Synchronizing To The Vs-880 Hard Disk Recorder; Getting Ready To Sync To The Vs-880 - Roland XP-60 Owner's Manual

Synchronizing to the VS-880 Hard
Disk Recorder
You can connect the XP-80 to the VS-880 and synchronize it
to the VS-880 so you can easily put together the song you
have created on the XP-80 with vocals or acoustic instrument
performance. In other words, by syncing to the VS-880, you
can create an audio track for the XP-80. Both the XP-80 and
VS-880 can serve as a controller, so you can easily synchro-
nize with vocals or your own acoustic instrument as you
play.
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<Connecting the XP-80 to the VS-880>
When synchronizing the XP-80 to the VS-880, the following
relationship will be established.
MIDI IN
The XP-80 can control start and stop of song playback and
move to a different Song position in the song by transmitting
MMC commands to the VS-880. The VS-880 in turn controls
start and stop of the song playback and recording as well as
moving to a different Song position in the song by sending
MIDI messages to the XP-80. This makes it possible to per-
form loop play or punch-in recording that records only at a
specified point.
<MMC (MIDI Machine Control>
MMC is a protocol used to control tape recorders, video tape
recorders, digital recording systems and other recorders by
MIDI. Thirty seven MMC commands are available including
Stop and Play.
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Getting ready to sync to the VS-880

Setting parameters
To have the XP-80 sync to the VS-880, set the XP-80's para-
meters as shown below. These parameters should be reset to
the original settings after synchronization is completed.
MMC Output parameter (SEQ/Setup/SEQ System Setup)
When using the XP-80 to control the VS-880, put ON. When
using the XP-80 to be controlled by the VS-880, put OFF.
Actions cannot be carried out correctly when the VS-
880 controls the XP-80 with MMC Output parameter
ON.
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MIDI
MMC
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
VS-880
XP-80
Chapter 11. Getting the full potential of the XP-80
Frame Mode parameter (SEQ/Setup/SEQ System Setup)
To match the XP-80's frame rate with the VS-880's, set this
parameter to the same value as the VS-880's MTC Type para-
meter setting. If the VS-880's MTC Type parameter is set to
29N, set this parameter to 30.
When connecting the XP-80 to the VS-880, it is recom-
mended to set both units' parameters to 30.
Offset Time parameter (SEQ/Setup/SEQ System Setup)
To allow the XP-80 and VS-880 to locate the same Song posi-
tion, set this parameter to the same value as the VS-880's Ofs
parameter setting.
Recording the XP-80 song's MIDI clock on the VS-
880's sync track
To synchronize the XP-80 to the VS-880, you can either use
the VS-880's sync track or tempo map.
When synchronizing a song with a constant tempo from
song beginning to end or with just a minor tempo change,
you should create a tempo map before syncing. For details,
refer to the VS-880's instructions. In this case, below men-
tioned procedures are not necessary.
MIDI OUT
When syncing a song containing gradual tempo changes
such as accelerandos or ritardandos, use a sync track. When
compared to the tempo map that sets tempo in measure
intervals, using the sync track makes it possible to follow
subtle tempo changes more accurately.
Insert several blank measures at the beginning of the
VS-880 and XP-80 songs in order to avoid any sync
instability.
<Procedure>
Connect the XP-80 to the VS-880 via a MIDI cable as
shown below.
Make sure that the Sync Mode parameter (SEQ/
Setup/SEQ System Setup) is set to INTERNAL, Sync
Output parameter (SEQ/Setup/SEQ System Setup) is
set to ON, MMC Output parameter (SEQ/Setup/SEQ
System Setup) is set to ON.
Select the XP-80 song that you want to sync to the VS-880.
Set the VS-880 parameters so that it can record a MIDI
clock on its sync track.
For details, refer to the VS-880's instructions.
Press [STOP/PLAY] to play back the XP-80 song.
As soon as the XP-80 song playback begins, the MIDI clock
will be recorded on the VS-880's sync track. Once song play-
back ends, the VS-880 will stop the MIDI clock recording
automatically.
MIDI IN
VS-880
MIDI OUT
XP-80