Document Outline

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• IMPORTANT NOTES
• Contents
• Features of the MC-909
• Panel Descriptions
  • Top Panel
  • Rear Panel
• Getting Ready
  • Making Connections
  • Turning On/Off the Power
• An Overview of the MC-909
  • Basic structure of the MC- 909
    • The sound generator section
    • The sequencer section
    • The controller section
    • The sampler section
  • Adjusting the display contrast
  • Editing a value
    • Quickly changing a value
  • Saving your data
  • Regarding the locations where samples are stored
  • Restoring the factory settings (Factory Reset)
• Pattern Mode
  • How Things Work (in Pattern mode)
  • Playing a pattern
    • Basics of pattern play
      • Basic playback operation
      • Selecting a pattern to play back
      • Changing the BPM (Tempo)
      • Turning the metronome (click) on/off
      • Muting (silencing) a part
    • Velocity pads
      • Pattern Call
      • RPS
      • Arpeggiator
      • Chord Memory
    • Realtime Modify section
      • Selecting the part whose sound you want to modify
    • Part Mixer
    • Mix In
      • Directly outputting the sound of an external device
      • Playing various pitches using the sound of an external device
      • Selecting the input source device
    • D Beam Controller
      • SOLO SYNTH
      • CUT + RESO (Cutoff + Resonance)
      • TURNTABLE
      • ASSIGNABLE (Other applications)
    • Turntable emulation
    • Auto Sync
    • Effects
    • Mastering
  • Recording a pattern
    • Realtime recording
      • Recording procedure
      • Rehearsal
      • Realtime Erase
      • Recording Cancel
    • TR-REC
      • Recording procedure
      • About the timing scale
    • Step recording
      • Recording procedure
    • Tempo/mute recording
  • Pattern editing
    • Basic procedure for pattern editing
      • Extract a Rhythm Instrument
      • Pattern Copy
      • Erase
      • Delete Measure
      • Insert Measure
      • Transpose
      • Change Velocity/ Change Duration
      • Shift Clock
      • Data Thin
      • Edit Quantize
      • Reclock
    • Microscope
      • Basic procedure in the Microscope
      • Performance data that can be edited in the Microscope
      • Inserting performance data (Create)
      • Erasing performance data (Erase)
      • Moving performance data (Move)
      • Copying performance data (Copy)
      • Editing a system exclusive message
  • Saving a pattern
• Patch/Sample Mode
  • How Things Work (in Pattern mode)
  • Patch Edit
    • How a Patch Is Organized
      • How a Tone Is Organized
    • Tips for Creating a Patch
    • Selecting a patch/rhythm set
      • Selecting from a list
      • Selecting directly
    • Selecting the Tone(s) That Will Sound
    • Patch editing procedure
      • Editing from the Panel Knobs
      • Detailed Editing
      • Selecting a Tone to Edit
  • Rhythm Edit
    • How Percussion Instruments Are Organized
    • Selecting the Wave(s) That Will Sound
    • Rhythm editing procedure
      • Selecting the rhythm tone to edit
      • Selecting the wave that you want to edit
  • Saving a Patch/Rhythm Set
  • Copying and Initializing a Patch/Rhythm Set
    • Copying a Patch Tone
    • Initializing a Patch
    • Copying a Rhythm Tone (Key)
    • Initializing a Rhythm Set
• Song Mode
  • How Things Work (in Song mode)
  • Playing songs
    • Basic playback operation
    • Song Reset
    • Selecting a song to play
    • Changing the BPM or mute status
  • Recording a song
    • Editing the setup parameters
  • Song editing
    • Clear All Steps
    • Delete Step
    • Insert Step
    • Song Copy
  • Saving a song
• Effects
  • Effects
    • Effect on/off
    • Effect settings
      • Effect connection (Effect Routing)
      • Compressor
      • Multi-effects
      • Reverb
    • Realtime control of effects
      • Selecting the effect that you want to control
  • Multi-Effects List
    • Multi-Effects Types
    • Multi-Effects Parameters
  • Mastering effect
• Sampling
  • How Things Work (in Sampling mode)
  • Sampling procedure
    • Dividing a sample during sampling
  • Sample Edit
    • Basic sample editing procedure
      • Zoom In/Out
    • Setting the start/end points of the sample
    • Sample List
    • Sample Parameters
    • Truncate
    • Create Patch
    • Chop
      • Procedure for dividing a sample
      • Automatically dividing a sample (Auto Chop)
      • Auditioning the divided samples
    • Create Rhythm
    • Emphasis
    • Combine
    • Edit Time Stretch
    • Normalize
    • Amp
  • Saving a sample
  • Menu (in Sample Edit)
    • Using the menu
      • Loading a sample
      • Loading all samples
      • Importing WAV/AIFF data
      • Deleting a sample
      • Erasing a sample
• Menu
  • System
    • Panel/Controller
    • Sequencer/MIDI
    • Sound
    • Sampling
    • D Beam
    • System Information
  • Utility
    • Import SMF
    • Save As SMF
    • Import WAV/AIFF
    • Factory Reset
    • User Backup
    • User Restore
  • MIDI
  • File Utility
    • Initializing a memory card (Format)
    • Deleting a file (Delete)
    • Moving a file (Move)
    • Copying a file
  • USB
    • USB communication procedure
      • Canceling USB communication
    • Cautions Regarding Folders and Files
  • Undo/Redo
• V-LINK
  • About V-LINK
    • What is V-LINK?
    • Connection examples
    • Using V-LINK
      • Turning V-LINK on
      • Turning V-LINK off
    • V-LINK settings
      • Resetting the image
• Appendices
  • Installing the Wave Expansion Board
    • Cautions When Installing a Wave Expansion Board
    • How to Install a Wave Expansion Board
    • Checking that a wave expansion board is installed correctly
  • Installation de la carte d’extension Wave
    • Précautions à prendre lors de l’installation d’une carte d’expansion Wave
    • Installation d’une carte d’expansion Wave
    • Vérifier que la carte d’expansion Wave est installée correctement
  • Expanding the Memory
    • Precautions for Expanding Memory
    • How to Expand the Memory
      • Removing the Memory
    • Checking that memory is installed correctly
  • Ajouter de la mémoire
    • Précautions à prendre lors de l’ajout de mémoire
    • Installation du module de mémoire
      • Retrait du module de mémoire
    • Vérifier que la mémoire est installée correctement
  • Waveform List
  • Preset Patch List
  • Preset Rhythm Set List
  • Preset Pattern List
  • RPS Pattern List
  • RPS Set List
  • Song List
  • Arpeggio Style List
  • Chord Form List
  • SRX-05 Special Patch List
  • SRX-05 Special Rhythm Set List
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
  • Index
  • Specifications
  • Error Message List