Panel/Controller; Sequencer/Midi - Roland MC-909 Owner's Manual

Panel/Controller

Here you can make settings for the panel controllers and the screen.
Parameter Range
[F1 (Pad Velocity)]
Pad Velocity REAL, 1–127
[F2 (TTE/Tap/DB)]
TTE Slider Type TTE, PITCH BEND,
MODULATION
TTE Magnify -1– +1 – -200– +200
Tap Switch OFF, ON
Tap Resolution QUARTER, 8TH,
16TH
D Beam ID 0–3
D Beam Sens L 0–127
D Beam Sens R
[F3 (Screen Saver)]
Screen Saver Type 1–10
Screen Saver Time OFF, 5–60 min
[F4 (Back Ground)]
Back Ground Picture 1–10

Sequencer/MIDI

Here you can specify how the sequencer will operate, and make MIDI-related settings.
Parameter Range
[F1 (Seq Sync)]
Sync Mode MASTER,
REMOTE,
SLAVE
Sync Output OFF, ON
Arpeggio Sync OFF,
Mode MODE1,
MODE2
Explanation
Strength of the note when you press a velocity pad
If you set this to REAL, you can vary the dynamics of the sound by varying the strength with
which you press the pad.
Function of the turntable emulation slider
TTE: Standard turntable emulation
PITCH BEND: Pitch bender
MODULATION: Modulation
Variable range of the turntable emulation slider
Tap button on/off
Tap tempo resolution
The resolution (note value) to be used when using [TAP] to change the tempo
QUARTER: Quarter note
8TH: Eighth note
16TH: Sixteenth note
When using two or more MC-909 units together, you can specify a different ID for each unit
so that the D Beam controllers of the units will not interfere with each other.
Sensitivity of the D Beam controllers
The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change depending on the amount of light in
the vicinity of the unit. If it does not function as you expect, adjust the sensitivity as appro-
priate for the brightness of your location. Increasing this value will raise the sensitivity.
Type of screen saver
Time (minutes) until the screen saver begins working
If this is OFF, the screen saver will not appear.
File that is to be displayed as the screen background
Press [F5 (Import BMP)], and load a bitmap file from the TMP/BMP folder within USER/
CARD.
Explanation
Specifies how the internal sequencer will operate and how MIDI Clock messages will be transmitted and
received.
MASTER: The internal sequencer will synchronize to the internal tempo clock. Any MIDI Clock messag-
es received from an external device will be ignored.
REMOTE: Operation will be essentially the same as "MASTER." However, Start/Stop messages from
the external MIDI device will control playback/stop for the internal sequencer.
SLAVE: The internal sequencer will synchronize to MIDI Clock messages received from an external de-
vice. If no MIDI Clock messages are being received, pattern/song playback will not occur even if you
press the [PLAY] button.
Determines whether synchronization-related MIDI messages will be transmitted.
OFF: Messages will not be transmitted.
ON: The following messages will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector.
• Timing Clock: F8
• Start: FA
• Continue: FB
• Stop: FC
• Song Position Pointer: F2
Specifies how the arpeggio start timing will be synchronized to the pattern.
OFF: The start timing will not synchronize.
MODE1: When a pattern plays, the arpeggio will start in synchronization. When the pattern stops, the
arpeggio will also stop.
MODE2: In addition to the operation of MODE1, the arpeggio will start at the beginning of the next mea-
sure of the currently-playing pattern.
* If the pattern is stopped, the arpeggio will start immediately, regardless of which of the above settings
is selected.
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