Roland MC-909 owner manual Part Mixer section, How Things Work in Song mode Sequencer section

7. Part Mixer section

Here you can adjust the volume, pan, etc., of each part (p. 33).

[PART]	Selects the function of the Part buttons [1]–
(SELECT/MUTE)	[16].
	The buttons work as Part Select buttons
	when the indicator is not lighted, and as
	Mute buttons when the indicator is lit.
[TEMPO/MUTE	Switches on/off the Tempo/Mute part (a
CONTROL]	part that records tempo changes and mute
	operations, p. 42).
[MIXER ASSIGN]	When you press this button so its indicator
	lights, the Mixer screen will appear.
[PART ASSIGN]	Selects the parts that are controlled by the
	sliders.
	The sliders will control parts 1–8 if this indi-
	cator is not lighted, or parts 9–16 if the indi-
	cator is lit.
8. Sampling section
[EDIT]		When you press this button,
		the Sample edit screen will ap-
		pear (p. 114).
[SAMPLING/RESAMPLING]		When you press this button,
		the Sampling menu screen will
		appear (p. 112).
[MIX IN]		Mix the sound from the INPUT
		jacks into the output (p. 34).
[AUTO SYNC]		Synchronize a sample with the
		pattern (p. 36).

9. Effect section

Applies special effects to the sound (p. 88).

[COMP]–[REVERB]	Switch each effect on/off (p. 88).
[KNOB ASSIGN]	Selects the effect to be controlled in real
	time (p. 91).
[TYPE]	Selects the type of effect.
[C1], [C2]	Modifies the assigned function in real
	time.

10. Mode section

Press the [SONG] button to enter Song mode.

Pressing one of the other two buttons will switch you to the

corresponding mode.

11. Cursor/Value section

Use these buttons and dial to select songs or input values (p. 18).

How Things Work (in Song mode)

12. Sequencer section

[PLAY]	Plays a song (p. 82).
[STOP]	Stops playback/recording.
[FWD]	Advances to the next step.
[BWD]	Returns to the previous step.
[TOP]	Moves to the beginning of the song.
[REC]	Used when recording (p. 83).

13. Turntable emulation

Applies an effect that simulates increasing/decreasing the rotational

speed of a turntable (p. 36).

14. TAP button

Lets you set the BPM (tempo) by pressing the button at the desired

timing (p. 25).

Song Mode

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