Various Operations Related to Synchronized Operation .......................................... 123
Use with a MIDI Controller ........................................................................................ 126
Switching Track Status ................................................................................................... 126
Switching Scenes .............................................................................................................. 127
Switching Effects .............................................................................................................. 127
Adjusting Effects .............................................................................................................. 127
Chapter 10 Use with a DAT Recorder (DAT Backup) ........ 128
Before Backing Up with DAT ..................................................................................... 128
Items Necessary for DAT Backup ............................................................................. 128
About the Devices Used in DAT Backup ..................................................................... 128
Saving Song Data to a DAT Recorder (Backup) ....................................................... 129
Loading Performance Data from a DAT Recorder (Recover) ................................... 131
When Canceling the Recover Operation ...................................................................... 132
Checking Names of Saved Performance Data (Name) ............................................ 133
Checking the Recording Condition of Saved Performance Data (Verify) .................. 134
Chapter 11 Compatibility .................................................... 136
Disk Compatibility ...................................................................................................... 136
VS-880
→ VS-880EX ........................................................................................................ 136
VS-880EX → VS-880 ........................................................................................................ 136
VS-1680 → VS-880EX ...................................................................................................... 136
VS-880EX → VS-1680 ...................................................................................................... 137
VS-840 ↔ VS-880EX ........................................................................................................ 137
Song Data Compatibility ............................................................................................ 137
Loading VS-880 Performance Data into the VS-880EX (Song Import) .................... 137
Converting VS-880EX Song Data for Use with the VS-880 (Song Export) .............. 138
Chapter 12 Other Convenient Functions .......................... 140
Previewing Techniques (Preview) ............................................................................. 140
Using [TO] [FROM] ......................................................................................................... 140
Using [SCRUB] ................................................................................................................. 141
Recalling a Specific Location (Jump) ........................................................................ 142
Recording Mixer Settings (Auto Mix) ......................................................................... 142
Preparations for Auto Mix ............................................................................................. 143
Recording the Mixer Settings, Method 1 (Snapshot) .................................................. 143
Recording the Mixer Settings, Method 2 (Gradation) ................................................ 144
Recording Fader Operations (Realtime) ....................................................................... 144
If You Don’t Want to Record Fader Settings (Mask Fader) ....................................... 145
Playing Back the Auto Mix ............................................................................................. 145
Disabling Auto Mix Only on Specified Channels ....................................................... 145
Disabling Auto Mix on All Channels ........................................................................... 146
Undoing Recordings and Edits (Undo) ...................................................................... 146
Recording and Editing Operations Which Can Be Undone (Undo)......................... 147
Canceling the Last-Performed Undo (Redo) ............................................................... 147
Canceling Only the Very Last-Performed Operation ................................................. 147
Listening Only to a Specific Channel (Solo/Mute) ..................................................... 148
Listening Only to a Specific Channel ............................................................................ 148
Muting Only to a Specific Channel ............................................................................... 148
Simultaneously Adjusting a Stereo Source (Channel Link) ....................................... 149
Adjusting the Faders ....................................................................................................... 149
Adjusting the Pan ............................................................................................................ 150
Linking Only the Faders (Fader Link) .......................................................................... 151
Mixing In a Stereo Source (Stereo In) ....................................................................... 152
Changing the Pitch During Playback (Vari-Pitch) ...................................................... 152
Record/Playback Tracks When Using Vari-Pitch ...................................................... 153
Directly Inputting Numeric Characters ...................................................................... 153
Selecting the Method for Numeric Input ..................................................................... 153
CONTENTS
10