Roland MC-909 - Manual (Page 27)

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Playing a pattern
Pattern Mode
Velocity pads
These pads work just like a keyboard. They can also be used to play
RPS and the arpeggiator. Normally, pad number 2 will be C4. The
force with which you strike the pads will vary the dynamics
(velocity) of the sound.
You can also set velocity to a fixed value (Pad Velocity ->p. 127).
Various ways to use the velocity pads
Pattern Call
You can use the sixteen velocity pads as buttons to select patterns.
The patterns that are registered to each of the sixteen velocity pads
are handled as one “pattern set.” You are free to edit the contents of
a pattern set, and can store 50 different sets. You can also switch
between pattern sets during pattern playback.
You can use this method to select either the current pattern or the
next pattern.
* Pattern Call cannot be used in Song mode.
Using Pattern Call
1. Press [PATTERN CALL] so its indicator is lighted.
2. Press one of the velocity pads [1]–[16].
The pattern that is registered to the pad you pressed will be
selected.
* [HOLD] and [OCT +/-] will have no effect.
* Pattern Call cannot be used simultaneously with RPS, arpeggiator, or
chord memory.
Selecting a pattern set
1. Hold down [PATTERN CALL] and use [VALUE] or
[INC/DEC] to select a set.
Registering a pattern in a Pattern Set
1. Select the pattern you want to register, so it is the
current pattern.
2. Select the pattern set into which you want to register
that pattern.
3. Hold down [PATTERN CALL], and press the velocity
pad to which you want to register the pattern.
That pattern will be registered to the pad you pressed.
Saving a Pattern Set
Pattern Set settings that you have edited will be lost when you turn
off the power. If you want to keep your changes, you must save
them as follows.
1. Hold down [PATTERN CALL] and press [F6 (PtnCall
Setting)].
Alternatively, hold down [SHIFT] and press [F3 (Pattern Call)].
The Pattern Call editing screen will appear.
2. Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to select the pattern set
that you want to save.
3. Press [WRITE].
The Write menu screen will appear.
Make sure that “Pattern Set” is highlighted.
4. Press [ENTER] or [F4 (PCL)].
5. Assign a name to the pattern set.
For details on how to assign a name, refer to “Saving a pattern”
(p. 43).
6. When you finish inputting the name, press [F6
(Write)].
A message will ask you for confirmation.
7. To save the pattern set, press [F6 (Execute)].
* To cancel without saving, press [F5 (Cancel)].
Patterns that are registered in a pattern set allow you to specify setup
parameters that are different than in conventional pattern mode.
[HOLD] If you press this button so its indicator lights,
the sound will still be heard even after you
take your finger off the velocity pad. The
sound will stop when you press [HOLD]
once again, extinguishing the indicator.
[OCT -]/[OCT +] These buttons shift the range of the velocity
pads in steps of one octave (maximum +/-4
octaves).
If you press both buttons simultaneously,
the octave shift will be reset to 0.
[PATTERN CALL] The pads will recall patterns (Pattern
Call, p. 27).
[RPS] The pads will trigger phrases (RPS, p.
28).
[ARPEGGIO] The pads will play arpeggios (Arpeggia-
tor, p. 30).
[CHORD MEMORY] Produce chords by pressing a single pad
(Chord Memory, p. 32).
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