Roland MC-909 owner manual Recording a pattern, Realtime recording, Standby screen

Recording a pattern

1.Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to select the number of the pattern you want to record.

2.Press [REC].

fig.1-20

3.Press [F1]–[F4] to select a recording method.

Function button	Recording method
[F1 (Realtime)]	Realtime Recording (p. 37)
	Data from the velocity pads,
	knobs, and external MIDI
	devices will be recorded in
	real time.
[F2 (TR-Rec)]	TR-REC (p. 39)
	The sixteen velocity pads
	represent notes, allowing
	you to input note data by
	switching each pad on or off.
[F3 (Step)]	Step Recording (p. 41)
	Successively record each
	note one after the other in a
	non-realtime fashion.
[F4 (Tempo/Mute)]	Tempo/Mute Recording (p.
	42)
	Record tempo changes or
	mute on/off events in real
	time.

The corresponding recording standby screen will appear.

4.Specify the time signature and length of the pattern, and then record.

For details, refer to the section on each recording method.

The maximum number of notes per pattern is

approximately 30,000 notes.

Realtime recording

This method lets you record your performance on the MC-909’s velocity pads and D Beam controllers or an external MIDI keyboard. Knob and slider movements can also be recorded.

Standby screen

fig.1-21Mode Pattern

Parameter	Range	Explanation
Rec Beat	2/4–7/4, 5/8–	Pattern time signature
	7/8, 9/8, 12/8,	* Can be specified only for an
	9/16, 11/16,	empty pattern.
	13/16, 15/16,
	17/16, 19/16
Rec Measure	1–998	Pattern length
Length		* An already-recorded pattern
		can be made longer, but not
		shorter. To shorten it, use the
		pattern edit Delete Measure
		(p. 45) to delete one or more
		measures.
Rec Mode	MIX,	Whether the recorded data will
	REPLACE	be added to, or replace, the exist-
		ing data
		MIX: Newly recorded data
		will be added to the previous-
		ly-recorded data.
		REPLACE: Previously-re-
		corded data will be replaced
		by the newly-recorded data.
Rec Count In	OFF, 1 MEAS,	Length of the count before re-
	2 MEAS,	cording begins
	WAIT NOTE	If this is set to Wait Note, re-
		cording will start when you
		press a velocity pad or the
		[PLAY] button.
Rec Loop Rest	OFF, ON	Insert a blank measure before
		you return to the beginning of
		the pattern
		If this is ON, one blank mea-
		sure will be inserted before
		you turn to the first measure of
		the pattern.
		* This provides a convenient
		way to keep the end of the last
		measure from being recorded
		into the first measure.

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