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Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland VS-1680 V-XPANDED Digital Studio Workstation. As the owner of the VS-1680 V-XPANDED, you can begin using all functions immediately. Please read the V-XPANDED Owner’s Manual (this document) together with the VS-1680 Owner’s Manual (three volumes).
3 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................. 3 Precautions ................................................................... 4 Added functionality (main features) ............................................................. 5 Mixdown using the VS-1680 alone .
4 Precautions ● Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore the data stored on a Zip disk or other form of media once it has been erased, initialized, or otherwise lost. Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data. ● Zip disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of magnetic storage medium.
5 Added functionality (main features) Mixdown using the VS-1680 alone While playing back sixteen tracks, you can mixdown to any two tracks of the 256 V-tracks (Mastering Room). This is convenient when you wish to prepare tracks for mastering, such as when you are producing an original audio CD (p.
6 Expanding the functionality of the VS-1680 There are several ways in which the new functions can be added to the VS-1680. Please read the section that applies to your VS-1680. NOTE After you have upgraded the VS-1680, you can continue using the hard disk that you are currently using without any changes.
7 Expanding the functionality of the VS-1680 fig.1-04 10. If you pressed [NO] in step 9, an additional message will ask you to confirm. If you wish to erase (initialize) the user settings, press [YES]. If you press [NO] you will return to step 9. fig.
8 Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room) From the 256 V-tracks you can now select any two tracks, and mixdown to these two tracks as you play back 16 tracks simultaneously. Added mastering tracks Until now, you had to use an external DAT recorder or MD recorder if you wanted to mixdown a song that used all sixteen tracks.
9 Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room) Status Specify the status of the mastering tracks. For this example, select “Off.” Off : The mastering tracks will not be used. Rec : Play back tracks 1–16 while recording them to the mastering tracks.
10 Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room) 12. Use the cursor buttons and the Value dial to change the "Status" of the tracks for mastering to “Rec.” 13. Press [REC]. The REC indicator will light in red. 14. Press [PLAY]. The PLAY indicator will light in green, and recording will begin.
11 Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room) fig.2-11 3. Press [F6] to cycle between “M → Rec” → ”M → Play” → ”M → Off.” The current status of the mastering tracks can be viewed in the level meter in the display. For this example, select “M → Off” (playback status: pressing [F6] once again will select Off).
12 Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room) fig.2-03 3. Press [ENTER (YES)]. 4. Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the cursor to “Status.” fig.2-18 5. Select the “Status” of the mastering tracks. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial. Status Specify the status of the master tracks.
13 Mix 16 tracks down to 2 tracks (Mastering Room) 14. Hold down [STOP], and press [STATUS] for all tracks (1–15/16) that you wish to mixdown. The STATUS indicator will light in green. fig.2-06 15. Press [FADER] so that the TR (track) indicator lights.
14 New effects algorithms When the VS8F-2 effects expansion board is installed, the following effects algorithms will be added. - Making the volume consistent for each frequency band (Mastering Tool Kit) (p. 14) - Modeling various speakers (Speaker Modeling) (p.
15 New effects algorithms BCut (Bass-cut filter) This removes unwanted low-frequency components, such as pop noise. Sw (Switch) Off, On Turns the bass-cut filter on/off. Freq (Frequency) Thru, 20–2,000Hz Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the bass-cut filter.
16 New effects algorithms Cmp (Compressor) When a high-level signal is input, this effect restricts the output at a specified ratio. fig.3-06 Sw (Switch) Off, On Turns the compressor on/off.
17 New effects algorithms Dither Off, 24–8bit By adding a minute level of noise (dither), this smoothes the transition between playback audio and silence. Level -80–+6dB This adjusts the overall volume level of the sound that has passed through the limiter (Lmt).
18 New effects algorithms Lmt (Limiter) This effect limits excessive output levels. Sw (Switch) Off, On Turns the limiter on/off. Thresh (Threshold) -60–0dB Specifies the level at which the limiter will begin to operate.
19 Editing an automix As part of the new software, select the area to edit. You can now select an area (marker), and edit the automix data in that area. To edit the automix data, you must first select the area to which your editing will apply. Erasing data from a specific area (Erase) This operation erases the automix data from a specific area.
20 Editing an automix fig.4-05_80 Target This will indicate the type of automix data that you selected to be erased in step 6. If you wish to erase all automix data, use the TIME/VALUE dial to select “All Level and Pan.” 10. If you wish to erase the data, press [F4 (Exec)].
21 Editing an automix NOTE Even if there is only one marker for the automix data that you wish to copy, press the button in the order of [F1 (In)] → [F1 (Out)] at the same marker location. MEMO You can rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to modify the automix setting value at the cursor location.
22 Editing an automix 1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. 2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F6 (UTIL)]. 3. Press [PAGE] so that [F5] indicates “A.Mix,” and then press [F5 (A.Mix)]. fig.4-02 4. Press [F2 (Micro)]. 5. Press [PAGE] so that [F1] indicates “In.
