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1—Welcome to Version Two 7

About the VS-2000 Version Two Addendum ............................................................................................................... 7

Procedure Descriptions ............................................................................................................................................. 7

To Get the Most From Version Two ............................................................................................................................... 8

VGA Terminology: The Mixers and the Master Block ................................................................................................ 8

2—Version Two Enhancements 9

Importing rhythm patterns from SMF (SMF Import) .................................................................................................. 9

Cautions concerning import of SMF data .............................................................................................................. 9

The SMF IMPORT screen ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Importing rhythm patterns from SMF .................................................................................................................. 10

Backing Up and Recovering a project via USB ........................................................................................................... 11

Data structure of the VS-2000’s internal hard disk ............................................................................................. 11

Backing up a project on your computer ............................................................................................................... 13

Recovering a backed-up project from your computer ....................................................................................... 14

Backing up and Recovering User Rhythm Arranges or Rhythm Patterns ...................................................... 14

Added parameters and shortcuts ................................................................................................................................. 15

UTILITY Menu System Parameter ........................................................................................................................ 15

UTILITY Menu PlayRec Parameter ....................................................................................................................... 15

The METRONOME screen ..................................................................................................................................... 15

The MASTER EDIT screen ...................................................................................................................................... 16

CH PARAMETER LEVEL knob ............................................................................................................................ 16

New Shortcuts .......................................................................................................................................................... 16

Change in editing method for Rhythm Arrange ........................................................................................................ 17

Creating or Editing a Rhythm Arrange ................................................................................................................ 17

Using the mouse to input a Rhythm Pattern ....................................................................................................... 18

The procedure for editing Harmony has changed ..................................................................................................... 19

The HARMONY ASSIGN screen .......................................................................................................................... 19

b/# indications have been added .......................................................................................................................... 19

Sequencing Harmonies in Step Time .................................................................................................................... 20

Audio data waveform display ............................................................................................................................... 20

The HARMONY MICRO EDIT screen ................................................................................................................. 21

3—Version Two VGA Overview 23

The Main Display and the Info Display ....................................................................................................................... 23

Setting the Operation Target .................................................................................................................................. 23

About the Main Display ................................................................................................................................................. 24

The LCD as Main Display ....................................................................................................................................... 24

The VGA as Main Display ...................................................................................................................................... 24

About the Info Display ................................................................................................................................................... 26

When the VGA is Designated as the Info Display .............................................................................................. 26

When the LCD is Designated as the Info Display ............................................................................................... 28

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4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements 29

VGA Menus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29

The PROJECT Menu ................................................................................................................................................ 29

The TRACK Menu .................................................................................................................................................... 30

The EFFECT Menu ................................................................................................................................................... 30

The UTILITY Menu .................................................................................................................................................. 31

MIXER Menu ............................................................................................................................................................ 32

EZROUTING Menu ................................................................................................................................................. 32

CD-RW MASTERING Menu .................................................................................................................................. 32

RYHTHM TRACK Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 34

VGA Control Bar ............................................................................................................................................................. 35

PAN Knob Strip ............................................................................................................................................................... 39

The VGA Input Clipping Indicators ............................................................................................................................. 39

VGA F Buttons ................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Status Strip ........................................................................................................................................................................ 40

VGA Remaining Space Status Strip .............................................................................................................................. 40

5—VGA Main Display Home Screen 41

The Meters Strip .............................................................................................................................................................. 41

Working with the Meters Strip ............................................................................................................................... 42

The Playlist Area ............................................................................................................................................................. 44

Operating the VGA Playlist .................................................................................................................................... 44

VGA Playlist Track Controls .................................................................................................................................. 46

The Playlist’s Measure Bar ...................................................................................................................................... 50

Editing VGA Playlist Track Audio ........................................................................................................................ 51

The VGA Playlist Control Panel ............................................................................................................................ 53

The VGA Wave Display .......................................................................................................................................... 55

6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens 57

Displaying CH EDIT Parameters on the VGA ............................................................................................................ 57

Universal CH VIEW Elements ....................................................................................................................................... 58

Input/Output Control Strip ................................................................................................................................... 58

AUX and FX Send Controls .................................................................................................................................... 59

DIR (DIRECT) 1-8 Selector ...................................................................................................................................... 60

Channel-Specific Parameter Strips ................................................................................................................................ 60

Input Channel Parameter Strip .............................................................................................................................. 60

Track Channel Parameter Strip .............................................................................................................................. 61

FX Return Channel Parameter Strip ...................................................................................................................... 62

Input and Track Channel CH VIEW Elements ........................................................................................................... 63

Track/V-Track Info .................................................................................................................................................. 63

Dynamics and EQ Controls .................................................................................................................................... 63

EFFECT INSERT Controls ...................................................................................................................................... 66

FX Return Channel CH VIEW Elements ...................................................................................................................... 67

LOOP FX ASSIGN .................................................................................................................................................... 67

Effect Algorithm Display ........................................................................................................................................ 67

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7—Mixer Views 69

Shared Elements .............................................................................................................................................................. 69

Shared MASTER Fader Strip .................................................................................................................................. 69

AUX and FX Send Sliders ....................................................................................................................................... 70

Input Mixer/Master Block View .................................................................................................................................. 71

Input Channel Strips ............................................................................................................................................... 71

Master Block Strips .................................................................................................................................................. 72

Track Mixer/FX Return Mixer View ............................................................................................................................ 74

Track Channel Strips ............................................................................................................................................... 74

FX Return Channel Strips ....................................................................................................................................... 76

8—VGA Main Display EZ ROUTING Screen 77

Making Connections ....................................................................................................................................................... 77

Routing on the VGA Using a Mouse .................................................................................................................... 77

Recording Bus Attenuation ........................................................................................................................................... 78

9—VGA Main Display Automix Editing 79

Editing Automix Data on the VGA .............................................................................................................................. 79

Targeting Automix Tracks and Data for Editing ................................................................................................ 80

Index 81

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1—Welcome to Version Two

The VS-2000 V ersion T wo Addendum is a companion to the VS-2000 Owner’s Manual and describes the features of the Version 2.00 operating system for the VS-2000.

About the VS-2000 Version Two Addendum

Throughout the Addendum, we’ll refer to both V-Studios as the “VS-2000” to make things simpler. Unless otherwise noted, everything in the Addendum applies equally to the VS-2000.

Though many of Version Two’s new features in v olv e the use of an external VGA display, it also adds new capabilities to the VS-2000 itself. These are described in the Addendum’s second chapter, “Version Two Enhancements.” The remaining chapters discuss Version Two’s VGA display-related features—these chapters assume you’ve connected a color VGA display and conﬁgured it for use.

Since most VGA display features are also found on the VS-2000 itself, the VS-2000

Owner’s Manual already contains descriptions of how they work. When the Owner’s Manual explains how a VGA feature works, we’ll point you to the relevant page or

pages. We’ll do this in either of two ways:

•When groups of items are presented in lists, their Owner’s Manual pages will be shown at their right.

• In other cases, we’ll use the double-arrow symbol shown here. In this example, we’d be directing you to Page 123.

Procedure Descriptions

Most of the VS-2000’s operations can be performed from its top panel or the VGA display. You’ll often be able to, for example, use a button by pressing it on the VS-2000 or by clicking it with y our mouse on the VGA or the VS-2000’s LCD. You could also set a level by moving a channel strip fader or by dragging your mouse.

When we refer to the “LCD,” we’re referring to the VS-2000’s own, built-in LCD. To avoid confusion, bear this in mind if your external VGA display is also an LCD.

For the sake of simplicity, certain sections of the Addendum describe actions as if you’re working the VS-2000’s top-panel controls. As you follow these steps, bear in mind that in many cases you can just as easily use your mouse on the VGA or the VS-2000’s LCD. The same applies to most of the operations described in the VS-2000 Owner’s Manual .

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To Get the Most From Version Two

Connect an optional color VGA display to the VS-2000 to take full advantage of Version Two’s capabilities. With Version Two, the VS-2000 offers the power and convenience of a computer-based D AW (“digital audio workstation”) and dedicated control surface with none of the setup, conﬁguration or maintenance difﬁculties.

To learn about connecting, setting up and conﬁguring a VGA display and/or ASCII keyboard, see Pages 64 and 66 of the VS-2000 Owner’s Manual .

If you’d prefer to use your VS-2000 without a VGA display, make sure that the UTILITY menu’s OPERATION TARGET parameter is set to LCD. See “Setting the Operation Target” on Page 23.

VGA Terminology: The Mixers and the Master Block

The VS-2000 contains a powerful 40-channel mixer that has dedicated input, track, and FX return channels—all of these channels are always active and available. See Page 52 of the VS-200 0 Owner’s Manual for a description of what these channels do.

To help navigate its menus and screens, the VGA display treats the various channel types as if they belong to separate mixers. These are the:

• Input Mixer —which contains all 10 of the VS-2000’s input channels.

• Track Mixer —which contains all 18 of the VS-2000’s track channels.

• FX Return Mixer —which contains all six of the stereo FX return channels.

In addition, the two Aux and six FX send master channels are grouped together with the MASTER EDIT Aux and FX bus and Direct path conﬁguration settings as the “Master Block.”

While we use these terms to make getting around onscreen easier, it’s important to remember that they’re not really separate mixers. They’re all just sections of the VS-2000’s single massive 40-channel mixer. Therefore, viewing one of these “mixers” doesn’t de-activate any of the others—it just makes the selected mixer visible.

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2—Version Two Enhancements

This chapter describes V ersion T w o enhancements that add new features to the VS-2000. These new features can be used from the VS-2000 LCD or a VGA display. Chapter 3 describes choosing the display on which you want to work.

Importing rhythm patterns from SMF (SMF Import)

SMF (Standard MIDI File) data from a CD-ROM or CD-R/RW can be imported as rhythm patterns (SMF Import).

Cautions concerning import of SMF data

• Data can be imported only from ISO9660 format CD-ROM or CD-R/RW discs.

•A maximum of eight measures can be loaded from the SMF, starting at the location you specify.

• SMF Format 0 or Format 1 data can be loaded.

• Depending on the SMF data, there may be drum sounds that are not played by the internal PCM sound generator. By using an external MIDI sound module you can play the drum sounds corresponding to each note number ( Owner’s Manual Page 321).

The SMF IMPORT screen

1. Insert a CD containing SMF data into your CD-R/RW drive.

2. Navigate to the RHYTHM PATTERN SETUP screen ( Owner’s Manual Page 314).

3. If “SMFImp” isn’t visible above F3, press the PAGE button so it is.

4. Press F3 (SMFImp)—the SMF IMPORT screen appears.

This screen presents you a list of all of the SMF and folders in the CD’s currently selected directory. You can select any item in the list by using Value dial to highlight it.

Each ﬁle directory on the CD appears in the displayed list as a folder. To open a folder, select it and press F5 (ChgDir) for “Change Directory.” When you’re inside a folder, an upward arrow points you bac k to the folder’ s parent directory. To move up and back out of the folder, highlight “<<Parent Directry>>” and press F5 (ChgDir) again.

and

or the Time/

The list provides information about each of its SMF. This column can show you each ﬁle’s:

• Size —indicates the ﬁle size (in bytes).

• Date/Time —indicates the date and time at which the ﬁle was last modiﬁed.

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Importing rhythm patterns from SMF

The SMF data is imported into the current rhythm pattern. However, you need to remember that the imported rhythm pattern is temporary. If you select another rhythm pattern or turn off the power before saving the imported rhythm pattern, it will be lost. If you want to keep a rh ythm pattern that y ou imported using the SMF Import function, you must save it as a Project Rhythm Pattern or as a User Rhythm Pattern (Owner’s Manual Page 319).

1. Insert a CD containing SMF data into your CD-R/RW drive.

2. Navigate to the RHYTHM PATTERN SETUP screen ( Owner’s Manual Page 314).

3. If “SMFImp” isn’t visible above F3, press the PAGE button so it is.

4. Press F3 (SMFImp).

5. Highlight the SMF you want to import.

6. Press F5 (SELECT)—the SMF Import parameter screen appears.

To return to the SMF IMPORT screen, press F1 <<BACK). To abort the procedure, press F6 (EXIT).

In the SMF IMFORMATION area shows information about the SMF you selected in the SMF IMPORT screen.

• NAME —ﬁle name

• FORMAT —SMF format. SMF Format 0 or Format 1 data can be imported.

• TRACKS —number of tracks

• BEAT —time signature

• TPQN (Ticks Per Quarter Note) —smallest unit of time in the SMF (the resolution per quarter note)

7. In the IMPORT PARAMETER area, you can specify the data that will be imported from the SMF as a rhythm pattern. Set the parameter to:

• TRACK —select the track that you want to import.

• CH ANNEL—select the channel that you want to import.

• MEASURE—specify the measure from which you want to start importing.

• LENGTH—specify the number of measures (length) that you want to import.

8. Press F5 (OK) to import the SMF into the current rhythm pattern.

9. When SMF import is completed, the Rhythm Pattern Setup screen appears.

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Backing Up and Recovering a project via USB

The following operations have been added. When connected with computer via USB, you can:

• Backing up and Recovering VS-2000’s project

• Backing up and Recovering VS-2000’s user rhythm arrange or rhythm pattern

Important

You must carefully read “Caution when using USB Storage Mode” (Owner’s Manual Page 81) together with this chapter, and perform this procedure as directed. Roland Corporation accepts no responsibility for any loss of data or malfunction of the VS-2000 caused by incorrect operation. Nor will Roland accept responsibility for recov ering an y lost hard disk content nor any damages that may result from such loss.

