your second song. The VS-
880EX automatically places a CD Marker for the first song at 00h00m00s00. CD Markers
are distinguished from other markers by a "+" sign after the marker (e.g., 001+).
5. Repeat steps 3-4 for the remaining songs.
6. Place a blank recordable disc into the VS-CDR (Roland recommends the Mitsui brand).
7. Press [SONG] (under EDIT CONDITION) until "SNG CD-R Write?" is displayed.
8. Press [YES]. The VS-880EX will scan the SCSI IDs looking for the VS-CDR and "SNG
Write+Finalize?" will appear in the display.
9. Press [YES].
10. Press the [CH EDIT] button 7 to select track 7-1 as the source for the left side of the
CD and press [YES].
11. Press the [CH EDIT] button 8 to select track 8-1 as the source for the right side of the
CD. "L= 7-1 / R= 8-1" will be displayed.
12. Make sure that the top number in the display (under MEASURE/BEAT) is smaller than
the bottom two numbers (under SYNC MODE/SCENE and REMAINING TIME). Then,
press the [PARAMETER>>] button so that "SNG CD-R Write Sure?" is displayed.
13. Press [YES] and "SNG CD Track No. OK?" will be displayed.
14. Press [YES] and "Obey Copyrights?" will be displayed. Carefully read the License
Agreement on the back cover of the VS-880EX Owner's Manual. If you agree to the
terms, press [YES] to begin writing the CD. Otherwise, press [NO] to abort the CD
Write function.
15. When the write procedure is finished, "Write Another?" will be displayed. If you
would like another copy of the CD, insert a blank recordable CD into the VS-CDR
and press [YES]. Otherwise, press [NO].
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