User manual ROLAND MC-307

[. . . ] REFERENCE MANUAL Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (REFERRENCE MANUAL p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, REFERRENCE MANUAL should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 1999 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. [. . . ] Using this function, you can modify the mute settings or M-FX type of one single pattern and create a song just by developing the same pattern in different ways. 4. Using the [VALUE] dial or the [INC/DEC] buttons, select the pattern to be played at this step. Using the [VALUE] dial or the [INC/DEC] buttons, select the pattern to be played at this step. Enter the patterns from step 3 onward. Editing a step After recording several steps, you can press the [ ] or [ ] buttons in the SONG REC screen to move through the steps. Auditioning a pattern After selecting a pattern during recording, you can press [PLAY] button to audition that pattern. As in Pattern mode, you can select different patterns while you audition them. To stop the auditioning, press [STOP] button. Assigning a pattern with modified Setup parameters While auditioning a pattern, you can modify the mute, part mixer and effect settings, etc. for that part and press [ENTER] or [F4 (OK)] button to assign the part with those 85 Chapter5 When you have finalized the last step, press the [STOP] button to complete recording. Chapter 5 Creating Your Own Patterns and Editing Songs (Song Edit) Clearing All Steps (Clear All Steps) Empties all steps entered. This function is useful when you wish to create a song from the beginning. The display returns to the previous screen. Copying a Song (Song Copy) You can copy song data to another song. This function is useful for playing two or more songs in sequence or for combining two or more songs. Select the song copy source using the [VALUE] dial or the [INC/DEC] buttons. The screen for editing Copy appears. Select the number of the copy destination song and the position at which copying is to start. Move the cursor to "SONG" by pressing the [CURSOR] buttons, and then select the copy destination using the [VALUE] dial or the [INC/DEC] buttons. Move the cursor to "STEP" by pressing the [CURSOR] buttons, and then specify the step number at the beginning of the song to be copied using the [VALUE] dial or the [INC/DEC] buttons. Range: DEST SONG: U01 ­ U50 STEP: 1 ­ 50 (Maximum) * If the copy destination contains data, Song Copy is executed, overwriting it. * You cannot specify a number of steps that would cause the copied song to have more than 50 patterns. Deleting Unwanted Steps (Step Delete) Deletes unwanted steps from a song and moves all subsequent steps forward to fill the gap. Pressing the [CURSOR (left/right)] buttons, [INC/DEC] button or using [VALUE] dial, move the cursor to the step you want to delete. Step Delete is executed. 86 Chapter 5 Creating Your Own Patterns and Saving the Song After you've created a song you like, do this to save it as a User Song. When you want to save a song with its settings changed, save it by following procedure. If you modified a song setting but do not want to save it, you can use it as it is the next time you power up the MC-307 as long as you do not execute this function. In the copy source song, the song you selected in Step 1 is displayed. (Any song number prefixed with an asterisk indicates that the song has been edited but not yet saved. ) 4. [. . . ] TEL: (323) 890 3700 KOREA Cosmos Corporation Service Station 261 2nd Floor Nak-Won Arcade Jong-Ro ku, Seoul, KOREA TEL: (02) 742 8844 CHILE Comercial Fancy S. A. Avenida Rancagua #0330 Providencia Santiago, CHILE TEL: 56-2-373-9100 CYPRUS Radex Sound Equipment Ltd. 17 Diagorou St. , P. O. Box 2046, Nicosia CYPRUS TEL: (02) 453 426 HUNGARY Intermusica Ltd. Warehouse Area `DEPO' Pf. 83 H-2046 Torokbalint, HUNGARY TEL: (23) 511011 MALAYSIA Bentley Music SDN BHD 140 & 142, Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA TEL: (03) 2443333 EL SALVADOR OMNI MUSIC 75 Avenida Notre y Alameda Juan Pablo 2 No. 4010 San Salvador, EL SALVADOR TEL: (503) 262-0788 IRELAND Roland Ireland Audio House, Belmont Court, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Puyat Avenue Makati, Metro Manila 1200, PHILIPPINES TEL: (02) 899 9801 MEXICO Casa Veerkamp, s. a. [. . . ]