Data structure of the VS-2000’s internal hard disk

VS-2000 icons

When USB Storage mode starts up and the internal hard disk of the VS-2000 has been detected by your computer, one or more “VS-2000 icons” will appear.

Each VS-2000 corresponds to a partition. Up to four partitions (IDE:0–IDE:3) will be detected in order of the partition number.

• Windows ME/2000/XP The VS-2000 icon(s) will be added to “My Computer.”

[Example] Windows 2000

The drive letter (the alphabetical name of the drive) will depend on your computer system.

• Mac OS 10.2 or later The VS-2000 icon(s) will be added to the desktop.

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VS-2000 internal hard disk data structure

When you click a VS-2000 icon, the ﬁles and folders of the VS-2000’s internal hard disk (partition) will be displayed on your computer.

These ﬁles and folders are organized as follows.

/ (root)

SONG0001.VS2

Project folder

SONG0002.VS2

Project folder

* A separate folder is created for each project.

PORT used to recover a data backed up

PORT

on your computer.

AMIXPCTL.VS2

Automix pattern data file

PRJRHARR.VS2

Project rhythm arrangement file

PRJRHPAT.VS2

Project rhythm pattern file

USRRHARR.VS2

User rhythm arrangement file

USRRHPAT.VS2

User rhythm pattern file

SONGLIST.VS2

Project list file

SYSTEM.VS2

System data file

TMPAMX0.VS2

Automix data 0 file

TMPAMX9.VS2

Automix data 9 file

TMPSCENE.VS2

Scene file

You can back up the following folders and ﬁles. Never copy/move/rename/delete any folders or ﬁles other than those listed below.

Doing so will render the VS-2000 system unable to function correctly, and may also result in the loss of your valuable data. Roland cannot guarantee that the VS-2000 will operate if you manipulate any folders or ﬁles other than the following.

• SONGxxxx.VS2 folder —These folders contain the project data. You must back up the entire folder.

• USRRHPAT.VS2 ﬁle —This is the user rhythm pattern data.

• USRRHARR.VS2 ﬁle —This is the user rhythm arrangement data.

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Backing up a project on your computer

You must not rename or rewrite the folders or ﬁles backed up to your computer. Doing so will make it impossible to recover the data correctly.

1. Start up USB Storage Mode as described in “Establishing a connection to your computer” ( Owner’s Manual Page 82). After a time, your computer will detect the VS-2000’s internal hard disk.

2. As described in “VS-2000 icons” on Page 11, double-click the VS-2000 icon for the partition that contains the project you want to back up. The ﬁles and folders on the VS-2000’s internal hard disk will be displayed.

[Example] Windows 2000

<< Project and folder names >> The data for each project is

saved in a separate folder named “SONGxxxx.VS2”.

The “xxxx” portion of the folder name will be a number in the order of the projects shown in the project list.

3. Copy the entire folder “SONGxxxx.VS2” for the project you want to back up onto the hard disk of your computer. The project data will be copied to your computer.

[Example] Windows 2000

Copy the entire

“SONGxxxx.VS2”

folder.

4. Exit USB Storage Mode as described in “Terminating the connection to your computer” ( Owner’s Manual Page 84).

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Recovering a backed-up project from your computer

1. Start up USB Storage Mode as described in “Establishing a connection to your computer” ( Owner’s Manual Page 82).

2. As described in “VS-2000 icons” on Page 11, double-click the “VS-2000 icon” for the recovery-destination partition (i.e., the partition to whic h you will be reco vering the project). The folders and ﬁles in the VS-2000’s internal hard disk will be displayed.

3. Copy the entire backed-up folder into the “PORT folder.”

Before copying the backed-up project into the “PORT folder,” you must disable the “read-only” attribute from the folder and the ﬁles it contains.

The backed-up project will be recovered into the VS-2000’s internal hard disk.

[Example] Windows 2000

Copy the entire

backed-up

“SONGxxxx.VS2

folder” into the

“PORT folder.”

4. Exit USB Storage Mode as described in “Terminating the connection to your computer” ( Owner’s Manual Page 84).

5. Access the Project List screen ( Owner’s Manual Page 99), and verify that the Recover operation was successful. The recovered project will be added at the end of the project list in the recover-destination partition.

Backing up and Recovering User Rhythm Arranges or Rhythm Patterns

You can back up and recover user rhythm arrangements and patterns in the same way as when backing up and recovering a project. Simply bac k up and restore the follo wing ﬁles.

• USRRHPAT.VS2 ﬁle (User rhythm patterns)

• USRRHARR.VS2 ﬁle (User rhythm arrangements)

User Rhythm Arrangement/Pattern data ﬁles are shared by all projects in the partition. Be aware that when you recover these ﬁles, the existing user rhythm arrangement/ pattern data ﬁles will be overwritten.

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Added parameters and shortcuts

UTILITY Menu System Parameter

DYNAMICS/4Bnd EQ Sw parameter has been added on the Param1 screen of the UTILITY menu’s System parameter. This selects the screen that appears in the LCD display when you press DYNAMICS or EQ. You can set the parameter to:

• Dynm/EQ —the Dynamics or Equalizer screen for the current channel appears.

• Ch VIEW —the Mixer View screen for the current channel will appear.

In the VGA display, the Mixer View screen for the current channel is always displayed.

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UTILITY Menu PlayRec Parameter

FX Rtn SOLO ENABLE parameter has been added on the Param1 screen of the UTILITY menu’s PlayRec parameter. This speciﬁes solo setting of EX return channels. You can set the parameter to:

• On —channel 1-6 of FX return will be automatically soloed subject that solo of Input or Track channel is turned on.

• Off —no channel of FX return will be automatically soloed. Solo must be manually set selecting c hannel of FX return.

This setting is valid if SOLO/MUTE TYPE PlayRec parameter is set to All BUS Send.

The METRONOME screen

OUTPUT SELECT parameter has been added on the METRONOME screen ( Owner’s Manual Page 308). When you set METRONOME OUT parameter to INT , this ﬁeld selects the output jack(s) and a digital connector from which the metronome sound will be output. The metronome sound will be output from the jack(s) whose check box is selected.

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The MASTER EDIT screen

Function button F4 (FX RTN) has been added (the LCD display only). Press F4 (FX RTN) the FX return Parameter View screen ( Owner’s Manual Page 231). When this screen appear, the FADER parameter is displayed as default.

CH PARAMETER LEVEL knob

You can use the CH PARAMETER Level knob to adjust the Ratio of the DYN parameter (Owner’s Manual Page 167).

CH PARAMETER Knob: Expander parameter: Compressor parameter:

LEVEL knob Ratio Level

New Shortcuts

A variety of new shortcuts have been added in Version Two.

Hold down: To:

CLEAR and press CH EDIT switches the UTILITY menu’s Rtn TO Tr STATUS

Sw on/off parameter (Owner’s Manual Page 379).

CLEAR and turn the TIME/VALUE dial

In addition, when the CH EDIT VIEW screen or the Parameter View screen is displayed:

Hold down: To:

CLEAR and turn the TIME/VALUE dial

The mixer channel that is edited will be the mixer for the current channel. You will need to select the parameters that will be affected.

When the CH EDIT VIEW screen or the Parameter View screen is displayed, this edits the following parameters for each mixer.

edits the following parameters for each mixer.

• Track Mixer—V-TRACK, MIX Switch, SOLO Switch, MUTE Switch

• Input Mixer—MIX Switch, SOLO Switch, MUTE Switch

• Effect return Mixer—MIX Switch, SOLO Switch, MUTE Switch

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Change in editing method for Rhythm Arrange

The Rhythm Arrange editing method has been changed in VS-2000 system version 2.0. The procedure described below replaces the section “Creating or Editing a Rhythm Arrange” (Owner’s Manual Page 309).

The F buttons in the RHYTHM ARRANGE EDIT screen have also been moved. The F buttons have been moved as follows.

In Version One:

In Version Two:

If you’re looking for an screen whose F button is currently hidden, press PAGE repeatedly until its F button appears.

Creating or Editing a Rhythm Arrange

Creating and editing a rhythm arrange are really the same process, since you always start with the currently selected rhythm arrange.

Temporary Rhythm Arrange Memory

When you modify a rhythm arrange, it’s automatically copied into a special area of temporary memory within the VS-2000. Any c hanges to make to the rh ythm arrange are made to this copy . Its name changes to “TEMP” to show this. When y ou’re satisﬁed with your work, save the rhythm arrange in the user or project Rhythm Track memory.

Once you begin editing an existing rhythm arrange, the VS-2000 holds it in a special temporary memory area—the display shows “TEMP” at the front of the rhythm arrange’s name. To avoid losing your work, save the rhythm arrange to user or project memory before selecting a different rhythm arrange or turning off the VS-2000. See “Saving a Rhythm Arrange” on Owner’s Manual Page 311.

1. Press RHYTHM TRACK to display the RHYTHM TRACK screen.

2. To create a new rhythm arrange from scratch, select USER 1—Empty Arrange. Otherwise, select the rhythm arrange you wish to edit.

3. Press F2 (EDIT) to display the RHYTHM ARRANGE EDIT screen.

RHYTHM PATTERN area

Information about

the rhythm pattern

assigned to the

current measure is

shown.

ARRANGE EDIT area

4. If you’re creating a new rhythm arrange, press " to highlight MEASURE and turn the Time/Value dial to Measure 1. If you’re editing a rhythm arrange, select a measure whose rhythm pattern you wish to change.

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5. Press # to highlight the Group parameter and select the type of pattern you wish to use at Measure 1.

6. Select the speciﬁc pattern you want to use by setting the No. value. The selected rhythm pattern’s name appears beneath the Group and No. parameters. To the right of its name is the pattern’s nominal length.

You can press F1 (Previw) to select rhythm pattern preview mode; the selected rhythm pattern will play repeatedly. If “Previw” isn’t visible above F1, press the PAGE button so it is. To exit preview mode, press F1 (Previw) once again.

7. You can selected one of two modes when you input Rhythm Pattern in the ARRAGEN EDIT area. If “Overwr” or “INSERT” doesn’t appear above F2 or F3, press the PAGE button once. Then press F2 (Overwr) or F3 (INSERT). Press:

• F2 (Overwr)—The rhythm pattern at the “MEASURE” location will be overwritten.

• F3 (INSERT)—The number of measures (length) of the selected rhythm pattern will be inserted at the “MEASURE” location. The rhythm patterns assigned to subsequent measures will not be overwritten.

8. Adjust the LENGTH value as desired—as you do so, you see the pattern’s size change to reﬂect the LENGTH value.

Pattern boxes

Box—Indicates the same rhythm pattern. Dotted lines within box—Indicate locations at which the rhythm pattern will repeat.

9. Set MEASURE to the next project section to set up, and repeat Steps 5-8.

Here’s a quick formula that tells y ou the next measure to be programmed when you’re creating a new pattern from the top. Add the MEASURE value to the LENGTH value— the total is the next measure you need to work on.

When you’re programming a rhythm arrange, you can increase the MEASURE value using the FF button, or decrease it by pressing the REW button.

10. Repeat Step 9 until you’ve ﬁnished creating or editing the rhythm arrange.

11. Save you work before selecting a new rhythm arrange or turning off the VS-2000. See “Saving a Rhythm Arrange” on Owner’s Manual Page 311.

Using the mouse to input a Rhythm Pattern

When step-recording a rhythm pattern (Owner’s Manual Page 317), you can use a mouse to input drum sounds as follows.

In the pattern editing grid, move the mouse pointer to the desired drum sound and input location so that the pointer changes to the “ ” shape, and click.

The velocity value of the drum note will change as follows each time you click.

using mouse: the velocity value changes:

Left-click None (blank) → 25 → 50 → 75 → 100 → 127 Right-click 127 → 100 → 75 → 50 → 25 → None (blank)

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The procedure for editing Harmony has changed

The HARMONY ASSIGN screen

OFF (Use No FX) can be selected under USE EFFECT BOARD parameter. You can visually conﬁrm whether harmony is turned on or off.

b/# indications have been added

If TRACK/STATUS button 12 (b/#) is pressed, “b” or “#” symbols are now displayed in the HARMONY REALTIME RECORD screen and HARMONY STEP EDIT (NOTE) screen.

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Sequencing Harmonies in Step Time

TARGET Parameter has been added

TARGET parameter has been added on the HARMONY STEP EDIT (NOTE) screen (Owner’s Manual Page 339). You can now specify the harmony part and input note events. You can select:

• NOTE—The harmony part is assigned automatically.

• NOTE 1–NOTE 6—Directly specify the harmony part 1–6. NOTE 1–NOTE 6 correspond to harmony parts 1–6.

Event list

New Event List Display

Note events (boxes) other than the harmony part speciﬁed by “TARGET” are displayed in light gray.

Audio data waveform display

In the screens listed below, the WAVE area now always displays the audio data waveform for the harmony source track. In conjunction with this change, the F button F1 (WAVE) which switched the WAVE area waveform display on/off has been eliminated.

• HARMONY REALTIME RECORD screen

• HARMONY STEP EDIT (NOTE) screen

• HARMONY MICRO EDIT screen

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The HARMONY MICRO EDIT screen

EVENT: NOTE 1–NOTE 6 have been added

You can now specify the harmony part (1–6) of note events as follows:

• NOTE—The harmony part is assigned automatically.

• NOTE 1–NOTE 6—Directly specify the harmony part 1–6. NOTE 1–NOTE 6 correspond to harmony parts 1–6.

Val1: Note pitch editing

In the Harmony Micro Edit screen, you can now edit “Val1: pitch” of note events.

