Troubleshooting the DM-80
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1. Select Create Device from the Configuration menu A new FreeMIDI Device Specification window will appear Select Roland from the Manufacturer pop up menu and select Other from the Model pop up menu Click in the Name box and type VS 880 Click in the Device ID box and select 17 Under the Properties pop up menu select Receives MTC Transmits MTC and MIDI Machine Click on Icon and select an icon for the VS 880 try number 32 33 or 34 Click on OK The VS 880 icon will now appear in the settings window 0 Click and drag from MIDI IN and OUT on the VS 880 icon to MIDI IN and OUT on the MIDI Interface icon You should now see them connected on the screen 11 Select Return from the MIDI menu to exit FreeMIDI and return to Performer Use the following procedure to synchronize the VS 880 as a slave to Performer Performer Settings 1 Select Receive Sync from the Basics menu In the Sync to Port pop up menu select the MIDI interface port that is connected to the VS 880 Under Type of Sync select MTC Under SMPTE Frame Rate select 30 Click on OK Select Transmit Sync from the Basics menu Under Transmit Sync via Port s select None Click on OK Select Slave to External Sync from the Basics menu A check mark appears next to the items that have been selected Select MIDI Machine Control from the Windows menu The MMC win2. 880 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface 1996 Roland Corporation U S Synchronizing with Software Sequencers Page 5 of 6 Roland VS 880 Supplemental Notes Cubase Settings 1 Select Synchronization from the Options menu 2 Select the interface sound card that is connected to the VS 880 in the pop up menu next to MIDI Timecode in the Send Sync portion of the window 3 Select 30FPS in the pop up menu next to Frame Rate in the Sync Source portion of the window Click on OK VS 880 Settings 1 Press SYSTEM under EDIT CONDITION until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed 2 Press YES ENTER 3 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Syn Source EXT 4 Press PARAMETER gt gt until Syn MTC Type is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select 30 if it is not already selected Press PLAY on the VS 880 it will start flashing Start playback in Cubase the VS 880 will start playing in sync with Cubase Use the following procedure to sync Cubase as a slave to the VS 880 Cubase Settings 1 Select Synchronization from the Options menu 2 Select the interface sound card that is connected to the VS 880 in the pop up menu next to From Input in the Sync Source portion of the window 3 Select MTC in the pop up menu next to SMPTE Sync in the Sync Source portion of the window 4 Select 30FPS in the pop up menu next to Frame Rate in the Sync Source portion of the window 5 Click on the SYNC box in the Transport cont
3. to 3 From the Options menu select Send Sync and make sure that there is not a check mark next to Send Sync Enabled 4 From the Options menu select SMPTE Format and choose 30 Non Drop VS 880 Settings 1 Press SYSTEM until MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER 2 Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MIDI Thr Out if it is not already selected 3 Press SYSTEM until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER 4 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Source INT if it is not already selected 5 Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Gen MTC 6 Press PARAMETER gt gt until SYS Syn MTC Type is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select 30 Click on the play icon in the transport controls of Vision it will start to flash Press PLAY on the VS 880 and Vision will start playback in sync with the VS 880 Cubase Cubase Audio Macintosh or PC There are two types of messages that we can use to synchronize Cubase with the VS 880 MIDI Time Code or MIDI Clock messages Because the VS 880 can function as a master or slave to MIDI Time Code we will use that instead of MIDI Clock the VS 880 does not slave to MIDI Clock Use the following procedure to synchronize the VS 880 as a slave to Cubase Connections 1 Connect the MIDI OUT port of your MIDI interface to the MIDI IN port of the VS 880 2 Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS
4. Roland vs 880 Supplemental DIGITAL STUDIO WORKSTATION Notes September 26 1996 Synchronizing with Software Sequencers This document will explain different methods of synchronizing the VS 880 with many of the popular software sequencing programs that are available Synchronizing the VS 880 with a MIDI sequencer allows you to mix MIDI instruments with other instruments without actually recording the MIDI instruments on the VS 880 This allows you to record more non MIDI tracks vocals guitar etc on the VS 880 We will provide step by step instructions for synchronizing the VS 880 to Cakewalk Performer Logic Vision and Cubase Cakewalk Cakewalk Pro Audio PC There are basically two different methods for synchronizing the VS 880 with Cakewalk You can use either MIDI Clock messages with the VS 880 as the master device or MIDI Machine Control MIDI Time Code messages with Cakewalk as the master device To sync the VS 880 with Cakewalk as the master device use the following procedure Connections 1 Connect the MIDI OUT port of your MIDI interface to the MIDI IN port of the VS 880 2 Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS 880 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface Cakewalk Settings 1 Under the SETTINGS menu choose CLOCK and select SMPTE MTC Click on OK 2 Under the SETTINGS menu choose MIDI OUT and enable Transmit MMC 3 From the same screen set the Timecode Master s Unit ID to 17 Click on OK 4
