Roland VS-1680 User Manual page 196

Chapter 15 Using External MIDI Devices
Place Markers Along with the Tempo
1. Press [ZERO].
2. Press [PLAY] to begin song playback.
3. While listening to the song, press [TAP] on each beat of
each measure, for the entire song.
4. When the song is finished, press [STOP].
Create a Sync Track from Markers
After placing markers at each beat of a song, it is possible to
convert the marker data into a sync track. This is useful when
you have already recorded a guitar or vocal performance in
the VS-1680, and now you want to synchronize a MIDI
sequencer to the recording.
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [F2 (STCnv)].
3. Press [F1 (TP->ST)].
4. Press [
] and [
TIME/VALUE dial to change each value.
fig.08-13
Beat
Specify the time signature (number of beats per
measure).
Tap Beat
Specify the number of markers in each measure.
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
6. "Overwrite Tempo Map" appears in the display. Press
[YES], or to cancel the operation, press [NO].
7. When the operation is finished, press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]
to return to the Playlist display.
Create a Tempo Map from Markers
After placing markers for each beat of a song, it is possible to
convert the marker data into a tempo map. This is useful
when you have already recorded a guitar or vocal
performance in the VS-1680, and now you want to
synchronize a MIDI sequencer to the recording.
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [F2 (STCnv)].
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] to move the cursor. Turn the
3. Press [F2 (TP->TM)].
4. Press [
] and [
TIME/VALUE dial to change each value.
fig.08-14
Beat
Specify the time signature (number of beats per
measure).
Tap Beat
Specify the number of markers in each measure.
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
6. "Overwrite Tempo Map" appears in the display. Press
[YES]. Or, to cancel the operation, press [NO].
7. When the operation is finished, press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]
to return to the Playlist display.
Create a Tempo Map from a Sync
Track
If you have already recorded a VS-1680 sync track from an
external MIDI source, you can convert it into a tempo map.
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [F2 (STCnv)].
3. Press [F3 (ST->TM)].
4. Press [
] and [
TIME/VALUE dial to change each value.
fig.08-15
Sync Track Beat
Specify the time signature (number of beats per
measure) for the MIDI clock data recorded in the sync
track.
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
6. "Overwrite Tempo Map" appears in the display. Press
[YES], or to cancel the operation, press [NO].
7. When the operation is finished, press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]
to return to the Playlist display.
] to move the cursor. Turn the
] to move the cursor. Turn the