User manual ROLAND MC-808 MANUAL 2

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland MC-808 Sampling Groovebox. 201a Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (pp. 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, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. [. . . ] Press [USER] or [CARD] to select the group into which you want to write the patch. [CARD] Card group (Crd) The patch will be saved on the card. * You can't use the Card group unless a separately sold CompactFlash card is inserted. 91 Patch/Sample mode Editing rhythm sounds (Rhythm Edit) How percussion instruments are organized A Rhythm Set is a collection of 16 rhythm tones. An instrument consists of the following four elements. fig. 2-05. e Rhythm editing procedure Selecting a rhythm set 1. Name of the pattern 2. Rhythm Set Note Number 74 (D5) Note Number 73 (C#5) fig. 04-011. e Note Number 60 (C4) Note Number 59 (B3) Rhythm Tone (Percussion instrument sound) WG TVF TVA Part number Rhythm set name 3. Patch category (Rhythm sets don´t have categories. ) Patch type Patch group/ bank/number Pitch Envelope TVF Envelope TVA Envelope WG (Wave Generator) This specifies the PCM waveform (or "wave") that forms the basis of the Rhythm Tone, and determines how the pitch of the Rhythm Tone will change. The MC-808 has 622 different waveforms, and four waveforms can be assigned to each Rhythm Tone. fig. 04-012. j Patch number Refer to "Waveform list" (p. 2) in "Sound & Parameter List. " Rhythm set name * Make sure that the patch type is "RHYTHM. " If it's "PATCH, " place the cursor on "PATCH" and use the VALUE dial or press [DEC] to make it read "RHYTHM. " Turn the VALUE dial or use [INC] [DEC] to select the patch group, bank, and number. USER: Usr (User) A­B CARD: Crd (Card) A­B * You can also use the GROUP [USER]/[CARD] buttons to make your selection. Example: For USER A 001 fig. 04-014 TVF (Time Variant Filter) This sets how the frequency characteristics of the Rhythm Tone will change. TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) This sets how the Rhythm Tone's volume and stereo positioning will change. 4. Envelope An envelope applies changes to the Rhythm Tone over time. There are separate envelopes for pitch, TVF (filter) and TVA (volume). For example, you would use the TVA Envelope to modify the way in which the Rhythm Tone attacks and decays. 5. Turn the VALUE dial or use [INC] [DEC] to select a rhythm set. 92 Editing rhythm sounds (Rhythm Edit) Selecting the wave(s) that will sound Turn "on" the wave(s) that you want to sound. If you want to hear just a specific wave, turn the other waves "off. " fig. 04-007 Using the faders to edit The MC-808 lets you use the panel faders to edit a rhythm set. When you've come up with a sound you like, save the rhythm set (p. 95). fig. 04-009 1 2 In Patch/Sample mode, hold down [SHIFT] and press TONE SWITCH [1]­[4] to turn each wave on (button's indicator lit) or off (indicator not lighted). 1. The faders will automatically move according to the settings of the rhythm set. You can set the patch parameters listed on the following page. 3. Selecting the rhythm tone to edit fig. 04-013 Hold down [SYNTHESIZER1] or [SYNTHESIZER2] and press a keyboard pad 1­16 to select the rhythm tone that you want to edit. 93 Patch/Sample mode Editing rhythm sounds (Rhythm Edit) Rhythm editing parameters SYNTHESIZER 1 Fader 1 2 [PART ASSIGN]=OFF Indication Cutoff Resonance Range 0­127 0­127 * Depends on the Resonance Limiter setting (p. OFF, LPF, BPF, HPF, PKG, LPF2, LPF3 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [PART ASSIGN]=ON Indication Pitch Env Depth Pitch Env Attack (Time1) Range -12­+12 0­127 3 4 5 6 7 8 Filter Type LFO1 Waveform LFO1 Pitch Depth LFO1 Filter Depth LFO1 Amp Depth LFO1 Rate Pitch Env Decay (Time3) Filter Env Depth Filter Env Attack (Time1) Filter Env Decay (Time3) Filter Env Sustain (Level3) Filter Env Release (Time4) 0­127 -63­+63 0­127 0­127 0­127 0­127 SYNTHESIZER 2 Fader 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [PART ASSIGN]=OFF Indication Amp Env Attack (Time1) Amp Env Release (Time4) Fine Tune Matrix Control MFX1 C1 MFX1 C2 MFX2 C1 MFX2 C2 Range 0­127 0­127 -50­+50 ­ For details, refer to "Applying effects, "Mastering effect" (p. [PART ASSIGN]=ON Indication Amp Level Amp Env Attack (Time1) Amp Env Decay (Time3) Amp Env Sustain (Level3) Amp Env Release (Time4) Random Modify Reverb Time (C1) Reverb Level (C2) Range 0­127 0­127 0­127 0­127 0­127 0­127 0­127 0­127 For details on each parameter, refer to "Rhythm editing parameters" (p. 57) in "Sound & Parameter List. " The LFO and MATRIX CONTROL parameters don't apply to the rhythm part. The patches of the MC-808 contain many other parameters in addition to those listed here. You can use the dedicated editor that's included to edit these additional parameters. For details on how to install and use the editor, refer to "Using MC-808 editor" (p. 137). 94 Editing rhythm sounds (Rhythm Edit) Saving a rhythm set The patch/rhythm set settings you edit will be lost if you reselect the patch/rhythm set or turn off the power. 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