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Concerning Copyright
The law prohibits the unauthorized recording, public performance, broadcast, sale,
or distribution etc. of a work (CD recording, video recording, broadcast, etc.) whose
copyright is owned by a third party. Roland will take no responsibility for any
infringement of copyright that you may commit in using the VS-880EX.
SCMS (Appendices p. 124)
OWNER'S MANUAL
About SCMS
The VS-880EX does not implement SCMS. This design decision was made with the
intent that SCMS should not r
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For EU Countries The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. For the US
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol alerts the user to i
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY • Always grasp only the plug on the power-supply cord when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit. ........................................................................................................... • Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled. Also, all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children. ...........................................................................................................
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IMPORTANT NOTES In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT the loss of data. However, in certain cases (such as SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT when circuitry related to memory itself is out of SAFELY” on pages 2–4, please read and observe the order), we regret that it may not be possible to following: restore the data, and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data. Power Supply Additional Precautions Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any device
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IMPORTANT NOTES Handling the Disk Drive Concerning Copyright For details on hard disk handling, refer also to the The law prohibits the unauthorized recording, public instructions that accompanied your hard disk. performance, broadcast, sale, or distribution etc. of a work (CD recording, video recording, broadcast, etc.) Before performing any of the following actions, be whose copyright is owned by a third party. sure to perform the shutdown procedure. Failure to Roland will take no responsibi
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CONTENTS Preparations .......................................................................... 12 About the Package Contents ...................................................................................... 12 Main Features ............................................................................................................. 12 Front and Rear Panels .......................................................... 14 Mixer Section ........................................................
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CONTENTS General Course of the Recording Process ................................................................. 41 Connecting Instruments .............................................................................................. 41 Recording to the Tracks .............................................................................................. 42 Saving a Recorded Performance (Song Store) ........................................................... 43 Recording Over a Portion of a Per
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CONTENTS Chapter 6 Editing a Recorded Performance (Track Editing) ... 88 About Editing Operations ............................................................................................ 88 Track Edit .................................................................................................................... 88 About the Bar Display ....................................................................................................... 88 Repeating Performance Data (Track Copy) ......
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CONTENTS Various Operations Related to Synchronized Operation .......................................... 123 Use with a MIDI Controller ........................................................................................ 126 Switching Track Status ................................................................................................... 126 Switching Scenes .............................................................................................................. 127 Switching
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CONTENTS Sounding the Metronome .......................................................................................... 154 Using an External MIDI Sound Source to Play the Metronome ............................... 155 When the Disk Has Little Remaining Space ............................................................. 156 Deleting Only Unneeded Performance Data (Song Optimize) ................................. 156 Deleting One Song of Performance Data (Song Erase) ...........................
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Preparations Digital Mixer Section About the Package Contents You can store all mixer settings, including fader levels, The following items are included with the VS-880EX. pan, and effects. Stored settings can be recalled very Please check to make sure you have all the items. simply, making it convenient in adjusting balances during mixdown and comparing mixes with effects. • VS-880EX Changes in settings over time, such as fader levels and • AC cord pan, can also be stored (Auto Mix), so you can
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Preparations Connectivity Substantial Options There are six sets of balanced input jacks, handling a Internal Hard Disk (desinated by Roland): wide input sensitivity range, from line level (+4 dBu) An internal 2.5-inch IDE hard disk. Having this inter- to mic level (-50 dBu). nal hard disk installed makes the VS-880EX system Besides the RCA phono type (stereo) MASTER jacks, compact and easy to transport. Furthermore, there is the (mono) AUX A and AUX B jacks are provided. no need to make com
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Front and Rear Panels Mixer Section 1 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 6 11 1. PEAK Indicators 4. SELECT/CH EDIT (Select/Channel Edit) buttons These indicators allow you to confirm the sound level input at the input jacks (1–6). They help you to deter- Use these buttons when you wish to make settings for mine the correct input level when adjusting the a mixer channel. The names of the parameter groups INPUT knobs. You will need to specify the level at that can be set for each channel are printed below CH which
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Preparations 5. STATUS Buttons 10. FADER/EDIT Button These buttons switch the status of each track. The cur- Pressing this button alternately assigns each channel’s rent status is shown by the button indicator. input mixer, track mixer and effect return mixer to the fader for that channel. The button indicator shows the SOURCE (orange): current status. The input source or track assigned to the channel is INPUT (orange): Input Mixer being output. TRACK (green): Track Mixer REC (blinking red): RET
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Preparations Recorder Section 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 2 11 12 13 3 4 [LOOP]: This button turns Loop Recording on 1. EDIT CONDITION Buttons and off. Pressed with the The functions and parameters of the VS-880EX are [LOC1/5]–[LOC4/8] buttons, it spec- organized within these buttons. To use a desired oper- ifies the range to be recorded in Loop ation, press the appropriate button. Recording. [AUTO PUNCH]: This button turns Auto 2. LOCATOR Button Punch-In Recording on and Pressing this button allows you to s
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Preparations 4. Transport Control Buttons 9. CURSOR Buttons These buttons are used to operate the recorder. Normally (i.e. in Play Condition), this dial is used to move the current time. When making settings (i.e. in [ZERO]: This returns the current time to Edit Condition), this dial is used to modify parameter “00h00m00s00” (zero return). values. [REW]: The current time is moved back only When a YES/NO response is required during an oper- while this button is held down. This ation, use these bu
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Preparations Display section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. CONDITION 4. MEASURE This indicates the current condition. This shows the current measure of the song. PLY: Normal status (Play condition). 5. BEAT INn: Change the input mixer settings This shows the current beat of the song. (n=1–8, a–d). TRn: Change the track mixer settings 6. SYNC MODE (n=1–8 to a–d). This indicates the current sync mode (method of syn- RTN: Change the return mixer settings. chronization). MST: Change the master block settin
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Preparations Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 1. POWER Switch 5. DIGITAL Connectors This switch turns power of the VS-880EX on and off. The VS-880EX features both coaxial and optical digital I/O connectors (conforming to S/P DIF). 2. AC IN (AC Inlet) IN: This inputs a digital audio signal (stereo). You can select either the Connect the included power cable here. coaxial input connection or the opti- cal connection. 3. SCSI Connector OUT: This outputs a digital audio signal This is a DB-25 type SCSI connecto
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Preparations 6 7 8 11 9 10 6. FOOT SWITCH Jack An optional foot switch (such as the DP-2 or the BOSS FS-5U) can be connected here when you want to con- trol recorder operations, mark point settings, and punch in/out operations, and so on with a foot switch. With the factory settings, a foot switch is set to start and stop the recorder. 7. PHONES Jack An optional set of headphones can be connected here. The PHONES jack outputs the same sound as the MONITOR jack. 8. MASTER Jacks (L, R) 9. AUX SEN
