If you press [CURSOR (left/right)] while a pattern is playing, the pattern will change immediately, and will start playing from the beginning of the pattern.

Selecting a pattern from the list

1.Press [F1 (List)].

fig.1-04

2.Press [F1 (Preset)], [F2 (User)], or [F3 (Card)] to choose the group that contains the desired pattern.

3.Use [VALUE], [INC/DEC] or [CURSOR (up/down)] to select a pattern.

If you hold down [SHIFT] while using the above controls, the pattern number will change in steps of ten.

4.Press [F6 (Select Pattern)] to finalize your selection.

[F1

(Preset)]

Choose preset patterns.

[F2

(User)]

Choose user patterns.

[F3

(Card)]

Choose patterns stored on a memory card.

[F6

(Select Pattern)]

Finalize the selected pattern.

BPM (tempo) when playing patterns successively

Each pattern has its own specified tempo (BPM). If you play back patterns successively, the tempo will also change when the pattern changes.

If desired, you can maintain the tempo of the first-played pattern even while switching patterns (BPM Lock ->p. 128).

Playing a pattern

Changing the BPM (Tempo)

Using the [VALUE] dial

1.Press [F6 (BPM/Click)] to access the BPM window.

fig.1-05

Pattern Mode

2.Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to set the BPM.

3.Press [F6 (Close)] to close the BPM window.

You can access the BPM window during TR-REC by pressing [SHIFT]+[F6], or during sampling by pressing [F4].

Using the TAP button

Press [TAP] three or more times at quarter-note intervals of the desired BPM.

*If desired, you can set the BPM by pressing [TAP] at eighth-note/ sixteenth-note intervals (Tap Resolution ->p. 127).

Turning the metronome (click) on/off

1.Press [F6 (BPM/Click)] to access the BPM window.

2.Press [F5 (Click)] to select on or off.

When on, the “” will be displayed.

3.Press [F6 (Close)] to close the BPM window.

*The metronome volume adjustment is a System setting (Metronome Level -> p. 117)

Selecting the metronome output destination

1.Press [F6 (BPM/Click)] to access the BPM window.

2.Press [CURSOR (up/down)] to move the cursor to “Output Asgn.”

3.Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to select the output destination.

MIX

Output from the MIX OUT jacks and the headphones.

DIR1

Output from the DIRECT 1 OUTPUT jacks.

DIR2

Output from the DIRECT 2 OUTPUT jacks.

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Roland MC-909 owner manual Changing the BPM Tempo, Turning the metronome click on/off