Roland MC-09 1, 2, 1 2, 3, 4

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Creating and playing a loop

Muting or un-muting a part

When you press the [ ](PLAY) button to play back a loop, all captured

loops will normally be heard. However, you can use the Mute function to

mute (silence) specific parts.

1Press the [STATUS] button for the part that you do not want to

hear, so it is blinking.

The indicators will show the status of each part.

Lit: the part will play

Blinking:the part will not play (Muted)

Dark: no sound is recorded

2To defeat muting, press the [STATUS] button once again.

Adjusting the pan

You can adjust the pan (stereo position) of the loop playback.

1Press the [PAN] button so its indicator lights.

2Press the [SEL] button of the part whose pan you want to

adjust.

3Use the [INC] and [DEC] buttons to adjust the pan.

You can adjust the pan in a range of L64 (left)–cnt (center)–R63(right).

4When you are finished adjusting the pan, press the [PAN] or

[EXIT] button.

Applying effects

Refer to (p. 41).

Changing the tempo

Refer to (p. 57).

When you change the tempo of a loop, the pitch will change correspondingly.

Speeding up the tempo will raise the pitch, and slowing down the tempo will

lower the pitch. This is the same as what happens when you change the speed

of a tape recorder. However, if a pattern and loop are being played

simultaneously, the pitch of the pattern will not change.

* If you change the tempo of a loop so that it is less than half or more than double the

tempo at which it was captured, the transition between repeats may not occur

smoothly.

The captured loop will

always be monaural.

To check the tempo at

which the loop was

captured, press the

[DISPLAY] button so the

BPM indicator lights, and

then simultaneously press

the [SHIFT] button together

with the [STATUS] button

of the desired part.

Contents

Main Information 202 Owners Manual Listening to the demo performance FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Page IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Placement Maintenance Additional Precautions Saving data Saving patterns Saving a loop ..................(p. 59) Saving a process patch ....(p. 39) About the display Contents Page Names of things and what they do Front Panel Common Section DSP Synthesizer Section Names of things and what they do Audio Looper Section Common Section Names of things and what they do Rear Panel Main features and uses Main features Ways to use the MC-09 Making connections Turning the power on/off Turning the power on 1 2 3 4 5 Turning the power off Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer Playing and creating patterns RHYTHM What is a pattern? BASS 1 2 3 5 4 Selecting a pattern 1 select the desired pattern group. 2 3 4 2 3 Patterns in the LEAD group Playing the keyboard pads 2 3 Mixing in a performance from a device connected to the INPUT jacks 2 3 4 Modifying the sound Using the knobs to edit the settings of the sound Changing the sound of a pattern 2 TYPE indicator to light. 3 rhythm set. Editing other sound settings 2 3 4 Page Creating a phrase (Recording) Page 9 Creating a melody or backing phrase (Step Recording) 10 11 12 13 you enter, and the C3 knob to adjust the gate time (note duration). 14 press the [ACCENT] button. 15 18 button. Creating a drum phrase (TR Recording) 10 The display will briefly indicate "tr.r" (TR Recording), and then TR Recording will begin. 14 15 18 16 17 1 (p. 16). 2 3 If it is lit, press the button to make it go dark. 2 pattern number. 4 Creating and playing a loop What is a loop? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Loop Loop Loop Audio Looper The process of creating a loop This page outlines the process of creating a loop. 9. Save the loop to a memory card (p.59) 8. Save the process patch (p.40) Capturing the performances of a pattern and an external device 1 2 3 to be captured. 4 5 1 2 Playback 1 playback to occur. Then select the pattern or effect pattern that you want to play. 2 3 The loop will continue playing back repeatedly until you press the [ ](STOP) button. 1 2 Adjusting the pan 1 2 3 1 2 Now you can adjust the settings of part 1. 5 3 loop. 1 2 want to combine into one. 3 Loop Merge Loop Merge 4 5 Erasing the contents of a part 1 Saving the steps by which you created a loop (Process Patch) 2 3 Playing back a process patch 1 2 Applying an effect AUDIO LOOPER INPUT Specifying the effect routing 1 2 1 2 Rapidly switching the effect on/off 1 2 3 Selecting an effect pattern 1 2 3 4 Using the knobs to adjust the effect settings Changing the effect type 1 2 TYPE indicator to light. 1measure 3 Creating consecutive changes in an effect (Effect Control) Page 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 effect pattern number. 4 Changing the way in which a loop plays What is Loop Control? Pitch Normal playback and Loop Control Changing the way in which a loop plays (Loop Control) Trigger original loop Divide times 16 12345678910111213141516 Page Page 5 6 5 Playing back a loop with Loop Control 1 2 3 Page Changing the way in which a loop plays (Loop Control) 9 You will exit preparatory settings for loop control. 10 will input a value. 11 2 4 About the tempo Checking the standard tempo Setting the tempo manually Setting the tempo with the [TAP] button Sound pattern Effect control Loop control Using a memory card Memory cards usable with the MC-09 Cautions when using a memory card Formatting a memory card The surface without gold contacts must face upward. Saving a loop to a memory card Loading a loop Deleting a saved loop from memory card Using a memory card Saving all settings of the MC- 09 to a memory card Loading MC-09 settings Deleting saved MC-09 settings from a memory card Connecting external MIDI devices MIDI signal flow The following diagram shows the signal flow of MIDI messages within the MC-09 Setting the MIDI channel Using the MC-09 as the master Controlling an external MIDI device Synchronizing an external MIDI sequencer Using the MC-09 as the slave Playing the MC-09 from an external MIDI device Controlling the MC-09 from an external MIDI device Synchronizing the MC-09 to an Using the MC-09 with your computer Saving the MC-09 settings to an external sequencer (Bulk Dump) Saving MC-09 data on an Restoring MC-09 data from an How the MC-09 is organized Audio signal flow DSP synthesizer Audio looper Step sequencer What knobs do Common condition Others * To return to the standard value (0), hold down the [SHIFT] key and press the [KEYBOARD] button. Recording condition Parameter list DSP synthesizer parameters Common to LEAD and BASS *1: For some tones, it is not possible to change the OSC waveform. LEAD BASS RHYTHM EFFECTS Filter Modifies the brightness of the sound. Isolator Phaser System parameters Operation Select the parameter Setting End the settingSetup Decide the parameter Parameter Display Range Parameter function Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action Page Error messages Phrase Lab Model MC-09 Date : MAR. 28 , 2002 Version : 1.00 MIDI Implementation Chart Specifications Sound List Preset Pattern (LEAD Group) No. Pattern Name T L S T No. Effect L Ctrl Preset Pattern (BASS Group) No. Pattern Name T L S T No. Effect L Ctrl Preset Pattern (RHYTHM Group) No. Pattern Name T L S R No. L Ctrl Preset Pattern (EFFECTS Group) No. Pattern Name T L S Effect Type User Pattern No. Pattern Name Group T L S T No./ Vintage/ R No. Effect LEAD/BASS Tone No. Tone Name Cross RingEffect Vintage RHYTHM Set NO. Rhythm set Name Page Page Index A B C D Index S T U V Operation map Performance Capture Recording Getting prepared Step recording TR recording Page Page NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 2 Information 02905823 02-8-A3-31N As of June 1, 2002 (Roland) ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S.A.