If editing “Val1: pitch” causes an overlap with an existing note event, a “Note event overlaps! Overwrite?” dialog appears. Press ENTER/YES, the existing note event is overwritten. To cancel, press EXIT/NO.

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The Main Display and the Info Display

Whenever an external VGA monitor is connected, the VS-2000 provides a main display and an Info Display. The:

• main display—is where you work. You can interact with the main display using your mouse, keyboard and the VS-2000’s top-panel controls. All messages appear here.

• Info Display—is a non-interactive screen that provides helpful supplemental information. Page 26 describes how to determine the contents of the Info Display.

You can select the VGA display or the LCD display as the main display, but not both at the same time. When you select the main display—by setting the OPERATION TARGET parameter—the other display is automatically designated as the Info Display.

Setting the Operation Target

The VS-2000 displays the currently selected operation target when it powers up.

•You can toggle between the two OPERA TION TARGET settings—VGA or LCD—b y holding down HOME and pressing the LCD↔VGA button. Each time y ou reset the OPERATION TARGET, the previously selected main display conﬁrms the change.

The internal LCD shows: The external VGA shows:

•You can manually set the OPERATION TARGET parameter as described below.

Manually Setting the OPERATION TARGET Parameter

1. Hold down SHIFT and press F4 (UTIL).

2. If “SYSTEM” isn’t visible above F1, press PAGE until it is.

3. Press F1 (SYSTEM).

4. Press F2 (Param3) and locate the OPERATION TARGET parameter.

5. Set OPERATION TARGET to VGA or LCD. On the main display, the VS-2000 asks:

6. Press ENTER/YES to proceed, or EXIT/NO to cancel the change.

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About the Main Display

The LCD as Main Display

When the LCD is designated as the main display, it behaves as described in the VS-2000 Owner’s Manual.

The VGA as Main Display

With a connected external VGA display, your mouse and keyboard become your main tools and the VS-2000 acts as a full-featured control surface. Its faders, knobs and buttons provide a great way to physically interact with what’s on the VGA display:

•You can select channels and parameters on the VGA with your mouse, and change their settings using the VS-2000’s faders or knobs if you wish.

•You can use the VS-2000’s transport buttons (Owner’s Manual Page 175) to operate the hard disk recorder as you view your project on the VGA display.

•You can select audio or other data on the VGA using your mouse, and perform edits instantly by pressing the appropriate button on the VS-2000. You can undo any edit using the top panel’s UNDO•REDO button or its onscreen counterparts.

•You can use the VS-2000’s LCD as an secondary display on which you can keep important information in view as you work on the VGA.

Of course, there’s no single “correct” way to use all of the VS-2000’s available tools— odds are you’ll intuitively develop the easiest, fastest way to work for your needs.

Areas of the VGA Main Display

When the VGA acts as the main display, it’s comprised of several different areas, described in detail in the following chapters.

On the VGA main display Home screen—shown here—the lower

pane contains the project playlist, described in Chapter 5.

HOME button

Menus and control bar PAN knob strip and

clipping indicators

Meters strip

Content pane

F buttons, status strip and remaining space status strip

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Gray

Yellow

Gray

Red

Some of these areas are always available and some change, as described later in the Addendum:

• Menus, control bar, F buttons, status strip and remaining space status strip—are always visible on the VGA. See Chapter 4.

• PAN knob strip and clipping indicators—are always visible on the VGA. See Chapter 4.

• The meters strip—shows the currently selected level meters. See Chapter 5.

• Content pane—the contents of this area change as described in Chapters 5-8.

The VGA’s Main Display Home Screen

Like the LCD, the VGA main display has its own Home screen, shown on the previous page. You can return to the Home screen at any time by clicking the HOME button in the upper right-hand corner of the display (as shown on Page 24), the HOME button on the VS-2000 or the Home button on your keyboard.

Button Colors on the VGA Main Display

The VGA contains a wide assortment of on/off switches, presented as clickable buttons. Unless otherwise noted, when a button is switched on, it turns y ellow—when it’ s off, it’s gray.

The transport REC button and the Mastering Room and Automix Record buttons behave a little differently: they turn red when activated.

Interaction with the VS-2000’s Top-Panel Controls

The VS-2000’s top-panel buttons generally interact with the currently selected main display as described in the VS-2000 Owner’s Manual. When the VGA is selected as the main display, however, there are a few minor differences:

• Hold down SHIFT and press F1 (PROJ), F2 (TRACK), F3 (EFFECT) or F4(UTIL) button on the VS-2000 to display the corresponding menu on the VGA. To close a menu, press EXIT/NO.

•The Home screen’s fader/pan buttons determine what’ s displa y ed in the lower part of the screen. Press:

• IN F/P—to display the Input Mixer and Master Block.

• TR F/P—to display the Track Mixer and FX Return Mixer.

Sub-Windows

In some cases, when you click a button on the VGA main display or select a menu item, a window opens that looks just like the corresponding screen on the VS-2000’s LCD, with the same F buttons available at the bottom of the window. The contents of the window behave the same way they do on the VS-2000’s LCD. You can exit the screen by clicking the box in its upper-left corner or by pressing F6 (EXIT).

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About the Info Display

You can choose what you’d like to see on the Info Display using the PAGE and F buttons (see Owner’s Manual Pages 69 and 68). You can press these buttons on the VS-2000 or click them on the VGA display.

When the VGA is Designated as the Info Display

Most of the VGA Info Display’s screens are divided into four areas.

VGA control bar PAN knob strip

Meters strip

Bottom pane

The Info Display also provides a date and time readout in its upper right-hand corner.

VGA Control Bar

The VGA control bar is described in Chapter 4, starting on Page 35.

PAN Knob Strip

PAN select button

Clipping indicators

PAN knob settings

This strip shows the input or track channels’ current PAN settings. Click one of the PAN select buttons at upper left of the trip, you can switch display of the PAN parameter. To the right of the strip are input clipping indicators that show when a channel’s input signal level is too loud.

Meters Strip

In certain display modes—see “Selecting Info Displays Manually” below—the meters strip shows the set of meters currently selected on the Home screen.

Meters for the MONITOR and

Currently selected meters

MASTER busses

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Bottom Pane

The contents of the Info Display’s bottom pane changes from screen to screen.

Controlling What’s On the Info Display

As you navigate the VS-2000’s LCD display, the Info Display automatically switches between various screens. You can manually switch to a few key screens, and you can lock the display so that it doesn’t change as you move around on the VS-2000.

Selecting Info Displays Manually

You can access several key screens from the VS-2000’s Home screen.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press PAGE until “ID PL” appears above the F1 button.

3. You can press F1 through F5 to view the following screens:

• ID PL (Info Display Playlist screen)—shows the track playlist in the lower area on

the display.

• ID IN (Info Display Input Channels)—shows all 10 input channels in the lower

area on the display.

• ID TR (Info Display Track Channels)—shows all 18 track channels in the lower

area on the display.

• ID ChV (Info Display Channel View)—shows the CH EDIT parameters for the

currently selected input, track or FX return channel.

When the ID PL, ID IN or ID TR screens are in view, the meters strip is visible. You can change what’s shown on the left side of the meters strip—the right side always shows the MONITOR and MASTER output levels:

1. Press HOME.

2. Press PAGE until INPUT appears above F1.

3. Press:

• INPUT—to meter the VS-2000’s analog and digital input jacks and connectors.

• IN Mix—to meter input channel levels.

• TR Mix—to meter track channel levels.

• AUXDIR—to meter the AUX and DIR bus levels.

• OUTPUT—to meter the VS-2000’s output levels.

Locking the Info Display

You can lock the currently displayed Info Display screen so that it stays in view as you move from screen to screen on the VS-2000 itself.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press PAGE until “IDHold” appears above the F6 button.

3. Press F6 (IDHold).

4. To unlock the display, repeat Steps 1-3.

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When the LCD is Designated as the Info Display

To select what appears on the LCD Info Display:

1. Press HOME.

2. Press PAGE until “IDHome” appears above F1.

3. Press:

• F1 (IDHome)—to view the VGA display’s Home screen (Page 25).

• F2 (ID ChV)—to view the CD EDIT parameters for the currently selected input, track or FX return channel (Owner’s Manual Page 149).

• F3 (IDWave)—to view the W a v e Displa y for the currently selected track (Owner’s Manual Page 239).

• F6 (IDHold)—to lock the current contents of the LCD in place as you change screens on the VGA display.

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This chapter describes the areas of the VGA main display that are always visible no matter how the rest of the display changes. These are the:

• menus • control bar

•PAN knob strip • clipping indicators

•F buttons • status strip

• remaining space status strip

The illustration on Page 24 shows where these elements are located on the VGA.

VGA Menus

The menus at the top of the VGA display give you quick mouse access to all of the features found in the VS-2000’s onboard menus, and also contain items unique to the VGA main display. To select an item from a menu:

1. Click the desired menu with your mouse to display the

menu’s contents.

2. Move the cursor over the desired menu item to highlight it in

blue and click the item with your mouse.

An arrow to the right of a menu item signifies additional choices presented in a submenu. Hold you mouse cursor over the main menu item, drag rightward and down to select the desired item from the submenu and click your mouse.

To close a menu, click elsewhere on the screen or press EXIT/NO.

The PROJECT Menu

The PROJECT menu contains an assortment of options that relate to an entire project.

Menu item: See Owner’s Manual Page: NEW 102 RELOAD (See Addendum Page 30) NAME 103 PROTECT 104 OPTIMIZE 105 SPLIT 107 EXPORT 113 PROJECT LIST 99 STORE (See Addendum Page 30) SHUTDOWN 85

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Two PROJECT menu items are found only in the VGA display’s PROJECT menu:

• Select RELOAD to re-load the current project. This is a quick way get rid of any actions you’ve performed since you last loaded the project.

• Select STORE to save e v erything you’ v e done to the current project since it w as last saved or stored. This is the same thing as holding down SHIFT and pressing ZERO•STORE on the VS-2000 itself, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 99.

The TRACK Menu

The TRACK menu provides access to phrase, region, take and wholetrack editing operations.

To learn more about what takes, phrases and tracks are, see Owner’s

Manual Page 94. To learn about phrase and region editing, see Owner’s Manual Chapter 18.

Menu item: See Owner’s Manual Page:

REGION COPY 263 REGION MOVE 265 REGION INSERT 265 REGION CUT 266 REGION ERASE 267 REGION COMP/EXP. 267 REGION ARRANGE 270 TRACK IMPORT 269 TRACK EXCHANGE 270 TRACK NAME 272 PHRASE COPY 255 PHRASE MOVE 257 PHRASE TRIM IN 257 PHRASE TRIM OUT 258 PHRASE DELETE 258 PHRASE SPLIT 258 PHRASE NEW 259 PHRASE NORMALIZE 260 PHRASE DIVIDE 260 PHRASE NAME 261 TAKE MANAGER 262

The EFFECT Menu

The EFFECT menu provides quick access to tree types of screens:

• EFFECT VIEW—This screen presents a menu of your effect processors, and provides basic information about each, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 218.

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• EFFECT 1-6—display the Algorithm View screen for each processor (see Owner’s Manual Page 219).

The EFFECT menu shows the available effect processors in your VS-2000, which depends on how many optional VS8F-2 and/or VS8F-3 effect expansion boards are installed. As shipped from the factory, the VS-2000 has two stereo effect processors, Effect 1 and Effect

2. With an optional VS8F-2 and/or VS-8F-3 installed, Effects 3 through 6 become available.

• HARMONY—The EFFECT menu also provides access to the operations associated with the VS-2000’s top-panel HARMONY button. Select HARMONY, HARMONY ASSIGN screen appears.

If “USE EFFECT BOARD” on HAYMONY ASSIGN screen is turned on, menu below HAMONY can be selected.

Menu item: See Owner’s Manual Page: HARMONY 327, (See Addendum Page 19) ALGORITHM 328 PATCH SELECT 329 PATCH SAVE 331 STEP EDIT 338 REALTIME 337 MICRO EDIT 339

The UTILITY Menu

This menu provides access to the many parameters and features of the VS-2000’s onboard UTILITY menu. The ﬁrst six menu items display groups of UTILITY menu parameter pages.

Menu item: See Owner’s Manual Page: SYSTEM PARAMETER 378 DIGITAL I/O PARAMETER 382 DISPLAY PARAMETER 382 PLAY/REC PARAMETER 383 MIDI PARAMETER 283 SYNC PARAMETER 291 AUTO PUNCH/LOOP 191, 179 MARKER 188 LOCATOR 184 SCENE 144 RSS PAN SETUP 225 V-LINK SETUP 386 AUTOMIX SETUP 342 AUTOMIX EDIT (See Addendum Page 79) DATE/TIME 67 PARAMETER INIT 385

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MIXER Menu

The MIXER menu allows you to display any of the VS-2000’s 40 mixer channels. You can do so in a variety of ways. To view:

• all of the parameters of a single:

• input channel—select it from the CH VIEW (INPUT) submenu.

• track channel—select it from the CH VIEW (TRACK) submenu.

• FX return channel—select it from the CH VIEW (FX RTN) submenu.

• the Aux and FX bus and Direct path conﬁguration parameters—select MASTER EDIT.

• all of the input channels and MASTER EDIT parameters—select INPUT MIXER/ MASTER BLOCK.

• all of the track channels and FX returns—select TRACK MIXER/FX RTN MIXER.

For more information regarding the MIXER menu views, see Chapter 7, starting on Page 69.

