External Midi Equipment Sync System By The Slave Mode; Connecting To External Equipment; Setup Of External Equipment; Setup Of The Vf80Ex - Fostex VF80EX Owner's Manual

External MIDI equipment sync system by the slave mode

Up to this point, synchronization with external MIDI equipment has been explained with the VF80EX as the master
and MIDI equipment as the slave but depending on the slave mode setting, the MIDI equipment can be set as the
master and the VF80EX as the slave.
MIDI OUT
Computer System
with
MMC/MTC software
Connection to external equipment
Connect MIDI OUT of the computer (with MIDI interface)
1
with MIDI IN of the VF80EX.
The computer sequence software complying to MMC/
MTC must be activated.

Setup of external equipment

1 Sequence software is setup as follows.
* Set for output of MTC.
* Set frame rate of the MTC to be output.
* Confirm start time of the tune.
Refer to Owners Manual of the respective equipment
for details.

Setup of the VF80EX

Set to same frame rate as the sequence software by the
1
SETUP mode "MTC Frame rate setting."
Refer to page "138", SETUP mode "MTC Frame rate setting"
for operating procedure and details.
Set to the desired mode by the SETUP mode "MTC
2
offset mode setting."
Refer to page "139", SETUP mode "MTC offset mode
setting" for operating procedure and details.
A random offset time can be set by the SETUP mode
3
"MTC offset time setting."
Refer to page "139", SETUP mode "MTC offset time setting"
for operating procedure and details.
MTC
Sound Source
INPUT
INPUT A ST OUT
INPUT B PHONES
L R
BAL BAL
MIX PARAMETER
TRACK
EDIT SCENE
GUITAR GUITAR
PGM FADER
PAN EQ
LINE MIC LINE MIC MIN MAX
UNBAL TRIM UNBAL TRIM
CH ON/OFF CH ON/OFF BOUNCE MASTERING
PEAK PEAK
REC EFF
TRACK STATUS RED
REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE
TRACK STATUS / TRACK SEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7/8 2TRK
+6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6
0 0 0 0 0
0 0
-10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20
-30 -30 -30 -30 -30 -30 -30
-40 -40 -40 -40 -40
-40 -40
-
- - - - - -
Set slave mode to "On" by the SETUP mode "Slave
4
mode setting."
Refer to page "140", SETUP mode "Slave mode setting" for
operating procedure and details.
Set slave type to "Vari" by the SETUP mode "Slave type
5
setting."
Refer to page "140", SETUP mode "Slave type setting" for
operating procedure and details.
Press the [TIME BASE SEL] key, to change the time
6
base display to MTC.
When the sequence software is played, "CHASE" and
1
"MTC" in the display will be light and the chase lock
will be completed.
Check that the MTC output by the sequence software
and MTC time displayed in the VF80EX are the same.
When the sequence software stops, MTC will be
2
interrupted and the VF80EX will also stop.
"CHASE" in the display will change from lit to blinking.
During FF/REW of the sequence software, the VF80EX
3
will remain stopped but upon starting to record, the
VF80EX will immediately chase lock.
Should it not be possible to chase lock, re-check
connections / cables and all settings.
95
Advanced Operations (VF80EX)
MIDI IN
FOOT SW
SCENE SEQ.
MAP
EFFECT
ON/OFF
2TRK MODE
TRAINING
F1 F2 F3
STATUS
/SEL
JOG
MASTER
CURSOR
EXIT
/NO
EJECT
+6
ENTER
/YES
0
TIMEBASE UNDO
SETUP /REDO
SEL
-10 F1 F2 F3 SHIFT
LOCATE
AUTO VARI WAVE FORM
PUNCH LOOP PITCH SCRUB
-20
-30
EDIT EDIT
EDIT CD PLAY MARK
-40
RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND
-
LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END

Confirming chase lock

ACCESS
PHANTOM
SHUTTLE
DELETE
F FWD