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Remote Control Reference
The VR-3 supports remote control via MIDI. This document describes settings for remote control.
Copyright © 2011 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written
permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
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  • Page 1 Remote Control Reference The VR-3 supports remote control via MIDI. This document describes settings for remote control. Copyright © 2011 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents About Remote Control Modes ...............3 MIDI Setup Menu ....................4 Receiving the Remote Control Messages .............7 Sending the Messages to an External MIDI Device ........8 MIDI Implementations ...................9 1. MIDI Messages Received at MIDI IN ..................... 9 1-1. Standard Mode ........................... 9 1-2.

  • Page 3: About Remote Control Modes

    VR-3 to another MIDI device. There are three remote control modes. Standard Mode This is the exclusive MIDI remote control mode of the VR-3. You can remotely control the following operations of the VR-3 with an external MIDI device. • Audio level •...

  • Page 4: Midi Setup Menu

    Make settings common to the three MIDI modes. COM : MIDI OUT When set to OUT, the MIDI OUT jack will send messages generated by the VR-3. When set to THRU, all incoming MIDI messages will be re-transmitted to the MIDI OUT jack.
  • Page 5 MVC : Setup Menu You can perform settings for MIDI Visual Control (MVC) mode here. These settings are valid when the VR-3 is placed in MVC mode by an MVC ON message; these settings will not affect similar settings made in Normal mode.
  • Page 6 MIDI Setup Menu V-L : Setup Menu You can perform settings for the V-LINK mode. These settings will go into effect when the VR-3 receives a V-LINK ON message; these settings will not affect settings made for normal mode. If you find a value is "DFLT xxx", this is the typical value specified by the V-LINK standard. It can also mean the value previously specified by a V-LINK setup message.

  • Page 7: Receiving The Remote Control Messages

    MVC : DEVICE ID MVC * Set this value according to the master device channel. You can remote control the following functions from a device supporting MVC after sending MVC ON message to the VR-3. • Volume control of the master output.

  • Page 8: Sending The Messages To An External Midi Device

    Sending the Messages to an External MIDI Device If you are sending MIDI messages to an external MIDI device from the VR-3, set parameters as below. COM : MIDI OUT * Set this to [OUT]. COM : Tx CHANNEL * Select the Tx channel.

  • Page 9: Midi Implementations

    MIDI Implementations Model : VR-3 Version : 1.00 Date : December 10. 2011 Symbol Item 1Setting Range ———————————————————————————————————————————— MIDI Channel 0H-FH(ch.1 - ch.16) vv : Control Value, Velocity Value etc. 00H-7FH(0 - 127) (If note on velocity, it changes to 01H-7FH(1 - 127).) (If there is a center value, 40H(64) should be the center.)
  • Page 10 MIDI Implementations ❍Effect Control 1 (Controller Number 12) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— * This controls [3] slider of the audio mixer. ❍Effect Control 2 (Controller Number 13) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— * This controls [4] slider of the audio mixer. ❍Undefined (Controller Number 14) Status 2nd Byte...
  • Page 11 MIDI Implementations ❍Hold 1 (Controller Number 64) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— cc = Composition Select : 00H-03H (OFF, PinP, SPLIT, KEY) * This selects the type of composition effect. ❍Portamento (Controller Number 65) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ———...

  • Page 12: Midi Visual Control Mode

    • Transition Time control. • MASTER volume control. (This is out of the MVC spec and should be manually set in the VR-3 menu. ) • Output fade control. (This is out of the MVC spec and should be manually set in the VR-3 menu. ) •...
  • Page 13 • Transition time control. • MASTER volume control. (This is out of the MVC spec and should be manually set in the VR-3 menu. ) • Output fade control. (This is out of the MVC spec and should be manually set in the VR-3 menu. ) •...

