Important Navigational Rules & Skills To Master; [Play (Display)] Button; Transport Buttons; [Shift] Button - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Application Manual

Important Navigational Rules & Skills to Master

[PLAY (DISPLAY)] Button

Use the [PLAY (DISPLAY)] button (directly below the bottom right hand corner of the LCD display) to
escape from the current command. For example, if you are lost or confused about where you are, press the
[PLAY (DISPLAY)] button to return to a 'safe' position and start over.
When used with the [SHIFT] button, it toggles the LCD to different displays (see Owner's Manual page
114).

Transport Buttons

The Transport buttons operate the internal recorder section of the VS-880. (Play, Stop, Record, Rewind, Fast
Forward, and Return to Zero)

[SHIFT] Button

Use the [SHIFT] button to access 'white box' commands.
Press and hold the [SHIFT] button whenever you want to access a VS-880 command which is indicated on
the front panel by a white outline box with internal white lettering (for example: SONG END). To locate to
the SONG END, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG END] button.

[CH EDIT] Buttons

Use the [CH EDIT] button to select a specific channel to edit.
Press the [CH EDIT] button to instruct the VS-880 which track you want to work with. For example, if you
want to change the virtual track on channel 4, you would first press the [CH EDIT] button above fader # 4
to select channel # 4 for editing. Then press [SHIFT] + [VTrack] (CH EDIT button # 2) to select the Virtual
Track parameter to edit. Then use the Time/Value dial to select the VTrack of choice.

[STATUS] Buttons

The Channel Status buttons are used to toggle each channel between four operational modes:
SOURCE Listen to the incoming source plugged into the rear panel.
REC
PLAY
MUTE
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Place track into record ready mode.
Place track into playback mode.
Turn channel off.