Roland VS-880EX - Manual (Page 41)

General Course of the
Recording Process
The procedure for recording with the VS-880EX is
roughly as same as record process by multi-track
recorders as mentioned before. This general process of
recording a song is outlined below. Please take a
moment to read through the steps.
1. Connect instruments and microphones to the VS-
880EX.
2. Record the basic part of the song; drums and bass,
etc.
3. Record other parts (electric guitars, synthesizers,
vocals, etc.) while playing back the basic part.
4. If there are any mistakes during the process,
record over the places where they occurred
(punch-in/punch-out).
5. Adjust the volume level, pan, equalization, and
other settings for each part.
6. If you run out of empty tracks, you can marge the
contents of two or more tracks onto a different
track (track bouncing).
7. Mix down the tracks to your recorder and make a
master tape.
Well, it’s time to try multi-track recording. This will be
explained using concrete examples.
Connecting Instruments
1. Turn down the master fader as low as possible.
2. Connect instruments and microphones to the
INPUT jacks.
* Howling could be produced depending on the location of
microphones relative to speakers. This can be remedied by:
1. Changing the orientation of the microphone(s).
2. Relocating microphone(s) at a greater distance
from speakers.
3. Lowering volume levels.
If “Drive Busy!” is Displayed
If this message appears during recording or play-
back, it means that the disk drive cannot catch up
with the data read/write speed. In such instances,
create a new song which lower the sample rate or
recording mode from their current settings, and
record over.
Chapter 3 Multi-Track Recording
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Chapter 3
Song Numbers
On the VS-880EX, management of song data is
accomplished by assigning a song number to
every song that is saved. Newly created songs are
given the lowest currently available number. For
example, if all numbers up to song number 5 are
already assigned, then the number 6 is taken by
the new song. Furthermore, even if song numbers
up to 5 are occupied, if Song 3 is deleted, then the
new song is given that now lowest vacant num-
ber.
InitSong 001
InitSong 002
InitSong 003
InitSong 004
InitSong 005
Disk Drive
InitSong 001
InitSong 002
InitSong 003
InitSong 004
InitSong 005
InitSong 006
Disk Drive
Song New
InitSong 001
InitSong 002
InitSong 004
InitSong 005
Disk Drive
InitSong 001
InitSong 002
InitSong 003
InitSong 004
InitSong 005
Disk Drive
Song New
If song numbers up to 5 are occupied
If Song 3 is deleted