23 Editing an automix fig.4-18.e 11. To execute the Gradation operation, press [F4 (Exec)]. If you press [F6 (EXIT)], you will return to step 7 without executing the Gradation operation. 12. A message will ask you to confirm the operation. Press [YES].
24 Editing an automix fig.4-04.e NOTE Even if there is only one marker for the automix data that you wish to increase or decrease, press the button in the order of [F1 (In)] → [F1 (Out)] at the same marker location. MEMO You can rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to modify the automix setting value at the cursor location.
25 Using the VS-1680 with a CD-R/CD-RW drive This chapter explains how a CD-R/CD-RW drive connected to the SCSI connector of the VS-1680 can be used to create original audio CD’s, or to back up song data. Please also read “Chapter 7 Use with a CD-R Drive” in the VS-1680 Owner’s Manual (p.
26 Using the VS-1680 with a CD-R/CD-RW drive 5. A message will ask for confirmation. Press [YES]. fig.5-04 6. The display will ask “STORE Current?” (store the current song?). If you wish to store the current song before writing a song to CD, press [YES].
27 Using the VS-1680 with a CD-R/CD-RW drive 9. Press [F4 (Exec)]. 10. Press [YES]. A message about the license agreement will appear. Read the message carefully, and if you consent to that, press [YES]. The data will begin to write to the CD- R disc.
28 Using the VS-1680 with a CD-R/CD-RW drive +Verify If this is turned “On,” verification will be performed to check whether or not the data was saved correctly after the song data has been backed up.
29 Using the VS-1680 with a CD-R/CD-RW drive 5. Press [F3 (CDRRc)]. If [F3] does not indicate “CDRRc,” first press [PAGE] so that “CDRRc” appears, and then press [F3 (CDRRc)]. fig.5-12 6. Use [ ][ ][ ][ ] to move the cursor, and use the TIME/VALUE dial to set the parameters.
30 Enhancements related to operation Shortcut to the Phrase Edit window In Play condition, you can now select the phrase that you wish to edit, and open the editing window directly. 1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. 2. Move the current time so that it falls within the phrase that you wish to edit.
31 Enhancements related to operation fig.6-04.e fig.6-05.e fig.6-06.e 7. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the take that will be the basis of the newly created phrase. 8. Press [F4 (Sel)] or [ENTER (YES)]. 9. Use [ ][ ][ ][ ] to move the cursor, and use the TIME/VALUE dial to set the parameters.
32 Enhancements related to operation fig.6-03 5. Press [F1 (Take)]. 6. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to move the cursor to the take that you wish to delete. fig.6-09 7. Press [F5 (Del)]. A message will ask you to confirm. fig.6-10_90 8. If you wish to delete the take, press [YES].
33 Enhancements related to operation At this time, the function buttons have the following operations. [F1 (Hist)]: Each time you press the button, you will cycle backward through the last twenty names that were assigned. [F2 (Clr)]: Delete all characters.
34 Enhancements related to operation fig.6-16_70 7. Press [F1 (Back)]. 8. Use [ ][ ][ ][ ] to move the cursor, and use the TIME/VALUE dial to set the parameters. fig.6-17 Type Select how the phrase will be divided. In this case, select “Divide.” Divide : Automatically divide the phrase into two or more phrases.
35 Enhancements related to operation 1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. 2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F2 (TRACK)]. 3. Press [F1 (Tr/Ph)] so that the Phrase Edit menu appears. 4. Press [PAGE] so that [F2] indicates “Split,” and then press [F2 (Split)]. fig.
36 Enhancements related to operation NOTE If you rotate the MONITOR knob without pressing [SELECT], you will adjust the volume level. If you are attempting to adjust pan and inadvertently rotate the MONITOR knob toward the right without pressing [SELECT], high-volume sound capable of damaging your amp or speakers could be output.
37 Enhancements related to operation Copying mixer settings You can copy mixer settings (equalizer, level) from another channel to the channel currently shown in the Channel Edit page. The following settings can be copied. Equalizer EQ low freq. EQ low gain EQ mid freq.
38 Enhancements related to operation Shift Lock on/off ([SHIFT]+[YES]) It is now possible to control the Shift Lock switch (which temporarily keeps [SHIFT] activated while it is not actually pressed) without opening the System Parameter window (VS-1680 Owner’s Manual, p.
39 Enhancements to the display and specifications Checking inserted effects (Icon and Patch Name display) Effects that have been inserted into channels/tracks can now be confirmed through icons and patch names. 1. Press [SELECT] for the channel to which you wish to apply an effect.
40 Enhancements to the display and specifications fig.7-04.e 5. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. You will return to Play condition. Switching the Song Select window (List display) The Song Select window can now be viewed not only as icons but also as a list. You can also see the size of the song, and the date and time at which it was created.
41 Enhancements to the display and specifications 3. Press [F4 (Exec)]. Alternatively, press [PAGE] so that [F4] indicates “Exec,” and then press [F4 (Exec)]. fig.7-09 4. Press [F4 (Exec)] once again. 5. A message will ask for confirmation. Press [YES].
42 Index Symbols +Verify ............................................................................. 28 A After Rec (after recording) .............................................. 9 Alarm function ...................................................
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