Roland VS-2480 - Manual (Page 138)

10—Using the Digital Mixer
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Channel Selection
When you want to adjust a channel’s parameters, you must first select the channel.
Selecting a Channel for Editing
Using the CH EDIT Buttons
1. Press the FADER button that selects the set of channels containing the
channel you want to work with (Page 137).
2. Press the desired input, track or FX return channel’s CH EDIT button. The
CH EDIT button lights and the channel’s parameters appear onscreen.
About the Channel Faders
Each channel strip provides a fader for fine control of its signal level.
Faders are especially helpful when adjusting, or “riding,” signal
levels during an actual recording or mix. (You set up basic recording
levels using the SENS knobs, as described on Page 130.)
The VS-2480’s faders are motorized, so each fader automatically
moves to its channel’s current level setting when you press one of the
FADER buttons to select a new set of channels. When you use
Automix (Chapter 26), the faders move up and down automatically to
reflect automated level changes. And when you load a project, the
faders move to their channels’ most recent level settings.
The faders have markings printed to their left that show the relative
position of each fader in dBs. To the left of the channel strips area,
numbers are printed alongside these markings.
Setting a Fader to Unity Gain and Centering its Panning
The VS-2480 provides a quick shortcut for setting a channel’s fader to its unity gain
position. This procedure also places the channel’s signal to the center stereo position.
To Reset a Channel’s Fader and Pan
1. Press the desired FADER button.
2. While holding down CLEAR, press the desired channel’s CH EDIT button.
An Aux master channel has no parameters to adjust other than its level, which you can
set using its fader.
You can also use your mouse to select any channel from the Channel Pop-Up menu,
described on Page 69.
When a fader is at its 0dB position, it’s neither adding to or subtracting from the level of
its input signal or recorded track. This position is referred to as “unity gain,” since the
signal’s level leaving the fader is the same as it is coming into the fader.
After adjusting an input’s SENS knob when setting input levels, set its input channel’s
fader to its unity gain position.
CH
EDIT
button
1
17
(dB) 6
4
0
4
8
12
18
24
42
RATIO
L
R
Fader
Position
markings
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