Using Virtual Tracks
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| You can record up to 16 different tracks on each track channel. This gives you a total of 256 tracks. These are called virtual tracks, also referred to as V-Tracks. The VS-1880 and VS-1824 have a total of 288 V-Tracks, since they have two more regular channels. You can think of the V-Tracks as placeholders for different musical takes. Only one V-Track per track channel may be played at a time. You cannot switch V-Tracks during playback. There are many benefits to using V-Tracks. If your vocalist is struggling to get a good take, you can record multiple takes on different V-Tracks. Later, you can copy and paste the best parts from the different takes to one V-Track. Many refer to this procedure as " comping " a track. You can also use V-Tracks to keep original tracks safe when you are experimenting with different techniques. For example, if you want to experiment with printing reverb to a track, you can copy the dry track to a different V-Track. Experiment with printing reverb to the active V-Track as much as you want. If you are not happy with your results, you can always go back to the original dry track that you saved on the other V-Track. This technique can also be used when you are bouncing tracks. Bouncing means to combine several tracks into one track or a two-track stereo pair. Let's say you want to bounce tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 with effects to stereo pair 9/10. You can copy your original tracks to other V-Tracks so they are safe from your experimenting. When you finish your bounce and then record over tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 with new material, you may discover that you are not happy with the bounced tracks. No need to worry. You can retrieve the original tracks from the V-Tracks you first copied them to and start over. V-Tracks are a wonderful way to help you get that perfect take! To select a different V-Track for recording, do the following:
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