Roland VS-2000 Manual

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VS-2000

Digital Recording

Studio
Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the Roland
VS-2000. This TurboStart contains step-by-step
instructions that will quickly introduce you to the
VS-2000's major features.
Loading and Playing Projects
Use the following procedure to load and listen to the
demo song "U Wanna Play:"
1. While holding down the SHIFT button, press F1
(PROJECT).
2. Press PAGE to select Page 1.
3. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select U Wanna
Play, and then press F1 (Select).
4. When the screen displays "Select Project,
Sure?" press ENTER/YES.
5. When the screen displays "Save Current
Project?" press ENTER/YES if you wish to save
your changes to the current song.
6. Once the song has loaded, press PLAY to begin
playback and slowly raise the track and
MASTER faders to a comfortable listening level.
7. Adjust the MONITOR knob as necessary.
Using the Internal VS8F-2 Effects
The VS-2000 includes a VS8F-2 Effects Board with
250 high-quality effect patches. Let's add some
reverb to the Male Vocal track in "U Wanna Play:"
1. Load "U Wanna Play" as described above.
2. Press the CH EDIT button so that it's lit orange,
and then press the TRACK/STATUS 2 button.
3. In the CH EDIT VIEW screen for Track 2, use
the  and  buttons to select the dB field in the
FX1 box at the bottom of the screen—its current
value looks like the number 8 turned on its side.
4. Turn the TIME/VALUE DIAL to set the dB value
to at least 0.0dB.
5. Press PLAY—Track 2 now has reverb.
6. To change the effect, hold down SHIFT and
press F3 (Effect).
7. Press F1 (FX1), and then press F1 (Patch).
8. Turn the TIME/VALUE DIAL to select
P007:Multi-Tap Delay.
9. Press F5 (Select)—the Male Voice track now
has a delay effect applied.
10. Press HOME to return to the Home screen.
13. Press CH EDIT to return the TRACK/STATUS
buttons to normal operation.
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Creating a New Project
Here's how to create a new project in which you can
record a song.
1. While holding down SHIFT, press F1
(PROJECT).
2. Press PAGE to select Page 1, then Press F2
(NEW)—the PROJECT NEW screen appears,
and the first character of the new project's name
is highlighted.
3. Turn TIME/VALUE and press  to create a
name for your project. Use F2-F4 to move
backwards, or to delete or insert characters.
4. Use  to move down to Recording Mode. Turn
TIME/VALUE to select either M16 (16-bit
recording) or M24 mode (24-bit recording).
5. Press F5 (OK), and then press ENTER/YES to
finish creating a new project.
Basic Audio Recording
Since the VS-2000 is a digital mixer and recorder in
one package, it has extensive channel- and track-
routing flexibility. Still, recording a track is simple:
1. After creating a new Project, turn the MONITOR
knob and the first INPUT knob counterclockwise
until they're both all of the way down.
2. Plug a microphone or some other audio source
into Input 1 at the top left of the front panel.
3. If your microphone is a condensor mic and
requires phantom power, disconnect any mic or
device that doesn't need phantom power from
Input 2, and turn on the PHANTOM POWER 1/2
switch on the VS-2000's rear panel.
Note: A mic or other device that doesn't require
phantom power can be damaged by phantom power
supplied to its jack.
4. Press F2 (IN Mix)—the display shows level
meters for signals coming into the input jacks.
5. Talk into the microphone or play the sound
source connected to INPUT 1, and turn up the
first INPUT knob until the level for Input 1 is
between the -12 and -4 level markings on the left
side of the LCD screen.
6. Set the MASTER Fader to 0dB.
7. Slowly turn up the MONITOR knob to a
comfortable listening level—you hear the signal
coming into the VS. If you experience feedback
(high-pitched screeching), turn down the
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