Name: Roland VS-880
Brand: Roland
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Contents3
Preparations4
Installing an Internal Hard Disk4
Connecting Audio Equipment5
Turning on the Power6
If a Hard Disk Containing a Demo Song was Intalled6
If an Un-Initialized Hard Disk was Installed7
Turning off the Power9
Listening to the Demo Song10
Creating a New Song11
Recording12
Multi-Track Recording14
Recording on V-Track 216
Re-Recording a Specific Section18
Using the Equalizer to Adjust the Tone19
Using the VS8F-1 to Apply Effects21
Using the VS8F-1 to Record Effects23
Using an External Effect Device25
Combining the Contents of Tracks27
Saving a Song29
Creating a Master Tape30
Saving Mixer Settings32
Easy Ways to Move Where You Want to in a Song33
Selecting Another Song34
Glossary36
Important Safety Instructions40
Grounding Instructions40
Main Features42
Important Notes46
Power Supply46
Placement46
Maintenance46
Front and Rear Panels48
Mixer Section48
Recorder Section49
Display Section50
Rear Panel51
Basic Recording Procedure52
Placing Marks in a Song52
Using the Locate Function52
Memorizing the Current Time52
Using the Tap Marker Function53
Adding a Mark Point to the Current Time53
Moving to a Mark Point53
Directly Specifying a Mark Point53
Switching V-Tracks54
Record While Playing Back Other Tracks (Overdubbing)54
Re-Recording a Specific Area (Punch-In Recording)55
Using the Button (Manual Punch-In)55
Using a Footswitch (Manual Punch-In)55
Re-Recording a Specified Area (Auto Punch-In)56
Repeatedly Record over the same Area56
Combining Two or more Tracks (Track Bouncing)57
Mixing down to a Master Tape58
Understanding How the VS-880 Is Organized60
What Is the VS-880?60
Digital Disk Recorders60
Digital Mixer61
Input - Track Mode62
Input MIX Mode and Track MIX Mode63
Data Management64
Disk Drives64
Operating65
Song Data65
Operational Modes65
Basic Operation66
Selecting a Condition66
Selecting from the Operation Menu66
Selecting Parameters66
Switching the Mixer Mode67
Switching the Track Status67
Modifying a Value67
Executing an Operation67
Switching the Bar Display68
Moving the Current Time69
Moving by Measure/Beat69
Saving Song Data (Song Store)70
If the Display Asks "Store Current?"70
Re-Starting the VS-88070
Recording Digital Audio Signals71
Connecting a Digital Audio Device71
Match the Sample Rate71
Turn off the Vari-Pitch Function71
Using the Metronome72
Sounding the Metronome72
Changing the Metronome Tempo72
Changing the Initial Tempo of the Song73
Changing the Tempo from a Later Measure73
Modifying Tempo Map Settings73
Using the Mixer to Control a Stereo Source74
Deleting a Tempo Map74
Monitoring a Specific Channel (Solo)75
Changing the Playback Pitch of a Song75
Storing Mixer Settings (Scene)76
Storing the Current Mixer Settings76
Recalling a Scene76
Clearing the Settings of a Scene76
Searching for a Precise Time77
Using to and from77
Using Scrub77
Canceling Recording/Editing78
Adjusting the Scrub Length78
Canceling an Operation78
Canceling the Last Undo78
Comparing the Edited Result with the Original Data (V-Track)79
Copying and Comparing Recorded Data79
Assembling the Desired Sections into a Single V-Track79
Adjusting the Display Brightness81
Copying Song Data81
Copying Song Data (Playable)82
Copying Song Data as an Archive (Archive)82
Loading Archive-Type Song Data83
Backing up Song Data to a DAT Recorder84
Backing up84
Loading Backed-Up Data85
Using an External Disk Drive86
Connecting a Disk Drive86
Connectors and Cables86
Terminators86
Exchanging Disks of a Removable Disk Drive87
Power-On Sequence87
Initializing a Disk Drive87
Switching Disk Drives/Partitions88
Mixing an External Input Source and the Recorder88
Using External Effect Units89
Applying Effects to the Song Playback89
Applying Effects During Track Bouncing89
Copying the Sound from an 8-Track MTR to the VS-88090
Mixer Channel Settings92
Modifying the Settings92
Explanation of the Parameters92
Mixer Master Section Settings96
Song-Related Operations97
Selecting a Song97
Naming a Song/Protecting Song Data98
Copying Song Data as an Archive99
Erasing Song Data100
Erasing Unnecessary Playback Data100
Loading Song Data from a DAT Recorder101
Checking the Names of Songs Saved to a DAT Recorder101
Modifying the Time of a Point (Locator Edit Condition)102
Checking the Condition of Song Data Recorded to DAT Tape (Verify)102
Modifying a Track103
Overall Settings109
Procedure for Making Settings109
Disk Drive Settings112
Synchronization Settings112
Scene Settings113
Disk Drive Selection113
Disk Drive Initialization114
Using External Devices115
About MIDI115
Using a MIDI Sound Source to Play the Metronome116
Synchronizing with a MIDI Sequencer116
Using MTC116
Synchronizing the MIDI Sequencer to the VS-880117
Synchronizing the VS-88- to the MIDI Sequencer117
Using the Tempo Map118
Using the Sync Track118
Controlling the Mixer from a MIDI Sequencer119
Troubleshooting124
Problems with Sound124
Disk Drive Problems124
Synchronization Problems125
Other Problems125
Error Messages126
Special Key Operations128
Parameter List129
Block Diagram133
Specifications134
Index135

Brand	Roland
Model	VS-880
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English

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