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Cubase Settings:
1) Select Synchronization from the Options menu.
2) Select the interface/sound card that is connected to the VS-880 in the pop-up menu next to MIDI Timecode in
the Send Sync portion of the window.
3) Select 30FPS in the pop-up menu next to Frame Rate in the Sync Source portion of the window. Click on OK.
VS-880 Settings:
1) Press SYSTEM (under EDIT CONDITION) until "SYS Sync/Tempo?" is displayed.
2) Press YES/ENTER.
3) Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "Syn:Source = EXT."
4) Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:MTC Type =" is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select 30 (if it is not
already selected).
Press PLAY on the VS-880 (it will start flashing). Start playback in Cubase, the VS-880 will start playing in sync with
Cubase.
Use the following procedure to sync Cubase as a slave to the VS-880.
Cubase Settings:
1) Select Synchronization from the Options menu.
2) Select the interface/sound card that is connected to the VS-880 in the pop-up menu next to From Input in the
Sync Source portion of the window.
3) Select MTC in the pop-up menu next to SMPTE Sync in the Sync Source portion of the window.
4) Select 30FPS in the pop-up menu next to Frame Rate in the Sync Source portion of the window.
5) Click on the SYNC box in the Transport controls so that it darkens.
VS-880 Settings:
1) Press SYSTEM (under EDIT CONDITION) until "SYS Sync/Tempo?" is displayed.
2) Press YES/ENTER.
3) Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "Syn:Source = INT" (if it is not already selected).
4) Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:Gen. =" is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select MTC.
5) Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:MTC Type =" is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select 30 (if it is not
already selected).
6) Press SYSTEM (under EDIT CONDITION) until "SYS MIDI PRM?" is displayed.
7) Press YES/ENTER.
8) Press PARAMETER>> until "MID:MIDI Thr =" is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select Out (if it is not
already selected).
Press PLAY on the VS-880 and Cubase will start playback in sync with the VS-880.
© 1996 Roland Corporation U.S. Synchronizing with Software Sequencers
VS-880 Supplemental Notes
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