® Quick Start Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (Owner's Manual p. 2), "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" (Owner's Manual p. 3, 4), and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (Owner's Manual p. 5). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Quick Start, Owner's Manual, and Appendices should be read in their entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 1998 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Roland Homepage http://www.roland.co.jp/ Roland US Homepage http://www.rolandus.com/ Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Roland VS-1680 digital studio workstation. The documentation for the VS-1680 consists of three parts: Quick Start, Owner's Manual, and Appendices. Quick Start explains basic operation, and takes you through the process of recording, playback, mixdown, creating an original audio CD, and turning off the power. To experience and understand the functionality of the VS-1680, please read the Quick Start manual first. Printing Conventions in This Manual To present information efficiently, the following printing conventions are used in the documentation. ·Panel items enclosed in square brackets [ ] refer to specific buttons on the front panel. Example: [SHIFT] indicates the Shift button. ·Panel items not enclosed in square brackets [ ] refer to groups of buttons or connectors. Example: STATUS buttons refer to the status buttons [1]­[15/16]. ·In the case of buttons whose function changes according to the state of the VS-1680 or whether the button is pressed together with [SHIFT], the function that is actually being used will be written first. Example 1: [MASTER (SOLO)] is used when making Master block settings. Example 2: [SOLO (MASTER)] is used when making Solo settings. ·Numbers following panel items indicate a specific channel or connector. Example: INPUT 1 knob refers to the input sensitivity knob of channel 1. ·Text enclosed in quotation marks " " indicates a message that appears in the display screen. Example: When turning off the power, the display will indicate "SHUTDOWN/ EJECT ?." ·(p. **) indicates reference pages in this manual. ·Explanations beginning with an asterisk (*) contain material to which you should pay special attention. In the Quick Start manual, such material is indicated by . ·Words marked by are explained in the "Glossary" (Appendices p. 63). ·Quick Start explains only a small part of the VS-1680's functionality. If you find the explanation in Quick Start to be insufficient, or if you would like to learn about additional possibilities, please read the Owner's Manual page indicated by . 3 Contents Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Required Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing an Internal Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cautions When Installing a Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Installing Effect Expansion Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cautions When Installing an Effect Expansion Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Installation de la carte d'extension d'effets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Précautions lors de l'installation de la carte d'extension d'effets . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Basic Connections (Power Supply, Audio Devices and Headphones) . 15 Turning On the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Adjusting the Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 If You Do Not Understand the Display or Don't Know What to Do . . . . . . . . . .17 Setting the Date and Time of the Internal Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Turning Off the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 If "STORE Current?" is Displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Listening to the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 About the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Playing Back the Demo Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Viewing the Level Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Adjusting the Overall Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Adjusting the Volume of an Individual Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Adjusting the Headphone Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Listening to the Demo Song with a Different Arrangement (Scene) 27 Listening to the Other Demo Song (Song Select) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Making a Multi-Track Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Creating a New Song (Song New) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Connecting Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Cautions When Connecting Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Adjusting the Input Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Recording On a Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Playing Back the Performance You Recorded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Canceling the Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Checking the Time Available for Recording (Remaining Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Canceling a Recorded Result (Undo/Redo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Re-Recording a Specified Portion (Punch-In/Punch-Out). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Erasing Just a Portion of a Recording (Track Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Deleting an Erased Recording from the Disk (Song Optimize). