Roland MC-909 owner manual Creating an arpeggio style, Press F4 Arp Edit, Shift +

Parameter	Explanation
Arpeggio	Selects the method used to play sounds when you
Motif	have a greater number of notes than programmed for
	the Arpeggio Style.
	UP(L ): Only the lowest of the pads pressed is
	sounded each time, and the notes play in order
	from the lowest of the pressed pads.
	UP(L&H): Notes from both the lowest and highest
	pressed pads are sounded each time, and the notes
	play in order from the lowest of the pressed pads.
	UP(_ ): The notes play in order from the lowest of
	the pressed pads. No one note is played every time.
	DOWN(L ): Only the lowest of the pads pressed is
	sounded each time, and the notes play in order
	from the highest of the pressed pads.
	DOWN(L&H): Notes from both the lowest and
	highest pressed pads are sounded each time, and
	the notes play in order from the highest of the
	pressed pads.
	DOWN(_ ): The notes play in order from the high-
	est of the pressed pads. No note is played every
	time.
	UP&DOWN(L ): Only the lowest of the pads
	pressed is sounded each time, and the notes in the
	arpeggio are played in order from the lowest of the
	pressed pads and then back again in the reverse or-
	der.
	UP&DOWN(L&H): Notes from both the lowest and
	highest pressed pads are sounded each time, and
	the notes play in order from the lowest of the
	pressed pads and then back again in the reverse or-
	der.
	UP&DOWN(_ ): The notes play in order from the
	lowest of the pressed pads, and then back again in
	the reverse order. No note is played every time.
	RANDOM(L ): While only the lowest of the pads
	pressed is sounded each time, the notes in the ar-
	peggio are played in random order.
Arpeggio	Determines whether the sounds are played staccato
Duration	(short and clipped), or tenuto (fully drawn out).
	30–120%:For example, when set to “30,” the
	length of the note in a grid (or when a series of
	grids is connected with ties, the final grid) is 30% of
	the full length of the note set in the grid type.
	FULL: Even if the linked grid is not connected with
	a tie, the same note continues to sound until the
	point at which the next new sound is specified.
Arpeggio	Adds an effect that shifts arpeggios one cycle at a
Octave	time in octave units. You can set the shift range up-
Range	wards or downwards (up to three octaves up or
	down).
Remote	Refer to p. 128.
Keyboard
Switch

Creating an arpeggio style

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

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

2.Press [F4 (Arp Edit)].

The arpeggio style input screen will appear.

3.Use the function buttons and [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to specify the note that you want to input.

You can also use [CURSOR (up/down)] to select the note number.

Playing a pattern

Pattern Mode

4.To input data, press a pad that corresponds to the timing at which you want to input a note, so the pad’s indicator lights.

To delete a note you’ve input, press the corresponding pad so its indicator goes out.

*You cannot edit the velocity of a note message once you input it. If you want to change the velocity, you must delete the note and re-input it.

*A maximum of sixteen notes (specified pitches) can be used in one style.

[F1	(Tie)]	By holding down [F1 (Tie)] and pressing a pad,
		you can extend the length of the previously in-
		put note by the current setting.
[F2	(Grid)]	Sets the particular note division and resolution
		in a “single grid” used in creating the arpeggio
		in an Arpeggio Style, and how much of a “shuf-
		fle” syncopation 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
[F3	(End Step)]	Specifies the style length
		Range: 1–32
[F4	(Note Num-	Specifies the pitch of the note to be input.
ber)]		Range: 0 (C-1)–127 (G9)
[F5	(Velocity)]	Specify the velocity (volume) of the note mes-
		sages you will input.
		Range: REAL, 1–127
		* If this is set to REAL, your playing strength
		on the pads will vary the dynamics.
[F6	(Preview)]	Audition arpeggio currently being input. (The
		operation is the same when [SHIFT] is held.)
[SHIFT] +		Zoom-in the arpeggio style input screen.
[F1	(V-Zoom In)]
[SHIFT] +		Zoom-out the arpeggio style input screen.
[F2 (V-Zoom Out)]
[SHIFT] +		Input a tie at the cursor location, and advance to
[F3	(Tie)]	the next step.
[SHIFT] +		Delete all data at the step where the cursor is lo-
[F4	(Rest (Clear))]	cated.
[SHIFT] +		If you press this to add a check mark, you will
[F5	(Step Rec)]	be able to input data for individual notes (p. 32).

5.When you finish inputting the arpeggio style, press [EXIT].

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