Roland VIMA JM-8, Owner'S Manual

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Important video settings
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VIMA JM-8
Performing while
watching a notation
(DigiScore)
The JM-8 is able to show a musical score (music nota-
tion) in its display, not only for the internal SMF songs,
but also for SMF-format songs or songs you’ve recorded
on the JM-8. This is called the “DIGISCORE” function.
The notation can be shown in the JM-8’s internal display
and/or on an external display, television or projector, so
that everyone can following the notes on a big screen.
Watching the score in the internal display
(1) Select the song you want to play back (see p. 23
and following).
(2) Press
[MENU]
‰
[ADVANCED]
‰
[SMF¥SCORE]
.
The notation of the selected song appears in the
JM-8’s display.
Note: By default, the JM-8 selects part/MIDI channel 4 of
the Standard MIDI File. See below for how to select a dif-
ferent part.
(3) If the score is too small to follow, press the
[ZOOM]
display button.
The display changes to:
Press the
[ZOOM]
display button again to return to
the “normal” view.
(4) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page.
Displaying the score on the external screen
(1) Select the song you want to play back (see p. 23
and following).
(2) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page (if necessary).
(3) Press
[MENU]
‰
[VIDEO¥CONTROLS]
.
(4) Press the EXTERNAL OUT
[DIGISCORE]
display but-
ton to select it.
The notation of the selected song appears on the
external display or television connected to the JM-8.
(5) To switch off the score display, press the
[DIGISCORE]
display button.
Note: While this function is active, the JM-8 cannot dis-
play song Lyrics.
(6) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page.
Selecting the part whose score you want to view
and additional settings
(1) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page (if necessary).
(2) Press
[MENU]
‰
[ADVANCED]
‰
[SMF¥SCORE]
.
The display changes to:
(3) Press the
[OPTIONS]
display button.
(4) There are several settings you can make here:
(a) Specify whether you want to see the notes of one
song part or of two.
If you only need one, activate
[1¥STAFF]
. To see two
parts, activate
[2¥STAVES]
.
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