Roland MC-909 owner manual Utility, Import SMF, 131, Press F6 Import

Utility

Here you can manage various types of data.

1.Press [MENU].

2.Use [CURSOR (up/down)] to select “Utility.”

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3.Press [ENTER].

The Utility menu screen will appear.

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4.Press [F1]–[F6] to select the operation that you want to execute.

[F1	(Import SMF)]	Load SMF data into a user pattern
		or memory card (p. 131).
[F2	(Save As SMF)]	Save the data of the current pat-
		tern in SMF format (p. 132).
[F3	(Import WAV/AIFF)]	Import sample data from a
		WAV/AIFF file (p. 132).
[F4	(Factory Reset)]	Restore the factory settings (p.
		20).
[F5	(User Backup)]	Save user data to a memory card
		(p. 132).
[F6	(User Restore)]	Load user data from a memory
		card (p. 132).

Import SMF

Here’s how to load SMF pattern data, and write it to a user pattern or memory card.

The MC-909 supports SMF formats 0 and 1.

If the write-destination user pattern contains data, that data will be replaced by the data that is written.

1.In the Utility menu screen, press [F1 (Import SMF)].

2.Select the SMF that you want to import.

[F1	(User)]	Display the contents of the user area.
[F2	(Card)]	Display the contents of the memory card.
[F5	(Cancel)]	Return to the previous screen.
[F6	(Import)]	Import the selected file.
[CURSOR (right)]		Display the contents of a folder.
[CURSOR (left)]		Return to the folder above.
[VALUE] [INC/DEC]		Move the cursor upward or downward.
[CURSOR (up/down)]

3.Press [F6 (Import)].

A screen in which you can specify the write destination will appear.

4.Use [CURSOR (left/right)] to specify the type of destination—either a user pattern or a memory card.

5.Use the [VALUE] dial, [INC/DEC], or [CURSOR (up/ down)] to select the write-destination pattern.

6.Press [F6 (Write)].

A message will ask you for confirmation.

7.To write the data, press [F6 (Execute)].

*To cancel, press [F5 (Cancel)].

Cautions when importing SMF

•Files with settings not supported by the MC-909’s sequencer cannot be imported.

•SMF data created with multiple channels can not be imported correctly in some cases.

•Level data and program changes located earlier than the note data will be imported as setup data.

•On the MC-909, the channel number corresponds to the part number; e.g., channel 1 = part 1. Thus, data created on channel 1 will be imported into part 1.

•Setup data located earlier than the note data will be reflected in the Mixer screen as pattern setup data. Also, the first note message will be imported as the first beat of the first measure. If you import data that does not begin at the beginning of the first measure, use the pattern edit operation Shift Clock to move it.

<Setup Data>

•Program Change (PC)

•Bank Select (CC#0, CC#32)

•Level (CC#7)

•Pan (CC#10)

•Key Shift (CC#85)

•Reverb Send Level (CC#91)

•Various Effects (System Exclusive)

Menu

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