System

D Beam

Here you can make settings for the D Beam controller.

Parameter

Range

Explanation

 

 

 

[F1 (Solo Synth)]

 

 

Solo Synth Patch Bank

Refer to Patch List (p. 151)

Patch played by the solo synth

Solo Synth Patch No.

 

 

Solo Synth Note

0 (C-1)–127 (G9)

Reference note for the solo synth

Solo Synth Scale

FREE, CHROMATIC

Scale on/off

 

 

FREE: Continuous (no steps)

 

 

CHROMATIC: Semitone steps

Solo Synth Range

2OCTAVE, 4OCTAVE

Range of the solo synth

[F2 (Cut+Reso)]

 

 

Cutoff Range Lower

0–127

Filter cutoff frequency when you move your hand away from the D Beam

Cutoff Range Upper

0–127

Filter cutoff frequency when you move your hand near the D Beam

Resonance Range

0–127

Filter resonance when you move your hand away from the D Beam

Lower

 

 

Resonance Range Up-

0–127

Filter resonance when you move your hand near the D Beam

per

 

 

[F3 (Turntable)]

 

 

Turntable BPM Type

DOWN, UP

How the tempo will change when you move your hand near the D Beam

 

 

DOWN: The tempo will slow down as you move your hand nearer.

 

 

UP: The tempo will speed up as you move your hand nearer.

Turntable Pitch Type

DOWN, UP

How the pitch will change when you move your hand near the D Beam

 

 

DOWN: The pitch will fall as you move your hand nearer.

 

 

UP: The pitch will rise as you move your hand nearer.

[F4 (User Assign)]

 

 

Type

Control Change, Bend Up, Bend

Parameter that will be controlled by the D Beam

 

Down, Bend Up/Down, Ch After-

 

 

touch, Start/Stop, Glissando, Adlib,

 

 

Arp Octave Up, Arp Octave Down,

 

 

Arp Octave Both, Arp Duration,

 

 

BPM Up, BPM Down, Pitch UP, Pitch

 

 

Down, Effects C1, Effects C2, All

 

 

Mute

 

Number

CC#1–CC#31, CC#33–CC#95

Control change number

 

 

This can be set only if Type is set to “Control Change.”

Range Lower

0–127

Value of the parameter when you move your hand away

Range Upper

0–127

Value of the parameter when you move your hand nearer

System Information

Here you can view the state of the MC-909.

Press [F6 (Close)] to return to the System menu screen.

[F1 (Features)]

Displays the main features of the MC-909.

[F2 (Memory Info)]

Displays the amount of memory installed.

[F3 (SRX Exp Info)]

Displays the name of the wave expansion board that is installed.

[F4 (Version)]

Displays the version of the internal program.

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