Re: OT Recording Question - Roland VS 840

[Bret <echoplex@yahoo.com>]

Peter,
Check the 'input' setting for each of these tracks.  If I understand
what you are saying, you are getting a 'mix' of the 3 tracks on the 3rd
track, a mix of the first 2 tracks on the second track, and just the
first instrument on the first track.  This is symptomatic of you
recording the 'mix' on tracks 2 and 3 instead of a discreet input
channel, such as 'input 1'.  If this 840 is like the 880 you should be
able to got to 'shift' 'input' and scroll (via the shuttle wheel) to
'input 1' or 'input 2' for the channel that you want to record the
discreet input.
bret
--- Peter Shindler <shindler@mediaone.net> wrote:
> Hey gang,
> 
> I'm working with my friend's Roland VS 840 digital recorder, and I've
> hit a
> snag.  Say I record a drum loop on track 1, then overdub a guitar
> part on
> track 2.  When I play track 2 back by itself, I get the drum loop AND
> the
> guitar together, and no apparent way to separate them.  If I then
> record
> something else to track 3, then that track contains the new signal
> plus
> what's on tracks 1 and 2.  I'm following the instructions carefully,
> but I
> assume I'm doing something wrong.  Any ideas?
> 
> Incidentally, it seems like a nice enough piece of equipment, once
> you get
> over the usual Roland quirks like the awful documentation and the
> "why have
> one button when you can have twenty?" syndrome.  Certainly a step up
> from my
> old Yamaha 4-track.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Peter
> 
> 


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