Mixing 8 Tracks And External Source To 2 Track Dat - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Application Manual

Mixing 8 Tracks and External Source To 2 Track DAT

There are occasions when you have all 8 tracks recorded and you would like to add just one more
instrument or vocal to your song during mixdown. This is a simple process in the VS-880 using the INPUT
MIX and TRACK MIX modes of the mixer section.
You will first connect your external device to the VS-880, connect your DAT recorder, adjust the mix of
your pre-recorded tracks, adjust the level of your incoming source, and then record the final mix to DAT.
ACTION: Mixing 8 Tracks & External Sources To 2 Track DAT
1. Make sure that the VS-880 has been set to INPUT MIX mode (hold [SHIFT] and press
[SELECT] if it is not).
2. Connect the output of an external source into Input 1 of the VS-880.
3. Connect the Digital Out of the VS-880 to the Digital In of your DAT recorder.
4. Make sure that your DAT machine is set to record from its' Digital Input (S/P DIF) and that
its sampling rate matches the sampling rate of the current song in the VS-880 (some DAT
machines do this automatically).
Press the [PLAY (DISPLAY)] button, then press [SHIFT] + [SONG] to display the
sampling rate of the current song.
5. Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [Input/Buss] (CH EDIT button 1).
6. Press [CH EDIT] button 1 and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select MIX.
7. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] and use the faders and INPUT SENS knobs to adjust the level of
your external source.
8. Press [SELECT] to change the mixer to TRACK MIX mode.
9. Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [Input/Buss] (CH EDIT button 1).
10. Press [CH EDIT] button 1 and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select MIX.
11. Press [CH EDIT] buttons 2 through 8 and make sure that each of the remaining tracks are
also set to MIX.
12. Press [PLAY] on the VS-880 and use the PAN knobs and faders to adjust the recorded Tracks
to their desired settings.
13. Press [STOP].
14. Start recording on your DAT recorder.
15. Return the VS-880 to the beginning of the song (press [ZERO]) and then press [PLAY]. Use
the faders in INPUT MIX mode to adjust the signal from your external source. Use the faders
in TRACK MIX mode to adjust the level of the recorded Tracks.
You can switch back and forth between INPUT MIX and TRACK MIX mode during
the mixdown.
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