Roland StudioWare™ Panels

Index
Roland StudioWare™ Panels	1
Roland VS-880 panel	1
Roland SC-88 Pro panel	2
Roland JV-2080 panel	3
Roland UA-100 StudioWare Panel User’s Guide Available Online	5

Roland VS-880 panel

The Roland VS-880 StudioWare™ panel that is included with Pro Audio 9 has been updated from the VS-880 panel included in Pro Audio 6.0. The following enhancements have been made to the previous VS-880 panel:

Changed the switching mode when clicking the SEL button.
Fixed a problem when specifying tracks.
Fixed a problem where all EQ settings only work for track #1.

How to use the Roland VS-880 Panel

You can control the Roland Digital Studio Workstation VS-880 from within Pro Audio.
First of all, connect your MIDI interface’s MIDI OUT to the VS-880 MIDI IN, and connect the MIDI interface’s MIDI IN to the VS-880 MIDI OUT respectively.

Go to Tools-MIDI Devices, and select the Input and Output device that the VS-880 is connected to.

Create nine (9) successive tracks for controlling the VS-880 from Pro Audio (or simply load the Roland VS-880 template; File-New-Roland VS-880). Make sure the nine tracks are assigned to the following channels:

Track:	Channel:
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	15

Make sure the tracks are assigned to the same port as the VS-880 is connected to.

Click the Setup button on the right side of the Roland VS-880 panel. Use the Track knob to specify the first track you create in step #2, and use the Port knob to specify which port the VS-880 is connected to.

Set the device ID for VS-880 using the large (ID) dial in the upper right corner.

What can you control with the Roland VS-880 panel?

You can control the following settings of VS-880:

For every track:

Slider controls			MIX Send Level
Switch SOURCE/PLAY	Track Status
Settings for EQ, EFFECT SEND etc.
				EQ L Gain, EQ L Freq., EQ M Gain,
				EQ M Freq., EQ MQ, EQ H Gain,
				EQ H Freq.,AUX Send Level, AUX
				Send Pan/Bal., EFF-1 SND Level,
				EFF-1 SND Pan/Bal., EFF2 SND
				Level, EFF-2 SND Pan/Bal.
Settings of Pan			MIX Send Pan/Bal.

Master Control:

Slider				Master Level
AUX LEVEL			AUX Level
Settings of AUX, RTN		AUX Level, AUX Balance, 
				EFF-1 RTN Level, EFF-1 RTN Balance, 
				EFF-2 RTN Level, EFF-2 RTN Balance
Switching EFFECT TYPEs	Effector-1 Algorithm, Effector-2 Algorithm

When using MMC, you can use the following buttons:

	[ZERO], [REW], [FF], [STOP], [PLAY], [REC]

Press the Update button, then click the MTR button to show the level meters.

Roland SC-88 Pro panel

There are three (3) different Roland SC-88 Pro panels. Each panel can be used to control specific functions on the SC-88 Pro:

Roland SC-88Pro.CakewalkStudioWare
Purpose: Set the settings for each part or MIDI channel;set patches.
Buttons: SETTING, SYSTEM, CTRL, PART, DRUM, REVERB, CHO, DELAY, EQ

Roland SC-88Pro EFX #1-#34.CakewalkStudioWare
Purpose: Select EFX from #1 through #34, and set their parameter settings.
Buttons: SETTING, ON/OFF, FILTER, DS, MOD, COMP, CHO, DLY/REV, PITCH, OTHER

Roland SC-88Pro EFX #35-#64.CakewalkStudioWare
Purpose: Select EFX from #35 through #64, and set their parameter settings.
Buttons: SETTING, ON/OFF, MLT2S, MLT3S, MLT2P

How to use the Roland SC-88Pro Panels

1. 	Click the SETTING button to show a screen with sliders.  Here, you can set output tracks, ports, and MIDI channels.
2. 	Click any button that is available in each panel to show a popup cluster.  If you move sliders or buttons here, their corresponding MIDI data will be output.
3. 	Click the Record or Snapshot button to record widget movement or capture widget positions to the assigned tracks.

* If you click the Snapshot button, all the data is recorded to the same time (Now time).  This may cause data concentration, or the order of the data might be changed when the data is transported between different environments.  In this case, you should edit the data using the Event List view.

Notes and Known Limitations

With the settings below, you should be able to use the SC-88 Pro panels without any problems:

In Windows, go to Start-Settings-Control Panel-Display|Settings, and use the following settings:

Color palette : High Color (16 bit) or higher
Desktop area : 1024 by 768 pixels or more
Font : Small Fonts

* Depending on your system, it may take several minutes at longer to load a panel.
* Some widgets are not updated even if the Update button is pressed.

