DIGITAL MULTITRACK
RECORDING
MIDI COMMUNICATION
 
 
 
 
 
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TECHNICAL DETAILS (Roland VS-880)

 
Recorder Section
SAMPLING RATE AND
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
(+/- 0.3 dB)
- 48 kHz: 10 Hz - 22.6 kHz
- 44.1 kHz: 10 Hz - 21 kHz
- 32 kHz: 10 Hz - 15.5 kHz
RECORDING MODES - Mastering
- MultiTrack 1
- MultiTrack 2
- Live
THD Less than 0.08% in Mastering mode (input sens. = -10 dBm, 1 kHz, nominal output level)

Note: distortion level depends from recording mode. Increasing data compression, distortion increases too. This can be heard in MT2 and LIVE modes for frequencies over 10 kHz.
TRACK NUMBER
(RECORD)
4 simultaneous recording tracks
TRACK NUMBER
(PLAYBACK)
- 4 simultaneous playback tracks in Mastering mode
- 8 simultaneous playback tracks in the other modes
VIRTUAL TRACKS 64 (8 for each track)
LOCATE / CUE
FUNCTIONS
- Up to 1000 markers for each song
- Up to 32 song location points
- Preview and Scrub functions for specific points location
SONG EDITING - Cut, Copy and Paste advanced functions
- Time compression/expansion functions
SYNCHRONIZATION - MIDI Time Code
- MIDI Machine Control
- MIDI Clock In/Out
CONTROL FUNCTIONS - LCD not backlit display
- TIME/VALUE rotary encoder
- Start/Stop, Record, Tap Marker footswitch control
MASS STORAGE - Optional internal IDE 2,5" HD
- Built-in SCSI interface (with d-sub DB-25 connector) for external HD connection
- Data backup on HD or DAT
 
Mixer Section
INPUTS - 4 Mic/Line balanced inputs (phone jack and pin RCA, gain from -50 to + 4 dBu)
- Stereo digital in (S/PDIF), in coaxial and optical format
OUTPUTS - Master Out (pin RCA, 0 dBu)
- A-B Aux Send (pin RCA, 0 dBu)
- Stereo Digital Out (S/PDIF), in coaxial and optical format
- Phones Out (stereo phone jack, 8 - 50 ohm)
SIGNAL CONVERSION
AND PROCESSING
- A/D converter: 18-bit, 256x oversampling
- D/A converter: 18-bit, 8x oversampling
- Internal processing: 24-bit
CHANNELS
(INPUT MIXER)
- Control of 6 analog inputs and Digital In L/R pair
- Input signals can be assigned to recording or stereo bus
MODE
INPUT > TRACK
- 6 inputs on 8 tracks: 8 channels with 3 bands +/- 12 dB E (Low: 40-1500 Hz shelving semipar. Mid: 200-8000 Hz peaking param. High: 0.5-18 kHz shelving semipar.).

Note: this mode allows a direct recording of the input signals without EQ processing (used for monitoring). During remix, the recorder 8 tracks can use the 3 bands EQ.
MODE
INPUT MIX > TRACK MIX
- 6 inputs + 8 tracks: 14 channels with 2 bands +/- 12 dB EQ (Low: 40-1500 Hz shelving semipar. High: 0.5-18 kHz shelving semipar.)

Note: this mode allows to use the EQ during input signals recording or tracks bouncing. During remix, the recorder 8 tracks, the 4 analog and the 2 digital inputs can use the 2 bands EQ.
MEMORIES /
MIDI CONTROL
- Scene memories for mix parameters storage (up to 8 scene memories available for each song)
- Dynamic mix control through MIDI (via Control Change or SysEx)
       


TECHNICAL DETAILS (VS-880EX)

 
Recorder Section
SAMPLING RATE AND
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
(+/- 0.2 dB)
- 48 kHz: 20 Hz - 22 kHz
- 44.1 kHz: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 32 kHz: 20 Hz - 14 kHz
RECORDING MODES - Mastering
- MultiTrack 1
- MultiTrack 2
- Live
THD Less than 0.004% in Mastering mode.

Note: distortion level depends from recording mode. Increasing data compression, distortion increases too. This can be heard in MT2 and LIVE modes for frequencies over 10 kHz.
TRACK NUMBER
(RECORD)
- 8 simultaneous recording tracks
- 6 simultaneous recording tracks in Mastering mode
TRACK NUMBER
(PLAYBACK)
- 6 simultaneous playback tracks in Mastering mode
- 8 simultaneous playback tracks in the other modes
VIRTUAL TRACKS 128 (16 for each track)
LOCATE / CUE
FUNCTIONS
- Up to 1000 markers for each song
- Up to 32 song location points
- Preview and Scrub functions for specific points location
SONG EDITING - Cut, Copy and Paste advanced functions
- Time compression/expansion functions
SYNCHRONIZATION - MIDI Time Code
- MIDI Machine Control
- MIDI Clock In/Out
CONTROL FUNCTIONS - LCD backlit display
- TIME/VALUE rotary encoder
- Start/Stop, Record, Tap Marker footswitch control
MASS STORAGE - Optional internal IDE 2,5" HD
- Built-in SCSI interface (with d-sub DB-25 connector) for external HD connection
- Data backup on HD or DAT
 
Mixer Section
INPUTS - 6 Mic/Line balanced inputs (phone jack and pin RCA, gain from -50 to + 4 dBu)
- Stereo digital in (S/PDIF), in coaxial and optical format
OUTPUTS - Master Out (pin RCA, 0 dBu)
- A-B Aux Send (pin RCA, 0 dBu)
- Stereo Digital Out (S/PDIF), in coaxial and optical format
- Phones Out (stereo phone jack, 22 ohm)
SIGNAL CONVERSION
AND PROCESSING
- A/D converter: 20-bit, 64x oversampling
- D/A converter: 20-bit, 128x oversampling
- Internal processing: 24-bit
CHANNELS
(INPUT MIXER)
- Control of 6 analog inputs and Digital In L/R pair
- Input signals can be assigned to recording or stereo bus
CHANNELS
(TRACK MIXER)
- Control of 1-8 recording returns (tracks)
- It allows the bouncing/mixdown of recorded tracks, eventually mixing simultaneously in real time the input sources through the input mixer.
CHANNEL DETAILS:
EQ CONTROLS
2 or 3 bands selectable (2 shelving with variable frequency  + 1 parametric)
MEMORIES /
MIDI CONTROL
- Scene memories for mix parameters storage (up to 8 scene memories available for each song)
- Static and dynamic automix functions onboard
- Dynamic mix control through MIDI (via Control Change or SysEx)