Roland Vs-880 Controlling the mixer from a Midi sequencer, 120, Eq M Q, Track Status

Chapter 11 Taking advantage of the VS-880 (ideas and examples)

1.Re-record the playback of tracks 1–4 from the MTR to tracks 1–4 of the VS-880. Then register the time at which the marker sound appears as locate point 1.

“Storing a time location” (p.57)

“Finding a desired location (Preview)” (p.76)

2.Re-record the playback of tracks 5–8 from the MTR to tracks 5–8 of the VS-880. In the same way for this data as well, register the time at which the marker sound appears as locate point 2.

3.If there is a difference in timing between locate points 1 and 2, move one of the sets of tracks forward or back- ward so that both marker sounds will sound simultane- ously.

For example if you wish to move tracks 5Ð8 to the tim- ing of tracks 1Ð4, select tracks 5Ð8 as move source, and select the same tracks as the move destination. Then set ÒStÓ to locate point 2, ÒEndÓ as the end of the playback data, ÒFrmÓ as locate point 2, ÒToÓ as locate point 1, and then execute the move operation.

“Modifying the organization of the performance (Move)” (p.79)

4.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play condition. Playback the song, and check that the tracks are all aligned correctly.

Controlling the mixer from a MIDI sequencer

The VS-880 can transmit mixer settings and operations as MIDI messages. If VS-880 mixer settings and operations during song playback are recorded as MIDI song data to a MIDI sequencer, the song can later be played back to auto- matically control the VS-880Õs mixer from the MIDI sequencer. This type of control is called ÒCompu-mix.Ó The mixer can be controlled using Control Change mes- sages or System Exclusive messages.

Here, we will explain the general process for when using control change messages. For details refer to the appropri- ate pages.

< When using exclusive messages >

When performing a compu-mix, you should normally use control change messages. However if the use of control change messages would affect other MIDI devices in your setup, you may use system exclusive messages instead.

Correspondence between MIDI chan- nels and controller numbers

MIDI channels correspond with mixer channels as follows. Channels for which Channel Link is on will use control change messages of the MIDI channel of the odd-numbered mixer channel. Control change messages received on the MIDI channel of the even-numbered mixer channel will be ignored.

INPUT➝TRACK mode
	MIDI channel	Mixer channel
1		1
2		2
3		3
4		4
5		5
6		6
7		7
8		8
15		master
INPUT MIX mode / TRACK MIX mode
	MIDI channel	Mixer channel
	1	track channel 1
2		track channel 2
3		track channel 3
4		track channel 4
5		track channel 5
6		track channel 6
7		track channel 7
8		track channel 8
9		input channel 1
10		input channel 2
11		input channel 3
12		input channel 4
13		input channel 5
14		input channel 6
15		master

Controller numbers correspond to the channel parameters as follows.

Controller numbers	Mixer parameters
16	EQ L Gain
17	EQ L Freq.
18	EQ M Gain
19	EQ M Freq.
20	EQ M Q
21	EQ H Gain
22	EQ H Freq.
7	MIX Send Level
10	MIX Send Pan/Bal
23	AUX Send Level
24	AUX Send Pan/Bal
25	EFF1 SND Level
26	EFF1 SND Balance
27	EFF2 SND Level
28	EFF2 SND Balance
29	TRACK STATUS

Controller numbers correspond to the master section para- meters as follows.

Controller numbers	Mixer parameters
7	Master Level
10	Master Balance
23	AUX Level
24	AUX Balance
25	EFF1 RTN Level
26	EFF1 RTN Balance
27	EFF2 RTN Level
28	EFF2 RTN Balance
16	EFF1 SND Level
17	EFF1 SND Balance
18	EFF2 SND Level
19	EFF2 SND Balance

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