Roland VS-1824 用户手册

Chapter 1

The location where performance data is recorded is referred 
to as a “song.” For example, on a cassette MTR, this would 
correspond to a cassette tape. Up to 200 songs can be created 
in each partition. Normally, you should set the partition size 
at 2000 MB. When dealing with large numbers of songs at the 
same time, or when you want to use the data on the VS-880 
as well, setting the partition size to 1000 MB is 
recommended. The song currently being recorded, played 
back, or edited is referred to as the “current song.” The 
following types of data are included in a song.

• All data recorded on V-Tracks

• MIDI clocks of the sync track

• Points specified within songs—locator, marker, punch-

in/out points, loop-in/out points

• Scenes (mixer settings) 

• Vari Pitch settings (p. 195)

• System settings—system, MIDI, disk, sync, Scene

• Effect settings 

• Automix data

On the VS-1824, the recorder section and mixer section use 
the term “sources,” “tracks” and “channels.” These terms 
may appear similar to each other, and can be confusing 
unless their differences are clearly understood.

A signal which is input to the mixer section or 
recorded in the recorder section. On the VS-1824, 
this term refers in particular to the signals of the 
analog INPUT jacks (1-8) and the DIGITAL IN 
connector.

A signal that is being input to or output from the 
recorder section. It also refers to the location to 
which a signal is being recorded or played back 
from the hard disk.

A signal that is being input to or output from the 
mixer section. This term refers in particular to the 
faders and buttons of the mixer section on the top 
panel.

On the VS-1824, data is managed in groups called “takes,” 
and “phrases.” Please take a moment to make sure you 
understand the differences between these terms.

The data recorded to the disk is simply called a 
“take”—a take is actually your audio data 
recorded on the hard disk, along with time stamp 
(time and date imprint) information. Each 
recording is a take. Note that when you record 
material onto a track that already contains a take, 
the VS-1824 does not discard the earlier take.

A “phrase” is a set of pointers that tells the
VS-1824 what portion of a take is to be played by a 
track. The length of a phrase may just be the entire 
length of a take, or may consist of only part of a 
take. Also, you can use any number of phrases 
from the same take, and have a phrase played 
back repeatedly as a sort of “break beat.” This is 
displayed as one box in the playlist.

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