Roland VS-880EX - Manual (Page 42)

Recording to the Tracks
1. Select a recording track. While holding down
[REC], press the STATUS button for the track to
which you want to record.
The STATUS indicator blinks red.
2. Switch to the input mixer. Press [FADER (EDIT)]
several times to let the FADER indicator light
orange.
3. Select source to be recorded to the track. While
holding down the STATUS button for the track to
which you want to record, press the SELECT but-
ton for the input channel whose source you want
assigned to the track.
The SELECT indicator blinks.
4. Determine the source volume. Since what is
recorded is the sound after it passes through the
fader, the faders should normally be set to around
0 dB.
5. Adjust the input sensitivity, with the INPUT knob
of the channel input assigned as the source. Get a
strong input signal by having instrument volumes
as high as possible. At this time, raise the volume
level as much as possible without making the
PEAK indicator light up. Normally,
this range is
adjusted that the level meter moves within -12
to 0 dB when the channel fader is set to 0 dB
.
6. Press [REC].
The REC indicator blinks red.
7. Press [PLAY].
The PLAY indicator lights green, and recording starts.
Now begin playing.
8. When the performance is finished, press [STOP].
The song then stops.
9. Listen to the recorded performance. Press [ZERO]
to return to the beginning of the song.
10. Switch to the track mixer. Press [FADER] several
times to let the FADER indicator light green .
11. Press [PLAY] to begin playback of the song.
12. Use the channel faders and the master fader to
adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
13. Does the recording sound as you though it
would? If you are satisfied with the results of
your recording, then save the song to the disk,
using the procedure described in “Saving a
Recorded Performance” (p. 43).
To cancel track assignments
You can cancel all assignments (routings) of
sources or tracks to tracks (i.e., to a state where
nothing is connected).
1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2. Hold down the STATUS button and press
[CLEAR].
Chapter 3 Multi-Track Recording
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Sources Assigned to Tracks
In a newly created song, sources are assigned to
tracks as shown below.
Viewing the Assign screen
In Play Condition, hold down the STATUS button
to view the source/track/effect which is assigned
to that track.
CONDITION MARKER#
MASTER INPUT TRACK AUX
TIME
48
24
4
0
dB
12
Recording Tracks (1–8)
Assigned source 1–8 (upper line)
Assigned track 1–8 (lower line)
Stereo In (first line)
Effect 1 (second line)
Effect 2 (third line)