5
Added functionality
(main features)
Mixdown using the VS-1680
alone
While playing back sixteen tracks, you can mixdown to any
two tracks of the 256 V-tracks (Mastering Room). This is
convenient when you wish to prepare tracks for mastering,
such as when you are producing an original audio CD (p. 8).
Additional effect algorithms
- A compressor (an effect that makes the volume more
consistent) can be applied independently to individual
frequency bands (Mastering Tool Kit) (p. 14).
- A Speaker Modeling effect has been added, allowing you
to apply the acoustical characteristics of a variety of
speakers (p. 17).
Automix editing functionality
Automix data (such as the level or pan of each channel, and
effect patch numbers) can be edited in a specified area by
deleting, copying, or increasing/decreasing the data values
(p. 19).
Enhanced support for
CD-R/CD-RW drives
- When producing an original audio CD, you can specify
the speed of writing (p. 25).
- When performing a CD-R Backup, you can check whether
the data was saved correctly (+Verify: p. 27).
- When performing a CD-R Backup, you can specify the
speed of the backup (p. 25).
- When performing a CD-R Recover, you can specify the
speed of the recover (p. 28).
Enhanced operations
- In Play condition you can select a phrase for editing, and
directly display the Phrase Edit window (p. 30)
- In the Phrase New window, you can sort the Take List
(Sort: p. 30).
- In the Phrase New window, you can delete a take from the
Take List (Delete: p. 31).
- In the Phrase New window, you can change the name of a
take in the Take List (Name: p. 32)
- Phrases can be divided automatically (Phrase Divide:
p. 33).
- The MONITOR knob can be used to adjust the pan of each
channel (MONITOR knob + [SELECT]: p. 35).
- The faders of two or more channels can be adjusted as a
group (Fader Group: p. 36).
- Level and EQ settings of a channel can be copied (p. 37).
- In Play condition, Shift Lock can be turned on/off directly
([SHIFT]+[YES]: p. 38).
- Direct current offset can be removed from the mix bus
(p. 38).
Enhanced screen display
- Inserted effects can be viewed as icons and patch names
(p. 39).
- Insertion positions of effects that have been inserted in
other channels are displayed (p. 39).
- A list display is provided in the Song Select window
(p. 40).
- A template (mastering) has been added to Easy Routing
(p. 40).
- The results of step editing in Easy Routing are applied
immediately (p. 41).
- The monitor level is no longer stored in a scene (p. 41).
- The Master Send switch display has been changed (p. 41).