Roland R-8 MK II Owner's Manual page 165

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l^SYNC PLAY
5
SYNC PLAY
The
R-8MKII
can synchronize
(sync)
to other
MIDI
equipment
or
an
MTR
(muiti
track recorder).
1
.
Sync
Mode
Setting
You
can
determine
what
kind of device
the
R-8MKii
should sync
to.
With
the
unit set to
the
Song
or Pattern
Mode
and
stopped, follow
this
procedure
:
Step
1
Tap
key
pad 16
while holding
[SHIFT
|
down.
EBASE
1
CLAP
SHIFT
SYNC
SVHC MODE SELECT
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Step
2
Select
one
of the
three
Sync
Modes
using
|
-
1
XQFF
|
i
+
1
/ON
|
,
or the
VALUE
sjider.
INTERNAL
TAPE
MIDI
An
external
device syncs
to
the
R-8MK
II
The
R'SMK
II
syncs
to
the
sync
signal
recorded on an
MTR
The
R-8MKII
syncs
to
the
MIDI
clock
signal
of
an
external
MIDI
device
*When
the
Sync
mode
is
set to
MIDI
(TAPE)
but clock
signals
(Sync
signals)
are
not
being
received,
the
Roll
effect
cannot be
obtained with the
Key
pads.
Step 3
Press
|
ENTER
j
to select
the previous
display.
Tempo
Display
If
the
"MIDI"
or
"TAPE" Sync
Mode
is
selected,
the
tempo
display
will
be as
shown
below,
and
tempo
control
is
not
available
from
the
R-8MK
II.
120
.e
1
N
*^
"
1IDI
Stopped
Playing
"^
1
TAPE
1
1
Stopped
Playing
\
TEMPO
TEMPO
TEMPO
TEMPO
M
I
D
P'i
i
d
TfiP
tap
'"f
I
START/STOP
i
is
pressed
without
any
sync
signal
fed
into
the
R-8MKil,
the display
indicates
the
playing,
but the
R-8MK
II
does not
start
playing
until
the
sync
signal
is
received
from
the external
device.
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