Using Automix; Adjust The Display For Automix; Realtime Automix; Realtime Automix Of Track Faders - Roland VS-1680 User Manual

Chapter 9 Automix

Using Automix

fig.11-06
To begin using Automix, press [AUTOMIX].
The button indicator lights, indicating that
Automix mode is on.
After turning on Automix, all the SELECT
buttons and the EDIT/SOLO button begin
lit
blinking. In a new song, Automix record is
enabled for all inputs, tracks, effect returns,
and for the Master fader.
To disable Automix on individual channels, press and hold
[AUTOMIX], and press the Input SELECT, Track SELECT or
[EDIT/SOLO] buttons. While holding down [AUTOMIX],
each time you press a SELECT button, the status changes as
follows:
fig.11-07to09
Indicator off:
Automix disabled.
Manual fader control.
dark
Indicator on:
Automix Playback
enabled.
lit
Indicator blinking:
Automix Record
Enable and Playback.
blink
You may, for example, find it convenient to leave the Master
fader on manual control while recording Automix on the
Track mixer. To do so, hold [AUTOMIX] and press [EDIT/
SOLO] so the indicator is off.

Adjust the Display for Automix

While recording Automix, it is helpful to change the display
to view fader and panning positions.
1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2. Press [PAGE] so you see "F/P" above [F5].
3. Press [F5 (F/P)]. The Fader/Pan display appears.
4. Press [F (LMTrk)] to view fader and panning positions
for the Track Mixer.
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5. Press [F2 (LM In)] to view fader and panning positions
for the Input Mixer.
6. Press [F3 (LMAux)] to view fader and panning positions
for the Effect Sends and Aux Send.

Realtime Automix

With realtime Automix, actual physical fader movements
you make during song playback are recorded and stored as
marker data. This type of automation is also known as
dynamic automation, as dynamic fader movements are
recorded and stored.
* If you want to create dynamic panning changes, you can do so
by using a combination of shapshot and gradation Automix.
See "Snapshot Automation" (p. 126).
Realtime Automix of Track
Faders
1. Locate to the point in the song where you wish to record
realtime Automix.
2. Confirm that Automix mode is on. The AUTOMIX
button should be lit.
3. Decide which track fader's movement you want to
record using Automix. While pressing [AUTOMIX],
press the Track SELECT button for the tracks you want
to automate so that their indicators are blinking.
4. Hold [SCENE] and press [REC]. The AUTOMIX
indicator blinks and "AUTOMIX REC" flashes at the top
of the display to show Automix recording is enabled.
5. Make sure the FADER/MUTE indicator is set to "TR" for
tracks.
6. Adjust the track faders for their starting levels.
* If Fader Match (p. 243) in System Parameters is set to "Null,"
and the current physical fader positions do not match the
actual volume levels, you must first move the physical faders
to match the position of the recorded fader. This is referred to
as "crossing the null point." When the display is set to view
faders and panning, the position of each physical fader is
represented by a black dot, and the actual level that is recorded
using Automix is represented by a white circle. Before
beginning Automix, slide each physical fader all the way up
and then all the way down so the black dot disappears. Make
sure that the [FADER/MUTE] is set appropriately (IN or TR)
depending on whether you are trying to control the inputs or
the tracks.
7. Press [PLAY] to begin recording Automix data.