Playing Back Song Files; Recording On The Vs-880 - Roland XP-60 Owner's Manual

Checking the time for a Song position
Because XP-80 and VS-880 manage measures in different
ways, measure indications may not match each other. You
can avoid this when syncing the XP-80 to the VS-880 by
using time-based management.
On the XP-80, a song position is normally indicated with
"measure-beat-clock." However, the Locate window also
shows a song position with "hour:minute:second:frame."
Check the time indication for the specified song position
using the following procedure.
<Procedure>
Access the Play display (SEQ(Song)) or the Microscope
display (SEQ/Micro), and move to the song position
which time you want to check.
Press [LOCATE] to open the Locate window.
The top line of the Locate window shows the time cor-
responding to the current position, so check the time.
If you have set the Offset Time parameter (SEQ/
Setup/SEQ System Setup), that setting will be added
to the time.
A Locate position can be specified in terms of time, in
the same manner as you use "measure-beat-clock."

Playing back Song files

Because the XP-80 and VS-880 manage measures in dif-
ferent ways, measure indications may not match each
other if the Song contains a time signature
change/Tempo change or loop play is conducted
while sync-playing. However, the actual playback will
be in sync.
<Procedure>
Make sure that preparations are done correctly before
playback. Refer to above heading "Getting ready to
sync to the VS-880."
Set the Sync Mode parameter (SEQ/Setup/SEQ
System Setup) to SLAVE.
Connect the XP-80 to the VS-880 using MIDI cables as
shown below.
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
VS-880
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
XP-80
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Select the XP-80 song you want to sync to the VS-880.
Set the VS-880's parameters to prepare for synchro-
nization.
SYS MIDI PRM
MIDIThr parameter : Out
SysEx.Rx parameter : ON
MMC parameter : SLAVE
CtrType parameter : Off
SYS SYNC/Tempo
Source parameter : INT
Gen. parameter : MIDIclk or SyncTr
For details, refer to the VS-880's instructions.
Start playback a Song.
Put MMC Output parameter (SEQ/Setup/SEQ System
Setup) ON, when starting playback the Song with XP-80. Put
MMC Output parameter OFF , when starting playback the
Song with VS-880.

Recording on the VS-880

Because the XP-80 and VS-880 manage measures in dif-
ferent ways, measure indications may not match each
other if the song contains a time signature change or
tempo change while sync-recording. However, the
actual recording will be in sync.
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<Before recording on the VS-880>
In a song recorded on the XP-80, each bit of sequencer data
is recorded as a MIDI message, making editing simpler. But
they cannot be recorded along with acoustic instruments
play or vocals. On the VS-880, acoustic instrument perfor-
mance and vocals can be recorded directly.
You can record drums, bass and other instrument parts on
the XP-80 for completing a song framework, then record
acoustic instruments or vocals on the VS-880 that's in sync.
When recording a song containing a tempo change,
first record the XP-80 song's MIDI clock on the VS-
880's sync track. Remember it is difficult to change the
song's length after the MIDI clock has been recorded
on the sync track. Therefore complete the XP-80 song
before recording the MIDI clock on the sync track.
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