System

Panel/Controller

Here you can make settings for the panel controllers and the screen.

Parameter

Range

Explanation

 

 

 

[F1 (Pad Velocity)]

 

 

Pad Velocity

REAL, 1–127

Strength of the note when you press a velocity pad

 

 

If you set this to REAL, you can vary the dynamics of the sound by varying the strength with

 

 

which you press the pad.

[F2 (TTE/Tap/DB)]

 

 

TTE Slider Type

TTE, PITCH BEND,

Function of the turntable emulation slider

 

MODULATION

TTE: Standard turntable emulation

 

 

PITCH BEND: Pitch bender

 

 

MODULATION: Modulation

TTE Magnify

-1– +1 – -200– +200

Variable range of the turntable emulation slider

Tap Switch

OFF, ON

Tap button on/off

Tap Resolution

QUARTER, 8TH,

Tap tempo resolution

 

16TH

The resolution (note value) to be used when using [TAP] to change the tempo

 

 

QUARTER: Quarter note

 

 

8TH: Eighth note

 

 

16TH: Sixteenth note

D Beam ID

0–3

When using two or more MC-909 units together, you can specify a different ID for each unit

 

 

so that the D Beam controllers of the units will not interfere with each other.

D Beam Sens L

0–127

Sensitivity of the D Beam controllers

D Beam Sens R

 

The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change depending on the amount of light in

 

 

the vicinity of the unit. If it does not function as you expect, adjust the sensitivity as appro-

 

 

priate for the brightness of your location. Increasing this value will raise the sensitivity.

[F3 (Screen Saver)]

 

 

Screen Saver Type

1–10

Type of screen saver

Screen Saver Time

OFF, 5–60 min

Time (minutes) until the screen saver begins working

 

 

If this is OFF, the screen saver will not appear.

[F4 (Back Ground)]

 

 

Back Ground Picture

1–10

File that is to be displayed as the screen background

 

 

Press [F5 (Import BMP)], and load a bitmap file from the TMP/BMP folder within USER/

 

 

CARD.

Sequencer/MIDI

Here you can specify how the sequencer will operate, and make MIDI-related settings.

Parameter

Range

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

[F1 (Seq Sync)]

 

 

 

Sync Mode

MASTER,

Specifies how the internal sequencer will operate and how MIDI Clock messages will be transmitted and

 

 

REMOTE,

received.

Menu

 

SLAVE

MASTER: The internal sequencer will synchronize to the internal tempo clock. Any MIDI Clock messag-

 

 

 

 

es received from an external device will be ignored.

 

 

 

REMOTE: Operation will be essentially the same as “MASTER.” However, Start/Stop messages from

 

 

 

the external MIDI device will control playback/stop for the internal sequencer.

 

 

 

SLAVE: The internal sequencer will synchronize to MIDI Clock messages received from an external de-

 

 

 

vice. If no MIDI Clock messages are being received, pattern/song playback will not occur even if you

 

 

 

press the [PLAY] button.

 

Sync Output

OFF, ON

Determines whether synchronization-related MIDI messages will be transmitted.

 

 

 

OFF: Messages will not be transmitted.

 

 

 

ON: The following messages will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector.

 

 

 

• Timing Clock: F8

 

 

 

• Start: FA

 

 

 

• Continue: FB

 

 

 

• Stop: FC

 

 

 

• Song Position Pointer: F2

 

Arpeggio Sync

OFF,

Specifies how the arpeggio start timing will be synchronized to the pattern.

 

Mode

MODE1,

OFF: The start timing will not synchronize.

 

 

MODE2

MODE1: When a pattern plays, the arpeggio will start in synchronization. When the pattern stops, the

 

 

 

arpeggio will also stop.

 

 

 

MODE2: In addition to the operation of MODE1, the arpeggio will start at the beginning of the next mea-

 

 

 

sure of the currently-playing pattern.

 

 

 

* If the pattern is stopped, the arpeggio will start immediately, regardless of which of the above settings

 

 

 

is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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