Fostex VF80 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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SETUP mode
Select the desired MIDI sync signal with the [JOG]
dial and press the [ENTER/YES] key.
Setting MIDI sync output signal [“Midi Sync Out”]
Select “Midi Sync Out” in the menu selection display
and press the [ENTER/YES] key.
The currently set item will flash. “CLK” will flash in
initial setting.
CLK (Initial setting) MIDI clock and song position
pointer will be output.
Mtc MIDI time code will be output.
Off Any MIDI sync signal will not
be output.
Press the [EXIT/NO] key (or STOP key) to exit from
the SETUP mode.
The “Setting MIDI sync output signal” menu enables you to select the type of MIDI sync signals output from
the MIDI OUT connector on the rear panel of the VF80 to an external MIDI device.
The options are MIDI clock & Song Position Pointer, or MTC (MIDI time code). Select an appropriate option
depending on the type of signal supported by the connected MIDI device.
If you select MIDI clock & Song Position Pointer, first you need to set the time signatures and tempo as
described previously. If you select MTC, you first need to set the MTC frame rate, the MTC offset time, and the
MTC offset mode as described later.
Initial setting: [Mtc]
Option: [CLK] (clock & Song Position Pointer),
[MTC] (MIDI time code), or [Off] (no
output)
* You can set the parameters for each Program
individually.
* The settings can be saved and loaded as part of the
song data.
* The settings are maintained after you turn off the
power to the VF80.
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Setting an MTC frame rate [“Frame Rate”]
<Note>
There are no 29.97nd or 29.97df in the MTC standard.
Use either 30nd or 30df unless you definitely need to
synchronize the VF80 with NTSC video.
Select “Frame Rate” in the menu selection display and
press the [ENTER/YES] key.
The currently set frame rate will flashes. “25” will flash
in the initial setting.
Select the desired frame rate value with the [JOG]
dial and press the [ENTER/YES] key.
It will be set to the selected frame rate.
Press the [EXIT/NO] key (or STOP key) to exit from
the SETUP mode.
The “Setting an MTC frame rate” menu enables you to set the frame rate for MTC output from the MIDI OUT
connector of the VF80 to an external MIDI device. If you have already set the type of MIDI sync output signal
to [MTC], you need to set the frame rate. Use the frame rate of MTC received by the external MIDI device (or
sequence software).
Initial setting: [25] (25 frames)
Setting range of frame rate: [24], [25], [29df],
[29nd], [30df] or [30nd]
* You can set the value for each Program individually.
* The settings can be saved and loaded as part of the
song data.
* The settings are maintained after you turn off the
power to the VF80.
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