Muting (Silencing) A Part - Roland MC-909 Owner's Manual

Playing a pattern

Muting (silencing) a part

A pattern contains sixteen parts. You can mute (silence) each part in
real time.
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1. In the Part Mixer section, press [PART] (SELECT/
MUTE) so the indicator is lighted.
Part buttons [1]–[16] now control part muting.
2. Press the button of the part that you want to mute,
making it blink.
That part will be muted.
3. To cancel muting, press the button of the muted part
once again, making it light.
The indicators of the part buttons show the muted state of the
parts as follows:
• Lit: The part can be played.
• Blinking: The part is muted.
• Not lit: No performance has been recorded in the part. (The
indicator will light when you record data.)
Mute Remain
This function maintains the mute status of each part while the next
pattern plays. For example, this lets you play the next pattern
without sounding the rhythm part.
1. During pattern playback, press [PLAY].
The screen will indicate "MUTE REMAIN."
2. Select the next pattern.
After a time, the selected pattern will play, with the mute
settings of each part remaining as they were.
When the pattern changes, the Mute Remain function will
automatically be cancelled.
* Mute Remain will be cancelled if you press [PLAY] once again before
the pattern changes.
Solo
This function assigns play-ready status to one specified part, muting
the others.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press the part button [1]–[16]
of the part you want to play.
All parts other than the selected part will be muted.
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All Parts Mute
This function mutes all parts at once.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [PART ASSIGN].
The sound of all parts will be muted.
All Parts On
This function un-mutes all parts at once.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [MIXER ASSIGN].
Muting will be cancelled for all parts, so they are all allowed to
play.
Mute Reverse
This function inverts the currently muted and currently playing
parts.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [TEMPO/MUTE
CONTROL].
The status of parts that are currently muted changes, so they are
allowed to play, while the parts that are currently playing will
be muted.
Default Mute
This function restores the part mute settings to the state stored in the
pattern.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [PART] (SELECT/
MUTE).
The part mute settings will return to the state stored in the
pattern.
About the setup parameters
On the MC-909, the following parameters allow their settings to
be individually stored for each pattern. These parameters are
collectively called the "setup parameters."
• BPM (Tempo) (p. 25)
• Patch/Rhythm set * (p. 55)
• Part Level * (p. 33)
• Part Pan * (p. 33)
• Part Key Shift * (p. 33)
• Part Reverb Level * (p. 33)
• Part Output Assign * (p. 55)
• Sequencer Output Assign * (p. 55)
• Reverb settings (p. 90)
• Compressor settings (p. 89)
• Multi-effect settings (p. 90, p. 92)
• Part mute status * (p. 26)
• Auto Sync on/off * (p. 36)
* The asterisk indicates parameters that can be set for each part.