Roland RSS V-Mixer, V-LINK, EDIROL V-440HD, RSS-M400, RSS M-380 Series Manual

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Using V-LINK to create "Audio-Follows-Video"

with the RSS V-Mixer and EDIROL Video Mixers

The RSS V-Mixer family of digital mixers can accept MIDI from EDIROL video mixers to automate specific
faders. When a video source is selected on the EDIROL video mixer, the corresponding audio fader(s) on the
RSS V-Mixer will activate.

When fading slowly between two video sources, the V-Mixer's audio will slowly fade the corresponding
audio faders at the same rate.

This greatly simplifies the task of cueing up audio when a video source is selected.

You can perform audio-follows-video with your RSS M-400/M-380 and the EDIROL video mixers V-440HD, V-8 and
LVS-800.

Begin by connecting a standard 5-pin MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT port of your EDIROL video mixer to the
MIDI IN port of your RSS V-Mixer.

Make sure the SELECT switch on the rear of your RSS V-Mixer is set to MIDI.

Next, you need to make a few MIDI settings on your RSS V-Mixer.

RSS V-Mixer Setup

1) Press SYSTEM button.
Press F4: REMOTE
Press F1: MIDI
> Dev ID = 17
> Receive =
> Send =

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FADER, MUTE Change (CC)

FADER, MUTE Change (CC)

2) Press F3: V-LINK.
> Manually assign a Fader to each SOURCE.

The SOURCE number (1-8) corresponds to the video input source of your EDIROL video mixer. For
instance, if you want Fader 41 to turn up when INPUT 1 of your video mixer is activated, cursor to
SOURCE 1 (NONE) and press the ENTER button. Select F2: CH 25-48 and cursor to CH 41 and select
it, then press F8: CLOSE.

 Repeat for every video SOURCE you want assigned to a Fader.

If switching stereo pairs, assign the L fader of your stereo pair to a SOURCE and make sure it's
LINKed to its corresponding R fader in the CH DISP screen. For instance, you can link CH41 to CH42
so when Source 1 is activated, both CH41 and CH42 will turn respond.

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