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General settings

VIMA JM-8

Tuning the JM-8

If the JM-8 is used together with other instruments, you

can match the JM-8’s pitch to that of the external

instrument.

Note: The value you set here has no effect on the tuning

of or audio songs (mp3, WAV).

(1) Connect an external MIDI controller (keyboard,

accordion, etc.) to the JM-8’s MIDI IN socket (see

p. 97).

(2) Go to the “MIDI” page and activate the PRESET

[EXTERNAL¥IN] display button (see p. 98).

(3) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops

flashing to return to the main page (if necessary).

(4) Press [MENU] ‰ [ADVANCED] ‰ [SMF¥TUNING].

(5) Play an “A4” note on the external keyboard (or

play back a sequence on your computer that

sounds an “A4”).

(6) Use the dial to set the desired tuning.

The default value is “440.0”. You can return to this

value by pressing the [440.0Hz] display button.

(7) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops

flashing to return to the main page.

GLOBAL functions

Here are several functions that apply to the JM-8 as a

whole and haven’t been covered elsewhere in this

owner’s manual.

(1) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops

flashing to return to the main page (if necessary).

(2) Press [MENU] ‰ [ADVANCED] ‰ [UTILITY].

(3) If this page is not displayed, press the [GLOBAL]

display button in the upper left corner.

(4) Press the relevant display button to switch that

function on or off.

For the “SONG QUICK START” and “USB DRIVER”

functions, you need to press the display field and use

the dial to make the desired setting.

(5) When you are done (see below), press the [EXIT]

button repeatedly until it stops flashing to return

to the main page.

Below please find a description of the GLOBAL

parameters.

PLAYER section

■ Song Quick Start

This setting only applies to SMF songs. To set it, press

the display field and use the dial.

■ Playlist Plays All Songs

See “Activating continuous song playback” on p. 55.

Setting Meaning

OFF Playback starts at the very beginning of

the song file (and may thus contain a few

silent bars).

FROM 2ND

BAR

This function causes playback to start

from measure 2 of the selected Standard

MIDI File. This is often useful, because the

first bar of most Standard MIDI Files con-

tain SysEx and control change data that

“configure” the JM-8’s sound source. Play-

ing back that measure in front of an audi-

ence may lead to a rather long blank,

which you probably want to avoid.

FROM 1ST

NOTE

This is basically the same as the above,

except that playback immediately starts

from the first note of the selected song

(even if that note is in measure 3).

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