Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
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Page 3 • Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replace parts within it (except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so). Refer all servicing to your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page.
Page 4 012a • Immediately turn the power off, remove the power cord from the outlet, and request servicing by your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page when: • The power-supply cord, or the plug has been damaged;...
Page 5 115a • Install only the specified circuit board(s) (model no. VS8F-2). Remove only the specified screws (p. 379). Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 118c • Keep any optical connector caps or screws you may remove and the included optical connector caps or screws in a safe place out of children’s reach, so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally.
Page 6: Important Notes
However, in certain cases (such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order), we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data, and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data. Memory Backup 501b •...
Page 7 (including padding) that it came in, if possible. Otherwise, you will need to use equivalent packaging materials. • Use a cable from Roland to make the connection. If using some other make of connection cable, please note the following precautions.
Page 8 In such instances, consult your dealer or the nearest Roland Service Center. Note, however, that it may not be possible to recover any data from the hard disk once it has been lost.
Page 9: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Step-by-Step Instruction Finder 1—Welcome About this Manual ... 27 How the VS-2480 Owner’s Manual is Organized ... 27 Names ... 28 Note, Tip, Glossary and Warning Icons ... 28 Other Documents in the VS-2480 Box ... 29 Getting More Help ...
Page 10 How a VS-2480 Hard Drive Organizes Data ... 86 Preparing a Hard Drive for Use ... 86 Using Other V-Studio Drives ... 86 How Audio Is Recorded on a VS-2480 Hard Drive ... 86 How Recordings Are Played Back ... 87 www.rolandus.com...
Page 11 Random Access ... 87 What’s Pointer-Based Playback? ... 87 Non-Destructive, Pointer-Based Editing ... 88 Pointer-Based Editing ... 88 What Is a VS-2480 Track? ... 89 The Power of V-Tracks ... 90 Track Editing Basics ... 90 About Editing Phrases ... 90 About Editing Regions ...
Page 12 The CH EDIT VIEW Screen ... 150 The DYN Screen ... 157 The EQ Screen ... 162 The FX Ins Screen ... 166 The Surrnd Screen ... 166 The CH EDIT P.BAY Screen ... 166 www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 13 Moving the Timeline to a Marker ... 189 Clearing Markers ... 190 Editing Markers ... 190 Punching ... 191 Simple Monitoring ... 191 Before You Punch ... 191 Punching In and Out Manually ... 192 Auto-Punching ... 192 Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com Table of Contents...
Page 14 The EFFECT VIEW Screen ... 220 The Algorithm View Screen ... 221 Selecting Effect Patches ... 221 Editing Effect Patches ... 223 Saving Effect Patches ... 224 Speaker Modeling ... 225 Using Speaker Modeling ... 225 Microphone Modeling ... 226 www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 15 INSERT ... 265 CUT ... 266 ERASE ... 267 COMP/EXP..267 IMPORT ... 269 EXCHANGE ... 270 ARRANGE ... 270 NAME ... 272 21—Using the Phrase Pads Understanding the Phrase Pads ... 274 Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com Table of Contents...
Page 16 24—MIDI and Synchronization MIDI Operations ... 299 VS-2480 MIDI Basics ... 299 V.Fader—The VS-2480 MIDI Control Surface ... 300 Remote MIDI Control of the VS-2480 ... 301 Remote MIDI Storage of VS-2480 Settings ... 304 MIDI Metronome ... 305 Synchronization ... 307 Why Sync the VS-2480? ...
Page 17 Working with a Sync Track ... 311 Working with a Tempo Map ... 312 Syncing an External Device to the VS-2480 ... 314 Syncing the VS-2480 to an External Device ... 315 Exchanging Digital Audio Data During Synchronization ... 317 25—Surround...
Page 18 Using a Roland DIF-AT ... 388 ADA-7000 Settings ... 389 AE-7000 Settings ... 390 VSR-880 Settings ... 392 Using the VS-2480 with a VM-7000 Mixing System ... 393 Using a Roland VE-7000 ... 394 Connecting the VE-7000 ... 394 www.rolandus.com...
Page 19 Mastering Template ... 400 Surround 2+2 Template ... 401 Surround 3+1 Template ... 402 Surround 3+2+1 Template ... 404 VS-2480 Tick Resolution Table ... 405 MIDI Channels and Control Change Maps ... 406 V-Fader Control Messages ... 409 Automix Parameter List ... 410 V-Studio Song/VS-2480 Project Compatibility ...
Page 20: Step-By-Step Instruction Finder
Assigning KNOB/FADER ASSIGN Feature to Faders ... 140 Controlling a Parameter of Your Choice Using a Fader ... 141 Selecting a Channel for Editing ... 138 Switching Between Input, Track, Aux and FX Channels ... 137 www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 21 Quick-Selecting from the TRACK Menu ...250 Selecting Phrases By Clicking or Dragging Your Mouse ...243 Selecting Phrases and Regions with the VS-2480’s Buttons ...247 Selecting Phrases from the SELECT PHRASE Pop-Up Menu ...243 Selecting Regions From the SELECT TRACK Pop-Up Menu ...244 Selecting Regions by Dragging Your Mouse ...243...
Page 22 Exporting Phrases as .WAV Files ... 357 Exporting Tracks as .WAV Files ... 356 Exporting Tracks as .WAV Files ... 356 Exporting a VS-2480 Project ... 110 Fader Groups Assigning Channels to a Fader Group ... 155 Finding Events with Microscopic Precision Using Scrub ... 185 Headphone Mix Setup ...
Page 23 Changing Effect Patches via MIDI ...303 Changing Scenes via MIDI ...302 Receiving SysEx Bulk Dump Data ...305 Remote Control of the VS-2480 with Control Change Messages ...303 Remote Control of the VS-2480 with SysEx Messages ...302 Sending SysEx Bulk Dump Data ...304 Setting Up a MIDI Metronome ...306...
Page 24 Playing Back Recorded Tracks ... 180 Playing the Factory Demos ... 76 Power Powering Up ... 63 Turning Off the VS-2480 ... 80 Projects Backing Up a Project ... 106 Combining Two Projects ... 104 Copying a Project ... 101 Creating a New Project ...
Page 25 Generating a Sync Track from Markers ...311 Recording a Sync Track from an External Device ...311 Setting Up the VS-2480 as a Sync Slave ...315 Setting Up the VS-2480 as the Sync Master ...315 Shaping a Tempo Map By Hand ...313 Shifting the Project Start Time ...316...
Page 26 Using Microphone Modeling ... 226 Using Speaker Modeling ... 225 Using a Roland VE-7000 ... 394 Using the VS-2480 with a VM-7000 Mixing System ... 393 Viewing a CH EDIT Screen ... 149 Zooming In and Out on the Playlist ... 123 www.rolandus.com...
Page 27: 1-Welcome
The VS-2480 will allow you to take your music—or any other kind of sound—from the ﬁrst spark of inspiration to completed recording. Although the VS-2480 is designed to be simple to operate, the sheer number of tools it provides do require some introduction and explanation. That’s what the VS-2480 Owner’s Manual is for.
Page 28: Names
VS-2480 itself. As a result, names printed on the VS-2480 are shown completely in capital letters. For example, the button labeled “PROJECT” will appear in the manual as the PROJECT button, or simply PROJECT, as in “Press PROJECT.”...
Page 29: Other Documents In The Vs-2480 Box
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Page 31: 2-Getting Around
ANALOG INPUT 1-16 The analog input jacks allow you to bring analog audio into the VS-2480’s 24-bit analog- to-digital (A/D) converters using balanced XLR connectors and balanced or unbalanced 1/4” connectors. The VS-2480 also provides -20 dB pads and level sensitivity adjustment knobs for each input jack.
Page 32: Monitor/Display Controls
2—Getting Around 3—GUITAR HI-Z If you’d like to plug an electric guitar or bass directly into the VS-2480, connect it to the GUITAR HI-Z (for “high impedance”) 1/4” phone-type jack for a loud, clean signal with a minimum of noise.
Page 33: Channel Strips
When using the channel strips as a MIDI control surface—see Page 300—use the knobs to transmit MIDI Control Change messages. Channel, channel strip, fader, panning, MIDI, MIDI control surface, MIDI Control Change messages Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual / AUX SEND 1-8 LEVEL FREQ...
Page 34 Aux bus. See “The KNOB/FDR ASSIGN•AUX SEND 1-8 Button” on Page 140 to learn how to set the AUX SEND•PRM EDIT button to green. An AUX SEND•PRM EDIT button color key is printed above and below the button. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 35 The position of the MASTER fader sets the level of the main stereo MASTER mix bus. Since the MONITOR outputs and the PHONES jacks are typically set to listen to the MASTER mix bus, the position of the MASTER fader also affects your listening level. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 2—Getting Around www.rolandus.com...
Page 36: Display Area
2—Getting Around Display Area The LCD display and its buttons are central to everything you do on the VS-2480. The F buttons discussed in Chapter 4, on Page 66. 1—LCD Display The LCD display is your window to all of the VS-2480’s operations. In addition to providing you vital information, the display is central to every VS-2480 activity.
Page 37: Track Edit Area
Automix data; see Chapter 26. The buttons you’ll need when you want to use the VS-2480’s Auto Punch feature or when you want to loop a part of a song are also found in this area.
Page 38 LOOP when the timeline’s at the location you want to use as the end of your loop. IN, FROM, OUT and TO work together, playing a part in a variety of editing operations. They’re discussed as a group in Chapter 18, on Page 236. www.rolandus.com • Orange—Automix editing Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 39: Ez Routing, Automix, Cd-Rw/Mastering And Menu Buttons
EZ ROUTING, AUTOMIX, CD-RW/MASTERING and MENU Buttons 1—EZ ROUTING Button Press the EZ ROUTING button to set up, load and save signal routings in the VS-2480: To learn about Routing input signals to input channels Routing input channels to tracks...
Page 40 Chapter 16 provides the speciﬁcs on using the VS-2480’s internal effects. 7—UTILITY Button The UTILITY button provides access to the UTILITY menu, which offers a wide variety of settings that determine the behavior of the VS-2480. See Chapter 28, starting on Page 359. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 41: General Controls
Red—whenever the internal IDE drive is being read or being written to. 2—SHIFT Button Many of the VS-2480’s buttons have a secondary function. When you hold SHIFT and press one of these buttons, the button performs the function shown in its boxed label.
Page 42: Scrub, Preview And Transport Buttons
Press 8—UNDO•REDO Button The VS-2480 allows you to reverse—or “undo”—up to 999 of your last recording or editing actions. Press the UNDO•REDO button to view the Undo dialog. After undoing any action, you can also “redo” it by pressing UNDO•REDO while holding down SHIFT—the Redo dialog appears.
Page 43 “Preview” on Page 183. 5—EXT SYNC Button Press EXT SYNC so that it lights to synchronize the VS-2480’s playback to an external MTC- or SMPTE-generating device. Press it again so that it’s not lit when you want the VS-2480 itself to provide the master timing reference (this is the VS-2480’s normal...
Page 44: Locator/Marker/Scene Area
Hold down REC•AUTOMIX REC and press PLAY to record audio onto a track (see Page 179). When the AUTOMIX button (Page 39) is lit, hold down REC•AUTOMIX and press PLAY to record mixer settings as Automix data—see Chapter 26 (Page 325) to learn about automated mixing on the VS-2480. Realtime LOCATOR/MARKER/SCENE Area The buttons in this area are described in detail in Chapter 13, starting on Page 177, except as noted.
Page 45 You can jump to any location in a project by pressing JUMP and entering the desired time location on the VS-2480’s numeric keypad or TIME/VALUE dial. You can select the desired time in time code (01:01:01:01.01) at the left of the dialog that appears, or measures, beats and clocks (001-01-001) at the right.
Page 46: The Rear Panel Of The Vs-2480
The VS-2480 contains a cooling fan that prevents it from overheating. The fan expels hot air through this exhaust vent. Be sure never to block the cooling fan exhaust vent. If hot air from the VS-2480 chassis isn’t allowed to escape through this vent, the VS-2480 may overheat and be damaged.
Page 47 By default, this jack functions as a MIDI output jack—connect it to the MIDI input of any device to which you wish to send MIDI data from the VS-2480 (see Chapter 24, Page 299). You can also set the MIDI OUT/THRU jack to function as a THRU jack that passes along any MIDI data the VS-2480 receives from an external device (Page 300).
Page 48 Connect standard stereo headphones (purchased separately) to either or both of these jacks for listening to the VS-2480. Each jack has its own volume control (Page 75). You can select the signals to be sent to the PHONES jacks, as described in Chapter 22.
Page 49 R-BUS jacks. If you plan to use only one of the VS-2480’s R-BUS jacks, use the R-BUS 1 jack, whose eight channels of digital audio are always available. The full set of eight channels associated with the R-BUS 2 jack is available only when you’re not using the coaxial...
Page 50 2—Getting Around www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 51: 3-Introduction To The Vs-2480
Input Jacks and Connectors Obviously, you’ve got to have a way to get sound into the VS-2480. Analog and digital sounds travel through the cables that bring them to the VS-2480 as electrical signals, called “input signals.” The VS-2480 provides jacks that recognize analog audio signals from microphones and from electric or electronic instruments.
Page 52: The Mixing Console
64 Channels? In the VS-2480, each audio signal has its own set of controls with which you can manage and shape its sound. This set of controls is called a “channel.” The VS-2480’s mixer has 64 channels, all of which are always active and available:...
Page 53 Bouncing, equalization, EQ, dynamics processing MIDI Control Surface When the VS-2480’s V.Fader feature is active, you can use each channel strip’s fader and its PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knob to send MIDI Control Change messages to an external MIDI device. This can be especially handy when you’re using the VS-2480 with a MIDI sequencer.
Page 54: The Internal Effects
Each of the VS-2480’s effects is created by subjecting an audio signal—remember, it’s just numbers while it’s inside the VS-2480—to a complex mathematical formula called an “algorithm.” The VS-2480 contains 36 algorithms. You’ll ﬁnd a list of them in the VS-2480 Appendices booklet.
Page 55: The Hard Disk Recorder
If you’ve got a Roland VS-CDRII or CD-RACK (purchased separately) connected to your VS-2480’s SCSI jack, you can burn your own audio CDs directly from the VS-2480. However, there are lots of reasons you might want to get audio out of the VS-2480. You may want to: •...
Page 56: Signal Flow
Projects Everything you do in the VS-2480 takes place inside something called a “project.” As its name suggests, a project is a hard disk ﬁle that contains all of the information for a particular work or performance you’re creating. That work could be a song, a soundtrack, a broadcast, a jingle or anything else.
Page 57: Busses In The Vs-2480
VS-2480 needs to do its job. For example, each recording you make uses up at least two events: one that tells the VS-2480 where on the hard drive the recording’s ﬁle starts, and one that tells it where it ends. Each project can contain roughly 10,000 events—when all of its events have been used up, the project is full, even...
