Roland MC-909 owner manual Arpeggiator

Playing a pattern

RPS realtime modify

You can use the panel knobs and sliders to modify the sound of the

phrase being played by RPS.

1.Press [RPS] to make the indicator light.

2.Press a velocity pad to play back a phrase.

3.While holding down a pad, you can operate the following knobs and sliders to modify the sound of the phrase.

PITCH:	FINE/COARSE TUNE, ENV DEPTH/A/D
FILTER:	CUTOFF, RESONANCE, ENV DEPTH/A/D/S/R
AMP:	LEVEL, ENV DEPTH/A/D/S/R
LFO1:	PITCH DEPTH, FILTER DEPTH, AMP DEPTH,
	PAN DEPTH, RATE, WAVEFORM

*Your changes will affect the sound of the phrase assigned to the pad you pressed last.

*If you take your finger off the pads, the changes you make will apply to the sound of the current part. The same is true even if you are playing back a phrase with [HOLD] turned on.

*Operating MATRIX CONTROL 1, RANDOM MODIFY, or FAT will always affect the sound of the current part.

Saving an RPS set

The edited settings of an RPS set will be lost when you turn off the power. If you want to keep the settings you edited, save the RPS set as follows.

1.Hold down [RPS] and press [F6 (RPS Setting)].

Alternatively, hold down [SHIFT] and press [F4 (RPS)]. The RPS setting screen will appear.

2.Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to select the RPS set that you want to save.

3.Press [WRITE].

The Write menu screen will appear. Make sure that “RPS Set” is highlighted.

4.Press [ENTER] or [F3 (RPS)].

5.Assign a name to the RPS set.

For details on how to assign a name, refer to “Saving a pattern” (p. 50).

6.When you finish inputting the name, press [F6 (Write)].

A message will ask you for confirmation.

7.To save, press [F6 (Execute)].

*To cancel without saving, press [F5 (Cancel)].

Arpeggiator

The MC-909’s Arpeggiator function lets you perform arpeggios (chords in which notes are played in succession, one note at a time) just by playing the chords, using the notes in the chords you play. Not only can you use the factory-set arpeggio styles, which determine the way the arpeggio is played, but you can also freely rewrite styles.

Using the arpeggiator

1.Press [ARPEGGIO] so its indicator is lighted.

2.Press a chord using the velocity pads.

An arpeggio will play according to the specified arpeggio style.

*Arpeggiator cannot be used simultaneously with Pattern Call or RPS.

Selecting an arpeggio style

1.Hold down [ARPEGGIO] and use [VALUE] or [INC/ DEC] to select a style.

Making arpeggiator settings

Here's how to change the way that the arpeggio is sounded.

1.Hold down [ARPEGGIO] and press [F6 (Arp Setting)].

Alternatively, hold down [SHIFT] and press [F1 (Arp)]. The arpeggiator setting screen will appear.

2.Use [CURSOR (up/down)] to select a parameter.

3.Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to edit the parameter.

Using in Combination with the Chord Memory Function

When performing with the Arpeggiator, you can also use it along with the Chord Memory (p. 32). After first storing complex Chord Forms in memory, you can then call them up when Arpeggiator is on, and you can easily create complex arpeggio sounds just by pressing a single pad.

Parameter	Explanation
Arpeggio	Sets the particular note division and resolution in a
Grid (Grid	“single grid” used in creating the arpeggio in an Ar-
Type)	peggio Style, and how much of a “shuffle” syncopa-
	tion is to be to applied (none/weak/strong) to it.
	1/4: Quarter note
	1/8: Eighth note
	1/8L: Eighth note shuffle Light
	1/8H: Eighth note shuffle Heavy
	1/12: Eighth note triplet
	1/16: Sixteenth note
	1/16L: Sixteenth note shuffle Light
	1/16H: Sixteenth note shuffle Heavy
	1/24: Sixteenth note triplet

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