Using Midi Controller Messages; Switching Track Status - Roland VS-1824 Owner's Manual

Chapter 15 Using External MIDI Devices
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Start Time
Specify the actual start time.
End Time
Specify the actual end time.
Measure
Specify the exact number of measures between the Start
Time and the End Time.
Beat
Specify the time signature (number of beats per
measure).
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
6. "Overwrite Tempo Map" appears in the display. Press
[YES]. Or, to cancel the operation, press [NO].
7. When the Time to SyncTrack Conversion is finished,
press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
Delaying Sync Track and Tempo Map
Start Times
Usually, a sync track or tempo map is created with
00h00m00s00f00 as the beginning of the song. However,
actual audio recording doesn't typically start at
00h00m00s00f00. If this is the case, you can determine how
much later recording begins after the start of the song. This
time is referred to as the "offset." If you want the first
measure of the song to begin ten seconds from the beginning
of the song, set the offset time to 00h00m10s00f00.
* During recording or playback, when the beginning of a sync
track or tempo map is reached, the start message is sent from
the MIDI OUT connector. This is convenient when you want
to synchronize the VS-1824 with an external MIDI sequencer.
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC]. The Sync/Tempo
screen appears in the display.
2. Use [
], [ ], [
cursor to "Sync Offset"
3. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to specify the offset.
4. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
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], and [ ] to move the
Using MIDI Controller
Messages
The VS-1824 can transmit its mixer settings and functions as
MIDI messages, and MIDI messages from an external MIDI
controller can be used to control the VS-1824's track status
and mixer settings.

Switching Track Status

You can use MIDI Control Change messages to switch the
status of each track. MIDI channels 1-16 carry MIDI data to
and from Tracks 1-16 respectively. MIDI channels 1 and 2
also receive and transmit data for Tracks 17 and 18 (see
p. 265). Use Controller # 3 to switch a track's status.
Depending on the value of Controller # 3, the track status
changes as shown below:
When stopped:
VALUE 0-31 32-63
STATUS Mute Mute
Mute
Play Play
Mute
Rec Rec
Mute
Source Source
Mute
During playback or recording:
VALUE 0-31 32-63
STATUS (*1) Mute
Play Play
Mute
(*1) (*1)
Source (*1)
Mute
(*1) Ignored
(*2) Cannot be switched while recording. "Source" here
means "the status in which the track indicator blinks
alternately red and orange" and is only valid when
Record Monitor is set to "Auto Punch" (p. 58)
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Mute Mute
Play Rec Source
Play Play
Play Rec Source
Rec Rec
Play Rec Source
Source Source
Play Rec Source
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(*1) (*1)
Play
(*1) (*1)
Play
Rec Rec
Rec Source (*2)
Source Source
Rec (*2) Source