Roland JV-2080 panel

With the JV-2080 panel, you can control the patch,  effects and EFX advanced settings from within Pro Audio. You can also record those settings into a song using the Snapshot button or Record button in the StudioWare view. By using these features, you can restore the same setting when playing back a song at a later time.

The Roland JV-2080 panel is designed to be used under the following conditions:

•	The Roland JV-2080 must be in the Performance mode.
•	Only the temporary area of JV-2080 is affected. You need to record the settings into a song using the Snapshot button or Record button in order to restore specific settings at a later time.
•	Your computer and the Roland JV-2080 must be connected bi-directionally (MIDI IN and MIDI OUT), so they can communicate with each other.

Compatible Synthesizers

The Roland JV-2080 panel can also be used with the following Roland synthesizers whose MIDI implementation is compatible with the JV-2080:

•	XP-80
•	XP-60
•	XP-50
•	JV-1080

Note that EFX B and EFX C are not supported on these models.

Supplied panels
 
There are four (4) different Roland JV-2080 panels. Each panel can be used to control specific functions on the JV-2080:

Panel Name			Target Parameters				
Roland JV-2080 Patch		Performance select, Patch edit for each part
Roland JV-2080 Effect		Effect settings for Reverb and Chorus,
				Output settings for each part
Roland JV-2080 EFX #1-#25	EFX #1-#25 settings
Roland JV-2080 EFX #26-#40	EFX #26-#40 settings

Connection and Preparation

Connect your computer’s MIDI interface and JV-2080 to each other, so that they can communicate bi-directionally. Make sure the proper input and output devices have been selected in Tools- MIDI Devices.

Template File

It is recommended you start with the Roland JV-2080 Template. The template has the following settings:

•	System exclusive message which switches the Roland JV-2080 into the Performance mode
•	16 tracks to control each of the 16 parts in the Roland JV-2080

How to Use the Roland JV-2080 panels

Clicking the SETTINGS button will open a popup cluster with sliders. Start by setting the target track (1-255) and the device ID of the target JV-2080 (The default device ID for the JV-2080 is 17(10H).
Clicking the REQ button will get the current settings of the JV-2080. The current parameter settings on the JV-2080 are reflected in the displayed pop-up cluster. Moving sliders and knobs will transmit data to the JV-2080 in real-time. You can record current parameter settings into the current project by clicking the Snapshot button. Please note that the parameters currently hidden are not recorded into the song, so you will need to repeat any snaphots/recording for each parameter group.

Roland JV-2080 Patch Panel

1.	Select a base Performance using the PERFORM button.
2.	When you want to use the patch settings for each part included in the selected performance, you have to designate "---" for Bank and Patch settings in the Track view.
3.	When you want to override the settings in the performance, select Bank and Patch in the track properties as you like.
4.	Select the target part using the PART 1-16 buttons.
5.	Select the target tone using the TONE 1-4 buttons.
6.	TONE On/Off shows the current status of each tone in the selected performance/part, and you can switch them by pressing the button.
7.	Open the parameter panels you want to edit, then edit the parameters using the sliders.

Roland JV-2080 Effect Panel

You can arrange the effect settings using the Chorus and Reverb buttons, and you can set the effect send level of each part using the PART 1-16 buttons.

JV-2080 EFX #1-#25
JV-2080 EFX #26-#40

1.	Select a target EFX (A, B or C) using the Target EFX button.
2.	EFX Source designates the EFX setting to be used (You can confirm the current setting by pressing the REQ button.)
3.	EFX Type designates the type of EFX you want to use (You can confirm the current setting by pressing the REQ button.)
4.	Edit the parameters using the sliders in the pop-up clusters.

Notes and Known Limitations

When clicking the REQ button, the EFX Type may be opened when you request the EFX Source. This happens according to the timings of your operation and the JV-2080's data transmission. If this happens please select the EFX Type again.
The LED on a button may not be turned on, although you click a button. In this case, please click the button again.

If you click the Snapshot button, all the data is recorded to the same time (Now time).  This may cause data concentration, or the order of the data might be changed when the data is transported between different environments.  In this case, you should edit the data using the Event List view.

If you save a song while the panel view is displayed (even if it is minimized), the whole panel is saved along with the song. Note that you cannot restore the settings of the JV-2080 by simply loading a file that contains a JV-2080 panel. If you want to restore the settings, you need to record them into the song using the Snapshot button or Record button. Then, save the song with those settings, after closing the StudioWare view.

Roland UA-100 StudioWare Panel User’s Guide Available Online

A User’s Guide for the Roland UA-100 StudioWare panels is available in the Support section of the Cakewalk web site (http://www.cakewalk.com).