Roland DR-880 - Synchronizing the DR-880 with a Digital Recorder or MIDI Sequencer; Sync Mode Setting

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Synchronizing the DR-880 with a digital
recorder or MIDI sequencer
You can make the DR-880 play in
synchronization with a digital recorder, MIDI
sequencer, or rhythm machine.
Master and slave
When two or more devices are to be operated in
synchronization, one device must be the master,
while all the other devices become slaves.
fig.08-020
When start/stop operations are performed on
the master device, it will transmit MIDI Start/
Stop messages. Each slave device will start or
stop in accordance with the MIDI messages it
receives.
The master device also transmits Timing Clock
messages according to the playback tempo.
Each slave device will play in synchronization
with the Timing Clock messages it receives.
Other messages are also sent from the master
device to the slave devices, such as the song
number (Song Select) and the location within the
song (Song Position Pointer).
Messages used by the DR-880 for
synchronization
The DR-880 uses the following MIDI messages
for playback synchronization.
• Start
• Timing Clock
• Continue
• Song Select
• Stop
• Song Position Pointer
* For details on the MIDI messages that can be handled by
external devices you’ve connected, refer to the owner’s
manuals of your equipment.
Sync Mode setting
The Sync Mode setting specifies whether the
DR-880 will operate as a slave or master.
1. With playback stopped, press [EDIT].
The edit menu screen appears.
2. Move the cursor to the “MIDI” icon, and
press [ENTER].
The MIDI menu screen appears.
3. Move the cursor to the “SETTING” icon
and press [ENTER].
The MIDI setting screen appears.
fig.08-030d
4. Move the cursor to “Sync Mode,” and use
the VALUE dial to specify the sync mode.
Slave (DR-880)Master
MIDI INMIDI OUT
Parameter/
Range
Explanation
Sync Mode
INTERNAL:
The DR-880 will be the master. Playback will start/stop
when you operate the DR-880, and the playback tempo
will be as specified on the DR-880.
MIDI:
The DR-880 will be the slave. It will start/stop accord-
ing to messages received from an external MIDI device,
and its playback will synchronize to Timing Clock mes-
sages received from an external MIDI device.
REMOTE:
Only the start/stop operations of the DR-880 will be
controlled by messages received from an external MIDI
device.
AUTO:
Master/slave settings will be switched automatically.
Normally, the DR-880 will be the master, but it will au-
tomatically become a slave if a Start message is re-
ceived from an external MIDI device while the DR-880
is stopped.