Midi Machine Control - Roland VS-1680 User Manual

Chapter 15 Using External MIDI Devices
3. Use [
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cursor to "Cntrl Local," and use the TIME/VALUE dial
to change the settings.
Cntrl Local (Control Local Switch)
When this is set to "Off," actual volume levels remain
unchanged even when the faders on the VS-1680 are
moved. Normally, this is set to "On." For this
application, set the Control Local switch to "Off."
4. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.

MIDI Machine Control

The VS-1680 supports MIDI Machine Control (MMC). This
means that when two VS-1680s are synchronized, or when a
VS-1680 is synchronized with a MIDI sequencer that also
implements MMC, operations such as Play, Stop, Fast
Forward, etc., can be accomplished by operating only the
Master device.
MMC messages include transport control functions and
location information, but not actual synchronization signals.
Synchronizing with MMC is done in a loop configuration,
with an MMC master device sending the command to start
the MMC slave device which, in turn, sends sync signal
(usually MTC or MIDI Clock) back to the MMC master
device. An MMC setup requires two-way MIDI
communication and the proper setting of the following
parameters on the VS-1680: Device ID, MIDI Out/Thru,
SysEx RX, SysEx Tx, MMC Mode (Master, Slave, or Off),
Sync Gen, and Internal Clock. For more information on these
settings, take a look at the synchronization example using
Cakewalk and the VS-1680 (p. 206).
MMC (See Appendices, p. 64)
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