Owner’s Manual Addendum Version Two vs-2480 VS-2480CD Version 2.0 24bit/24track digital studio workstation Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING" (Owner’s Manual p. 2), "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" (Owner’s Manual p. 2), and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (Owner’s Manual p. 4). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
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Table of Contents 1—Welcome to Version Two 7 About the VS-2480 Version Two Addendum .................................................................................................................... Procedure Descriptions ............................................................................................................................................. To Get the Most From Version Two ...............................................................................................................
Table of Contents Status Strip ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33 VGA Remaining Space Status Strip .............................................................................................................................. 34 5—VGA Main Display Home Screen 35 The Meters Strip ...........................................................................................
Table of Contents 8—VGA Main Display EZ ROUTING Screen 79 Making Connections ....................................................................................................................................................... Routing on the VGA Using a Mouse .................................................................................................................... Other Onscreen EZ ROUTING Tools ..................................................................................................
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1—Welcome to Version Two The VS-2480 Version Two Addendum is a companion to the VS-2480 Owner’s Manual and describes the features of the Version 2.00 operating system for the VS-2480CD and the VS-2480 24-Track, 24-Bit Digital Studios. About the VS-2480 Version Two Addendum Throughout the Addendum, we’ll refer to both V-Studios as the “VS-2480” to make things simpler. Unless otherwise noted, everything in the Addendum applies equally to the VS-2480CD and VS-2480.
1—Welcome to Version Two To Get the Most From Version Two Connect an optional color VGA display to the VS-2480 to take full advantage of Version Two’s capabilities. With Version Two, the VS-2480 offers the power and convenience of a computer-based DAW (“digital audio workstation”) and dedicated control surface with none of the setup, configuration or maintenance difficulties.
2—Version Two Enhancements This chapter describes Version Two enhancements that add new features to the VS-2480. These new features can be used from the VS-2480 LCD or a VGA display. Chapter 3 describes choosing the display on which you want to work. Phrase Level Control For an introduction to phrases, see Owner’s Manual Page 87. To learn about editing phrases, see Owner’s Manual Chapters 18 and 19.
2—Version Two Enhancements Setting Up a Phrase Fade 1. 2. Select the desired phrase and display the PHRASE PARAMETER Param screen as described on Page 9. To set the time it takes for the phrase to: • fade in—set FADE IN TIME as desired. • fade out—set FADE OUT TIME as desired. If FADE IN TIME or FADE OUT TIME is set to less than 0.02 seconds, you may hear a short “blip” during playback. If this occurs, lengthen the time setting. 3.
2—Version Two Enhancements Expanded Grid Options In Version Two, the grid features have been enhanced in track audio editing and phrase sequencing. You can now produce gridlines that represent measures or a variety of new beat values: • • 1/2 notes 1/16 notes • • 1/4 notes 1/32 notes • 1/8 notes You can now snap any edit point to a gridline by setting the new GRID MODE parameter as desired. This parameter can be found among the UTILITY Menu’s GLOBAL parameters.
2—Version Two Enhancements CD Capture With Version Two, the VS-2480 can capture audio directly from an audio CD into a project that has a sample rate of 44.1kHz, the same sample rate as audio CDs—see Owner’s Manual Page 96 to learn about project sample rates. You can capture an entire audio selection from a CD or a portion of a selection. The CD Capture feature requires a CD-RW drive. VS-2480CD owners have a drive built-in. For the VS-2480, an optional Roland-approved CD-RW drive is required.
2—Version Two Enhancements automatically selects the same V-Track on the next-highest track as the destination for its right side. If you want to burn a new audio CD from the captured audio, select a matching pair of empty V-Tracks on Tracks 23 and 24 as your destination—the VS-2480 can capture the audio directly into CDR mode as described below. If your project uses the M16 or M24 recording mode, select matching V-Tracks on Tracks 15 and 16. 8.
2—Version Two Enhancements New CD Player Time Display To help you locate audio for the CD Capture feature (Page 12), the VS-2480’s CD Player ( Owner’s Manual Page 353) now shows the current playback time in two ways: • • (“Absolute” time)—shows the amount of time since the start of the CD. (“Program” time)—shows the time since the start of the current track.
