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Preparations for Compu Mix
1. Make the connections as shown below.
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2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F5 (SYSTEM)].
The System menu icon is displayed. If the System
menu icon does not appear, then press [F6 (EXIT)].
3. Press [F4 (MIDI)]. If “MIDI” does not appear in
[F4], first press [PAGE] until “MIDI” is displayed,
and then press [F4 (MIDI)].
4. Press [ ], [ ], [ ], and []to move the
cursor. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to change
the settings as shown below.
MIDI Thru (MIDI Thru Switch)
This switches the function of the MIDI OUT/THRU
connector. Here, select “Out.”
Out: MIDI messages such as metronome sound Note
messages or MTC are sent from the VS-1680.
Thru: This sends MIDI messages received via the
MIDI IN connector and sends them without
changes.
Cntrl Local (Control Local Switch)
When this is set to “Off,” actual volume levels remain
unchanged even when the faders on the top panel are
moved (fader movements have no effect). Normally,
this is set to “On.” At this time, set the Control Local
switch to “On.”
Control Type (Mixer Control Type)
This selects the type of MIDI messages that will be
used when transmitting mixer settings to an external
MIDI device, or when MIDI messages from an exter-
nal MIDI device are used to control the mixer. At this
time, set this to “C.C.”
Off: MIDI messages related to mixer operation are
not transmitted or received.
C.C.: The mixer is controlled using Control Change
messages.
Excl: The mixer is controlled using Exclusive mes-
sages.
5. Follow the procedure as described in
“Synchronizing with MIDI Sequencers” (p. 128),
make the necessary settings in both the VS-1680
and the MIDI sequencer to synchronize the two
machines. In addition, make sure to set the MIDI
sequencer so that MIDI messages received at the
MIDI In connector are not output from the MIDI
OUT connector.
Recording with Compu Mix
1. Prepare the VS-1680’s mixer settings (faders, pan,
etc.) and ready for playback the song.
2. Put the MIDI sequencer in Record mode, and
begin playback with the VS-1680.
3. When playback begins, immediately hold down
[SHIFT] and press [SCENE].
The mixer’s initial condition is transmitted from the
MIDI OUT connector.
4. As you listen to the song, make adjustments to the
faders and other controls as needed.
5. When playback of the song is finished, stop the
MIDI sequencer and the VS-1680.
This completes the recording with Compu Mix. Save
the MIDI song data to a floppy disk or other storage
media. When you go back to the beginning of the
MIDI song data and the VS-1680 song, and then begin
playback on the VS-1680, the mixer is controlled
according to the Compu Mix while the song is played
back.
MIDI OUT
MIDI Sequencer
MIDI OUT
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