Use with Midi Devices What is the Sync Track? | Roland VS-880EX

Chapter 9 Use with MIDI Devices

What is the Sync Track?

In addition to the tracks for recording audio signals, the VS-880EX has a separate track for recording MIDI Clock signals. This is called the sync track. Unlike conventional multi-track recorders, it is not necessary to reserve one of the audio tracks for recording the sync signal.

To use the sync track, first the MIDI clock of the MIDI song data to which you want to synchronize must first be recorded onto the sync track. Then, transmit the recorded MIDI clock data to the MIDI sequencer to synchronize the MIDI song data. This is a convenient method to use when the MIDI song data has been cre- ated earlier than the VS-880EX song.

In particular, when synchronizing to MIDI song data in which the tempo gradually increases or decreases, using the tempo map allows more precise following of tempo changes, compared to the tempo map in which tempo is set for each measure.

Recording MIDI Clock Messages

1.Connect the VS-880EX and the MIDI sequencer as shown below.

MIDI OUT

MIDI Sequencer

2.Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS Sync/Tempo ?” appears in the display.

3.Press [YES].

4.Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until “SYS SYN: Sync Tr. Rec?” appears in the display.

5.Press [YES].

“Wait for Start” appears in the display, and the sync track is ready for record MIDI clock data.

6.Start playback of the MIDI song data.

The MIDI clock data is 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.

7.When the MIDI song data is finished playing back, the VS-880EX automatically stops recording MIDI clock data. Return to Play condition.

Synchronized Operation

1.Connect the VS-880EX and the MIDI sequencer as shown below.