Page 58: Achieving Perfect Levels
MASTER MONITOR Don’t be confused by the name “R-BUS.” R-BUS isn’t a kind of bus—it’s Roland’s own digital connector format. Of course, you can route some of the VS-2480’s busses to the VS-2480’s R-BUS connectors (Page 288) to send them to an external digital device.
Page 59: The Importance Of Backing Up
Watch the Meters The VS-2480 provides meters that let you view your signal levels at every stage in the project-creation process. The VS-2480’s various meters are described in detail in Chapter 8, which starts on Page 119.
Page 60 Roland VS-CDRII or CD-RACK. These devices allow you to easily and quickly back up your data on inexpensive CD-R (“CD-Recordable”) or CD-RW (“CD-ReWritable”) disks that can hold large amounts of data. The VS-2480 provides extensive backup and recovery tools, as described in Chapter 7.
Page 61: 4-Setting Up And Basic Operations
Power You’ll need a standard AC power socket that supplies grounded AC power. If you’re going to listen to the VS-2480 through speakers, you’ll also need power for them and for their ampliﬁer if it’s a separate component. A Way to Listen to the VS-2480 You can listen to—or “monitor”—the VS-2480 through speakers or by connecting...
Page 62 4—Setting Up and Basic Operations Connect a PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 ASCII Keyboard A mouse and ASCII keyboard can make the operation of the VS-2480 even easier. The VS-2480 supports the use of a PS/2-type mouse and PS/2 keyboard. A PS/2 mouse is included with your VS-2480.
Page 63: Powering Up
This includes devices connected to the VS-2480 via analog connections or digitally, your VGA monitor and any external SCSI devices. 2. Turn on the VS-2480 by pressing its rear-panel POWER switch to its On position. When the Home display—shown here—appears, the VS-2480 power-up sequence is complete.
Page 64: Configuring The Vs-2480
What it sets: Turns the keyboard on or off Selects the nationality of the ASCII keyboard you’re using Typical setting is: Manufacturer’s recommended setting Typical setting is: Typical setting is: 101/104 (in USA); 106/109 (Japan) Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 65: Setting The Vs-2480'S Clock
TIME parameter. 11. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the current hour. The VS-2480 uses 24-hour time: Midnight is Hour 00, 1 am is 01, and 1 pm is Hour 13. 12. Press and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the minute, and then second.
Page 66: Switches
By holding down SHIFT and pressing the out on track displays. See Page 42. If you’ve connected an ASCII keyboard to the VS-2480, you can often use its arrow keys instead of the The F Buttons In all of the VS-2480’s operations, the LCD display provides information and visual...
Page 67: The Time/Value Dial
Tabs Press the PAGE button repeatedly to display each of the available pages. If you’ve connected an ASCII keyboard to the VS-2480, you can always press its Tab key instead of the VS-2480’s PAGE button. Param 1, 2, Etc. Screens In some VS-2480 menus, parameter pages are divided further into sub-pages called “Param1,”...
Page 68: The Shift Button
SHIFT-button presses. See “SHIFT LOCK” on Page 363. Using a Mouse The VS-2480 uses a two-button mouse. If we say to “click” the mouse, click the left-hand button. You can click the right-hand button to display various pop-up menus.
Page 69: Using An Ascii Keyboard
Display Pop-Up Menu You can quickly jump to some of the VS-2480’s most important screens by clicking on the small rectangle in the upper left-hand corner of many of the VS-2480’s screens.
Page 70: Using The Vga Info Display
F1-F6 Enter Using the VGA Info Display Most of the VS-2480 Info Display’s screens are divided into four areas. The Info Display also provides a date and time readout in its upper right-hand corner. General Information Strip This area appears at the top of all of the Info Display’s screens. The: 1.
Page 71 As you navigate the VS-2480’s LCD display, the Info Display automatically switches between various screens. You can manually switch to a few key screens, and you can lock the display so that it doesn’t change as you move around on the VS-2480. Selecting Info Displays Manually You can access several key screens from the VS-2480’s Home screen.
Page 72: Undo And Redo
MONITOR and MASTER output levels: 1. Press HOME/DISPLAY. 2. Press PAGE until INPUT appears above F1. 3. Press: • INPUT—to meter the VS-2480’s analog and digital input jacks and connectors. • IN Mix—to meter input channel levels. • TR Mix—to meter track channel levels.
Page 73: Naming
UNDO•REDO. When the Redo dialog appears, press ENTER/YES. The ability to perform a Redo operation lasts only until you next save the project. Naming You can assign names to a wide range of things in the VS-2480, such as: • projects (Page 99) •...
Page 74: Entering Numbers With The Numeric Keypad
If you’re entering a long string of numbers, select the right-most digit on the display— each number you enter from the keypad pushes the displayed numbers to the left. You can set the VS-2480 so that numbers are entered from the keypad right-to-left (the default method) or left-to-right. See “NUMERICS TYPE” on Page 364.
Page 75: If You're Using Ds-90A Or Ds-50A Monitors
Setting Up for Roland’s DS-90A and DS-50A Digital Monitors 1. Press EZ ROUTING•PATCHBAY. 2. Press F3 (OUTPUT). The OUTPUT ASSIGN screen appears. On this screen, you can change the signal routed to each of the VS-2480 output jacks and connectors. Along the left edge of the screen, you see all of the VS-2480’s busses...
Page 76: Playing The Factory Demos
As shipped from the factory, your VS-2480 has two demonstration songs—”demos”— stored as projects on its internal hard drive. When you power up the VS-2480, the “What You Don’t Know” project is loaded into the VS-2480, all of its settings are restored, and its track channel faders move to their last-saved positions.
Page 77 “What You Don’t Know” contains 10 locators, all stored in Locator Bank 0—there are ten locator banks, numbered 0-9. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual and/or www.rolandus.com 4—Setting Up and Basic Operations...
Page 78 4. Press 0—the VS-2480 takes you to Locator 00, the top of the ﬁrst verse. 5. Press 5—you’re now at the start of the breakdown in the middle of the project.
Page 79 To learn more about the phrase pads, see Chapter 21, “Using the Phrase Pads.” Recalling Scenes The VS-2480 can memorize up to 100 mix setups as “scenes.” Scenes allow you to: • store and recall multiple versions of a mix.
Page 80: Don't Stop
VS-2480, ﬂip its rear-panel POWER switch to its Off position. If you need to move the VS-2480 after shutting it down, wait 30 seconds or so to give its hard drive a chance to stop spinning in order to avoid damaging it.
Page 81: 5-Understanding Effects
You can bring a signal into the VS-2480 that already uses an effect—from the effect processor built into a synthesizer, for example—but for our purposes, until you add a VS-2480 effect to the signal, we’ll consider it dry.
Page 82: Insert Effects
Return Aux Sends In the VS-2480, each of the eight Aux send busses provides a pathway into one of the eight internal effects. By default, Aux 1 carries signals into Effect 1, Aux 2 to Effect 2, and so on. When you want to send an input, track or even an FX return channel’s signal to an internal effect, you send it to the corresponding Aux bus—you can set how much...
Page 83: Master Effects
Pre-Fader and Post-Fader Sends The VS-2480 allows you to send a signal to an Aux bus from either of two places as the signal makes its way through a channel. You can send it: • pre-fader—to send the signal to the Aux bus before the signal reaches its channel fader.
Page 84: Getting The Most From Your Effect Processors
Here’s an example. If you’ve got a single VS8F-2 in your VS-2480 and are already using Effect 1 and 2, you don’t have any other internal effect processors available for a third effect.
Page 85: 6-Understanding The Hard Disk Recorder
“hard” drive—on which data is stored. A hard drive may also be referred to as a “disk drive.” In the VS-2480, a hard drive stores all of your recordings and project settings. It’s a great way to store and quickly retrieve data, and provides for some amazing features, as we’ll see.
Page 86: How A Vs-2480 Hard Drive Organizes Data
These partitions are labeled IDE:0, IDE:1 and IDE:2. When we refer to a “drive” in the rest of the VS-2480, we’ll be referring to a partition. This reﬂects that way the VS-2480’s software views partitions, and will make disk- and drive-related operations easier to explain and understand.
Page 87: How Recordings Are Played Back
This string of phrases is called a “Virtual Track,” or “V-Track” for short. From here on in the VS-2480 Owner’s Manual, we’ll refer to a string of phrases by its short name: “V-Track.”...
Page 88: Non-Destructive, Pointer-Based Editing
Non-Destructive, Pointer-Based Editing Pointer-Based Editing When you edit audio on the VS-2480, what you’re actually doing is editing a phrase, the set of pointers that instruct the VS-2480 how to play the audio. You’re not actually changing the take stored on your hard disk at all—you’re only editing its pointers. This type of editing is called “non-destructive editing”...
Page 89: What Is A Vs-2480 Track
...then what’s a track? In the VS-2480, a track is a collection of 16 V-Tracks, any one of which can be selected at any given time. When a V-Track is selected, you can record on it or play it back.
Page 90: The Power Of V-Tracks
6—Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder The Power of V-Tracks Although the VS-2480 is a 24-track studio, in a very real sense it’s way more than that. Since each of its 24 tracks can play any of 16 V-Tracks, a project can actually hold as many as 384 recordings from which you can choose 24 for playback at any given time.
Page 91: About Editing Regions
Chapter 18 describes how to set IN and OUT points for track editing, as well as two other very important editing points, FROM and TO. See Page 236. Chapter 20, beginning on Page 263, describes region editing operations. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 6—Understanding the Hard Disk Recorder www.rolandus.com...
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Page 93: 7-Project And Drive Operations
Working with the PROJECT LIST You can scroll through the items in the project list by pressing As noted in “How a VS-2480 Hard Drive Organizes Data” on Page 86, each hard drive partition is called a “drive.” The project list shows all your available drives. Your internal drives are labeled as “IDE:(partition number).”...
Page 94: About "Store Current?" Messages
7—Project and Drive Operations To learn how to connect a CD-R/RW drive or a Zip drive to the VS-2480, see Page 381. If you encounter error messages when working with a CD-R/RW drive or a Zip drive, check Page 353 or the VS-2480 Appendices to learn what the messages mean.
Page 95: Project Operations
VS-2480. The SELECT button doesn’t look quite like any other VS-2480 menu button, and it acts differently, too. It’s the only button that performs its action as soon as you press it. All of the other buttons merely display the corresponding operation’s screens.
Page 96: New
CD, use the 44.1k sample rate. (Chapter 27 describes creating audio CDs.) While you can export non-44.1k audio from the VS-2480 via R-BUS or as .WAV ﬁles (Page 356) for processing and eventual return to the VS-2480 for CD-burning, sample rate conversion generally reduces a sound’s quality.
Page 97 Unless you have a reason to do otherwise, use the 24-track, 24-bit MTP recording mode. The VS-2480 Owner’s Manual assumes that your projects use this mode, except as noted. Description of Each Recording Mode...
Page 98: Creating A New Project
3,976 3,181 3,462 4,772 3,977 4,329 5,966 44.1k 1,324 1,442 1,987 3,977 4,329 5,966 1,989 2,165 2,983 1,989 2,165 2,983 3,977 4,329 5,966 5,302 5,771 7,953 6,362 6,925 9,543 7,955 8,558 11,932 PROJECT menu F2 (NEW) Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 99: Name
8. Press F5 (OK). The VS-2480 displays: 9. To proceed, press ENTER/YES, or press EXIT/NO to cancel the operation. The VS-2480 asks if you want to store the current project before creating and loading the new one. 10. Press ENTER/YES to save any changes you’ve made to the currently loaded project, or press EXIT/NO to create and load the new project without saving the old one.
Page 100: Optimize
5. Press ENTER/YES to proceed, or EXIT/NO to cancel the operation. OPTIMIZE As described in “UNDO and REDO” on Page 72, the VS-2480 retains all of your recorded data so that you can undo up to 999 of your most recent actions. A project can grow quite large with audio you don’t plan to use.
Page 101: Destination Drive Selection
7. If you’re sure you want to proceed, press ENTER/YES, or press EXIT/NO to cancel optimization of the displayed project. Since you’re about to permanently delete audio data, the VS-2480 asks again: 8. Press ENTER/YES to optimize the current project, or EXIT/NO to cancel.
Page 102: Erase
EXIT/NO to simply begin copying. 11. If Erase all Projects is on, the VS-2480 asks if you’re sure you want to erase the destination drive ﬁrst—press ENTER/YES to do so, or EXIT/NO to cancel copying.
Page 103: Split
You can split out these V-Tracks to a new project, making the original project smaller and easier to back up. SPLIT cannot be reversed using the VS-2480’s Undo feature—V-Tracks removed from a project can returned to it only by using the region IMPORT feature. See Page 269.
Page 104: Combine
8. When you’ve selected all of the desired V-Tracks, press F5 (OK). The VS-2480 asks: 9. Press ENTER/YES to proceed, or EXIT/NO to cancel the operation. 10. If you pressed ENTER/YES, the VS-2480 asks if you want to save recent changes to the currently loaded project before proceeding.
Page 105: Backup
Zip disks. A Roland VS-CDRII, CD-RACK or a Zip drive must be purchased separately. To learn how to connect a CD-R/RW drive or a Zip drive to the VS-2480, see Page 381. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 7—Project and Drive Operations www.rolandus.com...
Page 106 8. If you’ve selected a Zip drive, skip to Step 11. 9. If you’re backing up to CD, select whether or not you’d like the VS-2480 to verify the accuracy of your backup once it’s been written on the CD. While this causes the backup to take a bit longer, we recommend turning Verify on to make absolutely sure your project data’s been correctly backed up.
Page 107: Recover
When you recover a song from an earlier V-Studio, the VS-2480 converts it into a VS-2480 project. You can recover song data from a Zip disk or CD. After the VS-2480 recovers the song, it’s loaded as the current project. If you’re importing multiple songs, the last song the VS-2480 imports becomes the current project.
Page 108: Import
14. Press ENTER/YES to continue the recovery, or EXIT/NO to cancel. 15. If Erase All Projects is on, the VS-2480 asks if you’re sure you want to erase the destination drive ﬁrst—press ENTER/YES to do so, or EXIT/NO to cancel recovery.
Page 109: Export
The VS-2480 imports the selected song data. Depending on the amount of data, and the amount of conversion required, this can take a while. EXPORT You can export the current project from the VS-2480 so that it can be played on the: • VS-880 •...
Page 110: Exporting A Vs-2480 Project
Exporting a VS-2480 Project In order to export a project as a playable song to a Zip disk, the Zip disk must ﬁrst be formatted by the VS-2480—see “Format Drive” on Page 113. 1. Connect the Zip drive or CD-R/RW drive that you intend to use for the EXPORT procedure.