EZROUTING Menu

In the EZ ROUTING menu, select:

• ROUTING VIEW—to display the EZ ROUTING VIEW screen in which you can route signals by dragging the desired connectors with your mouse. You can also turn phantom power on and off and activate digital inputs. This screen is described in detail in the Addendum’s Chapter 8 starting on Page 77.

• LOAD—to display the EZ ROUTING TEMPLATE LOAD screen, described on Owner’s Manual Page 282.

• SAVE—to display the EZ ROUTING TEMPLATE SAVE screen, described on Owner’s Manual Page 281.

CD-RW MASTERING Menu

The CD-RW MASTERING menu provides access to the operations associated with the VS-2000’s top-panel CD-RW button.

Menu item: See Owner’s Manual Page: MASTERING ROOM (See below) CD-R WRITE 366 CD PLAYER 368 CD CAPTURE 374 WAVE IMPORT 369 TRACK EXPORT 372 PHRASE EXPORT 373 PLUG-IN INSTALL (See VS8F-3 Owner’s Manual) PLUG-IN UNINSTALL (See VS8F-3 Owner’s Manual) PLUG-IN BACKUP (See VS8F-3 Owner’s Manual)

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The Mastering Room

When you select MASTERING ROOM from the CD-RWMASTERING menu, the Mastering Room (Owner’s Manual Page 359) replaces the meters strip.

EFFECT INSERT controls

Use the EFFECT INSERT matrix to insert effects on the MASTER bus.

Insert switches

and meters

In this illustration:

• FX 1 is already inserted on Input Channel 1, as its switch shows.

• only one optional VS8F-2 and/or VS8F-3 board is installed, so Effects 5 and 6 are unavailable.

Insert matrix

• To activate an insert effect—click its switch so that it turns yellow and a blue box showing its currently selected effect patch appears in the insert matrix. The matrix shows how signal ﬂows from one inserted effect processor to the next.

You’ll want to use one of the Mastering Tool Kit (MTK) effect patches. Select an oddnumbered processor since each powerful MTK patch requires an odd-numbered processor as well as its even-numbered partner.

If a processor is unavailable because it’s already in use as an insert effect elsewhere, its switch shows the name of the channel on which it’s inserted, as shown above.

If an even-numbered processor is being used by an MTK effect, it can’t be selected a separate insert effect.

• To adjust the send to or return from an insert effect—drag its blue insert send or return slider, respectively, up

Insert send slider Insert return slider

or down to set the send or return level as desired.

• To select a new effect patch or edit the current patch—click on the effect’s blue box in the matrix to display the processor’s Algorithm View screen (Owner’s Manual Page 219).

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RYHTHM TRACK Menu

The RYHTHM TRACK menu provides access to the operations associated with the VS-2000’s top-panel RHYTHM TRACK button.

Menu item: See Owner’s Manual Page: RYHTHM TRA CK 307 PATTERN SETUP 313 PATTERN SAVE 319 REALTIME REC 315 STEP REC/EDIT 317 SMF IMPORT (See Addendum Page 9) ARRANGE EDIT (See Addendum Page 17) BUTTON ASSINGN 310 RHYTHM BACKUP 322 RHYTHM RECOVER 322 METRONOME 308, (See Addendum Page 15) TENPO MAP 296

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The VGA main display’s control bar provides a wide assortment of important tools.

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12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 22.

1. Write-protect indicator 13. SCRUB

2. Current Time Location display 14. PREVIEW buttons

3. Mastering Controls 15. Position bar

4. TUNER (TUN) 16. Transport buttons

5. USB storage 17. PREVIOUS/NEXT

6. Automix controls 18. MARKER

7. UNDO/REDO 19. TAP

8. EXT SYNC 20. LOCATOR (LOC)

9. Metronome 21. SCENE (SCN)

10. A.PUNCH 22. Scene name/number

11. LOOP 23. Project information

12. ABS/REL Indicator

2. 3. 6. 7.

9. 10.11.

4. 5.

19. 21.

1. Write-Protect Indicator

When the current project is write-protected, the Write-Protect indicator lights.

2. Current Time Location Display

23.

Measures, beats and tick locationTime code location

Most recent marker

Marker name/location

The Current Time Location display shows the current position of the timeline in time code—hours/minutes/seconds/frames/subframes— and in measures, beats and ticks. It also shows the most recent marker and the marker’s name or—if it hasn’t been named—its time location.

You can navigate a project using the Current Time Location display, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 131.

3. Mastering Controls

Master Tracks RecordMASTERING ROOM

Click MASTERING ROOM to turn the Mastering Room on or off. W hen it’s on, click Master Tracks Record to start recording mastering tracks.

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4. TUNER (TUN)

Click TUNER to open the CHROMATIC TUNER window. You can use it to make sure your instruments are precisely in tune.

5. USB storage

Click USB to open dialog to switch the system to USB storage mode.

6. Automix Controls

SNAPSHOTAUTOMIX

Automix Record Automix Undo/Redo

Click:

• AUTOMIX—to turn the Automix feature on or off.

• Automix Record—to start or stop recording Automix data.

• SNAPSHOT—to take a snapshot of your mixer settings at the timeline’s current mixer location.

• Automix Undo/Redo—to undo or redo your most recent Automix action.

7. UNDO/REDO

UNDO REDO

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Click UNDO to reverse your last recording or editing action. If the REDO light on the VS-2000 is lit, click REDO to restore your latest undone action.

8. EXT SYNC

Click EXT SYNC so it lights to synchronize the VS-2000 to an external device according to the current UTILITY menu Sync parameter settings.

9. Metronome

Off INT MIDI

Click the Metronome button to turn the VS-2000’s metronome on or off by changing the setting of the METRONOME OUT parameter. The parameter can be set to Off, INT (yellow) or MIDI (blue).

10. A.PUNCH

Click A.PUNCH to display the AUTO PUNCH/LOOP window in which you can set punch in and -out points. If punch points have been set, click this button turn on the VS-2000’s Auto Punch feature.

Punch-in and -out points appear above the Home screen’ s pla ylist as red arro ws. When Auto Punch is turned on, a red bar connects the two points. See Page 50.

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11. LOOP

Click LOOP to display the AUTO PUNCH/LOOP window in which you can set loop start and end points. If the loop points have been set, click this button to turn on looped playback of the VS-2000’s hard disk recorder.

Loop start and end points appear above the Home screen’s playlist as blue arrows. When looping is turned on, a blue loop box connects the two points. See Page 50.

12. ABS/REL Indicator

The Current Time Location display can show absolute project time (ABS), or can shift the time to correspond to an external device to whic h the VS-2000 is being synchronized (REL).

13. SCRUB

Click SCRUB to repeatedly audition a tiny fragment of audio at the timeline’s current location in order to pinpoint a recorded event.

14. PREVIEW Buttons

PREVIEW THRU

PREVIEW

PREVIEW FROM

When you’re trying to locate the precise time at which an audio event occurs, click the appropriate PREVIEW button to listen to audio just before and/or after the current position of the timeline.

15. Position Bar

Handle

Click and drag the position bar’s handle to move to any location in a project. The position of the handle shows y ou where you are in a project.

16. Transport Buttons

Rewind STOP

RECZERO

FF PLAY

Click:

• ZERO—to return the timeline to the start of the project.

• Rewind—to move the timeline quickly back through the project.

• FF—to move the timeline quickly forward through the project.

• STOP—to halt playback of the project.

• PLAY—to begin playback from the timeline’s current location.

• REC—to begin recording.

Rewind and FF can move the timeline in increments as small as one second.

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NEXTPREVIOUS

Click PREVIOUS or NEXT to move the timeline backward to the most recent phrase or marker, or forward to the next one, respectively.

18. MARKER (MRK)

Click MARKER to display the Locate to Marker window when y ou w ant to move the timeline to the desired marker, or want to clear a marker.

Your project must contain at least one marker before you open the Locate to Marker window.

19. TAP

Click TAP to place a new marker at the timeline’s current position.

20. LOCATOR (LOC)

Click LOCATOR to open the LOCATE window in which you can name, clear, create, move or jump to locators.

21. SCENE (SCN)

Click SCENE to open the SCENE window in which you can name, store, recall and conﬁgure scenes.

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22. Scene Name/Number

This display shows the number—and if it’s been named—the name of the last-recalled scene.

23. Project Information

Project name Project recording mode

Project sample rate

This readout shows the name of the current project, its sample rate and its recording mode.

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PAN Knob Strip

PAN select button

Select channel

Click square buttons left side of IN1-10 or TR1-18, you can switch display of the PAN parameter.

To “turn” a knob, click and drag up or down to raise or lower, respectively, its setting.

The VGA Input Clipping Indicators

The VGA main display’s input clipping indicators light when an input channel’s analog input signal is too loud. The INPUT PEAK LEVEL parameter sets the level at which they light—see Owner’s Manual Page

378.

VGA F Buttons

PAGE

The F buttons beneath the VGA main display’s content pane (Page 25) mirror the current behavior of the F buttons beneath the VS-2000’s internal LCD, as does its PAGE button. You can click the VGA’s F buttons or the LCD’s at any time with the same results.

PAGE shows the number of screens associated with the current display.

You can move from page to page by pressing " and #.

If you prefer, press F1-F6 on a connected ASCII keyboard instead of clicking with your mouse or pressing the VS-2000’s physical F buttons. Use Tab as your PAGE button.

F buttons

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Status Strip

The status strip contains ﬂashing indicators that signal the activation of certain features and modes that might not otherwise be visually obvious.

When: The status display ﬂashes:

one or more channels are soloed “SOLO” in blue one or more channels are muted “MUTE” in yellow Mastering Room playback is turned on “MASTERING PLAY” in green Mastering Room recording is turned on “MASTERING REC” in red Automix recording is turned on “AUTOMIX REC” in red

VGA Remaining Space Status Strip

Remaining space gauge

Remaining space readout

The VGA Remaining Space strip shows you how much free hard disk space remains on your internal hard drive. T he gauge graphically shows the remaining space in bright green. You can select how the readout shows the amount of free space left by setting the REMAIN DISPLAY TYPE parameter.

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The VGA main display’s Home screen provides the basic starting point for VGA-based VS-2000 operations. In addition to the universal elements described in the previous chapter, the Home screen contains a selected set of meters that allow you to keep an eye on various volume levels, and a project playlist in which you can perform a variety of tasks, including the editing of track phrases and regions. This chapter describes how the meters strip and the playlist areas work.

As we mentioned earlier, you can display the VGA Home screen in any of three ways:

• click the HOME button in the upper right-hand corner of the VGA display.

• press the HOME button on the VS-2000.

• press the Home key on a connected ACSII keyboard (Owner’s Manual Page 64, 72).

The Meters Strip

ers strip control buttons

PRE/POST buttons

The VGA main display meters strip provides a variety of meters that allow you to view:

• input levels—signals coming into the VS-2000’s input jacks and connectors.

• input channel levels—signals as they come into or exit the 10 input channels.

• track channel levels—signals as they come into or exit the 18 track channels.

TRACK STATUS buttons—

see below

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• fx return channel levels—signals as they exit the VS-2000’s internal effect processors.

• Aux, FX and Direct path levels—the two Aux master six FX master, and eight Direct paths.

• output levels—signals as they exit the VS-2000’s output jacks and connectors.

The number of active FX return channels depends on how many VS8F-2 effect Expansion Boards or VS8F-3 Plug-in Expansion Boards are installed in your VS-2000. See Owner’s Manual Page 55.

Track Channel Meters TRACK STATUS Buttons

You can click the small button beneath a track channel meter to set the corresponding hard disk recorder track’s status—the button acts just like a TRACK STATUS button on the VS-2000, described on Owner’s Manual Page 176.

The MONITOR and MASTER Meters

The stereo MONITOR and MASTER bus output levels are displayed at the right of the meters strip except when the input or output meters are visible.

Working with the Meters Strip

Reading a Meter

Each meter in the meter strip contains a vertical stack of segments that light to show the corresponding signal’s level—the higher the stack, the louder the signal. The segments are color -coded to help you see at a glance how loud your signal is. If a signal exceeds 0dB, the meter’ s O VER indicator lights to show y ou that the signal’s too loud.

OVER

indicator

Red

—indicates that the signal is approaching 0dB.

Yellow

—warns that you’re nearing the red area.

Green

—shows that signal is present.

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The TR 1-18 button is red to indicate that the track channel meters are being displayed.

Selecting the Desired Meters

The strip provides a set of meters for each of the signal types listed above. You can select the meters you want to display in either of two ways. You can use the:

• meters strip control buttons—Click:

• INPUT—to display input signal levels.

• IN 1-10—to display input channel levels.

• TR 1-18—to display track channel levels.

• FX1-6 RTN—to display internal effect return levels.

• AUX/DIR—to display Aux bus and Direct path levels.

• OUTPUT—to display output levels.

• PAGE and F buttons on the V GA or on the VS-2000—Press PA GE until “INPUT” appears above F1 and press:

• INPUT—to display input signal levels.

• IN MIX—to display input channel levels

• TR MIX—to display track channel levels

• AUXDIR—to display Aux bus and Direct path levels.

• OUTPUT—to display output levels.

To display FX return levels using the F buttons, press PAGE until “FX RTN” appears above F5 and then press F5 (FX RTN).

The meters strip on the VGA operates in much the same way as the LCD meters strip. See Owner’s Manual Page 128 for additional info.

Pre and Post

You can select pre or post metering when you’ re viewing anything other than input and output signals. (To learn about pre and post metering, see the note on Owner’s Manual Page 125.)

Select the desired type of metering by:

• clicking the meters strip’s PRE or POST button.

