Roland VS-880EX - Recording Digital Signals

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Chapter 3: Recording Applications
(Sync To A MIDI Sequencer Using MTC (MIDI Time Code), Continued)
Slaving the VS-880EX (slave) to your sequencer (master) using MTC:
1. Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI output of the external sequencer to the MIDI input of
the VS-880EX.
2. Press the [SYSTEM] button repeatedly until “SYS Sync/Tempo?” is displayed.
3. Press [YES].
4. Using the [<<PARAMETER>>] buttons, scroll through the various screen pages and set each
parameter to the following settings:
Syn:Source= EXT
Syn:Gen= Off
Syn:ErrLevel= 5
Syn:MTC Type= 30
Syn:Tmap *
Syn:Ofs *
Syn:Sync.Tr Rec? *
Syn:Sync.Tr Cnv? *
5. Press the [PLAY (DISPLAY)] button.
* These screens apply to MIDI Clock (not MTC) and are not used here.
6. Set your sequencer to “Transmit MTC.” Make sure that the MTC Type is 30 frame (if you use
a different frame rate, make sure that it matches what was set in the VS-880EX).
7. Press [PLAY] on the VS-880EX. The [PLAY] button will flash green indicating that the VS-
880EX is waiting to receive a MTC signal.
8. Press “PLAY” on your sequencer and both units will start to play in sync with each other.