5. UE dial to select 30 Performers transport controls will now control transport functions in the VS 880 AONE ON lt OONODOOARWN a ee 1996 Roland Corporation U S Synchronizing with Software Sequencers Page 2 of 6 Roland VS 880 Supplemental Notes Use the following procedure to synchronize Performer as a slave to the VS 880 Performer Settings Select Receive Sync from the Basics menu 2 Select MTC DTL or DTLe in the Type of sync portion of the window 3 Select 30 fps in the SMPTE Frame Format portion of the window Click on OK 4 Select Transmit Sync from the Basics menu 5 Under Transmit MTC via port s select None 6 Under Transmit beat clocks via port s select None Click on OK 7 From the Basics menu highlight Slave to External Sync so that there is a check mark next to it VS 880 Settings 1 Press SYSTEM until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER 2 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Source INT if it is not already selected 3 Press PARAMETER gt gt until Syn Gen is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select MTC 4 Press PARAMETER gt gt until Syn MTC Type is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select 30 5 Press SYSTEM until SYS MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER 6 Press PARAMETER gt gt until MIDI Thr is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Out if it is not already selected Click on the play icon in Performer it wil
6. Under the SETTINGS menu choose Time Format and select 30 Frame Non Drop Click on OK VS 880 Settings Press SYSTEM under EDIT CONDITION until the display reads SYS Sync Tempo Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Source INT if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt until SYS Syn Gen is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Syn Gen MTC Press PARAMETER gt gt until Syn MTC Type is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select 30 Press SYSTEM until the display reads SYS MIDI PRM Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Device ID 17 if it is not already selected 10 Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MIDI Thr Out 11 Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select SysEx RX On 12 Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MMC Slave Click on the play icon in Cakewalk The VS 880 will begin playback in sync with Cakewalk OONOOARWN LDL rr Nr NS For the VS 880 to be the master device use the following settings Cakewalk Settings 1 Under the SETTINGS menu choose CLOCK and select MIDI Sync VS 880 Settings 1 Press SYSTEM until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Source INT if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt until Syn Gen is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select MIDIclk P
7. VS 880 is connected to From the Options menu select Send Sync and make sure that there is not a check mark next to Send Sync Enabled From the Options menu select SMPTE Format and choose 30 Non Drop From the Transport controls click on the pop up menu next to the clock icon and select MMC oR OW 1996 Roland Corporation U S Synchronizing with Software Sequencers Page 4 of 6 Roland VS 880 Supplemental Notes VS 880 Settings Press SYSTEM until MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID Device ID 17 if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MIDI Thr Out if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID SysEx Rx On Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID MMC SLAVE Press SYSTEM until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Source INT if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Gen MTC Press PARAMETER gt gt until SYS Syn MTC Type is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select 30 Vision will now control the transport controls of the VS 880 Start playback in Vision and the VS 880 will begin playback as well OONDOARWND re yer re rer NS NS To Record Enable VS 880 Tracks from Visi