• use the PAGE and F buttons on the VGA or VS-2000:

1. Press PAGE until “INPUT” appears above F1.

2. Click or press:

• F6 (To Pre)—to select pre metering.

• F6 (To Pst)—to select post metering.

The PEAK HOLD Button

PEAK HOLD button

Click the PEAK HOLD button so that it lights yellow to make your signals’ loudest levels “stick” in their meters until you release them. T he Peak Hold feature helps ensure that you don’t miss any unexpected level peaks should you look away from the meters. To “un-stick” the meters, click the PEAK HOLD button again to unlight it.

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The Playlist Area

1. Edit control strip 4. Playlist control panel switch

2. Track controls 5. Navigation and zoom buttons

3. Now line 6. WAVE DISPLAY button

The VGA’s Home screen contains a project playlist that performs the same tasks as the internal LCD’s playlist, and more. You can view your project’s tracks, navigate the project, place markers and edit track audio with your mouse in the VGA playlist. In addition, you can mute and solo any track, set its Automix status, and adjust important track channel CH EDIT parameters. You can also select V-Tracks and store and recall locators and scenes right from the playlist.

To learn about: See Owner’s Manual page:

the project playlist 126 markers 186 editing track audio 235 Automix 341 CH EDIT parameters 147 locators 182 scenes 142

Operating the VGA Playlist

Getting Around

You can move through a project using the VGA playlist’s horizontal scroll bar and buttons, located at the bottom edge of the playlist.

Scroll buttons

Scroll bar

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Scroll

bar

Scroll buttons

To move quickly through the project, drag the scroll bar in the desired direction—the size of the scroll bar indicates how much of the project is currently visible. To move backward by small increments, click the left scroll button. To move slowly forward, click the right scroll button.

You can also use the VS-2000’s standard navigation tools— the Time/Value dial and current time location display as well as locators, markers, and so on. (Project markers are shown as gold downward-pointing triangles above the tracks in the playlist, as shown on Page 50.)

Use the playlist’s vertical scroll bar and buttons along its righthand edge to move up or down through the project’ s tracks. To move quickly to a different set of tracks, drag the scroll bar in the desired direction—the size of the scroll bar indicates how many of the project’s tracks are currently visible. To move by smaller increments up or down through the tracks, click the desired vertical scroll button.

Zooming

The VGA playlist’s zoom buttons allow you to increase or decrease the magniﬁcation of the project’s tracks. The:

• time zoom buttons—determine how much of the project is displayed. Zoom in to view a smaller area more closel y, or

track zoom buttons

out to view more of the project.

• track zoom buttons—determine how many tracks are displayed. To show fewer tracks in greater detail, zoom in.

Time zoom

buttons

To show more tracks, zoom out.

Another way to zoom is to right-click on the pla ylist and select the desired ZOOM item from the Edit Pop-Up menu (Owner’s

Track zoom

Manual Page 242). When you do, a window appears in which you can select the desired magniﬁcation.

Time zoom

Track zoom Time zoom

You can also zoom in or out by holding down SHIFT and using the $, %, # or " buttons on the VS-2000, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 127.

As you zoom in with the track zoom buttons, more onscreen space is available for each track. As a result:

• additional track controls appear as space allows.

• when you zoom in so that only four or two tracks are visible, the VGA shows each phrase’s waveform for editing purposes.

The VS-2000 generates editing waveforms when its transport is stopped—as a project plays, these waveforms move across the now line. When the transport stops again, the VS-2000 refreshes the playlist with new editing waveforms as necessary.

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VGA Playlist Track Controls

2. 3.

4. 7.

10. 11. 12. 13.

19.

1. Track number/CH VIEW button 11. ATT slider

2. V-Track selector 12. GROUP selector

3. Track name 13. LINK switch

4. MUTE button 14. FX Ins selector

5. SOLO button 15. DYNAMICS switch

6. AUTOMIX STATUS button 16. EQ switch

7. TRACK STATUS button 17. DIR 1-8 selector

8. FADER slider 18. MIX button

9. PAN slider 19. Aux and FX send controls

10. PHASE button 20. Status toggles

15. 16.

20.

17.

14.

18.

Each track in the playlist contains a track control area in which you can access the corresponding track channel’s important CH EDIT parameters without leaving the playlist. This makes it easy to quickly perform mix-related adjustments as you work with track audio. As you zoom in on the tracks—see Page 45—the number of available controls changes as space allows. The illustration above shows the controls that are available when you’re zoomed in to a two-track view).

With eight tracks displayedWith four tracks displayed

With 12 tracks displayed With 20 tracks displayed

Most of the track controls are VGA versions of the standard CH EDIT track channel parameters described in Owner’s Manual Chapter 11—a few parameters have been combined to save onscreen space. Each track’s TRACK STATUS and AUTOMIX STATUS and buttons can also be found among the track controls.

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The currently

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1. Track Number/CH VIEW Button

You can click the track’s number to display its CH VIEW screen—see Page 57.

2. V-Track Selector

The V-Track selector performs the same job as the CH EDIT V-Trk parameter. It shows the number of the track’s currently active V-Track—click on the number to display a pop-up menu from which you can select a different V-Track. The menu shows each V-Track’s name and indicates with symbols the presence or absence of recorded data on each V-Track, and shows whether the V-Track is currently selected.

Selected, contains audio Selected, contains no audio Contains no audio, not selected Contains audio, not selected

If you’ve recorded mastering tracks in CDR mode, an asterisk to the right of track number indicates that V-Track uses the CD-R recording mode.

To learn about V-Tracks, see Owner’s Manual Page 95.

3. Track Name

4. MUTE (M) Button

Click MUTE—so that it turns yellow—to silence the track’ s audio. T o un-mute the track, click MUTE again.

You can quickly un-mute all of your muted tracks by clicking the Mute status toggle button. See Page 49.

5. SOLO (S) Button

Click SOLO so that it turns blue to isolate the track by silencing all un-soloed tracks. To un-solo the track, click SOLO again.

You can quickly un-solo all of your soloed tracks by clicking the Solo status toggle button. See Page 49.

6. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button

When Automix is turned on, you can set the status of the track’s corresponding Automix track by repeatedly clicking the AUTOMIX STATUS button.

You can simultaneously set the Automix status of all of your Automix tracks by repeatedly clicking the Automix status toggle button. See Page 49.

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Click a TRACK STATUS button repeatedly to set its track’s status— this is the same as pressing the corresponding physical TRACK STATUS button on the VS-2000.

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8. FADER (LEV) Slider

Drag the FADER slider to set the track channel’s CH EDIT FADER parameter. The readout to the right of the slider shows the track channel’s output level in dB.

9. PAN Slider

Adjust the track channel’s stereo position by dragging the PAN slider as desired—the current pan position is shown to the right of the slider. When you move the slider, you’re adjusting the track channel’s CH EDIT PAN parameter value.

10. PHASE Button

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Click “NRM” or INV” in the PHASE button to reverse the phase polarity of the track channel’s signal.

11. ATT Slider

Set the ATT slider to adjust the level of the signal coming from the hard disk recorder into the track channel. T he signal’ s level is sho wn to the right of the slider.

12. GROUP (GRP) Selector

To assign the track channel to a fader group, click to the right of “GRP” and select the desired fader group from the pop-up menu.

13. LINK Switch

LINK combines the CH EDIT ChLink and F .LINK parameters. Click to the right of “LINK” and select the desired type of linking from the pop-up menu or turn off linking.

14. FX Ins Selector

The numbers located right side of “FXINS” shows the status of effect insertion. The number of effect currently inserted is highlighted. To turn On/Off of the effect insertion or change insertion mode, Click number of effect. You can select insertion mode or turn off on pop-up menu.

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15. DYNAMICS (DYN) Switch and Overview

Turn on the track channel’s dynamics processor by clic king the DYN switch. The current dynamics shape is shown graphically next to the switch—when the switch is on, the shape becomes blue.

You set up a channel’s dynamics processing by drawing the desired shape with your mouse in the CH VIEW screen as described on Page 63.

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16. EQ Switch and Overview

Turn on the track channel’s EQ by clicking the EQ switch. The current EQ curve appears to the right of the switch—when the switch is on, the curve turns blue.

You can set up a channel’ s EQ b y dra wing the desired curve with y our mouse in the CH VIEW screen, as described on Page 63.

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MUTE status toggle

TRACK STATUS

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SOLO status toggle

AUTOMIX STATUS toggle

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To assign the track channel to a Direct path, click the desired Direct path’s number so it lights.

18. MIX Button

Turn MIX on to send the track channel’s signal into the MASTER bus, the main stereo mix. Turn it off to remove it from the mix.

19. AUX and FX Send Controls

AUX Send

Send level

FX Send

The AUX and FX send controls include the following parameters:

• Send level—drag a slider to set the track channel’s Aux and FX send level to the corresponding Aux and FX bus (See Owner’s Manual Page 150). The send level appears to the right of the slider in dB. When Aux and FX busses are linked, the evennumbered bus’s send control is replaced by a panning handle, described on Page 73.

• Send status—turns the Aux and FX send to each bus on or off. See Owner’s Manual Page 150.

• Pre/post switch—sets the pre or post conﬁguration of each Aux and FX bus. See Owner’s Manual Page 89.

When you change an Aux and FX bus’s pre/post setting, you’re setting the pre/post conﬁguration of the Aux bus for any channel that’s using it, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 150.

Pre/post switch

Send status

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The color of each Aux bus’s and FX bus’s slider provides helpful information at a glance. When a slider’s:

• blue—the send is turned on and the bus is set to Post.

• red—the send is turned on and the bus is set to Pre.

• gray—the send is turned off.

When odd/even A ux busses are linked, the e ven-numbered bus’s slider is replaced by a panning handle, as described on Page 73.

20. Status Toggles

Beneath the track control areas are ﬁve status toggle buttons. You can click each button to toggle the setting of the entire column of buttons directly above it.

Click this status toggle: To:

MUTE un-mute all currently muted tracks. SOLO un-solo all currently soloed tracks. AUTOMIX STATUS set the status of all Automix tracks to the same value. TRACK STATUS set the TRACK STATUS of all tracks to the same value.

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The Playlist’s Measure Bar

Just above the playlist is a gray strip called the “measure bar.” The lines in the bar show the project measures as deﬁned by the project tempo map (Owner’s Manual Page 296). The time bar also contains markers, CD track markers, edit point ﬂags, punch points and loop points.

Marker

Gold Blue

Auto Punch Points Loop Points

Punch in Punch out Loop endLoop start

When Auto Punch is on, a red bar

connects the red punch points.

CD Track Marker

(Red) (Green)

IN OUT FROM TO

When looping is on, a blue loop box

connects the blue start and end points.

Edit Points

You can place any of these items at the desired locations using onscreen tools. To learn how to place:

• markers—see “TAP” on Page 38.

• edit points—see Page 52.

• Auto Punch points—see Page 36.

• loop points—see Page 37. You can:

• reposition an object in the measure bar—by moving your cursor over the object so the cursor becomes a pointing ﬁnger, and then dragging to the desired new location.

• clear an object in the measure bar—holding down CLEAR on the VS-2000, positioning the mouse cursor over the object until it turns into a pointing ﬁnger, and then clicking the object.

The Measure Bar Pop-Up Menu

Use the measure bar pop-up menu to quickly place:

• edit points • Auto Punch IN or OUT points

• loop FROM or TO points • markers

• CD track markers

Right-click in the measure bar at the desired time location and select the object you want from the measure bar pop-up menu.

To delete all markers and CD track markers from a project, select Clr All MARKER from the measure bar pop-up menu.

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Editing VGA Playlist Track Audio

Now linePosition line

Editing track audio on the VGA main displa y is v ery much lik e editing with your mouse on the VS-2000’s internal LCD. To learn about editing audio with your mouse, see Owner’s Manual Page 242.

The ways in which editing on the VGA differs from editing on the LCD are:

• All edits performed using your mouse on the VGA occur instantly, without dialog windows, to make editing fast. You can, of course, undo or redo any edit.

•The SELECT PHRASE (Owner’s Manual Page 244) and SELECT TRACK (Owner’s Manual Page 245) pop-up menus are available only on the LCD.

Selecting Tracks on the VGA

To select a track on the VGA main display, click anywhere on the track in the playlist. When a track is selected, its background changes to a lighter shade of gray and its number turns blue.

Blue

Selected Not selected

Selecting Phrases and Regions on the VGA

The VS-2000 automatically assigns an alternating pattern of colors to the phrases in the playlist to make them easy to distinguish from one another . When a phrase or region is selected, it turns black and is outlined in its original color . Its editing w av eform changes from black to the original color of the phrase.

Not selected

Selected

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The Edit Control Strip

Above the playlist you’ll ﬁnd the edit control strip, which contains basic editing tools.

IN area OUT area FROM area TO area Cursor GRID

IN, OUT, FROM and TO Areas

PHRASE/REGION

The IN, OUT, FROM and TO areas allow you to set edit

Button

Edit point location

points (Owner’s Manual Page 236), jump to them and clear them. Each has a colored triangular button matching its playlist ﬂag and a readout with its current position. T o:

The IN area

• Place an edit point—move the now line to the desired location and click the edit point’s button.

• Change an edit point’s location—move the now line to the desired location and click the edit point’s button.

• Move the now line to an edit point—hold down SHIFT on the VS-2000 and click the edit point’s onscreen button.

• Clear an edit point—hold down CLEAR on the VS-2000 and click the edit point’s onscreen button.

You can re-conﬁgure the behavior of the edit point buttons by setting the EDIT POINT Sw TYPE parameter, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 238.

