Roland VS-1680 User Manual page 164

Chapter 11 Editing Tips & Tools
SPECIAL SHORTCUT:
If you do not wish to use locators to define your edit
points or if you want to use locators other than Locators
1 through 4 to define your edit points, you can still use
the [SHIFT] functions of Locators 1 through 4 to assign
the current time location to an edit position (START,
END, etc.)
1. From the normal Playlist Display, simply hold
[SHIFT] and press [LOCATOR 1] (START). The current
time location will now be the START time of any edit
you perform.
2. Continue this procedure for END, FROM and TO by
holding [SHIFT] and the respective Locators 2 thru 4.
Whatever the current time is, when you hold [SHIFT]
and the first four LOCATOR buttons, will be entered
into their corresponding edit positions. You do not have
to be in an edit screen to do this!
6. Enter the START, END, FROM, and TO values:
Method #1: Using LOCATORS
a. Press [LOCATOR 1]. Hold [SHIFT] and press
[LOCATOR 1].
b. Press [LOCATOR 2]. Hold [SHIFT] and press
[LOCATOR 2].
c. Press [LOCATOR 3]. Hold [SHIFT] and press
[LOCATOR 3].
d. Press [LOCATOR 4]. Hold [SHIFT] and press
[LOCATOR 4].
Method #2: Using [
and [F2 (Now)]
a. Press [LOCATOR 1]. Use [
and [ ] to move the cursor to "START." Press [F2
(Now)].
b. Press [LOCATOR 2]. Use [
to "END." Press [F2 (Now)].
c. Press [LOCATOR 3]. Use [
to "FROM." Press [F2 (Now)].
d. Press [LOCATOR 4]. Use [
to "TO." Press [F2 (Now)].
Method #3: Using a Tempo Map
a. Use [ ], [
cursor to the three-digit Measure Number in
"START." Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the
measure number where you want the loop to start.
b. Use [ ] to move the cursor to the three-digit
Measure Number in "END." Use the TIME/VALUE
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], [ ], [ ], and [
], [ ], [
] to move the cursor
] to move the cursor
] to move the cursor
], [ ], and [ ] to move the
dial to select the measure number where you want
the loop to end.
c. Use [
Measure Number in "FROM." Use the TIME/
VALUE dial to select the same measure number you
did for START.
d. Use [
Number in "TO." Use the TIME/VALUE dial to
select the same measure number you did for "END."
7. Use [
cursor to "Copy Time." Use the TIME/VALUE dial to
select the number of loops you want.
8. Use [
TIME/VALUE dial to select "On." The VS-1680 will now
automatically insert the amount of blank space necessary
for the copy. This ensures that any existing audio on the
selected track(s) will not be copied over. Instead, it will
be pushed back in time to the point immediately after the
copied data.
9. Press [F4 (Exec)]. This executes the Track Copy.
10. When Track Copy is completed correctly, "Complete"
appears in the display.
11. Press [LOCATOR 1] to locate to the beginning of your
Track Loop. Press [PLAY]. Listen to the loop. If it does
not sound as you expected, use the Undo function. You
may need to adjust the values of the START and END
points. If you change the START or END points, make
sure you also change the FROM and TO values
accordingly. Then press [F4 (Exec)] to try the loop again.
]
12. When you are finished with Track Copy, press [PLAY
(DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
],
] to move the cursor to the three-digit
] to move the cursor to the Measure
], [ ], [ ], and [
] to move the cursor to "+Insert." Use the
] to move the