Page 111: Drive Operations
For details on the messages that may appear, see Page 352. 13. If a project is too large to ﬁt on the medium you’re using, the VS-2480 asks you for additional media as needed. Insert the requested media and press ENTER/YES, or press EXIT/NO to abort the procedure.
Page 112: Fragmentation
Fragmentation What Is Fragmentation? When a hard drive has ﬁrst been set up and has lots of free space, your VS-2480 can write each ﬁle’s data in one single area of the hard drive. When the ﬁle is played back, the VS-2480 only has to look in one place to ﬁnd all the necessary data.
Page 113: Format Drive
Zip disk for the storage of exported project data. When a hard drive is formatted for use with the VS-2480, it can’t be used by another device, nor can another device’s hard drive be used by the VS-2480 without being re-formatted.
Page 114: Formatting A Hard Drive
This can take a while, but it’s a good thing to do periodically. 8. Press F5 (OK). The VS-2480 asks if you’re sure you want to format the hard drive: 9. Press ENTER/YES to proceed with the formatting, or EXIT/NO to cancel.
Page 115: Clear Partition
This can take a while, but it’s a good thing to do periodically. 6. Press F5 (OK). The VS-2480 asks if you’re sure you want to clear selected drive: Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 7—Project and Drive Operations...
Page 116: Drive Check
8. If you want to proceed, press ENTER/YES. To cancel the operation, press EXIT/NO. 9. If you pressed ENTER/YES, the VS-2480 asks if you want to save any recent changes to the currently loaded project.
Page 117: Running Drive Check
When you begin a Drive Check repair, the VS-2480 warns you that you’ll lose data. The fact is that the data you’ll lose is no longer any good anyway, as evidenced by the fact that you’ve been experiencing problems and that Drive Check has targeted the data for...
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Page 119: 8-The Home Screen
When you ﬁrst turn on the VS-2480, the Home screen contains the following elements: Numbers 1-3 and 8-11 in the above illustration appear on a variety of VS-2480 screens. The descriptions in the following pages explain how they work.
Page 120: Current Channel Display
(“Selecting a Channel for Editing” on Page 138). There’s always an input, track, Aux master or FX return channel selected in the VS-2480, even if you’ve just powered up and haven’t manually selected one. After power-up, Track Channel 1 is selected.
Page 121 How the VS-2480 Meters Show Signals Levels are shown on the VS-2480’s display in a row of vertically oriented meters. Each meter’s signal is shown as a thick black bar that grows taller as its signal gets louder. The 48, 12, 4 and 0 markings to the left of the meters show you how loud the signal is in dBs—...
Page 122: Position Bar
Each track in the tracks display is a list of the phrases presented from left to right in the order in which they’ll play. www.rolandus.com Handle Timeline Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Name of the phrase touching the timeline on the currently selected track...
Page 123: Zooming In And Out On The Playlist
Scroll to the type of zooming you want to set and click. Choose the number of tracks to be displayed In either dialog, you can select the desired magniﬁcation by scrolling to it and clicking. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual V-Track has no recorded data and is not selected...
Page 124: Meter Switches
1. Analog Inputs 1-16 2. R-BUS 1 Digital Inputs 1-8 3. R-BUS 2 Digital Inputs 1-8 4. Stereo digital coaxial inputs 5. Stereo digital optical inputs 1. Input Channels 1-24 2. Stereo MONITOR bus 3. Stereo MASTER bus Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 125: Input Peak Indicators
Aux bus and Direct bus master level controls—see Page 207 and Page 209. Input Peak Indicators The input peak indicators help you set the level of signals coming into the VS-2480’s analog input jacks. The 16 numbered indicators correspond to the 16 analog input jacks, respectively.
Page 126: Current Time Location Display
8—The Home Screen Current Time Location Display At the top of many of the VS-2480’s screens is the current time location display, which consists of three project time counters. Each shows you the timeline’s current location in the project using its own form of time measurement:...
Page 127: Using The Fader/Pan Display
F buttons, you can use the buttons to select what’s shown on the Info Display, as described in “Controlling What’s On the Info Display” on Page 71. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual To show channel strips for: the 24 input channels, the MONITOR bus and the MASTER bus.
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Page 129: 9-Working With Input Signals
See Chapter 2 for detailed information on the VS-2480’s input jacks. You may need to purchase an adaptor that will let you to use the cable with the VS-2480. If you’re sure you’ve properly matched plug to jack, and still have a problem making a connection, consult the vendor from whom you purchased the plug/cable for a remedy.
Page 130: Phantom Power
9—Working with Input Signals Phantom Power Each of the VS-2480’s eight XLR jacks can supply +48 V phantom power to a connected condenser microphone that doesn’t have its own internal power source. To Turn an XLR Input Jack’s Phantom Power On or Off If you’ve already routed the input jack to an input channel, bring the input channel’s...
Page 131: Digital Input Signals
Page 49. Selecting the Desired Digital Inputs The VS-2480 can receive up to 16 digital audio signals at a time (in addition to 16 analog input signals). The eight digital audio inputs provided by the R-BUS 1 jack are always available.
Page 132: Digital Considerations
VS-2480. If the device uses the same or a lower bit depth, the VS-2480 will record the audio as is, at the project’s selected bit depth.
Page 133: Designating The Master Clock For Digital Audio Input
When the VS-2480’s transport is being synchronized to an external device, and is receiving digital audio from: • the same device to which the VS-2480 is being synchronized—you have a few options, listed here in order of preference: • If you have a separate word clock generator—slave the sync/signal source device and the VS-2480 to the generator’s word clock.
Page 134: Recording S/P Dif-Format Digital Input Signals
• the device designated as the master clock source uses its internal clock as its timing reference. On the VS-2480, set MASTER CLOCK to INT in Step 5 on Page 133. • you’ve set all of the slave devices to use the master clock source you’ve selected.
Page 135: Routing Input Signals To Input Channels
If you wish, you can send it back out of the VS-2480 to some external device. See Chapter 10 for general information on using mixer channels. Chapter 11 describes the various channel parameters and Chapter 12 provides detailed information about using input channels.
Page 136: How Input Connections Work
Input routing is done from the input channels’ point of view. You begin by selecting the desired input channels, and then choose the signals you want to route to them. Two by Two In the VS-2480’s virtual patching system, all input jacks, digital input connectors and input channels are grouped into odd/even pairs: •...
Page 137: 10-Using The Digital Mixer
In this chapter, we’ll discuss how to perform basic operations on the mixer. For an introduction to the VS-2480’s built-in digital mixer, see Chapter 3. Changing Channels As described on Page 52, all of the VS-2480’s 64 mixer channels are active and available at all times. •...
Page 138: Channel Selection
Setting a Fader to Unity Gain and Centering its Panning The VS-2480 provides a quick shortcut for setting a channel’s fader to its unity gain position. This procedure also places the channel’s signal to the center stereo position.
Page 139: Using The Pan/Aux Send 1-8 Knobs
See Page 140 to learn how the KNOB/FDR ASSIGN•AUX SEND 1-8 button and the PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knobs interact. You can set the VS-2480 so its display jumps to the parameter whose value you’re changing with a PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knob. Turn on the PAN KNOB AUTO Disp, AUX KNOB AUTO Disp and PRM KNOB AUTO Disp parameters in the UTILITY menu (Page 364).
Page 140: The Knob/Fdr Assign•Aux Send 1-8 Button
The KNOB/FDR ASSIGN•AUX SEND 1-8 Button The KNOB/FDR ASSIGN•AUX SEND 1-8 button—located to the right of the VS-2480’s numeric keypad—allows you to set the PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knobs or the channel faders so that you can use them to: •...
Page 141: To Turn The Knob/Fader Assign Feature On And Off
Aux bus. Controlling a Parameter of Your Choice The VS-2480 allows you to assign any CH EDIT parameter to the PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knobs or channel faders so you can quickly adjust its value for all of your channels. This parameter is referred to as the “USER”...
Page 142: The Master Fader
MASTER fader to perform the fadeout. Automix can memorize a fadeout you perform using the MASTER fader. The VS-2480’s level meters tell you how loud or soft your overall mix level is. To learn about metering in the VS-2480, see “Meters Display” on Page 120.
Page 143: Mute Mode
5. To exit Solo mode, hold down SHIFT and press IN 1-16•SOLO. To un-solo all currently soloed channels, hold down CLEAR and press IN 1-16•SOLO. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 10—Using the Digital Mixer www.rolandus.com IN 17-24...
Page 144: Scenes
10—Using the Digital Mixer Scenes The VS-2480 allows you to save a wide range of current mixer settings as a “scene.” Each project can contain up to 100 scenes. A scene contains all of your current: • channel fader positions •...
Page 145: Editing Scenes
Leaving Scene Mode With its default settings, after you store or recall a scene, the VS-2480 reverts to Locator mode and the numeric keypad goes back to its normal job of recalling locators (Page 185)—this is intended to help you get right back to navigating your way through...
Page 146: Scenes In Safe Mode
Scenes are so fast and easy to recall that it’s possible to recall the wrong one, especially since you normally recall a scene by its number, not its name. The VS-2480 provides a Safe mode that allows you to work with scenes in a SCENE window that shows each scene’s number and name.
Page 147: Resetting Mixer Parameters
6. If you’re sure you want to proceed, press ENTER/YES. To cancel the operation, press EXIT/NO. The reset procedure does not initialize all of the mixer’s settings. For example, it doesn’t delete your scenes, or reset the LOCATOR/SCENE TYPE parameter described on Page 146. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 10—Using the Digital Mixer www.rolandus.com...
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Page 149: 11-Input And Track Channel Tools
CH EDIT screen, it’s the contents of the middle area that change. This chapter devotes a section to each CH EDIT screen, or—more precisely—what you’ll ﬁnd in the middle section of each screen. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Track channel CH EDIT screens: P.BAY...
Page 150: The Ch Edit Screens
CH EDIT VIEW screen. 1-4 are present only in track channels —with input channels, that area of the screen is empty. To learn about the CH EDIT VIEW screen’s CpyPRM button, see Page 169. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 151 If PhrPAD is turned on, the track’s PHRASE PAD button turns amber to show it can be played and sequenced when the VS-2480’s Phrase Pad feature is active (see Chapter 21). Turn PhrPAD off to turn off the track’s phrase pad.
Page 152 See Page 156 and Page 154, respectively, for more. When you link two channels, the VS-2480 automatically moves their faders to 0dB, or to their most recent linked level value. When you unlink a pair of linked channels, both channels are reset to 0dB.
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11—Input and Track Channel Tools About Aux Send Conﬁguration In the VS-2480, each Aux bus can accept pre-fader signals from all input and track channels or post-fader signals from the input and track channels—not a mix of both. An Aux bus can also be linked with its odd/even partner to form a single stereo send. You can conﬁgure an Aux bus on the MASTER EDIT VIEW screen (Page 207) or from the...
Page 154 MIX parameter must be turned on to hear its signal in your mix. As shipped from the factory, all of the VS-2480’s input and track channels are sent into the MASTER mix. You may want to remove the input channels from the mix during recording so that you’re not bothered by unwanted input channel signals as you play...
Page 155 This can be handy when you want to simultaneously adjust the levels of two related channels. When you link two channels’ faders, the VS-2480 automatically sets them both to 0dB, or to their last linked setting. When you un-link the faders, the faders are reset to 0dB.
Page 156 Use the PAN parameter only when the channel’s signal is being sent to a stereo destination, such as the MASTER mix, a pair of tracks or a pair of outputs. www.rolandus.com In this illustration, Effect 3 is inserted in the channel. DIR Bus 1 is selected and highlighted here. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 157: The Dyn Screen
The DYN Screen Each VS-2480 input and track channel has its own dynamics processor that can act as a compressor, expander or a combination expander/compressor for the channel’s signal. What is Dynamics Processing? A dynamics processor—as its name suggests—shapes a signal by responding to changes in its level.
Page 158 • EXPANDER • EXP+COMP (expander/compressor). The Ratio parameter sets how much gain reduction will be applied when: the signal’s level exceeds the threshold level setting. the signal’s level falls below the threshold level setting. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 159 To add sustain to a lead guitar, try a ratio of 8:1 with a low threshold. Once you’re got Threshold and Ratio working as desired, use the other settings to ﬁne- tune your dynamics processing. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 11—Input and Track Channel Tools The Threshold parameter determines the signal level: above which the compressor begins to apply gain reduction.
Page 160 For track channels—you can select any track channel’s signal. To de-activate the KeyIn feature, set the KeyIn parameter to the current channel. If the channel is linked, you can select a separate KeyIn signal for both linked channels. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 161 IN meter—shows the signal’s original level coming into the dynamics processor. • OUT meter—shows the signal’s level coming out of the dynamics processor. • GR (Gain Reduction) meter—shows the amount of gain reduction being applied. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 11—Input and Track Channel Tools www.rolandus.com...
Page 162: The Eq Screen
There are two basic types of devices that can manipulate a signal’s frequency content: equalizers and ﬁlters. The VS-2480 provides both. A device that performs equalization is called an “equalizer,” or simply “EQ” for short.
Page 163 Hi-Mid Band EQ High Band EQ The channel signal ﬂows through the EQ screen from top to bottom in the chart above, or left-to-right onscreen. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual G=gain control; F=frequency selector Offers these controls: conﬁguration switch, frequency selector, Q control...
Page 164 ﬁlter sets the steepness of the ﬁlter sets the width of the frequency range sets the width of the frequency range Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 165 The high EQ band is a shelving-type EQ that affects the level of all frequencies above the selected frequency, as well as a narrow range of frequencies slightly beneath it. As such, it requires no Q setting. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 11—Input and Track Channel Tools www.rolandus.com...
Page 166: The Fx Ins Screen
“wires.” To learn the basics of routing input jacks and digital connectors to input channels in the VS-2480, see “Digital Input Signals” on Page 131. To route an input jack or connector to the current input channel on this screen: •...
Page 167: The Ch Edit Assign Screen
To activate the Parameter View, press F6 (PRM.V) from any CH EDIT screen. On a track channel’s CH EDIT VIEW screen, however, F6 (PRM.V) is unavailable when the STATUS parameter is selected—choose another parameter to activate F6 (PRM.V). Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Parameter Parameter www.rolandus.com...
Page 168 Aux send settings for each of the eight Aux busses, one at a time. See Page 152. At the top of the PRM.V section of the display, you’ll see the name of the currently displayed Aux send. to go Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 169: Assorted Ch Edit Tools
There may be times when you’d like to start over with a clean slate as you set up a channel’s dynamics processing or EQ. To reset all of the parameters on the CH EDIT DYN and EQ screens, press F5 (RESET). Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 11—Input and Track Channel Tools To copy: all of the source channel’s parameter settings to the current...
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Page 171: 12-Working With Input Channels
VS-2480’s hard disk recorder—the most common destination for an input channel’s signal in the VS-2480. You can route as many signals to the same track as you want. Once the signal’s been routed to a track, it can be recorded on the track.