Cursor

The cursor readout shows the current location of the mouse cursor to help you make edits precisely. The readout shows its position in time code and measures and beats.

GRID

Click GRID to display a pop-up menu from which you can activate the desired editing grid (Owner’s Manual Page 247).

REGION/PHRASE Button

Click the REGION/PHRASE button to select the desired type of track audio editing.

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The VGA Playlist Control Panel

Click the Playlist Control button located at the upper right just above the playlist to open the playlist control panel. To close the playlist control panel, click the Playlist Control button again.

You can also show or hide the playlist control panel by holding down SHIFT on the VS-2000 and pressing its HOME button.

The V.Track control panel pane allows you to activate any V-Track by clicking on it.

Each track’s 16 V -Tracks are arranged

in a horizontal row. A symbol shows

each V-Track’s status.

Selected, contains audio Selected, no audio Not selected, no audio

Not selected, has audio

Any V-Track that’s selected for

editing ﬂashes. Destination V-T racks

also ﬂash, outlined in gray. See

Owner’s Manual Page 244 for

details.

Click the control panel’s LOCATOR tab to display the Locator pane.

Select locator banks

with these buttons.

Perform locator

actions by clicking

these buttons

In the Locator pane, you can quickly store, recall and clear locators right from the playlist.

Use the Locator pane for locator operations. To:

• change locator banks—click the desired bank’s number.

• store a locator—move the now line to the desired location and click the number of an unused locator position.

• recall a locator—click the locator’s number.

• clear a locator—hold down CLEAR on the VS-2000 and click the locator’s number.

To name a locator—or perform other locator operations—click the LOC buttons (Page 38), respectively.

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Click the control panel’s SCENE tab to display the Scene pane.

Select scene banks with these buttons.

actions by clicking

Use the Scene pane for scene operations. To:

• change scene banks—click the desired bank’s number.

• store a scene—set up your mixer settings as desired and click the number of an unused scene position.

• recall a scene—click the scene’s number.

• clear a scene—hold down CLEAR on the VS-2000 and click the scene’s number.

To name a scene—or perform other scene operations—click the SCN buttons (Page 38), respectively.

Perform scene

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The VGA Wave Display

Click the WAVE DISPLAY button in the lower right-hand corner of the playlist to open the wave display.

The VGA wave display allows you to view a single track’s audio with the maximum amount of detail for precision editing operations.

Track name Phrase name Magniﬁcation

Track

number

Amplitude zoom buttons

Time zoom

buttons

The currently selected track’s number appears at the left of the wave display. To view other tracks, drag the vertical scroll bar up and down or clic k the desired vertical scroll button. To move through the project, drag the horizontal scroll bar or click the horizontal scroll buttons.

You can zoom in or out by clicking the wave display’s zoom buttons. To zoom:

• vertically—click the desired amplitude zoom button.

• horizontally—click the desired time zoom button. You can also select the desired amplitude or time zoom

value from the Edit Pop-Up menu that appears when you

Amplitude zoom

right-click in the wave display.

Time zoom

Amplitude zoom Time zoom

The time zoom is measured in samples.

To close the wave display, click the WAVE DISPLAY button again.

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You can control the signal ﬂowing through any input, track or FX return channel on its VGA main display CH VIEW screen.

Input and

track channel

elements

Aux send controls DIR 1-8

This illustration shows an input channel’s CH VIEW screen. The track

channel and FX return channel CH VIEW screens look slightly different.

To learn about the input and track channel CH EDIT parameters, see Owner’s Manual Chapter 11. The FX return channels’ CH EDIT parameters are described in Owner’s Manual Chapter 17.

FX send controls

Displaying CH EDIT Parameters on the VGA

You can display the desired CH VIEW screen by selecting it from the MIXER menu. To view the CH VIEW screen for:

• an input channel—select the desired input channel from the CH VIEW (INPUT) submenu.

• a track channel—select the desired track channel from the CH VIEW (TRACK) submenu.

• an FX return channel—select the desired FX return channel from the CH VIEW (FX RTN) submenu.

Input/output control strip

You can also:

• press the desired input channel’s INPUT button on the VS-2000 to display an input CH VIEW screen (see Owner’s Manual Page 147).

• press the desired track channel’ s TRACK/STATUS button on the VS-2000 to display a track channel’s CH VIEW screen (see Owner’s Manual Page 147). This operation works only in case CH EDIT button is lit.

• hold down the desired FX return channel’s FX button on the VS-2000 for few seconds to display a FX return channel’s CH VIEW screen (see Owner’s Manual Page 227).

• view a track channel’s CH VIEW screen by clicking its track number in the VGA main display’s Home screen.

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Universal CH VIEW Elements

The CH VIEW screens for input, track and FX return channels differ slightly, though they contain some common elements. The following section describes those elements.

Input/Output Control Strip

The input/output control strip appears on the right side of all of the VGA CH VIEW screens. This strip presents parameters that allow you to control the output of the channel strip, and meter its input or output. The following section describes how the strip works with a single unlinked channel. Page 59 discusses how the strip works with linked channels.

Meters and PRE/POST Buttons

The meters allow you to view the level of signal coming into or going out of the channel. The PRE and POST buttons determine the signal level to be display ed. T o view the lev el of signal:

• coming into the channel—click PRE.

• going out of the channel—click POST. The CH VIEW meters are presented in pairs. With input and track

channels, you can see the le vels for the odd/e ven pair of c hannels to which the currently selected channel belongs—there’s a number beneath each meter to show the channel signal it represents. With the stereo FX return channels, the two meters show the left- and right-side signal levels.

RSS PAN

button

Meters and PRE/ POST buttons

SOLO MUTE MIX

PAN (RSS)

FADER

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SOLO Button

To isolate the channel’s signal by silencing all un-soloed channels, click SOLO so it lights. To un-solo the channel, click SOLO again.

MUTE Button

To silence the channel’s signal, click MUTE so it lights. To un-mute it, click the button again.

MIX Button

Click MIX so it lights to send the track channel’s signal into the MASTER bus, the main stereo mix. Turn it off to remove the signal from the mix.

PAN (RSS)/BAL Knob

Set the stereo placement of the channel’s output in the MASTER stereo mix by dragging its PAN knob—or BAL knob in an FX return channel—up or down.

Click square button on left of RSS PAN so it’s lit, the appearance of the PAN parameter will be change. You can control the amount of the channel’s signal being sent to the effect.

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FADER

Drag the fader up or down to set the channel’s output level. The readout beneath the fader shows the channel’s output level in dB.

The Input/Output Strip in Linked Channels

When channels are linked, a special SUB DISP (“SUB DISPLAY”) button becomes available at the bottom of the strip. You can control the two channels together or set each channel’s panning and level individually by clicking SUB DISP so it lights.

When SUB DISP is off, a single silver balance knob sets the overall stereo positioning of the linked signals. The fader controls operate together to set their combined level.

When SUB DISP is on, individual PAN knobs become available, and each fader controls the level of its channel.

SUB DISP button

AUX and FX Send Controls

SEND Knob

button

The CH VIEW screens contain AUX and FX send controls with which you can send the signal from any input, track or FX return channel to any of the VS-2000’s two Aux and six FX busses. To:

• control an Aux or FX send level by the CH PARAMETER SENDS knob (Owner’s Manual Page 167)—click the SEND Knob button of desired bus so it lights.

• turn on the send to an Aux or FX bus—click the bus’s Send Status button so it lights.

• set an Aux or FX send level—drag the Aux bus’s Send Level knob up or down as desired.

•change the pre/post conﬁguration of an Aux or FX bus—click the PRE/POST switch repeatedly to select PRE or POST.

When you change an Aux or FX bus’s pre/post setting, you’re changing its setting for any channel that’s using it, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 151.

Send Status button PRE/POST switch Send level knob

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DIR (DIRECT) 1-8 Selector

To assign an channel’s signal to one of the eight Direct paths, click the desired path’s button in the DIR 1-8 selector.

Channel-Speciﬁc Parameter Strips

At the left side of each CH VIEW screen is a strip that contains parameters speciﬁc to the selected type of channel.

Input Channel Parameter Strip

1. Channel Name

2. PHASE Button

Click PHASE—so it’s lit—to reverse the phase polarity of the channel’s signal.

3. ATT Knob

To adjust the level of the input signal coming into the input channel, drag the ATT knob up or down as desired—the readout beneath the knob shows the current amount of attenuation.

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7. GROUP Selector

To assign the input channel to a fader group, click GROUP and select the desired fader group from the pop-up menu.

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To link the channel to its odd/even partner so that any changes made to one channel affect both, click CH LINK to turn it on.

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6. FDRLINK Button

Click FDRLINK—so it’s lit—to link the current c hannel’ s fader to its odd/even partner so their levels can be set by moving either fader while their other parameters remain independently controllable.

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Click the AUTOMIX STATUS button to set the channel’s status when Automix is turned on.

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described on Page 47.

4. PHASE Button

Click PHASE—so it’s lit—to reverse the phase polarity of the channel’s signal.

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5. ATT Knob

To adjust the level of the signal coming into the track channel from the hard disk recorder, drag the ATT knob up or down as desired— the readout beneath the knob shows the current amount of attenuation.

6. GROUP Selector

To assign the track channel to a fader group, click GROUP and select the desired fader group from the pop-up menu.

7. CH LINK Button

To link the channel to its odd/even partner so that any changes made to one channel affect both, click CH LINK to turn it on.

8. FDRLINK Button

9. AUTOMIX STATUS Button

Click the AUT OMIX STATUS button repeatedly to set the c hannel’ s status as desired when Automix mode is on.

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FX Return Channel Parameter Strip

1. Channel Name

2. FX Bus ASSIGN

Each FX bus is routed to the input of its samenumbered effect processor.

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3. GROUP Selector

To assign the channel to a fader group, click GROUP and select the desired group from the pop-up menu.

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4. MONO Switch

By default, the output of an effect processor is stereo. To collapse its left and right sides to a mono signal,

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click MONO so it lights.

5. FX LINK Button

To link the parameter of FX send, click FX LINK so it lights. W hen it’s lit, parameters will be linked with add/even numbered partners.

6. AUTOMIX STATUS Button

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Click the AUTOMIX STATUS button repeatedly to set the channel’s status as desired when Automix mode is on.

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Input and Track Channel CH VIEW Elements

Track/V-Track Info

Track and V-Track info for a standard input or track channel

Track and V-Track info for linked input or track channel

At the top edge of an input and track channel CH VIEW screen is information about the corresponding hard disk recorder track and its V-Tracks. If you’re working with:

• an input channel—the screen shows information regarding the same-numbered hard disk recorder track.

• a track channel—the screen shows information about its corresponding track.

If the channel is linked, you’ll see track info for both of the corresponding tracks.

Dynamics and EQ Controls

Interactive graphic displays

The symbols in the V-Track area are described on Page 47.

For an introduction to dynamics processing, see

Parameters

Owner’s Manual

Page 156. For an introduction to

EQ, see

Manual

Owner’s

Page 160.

Each input and track channel CH VIEW screen contains a dynamics processor and EQ that can be set up by dragging your mouse in a graphic display, or manually.

Dynamics

1. 2.

Compressor parameters

Expander parameters

Type-speciﬁc parameters

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1. DYNAMICS On/Off Button

Turn the dynamics processor on or off by clicking this button— when it’s blue, the processor is turned on.

2. RESET Button

Click RESET to return the dynamics processor to its factory default settings.

3. Interactive Dynamics Display

The interactive dynamics display lets you draw the shape of your processing. Click and drag on any of the red triangles to set the corresponding dynamics parameter.

Owner’s Manual Page 160 explains how to understand what you see in the graphic dynamics display.

4. Dynamics Type Selector

Click the desired button to select the type of dynamics processing you want to use.

5. IN/OUT/GR Meters

These meters show, respectively, the signal coming into the processor, going out of it, and the amount of dynamics processing being applied.

Type-Specific Parameters

The type-speciﬁc parameters change according to the type of dynamics processing you select. These parameters are described in Owner’s Manual Chapter 11.

Parameter: For compressor,

see Owner’s Manual Page:

KEY IN 159 159 RATIO 157 157 THRESHOLD 158 158 ATTACK 158 158 RELEASE 159 159 A.GAIN 158 not applicable LEVEL 159 not applicable

see Owner’s Manual Page:

For expander,

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1. 2.

1. EQ On/Off Button

Turn the channel EQ on or off by clicking this button—when it’s blue, the EQ is on.

2. RESET Button

Click RESET to return the EQ parameters to their factory default settings.

3. Interactive EQ Display

Draw the desired EQ curve by clicking and dragging on any of the red triangles to set the corresponding EQ band.

4. EQ Meters

The EQ meters show the lev el the signal as it comes into the channel EQ and as it lea ves it.

EQ Parameters

The CH VIEW EQ parameters are described on Owner’s Manual Page 162.

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EFFECT INSERT Controls

Processor

buttons

Insert effect matrix

Each input and track channel CH VIEW screen contains an EFFECT INSERT matrix in which you can insert an available effect processor—or the left or right side of a processor—into the channel’s signal ﬂow. The insert effect matrix shows each effect inserted on the channel, as well as the signal ﬂowing from one insert effect to the next. The number of each processor’s currently selected patch is shown in the matrix as well.

To insert an effect on a channel, click the desired processor button repeatedly to select the type of insert routing you want to use. To learn how each of the available routings works, see Owner’s Manual Page 215.

Each available effect processor has its own processor button—in this illustration, only one optional VS8F-2 and/or VS8F-3 effect expansion boards have been installed, so Effects 5 and 6 aren’t available.

