Effects Section; About The Effect Expansion Board; Connecting Effects - Roland VS-1680 Owner's Manual

Chapter 1 Before You Start (VS-1680 Terminology)

Effects Section

About the Effect Expansion Board

Up to two optional VS8F-2 effect expansion boards can be installed in the VS-
1680. With two VS8F-2s installed, 4 high-quality stereo effects will be available
simultaneously for your use.
With just one VS8F-2 installed, then you will only be able to use EFFECT A
(EFX1/2). With two VS8F-2s installed, you will be able to use both EFFECT A
(EFX1/2) and EFFECT B (EFX3/4).
* To install VS8F-2, please refer to "Installing the Effect Expansion Board" (Quick

Connecting Effects

On the VS-1680, there are two ways to connect the effects devices. Please read
and understand these differences described below.
Insert:
The effect is directly added either between each channel's equalizer and fader or
before the master fader. Connect the effect in this manner if you want to use
effects applied to change the output of the sound itself, such as when using dis-
tortion or overdrive effects.
When inserting an effect into one of the channels or into the Master Block, that
effect cannot be used in another channel. For example, you insert EFX1 into
Channel 1, then no other channel can access EFX1.
Send/Return:
Besides the RECORDING bus and the MIX bus, the output of each channel can
also be sent to the EFFECT bus. Use this routing with effects such as reverb and
delay, when you want to mix the sound without effects and the sound after
effects have been applied.
* The VS8F-1 effect expansion board is for use with the VS-880. It cannot be
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EFX1
EFX3
Start p. 57).
EQ
EFX1
EQ Fader
used in the VS-1680.
EFFECTS
EFFECT A
EFX2
EFFECT B
EFX4
Fader Pan
Pan
EFX Pan EFX1
MIX bus or REC bus
MIX bus or REC bus
EFX bus