Page 172: Routing An Input Channel Signal To A Track
When you’ve routed a signal to a track for recording, the signal can be recorded on the track’s currently selected V-Track. To learn more about V-Tracks, see Page 87. You can route an input signal to a track in any of three ways in the VS-2480: •...
Page 173 Input Channel 1’s CH EDIT button 5. If you want to break the connection press SELECT again. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual The SELECT buttons route: Press a TRACK STATUS button to: Input Channels 1-16 select Track 1-16 as a destination...
Page 174: Input Signal Routing On The Ez Routing View Screen
When you create a new project, Input Channels 1-24 are already routed to Tracks 1-24. The gray arrows at the left edge of the screen show the direction in which signal ﬂows. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 175: Input Channel Signals And The Main Mix
Input Channel Signals and the Main Mix Removing Input Channel Signals from the Main Mix When you create a new project, the VS-2480’s input channels are routed into the MASTER mix to help ensure that you can easily hear their signals even before you route them to tracks.
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Page 177: 13-Operating The Hard Disk Recorder
Disk Recorder” on Page 55. To learn the fundamentals of how it records and plays back audio—and how its built-in hard disk works—see Chapter 6, starting on Page 85. You can reverse any recording action using the VS-2480’s Undo and Redo features, described on Page 72.
Page 178: The Shuttle Ring
80 degrees you’ll be going 40 times the normal playback speed. If you use the SHUTTLE ring while the project’s playing, the VS-2480 will preview short snippets of audio at ﬁxed intervals as you move through the project so you can hear where you are.
Page 179: Recording
If you’ve ﬁnished recording a track, make sure that its TRACK SELECT button is green or unlit before moving on to ensure that you don’t accidentally record over the track. You can re-record any part of an already recorded track by punching—see Page 191. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 13—Operating the Hard Disk Recorder www.rolandus.com...
Page 180: Playback
• the Jump feature—see below. Using Jump The VS-2480’s Jump feature allows you to quickly move the timeline to any location in the project: 1. Press JUMP—a dialog appears showing you the location to which you can jump. 2. You can select a new desired location in any of few ways. You can: •...
Page 181: Looped Playback
(see Page 192.) To use the Loop feature, you must ﬁrst tell the VS-2480 where you want the looped section of the project to begin and where you want it to end by setting loop FROM and TO points, respectively.
Page 182: Vari Pitch Playback
1. Move the timeline to a location shortly before the section you’ll be looping. 2. Press LOOP so it’s lit. 3. Press PLAY—when the VS-2480 reaches the end of the section to be looped—the TO point—it starts over again at the beginning of the section (the FROM point) and plays the section over and over again.
Page 183: Preview
2. If you don’t see “PlyRec” above F4, press PAGE until you do. 3. Press F4 (PlyRec). 4. Turn VARI PITCH Sw on to activate the Vari Pitch feature—the VS-2480 takes a few moments to switch to Vari Speed operation.
Page 184: Scrub
You can set Scrub to play before or after the timeline using the PREVIEW TO or FROM buttons. You can also set the Scrub length. www.rolandus.com SCRUB Timeline Scrub length Scrub length Scrub Scrub Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 185: Locators
6. Press F6 (EXIT) to conﬁrm your changes. Locators The VS-2480 can memorize up to 100 locations in a project, allowing you to jump to any one of them instantly. This makes it easy to quickly get from place to place without having to slow down to hunt for each section of the project you need to get to.
Page 186: Basic Locator Operations
3. Press F5 (LOCATE). www.rolandus.com LOCATOR / MARKER / SCENE LOCATOR BANK AUX 7 AUX 8 USER MARKER RKER AUX 4 AUX 5 AUX 6 AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 PREVIOUS IOUS NEXT Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual SCENE BANK...
Page 187: Switching Automatically To Locator Mode
5. Press F6 (EXIT) when you’re done to conﬁrm your changes. Switching Automatically to Locator Mode You can set the VS-2480 so that it remains in Scene mode after recalling and storing scenes, or so it automatically returns to Locator mode after either action.
Page 188: Markers
And with 1,000 markers, you won’t use them all up as quickly as the 100 locators in a project. When you create an audio CD on the VS-2480 (Chapter 27), you’ll place special CD track markers to identify the selections on the CD.
Page 189: Placing A Marker
SHIFT. As shipped from the factory, they’re set to move from phrase to phrase on the selected track (Page 239). To change the buttons’ behavior, switch the PREVIOUS/ NEXT Sw Utility menu parameter (Page 363) to MARKER. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 13—Operating the Hard Disk Recorder We’ve placed three...
Page 190: Clearing Markers
When you clear all markers, every marker in the project is deleted, including all CD track markers. 1. Hold down SHIFT and CLEAR and press TAP. The VS-2480 asks if you’re sure you want to delete all of the project’s markers.
Page 191: Punching
• When you end the re-recording, you’re “punching out.” On the VS-2480, you can punch manually, or you can pre-set the places in the project where you’ll punch in and out using the Auto Punch feature. Auto-punching is great for hands-free punching when you’re recording yourself.
Page 192: Punching In And Out Manually
An auto-punch begins with the placement of Auto Punch IN and OUT points that tell the VS-2480 where you want to punch in and where you want to punch out. There are a few ways different ways you can set these—use whichever method you prefer.
Page 193: Setting Auto Punch Points Using Locators
You can move the timeline to an IN or OUT location by selecting IN or OUT on the screen and clicking F4 (GO TO). 2. Press EXIT when you’re done to conﬁrm your changes. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 13—Operating the Hard Disk Recorder Auto Punch IN time Auto Punch OUT time www.rolandus.com...
Page 194: Performing An Auto Punch
TRACK STATUS and REC buttons light solidly red. When the timeline gets to the punch-out point, recording automatically stops and the TRACK STATUS and REC buttons resume ﬂashing. 8. To turn Auto Punch off, press A.PUNCH so it’s not lit. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 195: 14-Working With Track Channels
ﬁnal mix. You might also want to send recorded tracks directly to the VS-2480 outputs and on to external devices. This topic is discussed on Page 289.
Page 196: The Mechanics Of Bouncing
14—Working with Track Channels The Mechanics of Bouncing For most of the things you do with tracks in the VS-2480, you can think of a track in the hard disk recorder and its corresponding track channel as pretty much the same thing—the track plays through its track channel, which provides the parameters that...
Page 197: Link The Destination Tracks For A Stereo Bounce
Step 2 light solidly to show the currently selected group of SELECT buttons and the current destination track or linked tracks. If any channels are already routed to the destination track, their SELECT buttons also light solidly. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 14—Working with Track Channels Track 1 is ﬂashing to show it’s selected.
Page 198 The gray arrows at the left edge of the screen show the direction in which signal ﬂows. When you’re bouncing tracks, signal ﬂows up from the track channels to the hard disk recorder tracks. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual TR 17-24 FX RTN V.FADER...
Page 199 To clear all track-to-track connections, press PAGE until “ClrTrA” appears above F4, and then press F4 (ClrTrA). 7. Repeat Steps 3-5 to route other track channels’ outputs to the destination track. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual and/or to select a source track channel’s output along the upper www.rolandus.com...
Page 200: Listening As You Bounce
By listening only to the destination track channel(s), you can be conﬁdent that what you hear is what you’ll get in the ﬁnal recorded bounce. The VS-2480 helps you monitor a bounce properly by removing the source track channels from the MASTER mix when you arm your destination track or linked tracks for recording.
Page 201: Performing The Bounce
2. If “OUTPUT” doesn’t appear above F3, press PAGE until it does. 3. Press F3 (OUTPUT). 4. Adjust the REC ATT value as necessary. REC ATT sets your listening level when directly monitoring the VS-2480’s 16 recording busses. It has no effect on bouncing levels. Performing the Bounce Once you’ve complete the procedures described in the previous section, you’re ready...
Page 202: Sending A Track Channel's Signal To A Direct Bus
ﬁnal mix. While a complete discussion of how to mix is far beyond the scope of the VS-2480 Owner’s Manual, here’s a very brief overview of the process to get you started, since track channel signals—the sound of your recorded tracks—are the main ingredient of most VS-2480 mixes.
Page 203 CD (see Chapter 27). • sent to any pair of the VS-2480’s analog or digital outputs for recording onto an external analog or digital device, respectively. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 14—Working with Track Channels...
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Page 205: 15-The Aux And Direct Busses
The most common use for an Aux bus in the VS-2480 is to send signals to one of the VS-2480’s internal effects. An Aux bus can also carry signals to an external effect for outboard processing, or to a headphone ampliﬁer for your performers (see...
Page 206: Sending A Signal To An Aux Bus
See Page 207. Stereo Aux Busses The VS-2480 allows you to link odd/even pairs of Aux busses so that each pair acts as a single stereo object. You can send a channel’s signal to a pair of linked Aux busses and use a panning control to place the signal’s position within the stereo ﬁeld they create.
Page 207: Configuring An Aux Bus
CH EDIT button. 2. Cursor to the desired Aux bus send or click it with your mouse. ENTER/YES starts to ﬂash to show that further options are available. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 15—The Aux and Direct Busses Eight master...
Page 208: Direct Busses
Direct bus to an internal effect. You can also route it to an output jack (Chapter 22) on its way to an external device such as an external digital recorder, effect processor or computer. You can send the VS-2480’s metronome output as a click track to a drummer’s headphone amp using a Direct bus.
Page 209: Sending A Signal To A Direct Bus
Direct busses. Metering Direct Bus Levels You can see each Direct bus’s level on in the AUXDIR meters on the VS-2480’s home page. See Page 206 to learn how to view these meters. Conﬁguring a Direct Bus Each Direct bus can receive signals from an input, track or FX return channel before or after—pre or post—the channel’s fader level control.
Page 210: Aux Bus/Direct Bus Strategy
Sending Signals to External Devices Both Aux and Direct busses can carry signals to the VS-2480’s outputs on their way to an external device. Here again, any time you’re sending a single signal, use a Direct bus so as not to use up your more-powerful Aux busses.
Page 211: Creating A Headphone Mix Using An Aux Bus
You can send performers’ live input signals along with already recorded tracks to any headphone mix you create. Since you have eight Aux busses in the VS-2480, you can create up to eight separate mono, or four stereo, headphone mixes for your performers.
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Page 213: 16-Using Effects
• save effects. For the basics on the VS-2480’s effects and why they’re useful, see Chapters 3 and 5. Using Loop Effects When you want to add reverb or a delay to your input, track or FX return signals, use a loop effect. Loop effects add effect processing to a signal—they don’t replace it—so that you end up with a...
Page 214 You can link odd/even Aux busses to create a stereo send into an effect. Check out the algorithm diagram in the VS-2480 Appendices for the effect you want to use to see if accepts stereo input signals. If it doesn’t, use a single unlinked Aux bus. Most VS-2480 produce stereo effects from a mono input signal.
Page 215: Setting Up An External Loop Effect
Direct bus as described on Page 156. Return the Output of the Effect The output of each of the eight internal effects has its own channel in the VS-2480’s digital mixer. These are the eight FX return channels, which are the subject of Chapter 17, starting on Page 227.
Page 216: Inserting An Effect
In the lower-right corner of the Info Display’s CH VIEW screen, you can see the effect processors inserted on the currently selected channel. www.rolandus.com Effect Effect Effect Effect Effect Dry signal Effect Wet signal Effect Effect Effect Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 217: Inserting Effects On An Input Or Track Channel
ﬂow in and out of the inserted effect. The INSERT EFFECT section of the Info Display’s CH EDIT screen—Page 216—also shows the routing of each effect inserted on the channel. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual InsL —the channel’s InsR —the channel’s...
Page 218 VS-2480 Appendices to see how each algorithm works. The Ins Routing Many of the VS-2480’s effect algorithms combine their left and right inputs into a single signal for processing. The Ins routing is therefore an excellent candidate for effect patches based on these algorithms.
Page 219: Master Bus Insert Effects
Mastering Tool Kit (“MTK”) effect patches designed for just this purpose: to apply the ﬁnishing touches to a great mix. If your VS-2480 is connected to Roland DS-90A or DS-50A monitors (Page 75), you can insert a Speaker Modeling effect patch on the MASTER bus—see Page 225 for details.
Page 220: Selecting, Editing And Saving Effect Patches
The BYPASS switch on the EFFECT VIEW screen also appears as F5 (BYPASS) on other effect screens. It behaves the same way everywhere. www.rolandus.com MENU PROJECT TRACK EFFECT UTILITY This processor is currently inserted on Track Channel 1. Processor BYPASS Current use Patch Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 221: The Algorithm View Screen
F6 (EXIT)—to return to the EFFECT VIEW screen. Selecting Effect Patches When you press F1 (PATCH) on an effect processor’s Algorithm View screen, its PATCH SELECT screen appears. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 16—Using Effects • On—the effect processor is off.
Page 222 Your collection of user patches is available in any project. As shipped from the factory, the VS-2480’s user patches are copies of the ﬁrst 200 preset patches. Since they’re only copies, you can replace them with your own user patches without fearing that you’re losing anything.
Page 223: Editing Effect Patches
3. Press F5 (SELECT) to load the selected effect patch. The VS-2480 Appendices contains an effect patch list that tells you whether a patch is designed for use as a loop or insert effect. The list also tells you if the patch has stereo inputs—so it treats its left and right sides independently—or if its input is mono.
Page 224: Saving Effect Patches
(see “Preset and User Effect Patches” on Page 222). When you press F5 (SAVE), the EFFECT PATCH SAVE screen appears, and the list of 200 user patches is presented. You can replace any of the current user patches with your new effect patch. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 225: Speaker Modeling
5. Press F5 (OK) when you’re done. Speaker Modeling If you’re using Roland’s DS-90A or DS-50A Digital Reference Monitors, you can take advantage of the VS-2480’s Speaker Modeling feature. Speaker Modeling allows your DS-90As or DS-50As to simulate the sound of a wide range of speakers, including popular studio monitors and consumer stereo speakers.
Page 226: Microphone Modeling
Microphone modeling can make audio captured by an inexpensive mic sound like it’s been captured by one of the world’s best studio mics. In order to create a realistic microphone model, the VS-2480 needs to know the sonic characteristics of the mic you’re really using. The VS-2480’s Microphone Modeling effect patches are designed to work with several different mics: •...
Page 227: 17-Working With Fx Return Channels
FX return channel. Therefore, if this is the case, the effect’s FX return channel is de- activated. When the VS-2480 is shipped from the factory, Effects 1 and 2 are available. Each optional VS8F-2 effect expansion board you install adds another pair of stereo effects to your VS-2480, up to a total of eight stereo effects with three optional VS8F-2s installed.
Page 228: The Main Fx Return Ch Edit Screen
4. GROUP You can assign the effect’s output to any of the VS-2480’s 16 fader groups that allow you to control the levels of multiple input, track and/or FX return channels. The parameter operates in exactly the same way as the input and track channel GROUP parameter—see Page 155.
