What is a track, What is a clip, There are three types of track – Roland MC-101 Portable Groovebox User Manual
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An Overview of the MC-101
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The MC-101 can simultaneously play back up to four
independent tracks.
You can assign up to 16 clips to each track, and switch
between these clips during playback.
What is a Track?
There are three types of track.
Tone:
A track that mainly handles clips that have pitch.
Drum:
A track that handles drum and percussion clips.
Looper:
A track that handles audio loops. You can import
audio data from an SD card, or record sound that’s
input from a track. Time stretch is also supported.
What is a Clip?
A
“clip”
is a collection of data to be played back by a
track. The data included in a clip differs depending on
the type of track.
Track type: Tone
Clip setting:
This contains the name of the clip, and information
and settings for the clip.
Tone:
This contains settings for the sound. It also includes
effect
(MFX)
settings.
(*1)
Phrase:
This is performance data and data that creates
changes in the sound
(MOTION)
.
Track type: Drum
Clip setting:
This contains the name of the clip, and information
and settings for the clip.
Drum kit:
This contains settings for the sound. It also includes
effect
(MFX)
settings.
(*1)
Phrase:
This is performance data and data that creates
changes in the sound
(MOTION)
.
Track type: Looper
Clip setting:
This contains the name of the clip, and information
and settings for the clip.
Looper
sample:
This is the audio data played by the looper.
Looper set-
ting:
This contains settings that specify how the looper
sample is played.
MFX:
This contains effect
(MFX)
settings.
(*1)
Phrase:
This contains data that creates changes in the sound
(MOTION)
.
* 1 Alternatively, you can use the track’s settings instead of the clip’s
settings.