8. dow will appear and you will see the VS 880 icon there 9 Select the VS 880 icon The name will become highlighted 10 Select Set Number of Tracks from the mini menu and enter 8 Click on OK 11 Click on the arrow between the computer icon and the reel to reel tape deck icon until it is black black MMC enabled white MMC disabled 12 Select a record mode options are Safe Rehearse or Record If Offline appears above track 8 click on it to toggle it to Online if Online is not an option check your FreeMIDI configuration and make sure that the VS 880 icon is connected to the active MIDI interface in both directions VS 880 Settings Press SYSTEM until MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID Device ID 17 if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MIDI Thr Out if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID SysEx Rx On Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID MMC SLAVE Press SYSTEM until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Source INT if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Gen MTC Press PARAMETER gt gt until SYS Syn MTC Type is displayed Use the TIME VAL
9. e the units with Vision as the master and MIDI Time Code messages alone to synchronize the units with the VS 880 as the master Connections 1 Connect the MIDI OUT port of your MIDI interface to the MIDI IN port of the VS 880 2 Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS 880 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface OMS Setup OMS is a software program used by Vision to coordinate the various devices in your MIDI studio When using a VS 880 with Vision the first thing you need to do is create a VS 880 device in your OMS setup You should only have to do this once 1 Create a new song in Vision and select OMS Studio Setup from the Setups menu Select New Device from the Studio menu Select Roland for the Manufacturer and Other for the Model Type VS 880 in the Name box Check the Controller and Multitimbral boxes Check on the boxes for all 16 MIDI channels Check the Receive and Send boxes for MTC and MMC Check the Send box for MIDI Beat Clock Click on the Device ID and set it to 16 Click OK 0 Select Device Icon from the Studio menu and choose the desired icon for the VS 880 11 Select Save from the File menu You can now exit OMS and return to Vision Use the following procedure to synchronize the VS 880 as a slave to Vision Vision Settings 1 From the Options menu set the Receive Sync Mode to MTC Machine Control 2 From the Options menu set the Receive Sync Device to the MIDI Interface Port that the
10. ing on This indicates that you have recorded data on an external device such as the VS 880 NOTE Logic allows you to start a sequence from before measure 1 If you start it from this location the VS 880 will not follow it properly Use the following procedure to synchronize Logic as a slave to the VS 880 Logic Settings 1 Go to the Arrangement window 2 Select MIDI options from the Options menu 3 Enable Auto Sync In and click on OK Logic will now automatically recognize MIDI Time Code from the VS 880 VS 880 Settings 1 Press SYSTEM until MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER 2 Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MIDI Thr Out if it is not already selected 3 Press SYSTEM until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER 4 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Source INT if it is not already selected 5 Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Gen MTC Press PLAY on the VS 880 and Logic will start playback in sync with the VS 880 Logic will automatically recognize the frame rate that the VS 880 is using If they are set differently the software will prompt you to change the settings in Logic Choose OK Vision Studio Vision Macintosh or PC There are a few different methods that can be used to synchronize Vision with the VS 880 For our purposes we will use MIDI Machine Control MIDI Time Code messages to synchroniz
11. l start flashing Press PLAY on the VS 880 and Performer will begin playback in sync with the VS 880 Logic Logic Audio Macintosh or PC There are a few different methods that can be used to synchronize Logic with the VS 880 For our purposes we will use MIDI Machine Control MIDI Time Code messages to synchronize the units with Logic as the master and MIDI Time Code messages alone to synchronize the units with the VS 880 as the master These procedures require that you use the built in Logic MIDI drivers OMS and FreeMIDI users will have to configure those programs accordingly Connections 1 Connect the MIDI OUT port of your MIDI interface to the MIDI IN port of the VS 880 2 Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS 880 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface Use the following procedure to synchronize the VS 880 as a slave to Logic Logic Settings Go to the Arrangement window Select MIDI options from the Options menu Enable Auto Sync In and MIDI machine control Logic will now be set to automatically recognize MIDI Time Code from the VS 880 and will send MIDI Machine Control messages to the VS 880 Click on OK Go to the Environment window Select New Multi Instrument from the New menu On the new icon that is created click the boxes for channels 1 8 to remove the cross This indicates that we will use tracks 1 8 for the VS 880 On the Parameter box on the left change the icon to look like a tape recorder and cha
