User manual ROLAND VS-2480CS V2.011 CONTROL SURFACE MODE GUIDE

[. . . ] ®ÂØÒÅ^Î ® VS-2480CD 24bit/24track Digit al Studio Workst tion a Control Surface Mode Guide (For Operating System Version 2. 011 or higher) Copyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. All product names in this publication are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Roland US Web site: www. RolandUS. com Table of Contents 1--Introducing Control Surface Mode 5 5 5 6 6 What Is Control Surface Mode? [. . . ] 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. All versions require installation of the VS-2480 control surface driver, and setup within Cubase. The setup instructions for the Windows and Mac OS 9 and X versions of Cubase are identical. Installing the Control Surface Driver in Cubase 1. You'll find the driver on the VS-2480CD's Updates and Drivers page. De-compress the driver using a de-compression tool such as WinZip or StuffIt Expander (available from www. aladdinsys. com). The driver is called "si24v6. " You can keep the driver anywhere on your hard drive--during setup within Cubase, you'll tell the program where the driver's located. To make the driver easy to find, we recommend moving it to your Cubase folder. Setting Up Control Surface Mode in Cubase 1. from the Devices menu. The Device Setup setup dialog opens. Roland VS-2480 Control Surface Mode Guide www. RolandUS. com 11 2--Preparing Your Computer Software 3. Click Generic Remote. 7. Select the MIDI input and output jacks, or "ports, " to which the VS-2480CD is connected. Click Apply and then OK. Preparing HUI Operation The VS-2480CD's HUI template makes the VS-2480CD act like a Mackie HUI control surface that can control digidesign's ProTools as well as Mark of the Unicorn's Performer. Neither program requires installation of a driver to work with the VS-2480CD's Control Surface mode. Both programs require configuration. Setting Up Control Surface Mode in ProTools 1. From the Setups menu, select Peripherals. The Peripherals window appears. 12 www. RolandUS. com Roland VS-2480 Control Surface Mode Guide 2--Preparing Your Computer Software 2. Click on the MIDI Controllers tab. 3. From the Type pull-down menu, select HUI. 4. [. . . ] · The CONTROL TYPE column shows the type of MIDI controller to be transmitted when you press, turn or move each button, knob or fader, respectively. · 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. [. . . ]