2—Version Two Enhancements Loading an Automix 1. 2. Hold down SHIFT and press AUTOMIX to display the AUTOMIX screen. Press F3 (LOAD)—the Automix loading screen appears. 3. 4. Highlight the Automix you want to load. Press F5 (OK)—the VS-2480 asks “Load Automix Pattern?” When you load an Automix, it replaces the currently loaded Automix. If you don’t want to lose your current Automix, makes sure to save it before loading a different one. 5. Press ENTER/YES to proceed or EXIT/NO to cancel the loading.
2—Version Two Enhancements UTILITY Menu System Parameter Changes Two new UTILITY menu System parameters have been added in Version Two: • • OPERATION TARGET—selects the VGA or LCD as the main display. See “The Main Display and the Info Display” on Page 19. MOUSE BUTTON SWAP Sw —reverses the jobs performed by the left and right mouse buttons for left-handed VS-2480 users, as described on Page 16. The System parameter screens have been slightly reorganized to make room for the new parameters.
2—Version Two Enhancements New Shortcuts A variety of new shortcuts have been added in Version Two. Hold down: To: SHIFT and press UTILITY toggle between the VGA and LCD as operation targets—see Page 19. HOME•DISPLAY during power-up select the LCD as the main display. An odd-numbered CH EDIT button and press the even-numbered CH EDIT button to its right link or unlink the two channels by setting their CHLink parameters (Owner’s Manual Page 152).
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3—Version Two VGA Overview The Main Display and the Info Display Whenever an external VGA monitor is connected, the VS-2480 provides a main display and an Info Display. The: • • main display—is where you work. You can interact with the main display using your mouse, keyboard and the VS-2480’s top-panel controls. All messages appear here. Info Display—is a non-interactive screen that provides helpful supplemental information. Page 21 describes how to determine the contents of the Info Display.
3—Version Two VGA Overview The VGA as Main Display With a connected external VGA display, your mouse and keyboard become your main tools and the VS-2480 acts as a full-featured control surface. Its faders, knobs and buttons provide a great way to physically interact with what’s on the VGA display: • • • • You can select channels and parameters on the VGA with your mouse, and change their settings using the VS-2480’s faders or knobs if you wish.
3—Version Two VGA Overview The VGA’s Main Display Home Screen Like the LCD, the VGA main display has its own Home screen, shown on the previous page. You can return to the Home screen at any time by clicking the HOME button in the upper right-hand corner of the display (as shown on Page 20), the HOME•DISPLAY button on the VS-2480 or the Home button on your keyboard. Button Colors on the VGA Main Display The VGA contains a wide assortment of on/off switches, presented as clickable buttons.
3—Version Two VGA Overview When the VGA is Designated as the Info Display See “Controlling What’s On the Info Display” on Page 71 of the VS-2480 Owner’s Manual. When the LCD is Designated as the Info Display To select what appears on the LCD Info Display: 1. 2. 3. 22 Press HOME•DISPLAY. Press PAGE until “IDHome” appears above F1. Press: • F1 (IDHome)—to view the VGA display’s Home screen (Page 21).
