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ROLAND VIMA JM-8 manual available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual
ROLAND VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual (176 pages)
multifunctional entertainment station
Brand:
ROLAND
| Category:
Music Equipment
| Size: 19.34 MB
Table of Contents
Features - a Top-Notch Entertainment Station
4
Using the Unit Safely
5
Important Notes
7
Table of Contents
10
1 Panel Descriptions
12
Front Panel
12
Left Side Panel
13
Right Side Panel
13
Rear Panel
14
2 Before You Start Using the JM-8
15
Connecting Audio Devices to the JM-8
15
Connecting a Microphone
15
Connecting an Amplifier, Active Speakers or a Mixer
16
Connecting an External Display or a Television
16
Connecting a Television
16
Connecting an External Display
16
Switching off Your Television or External Display
16
Connecting Video Sources to the JM-8
17
Connecting a Video Camera
17
Connecting a DVD Player
17
Connecting a Portable Audio/Video Player
17
Connecting an Optional Footswitch
17
Connecting the AC Adapter
18
Ground Terminal
18
Turning the Power On/Off
18
Turning the Power on
18
Turning the Power off
19
Adjusting the Volume
19
Listening through Headphones
19
Demo of the JM-8
20
Working with the JM-8'S Touch Screen
20
Selecting 'BASIC' Parameters
20
Selecting 'ADVANCED' Parameters
20
Returning to the Main Page
21
3 Playing Back Songs
22
About the JM-8'S Storage Devices
22
Supported Song Files
22
Playing Back Songs on the Internal Hard Disk
23
If You Can't See the Song (or Folder) You Need
24
Playing Back Songs on a CD
24
Playing Back Songs on a USB Storage Device
25
Using an External Audio Source
26
4 Singing and Playing Along to a Song
27
Preparing for a Live Performance
27
Connection and Basic Settings
27
Adding Effects
28
Selecting a Different Reverb Effect
28
Adding an Effect to the Electric Guitar
29
Harmony and Voice Effects
30
Changing Your Voice/Adding Harmonies
30
Setting the Microphone Equalizers
32
Enjoying Karaoke with Audio Songs (Center Cancel)
32
Enjoying Karaoke with Standard MIDI Files (Melody Mute)
33
Selecting the Part to be Muted
33
Singing or Playing in a Different Key (Key Control)
34
Changing the Tempo (Playback Speed) of a Song
34
Viewing Lyrics and Chords
35
Viewing the Lyrics and Chords in the Internal Display and Adjusting the Settings
35
Monitoring What the Audience Sees
36
5 Recording Your Performance as Audio Data
37
Recording
37
Burning Your Recording to CD
38
Saving Your Recording as an Audio File
38
6 Adding Pictures to the Music
40
Overview
40
Playing Photos Automatically (Slide Show)
40
Enjoying a VIMA TUNES Slide Show
40
Enjoying a Slide Show of Your Own Pictures
41
Watching a Slide Show of Your Digital Camera
42
Watching a Slideshow with Photos Saved on a USB
43
Storage Device
43
Zooming or Panning Images
44
Performing with a Background Image from an External DVD or Portable Audio/Video Player
45
Dynamic Video Effects (ANIME)
46
7 Using the Finder to Locate Songs and Pictures
47
8 Practical Functions for Song Playback
49
Loop Function (MARK A/B)
49
Using Playlists
50
Programming Playlists
50
Playing Back Your New Playlist
51
Selecting an Existing Playlist
51
Playing Back the Selected Playlist
52
Quickly Finding Songs for Your Playlists
52
Editing Playlists
54
Selecting the Playlist You Want to Edit
54
Inserting Steps
54
Deleting Steps
55
Moving Existing Steps to a Different Position
55
Specifying the Playlist Behavior
55
Activating Continuous Song Playback
55
Playlist Recall
56
Deleting Unnecessary Playlists
56
9 Changing the Song Orchestration (SMF Cover)
58
Important Information
58
SMF Cover: Changing the Orchestration
58
Saving Your Modified Song
58
10 Playback Functions for SMF Songs
60
(Re)Mixing SMF Songs
60
