V-Link Function; Overview; Important Prerequisites; Connections - Roland VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual

VIMA JM-8

V-LINK function

18. V-LINK function
The JM-8 has a powerful new interface for realtime audio-and-video integration. V-LINK (
allows music and images to be performed together. You can easily enjoy performing a wide range of visual effects that
are linked to the expressive elements of a music performance.
Connecting an external MIDI device to the JM-8 allows
you to control the JM-8's ANIME function in realtime.

Overview

The JM-8's V-LINK functions can be controlled in several
ways. All control changes must be transmitted on MIDI
channel 16. The graphic effects, however, can be con-
trolled using note messages transmitted on the EXTER-
NAL IN part 1's MIDI channel.
Control Meaning
Note numbers The keys in the lowest octave of an
external MIDI keyboard allow you to
switch ANIME patterns.
Program change Program change numbers can also be
numbers used to switch patterns (same function
as above).
Control change Control change CC00 allows you to
CC00 select the background image.
Pitch bend, These messages can be used to change
Cutoff (CC74) the movements produced by the ANIME
and/or Expression function.
(CC11)

Important prerequisites

• The V-LINK functions can only be used if you connect
the external controller to the JM-8's MIDI IN socket.
• We suggest using a keyboard that transmits V-LINK
messages. If you want to control the ANIME patterns
from an external keyboard without V-LINK function-
ality, EXTERNAL PART 1 and the external keyboard
must be set to receive on MIDI channel 16.
• For this to work, we suggest using a MIDI instrument
that has 88 keys. (However, you can achieve the same
effect with a 61-note keyboard by shifting it 2
octaves down.)
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Connections

Note: Before connecting the JM-8 to other devices, you must
turn down the volume of all devices and turn off their power
to prevent malfunctions or damage to external speakers.
(1) Minimize the volume of the JM-8 and of the MIDI
equipment you are connecting.
(2) Switch off power to the JM-8 and the MIDI equip-
ment you are connecting.
(3) Use a MIDI cable (commercially available) to con-
nect the JM-8's MIDI IN socket to the MIDI OUT
socket of the external MIDI keyboard.
MIDI master keyboard, MIDI-compatible piano, etc.
Note: A USB connection does not allow you to take advan-
tage of the JM-8's V-LINK functions.
(4) Switch on the JM-8 and the external MIDI key-
board.
) is a function that
MIDI OUT