Recording Additional Tracks While Listening To The Performance (Overdubbing); Re-Recording Only Your Mistakes (Punch-In/Out) - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Owner's Manual

Chapter 3 Basic operation (as a replacement for a tape MTR)
Recording additional tracks
while listening to the perfor-
mance (Overdubbing)
The process of newly recording a track while playing back
previously recorded tracks is called Òoverdubbing.Ó Here
we will explain the procedure using the example of playing
back a stereo recording that was recorded on tracks 1 and 2,
and recording other instruments on tracks 3 and 4. Connect
INPUT 3Ð4 jacks to the instruments that you wish to newly
record.
1. Make sure that the mixer mode is set to INPUT TRACK
mode (the INPUT TRACK indicator is lit). If another
mixer mode is selected, hold down [SHIFT] and press
[SELECT].
2. Make sure that the track status for tracks 1/2 (the tracks
for playback) is set to PLAY (the STATUS indicator is lit
green). If the status is not PLAY, press the [STATUS]
button for that channel several times.
3. Set the track status for tracks 3/4 (the tracks for record-
ing) to REC (the STATUS indicator is blinking red). For
track 3, press [STATUS 3] several times, and for track 4
press [STATUS 4].
4. Select input 3 as the input source for track 3, and input
4 as the input source for track 4. For track 3, press
channel 3 [CH EDIT], then press PARAMETER [
several times until "CH3 Input=" is displayed, and use
the TIME/VALUE dial to select "INPUT 3." In the same
way, select "INPUT 4" as the input source for track 4.
5. Make pan settings for tracks 3/4. In this example we will
be recording tracks 3/4 in stereo, so set the PAN 3
knob fully left (L63), and the PAN 4 knob fully right
(R63).
6. While producing sound on the instruments to be record-
ed, adjust the input levels. Adjust input 3 using the
INPUT SENS 3 knob, and input 4 using the INPUT
SENS 4 knob.
7. Press [ZERO] to return to the beginning of the song.
Then press [REC] to enter record ready mode (the REC
indicator blinks red), and press [PLAY] to begin record-
ing.
8. When you finish recording press [STOP].
9. Listen to the recorded result. Press [ZERO] to return to
the beginning of the song, and make the channel 3 and
4 STATUS indicators light green. Press [PLAY] to play-
back.
Input (input select)
This selects the input source of each channel. If Channel
Link is on, stereo sources can be selected.
When Channel Link is off:
INPUT 1Ð4, DIGITAL-L, DIGITAL-R, MIX-L, MIX-R,
AUX-A, AUX-B
When Channel Link is on:
INPUT-12, INPUT 34, DIGITAL, MIX, AUX-AB
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Re-recording only your mistakes
(Punch-in/out)
Sometimes a recording will contain just one or two sections
that were not played correctly, or that you wish to re-
record. In such cases, you can use punch-in recording to re-
record only a specific area.
ÒPunch-inÓ refers to the action of switching from playback
mode to record mode. Conversely, Òpunch-outÓ refers to
the switch back to play mode. In other words, you will
punch-in at the beginning of the area that you wish to re-
record, and punch-out at the end of the area.
Playback
]
Start Punch-in
[PLAY] [REC]
* By using the Undo function (p.112) you can return to the
condition before re-recording.
Re-recording manually
(Manual punch-in)
In this method, you punch-in and punch-out by pressing a
button or a footswitch. When you are both playing the
instrument and operating the recorder by yourself, it is usu-
ally not practical to reach over and press a button. In such
cases, use an optional footswitch.
Using the record button
1. Set the track status to REC for the track that you wish
to re-record (the STATUS indicator blinks red).
2. Playback the song from the beginning, and use the
INPUT SENS knob to adjust the level of the input
source. During song playback, you can press [STATUS]
to switch between monitoring the input source and the
track. Listen to compare the track to be re-recorded
with the input source, and adjust the level so that there
is no volume difference.
3. Playback the song from a location slightly before where
re-recording will begin.
4. At the point where you wish to re-record, press [REC] to
punch-in, and re-record the vocal or instrumental part.
To punch-out, press [REC] (or [PLAY]) once again.
Each time you press [REC], you will alternately punch-
in and punch-out, so if there is another area that you
wish to re-record, repeat the same operation.
TIME TIME
dB
0
4
1 1 2 2
24
48
INPUT TRACK AUX MASTER
Recording Playback
Time
Punch-out
Stop
[REC] [STOP]