Chapter 4: Overdub Applications; Add A Guitar Track To The Existing Piano Track - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Application Manual

Chapter 4: Overdub Applications

Add A Guitar Track To The Existing Piano Track

Probably the most common overdubbing situation is adding one new instrument at a time to a recording.
If you begin with a single recorded piano on Tr. 1-1, you might want to next add a guitar on Tr. 2-1.
You will need to configure the guitar input to record on Tr. 2-1, set Tr. 1-1 for playback, adjust the incoming
guitar level and mixer balance for monitoring, then record the guitar in sync with the piano.
ACTION: Add A Guitar Track To The Existing Piano Track
1. Connect the guitar to INPUT 2 of the VS-880.
2. Play the guitar as loud as you will during the performance and turn the [INPUT SENS 1]
knob clockwise until the PEAK light turns red, then turn it slightly counterclockwise until
the red peak LED goes off. (The read peak LED should only come on occasionally during the
loudest point of your performance.)
3. If mixer mode INPUT>TRACK is not selected (LED is off), hold the [SHIFT] button and
press the [SELECT] button under the MIXER MODE label until the INPUT>TRACK mode is
selected (LED is on).
4. Press the [CH EDIT 2] button to select channel 2.
5. Hold [SHIFT], then press [INPUT/BUSS] (CH EDIT 1 button).
6. Using the TIME/VALUE dial, select CH 2 INPUT = INPUT -2 (this is the normal default
setting unless you change it).
7. Press the [STATUS] button for channel 2 repeatedly until the LED blinks red (record ready
mode).
8. Raise the FADER on the channel 2 to monitor your guitar.
9. Press the [STATUS] button for channel 1 repeatedly until the led is green (green = PLAY
mode). This will enable track 1 for playback.
10. Raise the FADER on channel 1 to hear the piano previously recorded.
11. Press the [REC] button. The red led will flash.
12. Press the [PLAY] button to begin recording.
13. After you complete your guitar track, [STOP] the VS-880 and press the [ZERO] button to
return to the beginning of the song.
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