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Direct busses (Page 208). You can use a pre- or post-fader Direct bus, as explained on Page 209. Chapter 22 describes working with the VS-2480 outputs. To send an effect to a Direct bus from its FX return channel: 1.
Page 230 “Adding Effects to a Headphone Mix” on Page 234. • another effect—You can create a chain of effects in the VS-2480 by sending one effect’s output to an Aux bus routed into another effect’s input. If you want, you can repeat the process by sending the second effect to a third and so on.
Page 231: The Fx Return Parameter View Screen
In the following sections, we describe how to route an FX return channel’s stereo output to a pair of tracks, the most common scenario. You can use the same steps to route an effect in mono to a single, unlinked track. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com...
Page 232: Quick Routing An Fx Return Channel
ﬂows. When you’re recording effects onto tracks, signal ﬂows up from the FX return channels to the hard disk recorder tracks. We pressed FX Return Channel 1’s SELECT button. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual TR 17-24 FX RTN V.FADER...
Page 233: Fx Return Routing On The Ez Routing View Screen
6. To break the connection, repeat Steps 3 and 4, and turn the TIME/VALUE dial counter-clockwise until no connection exists. To clear all FX effect-to-track connections, press PAGE until “ClrTrA” appears above F4, and then press F4 (ClrTrA). Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual and/or to select the FX return channel’s output along the upper www.rolandus.com 17—Working with FX Channels...
Page 234: Adding Effects To A Headphone Mix
You can also set the send level using the PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knobs—see “Activating Knob or Fader Control of Aux Send Levels” on Page 141. www.rolandus.com Aux 1’s Send Status parameter Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 235: 18-Editing Tracks
18—Editing Tracks This chapter provides an introduction to the editing of audio data on VS-2480 tracks. The ﬁrst part of the chapter explains important editing concepts. The second part explains how to use the various available editing methods. Chapter 6 explains how audio data is recorded on the VS-2480, and provides explanations for some important terms: take, phrase, V-Track and track.
Page 236: Edit Points
18—Editing Tracks Edit Points The VS-2480 provides a set of special markers just for editing—these markers are called “edit points.” The IN and OUT edit points deﬁne regions of data. The FROM and TO edit points help you accurately position phrases and regions you’re moving or copying.
Page 237: Performing Edits
ﬁrst phrase you select. • when you place an IN point to deﬁne the beginning of a region, the VS-2480 automatically sets FROM to the same location. If you select multiple regions, FROM is placed at the front of the ﬁrst region you select.
Page 238: Where Editing Takes Place
If you select audio on one of a pair of linked tracks, the audio on the other linked track is also selected. Where Editing Takes Place You’ll edit tracks on the VS-2480’s Home screen—see Chapter 8—or on the wave display, described on Page 238. Each screen offers a different view of a project’s audio. The Wave Display The wave display is a companion to the Home screen’s playlist and can be opened...
Page 239: Editing Methods
You can switch back and forth between the Home and wave display screens—and use different views and magniﬁcations—as you edit. Editing Methods The VS-2480 lets you edit a project’s phrase and regions three different ways: • mouse You can use any of these methods exclusively, or use any combination of them. Some people like a mouse, some like buttons, some like menus and some like them all.
Page 240: Edit Messages
The TRACK Menu The TRACK menu offers parameter-based editing. When you select an edit operation from the TRACK menu, use the VS-2480’s controls to select the desired phrases or regions, set the relevant parameters and then execute the operation. This form of editing allows you to edit slowly and carefully.
Page 241: Editing With A Mouse
View the Home screen from the wave display Move the timeline to the position line’s location Set IN, OUT, FROM and TO Activate the VS-2480’s Scrub feature (Page 184) Use Scrub to preview audio Select a track Select a region Select a phrase Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 242: Placing Edit Points With Your Mouse
Edit messages are explained on Page 240. First: Then right-click and: Press and hold CLEAR select the desired edit point. Press and hold SHIFT select the desired edit point or choose GOTO to move to the current location of the position line. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 243: Selecting Phrases By Clicking Or Dragging Your Mouse
2. Click and hold the left mouse button at the desired IN point, making sure to click after the start of the project. 3. Drag rightward across the display and release the button at the desired OUT point. 4. To re-do the operation, repeat Steps 2 and 3. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 18—Editing Tracks www.rolandus.com...
Page 244: Moving Data By Dragging With Your Mouse
ENTER/ YES to proceed, or EXIT/NO to cancel the operation. To learn how to snap dragged audio to a measures or beats, see “Snapping to Grid” on Page 245. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 245: Copying Data By Dragging With Your Mouse
Beat—so that there’s a gridline for every beat in the project. If you select Measure or Beat, the grid appears immediately in the playlist. If you can’t see the grid, hold down SHIFT and press gridlines appear. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 18—Editing Tracks This illustration shows measure gridlines.
Page 246: Performing An Edit Operation From The Edit Pop-Up Menu
IN point. the OUT point. the original FROM location. the timeline. to zoom in on the playlist’s time axis. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 247: Editing With The Track Edit Buttons
TIME/VALUE dial. Placing Edit Points Using the IN, OUT, FROM and TO Buttons To set edit points for the ﬁrst time in a project using the VS-2480’s buttons: 1. Position the timeline at the desired location. 2. Press the IN, OUT, FROM or TO button.
Page 248: Moving Or Copying Data Using The Track Edit Buttons
Moving or Copying Data Using the TRACK EDIT Buttons When you copy or move data, you can use the VS-2480’s buttons to select the desired destination track, or tracks: 1. When you’ve selected the data you want to move or copy, press the desired TRACK EDIT button.
Page 249: Editing From The Track Menu
When you’re moving or copying phrases and regions, or if you’re swapping regions on different tracks in the TRACK menu, designate the: • source track—the track you’re moving or copying audio from. • destination V-Track—the track to which you’re moving or copying the audio. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual MENU PROJECT TRACK EFFECT UTILITY •...
Page 250: Performing An Edit Operation From The Track Menu
Quick-Selecting from the TRACK Menu You can use Quick Selection for all phrase and region operations except the phrase Take Manager, and the region IMPORT and ARRANGE edit operations. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 251 3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for any other tracks you want to include. 4. To unselect a track, press its TRACK STATUS button again—it ﬂashes green to show it’s no longer selected. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 18—Editing Tracks www.rolandus.com...
Page 252: Selection Using The Track Menu's Onscreen Selection Tools
F1 (SelTrk)—to select a region You can select tracks that have a phrase touching the timeline. You can select any track—whether it contains audio in the deﬁned region or not—since regions can contain silence. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Region selection display...
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(ALL). If any phrase or regions are selected, they become unselected. If none are selected, they all become selected. If they’re all selected, they all become unselected. Press F2 (ALL) repeatedly to toggle selection on and off for all phrases or regions. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com...
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Page 255: 19-Phrase Editing Operations
This chapter describes the phrase-based editing operations you can perform in the VS-2480. Most of the operations can be performed using a mouse, the TRACK EDIT buttons or the edit commands presented in the TRACK menu. Some can be performed only from the TRACK menu.
Page 256 With Quantize on FROM Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4 When the phrase is longer than the distance between FROM and TO. FROM When the phrase is longer than the distance between FROM and TO. FROM Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 257: Move
(Page 346). Edit Points • TO—sets the desired beginning of the phrase. Any part of the phrase that occurs before the TO point is trimmed from the phrase. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 19—Phrase Editing Operations www.rolandus.com TRACK menu F2 (MOVE)
Page 258: Trim Out
DIVIDE can break up a long phrase into multiple components automatically—see Page 260. www.rolandus.com TRACK menu F4 (TrmOut) TRACK menu F5 (DELETE) TRACK menu F1 (SPLIT) Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 259: New
If you attempt to use a CDR-recorded take on a V-Track recorded in another mode—or vice versa—the VS-2480 displays “Found Illegal Track Pair!” Press ENTER/YES to continue, and select a non-CDR take. You can identify a CDR-recorded take by the asterisk in its number, as shown on Page 341.
Page 260: Normalize
Before normalization After normalization Phrase DIVIDE analyzes the levels in the original phrase..and divides the phrase up into smaller phrases. TRACK menu F3 (Normlz) TRACK menu F4 (DIVIDE) Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 261: Name
IN Threshold The IN Threshold sets the level at which a new phrase begins. As the VS-2480 searches for its next phrase, it considers a level higher than the IN Threshold parameter’s value to signify the start of a new phrase.
Page 262: Take Mngr
F6 (EXIT)—to leave the Take Manager and return to the TRACK PHRASE EDIT MENU. www.rolandus.com buttons or the TIME/VALUE dial to scroll through the list. Press: TRACK menu F1 (TAKE) The numbers and letters to the right of a take’s name are its hexadecimal ﬁle identiﬁcation. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 263: 20-Region Editing Operations
20—Region Editing Operations This chapter explains the editing operations you can perform on regions in the VS-2480. Since region editing operations work on a chunk of time within a track, you can think of them as track editing operations—some of them do, in fact, affect an entire track.
Page 264 20—Region Editing Operations You can also easily loop rhythm patterns using the VS-2480’s phrase sequencer, which is described in Chapter 21. Edit Points • IN—sets the beginning of the audio region to be copied. • OUT—sets the end of the audio region to be copied.
Page 265: Move
IN and OUT points. Audio that had previously been there—and all of the audio that comes after it—is slid back to the OUT point, thus lengthening the track due to the added blank space. Before region INSERT Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com 20—Region Editing Operations TRACK menu...
Page 266: Cut
Chop out an entire unwanted section of a project by using CUT on all of its tracks. Thanks to the VS-2480’s non-destructive editing, audio you cut is still safe and sound on your hard drive if you want it back, until you optimize the project. You can use Undo to retrieve it, or create a new phrase from its original take (see Page 259).
Page 267: Erase
Thanks to the VS-2480’s non-destructive editing, anything you erase is still on your hard drive if you want it back, until you optimize the project. Use Undo to retrieve it, or create a new phrase from its original take (see Page 259).
Page 268 Be aware that the more extreme the amount of compression or expansion, the more the region’s audio quality may degrade. TYPE To get the best-sounding results, the VS-2480 offers three different time compression/ expansion algorithms. Select the one that most closely describes the region’s audio: •...
Page 269: Import
Tracks 23 and 24. CDR-recorded audio is always stereo, so it’s imported to two tracks—when you select a destination track, its odd/even partner is also selected. When you select IMPORT, the VS-2480 scans the selected drive and presents you a list of all projects that contain importable audio.
Page 270: Exchange
If one section runs right into the next, you don’t need to place a separate marker at the end of the ﬁrst section—the VS-2480 can use the marker at the start of the next section as the end marker for the ﬁrst section.
Page 271 6. Press F1 (CREATE) to create the next playlist segment. The VS-2480 creates a new segment with the same settings as the segment before it. Since you can’t set a Start marker number to be higher than an End marker’s number, set the new segment’s End marker number ﬁrst.
Page 272: Name
NAME Use: TRACK menu The VS-2480 allows you to name any of the tracks in a project. The main NAME screen provides a track selection display where you can select the track you want to name. To learn about the VS-2480’s naming tools, see “Naming”...
Page 273: 21-Using The Phrase Pads
21—Using the Phrase Pads When the VS-2480’s Phrase Pad feature is activated, you can use each of the VS-2480’s 24 TRACK STATUS/PHRASE PAD buttons as a performance device that lets you play a phrase from its corresponding track. RATIO PHRASE SEQ...
Page 274: Understanding The Phrase Pads
CH EDIT VIEW screen to turn off its pad—or make any other desired change—by holding down SHIFT and pressing its CH EDIT button. Hold down SHIFT and press CH EDIT again to return to the previous screen. www.rolandus.com Beginning of the project The pad plays this phrase. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 275: Activating Phrase Pad Mode
PHRASE SEQ STATUS button until it’s lit red. When a phrase sequencer track’s PHRASE SEQ STATUS button is red, its pad plays only when the phrase sequencer is actually recording. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 21—Using the Phrase Pads www.rolandus.com...
Page 276: The Phrase Sequence Screens
The phrase sequencer works hand-in-hand with a project’s tempo map (Page 309). We recommend you set up a tempo map for your project to get the most from the VS-2480’s phrase sequencer. The PHRASE SEQUENCE Screens The VS-2480 provides two PHRASE SEQUENCE screens that contain the tools you’ll...
Page 277: What The Appearance Of Sequenced Data Means
If you’ve edited a group of phrases, Undo reverses the entire editing action for the entire group. You can also redo an undone action until you perform a new sequencing or editing action. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 21—Using the Phrase Pads Phrase playback starts.
Page 278: Realtime Phrase Sequencing
PHRASE SEQ STATUS button is green for any sequence track you want to keep as you continue sequencing. www.rolandus.com In this illustration of the Home screen, we’ve recorded on Sequencer Tracks 5-8 while playing along with Tracks 1-4. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 279: Step Entry
Step Entry In step entry phrase sequencing, the VS-2480 doesn’t play through the project as it normally does—you control when and how the sequencer moves forward in time. With the sequencer stopped, you enter phrase pad strikes where you want them.
Page 280: Phrase Pad Button Summary
PHRASE PAD PLAY•PHRASE SEQ button is ﬂashing red. its phrase sequencer track plays back if the PHRASE PAD PLAY•PHRASE SEQ button is solid red and you play the project. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 281: Editing A Phrase Sequence
You can edit your sequenced data when the PHRASE PAD PLAY•PHRASE SEQ is lit solid red. If you attempt to perform an edit when the sequencer’s in Record mode— ﬂashing red—the VS-2480 displays: Press ENTER/YES to dismiss the message and press PHRASE PAD PLAY•PHRASE SEQ to turn it solid red before attempting the edit again.
Page 282: Quantizing Phrase Sequence Data
You can select a desired phrase or region using your mouse or the VS-2480’s buttons. Mouse selection works the same way as with hard disk recorder tracks.
Page 283: Micro-Editing Sequencer Data
1. Press F5 (UNDO). Until you perform a new edit or sequence more data, you can press F5 (REDO) to reverse the undo. To leave the MICRO EDIT screen, press F6 (EXIT). Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual to select the phrase in the list. Use to select the phrase in the list. Use to select the phrase in the list.
Page 284: Using Tie, Rest And Backstep
• F4 (REST)—the VS-2480 moves the timeline ahead by the speciﬁed length. • F5 (BckStp)—the timeline moves back in time by the speciﬁed amount, shortening the duration of the closest phrase within the time window so that it extends no further than the timeline’s new position.
Page 285: Controlling The Sound Of Sequenced Tracks
Controlling the Sound of Sequenced Tracks Each phrase sequencer track borrows the corresponding track channel when the VS-2480’s in Phrase Sequence mode—in essence, it becomes a sequence track channel. The track channel’s fader and all of its CH EDIT tools—including its dynamics processor and EQ—are available for shaping the sound of the sequencer track.
