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Chapter 6: Mixdown Applications

Since hard disk drives are mechanical devices, they are more subject to failure than any other part of your

VS-880. If your hard disk develops a problem or fails for any reason, you may loose all the songs stored on

that disk. It is a good idea backup your songs often by copying them to another disk or backing them up to

DAT (for more information see the V-Xpanded Owner’s Manual page 97. )

ACTION: Backup Your Song to DAT

1. Connect the Digital output of the VS-880 to Digital input of your DAT recorder (the VS-880

uses S/P DIF coaxial (RCA phono) connectors).

2. Set the sample rate of your DAT machine to 48kHz (some DAT machines do this

automatically).

3. Press [SONG] (under EDIT CONDITION) until “SNG DAT Backup” is displayed. Press

[YES].

4. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the song you wish to backup (select “ALL” if you would

like to backup all songs on the current drive).

5. Press the right [PARAMETER>>] button until “SNG Tape Len =” is displayed.

6. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select a tape length that is slightly shorter than the length of

the tape that you are using. For example, if the shortest tape you are using is 60 minutes

long you would select a tape length of 55 minutes on the VS-880.

7. Press [YES]. “Backup Ready?” will be displayed.

8. Press [YES]. “Please Rec DAT” will be displayed.

9. Start recording on your DAT machine and the press [YES] on the VS-880. If multiple tapes

are required to store your backup, the VS-880 will pause after the amount of time specified

in step 5 and allow you to change tapes. You may wish to make a note of where the

recording began on your DAT tape. This information will be useful when loading the song

back into the VS-880.

10. “Please Stop DAT” will be displayed when the backup is complete. Stop your DAT machine

and the press [YES] on the VS-880. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play mode.

The Backup to Dat function copies everything about your song from the hard disk

onto the DAT tape. This includes all the music, edits, mixer settings, effect settings,

etc. If you ever need to Recover from DAT (reload the song onto the hard disk from

the DAT tape), the song will be restored exactly as you had saved it.

Backup Your Song to DAT

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