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 4 Contents Recording On a V-Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Comparing the Recorded Content of Two V-Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Recording On Other Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Playing Back Two or More Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Adjust the Volume Balance of the Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Adjusting the Stereo Position of Each Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Adjusting the Tone of Each Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Saving Your Performance (Song Store) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Using Effects (When VS8F-2s are Installed) . . . . . 67 Applying a Send/Return Type Effect During Playback. . . . . . . . . . . 68 Applying a Send/Return Type Effect Only to the Monitor Sound as You Record 72 Switching Effects During Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Applying a Send/Return Type Effect While You Record . . . . . . . . . 80 Applying an Insertion-Type Effect During Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Inserting the Same Effect into Another Track as Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 If You Wish to Use the Same Effect Both as Send/Return and Insertion . . . . . .90 Applying an Insertion-Type Effect During Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Add Finishing Touches to Your Song . . . . . . . . . . 96 Combining the Performances of Multiple Tracks (Track Bouncing) . 96 Erasing an Unwanted Portion (Track Cut) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Selecting the Portion that will be Written to the CD-R Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Deleting an Unwanted Portion At the End of the Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Deleting an Unwanted Portion At the Beginning of the Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Adding Track Number Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Assigning Track Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Creating an Original Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Connecting the CD-R Drive/CD-RW Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Writing a Song to a CD-R Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Auditioning the Song You Wrote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Deleting Unneeded Songs (Song Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Changing the Partition Size (Initialize) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 5 Preparations Required Preparations The VS-1680 is an audio recorder that allows multi-track recording to a hard disk. To make a multi-track recording, you will need at least the following items. · VS-1680 (1 unit) · Power cable (1: included) · Internal IDE hard disk (HDP88 series: sold separately in some countries) · Audio device for master output, monitor output, or headphones (sold separately) · Microphone or other audio source to record, such as an electric guitar, synthesizer, or CD player etc. (sold separately) Quick Start will also explain the use of the following equipment, which you may purchase as desired. · VS8F-2 (effect expansion board for internal installation: sold separately) · External CD-R/CD-RW drive (sold separately) The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display. Note, however, that your unit may incorporate a newer, enhanced version of the system, so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual. IDE (Appendices p. 64) Installing an Internal Hard Disk In some countries, VS-1680's do not come with the Hard Disk installed. A Roland HDP88 series hard disk (sold separately in some countries) can be installed in the VS-1680. In order to take full advantage of the VS-1680's functionality for the number of tracks that can be recorded/played back simultaneously, we recommend that you install an 2100 MB or higher model. Cautions When Installing a Hard Disk Use a Philips screwdriver that is suitable for the size of the screw (a number 2 screwdriver). If an unsuitable screwdriver is used, the head of the screw may be stripped. To remove a screw, rotate the screwdriver counter-clockwise. To tighten a screw, rotate the screwdriver clockwise. loosen tighten When installing a hard disk, remove only the specified screws. Be careful that the screws you remove do not drop into the interior of the VS-1680. Do not leave the front panel cover in a detached state. Be sure to reattach it after the hard disk has been installed. Do not touch any of the printed circuit pathways or connection terminals. Be careful not to cut your hand on the edge of the installation bay. When circuit board installation is complete, double-check your work. 6 Preparations 1 2 fig.1-02 Turn off the power of the VS-1680 and of all connected devices, and disconnect all cables from the VS-1680. Remove the front panel cover from the VS-1680. 3 With the warning label of the hard disk facing upward, slide it gently into the installation bay as far as it will go. You can hook the indentation of the attachment hardware over the protrusion on the chassis of the VS-1680. fig.1-03 7 Preparations 4 5 After the hard disk has been inserted, use the screws that you removed earlier to fasten the hard disk in place. Fold down the handle on the front of the hard disk, and reattach the front panel cover as it originally was. This completes installation of the hard disk. As described in "Turning On the Power" (p. 16), turn on the power and verify that the VS-1680 starts up correctly. 6 If the Display Indicates "Not Found any Drives" The internal hard disk was not recognized correctly. Use the rear panel power switch to turn off the power, and re-install the hard disk correctly. fig.1-04_80 When transporting the VS1680, please pack it in the original carton and shockabsorbing material, or the equivalent. If an internal IDE hard disk (HDP88 series) is installed, reverse the installation procedure to remove it from the VS1680, pack the hard disk in its own packing carton, and place it in the specified location of the VS-1680's packing carton for transport. If the VS-1680 is transported with the hard disk ...