Page 286: Bouncing Phrase Sequence Tracks
8. When the bounce is complete, hold down SHIFT and press PHRASE PAD PLAY•PHRASE SEQ to leave Phrase Sequence mode. 9. Hold down STOP, press TRACK STATUS for your destination tracks and listen to the bounce. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 287: 22-Working With The Vs-2480 Outputs
The VS-2480 has eight 1/4” analog output jacks that you can connect to external devices when you want to send audio signals out of the VS-2480. You can use the jacks for the jobs suggested by their names or for any other purpose in which you need to get a VS-2480 audio signal to an external device that has analog inputs.
Page 288: Output Signal Routing
ADAT™ or Tascam® T-DIF™ recorder. Output Signal Routing You can route bus signals or track signals to the VS-2480’s analog and digital outputs. We’ll discuss these two topics separately. You can route busses or tracks directly to outputs, but not both simultaneously, with the exception of the MONITOR bus, which can always be sent to outputs.
Page 289: Track Direct Outs
Track Direct Outs You can route any odd/even pair of the VS-2480’s tracks directly to a pair of outputs on the EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN screen. By default, the screen is set up for bus routing, so you’ll need to activate the track direct outs when you want to send tracks to...
Page 290: Routing A Pair Of Tracks To A Pair Of Outputs
Track direct outs are a great way to transfer tracks to a TASCAM DA series recorder or ADAT multitrack recorder connected via R-BUS and DIF-AT to the VS-2480. You can also route a track to an R-BUS output to digitally transfer the track’s audio to a computer with an RPC-1 PCI card for editing or effect processing.
Page 291: 23-Ez Routing
The EZ ROUTING screens are where you go to set up the connections that allow signals to travel within the VS-2480. This chapter provides an overview of the EZ ROUTING screens we’ve been discussing all along, and describes the VS-2480’s helpful EZ Routing tools.
Page 292: Ez Routing View Screen
ROUTING. The primary purpose of the EZ ROUTING PATCH BAY screen is the connection of analog input jacks and digital input connectors to the VS-2480’s input channels. Input connections are described in Chapter 9, which starts on Page 129. www.rolandus.com •...
Page 293: The Ez Routing Output Assign Screen
Chapter 9 describes in detail how to route inputs to input channels—see Page 136. The EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN Screen On the EZ ROUTING OUTPUT ASSIGN screen, you can route any of the VS-2480’s busses or tracks to output jacks or connectors. The screen’s appearance changes slightly for the two types of routing.
Page 294: The Ez Routing Loop Effect Assign Screen
On the EZ ROUTING LOOP EFFECT ASSIGN screen, you can select the Aux or Direct bus that carries signals to each of the VS-2480’s internal effect processors. You can also see a symbol for each processor’s currently selected effect patch.
Page 295: Ez Routing Tools
Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 23—EZ Routing Press: F1 (IniPB) F2 (ClrPB)
Page 296: Saving And Loading Ez Routing Templates
23—EZ Routing Saving and Loading EZ Routing Templates As you use your VS-2480, you’ll spend lots of time creating routing setups for the various situations in which you’ll be recording and mixing. You can save a routing setup—along with a host of other parameters—as an EZ Routing template that you can use in any project.
Page 297: Loading An Ez Routing Template
4. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the template you want to load. 5. Press F5 (OK). The VS-2480 asks if you’re sure you want to proceed. 6. Press ENTER/YES to load the template, or EXIT/NO to cancel the operation. If you press ENTER/YES, the template—and all of the routings and conﬁguration settings...
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Page 299: 24-Midi And Synchronization
MIDI Operations If you’re new to MIDI, see “About MIDI” in the VS-2480 Appendices. Advanced MIDI users can ﬁnd complete documentation of the VS-2480’s MIDI features—including a MIDI implementation chart—in the VS-2480 Appendices.
Page 300: V.fader-The Vs-2480 Midi Control Surface
VS-2480, only this ID number embedded in the SysEx data lets the VS-2480 know if it’s supposed to act on a SysEx message it receives. In order to respond to a SysEx message, the VS-2480’s ID number must be the same as the ID number embedded in the message—if the VS-2480 is set to another ID, it ignores...
Page 301: Remote Midi Control Of The Vs-2480
Using the VS-2480 as a MIDI Control Surface 1. Using a MIDI cable, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI OUT/THRU jack to the MIDI IN of the device you want to control from the VS-2480. 2. Navigate to the MIDI parameter screen (Page 299).
Page 302: Changing Scenes Via Midi
VS-2480, as discussed later in this chapter. To receive SysEx Data from an external MIDI device: 1. Using a MIDI cable, connect the VS-2480 MIDI IN jack to the MIDI OUT jack of the device from which you want to receive SysEx data.
Page 303: Remote Control Of The Vs-2480 With Control Change Messages
Remote Control of the VS-2480 with Control Change Messages You can set a variety of VS-2480 parameters from a remote MIDI device by sending the VS-2480 Control Change messages. These include: •...
Page 304: Remote Midi Storage Of Vs-2480 Settings
24—MIDI and Synchronization To enable Control Change reception on the VS-2480: 1. Using a MIDI cable, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI IN jack to the external device’s MIDI OUT jack. 2. Navigate to the MIDI parameter screen (Page 299). 3. Set MIXER CONTROL TYPE to C.C. (“Control Change”).
Page 305: Midi Metronome
1. Using a MIDI cable, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI IN jack to the MIDI OUT of the device from which you want to transmit the SysEx bulk dump.
Page 306: Setting Up A Midi Metronome
1. Using a MIDI cable, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI OUT/THRU jack to the MIDI IN jack of the device whose sounds you want to use as a metronome.
Page 307: Synchronization
MIDI instruments live through the VS-2480’s input channels during the ﬁnal mixdown. As described earlier in this chapter, you can record all of your VS-2480 actions into a sequencer as SysEx data, and have the sequencer play them back during a project. A sequencer can also adjust VS-2480 parameters in realtime using Control Change messages (Page 303) as a project plays or during recording.
Page 308 The VS-2480 can record received MIDI clock information as a sync track that lets it act as a master to slave devices that understand MIDI clocks and Song Position Pointer.
Page 309 VS-2480, this would be the position of its timeline. MMC’s not a form of sync—it’s about button-presses: When you press the PLAY button on a master MMC device, an MMC slave device acts as if its PLAY has been pressed as well. The VS-2480 can act as an MMC master or slave.
Page 310 24—MIDI and Synchronization data can then be sent back to the sequencer, slaving it to the VS-2480. You can also construct a sync track for a new or already recorded project using markers. In addition, the VS-2480 can use information you provide about an already recorded project to create a new sync track.
Page 311: Working With A Sync Track
Prepare the external device that’s supplying the sync track data by setting it to transmit MIDI clocks. 1. Using a MIDI cable, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI IN jack to the MIDI OUT of the device from which you want to transmit the MIDI clocks.
Page 312: Working With A Tempo Map
When you set CONVERT TYPE to the desired operation, the operation’s parameters are displayed. www.rolandus.com SHIFT In this illustration, the parameters for the operation that converts markers into a sync track are displayed. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 313: Shaping A Tempo Map By Hand
3. Press and select the desired tempo for the map. You can’t move a map to the same measure as the previous map, or to an earlier measure. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 24—MIDI and Synchronization Do this: Press F2 (NEW) Cursor to its number or any of its parameters.
Page 314: Syncing An External Device To The Vs-2480
A project’s audio rarely starts at Time 00h00m00s00f00, and when the tempo map starts, so will a sequencer slaved to the VS-2480. You can use the SYNC OFFSET TIME parameter on the SYNC PARAMETER screen (Page 310) to delay the start of the tempo map.
Page 315: Syncing The Vs-2480 To An External Device
Setting Up the VS-2480 as the Sync Master 1. Navigate to the MIDI PARAMETER screen (Page 299). 2. If the VS-2480 is connected to the slave device with a MIDI cable, set MIDI OUT/ THRU to Out. If you’re using an R-BUS connection, skip this step.
Page 316: Shifting The Project Start Time
24—MIDI and Synchronization 5. Set SYNC MODE to EXT, for “External” so that the VS-2480 uses the master device’s timing to operate. If you prefer, you can wait until you’re ready to begin synchronized playback and press the EXT SYNC button to activate the VS-2480’s use of external sync.
Page 317: Exchanging Digital Audio Data During Synchronization
CLOCK to EXT TIME CODE. The received digital audio’s clocking is computed from, and controlled by, the master device’s time code. You can also send digital audio from the VS-2480 to the master device by setting the VS-2480’s MASTER CLOCK parameter to INT—with this setting, the VS-2480 generates its own master clock based on the time code received from the master device.
Page 318 24—MIDI and Synchronization www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 319: 25-Surround
25—Surround The VS-2480 can generate Surround mixes in three popular Surround formats, allowing you to place input, track or FX return channel signals anywhere in Surround’s three- dimensional space. This chapter describes how to set up for Surround mixing on the VS-2480, and how to deliver output signals for Surround encoding.
Page 320: How The Vs-2480 Delivers Surround
25—Surround How the VS-2480 Delivers Surround When its Surround mode is active, the VS-2480 assigns an Aux bus to each of the Surround speakers, or “stems,” in the currently selected Surround format. Signals panned to a stem are automatically sent to its Aux bus.
Page 321: Turning On Surround Mode
4. Set SURROUND MIX MODE to the desired Surround format. 5. Turn the SURROUND MIX Sw parameter on. The VS-2480 reminds you that it’s about to re-conﬁgure your Aux busses, and asks if you’re sure you want to switch to Surround mode.
Page 322: Positioning A Signal In The Surround Field
• The level controls of Aux busses used by the selected Surround format become Surround speaker master level controls. • If any Aux busses used by the selected Surround format are linked, they become unlinked. Input and track channels 3+2+1 Surround position parameters FX return channels Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 323: Adjusting Master Surround Bus Levels
You can adjust the master level for each Surround stem. Since signal is carried to the stem using one of the VS-2480’s Aux busses, simply move the Aux bus’s master fader to adjust the stem’s level. You can also change its level on the MASTER EDIT VIEW screen.
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Page 325: 26-Automix
What Automix records is Automix data, not audio data, and it’s saved with the project. Automix records on its own tracks in its own area of the VS-2480’s memory. It doesn’t use any of your project’s tracks. This means two important things: •...
Page 326: The Automix Screen
“Automix Parameter List” on Page 410. You can also automate most VS-2480 actions with MIDI SysEx messages (Page 301). Automix is easier to work with since it doesn’t require an in-depth knowledge of MIDI.
Page 327: Activating Automix Mode
The color of each AUTOMIX STATUS button is mirrored in the AUTOMIX STATUS area of the AUTOMIX screen—changing an Automix track’s status in either place changes it in both. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual The Automix track is set to: Manual...
Page 328: Recording Automix Data
9. Press PLAY to hear your automation—if you made changes to the positions of your faders during the writing of Automix data, you’ll see them move during playback. 10. To re-do your automation—or to record new Automix data—repeat Steps 2-9. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 329: Realtime Punching Of Automix Data
ﬂashes to show that Automix is recording. 3. Press ZERO or move the timeline to a location shortly before the place you want the punch to start. 4. Press PLAY. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Punch with Return Punch with Keep www.rolandus.com 26—Automix...
Page 330: Snapshot Recording Of Parameter Values
When you play back the project with Automix turned on— and the Automix tracks set to play back—the parameter values stored in the snapshot are recalled when the timeline reaches the location at which the snapshot was taken. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 331: Playing Back Automix Data
Automix data—we’ll explain targeting on the next page. Familiar Home screen tools appear at the top of the screen (Chapter 8). Edit-related F buttons are visible beneath the playlist. You can zoom in and out as desired. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual left. www.rolandus.com 26—Automix...
Page 332: Targeting Automix Data
To undo the most recent Automix action, navigate to the AUTOMIX EDIT screen and press F5 (UNDO). To reverse the Undo, press F5 (REDO). www.rolandus.com This illustration shows a level parameter’s fade-in. Selected Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 333: Automix Editing Methods
Each TRACK EDIT button’s Automix editing operation is printed beneath the button. We’ll describe Automix editing operations starting on Page 334. To perform phrase or region track editing, exit the AUTOMIX and AUTOMIX EDIT screens and press PHRASE•REGION•AUTOMIX as desired. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com 26—Automix...
Page 334: Automix Editing Operations
What it does: sets the location of the Automix data region’s time anchor sets the destination location for the time anchor -1.0dB -4.0dB -6.0dB 1.0dB Data gone FROM is set to the same location as IN. After Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 335 Automix ERASE cleans out Automix events between the IN and OUT points. This can be useful when you’ve recorded parameter value changes you decide you don’t want, preferring to let an earlier parameter value remain in place until the OUT point. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Before What it does: sets the location of the Automix data region’s time anchor...
Page 336 Parameter values exactly equal to the threshold value are not changed by Compression and Expansion. An Expand value of exactly 1.0 causes no change in the selected parameters’ values. www.rolandus.com Before Compression Before Positive Shift value Expansion Negative Shift value Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 337: Micro-Editing Automix Data
Exp-—for a downward convex exponential curve to the selected data. With ascending parameter values Linear Micro-Editing Automix Data On the AUTOMIX EDIT screen, press F4 (MICRO) to display the AUTOMIX MICRO EDIT screen. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Before After Exp+ Exp - www.rolandus.com 26—Automix...
Page 338: Creating A New Automix Event
2. Press F3 (CREATE) to place a copy of the currently selected Automix event at the selected event’s location. 3. Edit the new Automix event’s location and value as desired. If you create a new event on an Automix track with no other events, the VS-2480 creates a Level event. Undoing an Automix Micro-Edit 1.
Page 339: 27-Mastering And Cd-R/Rw Operations
If your project uses a sampling rate other than 44.1 kHz, you can still master the project on the VS-2480 and export the result as .WAV ﬁles to a computer for sample-rate conversion to 44.1 kHz—see “Exporting Tracks and Phrases as .WAV Files” on Page 356.
Page 340 Book” standards. The VS-2480 produces Red Book audio CDs. Before the VS-2480 can burn audio onto a CD, it converts the audio into a Red Book- compliant form of data called a “disk image ﬁle,” and stores the ﬁle on your internal www.rolandus.com...
Page 341 CD. The VS-2480 can use any free space on your hard drive for creating a CD disk image— the free space doesn’t have to be in the currently selected drive partition.
Page 342 Don’t be confused by the use of the word “track” here—a CD track is different from a track on the VS-2480. On the VS-2480, a track contains a single mono signal. On a CD, a track is a stereo audio selection or song.
Page 343: Working In The Vs-2480 Mastering Room
Working in the VS-2480 Mastering Room Navigating to the Mastering Room 1. While holding down SHIFT, press CD-RW/MASTERING. The MASTERING ROOM screen appears. Turning On the Mastering Room To turn on the Mastering Room: 1. Set the MASTERING ROOM on/off switch to On.
