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An Introduction to Recording Your Own CD

• Amp modeling—makes a plain, un-ampliﬁed guitar

sound like it’s being played through the guitar amp of

your choice. Roland and BOSS studio workstations

contain spectacular amp modeling effects.

• Speaker modeling—allows your speakers to simulate

the sound of various professional and consumer

speaker systems. By auditioning your mix through

different speaker models, you can be sure that your

CD will sound great wherever it’s played. Speaker

modeling is a great innovation, available in Roland

and BOSS studio workstations when you use

compatible Roland speakers.

The Beneﬁt of Internal Effects

In some studios, effects are produced by external effect processing

equipment. This can be quite a complex job, and unwanted buzzes and

hums are often introduced through the wires that connect everything.

Studio workstations such as those made by Roland and BOSS—and many

computer recording/mixing programs—have effects built in. Therfore:

• The effects are much easier to use since there’s no wiring to set up.

• The lack of external wires means that there are no unexpected hums,

buzzes or other noises, so the effects sound better.

Plug-In Effects

Among the most exciting innovations to hit the professional recording

world in recent years are effect “plug-ins.” A plug-in is a software program

that produces a speciﬁc effect or suite of effects, adding new capabilities to

a studio, keeping it right on the cutting edge of technology. Plug-ins can be

quite powerful, too. You’d be surprised, for example, at the number of

successful singers who owe their careers to auto-tuning plug-ins.

Most Roland V-Studios can use a range of third-party plug-ins with the

installation of the optional VS8F-3 Plug-In Effect Expansion Board.

Now that we understand the elements of a digital recording studio, let’s see

how the pieces ﬁt together to make recording a CD so much fun.

Studio Gear: Types of Effects

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