Chapter 13. Roland VS-2480

Welcome to the Big Boy. Seventeen motorized faders , 16 mic pres, two R-BUS ports, coax and optical SP/DIF I/O, 24-track playback, 48-channel automated mixing with EQ, and dynamics on every channel. Comprehensive, non-destructive editing capabilities. As many as eight professional-quality effects processors. SCSI bus for external storage. CD and DVD archival for projects. Phrase pads for triggering samples. VGA output and mouse/keyboard support. All in a box you can easily fit on your desk or take to a gig.

While working in a recording studio in 1978, we could hardly dream of such a system. All the equipment required to assemble a comparable system would have taken up a very good- sized room and easily cost 10, 50, or even 100 times as much as the VS-2480.

I hope to illustrate for you how you can achieve good results quickly with your VS-2480. There is no substitute for practice and experience. The VS-2480 is both capable and complex. Just believe in yourself and your equipment, and there won't be much that you cannot accomplish!

Let's take a quick look around.