Only [PITCH] lit
Only the BPM will change.
Only [BPM] lit
Operating the slider or
[HOLD]/[PUSH] buttons will
not change the pitch or BPM.
Both not lighted
Use this setting if you want to prevent the pitch and BPM from changing when the slid- er is touched accidentally.
Slows the performance to the minimum tempo of the slider range in order to match your performance with the turntable.
Speeds up the performance to the maximum tempo of the slider range in order to match your perfor- mance with the turntable.
The BPM will slow down as you move the slider up- ward (toward “-”), and speed up as you move it downward (toward “+”).
The BPM will be the original value when the slider is at the detent in the center of its range.

Playing a pattern

Turntable emulation

You can use this slider and the [PUSH]/[HOLD] buttons to

synchronize your performance with a turntable or other audio

source.

fig.1-07

Slider

 

* You can also adjust the variable range of the slider

 

(p. 127).

 

[PITCH],

These buttons select whether the slider and [HOLD]/

[BPM]

[PUSH] buttons will control the pitch or the BPM.

 

 

 

The pitch and BPM will both

 

 

 

change.

 

Both lit

This produces the same result

 

as a turntable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only the pitch will change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HOLD]

[PUSH]

You can also assign other functions to the slider, such as pitch bend

(p. 127).

When playing a patch/rhythm set from a wave expansion board that uses waveforms with an indicated tempo (BPM), it will not be possible to control pitch and BPM independently.

Auto Sync

The playback tempo of a sample (waveform) you sampled or loaded from your computer can be automatically synchronized to the playback tempo of the pattern.

In order to use Auto Sync, you must first set the BPM (p. 116) sample parameter.

1.As the current part, select the part to which is assigned the patch that uses the sample that you want to auto-sync.

2.Press [AUTO SYNC] so its indicator is lighted.

The playback tempo of the sample will automatically synchronize to the BPM of the pattern.

Auto Sync can be turned on/off independently for each part.

Auto Sync requires double the usual polyphony. This means that if you turn Auto Sync on, the polyphony of the entire MC-909 will decrease.

Effects

See p. 88.

Mastering

See p. 108.

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Roland MC-909 owner manual Turntable emulation, Auto Sync, Effects, Mastering