Ins InsL InsR InsS

If a processor is already inserted elsewhere, its processor button displays where it’s being used.

To select or edit an insert effect for a processor, click the effect in the insert effect matrix—the processor’s Algorithm View screen appears on which you can select a new patch or edit the current patch.

You can adjust the send and return levels to the inserted effect by dragging the blue insert send and return sliders—located to the right of the processor button—up and/or down.

This effect processor’s already being used by Track Channel 1.

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Insert return slider

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FX Return Channel CH VIEW Elements

LOOP FX ASSIGN

Effect algorithm display

LOOP FX ASSIGN

LOOP FX ASSIGN displays the FX bus that carries signals to each of the VS-2000’s internal effect processors.

Effect Algorithm Display

The effect algorithm display shows the effect patch being used by the effect processor associated with the selected FX return channel. Clic k anywhere on the effect algorithm display to view the processor’s Algorithm View screen on which you can select a different patch or edit the current patch.

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7—Mixer Views

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You can select any of the following views from the MIXER menu (Page 32):

• Input Mixer/Master Block—all of the input channels and the MASTER EDIT parameters containing all of the Aux and FX bus and Direct path settings.

• Track Mixer/FX Return Mixer—all of the track channels and FX return channels.

Shared Elements

The Input Mixer/Master Block and Track Mixer/FX Return Mixer views share some elements that we’ll describe before proceeding with descriptions of the two views.

Shared MASTER Fader Strip

The MASTER fader strip—located at the right edge of the screen—controls the stereo MASTER bus (Owner’s Manual Page 140.)

1. MON (MONITOR) Balance Knob

Drag the MON (for “MONITOR”) balance knob up or down to shift the MONITOR bus output leftward or rightward, respectively.

2. MON Level Knob (Info Only)

The MON (for “MONITOR”) knob shows the level of the MONITOR bus. This level can be adjusted only using the VS-2000’s MONITOR knob.

3. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button

Click the AUT OMIX ST A TUS button to set the MASTER fader’s Automix status when Automix is turned on.

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4. MASTER Bus Balance

Drag the MASTER balance knob up or down to shift the MASTER bus output leftward or rightward, respectively.

5. MASTER Bus Fader

Drag the MASTER bus fader up or down to set the level of the MASTER bus. The current MASTER bus level is shown beneath the fader.

6. DITHER (D) Button

To activate output dithering, click and hold the DITHER button, and select the desired dithering bit depth.

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AUX and FX Send Sliders

In the Input Mixer/Master Block and Track Mixer/FX Return Mixer, input, track and FX return channels all sport Aux and FX send sliders. These sliders allow you to send the desired amount of a channel’s signal to an y of the tw o A ux and six FX busses, and show you at a glance each send level. To set an Aux and FX send level, click and drag its slider with your mouse to the desired position.

A slider’s color provides information about its Aux send. When a slider is:

• blue—the Aux send is on and set to Post.

• red—the Aux send is on and set to Pre.

• gray—the Aux send is turned off.

AUX Send

FX Send

Blue=On, Pst Red=On, Pre Black=No level Gray=Off

• black—the send is turned all the way down.

You can change the Aux and FX bus’s pre/post setting:

• on any channel’s VGA CH VIEW screen (Page 59).

• in the Input Mixer/Master Block view (described on Page 71).

• in the MASTER EDIT window available in the VGA main display’s MIXER menu (Page 32).

• in the track controls area in the playlist (Page 46).

When an odd/even pair of Aux and FX busses is linked, the slider for the even bus is replaced by a panning handle, as described on Page 73.

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Input Mixer/Master Block View

151

141

142

Select INPUT MIXER/MASTER BLOCK from the MIXER menu to view all of the VS-2000’s 10 input channel strips and MASTER BLOCK settings at once on the VGA.

7—Mixer Views

Master BlockInput Mixer

Input Channel Strips

1. DYNAMICS (DYN) On/Off

Click this button to turn the channel’s dynamics processor on—so the button’s lit—or off. See Page 63.

2. EQ On/Off

To turn the channel’s EQ on or off, click this button. When it’s lit, the EQ’s on. See Page 63.

3. AUX and FX Send Sliders

AUX Send

FX Send

Set the amount of the channel’s signal sent to an Aux and FX bus by adjusting the corresponding Aux and FX send slider. With linked Aux and/or FX busses, a panning handle replaces the even-numbered Aux and/or FX bus’s slider (Page 73).

4. MUTE (M) Button

To mute the channel, click this button so it’s lit. To un-mute the channel, click the button again.

5. SOLO (S) Button

To solo the channel, click the SOLO button to light it. To un-solo the channel, click the button again.

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6. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button

When Automix is turned on, repeatedly click the AUTOMIX STATUS button to set the channel’s Automix status.

7. PAN Knob

Set the stereo position of the channel in the main MASTER bus mix by dragging the PAN knob up or down as desired.

8. Channel Fader

The position of the channel fader sets the level of signal coming out of the channel. The channel’s level is displayed below the fader.

9. LINK Switch

LINK combines the CH EDIT ChLink and F .LINK parameters. Click to the right of “LINK” and select the desired type of linking from the pop-up menu, or turn off linking. The LINK switch occupies the combined lower edge of both of the channels it controls.

Master Block Strips

The Master Block strips contain Direct path parameters (Owner’s Manual Page 208) and Aux and FX bus control (Owner’s Manual Page 203).

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155

152

150, 154

Direct path Parameters

1. Source

Click Source and choose the signal you want to assign to the Direct path.

2. Pre/Post Switch

This sets the Direct path to receive a channel’s signal before or after the channel fader.

3. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button

When Automix is on, repeatedly click this button to set the Direct path’ Automix status.

4. Final Level Knob

Drag this knob up or down to set the ﬁnal level of the Direct path.

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Aux and FX Bus Parameters

1. PRE/POST Switch

Click the PRE/PST switch to conﬁgure the Aux and FX bus to accept channel signals from before or after the channel faders.

2. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button

When Automix is on, repeatedly click the AUTOMIX STATUS button to set the Aux and FX bus’s Automix status.

3. Linked Aux and FX Bus Balance

When an odd/even pair of Aux and FX busses is linked, this knob become active (see below) and allows you to set the relative levels of the linked busses.

4. Aux and FX Bus Master Level

Drag this knob up or down to set the master level of the Aux and FX bus.

5. LINK

To link or un-link odd/even Aux bus and/or FX bus pairs, click the LINK button so it lights. When two Aux and/or FX busses are linked, their appearance changes onscreen to reﬂect their combined operation as shown to the right. Their Aux and FX send sliders in the various channel views and the track controls also change—the odd-numbered slider sets the send level, and the even-numbered slider becomes a panning handle that allows you to pan signals between the two linked busses.

Mixer view

Track controls

Panning

handle

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Track Mixer/FX Return Mixer View

Select TRACK MIXER/FX RTN MIXER from the MIXER menu to view all of the VS-2000’s 18 track channel and six FX return channel strips at once on the VGA.

FX Return MixerTrack Mixer

Track Channel Strips

1. DYNAMICS (DYN) On/Off

Click this button to turn the channel’s dynamics processor on—when the button’s lit—or off. See Page 63.

2. EQ On/Off

To turn the channel’s EQ on or off, click this button. When it’s lit, the EQ’s on. See Page 63.

3. AUX and FX Send Sliders

AUX Send

FX Send

Set the amount of the channel’s signal sent to an Aux and FX bus by adjusting the corresponding AUX send slider . W ith linked A ux busses, a panning handle replaces the even-numbered Aux bus’s slider (Page 73).

4. MUTE (M) Button

To mute the channel, click this button so it’s lit. To un-mute the channel, click the button again.

10.

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5. SOLO (S) Button

To solo the channel, click the SOLO button to light it. To un-solo the channel, click the button again.

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6. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button

When Automix is turned on, repeatedly click the AUTOMIX STATUS button to set the channel’s Automix status.

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7. PAN Knob

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Set the stereo position of the channel in the main MASTER bus mix by dragging the PAN knob up or down as desired.

8. TRACK STATUS Button

Repeatedly click the TRACK STATUS button to set status of the corresponding hard disk recorder track. This is the same thing as pressing the track’s TRACK STATUS button on the VS-2000.

9. Channel Fader

The position of the channel fader sets the level of signal coming out of the channel.

10. LINK Switch

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FX Return Channel Strips

1. FX Bus ASSIGN

Each FX bus is routed to the input of its samenumbered effect processor.

2. Algorithm View Button

This button shows the name of the channel’ s processor and its currently selected effect patch. Click the button to display the Algorithm View screen from which you can select a new patch or edit the current patch.

3. AUX and FX Send Sliders

AUX Send

FX Send

Set the amount of the channel’s signal sent to an Aux and FX bus by adjusting the corresponding AUX and FX send slider. With linked Aux and FX busses, a panning handle replaces the even-numbered Aux and FX bus’s slider (Page 73).

4. MUTE (M) Button

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219

230

To mute the channel, click this button so it’s lit. To un-mute the channel, click the button again.

5. SOLO (S) Button

To solo the channel, click the SOLO button to light it. To un-solo the channel, click the button again.

6. AUTOMIX STATUS (A) Button

When Automix is turned on, repeatedly click the AUTOMIX STATUS button to set the channel’s Automix status.

7. BAL (Balance) Knob

Set the stereo position of the channel in the main MASTER bus mix by dragging the BAL knob up or down as desired.

8. Channel Fader

The position of the channel fader sets the level of signal coming out of the channel.

9. MONO Switch

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230

Click this button—so it lights—to collapse the effect processor’s stereo output to a mono signal.

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8—VGA Main Display EZ ROUTING Screen

The VGA main display displays all four of the VS-2000’s EZ ROUTING screens at the same time to make all of your routing simple to perform.

PATCH

BAY view

pane

TRACK

ASSIGN

pane

OUTPUT ASSIGN pane

LOOP EFFECT ASSIGN view pane

To display the EZ ROUTING screens, press EZ ROUTING on the VS-2000 or select ROUTING VIEW from the EZ ROUTING menu (Page 32).

On the VGA main display, the VS-2000’s top-panel analog inputs and inputs and outputs look just like their physical counterparts on the VS-2000 itself, making it easy to visualize the input and output connections you’re making.

The F buttons beneath the EZ ROUTING screen are the same as those found on the VS-2000’s internal LCD EZ ROUTING screens.

The LOAD and SAVE features behave as described in Owner’s Manual Chapter 22.

Making Connections

Routing on the VGA operates on the same principles as routing on the VS-2000’s internal LCD. To learn about routing, see Owner’s Manual Page 232.

You can route signals on the VGA by:

• selecting the desired connection node with the $, %, # or " buttons and turning the TIME/VALUE dial to make the desired connection.

• dragging the desired connections into place using your mouse.

Routing on the VGA Using a Mouse

To perform routing your mouse, position the mouse cursor over the desired connection point until it turns into a pointing ﬁnger and then drag your mouse to the desired destination.

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Routing Signals to a Recording Track Using a Mouse

The procedures for routing a signal from an input channel, track channel, FX return channel, Aux bus or Direct path to a recording tracks are the same, and take place in the TRACK ASSIGN EZ ROUTING pane.

To make a new connection:

1. Position the mouse cursor over the connection node you want to route to the track.

2. Click and drag the mouse to the desired recording track—a virtual cable appears onscreen to show the connection you’re making.

To change or delete an existing connection:

1. P osition the mouse cursor o ver the desired recor ding track until the cursor c hanges to a pointing ﬁnger.

2. Click and drag the mouse left or right to select a new track or all the way left to delete the connection.

Routing Signals to Outputs Using a Mouse

You can route any busses or tracks to the desired output jacks or connectors in the OUTPUT ASSIGN pane using the same principles described on Owner’s Manual Page 274.

To make or break a connection in the OUTPUT ASSIGN pane, position the mouse cursor over the desired connection node and drag upward or downward as desired.

Recording Bus Attenuation

The REC BUS ATT knob in the OUTPUT ASSIGN pane allows you to adjust the overall recording lev el to all tracks at once, as described on Owner’s Manual Page 275. This can be helpful when bouncing, and should otherwise be set to

-6.0dB.

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9—VGA Main Display Automix Editing

The VGA main display provides its own A utomix editing screen in which y ou can reﬁne recorded Automix data, create new data or delete data while viewing the corresponding track audio waveforms. To display the Automix editing screen, select AUTOMIX EDIT from the onscreen UTILITIES menu.

Editing Automix Data on the VGA

The VGA Automix editing screen’s operation and tools are essentiall y the same as those found in the internal LCD’s AUTOMIX EDIT window, described on Owner’s Manual Page 347. As on the LCD, Automix editing is a lot like track audio region editing. The MICRO EDIT screen (Owner’s Manual Page 353) provide more detailed Automix data editing capabilities.

When you’re editing track channel Automix tracks, you can view the corresponding track audio by zooming in to display four or two tracks.

To learn about recording Automix data, see Owner’s Manual Chapter 26, starting on Page 344.

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Targeting Automix Tracks and Data for Editing

The Automix editing screen’s F1 (TARGET) button opens up the TARGET SELECT window (Owner’s Manual Page 347). In this window, you can select to display and edit:

• the desired type of Automix tracks—You can view input channel, track channel, FX return channel, effect processor, MASTER bus, Aux bus, FX bus or Direct path Automix tracks.

• the desired type of Automix data—You can display and edit the Automix data for any of the selected Automix track’s automatable parameters.

The VGA ’ s A utomix editing screen giv es you a faster w ay to get to and select the desired editing target Automix tracks and data: the SECT and PRM buttons, located just above the displayed tracks’ names.