12. nge the name to VS 880 Go back to the Arrangement window and select the VS 880 1 8 as the instrument for the corresponding track 1 8 VS 880 Settings Press SYSTEM until MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID Device ID 17 if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MIDI Thr Out if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID SysEx Rx On Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select MID MMC SLAVE Press SYSTEM until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Source INT if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt and use the TIME VALUE dial to select SYS Syn Gen MTC oof On o N ONO OS Oy 1996 Roland Corporation U S Synchronizing with Software Sequencers Page 3 of 6 Roland VS 880 Supplemental Notes Logic s transport controls will now control the transport functions in the VS 880 Click on the track 1 8 that you would like to record on and that track will be record enabled on the VS 880 Logic will automatically recognize the frame rate that the VS 880 is using If they are set differently the software will prompt you to change the settings in Logic Choose OK A blank sequence object will be displayed in Logic next to the track that you are record
13. on Use the following procedure to record enable VS 880 tracks from the Macintosh version of Vision 1 Select Open AV Controls from the Setups menu 2 The AV Controls toolbar will appear If you do not see the VS 880s name and 8 icons representing the VS 880 tracks click on the upper right corner of the AV Controls toolbar to expand it 3 Click on the track icon next to Ready Audio that corresponds to the VS 880 track that you want to record on The icon will turn red and the corresponding track on the VS 880 will start flashing red Up to 4 tracks can be selected at one time 4 Click on the Record icon in the AV Controls toolbar Vision will start playing and the VS 880 will start recording Use the following procedure to record enable VS 880 tracks from the PC version of Vision 1 Select MMC Controls from the Windows menu 2 Click on the icon 1 8 that corresponds to the VS 880 track that you want to record on The icon will turn red and the corresponding track on the VS 880 will start flashing red Up to 4 tracks can be selected at one time 3 Click on the Record icon in the MMC Controls toolbar Vision will start playing and the VS 880 will start recording Use the following procedure to synchronize Vision as a slave to the VS 880 Vision Settings 1 From the Options menu set the Receive Sync Mode to MIDI Time Code 2 From the Options menu set the Receive Sync Device to the MIDI Interface Port that the VS 880 is connected
14. ress SYSTEM until SYS MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER Press PARAMETER gt gt until MIDI Thr is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Out if it is not already selected Say Click on the play icon in Cakewalk it will start flashing Press PLAY on the VS 880 and Cakewalk will begin playback in sync with the VS 880 1996 Roland Corporation U S Synchronizing with Software Sequencers Page 1 of 6 Roland VS 880 Supplemental Notes Performer Digital Performer Macintosh There are a few different methods that can be used to synchronize Performer with the VS 880 For our purposes we will use MIDI Machine Control MIDI Time Code messages to synchronize the units with Performer as the master and MIDI Time Code messages alone to synchronize with the VS 880 as the master Connections 1 Connect the MIDI OUT port of your MIDI interface to the MIDI IN port of the VS 880 2 Connect the MIDI OUT port of the VS 880 to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface FreeMIDI Configuration FreeMIDI is a software program used by Performer to coordinate the various devices in your MIDI studio When connecting a VS 880 to Performer the first thing you need to do is create a VS 880 device in your FreeMIDI setup You only have to do this once 1 Open Performer and create a new song 2 Select Edit FreeMIDI Configuration from the Basics menu The FreeMIDI program will open and your current setup will be displayed
15. rols so that it darkens VS 880 Settings Press SYSTEM under EDIT CONDITION until SYS Sync Tempo is displayed Press YES ENTER Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Syn Source INT if it is not already selected Press PARAMETER gt gt until Syn Gen is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select MTC Press PARAMETER gt gt until Syn MTC Type is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select 30 if it is not already selected Press SYSTEM under EDIT CONDITION until SYS MIDI PRM is displayed Press YES ENTER Press PARAMETER gt gt until MID MIDI Thr is displayed Use the TIME VALUE dial to select Out if it is not already selected oa AON NO 00 Press PLAY on the VS 880 and Cubase will start playback in sync with the VS 880 1996 Roland Corporation U S Synchronizing with Software Sequencers Page 6 of 6
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