Roland VS-1824 owner manual Cubase VST, Cubase as Master Device, 211, Cubase Settings

Cubase VST

Cubase VST™ is available for Mac or IBM-compatible computers. Version 4.0 on a Macintosh is used in the following example.

Cubase as Master Device

There are various methods that can be used to synchronize Cubase with the VS-1824. This example will use MTC with Cubase controlling the playback of the VS-1824.

Connections

1.Connect the MIDI OUT port of your MIDI interface to the MIDI IN port of the VS-1824.

Cubase Settings

1.Click on “Synchronization” in the Options menu.

2.Click on the pop-up menu by MIDI Timecode and click on the Interface that is connected to the VS-1824.

3.Click on the pop-up menu by Frame Rate, and click on “30FPS.” Click on “OK.”

VS-1824 Settings

1.Hold [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].

2.Move the cursor to Sync Source and use the TIME/ VALUE dial to select “EXT.”

3.Move the cursor to Sync MTC Type and use the TIME/ VALUE dial to select “30.”

4.Press [F6 (Exit)], then press [F4 (MIDI)].

5.Move the cursor to Device ID and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select “17.”

6.Move the cursor to MIDI Thru and use the TIME/ VALUE dial to select “Out.”

Chapter 16 Using Software Sequencers

VS-1824 as Master Device

The next example also uses MTC, with the VS-1824 controlling the playback of Cubase.

Connections

1.Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS-1824 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface.

Cubase Settings

1.Click on “Synchronization” in the Options menu.

2.Click on the pop-up menu by From Input and click on the interface that is connected to the VS-1824.

3.Click on the pop-up menu by SMPTE Sync and click on “MTC.”

4.Click on the pop-up menu by Frame Rate and click on “30FPS.”

5.Click on “OK,” then click on the SYNC box in the Transport control bar so that it darkens.

VS-1824 Settings

1.Hold [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].

2.Move the cursor to Sync Source and use the TIME/ VALUE dial to select “INT.”

3.Move the cursor to Sync Gen. and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select “MTC.”

4.Move the cursor to Sync MTC Type and use the TIME/ VALUE dial to select “30.”

5.Press [F6 (Exit)], then press [F4 (MIDI)].

6.Move the cursor to MIDI Thru and use the TIME/ VALUE dial to select “Out.”

7.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.

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7.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.

Press [PLAY] on the VS-1824 (it will start flashing). Start playback in Cubase, the VS-1824 should start playing in sync with Cubase. If not, check your MIDI connections and driver settings in your computer.

Press [PLAY] on the VS-1824 and Cubase should start playback in sync with the VS-1824. If it does not, check your MIDI connections and the driver settings in your computer.

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