SECT button PRM button

To display and edit:

• the desired type of Automix tracks—click the SECT button and choose the desired set of Automix tracks from the pop-up menu.

• the desired type of Automix data—click the PRM button to choose the type of Automix data you want to edit. The menu shows all of the parameters that can be automated for the selected type of Automix track.

SECT pop-up menu

PRM pop-up menu for track

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A button. See AUTOMIX STATUS button A.PUNCH button

ABS indicator................................................................ 37

Algorithm display......................................................... 67

ASSIGN selector........................................................... 62

Asterisk in name........................................................... 47

ATT knob ................................................................ 60, 61

ATT slider ..................................................................... 48

Auto Punch

activating

measure bar symbol ................................................. 50

points

placing

Automix

editing data

selecting target ..................................................... 80

recording................................................................... 36

setting status............. 47, 49, 60, 61, 62, 69, 72, 73, 74

snapshot.................................................................... 36

AUTOMIX STATUS

button

.............................. 60, 61, 62, 69, 72, 73, 74, 76

toggle ........................................................................ 49

Aux busses

linking

parameters................................................................ 73

sending signals to................................... 49, 71, 74, 76

AUX send controls................................ 49, 59, 71, 74, 76

about sliders ............................................................. 70

................................................................. 70, 73

.......................................................... 37

.................................................................. 36

............................................................ 36, 50

......................................................... 79–80

BACKUP

project

user rhythm arrange................................................. 14

user rhythm pattern ................................................. 14

BAL (Balance) knob ................................................ 58, 76

....................................................................... 13

CD track markers

measure bar symbol

placing ...................................................................... 50

CDR-recorded tracks.................................................... 47

CD-RW MASTERING menu.................................. 32, 34

CH EDIT controls in playlist......................................... 46

CH EDIT parameters.............................................. 57–67

CH LINK button ..................................................... 60, 61

CH VIEW screens ................................................... 57–67

Channel fader ................................................... 72, 75, 76

................................................. 50

Channel Name.................................................. 60, 61, 62

ChgDir ............................................................................ 9

Clearing edit points ...................................................... 50

Compressor. See Dynamics processing Current Time Location display

..................................... 35

D button. See DITHER button DIRECT 1-8 selector Direct paths

parameters

sending signals to............................................... 48, 60

DITHER button............................................................. 69

Dynamics processing.............................................. 63–64

turning on or off ..................................... 48, 64, 71, 74

DYNAMICS switch........................................... 48, 71, 74

............................................... 48, 60

................................................................ 72

Edit control strip........................................................... 52

Edit points

clearing

measure bar symbols................................................ 50

moving...................................................................... 50

placing ................................................................ 50, 52

Editing Automix data.............................................. 79–80

EFFECT INSERT matrix.......................................... 33, 66

EFFECT menu............................................................... 30

Effects

algorithm display

channel settings........................................................ 62

insert controls

loop

patches

processor

EQ ................................................................................. 65

switch............................................................ 48, 71, 74

turning on or off ..................................... 48, 65, 71, 74

Equalization. See EQ Expander. See Dynamics processing EXT SYNC button

EZ Routing.............................................................. 77–78

EZ ROUTING menu..................................................... 32

..................................................................... 50

...................................................... 67

channel

MASTER bus........................................................ 33

Mastering Room................................................... 33

sending signals to

selecting or editing

assigning send

................................................................. 66

........................................... 49, 74

............................................... 67

................................................ 62, 67

......................................................... 36

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F buttons on VGA......................................................... 39

FADER parameter........................................................ 58

Fast Forward (FF) button.............................................. 37

FDRLINK button.................................................... 60, 61

FF button ...................................................................... 37

Folders during SMF import ........................................... 9

Found Illegal Track Pair!.............................................. 47

FROM

clearing

moving ..................................................................... 50

placing................................................................ 50, 52

FX busses

linking

parameters ............................................................... 73

sending signals......................................................... 71

sending signals to .................................. 49, 71, 74, 76

FX Ins selector .............................................................. 48

FX Return Mixer

defined view

FX send controls................................... 49, 59, 71, 74, 76

about sliders............................................................. 70

..................................................................... 50

................................................................ 70, 73

....................................................................... 8

details

................................................................... 76

Gating. See Dynamics processing GRID pop-up

GROUP selector......................................... 48, 60, 61, 62

................................................................ 52

Home screen on VGA ...................................... 25, 41–55

meters strip .............................................................. 41

overview................................................................... 41

playlist...................................................................... 44

wave display............................................................. 55

Icons in Addendum.......................................................... 7

ID PL, IN, TR, ChV....................................................... 27

clearing

moving ..................................................................... 50

placing................................................................ 50, 52

Info Display............................................................ 23, 26

locking...................................................................... 27

Input channels

viewing all at once

Input clipping indicators on VGA ............................... 39

Input Mixer

defined view

Insert effect. See Effects

..................................................................... 50

................................................... 71

....................................................................... 8

details

............................................................. 71–72

LCD

identified Limiter. See Dynamics processing LINK switch Linked

Aux busses

linking

sliders............................................................. 49, 70

channels

individual control

input/output strip................................................ 59

linking...................................................... 60, 61, 72

FX busses

linking

sliders............................................................. 49, 70

LOCATOR (LOC) button............................................. 38

LOCATOR tab.............................................................. 53

Locators

control pane

editing ...................................................................... 38

Loop

activating

measure bar symbol ................................................ 50

points

placing

LOOP button................................................................ 37

LOOP FX ASSIGN ....................................................... 67

.................................................................... 7

...................................................... 48, 72, 75

.................................................................. 73

................................................ 59

.................................................................. 73

............................................................. 53

.................................................................. 37

........................................................... 37, 50

M button. See MUTE button Magnification

Main display................................................................. 23

Markers

measure bar symbol

placing................................................................ 37, 50

recalling.................................................................... 37

Master Block

defined view

details MASTER bus

effect insert

fader ......................................................................... 69

meters....................................................................... 42

MASTER strip

mixer view

Mastering Room........................................................... 33

MTK effects.............................................................. 33

Mastering tracks

inserting effects on

playing back............................................................. 33

recording.................................................................. 33

on/off ................................................................... 35

Measure bar ................................................................. 50

pop-up menu ........................................................... 50

Menus. See individal entries

............................................................... 44

................................................ 50

....................................................................... 8

............................................................. 72–73

............................................................... 33

................................................................ 69

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Meters

CH VIEW screens

Home screen meters strip ........................................ 41

Meters display

on Info Display

Meters strip on VGA..................................................... 41

Metronome button........................................................ 36

MIX button.............................................................. 48, 58

MIXER menu................................................................. 32

Mixer views............................................................. 69–76

MON (MONITOR) balance knob................................. 69

MON (MONITOR) level knob...................................... 69

MONITOR bus

balance and level knobs

MONITOR meters ........................................................ 42

MONO switch............................................................... 76

MONO switch for effect ............................................... 62

Mouse

drawing dynamics processing

drawing EQ curve..................................................... 65

Moving edit points........................................................ 50

MSTR button................................................................. 35

MTK .............................................................................. 33

MUTE

button

................................................ 47, 58, 71, 74, 76

status strip ................................................................ 40

toggle ........................................................................ 49

..................................................... 58

......................................................... 26

........................................... 69

.................................. 64

NEXT button................................................................. 37

OPERATION TARGET................................................. 23

OUT

clearing

moving...................................................................... 50

placing ................................................................ 50, 52

OUTPUT ASSIGN ........................................................ 78

..................................................................... 50

PAGE button................................................................. 39

PAN knob(s)................................................ 26, 58, 72, 75

Parent Directory.............................................................. 9

PEAK HOLD button ..................................................... 43

PHASE button......................................................... 60, 61

Phrases

selecting on VGA

PLAY button.................................................................. 37

Playlist control panel .................................................... 53

Playlist on VGA............................................................. 44

control panel............................................................. 53

measure bar.............................................................. 50

navigating................................................................. 44

track controls ............................................................ 46

zooming .................................................................... 44

...................................................... 51

Position bar................................................................... 37

Pre and post

Aux busses

FX busses.................................................................. 73

metering

CH VIEW screens

meters strip .......................................................... 43

PREVIEW buttons......................................................... 37

PREVIOUS button........................................................ 37

PRM button................................................................... 80

PROJECT menu ............................................................ 29

................................................................ 73

................................................. 58

REC BUS ATT............................................................... 78

REC button.................................................................... 37

RECOVER

project

user rhythm arrange................................................. 14

user rhythm pattern ................................................. 14

REDO button ................................................................ 36

REGION/PHRASE button............................................ 52

Regions

selecting on VGA

REL indicator ................................................................ 37

Remaining Space status strip ....................................... 40

Rewind button .............................................................. 37

Rhythm arrange

creating or editing

F buttons................................................................... 17

....................................................................... 14

...................................................... 51

.................................................... 17

S button. See SOLO button SCENE (SCN) button

SCENE tab .................................................................... 54

Scenes

control pane

editing....................................................................... 38

Scroll bars and buttons................................................. 44

SCRUB button............................................................... 37

SECT button.................................................................. 80

Selecting phrase and regions on VGA ......................... 51

Selecting tracks on VGA............................................... 51

Shortcuts....................................................................... 16

SMF Import..................................................................... 9

Snapshot button............................................................ 36

SOLO

button

................................................ 47, 58, 71, 74, 76

status strip ................................................................ 40

toggle ........................................................................ 49

STATUS button............................................................. 61

Status toggles................................................................ 49

STOP button ................................................................. 37

SUB DISP button .......................................................... 59

Symbols in Addendum ..................................................... 7

Synchronization............................................................ 36

.................................................... 38

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TAP button................................................................... 37

clearing

moving ..................................................................... 50

placing................................................................ 50, 52

TRACK ASSIGN .......................................................... 78

Track channels

viewing all at once

Track controls in playlist.............................................. 46

TRACK menu............................................................... 30

Track Mixer

defined view

Track name................................................................... 47

Track Number/CH VIEW button................................. 47

TRACK STATUS

button

toggle........................................................................ 49

Tracks

selecting on VGA

..................................................................... 50

................................................... 74

....................................................................... 8

details

............................................................. 74–75

........................................................... 42, 61, 75

..................................................... 51

UNDO button............................................................... 36

UTILITY menu ............................................................. 31

navigating screens ................................................... 23

VGA

identified

main display............................................................. 24

areas of................................................................. 24

Automix editor............................................... 79–80

button colors........................................................ 25

CH EDIT parameters........................................... 57

EZ Routing..................................................... 77–78

Home screen............................................ 25, 41–55

interaction with VS-2000 controls ....................... 25

mixer views.......................................................... 69

Overview.................................................................. 23

V-Track map................................................................. 53

V-Track selector ..................................................... 47, 61

.................................................................... 7

meters strip...................................................... 41

overview .......................................................... 41

playlist ............................................................. 44

wave display.................................................... 55

Wave display on VGA.................................................. 55

Write-Protect................................................................ 35

ZERO button ................................................................ 37

Zooming ....................................................................... 44

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03675923 ’04-3-1KS

Roland VS 2000CD Service Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

1—Welcome to Version Two

About the VS-2000 Version Two Addendum

Procedure Descriptions

To Get the Most From Version Two

VGA Terminology: The Mixers and the Master Block

2—Version Two Enhancements

Importing rhythm patterns from SMF (SMF Import)

Cautions concerning import of SMF data

The SMF IMPORT screen

Importing rhythm patterns from SMF

Backing Up and Recovering a project via USB

Data structure of the VS-2000’s internal hard disk

Backing up a project on your computer

Recovering a backed-up project from your computer

Backing up and Recovering User Rhythm Arranges or Rhythm Patterns

Added parameters and shortcuts

UTILITY Menu System Parameter

UTILITY Menu PlayRec Parameter

The METRONOME screen

The MASTER EDIT screen

CH PARAMETER LEVEL knob

New Shortcuts

Change in editing method for Rhythm Arrange

Creating or Editing a Rhythm Arrange

Using the mouse to input a Rhythm Pattern

The procedure for editing Harmony has changed

The HARMONY ASSIGN screen

b/# indications have been added

Sequencing Harmonies in Step Time

Audio data waveform display

The HARMONY MICRO EDIT screen

3—Version Two VGA Overview

The Main Display and the Info Display

Setting the Operation Target

About the Main Display

The LCD as Main Display

The VGA as Main Display

About the Info Display

When the VGA is Designated as the Info Display

When the LCD is Designated as the Info Display

4—VGA Main Display Universal Elements

VGA Menus

The PROJECT Menu

The TRACK Menu

The EFFECT Menu

The UTILITY Menu

MIXER Menu

EZROUTING Menu

CD-RW MASTERING Menu

RYHTHM TRACK Menu

VGA Control Bar

PAN Knob Strip

The VGA Input Clipping Indicators

VGA F Buttons

Status Strip

VGA Remaining Space Status Strip

5—VGA Main Display Home Screen

The Meters Strip

Working with the Meters Strip

The Playlist Area

Operating the VGA Playlist

VGA Playlist Track Controls

The Playlist’s Measure Bar

Editing VGA Playlist Track Audio

The VGA Playlist Control Panel

The VGA Wave Display

6—VGA Main Display CH VIEW Screens

Displaying CH EDIT Parameters on the VGA

Universal CH VIEW Elements

Input/Output Control Strip

AUX and FX Send Controls

DIR (DIRECT) 1-8 Selector

Input Channel Parameter Strip

Track Channel Parameter Strip

FX Return Channel Parameter Strip