Using the SMF Compressor and SMF Equalizer
60
SMF Compressor
60
SMF Equalizer
62
Using the Metronome
63
11 Important Video Settings
64
Selecting the Video Output Destination
64
Watching the Notes During SMF Song Playback (Piano Roll)
64
Piano Roll Options
65
Performing While Watching a Notation (Digiscore)
66
Watching the Score in the Internal Display
66
Displaying the Score on the External Screen
66
Selecting the Part Whose Score You Want to View and Additional Settings
66
Mirroring the JM-8'S User Interface on an External Screen
67
Choosing the Screen Background
68
Preparing Your Own Slide Shows
68
Preparing Your Pictures
68
Linking Picture Folders to Songs for 'Automatic' Slide
69
Shows
69
Settings Related to Slide Shows
70
12 Burning Audio Files to a CD
72
Burning Audio Files
72
Finalizing Your CD at a Later Stage
73
13 Managing Files on the JM-8
75
Working on the 'FILE UTILITY' Page
75
Selecting the 'FILE UTILITY' Page
75
Rename
75
Delete
76
Copy
76
New Folder
77
Info/Format
77
Free Space
77
Version
77
Format
77
14 Editing Lyrics
79
Adding Lyrics to a Song
79
Importing a Text File
79
Synchronizing the Text File
80
Resynching Lyrics
81
Saving Your Song Along with the Lyrics
81
15 General Settings
83
Using an Optional Foot Switch
83
Tuning the JM-8
84
GLOBAL Functions
84
PLAYER Section
84
SYSTEM Section
85
SONG Section
85
Initializing the JM-8 (Factory Reset)
85
16 In-Depth Editing of SMF Songs
86
Preparations for Using the SMF Makeup Tools
86
Selecting the Song You Want to Edit
86
General Procedure
87
Selecting the 'SMF MAKEUP TOOLS' Environment
87
Selecting the Instrument You Want to Edit
87
Soloing or Muting the Instrument
87
Selecting a Different Tone or Drum Set
87
Undoing and Saving Changes
88
Editing Other Aspects
88
Available Parameters for Tones
88
SOUND EDIT for Tones
91
SOUND EDIT for Drum Sets
92
Drum Instr Edit
92
Common
94
Before Saving Your Settings
95
Saving Your Modified Song
95
17 Using the JM-8'S MIDI Functions
97
About MIDI
97
Using the JM-8 as a MIDI Module
97
Connections
97
Setting MIDI Channels on the External Module for the EXTERNAL in Preset
98
Setting MIDI Channels on the JM-8 Starting from
98
External in
98
Other MIDI Parameters for the EXTERNAL in Parts
99
Leaving the 'MIDI EDIT' Page
100
MIDI Parameters for the SONG Parts
100
Activating the SONG Section
100
Setting the Song Parts' MIDI Parameters Starting from
100
Song Parts
100
Leaving the 'MIDI EDIT' Page
101
Connecting Your Computer
102
If the Computer Doesn't 'See' the JM-8
102
MIDI Synchronization
102
Using MIDI Sets
103
Writing a MIDI Set
103
Selecting MIDI Sets
103
MIDI Set Selection at Power-On
103
18 V-LINK Function
104
Overview
104
Important Prerequisites
104
Connections
104
Using a V-LINK Compatible Keyboard for V-LINK Control
105
Using a Generic Keyboard for V-LINK Control
106
Changing ANIME Patterns Using Program Change
107
Messages
107
Selecting a Background for the ANIME Function
107
Controlling the Direction in Which the ANIME Function Moves
107
19 Working with the SMF 16-Track Sequencer
109
General Considerations
109
Selecting the 16-Track Sequencer
109
About the Sequencer's Main Page
109
Editing 16-Track Songs
110
Editing One or Several Tracks (TRACK EDIT)
110
Editing the Master Track
120
Editing Song Data Using 'MICRO EDIT
123
General Notes about MICRO EDIT
123
Editing Events
125
Other MICRO EDIT Operations
125
Recording an SMF Song from Scratch
127
Preparations for Recording
127
Adding or Changing Tracks
129
Saving Your Song
130
Saving 'Automatically
130
Saving Your Song 'Manually
131
20 Troubleshooting
133
21 Specifications
135
22 Shortcut List
137
23 MIDI Implementation Chart
138
24 Tone List
139
25 Drum Sets
143
26 MFX Types and Parameters
153
27 Index
169
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