Roland TurboStart VS-880 Supplemental Notes page 66

  
Logic's transport controls will now control the transport functions in the VS-880. Click on the track (1-8) that you
would like to record on and that track will be record enabled on the VS-880. Logic will automatically recognize the
frame rate that the VS-880 is using. If they are set differently the software will prompt you to change the settings in
Logic. Choose OK. A blank sequence object will be displayed in Logic next to the track that you are recording on.
This indicates that you have recorded data on an external device (such as the VS-880).
NOTE: Logic allows you to start a sequence from before measure 1. If you start it from this location, the VS-880
will not follow it properly.
Use the following procedure to synchronize Logic as a slave to the VS-880.
Logic Settings:
1) Go to the Arrangement window.
2) Select MIDI options from the Options menu.
3) Enable Auto Sync In and click on OK. Logic will now automatically recognize MIDI Time Code from the VS-880.
VS-880 Settings:
1) Press SYSTEM until "MIDI PRM?" is displayed. Press YES/ENTER.
2) Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "MIDI Thr = Out" (if it is not already selected).
3) Press SYSTEM until "SYS Sync/Tempo?" is displayed. Press YES/ENTER.
4) Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "SYS Syn:Source = INT" (if it is not already selected).
5) Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "SYS Syn:Gen. = MTC."
Press PLAY on the VS-880 and Logic will start playback in sync with the VS-880. Logic will automatically recognize
the frame rate that the VS-880 is using. If they are set differently the software will prompt you to change the settings
in Logic. Choose OK.
Vision / Studio Vision
There are a few different methods that can be used to synchronize Vision with the VS-880. For our purposes we will
use MIDI Machine Control/MIDI Time Code messages to synchronize the units with Vision as the master and MIDI
Time Code messages alone to synchronize the units with the VS-880 as the master.
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.
OMS Setup:
OMS is a software program used by Vision to coordinate the various devices in your MIDI studio. When using a VS-
880 with Vision, the first thing you need to do is create a VS-880 device in your OMS setup. You should only have to
do this once.
1) Create a new song in Vision and select OMS Studio Setup... from the Setups menu.
2) Select New Device from the Studio menu.
3) Select Roland for the Manufacturer and Other for the Model.
4) Type 'VS-880' in the Name box.
5) Check the Controller and Multitimbral boxes.
6) Check on the boxes for all 16 MIDI channels.
7) Check the Receive and Send boxes for MTC and MMC. Check the Send box for MIDI Beat Clock.
8) Click on the Device ID and set it to 16.
9) Click OK.
10) Select Device Icon from the Studio menu and choose the desired icon for the VS-880.
11) Select Save from the File menu. You can now exit OMS and return to Vision.
Use the following procedure to synchronize the VS-880 as a slave to Vision.
Vision Settings:
1) From the Options menu set the Receive Sync Mode to MTC/Machine Control.
2) From the Options menu set the Receive Sync Device to the MIDI Interface/Port that the VS-880 is connected to.
3) From the Options menu select Send Sync and make sure that there is not a check mark next to Send Sync Enabled.
4) From the Options menu select SMPTE Format and choose 30 Non-Drop.
5) From the Transport controls click on the pop-up menu next to the clock icon and select MMC.
© 1996 Roland Corporation U.S. Synchronizing with Software Sequencers
VS-880 Supplemental Notes
Macintosh or PC
Page 4 of 6