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements This chapter describes the areas of the VGA main display that are always visible no matter how the rest of the display changes. These are the: • • • • menus PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knob strip F buttons remaining space status strip • • • control bar clipping indicators status strip The illustration on Page 20 shows where these elements are located on the VGA.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements Two PROJECT menu items are found only in the VGA display’s PROJECT menu: • • Select RELOAD to re-load the current project. This is a quick way get rid of any actions you’ve performed since you last loaded the project. Select STORE to save everything you’ve done to the current project since it was last saved or stored. This is the same thing as holding down SHIFT and pressing ZERO•STORE on the VS-2480 itself, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 93.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements The EFFECT menu shows the available effect processors in your VS-2480, which depends on how many optional VS8F-2 effect expansion boards are installed. When the VS-2480 is shipped from the factory, Effects 1 and 2 are available—with three optional boards installed, all eight effect processors are available. The UTILITY Menu This menu provides access to the many parameters and features of the VS-2480’s onboard UTILITY menu.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements The Analyzer When you select ANALYZER from the UTILITY menu, the VS-2480’s spectrum analyzer replaces the left side of the VGA’s meters strip. The analyzer features the same parameters as those found on the internal LCD’s ANALYZER screen (Owner’s Manual Page 374), and is operated the same way. If you’d like to keep the spectrum analyzer in view as you work on the VGA, you can display it on the VS-2480’s LCD, locking it in place.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements CD-RW MASTERING Menu The CD-RW MASTERING menu provides access to the operations associated with the VS-2480’s top-panel CD-RW/MASTERING button.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements VGA Control Bar The VGA main display’s control bar provides a wide assortment of important tools. 1. 2. 3. 4. 12. 5. 6. 7. 23. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 19. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. VARI PITCH indicator Write-protect indicator Current Time Location display Mastering Controls Phrase sequencer controls Automix controls UNDO/REDO EXT SYNC Metronome A.PUNCH LOOP ABS/REL Indicator 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements 4. Mastering Controls MASTERING ROOM Master Tracks Record Click MASTERING ROOM to turn the Mastering Room on or off. When it’s on, click Master Tracks Record to start recording mastering tracks. 343 5. Phrase Sequencer Controls Phrase Sequencer On/Off Phrase Sequencer Undo/Redo Phrase Sequencer Record Click: • Phrase Sequencer On/Off—to turn the phrase sequencer on or off. • Phrase Sequencer Record—to start or stop sequencing.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements 10. A.PUNCH Click A.PUNCH to display the AUTO PUNCH/LOOP window in which you can set punch in and -out points. If punch points have been set, click this button turn on the VS-2480’s Auto Punch feature. 192 Punch-in and -out points appear above the Home screen’s playlist as red arrows. When Auto Punch is turned on, a red bar connects the two points. See Page 44. 11. LOOP Click LOOP to display the AUTO PUNCH/LOOP window in which you can set loop start and end points.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements 16. Transport Buttons Rewind STOP ZERO REC FF Rewind and FF can move the timeline in increments as small as one second. PLAY Click: • ZERO—to return the timeline to the start of the project. • Rewind—to move the timeline quickly back through the project. • FF—to move the timeline quickly forward through the project. • STOP—to halt playback of the project. • PLAY—to begin playback from the timeline’s current location. • REC—to begin recording. 177 17.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements 23. Project Information Project name Project recording mode Project sample rate This readout shows the name of the current project, its sample rate and its recording mode. 99, 96 PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 Knob Strip FADER paddle Name of parameter being controlled CH paddle In this illustration, the knobs in the PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knob strip are controlling panning. The white strip above the knobs always shows the parameter they’re currently controlling.
4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements • Aux send levels—press the KNOB FADER ASSIGN/AUX SEND 1-8 button on the VS-2480 and press the Aux bus’s number on the keypad. • a parameter of your choice—press the KNOB FADER ASSIGN/AUX SEND 1-8 button on the VS-2480 and press 9 on the keypad. The VGA Input Clipping Indicators The VGA main display’s input clipping indicators light when an input channel’s analog input signal is too loud.
