05-02-2021, 07:22 PM
I don't have a Roland TR-8S, so I researched it on the web. Nice machine! Now I want one. Not gonna happen.
Anyway, it supports 5-pin DIN and USB, just as your mioXL does both. Plus the NDLR does both. There's dozens of ways to pull this off. But, since it appears you're using 5-pin DIN from your description, let's stick to that. Personally, that's the route I'd take. At any rate, you can make the NDLR the master or the slave, your choice.
First example, NDLR is master. Just take a MIDI out from the mioXL to MIDI In on the TR-8S. Ensure the NDLR is set to output Start/Stop in the Settings 1/3 page on the correct port. Somehow setup the TR -8S to receive external Start/Stop and clocks. Done. Press Play All on NDLR to get things started.
Second example, NDLR is slave. Route a path from the TR-8S 5-pin DIN to the NDLR MIDI-A In. Could be a single cable, or could go through the mioXL. Set the NDLR to receive external clocks on Settings 3/3. Ensure the TR-8S sends Start/Stop on its 5-pin DIN Out. Done. Press Play All on NDLR, then Play on TR-8S to start playing.
Have fun!
HdK
Anyway, it supports 5-pin DIN and USB, just as your mioXL does both. Plus the NDLR does both. There's dozens of ways to pull this off. But, since it appears you're using 5-pin DIN from your description, let's stick to that. Personally, that's the route I'd take. At any rate, you can make the NDLR the master or the slave, your choice.
First example, NDLR is master. Just take a MIDI out from the mioXL to MIDI In on the TR-8S. Ensure the NDLR is set to output Start/Stop in the Settings 1/3 page on the correct port. Somehow setup the TR -8S to receive external Start/Stop and clocks. Done. Press Play All on NDLR to get things started.
Second example, NDLR is slave. Route a path from the TR-8S 5-pin DIN to the NDLR MIDI-A In. Could be a single cable, or could go through the mioXL. Set the NDLR to receive external clocks on Settings 3/3. Ensure the TR-8S sends Start/Stop on its 5-pin DIN Out. Done. Press Play All on NDLR, then Play on TR-8S to start playing.
Have fun!
HdK