  • Page 14: V-Link Mode

    MIDI Implementations 1-3. V-LINK Mode ■ Channel Voice Messages ● Note On Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— * This is received when [Assignable] is selected as V-LINK Note Message Enabled value. * This selects the video channel corresponding to the note number. * The note number range is specified by values of V-LINK Keyboard Upper and Lower.
  • Page 15 MIDI Implementations ● Channel Pressure Status 2nd Byte ———- ——— * Following functions can be assigned using the V-LINK parameters. • Transition time control. • MASTER volume control. • Output fade control. • Transition type select. ● Pitch Bend Change Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte...

  • Page 16: Common Messages For All Modes

    F0H : Status of the system exclusive message. ii = ID number : This is to specify the manufacturer of the product that generates the message. The manufacture ID of Roland is 41H. The ID numbers of 7EH and 7EF are the expansion of MIDI standard and used as universal non-realtime message (7EH) and universal realtime message (7FH).
  • Page 17 Byte Explanation —— —- Exclusive Status ID Number (Roland) Device ID (dev : 00H - 1FH ; default is 10H) 1st byte of model ID (V-LINK) 2nd byte of model ID (V-LINK) Command ID (DT1) Upper byte of the address...

  • Page 18: Midi Messages Transmitted From Midi Out

    MIDI Implementations 2. MIDI Messages Transmitted from MIDI OUT 2-1. Transmission of the Received Messages When COM:MIDI OUT is [THRU], this unit transmits the received messages. 2-2. Transmission of the Generated Messages When COM:MIDI OUT is [OUT], this unit generates and transmits the messages as below. ■...
  • Page 19 MIDI Implementations ❍Effect Control 2 (Controller Number 13) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— * Transmits value when [4] slider of the audio mixer is controlled. ❍Undefined (Controller Number 14) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— * Transmits value when [5/6] slider of the audio mixer is controlled.
  • Page 20 MIDI Implementations ❍Portamento (Controller Number 65) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— * Transmits value when [KEY LEVL] dial is controlled. ❍Sostenuto (Controller Number 66) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte ———- ——— ——— * Transmits value when [OUTPUT FADE] dial is controlled. ❍Soft (Controller Number 67) Status 2nd Byte...

  • Page 21: Parameter Address Map

    MIDI Implementations Parameter Address Map 3-1. MIDI Visual Control Start Address Description 10H 00H 00H System Preference Area (See 3-1-1) 10H 10H 00H Clip Control Assignment Area (See 3-1-2) 10H 20H 00H Effect Control Assignment Area (See 3-1-3) 10H 30H 00H Clip Control Preference Area (See 3-1-4) * The MVC messages received during MVC OFF status (: while the unit is in standard mode or V-LINK mode) will be ignored.

  • Page 22: V-Link

    MIDI Implementations 3-2. V-LINK Start Address Description 10H 00H 00H System Preference Area (See 3-2-1) 10H 10H 00H Clip Control Assignment Area (See 3-2-2) 10H 20H 00H Color Control Assignment Area (See 3-2-3) 10H 30H 00H Clip Control Preference Area (See 3-2-4) * The V-LINK messages received during V-LINK OFF status (: while the unit is in standard mode or MVC mode) will be ignored.

  • Page 23: Appendices

    MIDI Implementations 4. Appendices ■ Decimal and Hexadecimal Conversion Table (The letter “H” follows numbers in hexadecimal notation.) MIDI uses hexadecimal notation in 7-bit units to indicate data values, addresses and sizes within an exclusive message. Hexadecimal and decimal numbers corresponds as follows. Deci Hexa Deci...
  • Page 24 MIDI Implementations ■ Exclusive Message and Checksum Calculation MVC/V-LINK exclusive messages contain a checksum following the data (before F7), which can be used to check whether the message was received correctly. The checksum value is derived from the address and data of the transmitted exclusive message. ●...

  • Page 25: Midi Implementation Chart

    AV Mixer Date : Dec. 10, 2011 Model VR-3 Version : 1.00 MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... saved when power off Basic Default Changed Channel Default Message Mode Altered ************** ************** Note 1 - 127 1 - 127...

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