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5—VGA Main Display Home Screen HOME button Meters strip Playlist area The VGA main display’s Home screen provides the basic starting point for VGA-based VS-2480 operations. In addition to the universal elements described in the previous chapter, the Home screen contains a selected set of meters that allow you to keep an eye on various volume levels, and a project playlist in which you can perform a variety of tasks, including the editing of track phrases and regions.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen • input channel levels—signals as they come into or exit the 24 input channels. • track channel levels—signals as they come into or exit the 24 track channels. TRACK STATUS buttons—see below • fx return channel levels—signals as they exit the VS-2480’s internal effect processors. • Aux and Direct bus levels—the eight Aux and eight Direct busses. • output levels—signals as they exit the VS-2480’s output jacks and connectors.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen Working with the Meters Strip Reading a Meter Each meter in the meter strip contains a vertical stack of segments that light to show the corresponding signal’s level—the higher the stack, the louder the signal. The segments are color-coded to help you see at a glance how loud your signal is. If a signal exceeds 0dB, the meter’s OVER indicator lights to show you that the signal’s too loud. OVER indicator Red—indicates that the signal is approaching 0dB.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen The PEAK HOLD Button PEAK HOLD button Click the PEAK HOLD button so that it lights yellow to make your signals’ loudest levels “stick” in their meters until you release them. The Peak Hold feature helps ensure that you don’t miss any unexpected level peaks should you look away from the meters. To “un-stick” the meters, click the PEAK HOLD button again to unlight it. The Playlist Area 1. 4. 3. 5. 2. 6. 5. 1. 2. 3. Edit control strip Track controls Timeline 4. 5. 6.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen Operating the VGA Playlist Getting Around You can move through a project using the VGA playlist’s horizontal scroll bar and buttons, located at the bottom edge of the playlist. Scroll buttons Scroll bar To move quickly through the project, drag the scroll bar in the desired direction—the size of the scroll bar indicates how much of the project is currently visible. To move backward by small increments, click the left scroll button.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen You can also zoom in or out by holding down SHIFT and using the , , or buttons on the VS-2480, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 123. As you zoom in with the track zoom buttons, more onscreen space is available for each track. As a result: • • additional track controls appear as space allows. when you zoom in so that only four or two tracks are visible, the VGA shows each phrase’s waveform for editing purposes (see Owner’s Manual Page 238).
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen Most of the track controls are VGA versions of the standard CH EDIT track channel parameters described in Owner’s Manual Chapter 11—a few parameters have been combined to save onscreen space. Each track’s TRACK STATUS, AUTOMIX STATUS and PHRASE SEQ STATUS buttons can also be found among the track controls. 1. Track Number/CH VIEW Button You can click the track’s number to display its CH VIEW screen—see Page 51. 2.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen 7. PHRASE SEQ STATUS (P) Button When the phrase sequencer is turned on and the track’s phrase pad is turned on, you can set its phrase sequencer track status by repeatedly clicking the PHRASE SEQ STATUS button. 275 You can simultaneously set the phrase sequencer status of all of your tracks by repeatedly clicking the Phrase Sequencer status toggle button. See Page 44. 8.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen 15. FX Ins Selector 16. DYNAMICS (DYN) Switch and Overview Turn on the track channel’s dynamics processor by clicking the DYN switch. The current dynamics shape is shown graphically next to the switch—when the switch is on, the shape becomes blue. 153 You set up a channel’s dynamics processing by drawing the desired shape with your mouse in the CH VIEW screen as described on Page 57. 17. EQ Switch and Overview Turn on the track channel’s EQ by clicking the EQ switch.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen When you change an Aux bus’s pre/post setting, you’re setting the pre/post configuration of the Aux bus for any channel that’s using it, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 153. The color of each Aux bus’s slider provides helpful information at a glance. When a slider’s: • • • blue—the send is turned on and the bus is set to Post. red—the send is turned on and the bus is set to Pre. gray—the send is turned off.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen You can place any of these items at the desired locations using onscreen tools. To learn how to place: • • • • markers—see Page 31. edit points—see Page 46. Auto Punch points—see Page 30 loop points—see Page 30. You can: • • reposition an object in the measure bar—by positioning the mouse cursor over the object until it turns into a pointing finger, and then dragging to the desired new location.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen Selecting Tracks on the VGA To select a track on the VGA main display, click anywhere on the track in the playlist. When a track is selected, its background changes to a lighter shade of gray and its number turns blue. Blue Selected Not selected Selecting Phrases and Regions on the VGA The VS-2480 automatically assigns an alternating pattern of colors to the phrases in the playlist to make them easy to distinguish from one another.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen Cursor The cursor readout shows the current location of the mouse cursor to help you make edits precisely. The readout shows its position in time code and measures and beats. GRID Click GRID to display a pop-up menu from which you can activate the desired editing grid (Owner’s Manual Page 245). REGION/PHRASE Button Click the REGION/PHRASE button to select the desired type of track audio editing.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen In the LOC/SCN pane, you can quickly store, recall and clear locators and scenes right from the playlist. Use the upper half of the pane for locator operations. To: • • • • change locator banks—click the desired bank’s number. store a locator—move the timeline to the desired location and click the number of an unused locator position. recall a locator—click the locator’s number. clear a locator—hold down CLEAR on the VS-2480 and click the locator’s number.
