VS-2400CD

Digital Studio Workstation Its a Fact
The Roland VS-2400CD Digital Studio Workstation is a self-contained 24-track/24-bit/96kHz recorder with onboard effects, CDRW drive and 40GB hard drive. Key features include: Up to 16-track simultaneous recording with 384 Virtual Tracks 48-channel, fully automated digital mixer with 13 motorized faders VGA monitor output for fast, software-style editing using a mouse Import.WAV/AIFF files directly from CD-ROM; export files in.WAV format to CD-ROM 2 stereo effectsexpandable to 4including COSM Microphone, Speaker, and Guitar Amp Modeling, plus Mastering Tool Kit Third-party plug-ins with optional VS8F-3 Effect Expansion Board New RSS 3-D panning creates a 3-dimensional sound field for mixing V-LINK function for synchronizing or controlling video equipment 8-channel R-BUS port for expandable I/O in a variety of analog/digital formats

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Loading and Playing the Demo Song
Use the following procedure to load and play back the VS-2400CDs demo song using the built-in LCD. 1. Press PROJECTthe project list appears, listing your hard drive partitions and their contents. 2. Press or to select Promises. 3. Press F6 (MARK) to checkmark the project. 4. Press F1 (SELECT)"Select Project, Sure?" is displayed. Press ENTER/YES. If "Store Current?" or Re-Load Current?" appears, press ENTER/YES. 5. Once the project is loaded, press PLAY to start the song, and STOP to end playback. 6. Press ZERO to return to the top of the song. Note: During playback, you can press TR 1-12 or TR 13-24 and move the faders to adjust the listening level of the individual tracks in the project.

Recording a Song

Use the following procedures to record onto Track 1 using the built-in LCD. Create a New Project 1. Hold down SHIFT and press F1 (PROJECT). 2. Press F2 (NEW).The default setting for the SAMPLE RATE is 44.1k, and the RECORDING MODE is MTP. 3. Press F5 (OK). 4. Create New Project, Sure? is displayed. Press ENTER/YES and a new project is created. Note: If Store Current? appears, press ENTER/YES to save changes to the currently loaded project before the new one is created. Adjust Input Levels 1. Press the IN 1-12 button. 2. Connect a dynamic microphone to either the XLR or 1/4 Input 1 jack on the VS-2400. 3. Raise the Input Channel 1 fader to 0db. 4. Press F1 (INPUT) to view the input meter. 5. While speaking or singing into the mic, adjust the input sensitivity knob just beneath the INPUT 1 1/4 jack so that the displayed level is between 4 and 12. Record Your Performance 1. Press the TR 1-12 button so it lights up. 2. To select and arm Track 1, press the TRACK STATUS 1 button until it flashes red.
Connecting the VGA Monitor
Any VGA monitor will work with the VS-2400CD. To set up your monitor, use the following procedure. 1. Connect the VGA cable from the monitor to the VS-2400CD. 2. Turn on the monitor and then the VS-2400CD. 3. Hold down SHIFT and press F4 (UTILITY). 4. Press F1 (SYSTEM). 5. Press F2 (PARAM2). 6. Turn TIME/VALUE to set VGA OUT to ON. 7. Press to select the REFRESH RATE parameter and turn the TIME/VALUE dial until the picture is displayed correctly on the VGA monitor. 8. To use your mouse on the VS-2400CDs internal LCD, set OPERATION TARGET to LCD, or set it to VGA to work on your external monitor.

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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Raise Track 1s fader to find a comfortable listening level. Press REC. The light above it flashes red to indicate that the VS-2400CD is ready to record. Press PLAYREC and TRACK STATUS 1 turn solid red to show that youve begun recording. Press STOP when youre done recording. Press ZERO to return to the beginning of the project. Press PLAY to listen to the track and, if necessary, adjust Track 1s listening level again.

