Sampling Procedure; Sampling; Resampling; Mix Sampling - Roland MC-909 Owner's Manual

Sampling procedure

1. Press [SAMPLING/RESAMPLING] to access the
Sampling Menu screen.
fig.5-01
The upper part of the screen will show the amount of free
memory. If the free memory reaches 0%, no further sampling is
possible.
2. Press [F1 (Sampling)]–[F5 (Solo)] to select the
sampling mode. The sampling-standby screen will
appear.
[F1 (Sampling)] Sample a sound from an external input source.
* Operating the velocity pads or D Beam con-
trollers will not play the internal sound gen-
erator.
[F2 (Re-Sampling)] Resample the sound of the internal sound gen-
erator.
* The sound of the external input will not be
heard.
[F3 (Mix)] Sample the combined sounds of the internal

(Mix sampling)

sound generator and an external input source.
[F4 (Auto Divide)] Sample an extended source, and automatically
(Auto divide sam- divide it into several samples at silent regions.
pling)
* Operating the velocity pads or D Beam con-
trollers will not play the internal sound gen-
erator.
[F5 (Solo)] While playing the internal sound generator as

(Solo sampling)

usual, sample only the sound from the external
input.
* Effects cannot be applied to the external in-
put sound.
[F6 (Cancel)] Return to the previous screen.
(Example) Standby screen for Sampling
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3. Make the settings for things such as the input source
of the sound to be sampled, and triggering.
Function buttons
[F1 (Input Setting)] Make settings for the external input (p. 34).
[F2 (Auto Trig)] If this is on, sampling will begin automati-
(Auto Trigger) cally when the input sound is detected.
[F3 (Trim Sw)] If this is turned on, the Start point and End
point settings (p. 115) will be automatically
adjusted after sampling is performed, so
any silent portions at the beginning or end
of the sampled sound are excluded.
[F4 (BPM/Click)] Set the tempo, and turn the metronome on/
off (p. 25).
Parameters
Parameter Range
Input Select LINE IN L/R,
LINE IN L,
DIGITAL(OPT),
DIGITAL(CO-AX),
MICROPHONE
Stereo MONO, STEREO
Switch
Pre Sample 0–1000 ms
Time
Stop Trigger MANUAL, BEAT,
TIME
Explanation
Input source to be sampled
LINE IN L/R: INPUT
jacks L/R (stereo)
LINE IN L: INPUT jack L
(mono)
DIGITAL(OPT): Digital
input (optical)
DIGITAL(CO-AX): Digi-
tal input (coaxial)
MICROPHONE: INPUT
jack L (mono, mic level)
* This cannot be set when

resampling.

Stereo/mono setting for

sampling

MONO: The sound will
be sampled as one wave.
If the sound is stereo, the
left and right signals will
be mixed.
STEREO: The sound
will be sampled as two
waves, L and R.
* Mono sampling uses
half as much memory
space.
The length of sound pre-
ceding the moment at
which sampling was man-
ually or automatically initi-
ated that will be captured
in the sample
This lets you prevent the
attack portion of the
sound from being omit-
ted from the sample.
How sampling will end
MANUAL: Continue
sampling until you press
[F5 (STOP)].
BEAT: Sample the spec-
ified number of beats at
the current tempo
(BPM).
TIME: Sample the speci-
fied length of time.