About the tempo

The MC-09 has a single tempo setting that governs the playback. This is called the standard tempo. Although each pattern also has its own tempo, this is separate from the standard tempo. When you select a pattern, its tempo will be loaded and will become the standard tempo. The standard tempo can be adjusted in a range of = 40 through = 240.

Pattern, effect control, and loop control will play back according to the standard tempo. In addition, effect parameters such as phaser rate and LFO rate will also synchronize to the standard tempo while a pattern, effect control, or loop control is playing.

You can also make pattern, effect control, and loop control play in synchronization with the tempo of an external MIDI device, regardless of the standard tempo (p. 64).

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Standard

tempoINT,

REMOTE

Sync Mode

Sound pattern Effect control

Loop control

SLAVE

External

MIDI device's

tempo

Checking the standard tempo

1.Press the [DISPLAY] button so the BPM indicator lights.

The value shown in the display is the current standard tempo.

*If the MC-09 is set to synchronize to an external MIDI device

(i.e., when Sync Mode = Slave), this will indicate “ ”.

Setting the tempo manually

1.Press the [DISPLAY] button so the BPM indicator lights.

Setting the tempo with the [TAP] button

You can set the tempo by pressing the [TAP] button at the desired timing.

1.Press the [DISPLAY] button so the BPM indicator lights.

2.Press the [TAP] button three times or more at the desired quarter-note interval.

When you press the button three times or more, the tempo will be calculated automatically, and will appear in the display.

2.Use the [INC] and [DEC] buttons to set the tempo.

What is BPM?

BPM stands for Beats Per Minute, and indicates the number of quarter note beats that occur in one minute.

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Roland MC-09 owner manual About the tempo, Checking the standard tempo, Setting the tempo manually