Roland VS-880EX - Manual (Page 36)

Changing the Current Time
The current playback time in the display is shown in
SMPTE time code. The current measure, beat, and
Marker number are also displayed. Use the following
procedure to change the current playback time.
SMPTE Time Code (Appendices p. 124)
Moving in Frame Units
• To move in one-frame units, rotate the
TIME/VALUE dial.
• To move in ten-frame units, hold down [SHIFT] and
rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
• To move in units of approximately 1/10 frame, first
press CURSOR [ ] until “¨” appears. The frame
numerical display will switch to sub-frame units
(approximately 1/100 frame). Then rotate the
TIME/VALUE dial. To return to the frame units,
press CURSOR [
].
• To move in units of approximately 1/100 frame,
hold down [SHIFT] and rotate the TIME/VALUE
dial.
Moving in Measure/Beat Units
The MEASURE field in the display will indicate the
measure number of the current location, and the BEAT
field will indicate the beat number of the current loca-
tion. For details on setting the measure and beat, and
how they correspond to the song, refer to “Sounding
the Metronome” (p. 154).
• To move in measure units, use CURSOR [ ] [ ]
to move the cursor to the MEASURE field, and rotate
the TIME/VALUE dial.
• To move in beat units, use CURSOR [ ] [ ] to
move the cursor to the BEAT field, and rotate the
TIME/VALUE dial.
* A “+” shown following the beat display indicates that this
time location is not at the beginning of the measure/beat.
When the time location is at the beginning of the mea-
sure/beat, the “+” indication will disappear.
Moving to the Beginning or End of the
Performance
You can move directly from within any of the V-tracks
in the currently selected track to the first or last loca-
tion in the song that contains recorded sound. Use the
following procedure.
To go to the first location in the song containing
recorded sound:
Hold down [SHIFT] and press [SONG TOP (REW)].
To go to the last location in the song containing
recorded sound:
Hold down [SHIFT] and press [SONG END (FF)].
Storing a Time Location
With the VS-880EX, there are two ways you can mark
and easily recall sections of a song that you want to
record over or listen to repeatedly. One is called the
Locator function, and the other one is referred to as
the Marker function. Use each method according to its
intended function.
Locator:
Store “locator,” or time locations to the LOCATOR
([1/5]–[4/8]) buttons on the top panel of the VS-
880EX. In conjunction with [SHIFT], you can register
up to eight time locations, and move immediately to a
registered location simply by pressing a button. There
are four banks for each button, providing you with up
to 32 (8 x 4) locators.
Marker:
Up to 1000 locate points (000–999) can be set in rapid
succession in each song. You can also store Auto Mix
data (p. 143), and there is a sync track provided as well
(p. 123).
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