6. 7. 8. and then burned onto a CD. By default, V.Track is set to 23/24-16Tracks 23 and 24, Virtual Track 16. Press REC, and then press PLAY to begin the mixdown. When the song is finished, press STOP. Change STATUS to PLAY and press ZERO. Press PLAY to listen to your mastering tracks.
Add Reverb to a Recorded Track Use the following procedure to listen to Track 1 with reverb added. 1. Hold down SHIFT and press F3 (EFFECT). 2. Press F1 (FX1), and then press F1 to select PATCH. 3. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select P046 RV: Vocal Plt and press F5 (SELECT) to confirm your choice. 4. Press the AUX1-8/FX1-4 button. 5. Raise the fader for FX1 RTN to 0 dB. 6. Press TR 1-12 so the faders control Track Channels 1-12. 7. Press the CH EDIT buttonabove TRACK STATUSfor Track Channel 1. 8. Highlight dB in the AUX 1 box. 9. Press TRACK STATUS 1 until it lights green, and then PLAY to play back Track 1. 10. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial clockwise to change the AUX 1 send value to at least -9 dBthe higher the value, the more reverb youll hear. 11. Press HOME (DISPLAY) to return to the main screen.
Burning a CD 1. Press the CD-RW MASTERING button. Press F2 (CDWrit). "Store Current?" is displayed. If you wish to store any changes to the project, press ENTER/YES. Otherwise, press CANCEL/NO. 2. Insert a blank CD-R and press ENTER/YES. 3. Select 23-16:V.T23-16 and 24-16:V.T24-16 as L-Ch SOURCE TRACK and R-Ch SOURCE TRACK, respectively. 4. Set WRITE METHOD to Disc at Once. 5. Set CD SPEED to X4. 6. Press [F5] OK. "CD Track No. OK?" is displayed. Press YES three times to start burning the CD. Note: When the VS-2400CD finishes burning the CD, it asks Write Another? and the CD is ejected. If you wish to burn another copy of the song, replace the CD with a blank and press ENTER/YES.

CD Capture

CD Capture allows the VS-2400CD to capture songs from an audio CD and place them on two tracks in the currently loaded project. 1. Press CD-RW MASTERING. Press the PAGE button once and then press F1 (CDCapt). 2. Insert the audio CD and press ENTER/YES. Select the desired track in the CD TRACK box. 3. Set L-CH DESTINATION TRACK to the track on which you wish to place the CD songR-CH DESTINATION TRACK is automatically set to the next-highest track. 4. Press F5 (OK) followed by ENTER/YES twice to capture the CD audio to the selected tracks. Note: To import multiple songs to the same track, repeat these steps. For the first song, dial in to zero as the CAPTURE TO value. For the remaining songs, dial in to last phrase: 2 s as the CAPTURE TO value.

Mastering and CD-R Write

Once youve finished recording a project, youll mix your song in stereo onto two mastering tracks. The VS-2400CD provides the Mastering Room for this purpose. Mixing in the Mastering Room 1. Press CD-RW MASTERING, and then F1 (Mstrng) to enter the Mastering Room. 2. Set MASTERING ROOM to On. 3. Set STATUS to REC. 4. Turn CDR Rec MODE on to record your mastering tracks in a form thats ready for burning onto a CD. 5. The V.Track setting shows the Virtual Tracks on which your mastering tracks are to be recorded

