User manual ROLAND MC-909

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland MC-909 Sampling Groovebox. 201b Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (Owner's 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, Quick Start and Owner's Manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Convention Used in This Manual · Words enclosed in square brackets indicate buttons or a dial or a knob or a slider on the panel. [. . . ] Specify the time from when the volume falls below the threshold level until the compressor effect no longer applies. When you press the Mode section [SONG] button, the button's indicator will light and the MC-909 will be in Song mode. In Song mode, the various parts of the panel will perform the following functions. 1. D Beam controllers Pass your hand over these to modify the pattern (p. [BEAM 1 ON] [BEAM 2 ON] [TWIN D BEAM ASSIGN] Turns the left D Beam controller (BEAM 1) on/off. Velocity pads Use these pads as a keyboard to play sounds or trigger phrases (p. Volume section [OUTPUT] [INPUT] Adjusts the output volume of the MIX OUT jacks and the headphone. Function buttons These buttons access the function screens indicated in the bottom line of the display. 3. Part Mixer section Here you can adjust the volume, pan, etc. , of each part (p. [PART] (SELECT/MUTE) Selects the function of the Part buttons [1]­ [16]. The buttons work as Part Select buttons when the indicator is not lighted, and as Mute buttons when the indicator is lit. Switches on/off the Tempo/Mute part (a part that records tempo changes and mute operations, p. When you press this button so its indicator lights, the Mixer screen will appear. The sliders will control parts 1­8 if this indicator is not lighted, or parts 9­16 if the indicator is lit. 12. Sequencer section [PLAY] [STOP] [FWD] [BWD] [TOP] [REC] Plays a song (p. Turntable emulation Applies an effect that simulates increasing/decreasing the rotational speed of a turntable (p. TAP button Lets you set the BPM (tempo) by pressing the button at the desired timing (p. Sampling section [EDIT] When you press this button, the Sample edit screen will appear (p. 36). Song Mode [SAMPLING/RESAMPLING] [MIX IN] [AUTO SYNC] 9. [COMP]­[REVERB] [KNOB ASSIGN] [TYPE] [C1], [C2] Switch each effect on/off (p. 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). 81 Playing songs Two or more patterns connected in the order of playback are called a "song. " When you play back a song, the patterns will switch automatically-- you don't need to select each pattern yourself. [. . . ] TEL: (2) 666 10529 SYRIA Technical Light & Sound Center Rawda, Abdul Qader Jazairi St. 21, P. O. BOX 13520, Damascus, SYRIA TEL: (011) 223-5384 SWITZERLAND Roland (Switzerland) AG Landstrasse 5, Postfach, CH-4452 Itingen, SWITZERLAND TEL: (061) 927-8383 MARTINIQUE Musique & Son Z. I. Les Mangle 97232 Le Lamantin Martinique F. W. I. TEL: 596 596 426860 Gigamusic SARL 10 Rte De La Folie 97200 Fort De France Martinique F. W. I. TEL: 596 596 715222 DENMARK Roland Scandinavia A/S Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880, DK-2100 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL: 3916 6200 TURKEY Ant Muzik Aletleri Ithalat Ve Ihracat Ltd Sti Siraselviler Caddesi Siraselviler Pasaji No:74/20 Taksim - Istanbul, TURKEY TEL: (0212) 2449624 UKRAINE TIC-TAC Mira Str. [. . . ]