Scenes, Locators, and Markers

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Scenes provide a way to save a variety of mixer settings, including fader levels, panning, routings, effect settings, and more. Scenes are stored within a song, and the number of scenes available ranges from eight to 100, depending on the VS workstation you have. Some VS workstations allow you to name scenes as well. One important thing to note about scenes is that they cannot be recalled while a song is playing back. Locators and markers can be recalled while a song is in playback mode.

Here is one way I use scenes. Let's say I'm recording a band , and all the instruments have been recorded. Now it's time to record the lead vocal. When the vocalist wants to record his part, he only wants to hear the drums and rhythm guitar. I can create scene #1 so that the vocal track is in record mode, the bass and lead guitar tracks are muted, and the levels of the drums, rhythm guitar, and vocal tracks are adjusted to his liking. Once he records his track, I can then create scene #2 that has all the instruments un-muted and has his vocal level adjusted to fit in the mix. After listening to the playback, the vocalist decides he wants to re-record the vocal. I can simply recall scene #1, and all the settings are back to my record-ready mode. After recording the vocal again, I can now recall scene #2, which contains my playback mode.

You can set various location points within a song by using locators. These locations are set and recalled using the dedicated LOCATOR buttons on the VS workstation, allowing you to quickly and easily jump to a specific location within a song. The number of locator points available ranges from 32 to 100, depending on the VS workstation you have.

I commonly use locators to mark the beginning of verses and choruses within a song. By doing this, I can quickly jump to these parts of the song.

Markers are similar to locators, except that you can't directly jump to a particular marker by pushing a button. The TAP button is used to place a marker within a song. There are dedicated buttons that allow you to move to the previous or next marker, and some VS workstations allow you to bring up a list of all markers and select the specific marker to move to. Each VS workstation allows you to have 1,000 markers per song.

I typically use markers to set specific points of interest within a song. For example, when listening back to a vocal track, I might drop in markers when I hear a bit of sibilance, or when I hear some unwanted noise during parts where the vocalist is not singing . I can then cursor through each marker and decide what action I want to take to fix these problems.

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Roland VS Recorder Power.
Roland VS Recorder Power.
ISBN: 1592008364
EAN: N/A
Year: 2005
Pages: 202

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