User manual ROLAND VS-1880

[. . . ] * Cakewalk is a registered trademark of Cakewalk Inc. * Cakewalk logo is a trademark of Cakewalk Inc. * MMP (Moore Microprocessor Portfolio) refers to a patent portfolio concerned with microprocessor architecture, which was developed by Technology Properties Limited (TPL). Roland has licensed this technology from the TPL Group. 220 * All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 202 Copyright © 2010 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. [. . . ] Choose "Options | Audio" to display the "Audio Options" dialog box in Guitar Tracks 4. fig. front01. eps 2. Click the "ASIO Panel" Button. The VS-1880 Driver Settings dialogue box will be shown. If you are trying to eliminate "pops" and "clicks" in what you hear, try setting the "Audio Buffer Size" to "8" or higher by moving the slider to the right. 5. When you have finished setting the Audio Buffer Size to the desired setting, click "OK" to close the VS-1880 Driver Settings Dialogue. 6. In the "Audio Options" dialogue, click "Apply" and "OK" to close. You will not need to restart Guitar Tracks in order for these changes to take effect. If the driver is not shown 1. Did you connect the VS-1880 Hardware before launching Guitar Tracks 4? Refer to "Installing the VS-1880 Driver" (p. 11), and verify that the VS-1880 driver is installed correctly. Is the V-STUDIO 20 hardware correctly connected to your computer? 7. Click "OK" to close the dialog box. If the screen indicates "Audio Driver Error", click [Use Anyway]. From the File | New to open the New Project File dialog box. In the Name field of the New Project File dialog box, enter the name of the song that you want to create. fig. FileNew. eps A new project will be created. In this example we're going to record on track 1. 3. Select the input source Now we'll configure input settings in Guitar Tracks 4 as appropriate for the input you connected. 1. From the top panel of the VS-1880 Hardware, choose the input according to the table below: Source Record onboard mic (MIC 1) in stereo Record MIC 2 Record LINE L/R in stereo Record GUITAR/BASS Record GUITAR/BASS on the left channel, and MIC 2 on the right channel (Simultaneous Recording) Selected device Press [MIC 1] Press [MIC 2] Press [LINE] Press [GUITAR/BASS] Hold [MIC 2] and press [GUITAR/BASS] 28 From initial settings to recording 4. Adjust the level In order to record with the best possible audio quality, adjust the input level so that V-STUDIO 20's PEAK indicator slightly lights even during the loudest passages. With the DIRECT MONITOR knob turned down, turn the SENS knob until you see the red light come on. Then turn SENS knob down just until the peak light goes off. 1. Use the [SENS] knob on the VS-1880 Hardware to adjust the input level. 5. Try out an effect. V-STUDIO 20 provides a wide variety of effects. In this example, we'll apply a effect to the input signal you perform. 1. [. . . ] Increasing the mixing latency will allow more audio processing to be performed within Guitar Tracks 4. However, increasing the mixing latency will lengthen the time (latency) from when Guitar Tracks 4 begins processing the audio until you actually hear the sound. Increasing the latency will adversely affect your MIDI keyboard playing. The most suitable Mixing Latency setting will depend on the performance of your computer and on various settings. [. . . ]