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Chapter 13 Making Global Settings and Checking Conditions

Overall Settings for the VS- 880EX

These are setting related to the overall operation of the VS-880EX.

Holding the function of [SHIFT]

(Shift Lock)

You can temporarily hold functions by pressing [SHIFT]. Operations such as switching V-tracks or sav- ing songs can be performed with one hand.

1.Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS System PRM ?” appears in the display.

2.Press [YES].

3.Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until “SYS Shift Lock=” appears in the display.

4.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

Shift Lock (Shift Lock Switch)

Setting to “On” temporarily holds the [SHIFT] button function.

5.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. Return to Play condition.

6.Afterwards, the [SHIFT] button indicator light goes on and off each time the button is pressed. [SHIFT] is in effect when the indicator is lit. The hold is lifted the next time another button is pressed or if the TIME/VALUE dial is rotated.

Example Procedure for Switching the Solo Function ON

1.Press [SHIFT] and immediately release the button.

The SHIFT indicator lights. The display will briefly indicate “Shift Lock.” The display in the “CONDITION” field will alternate between the name of the current condition and “sft,” also indi- cating that the Shift Lock function is on.

2.Press[SOLO (EZ ROUTING)].

The display will briefly indicate “SOLO Mode ON,” indicating that the Solo function is on. The SHIFT indicator goes off.

When Holding Down the [SHIFT] Button

If [SHIFT] is held down during the operation, the Shift Lock function will be ignored. For example, if you hold down the [SHIFT] and press [AUTOMIX (VARI PITCH)], Shift Lock will not be turned on when you take your finger off [SHIFT]. The function of [SHIFT] itself remains in effect, so the the Vari-Pitch function is on at this time. Additionally, rotating the TIME/VALUE dial while holding down the [SHIFT] button increases or decreases the value of some parameter setting by a factor of ten (or 1/10).

Displaying Measures and Beats

If both the metronome is being used and MIDI clock messages are being transmitted, the measure and beat of the song can be displayed in the graphic display. When you are running in synchronization with an external device or recording a song along with a previ- ously-created tempo map, this allows you to operate the VS-880EX just as though you were operating a MIDI sequencer. Set the metronome to sound as described in “Sounding the Metronome” (p. 154).

1.Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS System PRM ?” appears in the display.

2.Press [YES].

3.Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until “SYS MeasureDsp=” appears in the display.

4.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

MeasureDsp

Use this to select whether or not the measure and beat appear in the graphic display.

Always: The measure and beat are constantly dis- played.

Auto: The measure and beat are not displayed when the metronome is not in use.

5.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. Return to Play condition.

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