Page 344: Selecting The Mastering V-Tracks
CD burning.) To turn on this feature, set Auto Marker to On. Auto Marker places a CD track marker only at the beginning of a new selection—it doesn’t place markers after pauses in the audio within the selection. www.rolandus.com 00h00m00s00f00 0 sec. 2 sec. 4 sec. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 345: Recording Mastering Tracks
ﬁrst selection, as described on Page 348. Using the Mastering Tool Kit In the Mastering Room, you can insert any of the VS-2480’s Mastering Tool Kit (MTK) effects onto the MASTER bus to add the ﬁnal touch of processing to your mix.
Page 346: Editing Mastering Tracks
• constructed a mastering track from individual selections one-by-one—each selection appears as a pair of phrases in the playlist. www.rolandus.com Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 347: Placing Cd Track Markers
4. Use phrase editing to trim any extra space from the very beginning of the mastering track. During the actual burning of your audio CD, the VS-2480 places the ﬁrst CD track marker at the beginning of the mastering track—trimming its front ensures that the CD track marker lines up with the ﬁrst audio you want to...
Page 348: Placing Cd Track Markers
(Remember, the ﬁrst selection’s CD track marker is set automatically). Use the VS-2480’s Scrub feature (Page 184) to place the timeline as precisely as you can, about 15 frames before the start of the selection’s audio. The placement of the CD track marker determines what happens when a listener selects the track on a CD player, so make sure you’ve set the CD track marker where you want it.
Page 349: Cd-R/Rw Operations
Creating an Audio CD Track at Once or Disk at Once? The VS-2480 allows you to select the way you want to write an audio CD: • adding tracks to a CD one at a time—This can be a great way to compile a CD of work mixes to listen to.
Page 350: Making Sure You Have Enough Space
1. Press PROJECT—the VS-2480 scans your connected drives and displays information about each drive. The VS-2480 can use any free space on your internal hard drive for the creation of a disk image, not just the currently selected drive, or partition.
Page 351 CD burning, the CD-R WRITE screen appears. Project info If you’ve got a CD-RW disc in your burner, the VS-2480 displays a reminder that that many CD players can’t play an audio CD-RW: 6. Press ENTER/YES to proceed, or EXIT/NO to cancel the operation.
Page 352: Erasing A Cd-Rw Disk
If you press ENTER/YES, the VS-2480 proceeds to burn the CD. When it’s ﬁnished, the VS-2480 asks if you’d like to burn another CD of the same audio material. If you do, insert a new CD in your burner and press ENTER/YES, or press EXIT/NO to complete your CD-burning session.
Page 353: If You Encounter Error Messages During Cd Burning
Jump to the beginning of the previous track Eject the CD Turn off the CD Player feature When the CD’s not playing, you can use the VS-2480’s SHUTTLE ring to change your current location on the CD. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 27—Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations...
Page 354: Wav File Importing
27—Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations .WAV File Importing The VS-2480’s WAV Import feature allows you to load .WAV audio ﬁles from a data CD. There are many recordings and samples that use Microsoft’s .WAV format available on commercial CDs and on the Internet. When you import a .WAV ﬁle, you can place it on any track in the current project.
Page 355: Importing A .Wav File
Once there, press F2 (GetNow) to enter the timeline’s current location as the TO point. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 27—Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations As on the WAV IMPORT...
Page 356: Exporting Tracks And Phrases As .Wav Files
.WAV ﬁle—you can re-import the audio back into the VS-2480. When you want to export an entire track, use the Track Export feature. To export portions of a track, use the VS-2480’s phrase editing tools to fashion the audio into a phrase, and use the Phrase Export feature.
Page 357: Exporting Phrases As .Wav Files
If a phrase you want to export isn’t available for selection, turn the TIME/VALUE dial so that the timeline touches the phrase. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual 27—Mastering and CD-R/RW Operations www.rolandus.com...
Page 358 6. When you’ve returned to the screen shown above, press F5 (OK) to export your tracks or phrases as .WAV ﬁles to the CD. The process may take a little while, depending on the amount of audio data you’re exporting. www.rolandus.com ↓ Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual and pressing F3 CD burner info...
Page 359: 28-Utility Menu Parameters
28—Utility Menu Parameters The UTILITY MENU contains a wide array of parameters. Some of its screens present parameters that set the general behavior of the VS-2480—or its behavior when a particular project is loaded—while others offer detailed control of speciﬁc VS-2480 features.
Page 360: System
EXT LEVEL METER (MB-24) Use these parameters to set the behavior of the MB-24 meter bridge (purchased separately) attached to your VS-2480. If you’re not using an MB-24, you can ignore these parameters. To learn how to attach an MB-24, see “Attaching an MB-24 Level Meter” on Page 382.
Page 361: Drive
DRIVE IDE DRIVE This on/off switch lets you start up from a Zip drive with the VS-2480’s internal drive turned off. Select the Zip drive as your current drive, turn IDE DRIVE off, and then restart the VS-2480, making sure a VS-2480-formatted Zip disk is inserted in the Zip drive.
Page 362: Ps/2 Mouse
An optional foot switch—such as a Roland DP-2 or BOSS FS-5U—connected to the VS-2480’s rear panel FOOT SWITCH jack can perform a variety of functions. This parameter determines what a connected foot switch does. You can set the parameter to: •...
Page 363 CD players. See for “Recording S/P DIF-Format Digital Input Signals” on Page 134. SHIFT LOCK When SHIFT is held down, many of the VS-2480’s buttons perform their secondary function, typically—but not always—printed beneath the button in an outline box. If you’re pressing the SHIFT button frequently, you can lock the SHIFT button on, or arm...
Page 364 Down—numbers are entered from left to right. RETURN TO LOCATE Sw You can set the VS-2480 so that the keypad defaults to the selection of locators— automatically exiting Scene mode after a scene is selected—as described on Page 145 and on Page 187.
Page 365: Operation Display
When the PAN-AUX SEND 1-8 knobs are controlling the dynamics and EQ parameters of a selected channel (Page 140), the VS-2480 can automatically jump to a screen that displays those values when you turn one of the knobs. Set PRM KNOB AUTODisp to: •...
Page 366: Project
If you’re sending audio to a connected external digital recorder that records at a lower bit depth than the VS-2480 (Page 132), you can dither the VS-2480’s output signal so that it sounds its best at the bit depth the external device is using. Dithering adds an inaudible veil of noise to the signal in order to mask audio artifacts that are introduced when bits are discarded as audio travels from a higher bit-rate device to a lower one.
Page 367: Display
This parameter is explained in “Shifting the Project Start Time” on Page 316. PEAK HOLD Sw You can set the VS-2480’s level meters so that their peak lines “stick” at their highest positions, remaining there until you press HOME•DISPLAY to release them. This allows you to look away from the display without worrying that you’ll miss problematic...
Page 368: Vari Pitch
SOLO/MUTE TYPE parameter. When it’s set to: • All BUS Send—the signal is stopped before it’s sent to any Aux or Direct busses or the MASTER mix bus. It’s therefore not sent to the VS-2480’s effects or to outputs via Aux or Direct busses. •...
Page 369: Sync
Metronome When you’re using the project tempo map (see above), the VS-2480 provides a built-in metronome you can use during recording and playback. The metronome’s tempo comes from the tempo map, so the metronome slows down and speeds up along with the project tempo.
Page 370 VALUE dial to select Hand Clap, Cowbel or Maracas. www.rolandus.com You can play along with the pattern using the F buttons—the beat box pads. The sound each button plays is shown above it on the display. Beat box pads Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 371: Auto Punch/Loop
Aux bus feeding a headphone mix, to the MASTER mix, or to a Direct bus routed to a VS-2480 output. When the generator is producing the metronome’s sound, the metronome is no longer routed directly to the MONITOR bus.
Page 372: V.fdr
At the top of the V.FADER/USER screen is the USER KNOB/FDR ASSIGN to parameter, described in “Controlling a Parameter of Your Choice” on Page 141. “V.Fader—The VS-2480 MIDI Control Surface” on Page 300 describes how to use the V.Fader feature that turns the VS-2480 into a MIDI control surface. SCENE To learn how to use the SCENE screen, see “Editing Scenes”...
Page 373 Pink Noise—a static-like noise comprised of the frequencies at each octave of the frequency spectrum sounding together at equal volume. Useful for testing speakers in conjunction with the VS-2480 spectrum analyzer. See Page 375. • WhiteNoise—a static-like noise comprised of all frequencies in the frequency spectrum sounding together at equal volume.
Page 374: Analyzer
Powering the Spectrum Analysis Display The spectrum analysis display requires one of the VS-2480’s VS8F-2 effect expansion boards to operate. Select the Use EFFECT board parameter, and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the VS8F-2 you want to use.
Page 375: Setting Up The Spectrum Analysis Display
2. Set the generator’s PAN to C, MIX to On, and set the FADER parameter to 0.0dB. 3. Connect a microphone to one of the VS-2480’s inputs, and set up the microphone in the center of the listening space, where you—if you’re analyzing your recording space—or a typical audience member—if you’re analyzing a live performance...
Page 376: Date/Time
VS-2480’s mixer and/or UTILITY menu parameters to their default factory settings. You may want to do this to start over with a clean slate, or if your VS-2480 is behaving oddly, and you suspect that some unknown parameter value may be the cause.
Page 377: Phrase Sequencer
To turn on remote control of an R-BUS device, turn on the remote control parameter for the R-BUS jack to which it’s connected. If a Roland RPC-1 (R-BUS PCI card) is connected to an R-BUS connector, turn its remote control parameter off if it isn’t turned off already.
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Page 379: 29-Expanding The Vs-2480
When installing a VS8F-2 effect expansion board, remove only the speciﬁed screws. • Be careful that the screws you remove do not drop into the interior of the VS-2480. • Re-attach the VS-2480’s bottom cover after the installation—do not leave its internal components exposed.
Page 380 29—Expanding the VS-2480 Installation Procedure 1. Before installing the VS8F-2, turn off the power of the VS-2480 (Page 80) and all connected devices, and disconnect all cables from the VS-2480. 2. Turn the VS-2480 over onto its back, and remove only the screws shown in the following diagram.
Page 381: Connecting A Cd-R/Rw Drive To The Vs-2480
7. Turn on the remainder of your equipment. Connecting a Zip Drive to the VS-2480 Before connecting a Zip drive to the VS-2480, turn off power to all of your devices— including your speakers—to prevent damage to your equipment. 1. Double-check to make sure that both the Zip drive and the VS-2480 are turned off.
Page 382: Attaching An Mb-24 Level Meter
1. With the power to the VS-2480 and the MB24 turned off, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI OUT to the MB-24’s MIDI IN using a MIDI cable. 2. If you want to connect another MIDI device to the VS-2480, connect its input to the MB-24’s MIDI THRU jack using a MIDI cable.
Page 383: Roland Vs-2480 Owner's Manual Www.rolandus.com
29—Expanding the VS-2480 3. Turn the VS-2480 over onto its back, and remove only the screws shown in the following illustrations. 4. The battery should now be visible, as shown here. CR2032 5. Remove the VS8F-2 for Effect A. 6. Replace the old battery with a new one.
Page 384: Installing A New Internal Hard Drive
13. Reset the VS-2480’s clock and calendar (Page 65). Installing A New Internal Hard Drive You can purchase and install a new internal hard drive for your VS-2480 in order to gain additional storage space—you can swap internal hard drives as desired.The requirements for a VS-2480 drive are noted on Page 85.
Page 385 Fit the indentation on the drive caddy over the ridge on the chassis of the VS-2480. 4. After you install the hard disk, lock it in place. Fit a coin into the lock’s slot and turn it clockwise until the lock clicks and it the...
Page 386 29—Expanding the VS-2480 5. Reattach the front panel cover. 6. Turn on the VS-2480’s power (Page 63) to verify that it powers up correctly. 7. If the display shows “Not Found any Drives,” the new internal hard drive is not being recognized by the VS-2480.
Page 387: Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information R-BUS Remote Control You can remotely control a variety of connected R-BUS devices right from the VS-2480. To learn how to activate remote control of an R-BUS device, see Page 377. The following sections describe the parameters in each device that you can set from the VS-2480.
Page 388: Using A Roland Dif-At
With a Roland DIF-AT, audio can be digitally exchanged between the VS-2480 and a DA Series—T-DIF—device, with the VS-2480 being controlled by the DA Series device. A TASCAM DA Series device’s word clock cannot be slaved to the VS-2480. It must provide the master word clock for both devices.
Page 389: Ada-7000 Settings
You can disable front-panel control of the ADA-7000 so that it can be set only from the the VS-2480. To do this turn FRONT PANEL CONTROL off. If you want to retain control of the ADA-7000 in both places, leave FRONT PANEL CONTROL on.
Page 390: Ae-7000 Settings
INTERNAL or WORD CLOCK. • When the VS-2480 MASTER CLOCK is set to INT, COAXIAL IN, OPTICAL IN, WORD CLOCK or EXT TIME CODE, the ADA-7000’s CLOCK SOURCE should be set to R-BUS. However, if a separate word clock generator is supplying word clock directly to the ADA-7000, set the ADA-7000’s CLOCK SOURCE to WORD CLOCK.
Page 391 INPUT A or WORD CLOCK. • When VS-2480 MASTER CLOCK is set to INT, COAXIAL IN, OPTICAL IN, WORD CLOCK or EXT TIME CODE, the AE-7000’s CLOCK SOURCE should be set to R-BUS. However, if a separate word clock generator is supplying word clock directly to the AE-7000, set the AE-7000’s CLOCK SOURCE to WORD CLOCK.
Page 392: Vsr-880 Settings
TYPE1—to produce digital audio that conforms to AES/EBU standards for use by professional broadcast and recording studios. Use this setting if you wish to send digital audio from the VS-2480 to a ProTools™ system. • TYPE2—to produce S/P DIF digital audio for devices such as DAT and MiniDisc recorders.
Page 393: Using The Vs-2480 With A Vm-7000 Mixing System
Using the VS-2480 with a VM-7000 Mixing System You can transfer audio between a VS-2480 and an R-BUs equipped Roland VM-7000 mixing system. To add R-BUS connectivity to a VM mixing system, install a VM-24E I/O expansion board—purchased separately—in your master processor for 24 channels of digital I/O.
Page 394: Using A Roland Ve-7000
EDIT parameters. These parameters are explained in detail in Chapters 11 and 17. Connecting the VE-7000 1. With the power to all devices turned off, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI IN to the VE-7000’s MIDI OUT using a MIDI cable. 2. Turn on the power to the devices.
Page 395 Hold down SHIFT as you turn an EQ HI/HI-MID/LO-MID/LO FREQ knob to change values by larger increments. Hold down SHIFT and press RESET (EDIT) to reset the EQ to its default values. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Same as CH EDIT parameter or F button: Corresponding AUX Send Levels 1-8...