5—VGA Main Display Home Screen You can also select the desired amplitude or time zoom value from the Edit Pop-Up menu that appears when you right-click in the wave display. Amplitude zoom Time zoom Amplitude zoom Time zoom The time zoom is measured in samples. To close the wave display, click the WAVE DISPLAY button again. Roland VS-2480 Owner’s Manual, Version Two Addendum www.RolandUS.
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6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens You can control the signal flowing through any input, track or FX return channel on its VGA main display CH VIEW screen. Input and track channel elements Input/output control strip Aux send controls DIR 1-8 This illustration shows an input channel’s CH VIEW screen. The track channel and FX return channel CH VIEW screens look slightly different. To learn about the input and track channel CH EDIT parameters, see Owner’s Manual Chapter 11.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens Input/Output Control Strip The input/output control strip appears on the right side of all of the VGA CH VIEW screens. This strip presents parameters that allow you to control the output of the channel strip, and meter its input or output. The following section describes how the strip works with a single unlinked channel. Page 53 discusses how the strip works with linked channels.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens The Input/Output Strip in Linked Channels When channels are linked, a special SUB DISP (“SUB DISPLAY”) button becomes available at the bottom of the strip. You can control the two channels together or set each channel’s panning and level individually by clicking SUB DISP so it lights. When SUB DISP is off, a single silver balance knob sets the overall stereo positioning of the linked signals. The fader controls operate together to set their combined level.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens Channel-Specific Parameter Strips At the left side of each CH VIEW screen is a strip that contains parameters specific to the selected type of channel. Input Channel Parameter Strip 1. 1. Channel Name 2. 2. PATCH BAY Selector Click PATCH BAY to reveal a menu from which you can select the source of the channel’s input signal. 3. 4. 166 5. Inputs are always assignable in pairs, with odd-numbered inputs being assignable to odd-numbered input channels, and so on. 6.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens Track Channel Parameter Strip 1. Channel Name 1. 2. STATUS Button 2. Click STATUS repeatedly to set the status of the corresponding hard disk recorder track. This is the same as clicking the track channel’s TRACK STATUS button on the VS-2480. 3. 4. 178 5. 6. 3. V.TRACK Selector 7. 8. To select a different V-Track, click V.TRACK and select the desired V-Track from the pop-up menu, described on Page 41. 151 9. 10. 11. 12. 4.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens 10. PHRASE SEQ Status Button Click the PHRASE SEQ status button repeatedly to set the channel’s phrase sequencer status as desired when Phrase Sequence mode is activated. 275 9. PHRASE PAD Button Click PHRASE PAD—so it’s lit—to turn on the channel’s phrase pad. 274 9. PlyMod Selector Click PlyMod and select the desired phrase pad play mode from the pop-up menu. 274 FX Return Channel Parameter Strip 1. Channel Name 1. 2. ASSIGN Selector 2.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens Input and Track Channel CH VIEW Elements Track/V-Track Info Track and V-Track info for a standard input or track channel The symbols in the V-Track area are described on Page 41. Track and V-Track info for linked input or track channel At the top edge of an input and track channel CH VIEW screen is information about the corresponding hard disk recorder track and its V-Tracks.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens 1. DYNAMICS On/Off Button Turn the dynamics processor on or off by clicking this button— when it’s blue, the processor is turned on. 2. RESET Button Click RESET to return the dynamics processor to its factory default settings. 3. Interactive Dynamics Display The interactive dynamics display lets you draw the shape of your processing. Click and drag on any of the red triangles to set the corresponding dynamics parameter.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens Expander+Compressor Parameters See Owner’s Manual Page: Parameter: EXPANDER RATIO 158 EXPANDER THRESHOLD 159 EXPANDER ATTACK 160 EXPANDER RELEASE 160 COMPRESSOR RATIO 158 COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD 159 COMPRESSOR ATTACK 160 COMPRESSOR RELEASE 160 COMPRESSOR A.GAIN 160 COMPRESSOR LEVEL 160 EQ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. EQ On/Off Button Turn the channel EQ on or off by clicking this button—when it’s blue, the EQ is on. 2.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens 4. Filter Selector The channel filter can be configured to remove selected frequencies from the channel’s signal in four different modes—it can also be turned off altogether. The icon above the selector shows the current filter mode. LPF HPF BPF BEF To learn about filters, see Owner’s Manual Page 163. 5. EQ Meters The EQ meters show the level the signal as it comes into the channel EQ and as it leaves it.