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Connecting the SI-24 to the VS-2400CD for Expanded Operation
When the SI-24 is used in tandem with the VS-2400CD, it becomes a powerful expander with 8 additional analog preamps and faders, switches & knobs that can be used to control certain parameters in the VS-2400CD. A single R-Bus cable is all that is needed to provide transport / remote control, sync capabilities, and digital audio connectivity between the SI-24 and the VS-2400CD. Heres how to connect the SI-24 to the VS-2400CD 1. With both units Off, connect one end of the R-Bus cable to the SI-24 R-Bus port, and the other end of the cable to the R-Bus port of the VS-2400CD. 2. Power On both the SI-24 and the VS-2400CD. 3. On the SI-24, while holding the SYSTEM button down, press the L5 button to auto-configure the SI-24. Verify that the MIDI ctrl. button is not lit, thus allowing R-Bus connectivity to the VS-2400CD. 4. On the VS-2400CD, hold the SHIFT button and press F4, UTILITY, then press the PAGE button to select Page 4. The R-Bus option will appear over F1. 5. Press the F1 button to enter into the R-Bus Configuration screen, and turn the R-Bus Remote Control On, by turning the TIME/VALUE dial. The SI-24 will now be displayed as the connected device. 6. Press the HOME button to exit and return to the main display screen. The SI-24 will now function as an expander for the VS-2400CD. The 8 analog XLR or inputs can be routed to any track, via R-Bus inputs 9-16 in the Easy Routing screen. The SI-24 faders, buttons, and knobs can now control functions such as channel select, volume, pan, EQ, channel link, and status of the channels in the VS-2400CD.
Now that the SI-24 and the VS-2400CD are connected and configured, lets go through the different mixer modes. The buttons in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24 correspond with the buttons in the FADER section of the VS-2400CD. INPUT / INST: The INPUT / INST. mode on the SI-24 corresponds with the AUX 1-8, FX 1-4 FADER mode of the VS-2400CD. 1. Press the INPUT / INST. button in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. Faders 1-8 on the SI-24 now control the AUX 1-8 Master Faders of the VS-2400CD. Faders 9-12 on the SI-24 control the FX 1-4 Master Return Faders 9-12 of the VS-2400CD. Pressing the CH SELECT buttons 9-12 on the SI-24 will display the Channel View screens for the FX 1-4 Returns on the VS-2400CD. Pan Knobs 9-12 on the SI-24 control the stereo Pan position for the FX 1-4 Returns of the VS-2400CD. 2. Press the EQ / SEND button on the SI-24, so it is lit. Pan Knobs 9-12 on the SI-24 will now control the AUX 1-4 Master Send levels of the VS-2400CD. OUTPUT: The OUTPUT mode on the SI-24 corresponds with the IN 1-12 FADER mode of the VS-2400CD. 1. Press the OUTPUT button in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. Faders 1-12 on the SI-24 now control the Input Faders IN 1-12 of the VS-2400CD.
Pressing the CH SELECT buttons 1-12 on the SI-24 will display the Channel View screens for Input Channels IN 1-12 on the VS2400CD. Pan Knobs 1-12 on the SI-24 control the stereo Pan position for Input Channels IN 1-12 of the VS-2400CD. 2. Press the EQ #1 button on the SI-24 so it is lit, to turn the EQ On. Pan Knobs 1-8 on the SI-24 will now control the Low, Low-Mid, Hi-Mid, High EQ Gain and Frequency parameters of the selected channel on the VS-2400CD.
Note: (There is no EQ or Dynamics available for Input Channels 9-12)
3. Press the EQ / SEND button on the SI-24, so it is lit. Pan Knobs 9-12 on the SI-24 now control the Aux Send levels for AUX 1-4 of the VS-2400CD. BUS: The BUS mode on the SI-24 corresponds with the IN 13-16 FADER mode of the VS-2400CD. 1. Press the BUS button in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. Faders 13-16 on the SI-24 now control the Input Faders IN 13-16 of the VS-2400CD. Pressing the CH SELECT buttons 13-16 on the SI-24 will display the Channel View screens for Input Channels IN 13-16 on the VS2400CD. Pan Knobs 13-16 on the SI-24 control the stereo Pan position for Input Channels IN 13-16 of the VS-2400CD. 2. Press the EQ / SEND button on the SI-24, so it is lit. Note: (There is no EQ or Dynamics available for Input Channels 13-16) Pan Knobs 9-12 on the SI-24 will now control the Aux Send levels for AUX 1-4 of the VS-2400CD.
Tr 1-12: The Tr 1-12 mode on the SI-24 corresponds with the Tr 1-12 FADER mode of the VS-2400CD. 1. Press the Tr 1-12 button in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. Faders 1-12 on the SI-24 now control the Track Faders Tr 1-12 of the VS-2400CD. Pressing the CH SELECT buttons 1-12 on the SI-24 will display the Channel View screens for recording tracks Tr 1-12 on the VS2400CD. Pan Knobs 1-12 on the SI-24 control the stereo Pan position for recording tracks Tr 1-12 of the VS-2400CD. 2. Press the EQ #1 button on the SI-24 so it is lit, to turn the EQ On. Pan Knobs 1-8 on the SI-24 will now control the Low, Low-Mid, Hi-Mid, High EQ Gain and Frequency parameters of the selected channel on the VS-2400CD. 3. Press the EQ / SEND button on the SI-24, so it is lit. Pan Knobs 9-12 on the SI-24 now control the Aux Send levels for AUX 1-4 of the VS-2400CD. STATUS buttons 1-12 on the SI-24 control the Record / Playback Status of the TRACK / STATUS buttons 1-12 of the VS-2400CD. Tr 13-24: The Tr 13-24 mode on the SI-24 corresponds with the Tr 13-24 mode of the VS-2400CD. 1. Press the Tr 13-24 button in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. Faders 13-24 on the SI-24 now control the Track Faders Tr 13-24 of the VS-2400CD.

