User manual ROLAND SRJV80-11

[. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control and Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the VS-2480CD and Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparing for Control Surface Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2--Preparing Your Computer Software 7 Obtaining the Necessary Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The VS-2480CD's Control Surface mode uses the same drivers that Roland's SI-24 uses. For this reason, driver files are named for the SI-24 not the VS-2480CD. Preparing Emagic Logic 5. X Emagic's Logic Version 5. X is available on both Mac and Windows platforms. On the Mac side, it's available in Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X versions. Though each Logic flavor has its own driver installation process, the simple configuration process is identical for all three versions. Installing the Control Surface Driver in Logic for Mac OS X 1. Download the Logic for Mac OS X control surface driver from www. RolandUS. com. You'll find the driver on the VS-2480CD's Updates and Drivers page. Un-stuff the driver using an un-stuffing tool such as StuffIt Expander (available from www. aladdinsys. com). The driver is called "SI-24. bundle. " Locate the Logic application on your Mac. While holding down the keyboard's ctrl key and click the Logic application to reveal its contextual menu. Roland VS-2480 Control Surface Mode Guide www. RolandUS. com 7 2--Preparing Your Computer Software 5. From the contextual menu, select Show Package Contents--the Logic package opens, revealing the Contents folder. 6. Double-click the Contents folder--you'll see a collection of folders and documents. 7. Drag the SI-24. bundle file into the MIDI Device Plug-Ins folder. Installing the Control Surface Driver in Logic for Mac OS 9 1. Download the Logic for Mac OS 9 control surface driver from www. RolandUS. com. You'll find the driver on the VS-2480CD's Updates and Drivers page. 4. Select HUI from the Hardware pop-up menu. Select the MIDI IN and OUt ports to which your VS-2480CD is connected. Click OK. 14 www. RolandUS. com Roland VS-2480 Control Surface Mode Guide 3--VS-2480CD Control Surface Settings Configuring the VS-2480CD as a Control Surface The VS-2480CD's control surface parameters allow you to configure the VS-2480CD so that its buttons, knobs and faders transmit the appropriate MIDI messages for the software you want to control. These parameters are found on the VS-2480CD's CONTROL SURFACE screen in the UTILITY menu. To view the control surface parameters: 1. You can use the VGA main display or the VS-2480CD's buttons, as desired: · Select CONTROL SURFACE from the VGA main display's UTILITY menu. · Press UTILITY on the VS-2480CD, PAGE until "C. Srfc" appears above F3, and then press F3 (C. Srfc). In addition to using the VS-2480CD as a control surface, you can synchronize its transport with the transport of your external software. You can also control both devices' transports from the VS-2480CD or from the external software. See Page 307 in the VS-2480 Owner's Manual. Arming Control Surface Mode Before you can actually activate Control Surface mode, you must first arm the mode by setting the CONTROL SURFACE screen's V. FADER CONTROL SURFACE Sw parameter to On. Once the mode has been armed, you can turn it on as described on Page 19. When Control Surface mode is armed, the VS-2480CD continues to operate normally until you actually turn on, or activate, the mode as described on Page 19. Roland VS-2480 Control Surface Mode Guide www. RolandUS. com 15 3--VS-2480CD Control Surface Settings Selecting a Control Surface Template The VS-2480CD provides a variety of control surface templates in which its buttons, knobs and faders are mapped to useful parameters in a software sequencing/recording software program. [. . . ] · The Val column shows the value of the selected MIDI controller to be transmitted from the VS-2480CD. Roland VS-2480 Control Surface Mode Guide www. RolandUS. com 17 3--VS-2480CD Control Surface Settings 4. 5. 6. Select the control type you wish to set by cursoring to it or clicking on it with your mouse. Once the control type is highlighted, turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select: · OFF--so that no MIDI data is transmitted from the corresponding button, knob or fader. · NOTE OFF--to transmit a MIDI note-off message. [. . . ]