Roland VS-2480 , Remote MIDI Control of the VS-2480

24—MIDI and Synchronization
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Using the VS-2480 as a MIDI Control Surface
1. Using a MIDI cable, connect the VS-2480’s MIDI OUT/THRU jack to the MIDI IN of
the device you want to control from the VS-2480.
2. Navigate to the MIDI parameter screen (Page 299).
3. Set MIDI OUT/THRU to Out.
4. Press F6 (EXIT).
5. Press PAGE once.
6. Press F6 (V.FDR)—the first V.FADER/USER screen appears.
On the three V.FADER/USER screens, you can select the Control Change
transmitted from the VS-2480 when a fader or PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knob is moved.
7. To move between the V.FADER/USER screens, press F1 (Param1), F2
(Param2) or F3 (Param3).
8. Hold down SHIFT and press V.FADER to activate the V.Fader feature—the
V.FADER button lights red.
The VS-2480’s faders and PAN/AUX SEND 1-8 knobs now transmit the selected
Control Change messages—their movements have no effect in the VS-2480 itself.
9. To exit V.Fader mode, press V.FADER—its indicator goes out, and the faders return
to normal operation.
Remote MIDI Control of the VS-2480
The VS-2480 can be controlled from an external MIDI device. Three types of MIDI
messages can be used for this purpose. You can use:
• System Exclusive (“SysEx”) messages —that can control most VS-2480 functions.
• Program Change and Bank Select messages — to select scenes and effect patches.
• Control Change messages —that adjust important input channel, track channel, FX
return channel, Aux bus, Direct bus, MASTER bus and MONITOR bus parameters.
You can also adjust effect parameters and other parameters using NRPNs.
For a list of the Control Change messages the V.Faders can send, see “V-Fader Control
Messages” on Page 409.
The various types of MIDI messages are described in the VS-2480 Appendices . In the
Appendices , System Exclusive messages are called “Exclusive” messages.
When sending and receiving SysEx or Control Change messages that affect the
VS-2480’s behavior or parameter values, take care to avoid MIDI loops. In a MIDI loop,
the same MIDI messages are sent and received by the connected devices over and over,
spiraling into nonsensical settings in either or both devices. In many sequencers, a
Thru feature passes MIDI data back to the device from which it came—this feature
should be turned off when working with VS-2480 SysEx and Control Change messages.
NRPN
FX RTN
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V.FADER
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