How Things Work (In Pattern Mode) - Roland MC-909 Owner's Manual

How Things Work (in Pattern mode)

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When you press the Mode section [PATCH/SAMPLE] button, the
button's indicator will light and the MC-909 will be in Patch/Sample
mode.
In Patch/Sample mode, the various parts of the panel will perform
the following functions.
1. D Beam controllers
Pass your hand over these to modify the pattern (p. 35).
[BEAM 1 ON]
[BEAM 2 ON]
[TWIN D BEAM ASSIGN]
2. Volume section
[OUTPUT] Adjusts the output volume of the MIX OUT jacks
and the headphone.
[INPUT] Adjusts the input volume from the INPUT jacks.
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Turns the left D Beam controller
(BEAM 1) on/off.
Turns the right D Beam controller
(BEAM 2) on/off.
Selects the function of the D Beam
controller.
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3. Realtime Modify section
These controls modify the sound in real time (p. 33).
Knob/Button Parameter
[WAVE SELECT] Displays the Wave List.
PITCH block
[TUNE] button is not lit: Patch Fine Tune (p. 57)
button is lit: Patch Coarse Tune (p. 57)
[DEPTH] Pitch Envelope Depth (p. 59)
[A] Pitch Envelope Time1 (p. 59)
[D] Pitch Envelope Time3 (p. 59)
FILTER block
[TYPE] Filter Type (p. 59)
[CUTOFF] Cutoff Frequency (p. 59)
[RESONANCE] Resonance (p. 60)
[DEPTH] Filter Envelope Depth (p. 61)
[A] Filter Envelope Time1 (p. 61)
[D] Filter Envelope Time3 (p. 61)
[S] Filter Envelope Level3 (p. 61)
[R] Filter Envelope Time4 (p. 61)
AMP block
[LEVEL] Patch Level (p. 62)
[A] Amp Envelope Time1 (p. 63)
[D] Amp Envelope Time3 (p. 63)
[S] Amp Envelope Level3 (p. 63)
[R] Amp Envelope Time4 (p. 63)
LFO 1 block
[DEPTH/RATE] button is not lit: LFO1 Pitch/Filter/Amp/
Pan Depth (p. 64, p. 65)
* Selectable
button is lit: LFO1 Rate (p. 64)
[WAVEFORM] LFO1 Waveform (p. 64)
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