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Use the following procedure to synchronize Performer as a slave to the VS-880.
Performer Settings:
1) Select Receive Sync from the Basics menu.
2) Select MTC, DTL, or DTLe in the Type of sync portion of the window.
3) Select 30 fps in the SMPTE Frame Format portion of the window. Click on OK.
4) Select Transmit Sync from the Basics menu.
5) Under Transmit MTC via port(s), select None.
6) Under Transmit beat clocks via port(s), select None. Click on OK.
7) From the Basics menu, highlight Slave to External Sync so that there is a check mark next to it.
VS-880 Settings:
1) Press SYSTEM until "SYS Sync/Tempo ?" is displayed. Press YES/ENTER.
2) Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select Source = INT (if it is not already selected).
3) Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:Gen. =" is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select MTC.
4) Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:MTC Type =" is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select 30.
5) Press SYSTEM until "SYS MIDI PRM ?" is displayed. Press YES/ENTER.
6) Press PARAMETER>> until "MIDI Thr =" is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select Out (if it is not already
selected).
Click on the play icon in Performer (it will start flashing). Press PLAY on the VS-880 and Performer will begin
playback in sync with the VS-880.
Logic / Logic Audio
There are a few different methods that can be used to synchronize Logic with the VS-880. For our purposes we will
use MIDI Machine Control/MIDI Time Code messages to synchronize the units with Logic as the master and MIDI
Time Code messages alone to synchronize the units with the VS-880 as the master. These procedures require that
you use the built-in Logic MIDI drivers (OMS and FreeMIDI users will have to configure those programs accordingly).
Connections:
1) Connect the MIDI OUT port of your MIDI interface to the MIDI IN port of the VS-880.
2) Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS-880 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface.
Use the following procedure to synchronize the VS-880 as a slave to Logic.
Logic Settings:
1) Go to the Arrangement window.
2) Select MIDI options from the Options menu.
3) Enable Auto Sync In and MIDI machine control. Logic will now be set to automatically recognize MIDI Time Code
from the VS-880 and will send MIDI Machine Control messages to the VS-880. Click on OK.
4) Go to the Environment window.
5) Select New Multi Instrument from the New menu.
6) On the new icon that is created, click the boxes for channels 1-8 (to remove the cross). This indicates that we
will use tracks 1-8 for the VS-880.
7) On the Parameter box on the left, change the icon to look like a tape recorder and change the name to VS-880.
8) Go back to the Arrangement window and select the VS-880 1-8 as the instrument for the corresponding track 1-8.
VS-880 Settings:
1) Press SYSTEM until "MIDI PRM?" is displayed. Press YES/ENTER.
2) Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "MID:Device ID= 17" (if it is not already selected).
3) Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "MIDI Thr = Out" (if it is not already selected).
4) Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "MID:SysEx.Rx = On."
5) Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "MID:MMC = SLAVE."
6) Press SYSTEM until "SYS Sync/Tempo?" is displayed. Press YES/ENTER.
7) Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "SYS Syn:Source = INT" (if it is not already selected).
8) Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "SYS Syn:Gen. = MTC."
© 1996 Roland Corporation U.S. Synchronizing with Software Sequencers
VS-880 Supplemental Notes
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