6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens FX Return Channel CH VIEW Elements LOOP FX ASSIGN Effect algorithm display LOOP FX ASSIGN Node pair You can drag the pair of LOOP FX ASSIGN nodes up or down with your mouse to route the desired Aux bus or Direct bus to the effect processor associated with the selected FX return channel. (See Owner’s Manual Page 210.
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7—Mixer Views You can select any of the following views from the MIXER menu (Page 26): • • • Input Mixer/Master Block—all of the input channels and the MASTER EDIT parameters containing all of the Aux and Direct bus settings. Track Mixer/FX Return Mixer—all of the track channels and FX return channels. Multi-Channel Strip View—a detailed view of the set of channels currently controlled by the VS-2480’s 16 physical channel strips (Owner’s Manual Pages 137 and 300).
7—Mixer Views FADER Select Indicator On the VGA, a colored line appears beneath the set of channels currently assigned to the VS-2480’s physical channel strips selected by pressing the corresponding FADER button on the VS-2480 (Owner’s Manual Page 137), or by clicking the virtual FADER buttons in the Multi-Channels Strip view’s MASTER fader strip (Page 70). This allows you to tell at a glance if the channel strips you’re viewing on the VGA are currently being controlled by the 16 physical channel strips.
7—Mixer Views Input Mixer/Master Block View Select INPUT MIXER/MASTER BLOCK from the MIXER menu to view all of the VS-2480’s 24 input channel strips and MASTER BLOCK settings at once on the VGA. FADER button indicator Input Mixer Master Block Input Channel Strips 1. 2. 1. DYNAMICS (DYN) On/Off Click this button to turn the channel’s dynamics processor on—so the button’s lit—or off. See Page 57. 3. 4. 6. 5. 2. EQ On/Off 7. To turn the channel’s EQ on or off, click this button.
7—Mixer Views 7. PAN Knob Set the stereo position of the channel in the main MASTER bus mix by dragging the PAN knob up or down as desired. 156 8. Channel Fader The position of the channel fader sets the level of signal coming out of the channel. Moving it is the same as moving the channel’s physical fader on the VS-2480. The channel’s level is displayed below the fader. 154 9. LINK Switch LINK combines the CH EDIT ChLink and F.LINK parameters.
7—Mixer Views 4. Aux Bus Master Level Drag this knob up or down to set the master level of the Aux bus. 5. LINK To link or un-link odd/even Aux bus pairs, click the LINK button so it lights. When two Aux busses are linked, their appearance changes onscreen to reflect their combined operation as shown to the right.
7—Mixer Views 3. AUX Send Sliders Set the amount of the channel’s signal sent to an Aux bus by adjusting the corresponding AUX send slider. With linked Aux busses, a panning handle replaces the even-numbered Aux bus’s slider (Page 67). 152 4. MUTE (M) Button To mute the channel, click this button so it’s lit. To un-mute the channel, click the button again. 142 5. SOLO (S) Button To solo the channel, click the SOLO button to light it. To un-solo the channel, click the button again. 142 6.
