Roland VS-1680 Owner's Manual page 136

Chapter 8 Use with MIDI Devices
4. When you have finished setting the Markers, press
[STOP].
* To correctly place Markers on the downbeats of other
song, we recommend using the Preview and Scrub func-
tions.
Creating a Sync Track from the
Marker
A sync track can be generated from markers that were
assigned according to the tempo of a previously
recorded performance. This is convenient when you
have already recorded a performance of an acoustic
instrument such as guitar or vocal, and now you wish
to synchronize a MIDI sequencer etc. to the recording.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [F2 (STCnv)].
3. Press [F1 (TP →ST)].
4. Press [
], and [
the TIME/VALUE dial to change each value.
fig.08-13(tap->sync.eps)
Beat
Specify the number of beat in one measure.
Tap Beat
Specify the number of marks in each measure.
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
6. A confirmation message asking if you want to save
the changes to the sync track appears in the dis-
play. If you want to save the changes, press [YES].
If you wish to cancel, then press [NO].
7. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
Creating a Tempo Map from a Marker
A tempo map can be created from markers that were
assigned according to the tempo of an already record-
ed song. This is convenient when you wish to synchro-
nize a MIDI sequencer to a previously recorded per-
formance of an acoustic instrument such as guitar or
vocal.
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] to move the cursor. Rotate
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [F2 (STCnv)].
3. Press [F2 (TP→TM)].
4. Press [
], and [
the TIME/VALUE dial to change each value.
fig.08-14(tap->tmap.eps)
Beat
Specify the number of beat in one measure.
Tap Beat
Specify the number of marks in each measure.
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
6. A confirmation message asking if you want to save
the changes to the tempo map appears in the dis-
play. If you want to save the changes, press [YES].
If you wish to cancel, then press [NO].
7. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
Creating a Tempo Map from a Sync
Track
You can create a tempo map from sync track stored in
the VS-1680. This is convenient when you want to
change a sync track's MIDI Clock with the VS-1680.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [F2 (STCnv)].
3. Press [F3 (ST→TM)].
4. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to change the value.
fig.08-15(sunc->tmap.eps)
Sync Track Beat
Specify the number of beats per measure in the MIDI
clock that is recorded in the sync track.
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
] to move the cursor. Rotate