Master Out - Roland VS-880EX Application Manual

FOOTSWITCH
A momentary switch (e.g., Roland DP-2, DP-6, FS-5U) can be connected to the footswitch jack to activate
certain operations. For example, if you set the Footswitch to Record, you could use a DP-2 pedal to activate
Punch In/Out, keeping your hands free to play the guitar, keyboard, etc. Other footswitch functions
include: Play/Stop, Tap Marker, Previous, Next and GPI (General Purpose Interface is basically an on/off
switch contact which can be supplied by an external device such as a video editor - see Owners Manual
page 45). Select the function to be controlled by your footswitch in the SYSTEM display. If this is not
selected correctly, the footswitch will appear to be non-operational.
PHONES
Plug a pair of headphones into the PHONE jack. Use the PHONES control on the front panel to adjust the
volume. The PHONES jack and the MASTER OUT jacks have exactly the same program material.
INPUTS
Any of the six Inputs can be routed to any recording track. The front panel knobs labeled INPUT SENS
control the volume of Inputs 1-6. These inputs are balanced 1/4" phone jacks.
AUX SEND A & B
These outputs allow recorded tracks to be sent to external devices in addition to the Maser Outs. There are
a number of reasons you might want to do this. For example, you might use the Aux Sends to route the
bass track to an external effects processor for compression and the vocal track to an external effects
processor for harmonizing. External effects can be used simultaneously with the VS-880EX's built-in
effects. Another application for the Aux Sends is to provide additional individual outputs. By assigning
two tracks to the Aux Send buses and panning them left and right, those tracks will have discrete analog
outputs. This method provides four discrete analog outputs from the VS-880EX.

MASTER OUT

These RCA phono type jacks provide the main stereo output from the VS-880EX. Normally you will
connect these jacks to the left and right inputs of your external amplifier or speaker system. If you are
using the VS-880EX with an external mixing console, simply plug a cable from each master output
connector to a separate input of your mixing console.
With the VS-880EX's default settings, the identical audio program material appears
on the Digital Outputs, the Master Outputs, and the Phones Output simulta-
neously. These settings can be changed in the Master Edit parameters.
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