Pressing the CH SELECT buttons 13-24 on the SI-24 will display the Channel View screens for recording tracks Tr 13-24 on the VS2400CD. Pan Knobs 13-24 on the SI-24 control the stereo Pan position for recording tracks Tr 13-24 of the VS-2400CD. 2. Press the EQ #1 button on the SI-24 so it is lit, to turn the EQ On. Pan Knobs 1-8 on the SI-24 will now control the Low, Low-Mid, Hi-Mid, High EQ Gain and Frequency parameters of the selected channel on the VS-2400CD. 3. Press the EQ / SEND button on the SI-24, so it is lit. Pan Knobs 9-12 on the SI-24 now control the Aux Send levels for AUX 1-4 of the VS-2400CD. STATUS buttons 13-24 on the SI-24 control the Record / Playback Status of the TRACK / STATUS buttons 13-24 of the VS-2400CD. The buttons in the STATUS MODE section of the SI-24 allow remote access to the AUTOMIX, SOLO and MUTE modes of the VS-2400CD. AUTOMIX: You can Automate Channel parameters like level, pan, EQ, mute and effects from the SI-24, just like you can from the VS-2400CD itself, by putting the SI-24 in Automix mode. The group of Channels you are controlling depends on the Fader mode chosen in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. 1. Press the AUTOMIX button in the STATUS MODE section of the SI-24, to turn Automix On. 2. Press the REC / PLAY button on the SI-24 to activate Automix Status Mode. The STATUS buttons on the SI-24 now control the Automix Record / Playback Status of the channels on the VS-2400CD.
Note: (You must engage Automix Record from the VS-2400CD, by either holding the AUTOMIX button and pressing Record, or by clicking on the Automix indicator on the VGA Monitor with the mouse.)
SOLO: You can Solo any Channel on the VS-2400CD from the SI-24. Just like Automix mode, the group of Channels you are controlling depends on the Fader mode selected in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. 1. Press the SOLO button in the STATUS MODE section of the SI-24 to turn Solo On. 2. Press the CH SELECT button on the SI-24 for the Channel you want to Solo. The button will light red. 3. To exit Solo mode, press the SOLO button on the SI-24 so its light goes out. MUTE: You can also Mute any Channel on the VS-2400CD from the SI-24. Just like Automix and Solo mode, the group of Channels you are controlling on the VS-2400CD depends on the Fader mode selected in the CH ASSIGN section of the SI-24. 1. Press the MUTE button in the STATUS MODE section of the SI-24 to turn Mute On. 2. Press the CH SELECT button on the SI-24 for the Channel you want to Mute. The button will light red. 3. To exit Mute mode, press the MUTE button on the SI-24 so its light goes out.