Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual page 418

Glossary
IDE
Short for "Integrated Device and Electronics." A set of data transmission standards
employed by high-speed disk drives. The VS-2480 has an internal IDE hard drive.
Limiter
A limiter is a compressor with a ratio setting of 10:1 or greater. This has the effect of
preventing all but the fastest signals from exceeding the threshold volume, forcing them
into the desired level range.
Line level
The high-level signal produced at the outputs of synths, samplers, beat boxes, turntable
preamps, CD players, multitrack recorders, cassette decks and so on.
Locator
A bookmark for a time location within a project. Locators are fast and easy to recall, and are
ideal for navigating a project, which can have up to 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. Low-impedance devices include pro-quality mics, as well as synths,
samplers, beat boxes, effect processors and so on. Connect low-impedance devices to the
VS-2480's XLR or 1/4" TRS jacks.
Marker
A bookmark for a specific time location within a project. You can have up to 1,000 markers
in a project. Markers are best used for events within a project that you want to pinpoint, but
that you won't often need to return to.
Mastering
The final step in the process of preparing your project mix for publication and/or mass-
duplication.
Mastering tracks
The pair of V-Tracks belonging to Tracks 23 and 24 onto which a project's final mix is
recorded. Mastering tracks can be burned onto an audio CD. See "V-Tracks."
Mic level
The low-level signal produced by microphones and electric instruments such as electric
guitar or bass.
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