MIDI IN

MIDI Sequencer

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Contents

Page Important Safety Instructions Using the Unit Safely Using the Unit Safely Power Supply PlacementMaintenance Additional Precautions Handling the Disk Drive Concerning CopyrightAbout Scms Disclaimer of Liability Contents Using the Internal Effects Editing a Recorded Performance Track Editing Compatibility Making Global Settings and Checking Conditions About the Package Contents Main Features Preparations ConnectivitySubstantial Options Peak Indicators Mixer SectionInput Knobs SELECT/CH Edit Select/Channel Edit buttons Preparations Status Buttons Recorder Section Edit Condition ButtonsLocator Button Numerics Button Preparations Transport Control Buttons Display section Marker # marker numberBar display Rear Panel Preparations Foot Switch Jack Phones JackMaster Jacks L, R AUX Send Jack a AUX Send Jack B Input Jacks Managing Disk Contents Partitioning Saving and Managing Data Location Where a Performance is Recorded Song Sources, Tracks, and Channels Before You Start VS-880EX Terminology About EventsExecute Song Store p Execute Song Optimize p Signal Flow Buses Recording Bus MIX BusEffect Bus AUX Bus Input Mixer MIX L/R Master Track Mixer Effect Return MixerChannel Switching the Fader Functions Master BlockDifferences with a Tape-Type MTR Track Minutes and Recording Time Auxiliary Tracks for Each Track Connecting Effects Effects SectionAbout the Effect Expansion Board Insert Turning On the Power Before You BeginBefore You Finish Operations If You Have Trouble Understanding Displays or Operations Turning Off the Power Basic OperationIf Store Current? is Displayed Restarting Selecting Pages Contained in Functions Settings When System Condition is SelectedBasic Operations on the VS- 880EX Display Each of the Condition Menus Switching Track Conditions Select the Setting You Want to ChangeChange the Settings Values Execute the Operation Changing the Current Time Storing a Time LocationMoving in Frame Units Moving in Measure/Beat Units Using the Locator Making Fine Adjustments to Stored LocatorsStoring Locators Moving to a Stored Time Location Using Markers Basic Operation Deleting a Stored Time LocationMarking a Time Location Moving the Location of Markers Making Fine Adjustments to Marked Locations Basic Operation Moving the Location of MarkersDeleting a Marked Location To Delete All Markers Simultaneously Recording Items Necessary for Multi-Track RecordingCreating a New Song Song New Connecting Instruments General Course of the Recording ProcessMulti-Track Recording If Drive Busy! is Displayed To cancel track assignments Recording to the TracksSources Assigned to Tracks Viewing the Assign screen When You Are Recording in Stereo MIX Sw Mix SwitchContents of a recorded performance cannot be Saving a Recorded Performance Song Store Using the Record Button Manual Punch-In Using the Foot switch Manual Punch-InRecording Over a Portion Performance Punch-In/Punch-Out Using Locators FootSw Foot switch icon Multi-Track Recording Using Markers Making Fine Adjustments to the Punch-In SegmentRecording Procedure Specifying the Points While the Song Plays Back Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Area Loop Recording To Use Markers Making Fine Adjustments to the Loop Switching V-Tracks Switching V-Track BankRecording to Other Tracks Overdubbing Recording on V-Track Using Effects Applying Effects to the PlaybackSelect an Effect Specify the Tracks for Playback Applying Effects While Recording Send/Return Applying Effects While Recording Insert FX1 Ins Effect 1 Insert Switch FX1 InsSend Effect 1Insert Send LevelFX1 InsRtn Effect 1 Insert Return Level Master L, R Recording Digital Signals Items Necessary for Digital RecordingMake the Digital Connections Match the Sample Rates Using Status Using YES/NOSelect the Master Clock Select an Input Source Adjusting the Tone Equalizer Using the 3-Band EqualizerAdjusting the Equalizer Assign EQ Switch Equalizer Switch EQL Equalizer LowIf the Display Indicates Not 3band EQ EQM Equalizer Mid EQH Equalizer High Combining the Contents of Tracks Track Bouncing Record and Check the Content Applying Reverb While Track BouncingSpecify the Track to Which the Effect is to be Applied EFFECT1 Effect 1 Send Select Switch Creating a Master Tape Recording with DAT and MD RecordersPrepare for Mixdown To Record to a Cassette Tape Digital Copy Protect Digital Copy Protect Switch Protecting Songs Song ProtectAbout Effective Use Selecting a Song Song Select Protecting PerformancesTo Remove Song