Page 396: Roland Mb-24 Notes
The optional MB-24 Level Meter Bridge adds a full-sized meter array to your VS-2480. To learn how to connect and MB-24 to your VS-2480, see Page 382. “EXT LEVEL METER (MB-24)” on Page 360 explains how to conﬁgure the MB-24 for use with the VS-2480.
Page 397: Factory Ez Routing Templates
Factory EZ Routing Templates The VS-2480 ships with seven EZ Routing templates—see Page 296 for information on EZ Routing templates. The settings contained in the factory templates are as follows. Recording Template Patch Bay: ANALOG INPUT 1 ANALOG INPUT 16...
Page 398: Bouncing Template
MASTER L/R To bounce track* To bounce track* To bounce track* To bounce track* Cannot be assigned To bounce track* To bounce track* Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use PLAY PLAY Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 399: Mixdown Template
IN24 FX1 RTN FX8 RTN AUX1 AUX8 DIR1 DIR8 OUTPUT ASSIGN: Track Direct Out TRACK STATUS: TR24 Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual V.Track AUX 1-8 . . . TRACK . . . Effect 1 FX 1 RETURN www.rolandus.com Supplemental Information MASTER L/R...
Page 400: Mastering Template
Mastering Level Track L/R Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use PLAY PLAY Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 401: Surround 2+2 Template
FX8 RTN AUX1 AUX4 L (AUX 5) R (AUX 6) Ls (AUX 7) Rs (AUX 8) DIR1 DIR8 OUTPUT ASSIGN: Track Direct Out Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual P231:MTK:Mixdown R Ls Rs Analog Multi Output INPUT Surround MIXER 1-24 Pan/Depth TRACK Surround...
Page 402: Surround 3+1 Template
LR:C Surround FX 1-8 Pan/Depth/ Return MIXER LR:C Recording TR21 TR23 Track TR22 TR24 Surround Mix Mode Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Output Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 403 TR 9/10/11/12—MTP, MT1, MT2, LIV or LV2, and a sample rate of 64k or higher • TR 5/6/7/8—M24, M16 or CDR, and a sample rate of 64k or higher Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Supplemental Information Not in Use Not in Use...
Page 404: Surround 3+2+1 Template
Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Not in Use Record Track A* Record Track B* Record Track C* Record Track D* Record Track E* Record Track F* Not in Use Not in Use Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 405: Vs-2480 Tick Resolution Table
TR 7/8/9/10/11/12—MTP, MT1, MT2, LIV or LV2, and a sample rate of 64k or higher • TR 3/4/5/6/7/8—M24, M16 or CDR, and a sample rate of 64k or higher VS-2480 Tick Resolution Table Use this table to convert beats to ticks when using the Measures and Beats counter. Traditional Name:...
Page 406: Midi Channels And Control Change Maps
Aux 8 Send Level Aux 1/2 Send Pan Aux 3/4 Send Pan Aux 5/6 Send Pan Aux 7/8 Send Pan Offset Fader Level Offset Pan Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual FX Return Channels Master Edit Area Direct busses Aux busses MASTER/MONITOR Parameter...
Page 407 You can change the current setting of a TRACK STATUS button by sending Control Change messages to the VS-2480. Tracks 1-16 respond to Control Change 35. Tracks 17-24 respond to Control Change 67. The following table shows how a TRACK STATUS button’s setting changes in response to various received Control Change values .
Page 408 Aux 4 Level Aux 5 Level Aux 6 Level Aux 7 Level Aux 8 Level Aux 1/2 Balance Aux 3/4 Balance Aux 5/6 Balance Aux 7/8 Balance MIDI Channel 16 MASTER Level MASTER Balance MONITOR Balance Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 409: V-Fader Control Messages
V-Fader Control Messages The V-Fader feature—Page 300—allows you to send the following Control Change messages from the VS-2480’s faders and PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knobs. Control Change: CC 0 (BankSelMSB) CC1 (Modulation) CC2 (Breath) CC4 (Foot) CC5 (Porta Time) CC6 (DataEntryMSB)
Page 410: Automix Parameter List
Supplemental Information Automix Parameter List The VS-2480’s Automix feature can record and playback changes to the values of the following parameters. Input and track channel parameters Automix name: LEVEL(Fader) OFFSET LEVEL OFFSET PAN MUTE AUX1 Send Sw AUX2 Send Sw...
Page 411 Aux bus parameters Automix name: LEVEL BALANCE Direct bus parameters LEVEL BALANCE Effect 1-8 parameters PATCH Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Description: Automix name: AUX2 Send Lev Effect Return Level Effect Return Balance AUX3 Send Lev Mute AUX4 Send Lev AUX1 Send Switch...
Page 412: V-Studio Song/Vs-2480 Project Compatibility
Supplemental Information V-Studio Song/VS-2480 Project Compatibility Recording Mode Tables A project using the following recording modes can be converted into a VS-2480 project using the project IMPORT operation. Recording mode: M16 (MAS) A project using the following recording modes can be exported as an earlier V-Studio song using the project EXPORT operation.
Page 413 * Speaker Modeling and the Mastering Tool Kit effects are available in the current VS-880EX and VS-1680 operating system versions. Visit www.rolandus.com or call Roland Product Support for more info. Attenuator When an earlier V-Studio’s song is imported, and when a VS-2480 project is exported, attenuator values are translated as follows. Earlier V-Studio:...
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Page 415: Glossary
An Aux bus—short for “Auxiliary bus”—is a pathway that can carry multiple signals to a destination. In the VS-2480, an Aux bus is used most often as the pathway input and track channel signals travel to get to the VS-2480’s internal effects. The VS-2480’s eight Aux busses can also carry signals to outputs on their way to external devices such as headphone ampliﬁers and external effect processors.
Page 416 CD-RW and write new data onto the disk. Channel A channel is a set of tools for managing and shaping an audio signal. The VS-2480 has input channels, track channels, Aux master channels and FX return channels. Channel strip A channel strip is a physical set of channel controls.
Page 417 VS-2480 project playback remotely from the video device. Hard drive A device that stores data on a rigid platter mounted inside its case. The VS-2480’s hard drive stores all of your project data, including its audio and all related data.
Page 418 100 locators. Loop As a verb, the act of playing the same project section over and over until STOP is pressed. As a noun, the section of the project that’s played when the VS-2480’s Loop feature is turned on. Low Impedance Impedance is the amount of force with which analog audio voltages are sent into jacks or accepted by jacks.
Page 419 “inverting,” or “ﬂipping,” the signal’s “phase.” Phrase A phrase is a set of pointers that instructs the VS-2480 when and how to play a take—an audio ﬁle—stored on its hard drive. See “Take.” Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual www.rolandus.com...
Page 420 On the Home screen and phrase sequencer screens, a playlist presents the project’s phrases. On the AUTOMIX EDIT screen, Automix data is listed. Project All of the audio and settings for a recorded work in the VS-2480, stored as a project disk ﬁle on the VS-2480’s hard drive. PS/2 PS/2 is a wiring standard for computer peripheral devices developed by IBM.
Page 421 The process of coordinating the timing of two devices. Take In the VS-2480, a take is an audio ﬁle recorded on your hard drive. In general studio usage, “take” refers to an attempt to record a performance, successful or otherwise.
Page 422 “sleeve.” Track In the VS-2480’s hard disk recorder, a track is a collection of 16 V-Tracks, any one of which can be active at a time. In the phrase sequencer, a track is a set of phrases played on a phrase pad and recorded.
Page 423: Index
... 332 Automix ... 243–244, 253 track editing ... 266–267 AllVTr ... 268 Amp (time-stretching) Analog inputs Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual ... 129 connecting ... 125, 130 setting levels See also Input signals ... 48 ANALOG MULTI OUTPUT jacks Analog outputs ...
Page 424 ... 152 ... 373 ... 59 ... 59 ... 105 ... 382 ... 163 ... 382 ... 284 ... 370 ... 405 ... 340 ... 132 ... 201 ... 200 ... 196 ... 200 ... 196 Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 425 CD track markers ... 349 Disk at Once ... 340 disk images ... 349 finalizing ... 350 space requirements Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual ... 349 Track at Once ... 353 error messages ... 110 exporting projects as songs recovering ... 107 project backup data ...
Page 426 ... 382 an MB-24 ... 32 CONTRAST knob Control Change messages ... 406 received by VS-2480 ... 301 remote control of VS-2480 ... 409 transmitted by VS-2480 ... 300 CONTROL LOCAL Sw ... 46 Cooling fan exhaust vent COPY ... 334 Automix ...
Page 427 ... 132 sample rate ... 132 master clock See also Input signals ... 287 Digital outputs ... 320 and Surround ... 287 coaxial Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual copy-protection dithering ... 287 optical overview ... 288 R-BUS routing busses to tracks to ...
Page 428 COMP/EXP..263 COPY ... 266 ... 267 ERASE ... 270 EXCHANGE ... 269 IMPORT ... 265 INSERT ... 265 MOVE ... 272 NAME ... 235 overview ... 238 where it’s done Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual ... 243 ... 244...
Page 429 See also Insert effects ... 213–215 loop effects ... 81 explained ... 227–234 returns See also Loop effects ... 225 Speaker Modeling Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual types of understanding ... 213–226 using VS8F-2 Effect Expansion Boards described installing ENTER/YES button EXIT/NO button...
Page 430: Routing To Tracks
... 315–316 ... 308 ... 316 ... 162 ... 38 ... 247 ... 227 ... 52 ... 227 ... 227–231 ... 231 ... 233 ... 232 ... 227 ... 230 ... 230 ... 227 ... 161 Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 431 SHUTTLE ring ... 177 transport buttons playback ... 180 basic procedure ... 181 looped playback ... 183 Preview Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual Scrub Vari Pitch playback ... 372 recording a new track punching manually using Auto Punch SHUTTLE ring TRACK STATUS buttons...
Page 432 ... 45 ... 64 ... 64 ... 62 ... 69 ... 364 ... 226 ... 36 ... 351 ... 160 ... 58 ... 121 ... 120 ... 260 ... 28 ... 155 ... 152 Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual ... 45, 140...
Page 433 ... 163, 165 Low EQ band ... 164 ... 323 LR:C ... 97 LV2 recording mode Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual ... 97 M16 recording mode ... 97 M24 recording mode Makeup gain. See AutoGain ... 327 Manual MARK ...
Page 434 MIDI beat clock ... 299 MIDI PARAMETER screen ... 300 OUT or THRU ... 299 overview ... 301 remote control of VS-2480 ... 303 Control Change messages Program Changes and Bank Selects ... 302 SysEx Song Position Pointer SysEx ... 300 about ID numbers Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual...
Page 435 ... 304 bulk storage of data ... 301 remote control of VS-2480 V.Fader ... 300 described ... 301 using MIDI beat clock ... 308 described See also Synchronization MIDI clock. See MIDI beat clock MIDI control surface. See V.Fader ... 47 MIDI IN jack MIDI Machine Control.
Page 436 ... 74 entring with keypad Numeric keypad. See Keypad ... 45 NUMERICS button ... 364 NUMERICS TYPE Offset ... 315 with VS-2480 as master ... 316 with VS-2480 as slave ... 315 OFFSET TIME ... 274 OneS ... 352 OnlyFin ...
Page 437 ... 130, 360 Phantom power ... 360 PHANTOM Sw ... 154 PHASE ... 154 Phase cancellation correction Phone number, Roland Product Support ... 48 PHONES jacks ... 32, 75 PHONES knobs ... 273 PHRASE PAD buttons PHRASE PAD PLAY•PHRASE SEQ PHRASE PAD PLAY•PHRASE SEQ button...
Page 438 Printing effects ... 365 PRM KNOB AUTODisp ... 376 PrmIni ... 29 Product Support Program Changes and Bank Selects ... 301–302 remote control of VS-2480 ... 366 Proj ... 40 PROJECT button ... 177 PROJECT END ... 93–117 PROJECT menu ...
Page 439 ... 389 ADA-7000 ... 391 AE-7000 ... 387 DIF-AT ... 392 VSR-880 ... 49 RPC-1 Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual ... 49 VM-3100Pro ... 393 VM-7000 ... 49 XV-5080 R-BUS 1 and 2 DIGITAL 8ch I/O jacks ... 366 R-BUS2 COAXIAL Sel ...
Page 440 ... 389 ADA-7000 ... 391 AE-7000 ... 387 DIF-AT ... 392 VSR-880 ... 301 Remote control of VS-2480 ... 303 Control Change messages Program Changes and Bank Selects ... 302 SysEx Repairing a drive See Drive check Replacing ... 384 the internal hard drive ...
Page 441 Signal flow Silence, adding. See INSERT ... 191 Simple monitoring ... 373 Sin Wave Slave. See Master/slave Slicing. See Dividing a phrase Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual ... 226 SM-10 (headset mic) ... 337 Smoothing Automix data SMPTE ... 308 described See also Synchronization ...
Page 442 ... 305 receiving ... 304 sending ... 304 MIDI BULK DUMP screen ... 301–302 remote control of VS-2480 ... 302, 315 SysEx. Rx Sw ... 302, 315 SysEx. Tx Sw System Exclusive. See SysEx System parameters. See UTILITY menu ... 262...
Page 443 ... 195–203 working with ... 290 TRACK DIRECT OUT ... 37 TRACK EDIT buttons ... 333 editing Automix data Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual editing tracks edit operations moving, copying data overview TRACK menu organization overview performing an edit ...
Page 444 TRIM OUT ... 37 TRIM OUT•CUT button ... 257–258 Trimming phrases ... 356 TrkExp ... 31 TRS inputs ... 80 Turning Off the VS-2480 ... 268 TYPE (time-stretching) ... 242 Undo ... 72 introduction ... 72 levels ... 364 message on/off ...
Page 445 ... 307 synchronization Virtual Tracks. See V.Tracks ... 49 VM-3100 ... 49 VM-3100Pro ... 49 VM-7000 ... 393 setup for using with VS-2480 ... 51 VS-2480 Overview VS8F-2 Effect Expansion Board ... 54 described ... 379 installing ... 381 VS-CDRII, connecting VSR-800 ...
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Page 450 Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. PHILIPPINES AFRICA G.A. Yupangco & Co. Inc. 339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue EGYPT Makati, Metro Manila 1200, Al Fanny Trading Office...
Page 451 Apparatus containing Lithium batteries ADVARSEL! Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren. ADVARSEL Eksplosjonsfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri. Benytt samme batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten.
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2 Getting Around

3 Introduction to the VS-2480

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5 Understanding Effects

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7 Project and Drive Operations

8 The Home Screen

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10 Using the Digital Mixer

11 Input and Track Channel Tools

12 Working with Input Channels

13 Operating the Hard Disk Recorder

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