Roland MC-909 Realtime Modify section, Part Mixer, Saving a chord form, Press F6 Chord Write

Saving a chord form

A chord form you create will be lost when you turn off the power. If

you want to keep your settings, save them as follows.

1.Hold down [CHORD MEMORY] and press [F6 (Chord Setting)].

Alternatively, hold down [SHIFT] and press [F2 (Chord Memory)].

The chord memory setting screen will appear.

2.Press [F6 (Chord Write)].

A screen will appear in which you can select the user chord form to which your settings are to be written.

3.Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to select the chord form that you want to save.

4.Press [F6 (Write)].

A message will ask you for confirmation.

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

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

Realtime Modify section

You can use the knobs and sliders of this section to modify the sound

while it plays.

For details on the function of each knob and slider, refer to Patch

mode (p. 51).

Selecting the part whose sound you want to modify

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1.In the Part Mixer section, press [PART] (SELECT/ MUTE) so the indicator is not lighted.

Part buttons [1]–[16] will select parts.

2.Press the button for the part whose sound you want to modify. The button will light.

That part is now selected.

If you select a part to which a rhythm set is assigned, the FILTER section “TYPE” indicator will go out.

This is because a rhythm set lets you select a different filter type for each rhythm tone (percussion instrument).

Playing a pattern

Part Mixer

Here you can adjust the volume, pan, etc., of each part.

[PART]	Selects the function of part buttons [1]–[16].
(SELECT/MUTE)	If this indicator is not lighted, the part
	buttons will select parts. If lit, the part
	buttons will mute parts.	Mode
[TEMPO/MUTE	Switches the Tempo/Mute part (a part that
CONTROL]	records tempo changes and mute opera-	Pattern
	tions, p. 42) on/off.
[MIXER ASSIGN]	The Mixer screen will appear when you
	press this button and get it to light.
[PART ASSIGN]	Selects the parts that will be controlled by
	the sliders.
	If this indicator is not lighted, parts 1–8
	will be controlled. If lit, parts 9–16 will be
	controlled.
Sliders	Adjust the volume of parts 1–8 or parts 9–16.
	By accessing the Mixer screen, you can
	also adjust the pan, key, and reverb depth
	of each part (see illustration below).

Use [F1]–[F4] to select a parameter, and use the sliders to adjust the

values.

Function button		Parameter adjusted by the sliders
[F1	(Level)]	Volume of the part
[F2	(Pan)]	Left/right position of the part
[F3	(Key Shift)]	Transposition of the part
		The pitch will change in semitone steps
		over a range of +/-4 octaves.
[F4 (Reverb Level)]		Reverb level of the part
[F6	(Close)]	Returns to the previous screen.

*You can also use [CURSOR] to select a part and parameter, and then use [VALUE] or [DEC/INC] to adjust the value.

The letter displayed below the part number at the top of the

Mixer screen indicates the status of each part, as follows:

•P: playable

•M: muted

•Blank: No performance has been recorded

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