Adding an External Mixer

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Adding an External Mixer

For those of you who don't want to give up mixing on your external analog mixer, it is possible to send half of your VS-1680's 16 recorded tracks to an external mixer for external processing. Use the Direct Out function to accomplish this. The Direct Out function allows you to choose between tracks 1-8 or tracks 9-16 to be sent directly out of the eight analog outputs. To enable the Direct Out function, do the following:

Press EDIT/SOLO. The Master Block is displayed.

Press F5 (DIR). If "DIR" does not appear above F5, press PAGE until it does.

Use the jogwheel to change the setting for DIRECT OUT.

DIR OUT (DIRECT OUT): Select tracks to be assigned as Direct Out.
Off: Direct Out is not used.
1-8: Tracks 1-8 are output from the eight analog output jacks .
9-16: Tracks 9-16 are output from the eight analog output jacks.

Direct Out Assignments

When tracks 1-8 are selected, the Direct Out assignments are:

Track 1: MASTER jack (L)

Track 2: MASTER jack (R)

Track 3: AUX A jack (L)

Track 4: AUX A jack (R)

Track 5: AUX B jack (L)

Track 6: AUX B jack (R)

Track 7: MONITOR jack (L)

Track 8: MONITOR jack (R)

When tracks 9-16 are selected, the Direct Out assignments are:

Track 9: MASTER jack (L)

Track 10: MASTER jack (R)

Track 11: AUX A jack (L)

Track 12: AUX A jack (R)

Track 13: AUX B jack (L)

Track 14: AUX B jack (R)

Track 15: MONITOR jack (L)

Track 16: MONITOR jack (R)

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Initializing the Mixer Settings

There may come a time when you are dissatisfied with your mix and want to start over from scratch. This is a good time to initialize the mixer settings. This feature will restore all the mixer's parameters to the default settings. This gives you a chance to wipe the slate clean and start anew. Initializing the mixer does not erase your song or your song data. To initialize the mixer, do the following:

1.	Hold SHIFT and press F5 (System).
2.	Press PAGE until INIT appears above F1.
3.	Press F1 (INIT). Init Mix/Sys Prm Sure? will be displayed.
4.	Press YES.
5.	Press PLAY/DISPLAY to exit.

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Chapter 12. Advances in Mastering with the VS-1680/1880

Mastering is the process of preparing your two-track stereo mix for final playback on a separate medium. In this day and age, that medium is usually a CD (compact disc). You always have the option to take your finished mix to a professional mastering lab or send your tracks out to a computer or external mastering unit (as shown in Figure 12.1) for external mastering. However, you can also achieve great results with the tools that are already provided inside the VS-1680.

Figure 12.1. The Alesis Masterlink is an example of an external mastering device you can send your tracks to for external mastering. The VS-1680 has mastering tools similar to those found inside the Master-link. With patience and practice, you can create quality-mastered tracks inside the VS-1680 without the use of an external mastering device

VS-1680 V-Xpanded Option

The original VS-1680 did not have any mastering capabilities. These features were added later in an operating system update and were given the name "V-Xpanded." If you have an original VS-1680 that does not have the V-Xpanded functions, you can download any version (v2.0 or higher) of the VS-1680 operating system from the Roland Web site to get the V-Xpanded features.

The mastering section of the VS-1880 has some improvements over the VS-1680. With a dedicated Mastering button on the VS-1880, all the tools you need to do a quality-mastering job are just one button-push away.

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