7—Mixer Views FX Return Channel Strips 1. 2. 1. ASSIGN Button To designate an Aux bus as the send assigned to the channel’s effect processor, click this button and select the desired bus from the pop-up menu. 3. 228 4. 6. 5. 7. 2. Algorithm View Button This button shows the name of the channel’s processor and its currently selected effect patch. Click the button to display the Algorithm View screen from which you can select a new patch or edit the current patch. 221 8. 3. AUX Send Sliders 9.
7—Mixer Views Multi-Channel Strip Views The multi-channel strip views show a detailed view of the set of 16 channels currently selected with the FADER buttons. To view the desired set of multi-channel strips, click the desired FADER button, described below. There are five onscreen multi-channel strip view FADER buttons, one more than on the VS-2480’s top panel. The fifth button is the V.FDR button—on the VS-2480, the V.FADER channels are selected by holding down SHIFT and pressing TR 17-24•FX RTN.
7—Mixer Views 7. MASTER Bus Fader Drag the MASTER bus fader up or down to set the level of the MASTER bus—this is the same thing as moving the physical MASTER fader on the VS-2480. The current MASTER bus level is shown beneath the fader. 142 8. DITHER To activate output dithering, click and hold the DITHER button and select the desired dithering bit depth. 366 Multi-Channel View Input Channels 1. 2. 3. 1. Input Signal Selector 4.
7—Mixer Views 7. DIR (DIRECT) 1-8 Selector To route the channel’s signal to a Direct bus, click the desired bus’s number. 156 8. MUTE (M) Button To mute the channel, click this button so it’s lit. To un-mute the channel, click the button again. 142 9. SOLO (S) Button To solo the channel, click the SOLO button to light it. To un-solo the channel, click the button again. 142 10.
7—Mixer Views Multi-Channel View Aux and Direct Bus Channels Direct Bus Parameters 1. 2. 3. 1. Source 4. Click Source and choose the signal you want to assign to the Direct bus. 2. Pre/Post Switch This sets the Direct bus to receive a channel’s signal before or after the channel fader. 3. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button When Automix is on, repeatedly click this button to set the Direct bus’ Automix status. 4. Final Level Knob Drag this knob to set the final level of the Direct bus. Aux Bus Parameters 1. 2.
7—Mixer Views Multi-Channel View Track Channels 1. 2. 3. 1. V-Track Selector Click the V-Track signal selector to assign the desired V-Track to the track channel. 4. 151 5. 2. PHASE (INV) Button Click the PHASE button so it lights to reverse the phase polarity of the input channel’s signal. 6. 154 7. 9. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 3. ATT Knob 15. Drag the ATT slider to adjust the level of the signal coming into the channel. The signal’s level is shown to the left of the knob. 153 16. 4.
7—Mixer Views 9. SOLO (S) Button To solo the channel, click the SOLO button to light it. To un-solo the channel, click the button again. 142 10. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button When Automix is turned on, repeatedly click the AUTOMIX STATUS button to set the channel’s Automix status. 327 11. PHRASE SEQ STATUS Button When the phrase sequencer is activated and the track’s phrase pad is turned on, you can set its phrase sequencer track status by repeatedly clicking the PHRASE SEQ STATUS button. 275 12.
7—Mixer Views Multi-Channel View FX Return Channels 1. 1. ASSIGN Selector You can click the ASSIGN selector and choose the Aux bus that’ll carry signals to the FX return channel’s effect processor. 2. 228 3. 2. EFFECT Algorithm Display The EFFECT algorithm display shows the corresponding effect processor’s currently selected effect algorithm. Click the display to open the Algorithm View screen from which you can select a different effect patch, or edit the current patch. 4. 6. 5. 7. 8. 9. 221 10.
7—Mixer Views 9. BAL (Balance) Knob Set the stereo position of the channel in the main MASTER bus mix by dragging the BAL knob up or down as desired. 229 10. Channel Fader The position of the channel fader sets the level of signal coming out of the channel. Moving the onscreen fader is the same as moving the channel’s physical fader on the VS-2480. 230 11. MONO Switch Click the MONO switch to collapse the corresponding effect processor’s stereo output to a mono signal. 228 Multi-Channel View V.
