Roland VS-880EX - Manual (Page 155)

Using an External MIDI Sound Source
to Play the Metronome
A MIDI sound source can be used to play the
metronome with a sound of your choosing. To do this,
use the following procedure.
1. Connect the VS-880EX and the MIDI sound gener-
ator as shown below.
2. Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS MIDI
PRM ?” appears in the display.
3. Press [YES].
4. Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until
“SYS MID: MIDIThr=” appears in the display.
5. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
MIDIThr (MIDI Thru Switch)
This switches the function of the MIDI OUT/THRU
connector. Here, select “Out.”
Out: MIDI messages are sent from the VS-880EX.
Select this when sending metronome sound note
messages or mixer parameter settings (Control
Change messages or Exclusive messages).
Thru: This sends MIDI messages received via the
MIDI IN connector without change.
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 MIDI Clock on which the Metronome
will be based. Select “MIDIclk” if you wish to use the
Tempo Map, and “SyncTr” if you are going to use
Sync Track.
Off: The MIDI Clock is not transmitted.
MTC: MIDI Time Code is transmitted (the
metronome does not sound).
MIDIclk: The Tempo Map MIDI Clock is transmitted.
SyncTr: The Sync Track MIDI Clock is transmitted.
10. Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until
“SYS MetroOUT=” appears in the display.
11. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
MetroOUT (Metronome Out)
This selects how the metronome is output. For now,
select “MIDI.”
Selecting “Off” prevents you from making any set-
tings related to the Metronome
.
Off: The metronome sound is not output.
INT: The metronome sound is output from the
MONITOR jacks.
MIDI: The metronome signal is transmitted via the
MIDI OUT connector.
12. Press PARAMETER [ ] several times until
“MetroMd” appears in the display.
13. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
MetroMd (Metronome Mode)
This is for selecting when the metronome sound is
played.
Rec Only: The metronome sounds only during
recording.
Rec&Play: The metronome sounds during both
recording and playback.
14. Press PARAMETER [ ].
“MetroCh” appears in the display.
15. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
MetroCh (Metronome Channel)
This sets the MIDI channel (1–16) for transmitting
Metronome sound Note Messages.
MIDI IN
MIDI Sound Generator
MIDI IN B
VOLUME
PHONES
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