Protect Connecting the Effects Composition of the EffectsChanging the Source Sound Itself Insert Using the Internal Effects Inserting with Input and Track ChannelsInserting an Effect into the Master Block Ins Send Insert Send Level MST FX1 INS Sw Master Effect 1 Insert Switch MST FX1 Ins Send Master Effect 1 Insert Send LevelMST FX1 Ins Rtn Master Effect 1 Insert Return Level Using the Internal Effects Settings for Each Channel Master Block Settings Send Level AdjustmentMaster Block Settings Return Level Adjustment Selecting Effects Patch RTN FX1 RTNLev Master Effect 1 Return LevelRTN FX1 RTNBal Master Effect 1 Return Balance Creating New Effects Sounds About AlgorithmsConvenient Operations When Saving to User Patches When Storing to a SceneAbout Effect Levels Recording the Current Condition Mixer Scene Storing a SceneRecalling a Scene Scene Making Mixer Settings Automatically EZ Routing Storing Mixer SettingsSYS Scene Mode Deleting a Scene Recalling Recording Settings Recording/Template Recalling Track Bouncing Settings Bouncing/Template Recalling Mixdown Settings Mixdown/Template Display parameter name Return Mixer Storing Recording Settings Recording/Step Edit Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Storing Track Bouncing Settings Bouncing/Step Edit Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixdown Settings Mixdown/Step Edit Storing Mixer Settings Storing Mixer Settings Saving the Current Routing User Routing Recalling User RoutingDeleting User Routings About Editing Operations Track EditAbout the Bar Display Editing a Recorded Performance Track Editing Repeating Performance Data Track Copy Using Frm Effectively An Easy Way to Specify the Time SettingsSt Start point Frm From point Moving Performance Data Track Move Exchanging Performance Data Between Tracks Track Exchange Inserting a Blank Space Into Performance Data Track Insert Track Exchange with a different V-track bank Deleting Performance Data Track Cut Len Length Erasing Performance Data Track Erase Erase End Pitch Mode Type Amplitude Connecting the Zip Drive Before You Use a Zip DriveHandling the Zip Drive Handling Zip Disks Initializing the Disk Drive Initialize Use with a Zip Drive100 Canceling Surface Scan Checking Disk Reliability101 Saving Performance Data to a Zip Drive Song Copy 102Backing Up Song Data with a CD-R Drive or DAT Recorder About Optimize Saving a Song to a Single Disk Playable 103CpyMode If Disk Memory Full Appears in the Display To Load Data from Disks Drive Select 104 When You Cannot Save a Song to a Single Disk Archives Saving to Disks Store105 Handling of Archives Copy Disks About power-save mode Loading Data From Disks Extract106 Connecting the CD-RW Drive Before You Use a CD-RW DriveHandling the CD-RW Drive Handling CD-RW Discs Creating an Audio CD Use with a CD-RW DriveItems Necessary for Creating an Audio CD Creating a Master Data Writing Songs to CD-R Discs 109Range 110 If Not 44.1k Song! Appears in the DisplayIf Please Insert Disc! Appears in the Display Writing Additional Songs to the Disc Arranging and Writing Multiple Songs To Disc111 If Blank Disc Appears in the Display Writing the Song Data Finalize 112To Delete Track Number Markers Saving Songs to CD-RW Discs CD-R Backup Arranging and Writing Songs Song Data113 Items Necessary for CD-R Backup Saving Songs to CD-RW Discs114 If a CD-RW Disc which Contains Data is Placed How to Erase the Data in the CD-RW Disc Loading Songs From CD-RW Discs115 Continue? appears and press no Using MTC Synchronizing with Midi SequencersItems Necessary for Synchronization Master and Slave Midi Thru Midi Thru Switch Use with Midi DevicesSynchronization with the VS-880EX As the Reference Master 117 When using Midi sequencer software for personal computers ErrLevel Error Level118 Gen. Generator Using the Sync Track Master Synchronizing with an External Midi Device119 TimeDispFmt Time Display Format Use with Midi Devices What is the Sync Track? Recording Midi Clock MessagesSynchronized Operation 120 Using the Tempo Map Master What is a Tempo Map?Creating a Tempo Map 121 122 TempoMeasure Measure Beat Setting Markers Along with the Tempo Various Operations Related to Synchronized OperationCreating a Sync Track from the Marker 123 Creating a Tempo Map from a Sync Track 124Tap Beat CV1=Tap→ S.Tr CV2=Tap→ T.Map Creating a Sync Track Automatically 125 Switching Track Status When stoppedUse with a Midi Controller During playback or recording Switching Scenes Switching EffectsAdjusting Effects 127 Items Necessary for DAT Backup About the Devices Used in DAT