Roland VS-880EX - Manual (Page 118)

6. Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS
Sync/Tempo ?” appears in the display.
7. Press [YES].
8. Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until
“SYS Gen.=” appears in the display.
9. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
Gen. (Generator)
This selects the type of synchronization signal that will
be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector. At this
point, select “MTC.”
Off: Synchronization signals are not transmitted.
MTC: MIDI Time Code is transmitted.
MIDIClk: MIDI Clock according to the Tempo Map is
transmitted.
SyncTr: MIDI Clock data recorded on the sync track
is transmitted.
10. Press PARAMETER [ ].
“SYS MTC Type=” appears in the display.
11. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
MTC Type
This selects the MTC type (30, 29N, 29D 25, 24). Select
the MTC that matches your MIDI sequencer.
12. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
13. Set your MIDI sequencer so that it can operate
according to the MIDI Clock messages received
from external devices, and set it so that it can play
back MIDI song data. When playback begins on
the VS-880EX, the MIDI sequencer begins play-
back as well.
Synchronization with the MIDI
Sequencer as the Reference (Slave)
When the MIDI sequencer is used as the basis to con-
trol the VS-880EX, use the following procedure.
1. Connect the VS-880EX and the MIDI sequencer as
shown below.
2. Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS
Sync/Tempo ?” appears in the display.
3. Press [YES].
4. Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until
“SYS Sync/Tempo ?” appears in the display.
5. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
ErrLevel (Error Level)
This sets the interval (0–10) for checking MTC recep-
tion when synchronizing the VS-880EX as MTC is
transmitted by an external MIDI device. When MTC is
not sent continuously, the VS-880EX checks the MTC
and cancels synchronization if there is an error. By set-
ting a longer interval under such circumstances, syn-
chronization can continue, even if there is a certain
degree of error.
6. Press PARAMETER [ ].
“SYS MTC Type=” appears in the display.
7. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
MTC Type
This selects the MTC type (30, 29N, 29D 25, 24). Select
the MTC that matches your MIDI sequencer.
When using MIDI sequencer software for
personal computers
When using MIDI sequencer software for person-
al computers, then depending on the hardware
specifications and the playing conditions, the
MTC signal sent to the VS-880EX may be unstable.
As much as possible,
try to synchronize using
the VS-880EX as the master .
MIDI Sequencer
(implements MTC)
MIDI OUT
Chapter 9 Use with MIDI Devices
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