Roland TR-707 Owner's Manual page 18

a.
Setting
Last Step
Operation
©
Enter Pattern Writing
mode,
in
either
the Step
Writing or
Tap
Writing
mode.
(2)
While holding the Last
Step Button
©
,
push
the
relevant
Main Keys
to set
the bar
length.
By
using
the above function
of
changing the
number
of steps or beats in
a
bar,
odd
times such
as
5/4 (combination of 3/4
and
2/4) or 7/4
(combination of
4/4 and
3/4)
can be
easily
entered.
b.
Setting Scale
Operation
©
Enter Pattern Writing
mode,
in
either Step Writ-
ing
or
Tap
Writing
mode.
(4)
The'
tempo
of
the red
light
may
also change, since'al
the
rhythms
are
in
step
with each other.
(g
Push the Scale Button
®
.
The
Scale light will
move up one
step,
to
line 2.
:3
Each time the
Scale
Button
is
pushed, the red
light
moves.
up.
From
the
top
line
it
moves back
to
the
bottom
line.
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C3*
•
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»
CD
9
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C3» Ott
C3»
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J
J
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E2i
C3»
CDs
Z3
«
ED
•
O
•
C5»
O
•
E3
«
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Qtt
Qu
C3»*
E2»
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
In this scale,
repeating
a
pattern
twice
or chaining
two
patterns
makes
a
common
iength.