BackupBefore Backing Up with DAT 128 Saving Song Data to a DAT Recorder Backup Use with a DAT Recorder DAT Backup129 Tape Len Tape Length Backup Wait Disk Capacity Needed for BackupTime Needed for Backup 130 From a DAT Recorder Recover Loading Performance Data131 Sel Digital In Select When Canceling the Recover Operation Canceling a DAT Recovery Operation in ProgressWhen an Error is Found in the Song Data 132 Checking Names of Saved Performance Data Name133 134 135 Disk Compatibility VS-880 → VS-880EXVS-880EX → VS-880 VS-1680 → VS-880EX Song Data Compatibility CompatibilityVS-880EX → VS-1680 VS-840 ↔ VS-880EX 138 139 Using to from Finding the Location Where the Sound Begins exampleAdjusting the Preview Length Previewing Techniques Preview Using Scrub Adjusting the Scrub LengthOther Convenient Functions 141 Recording Mixer Settings Auto Mix Recalling a Specific Location JumpMaster Block 142 Recording the Mixer Settings, Method Snapshot Preparations for Auto Mix143 Recording the Mixer Settings, Method Gradation When the current time is included in an adjacent markerWhen the current time matches with a marker Recording Fader Operations Realtime If You Don’t Want to Record Fader Settings Mask Fader Mix Snap Auto Mix Snapshot ModePlaying Back the Auto Mix Disabling Auto Mix Only on Specified Channels Undoing Recordings and Edits Undo Disabling Auto Mix on All Channels146 Canceling the Last-Performed Undo Redo Canceling Only the Very Last Performed OperationRecording and Editing Operations Which Can Be Undone Undo 147 Listening Only to a Specific Channel Solo/Mute Muting Only to a Specific ChannelListening Only to a Specific Channel 148 Simultaneously Adjusting a Stereo Source Channel Link Adjusting the Faders149 Channel Link Adjusting the Pan 150 Linking Only the Faders Fader Link 151Ofs Bal Offset Balance Fader Link Mixing In a Stereo Source Stereo Changing the Pitch During Playback Vari-Pitch152 Record/Playback Tracks When Using Directly Inputting Numeric CharactersVari-Pitch Selecting the Method for Numeric Input Sounding the Metronome 154 Using an External Midi Sound Source To Play the Metronome MIDIThr Midi Thru Switch155 MetroCh Metronome Channel When the Disk Has Little Remaining Space Deleting Only Unneeded Performance Data Song Optimize156 Adjusting the Levels for Each Track Changing the Name Performance Data Song NameDeleting One Song of Performance Data Song Erase 157 When Using Balanced Inputs Determining OutputMaster Jacks 158 Digital OUT Connectors AUX Jacks159 AUX Out Confirming That a Drive is Not Damaged Drive Check 160DIR OUT Direct Out CheckDrive Check drive If the display indicates No Err If the display indicates Err161 RecoverResult Recovery result InitSong001 162Loose Areas Directories Switching the Display Content Play ListPre Level Post Level Feder/Pan System Settings for Each Song Making Global Settings and Checking ConditionsHaving the Volume Change as Soon As the Faders are Moved Checking the Size of a Recorded Performance When Using the Foot Switch Checking the Remaining Disk Space165 Overall Settings for the VS- 880EX Holding the function of Shift Shift LockDisplaying Measures and Beats 166 Adjusting the Button Sensitivity When There Is No Hard Disk InstalledChanging the VS-880EX’s Scsi ID Number 167 Overall Settings for Playback and Recording Changing at the Level at Which Peak Indicator LightsConstantly Monitoring the Input Source Stopping Automatically Resetting Mixer and System Settings to Their Original State If Noise Between Segments is Obtrusive169 Marker Stop Settings for the Master VS-880EX Synchronizing the Operations of Two VS-880EX Units170 DeviceID Takein Advantages of the VS-880EX idea and examples 171 Settings for the Slave VS-880EX SysEx.Rx. System Exclusive Receive Switch172 Synchronizing with Cakewalk Pro Audio MMC 173 Settings for the VS-880EX 174 Settings for Cakewalk Pro Audio Setting ClockSetting Midi Out Setting Time Format 176 Digital Connections Cannot Be Used About the Recording Mode Making Digital Connections with Cakewalk177 About Sound Cards 178 Make the connections as shown below 179 Using an External Midi Device to Adjust the Mixer Compu Mix When Using Exclusive Messages180 Master Clock Correspondence Between Midi Channels and Controller Numbers 181 CtrLocal Control Local Switch Preparations for Compu Mix182 Recording with Compu Mix To Have the Fader Movements Ignored183 Synchronizing with Video Equipment 184 Using External Effects Devices 185 186 Index words 187 Index 188 Memo 189 Information 190 191 For EU Countries 01562867 99-3-E3-41N