Roland Vs-880 When you experience prob- lems with synchronization, Recording MIDI clock messages

Chapter 5 Use with MIDI devices

Recording MIDI clock messages

1.Use a MIDI cable to connect the VS-880 and the MIDI sequencer as follows.

	MIDI		DIGITAL (5,6) FOOT PHONES
OUT THRU		IN	IN	SWITCH

OUT

MIDI OUT

2.Press [SYSTEM], select “SYS Sync/Tempo ?”, and select “SYS SYN: Sync Tr.Rec?”

Press [YES], and the display will indicate ÒWait for Start,Ó and the sync track will be ready to record MIDI clock data.

3.Start playback of the MIDI song data, and the MIDI clock data will be recorded on the sync track.

*While MIDI clock data is being recorded onto the sync track, the input sources can be monitored, but audio tracks cannot be recorded or played back.

4.When the MIDI song data finishes playing back, the VS- 880 will automatically stop recording MIDI clock data, and will return to Play condition.

Synchronized operation

1.Use a MIDI cable to connect the VS-880 and the MIDI sequencer as follows.

	MIDI		DIGITAL (5,6) FOOT PHONES
OUT THRU		IN	IN	SWITCH

OUT

MIDI IN

2.Make sure that the MIDI OUT/THRU connector is set for use as a MIDI OUT connector.

With the factory settings, MIDI OUT is selected.

Press [SYSTEM], select ÒSYS MIDI PRM?Ó, select ÒSYS MID: MIDIThr=Ó, and make sure that it is set to ÒOut.Ó

3.Make settings so that the MIDI clock data recorded on the sync track will be used for synchronization.

Press [SYSTEM], select ÒSYS Sync/Tempo ?Ó, select ÒSYS Syn:Gen.=Ó, and set this to ÒSyncTr.Ó

4.This completes synchronization settings for the VS-880. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play condition.

5.Make settings on your MIDI sequencer so that it will synchronize to incoming MIDI clock messages, and prepare it to begin playback of MIDI song data.

When you start playback on the VS-880, the MIDI sequencer will begin playback in synchronization.

MIDIThr (MIDI thru switch)

This selects the function of the MIDI OUT/THRU connec- tor. With the factory settings, this is set to ÒOut.Ó

Out: The connector will transmit MIDI messages from the VS-880. Select this when you want to transmit metronome Note messages or mixer parameter settings (control change messages or exclusive messages).

Thru: MIDI messages received at the MIDI IN connec- tor will be retransmitted from the connector without change.

Gen (Sync generator)

This selects the type of synchronization signal that will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector. When using a synchronization signal from the VS-880 to synchronize external MIDI devices, set this to the desired type of syn- chronization signal.

Off: Synchronization signals will not be transmit- ted.

MTC: MIDI Time Code will be transmitted.

MIDIClk: MIDI Clock will be transmitted.

SyncTr: MIDI Clock data recorded on the sync track will be transmitted.

When you experience prob- lems with synchronization

¥Is the MIDI Thru switch set to Out?

¥Is the sync generator set correctly?

¥Is the sync source set correctly?

¥If you are using MTC, are both devices set to the same type of MTC?

¥If you are using the sync track, are MIDI clock messages recorded in the sync track?

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