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8—VGA Main Display EZ ROUTING Screen The VGA main display displays all four of the VS-2480’s EZ ROUTING screens at the same time to make all of your routing simple to perform. PATCH BAY pane TRACK ASSIGN pane OUTPUT ASSIGN pane LOOP EFFECT ASSIGN pane To display the EZ ROUTING screens, press EZ ROUTING on the VS-2480 or select ROUTING VIEW from the EZ ROUTING menu (Page 26).
8—VGA Main Display EZ ROUTING Screen Input to Input Channel Mouse Routing Input signal to input channel routing occurs in the EZ ROUTING PATCH BAY pane. To make a new connection: 1. 2. Position the mouse cursor over the desired input channel pair until the cursor changes to a pointing finger. Click and drag the mouse to the desired pair of input jacks or connectors—a virtual cable appears onscreen to show the connection you’re making, as shown above. To change or delete an existing connection: 1. 2. 3.
8—VGA Main Display EZ ROUTING Screen To change or delete an existing connection: 1. 2. Position the mouse cursor over the desired recording track until the cursor changes to a pointing finger. Click and drag the mouse left or right to select a new track or all the way left to delete the connection. Routing Signals to Outputs Using a Mouse You can route any busses or tracks to the desired output jacks or connectors in the OUTPUT ASSIGN pane using the same principles described on Owner’s Manual Page 287.
8—VGA Main Display EZ ROUTING Screen Other Onscreen EZ ROUTING Tools Phantom Power Switches On You can turn on phantom power (Owner’s Manual Page 130) to any of the XLR input jacks by clicking its button in the PATCH BAY pane so the button lights. To turn off phantom power, click the button again so its light goes out. Activating Digital Inputs The VS-2480 can receive up to 16 digital input signals at a time. The R-BUS 1 connections are always active.
9—VGA Main Display Automix Editing The VGA main display provides its own Automix editing screen in which you can refine recorded Automix data, create new data or delete data while viewing the corresponding track audio waveforms. To display the Automix editing screen, select AUTOMIX EDIT from the onscreen UTILITIES menu.
9—VGA Main Display Automix Editing Targeting Automix Tracks and Data for Editing The Automix editing screen’s F1 (TARGET) button opens up the TARGET SELECT window (Owner’s Manual Page 332). In this window, you can select to display and edit: • • the desired type of Automix tracks—You can view input channel, track channel, FX return channel, effect processor, MASTER bus, Aux bus or Direct bus Automix tracks.
Index A A button. See AUTOMIX STATUS button A.PUNCH button .......................................................... 30 ABS indicator ................................................................ 30 Algorithm display ......................................................... 61 Algorithm View button ................................................. 69 ASSIGN selector ............................................... 56, 69, 76 ATT knob ....................................................
Index Expander. See Dynamics processing EXT SYNC button ........................................................ 29 EZ Routing.............................................................. 79–82 EZ ROUTING menu..................................................... 26 view .......................................................................... 63 details ............................................................. 65–66 Input signal selector .....................................................
Index MASTERING REC ........................................................ 33 Mastering Room ........................................................... 27 MTK effects ............................................................... 27 Mastering tracks inserting effects on ................................................... 27 playing back .............................................................. 27 recording................................................................... 27 on/off ...............
Index R R-BUS 2 ........................................................................ REC BUS ATT .............................................................. REC button ................................................................... REDO button ................................................................ REGION/PHRASE button ........................................... Regions selecting on VGA ..................................................... REL indicator .................................
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Copyright • Unauthorized recording, distribution, sale, lending, public performance, broadcasting, or the like, in whole or in part, of a work (musical composition, video, broadcast, public performance, or the like) whose copyright is held by a third party is prohibited by law. • When exchanging audio signals through a digital connection with an external instrument, this unit can perform recording with out being subject to the restrictions of the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS).
