Roland Vs-880 - Manual (Page 120)

1. Re-record the playback of tracks 1–4 from the MTR to
tracks 1–4 of the VS-880. Then register the time at
which the marker sound appears as locate point 1.
“Storing a time location” (p.57)
“Finding a desired location (Preview)” (p.76)
2. Re-record the playback of tracks 5–8 from the MTR to
tracks 5–8 of the VS-880. In the same way for this data
as well, register the time at which the marker sound
appears as locate point 2.
3. If there is a difference in timing between locate points 1
and 2, move one of the sets of tracks forward or back-
ward so that both marker sounds will sound simultane-
ously.
For example if you wish to move tracks 5Ð8 to the tim-
ing of tracks 1Ð4, select tracks 5Ð8 as move source, and
select the same tracks as the move destination. Then set
ÒStÓ to locate point 2, ÒEndÓ as the end of the playback
data, ÒFrmÓ as locate point 2, ÒToÓ as locate point 1,
and then execute the move operation.
“Modifying the organization of the performance (Move)”
(p.79)
4. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play condition.
Playback the song, and check that the tracks are all
aligned correctly.
Controlling the mixer from a
MIDI sequencer
The VS-880 can transmit mixer settings and operations as
MIDI messages. If VS-880 mixer settings and operations
during song playback are recorded as MIDI song data to a
MIDI sequencer, the song can later be played back to auto-
matically control the VS-880Õs mixer from the MIDI
sequencer. This type of control is called ÒCompu-mix.Ó
The mixer can be controlled using Control Change mes-
sages or System Exclusive messages.
Here, we will explain the general process for when using
control change messages. For details refer to the appropri-
ate pages.
Correspondence between MIDI chan-
nels and controller numbers
MIDI channels correspond with mixer channels as follows.
Channels for which Channel Link is on will use control
change messages of the MIDI channel of the odd-numbered
mixer channel. Control change messages received on the
MIDI channel of the even-numbered mixer channel will be
ignored.
INPUT ➝ TRACK mode
MIDI channel Mixer channel
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
15 master
INPUT MIX mode / TRACK MIX mode
MIDI channel Mixer channel
1 track channel 1
2 track channel 2
3 track channel 3
4 track channel 4
5 track channel 5
6 track channel 6
7 track channel 7
8 track channel 8
9 input channel 1
10 input channel 2
11 input channel 3
12 input channel 4
13 input channel 5
14 input channel 6
15 master
Controller numbers correspond to the channel parameters
as follows.
Controller numbers Mixer parameters
16 EQ L Gain
17 EQ L Freq.
18 EQ M Gain
19 EQ M Freq.
20 EQ M Q
21 EQ H Gain
22 EQ H Freq.
7 MIX Send Level
10 MIX Send Pan/Bal
23 AUX Send Level
24 AUX Send Pan/Bal
25 EFF1 SND Level
26 EFF1 SND Balance
27 EFF2 SND Level
28 EFF2 SND Balance
29 TRACK STATUS
Controller numbers correspond to the master section para-
meters as follows.
Controller numbers Mixer parameters
7 Master Level
10 Master Balance
23 AUX Level
24 AUX Balance
25 EFF1 RTN Level
26 EFF1 RTN Balance
27 EFF2 RTN Level
28 EFF2 RTN Balance
16 EFF1 SND Level
17 EFF1 SND Balance
18 EFF2 SND Level
19 EFF2 SND Balance
< When using exclusive messages >
When performing a compu-mix, you should normally use
control change messages. However if the use of control
change messages would affect other MIDI devices in your
setup, you may use system exclusive messages instead.
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