Roland VS-880EX Changing the Current Time, Storing a Time Location, Moving in Frame Units

Chapter 2 Basic Operation

Changing the Current Time

The current playback time in the display is shown in SMPTE time code. The current measure, beat, and Marker number are also displayed. Use the following procedure to change the current playback time.

SMPTE Time Code (Appendices p. 124)

Moving in Frame Units

•To move in one-frame units, rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

•To move in ten-frame units, hold down [SHIFT] and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

•To move in units of approximately 1/10 frame, first

press CURSOR [ ] until “¨” appears. The frame numerical display will switch to sub-frame units (approximately 1/100 frame). Then rotate the TIME/VALUE dial. To return to the frame units,

press CURSOR [ ].

•To move in units of approximately 1/100 frame, hold down [SHIFT] and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

Moving in Measure/Beat Units

The MEASURE field in the display will indicate the measure number of the current location, and the BEAT field will indicate the beat number of the current loca- tion. For details on setting the measure and beat, and how they correspond to the song, refer to “Sounding the Metronome” (p. 154).

•To move in measure units, use CURSOR [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the MEASURE field, and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

•To move in beat units, use CURSOR [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the BEAT field, and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.

*A “+” shown following the beat display indicates that this time location is not at the beginning of the measure/beat. When the time location is at the beginning of the mea- sure/beat, the “+” indication will disappear.

Moving to the Beginning or End of the

Performance

You can move directly from within any of the V-tracks in the currently selected track to the first or last loca- tion in the song that contains recorded sound. Use the following procedure.

To go to the first location in the song containing recorded sound:

Hold down [SHIFT] and press [SONG TOP (REW)].

To go to the last location in the song containing recorded sound:

Hold down [SHIFT] and press [SONG END (FF)].

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Storing a Time Location

With the VS-880EX, there are two ways you can mark and easily recall sections of a song that you want to record over or listen to repeatedly. One is called the Locator function, and the other one is referred to as the Marker function. Use each method according to its intended function.

Locator:

Store “locator,” or time locations to the LOCATOR ([1/5]–[4/8]) buttons on the top panel of the VS- 880EX. In conjunction with [SHIFT], you can register up to eight time locations, and move immediately to a registered location simply by pressing a button. There are four banks for each button, providing you with up to 32 (8 x 4) locators.

Marker:

Up to 1000 locate points (000–999) can be set in rapid succession in each song. You can also store Auto Mix data (p. 143), and there is a sync track provided as well (p. 123).

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