User manual ROLAND MKS-900

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. [. . . ] Press the [Save] button to save the Registration set. When the data has been saved, the basic display reappears. When the Registration set is saved to the floppy disk, the indication of "- - -" will change to "USE. " 57 Using the Registration Buttons Loading Previously Saved Registration Sets Into the MKS-900 Here's how to recall a previously saved Registration set from the floppy disk into the memory of the MKS-900. · Loading a Set of Registrations You can load a "set" (a collection of settings for Registration buttons [1]­[8]) from floppy disk. · Loading an Individual Registration You can load settings for an individual Registration button [1]­[8]. NOTE Be aware that when you load Registrations from a disk, the Registrations that were previously in internal memory will be lost. It is a good idea to save important Registrations to floppy disk (see p. 56). Loading a Set of Registrations Registrations Sets saved to a floppy disk can be loaded back into the instrument. 1. 3. Insert the floppy disk containing the Registration into the disk drive. Press the Select [-] and [+] buttons to select the Registration set that you wish to load. fig. 07-13 To cancel the procedure, press the [Registration] button. 4. Press the [Load] button to execute loading. When loading is complete, the basic screen reappears. 58 Using the Registration Buttons Loading an Individual Registration You can load any desired individual Registration to any desired Registration button. 1. 5. Insert the floppy disk containing the Registration into the disk drive. Press the Select [-] and [+] buttons to select the Registration set that you wish to load. Press the Value [-] and [+] buttons to specify the Registration button number to be loaded. fig. 07-14 To cancel the operation, press the [Utility] button. 6. 2. Press the [Track Mute] button whose indicator is lit to turn the light off. The track whose indicator was turned off will be muted (silenced). Press the [Track Mute] button once again (indicator lights). The part that had been muted will return to normal and will be heard. Assignments to the [Track Mute] Button When Playing Back Commercial SMF Music Files Button Channel [Rhythm/Accomp] [Bass] [Lower] [Solo/Upper] 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 2 3 1, 4 64 Record and Playback Your Performance Recording a Performance You can record the performance that you play. You can also record your performance while playing rhythms or automatic accompaniment. fig. 08-02 4, 5 1. 3. 3 Select the panel settings needed for recording the performance. Make sure that a floppy disk is not inserted in the disk drive. If a floppy disk is in the disk drive, press the Eject button (p. 35) and remove the floppy disk. The Play and Stop functions can both be assigned to the foot switch. Each touch of the switch will alternate the operation between the Play and Stop functions (p. 87). Enter the recording standby mode by pressing the [Rec] button. The [Rec] button's indicator will light. The [Play/Stop] button indicators will blink. 4. Press the [Play/Stop] button to start recording. When you press the [Play/Stop] button, the metronome will play two measures (bars) of count-in before recording begins. If you wish to use Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment as you record, press the [Start/Stop] button instead of the [Play/Stop] button to begin recording. 5. Press the [Play/Stop] button when you have completed your recording. When you press the [Intro/ Ending] button (or [Start/ Stop] button) while recording a Rhythm performance or Automatic Accompaniment, the Rhythm performance and Automatic Accompaniment will stop. Press the [Play/ Stop] button to stop recording. 65 Record and Playback Your Performance If you press the [Rec] button when a song has been selected from the floppy disk, the selected song will be completely loaded into the MKS-900 and the Composer will enter into the recording standby mode. If you wish to record a new song, press the Select [-] and [+] buttons to first select "NEW SONG" before pressing the [Rec] button. [. . . ] Service Division 22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, HONG KONG TEL: 2415 0911 Parsons Music Ltd. 8th Floor, Railway Plaza, 39 Chatham Road South, T. S. T, Kowloon, HONG KONG TEL: 2333 1863 CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S. A. Av. Santa Fe 2055 (1123) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA TEL: (011) 4508-2700 U. A. E. Zak Electronics & Musical Instruments Co. Atlantic Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, SWANSEA SA7 9FJ, UNITED KINGDOM TEL: (01792) 702701 GERMANY Roland Elektronische Musikinstrumente HmbH. [. . . ]