Inserting An Effect; About Insert Effects; Input And Track Channel Insert Effects - Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual

16—Using Effects

Inserting an Effect

About Insert Effects

Where They're Used
Insert effects can be inserted on individual input and track
channels. They can also be inserted on the MASTER bus when you
want to run your entire mix through an effect, such as when you're
mastering a project's final mix.
It's important to budget your insert effect processing power as you
work because an insert effect can only work with one or two signals
at a time:
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Since each insert effect is injected directly into the channel's signal flow, no Aux or
Direct bus is required for bringing the channel's signal into the effect.
Insert Effect Chains
If you'd like to use more than one insert effect on a signal, you can chain multiple
effects together to create an insert effect chain. With an insert effect chain, a signal
flows from one processor to another before resuming its normal signal flow. This can be
a great way to immediately take the signal through a series of sonic changes.
You can chain as many effects together in an insert effect chain as you have available
processors. The order of the effects is always the same: Effect 1 first, then Effect 2 and so
on. If you use non-consecutive effects in a chain—such as Effect 1 and then Effect 4—
the signal still flows through them according to the effect processors' numerical order.

Input and Track Channel Insert Effects

Where Effects are Inserted
When you insert an effect on an input or track channel, the channel's signal is diverted
into the effect just after its dynamics processor. This means that you can perform
dynamics processing on a signal before its insert effect, allowing you to shape its
volume contour before insert effect processing is applied. The signal exits the insert
effect and resumes its normal signal flow through the channel just before the CH EDIT
ATT parameter and the channel EQ so you can EQ the effected signal if you wish to.
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.
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When you insert an effect on an input or track channel, you can dedicate the whole
processor to the channel's signal, or only its left or right side, leaving the other side
free for use by another channel.
If an effect processor is inserted on the MASTER bus, it's unavailable for other use
since the MASTER bus's stereo signal always occupies both sides of the processor.
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