Using External Equipment To Control The Cg-8; Using V-Link - Edirol CG-8 User Manual

Using external equipment to control the CG-8

Using V-LINK

V-LINK (
during a musical performance. Simply use a MIDI cable to connect your V-LINK
compatible MIDI device to the CG-8, press the V-LINK button of your MIDI device,
and you're ready to control the CG-8.
V-LINK makes it easy to control the CG-8 from a V-LINK compatible MIDI device.
Connection example
fig.vlink-con1.e
V-Synth
When you turn V-LINK on, your MIDI device will perform the setup without your
having to make MIDI settings on the CG-8. In other words, the appropriate function
assignments for controlling the CG-8 from your MIDI device will be made automatically.
The main CG-8 functions that can be controlled from your MIDI device are listed below.
• Switching Photo Patches and Stamp Patches
• Operations performed using the parameter knobs ([X], [Y], [Z], [COLOR],
[SPEED], and [FADE] knobs)
• Modulation type (the operation performed by the [MODULATION] knob)
• Modulation speed (the operation performed by the [RATE] knob)
• Modulation operations performed by the [X], [Y], [Z], [COLOR], [SPEED], and
[FADE] knobs
* The functions that can be controlled will differ depending on your V-LINK compatible MIDI
device.
* For details on the type of support provided by your MIDI device, refer to its owner's manual.
If you want to use MIDI to control the CG-8 without using V-LINK functionality, refer to
"Using MIDI equipment" (p. 103) and "MIDI implementation."
When the CG-8 receives a V-LINK ON System Exclusive message, its V-LINK mode
will be switched on, and it can be set up and controlled by V-LINK messages. For
details on these messages, refer to "MIDI implementation."
) is a function that makes it easy to direct a visual presentation
Remote functions
(V-LINK)
MIDI cable
CG-8
Video output
Display or projector
You must make
connections with the
power turned off.
Turn on the power of the
CG-8 before you press the
V-LINK button of your
MIDI device.
You can download the
"MIDI implementation"
from
http://www.edirol.net/
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