4-Working In Control Surface Mode; Activating Control Surface Mode; Overview - Roland VS-2480CD Control Surface Mode Manual

4—Working in Control Surface Mode

Activating Control Surface Mode

Here's a checklist of things you need to do before turing on Control Surface mode:
Setup step:
Connect your computer snd the VS-2480CD
Configure your sequencing/recording software
Set up and arm Control Surface mode in the VS-2480CD
Once you've set everything up, you can activate and use Control Surface mode.
To Turn Control Surface Mode On and Off
1. Launch your sequencing/recording software.
2. While holding down SHIFT on the VS-2480CD, press TR 17-24/FX RTN.
3. To turn off Control Surface mode, press EXIT/NO.
Due to the way data passes back and forth between your software and the VS-2480CD,
it may be necessary to refresh communications by pressing the VS-2480CD's
TR 1-16 and TR 17-24/FX RTN buttons a few times, one after the other.

Overview

While each template offers control features specific to its sequencing/recording
software, here are a couple of general guidelines to help you get started.
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In the following pages, we'll present maps of each template to show the functions to
which the VS-2480CD's buttons, knobs and faders are assigned.
Roland VS-2480 Control Surface Mode Guide
The default VS-2480's FADER buttons for the selected control surface template light
and the faders move all the way down.
In all of the control surface templates, the buttons at the righthand side of the
VS-2480CD set the current overall behavior of Control Surface mode. They
determine, among other things what the numeric keypad controls.
The VS-2480CD's FADER buttons determine what the channel strips control.
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