integrating w/roland vs-880 HELP!

[locklear]

i've been trying desperatly to integrate cakewalk pro audio 9 with a roland vs-880. i've gone step by step through the roland manual and have had no luck so far.

i want to use the roland as the slave so i can take audio from the roland and manipulate it in cakewalk. if this is untangible, please let me know...otherwise, how in the hell do i do this? i might be doing somthing wrong on the cakewalk end of things.

i've got cakewalk supposidly sending out a sync signal of MTC 30 non-drop, and have the roland set the same, but when i try to trigger the roland with cakewalk by hitting the play button, cakewalk acts like it waiting for something to happen.

you get the idea of what i'm asking............please help if ya can.
thanks.

 

[trane65]

Cakewalk is, in fact waiting for something to happen. It's waiting for you to press play on the vs880.

Try it out.

 

[acidrock]

I don't know if this will help but here are the settings I recieved from a fellow forum member.....

Connections: Midi-Out of sound card or midi interface to
Midi-In of 880. Midi-Out of 880 to Midi-in of sound card
or midi interface.

If you want the 880 to be the MASTER (what I usually do
- don't ask me why because I don't remember):

In Sonar, go to Options>Project. Click on the clock tab
and under Source choose midi sync.
Under SMPTE/MTC, select 30 frame non-drop.

On the 880:
1. Press SYSTEM until "Sys Sync/Tempo?" is displayed.
Press YES/ENTER.
2. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select Source=INT.
3. Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:Gen=" is displayed. Use
the TIME/VALUE dial to select MTC.(Roland says MIDIclk,
but they're wrong)
4. Press SYSTEM until "SYS MIDI PRM?" is displayed.
Press YES/ENTER.
5. Press PARAMETER>>until "MIDI Thr=" is displayed. Use
the TIME/VALUE dial to select OUT.

Click Play in Sonar. It will wait for you to press Play
on the 880.
I believe that Sonar may automatically chase if you hit
Play on the 880 first.

If you want Sonar to be the MASTER

In Sonar go to Options>Project.
1. Click on the clock tab and under Source choose
SMPTE/MTC.
Under SMPTE/MTC, select 30 frame non-drop.
2. Click the Midi Out tab and select Transmit MMC.
3. Set the Timecode Master's Unit ID to 17.

On the 880
1. Press SYSTEM until display reads "SYS Sync/Tempo?"
Press YES/ENTER.
2. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select Source=INT.
3. Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:Gen=" is displayed. Use
the TIME/VALUE dial to select MTC.
4. Press PARAMETER>> until "Syn:MTC Type=" is displayed.
Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select 30.
5. Press SYSTEM until display reads "SYS MIDI PRM?"
Press YES/ENTER.
6. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select Device ID=17.
7. Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to
select MIDI Thr=Out.
8. Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to
select SysEx.Rx=On.
9. Press PARAMETER>> and use the TIME/VALUE dial to
select MMC=Slave.

Click Play in Sonar and the 880 will follow.

Check for any disparities in the settings and maybe that will help.


GOOD LUCK!