The following article will guide through syncing two VS-2400CDs together as well as passing digital audio from one VS-2400CD to the other VS-2400CD. This is useful if you would like to integrate two VS-2400CD systems together.
NOTES:
- The 1st VS-2400CD will be referred to as the MASTER VS-2400CD and it is the one that you should connect your speakers or headphones to. The 2nd VS-2400CD will be referred to as the SLAVE VS-2400CD.
- Make sure that both VS-2400CDs are powered on and that the current song's sampling rate (96 kHz, 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz) is the same on both units.
- These will still be two independent VS-2400CDs so effects from one VS cannot be used in another VS. This will simply be a stereo mix sent from the SLAVE VS-2400CD to the MASTER VS-2400CD.
Connections:
- Connect the MIDI OUT/THRU jack of the SLAVE VS-2400CD to the MIDI IN jack of the MASTER VS-2400CD.
- Connect the MIDI OUT jack of the MASTER VS-2400CD to the MIDI IN jack of the SLAVE VS-2400CD.
- Connect the DIGITAL OUT jack (Coaxial or Optical) of the SLAVE VS-2400CD to the DIGITAL IN (Coaxial or Optical) of the MASTER VS-2400CD.
- Connect DIGITAL OUT jack of the slave VS-2400 to the DIGITAL IN (Coaxial or Optical) jack on the VS-2400CD.
Note: If using a coaxial cable, be sure that this is a digital audio coaxial cable and not an RCA cable--as these are two different types of cables.
MASTER VS-2400CD Settings :
- Press and hold SHIFT and then press F4/UTILITY button.
- Press PAGE to display MIDI over F5. Press F5/MIDI.
- Set "MIDI THRU" to "OUT".
- Set "SysEx. Tx Sw" to select "ON".
- Set "MMC" to "MASTER".
- Press F6/EXIT.
- Press F6/SYNC.
- Set "SYNC MODE" to "EXT".
- Set "EXT SYNC SOURCE" to "MIDI IN".
- Set "Frame Rate" to "30".
- Press F6 to EXIT.
- Press PAGE to display “PROJ” over F3. Press F3/Proj.
- Select either OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN--depending on which type of digital input you are using. "DIGITAL IN LOCK!" will be displayed briefly.
- Press DISPLAY/HOME.
- Press EZ-ROUTING/PATCH BAY.
- Press F1 to VIEW.
- Using the ZOOM CURSOR buttons, highlight 13/14 on the top row of the input mixer.
- Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial so that a connection is made from INPUT MIXER 13/14 and COAX LR (or OPT LR) at the top of the screen.
This will route the master outputs of the SLAVE VS-2400CD to INPUT MIXER 13/14 of the MASTER VS-2400CD. - Press the IN 13-16 button. This assigns the faders as input faders 13 through 24.
- Raise faders 13 and 14 to the “0” position.
- Press the CH EDIT button for Channel 13 so that the button is illuminated.
- Using the ZOOM cursor buttons and TIME/VALUE dial, set the PAN completely counter-clockwise to L64.
- Press the CH EDIT button for Channel 14 so that the button is illuminated.
- Set the PAN completely clockwise to R64.
- Press DISPLAY/HOME to return to the main display.
SLAVE VS-2400CD Settings:
- Press and hold SHIFT and then press F4/UTILITY button.
- Press PAGE to display MIDI over F5. Press F5/MIDI.
- Set "MIDI THRU" to "OUT".
- Set "SysEx. Tx Sw" to select "ON".
- Set "MMC" to "SLAVE".
- Press F6/EXIT.
- Press F6/SYNC.
- Set "SYNC MODE" to "INT".
- Set "MIDI OUT SYNC GEN" to "MTC".
- Set "Frame Rate" to "30".
- Press F6 to EXIT.
- Press PAGE to display “PROJ” over F3. Press F3/Proj.
- Select either OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN--depending on which type of digital input you are using. "DIGITAL IN LOCK!" will be displayed briefly.
- Press DISPLAY/HOME.
- Press EZ-ROUTING/PATCH BAY.
- Press F3 to OUTPUT.
- Using the ZOOM CURSOR buttons, highlight "D.OUT" and connect its patchbox to BUS "MSTL/R" (the two top lines). This routes all audio of to the OPTICAL and COAXIAL digital outputs.
Note: This is the default patch setting of a project so the "D.OUT" may already be patched to "MSTL/R".
- Press DISPLAY/HOME to return to the main display.
Just press PLAY (or REC and PLAY) on the MASTER VS-2400CD and it will start the SLAVE VS-2400CD. The SLAVE VS-2400CD will then send MTC (MIDI Time Code) to the MASTER VS-2400CD so that they stay in sync together. The audio from the SLAVE VS-2400CD will also be sent through the digital cable to the digital in of the VS-2400CD letting you hear both machines at once.