Song Editing; Clear All Steps; Delete Step; Insert Step - Roland MC-909 Owner's Manual

Song editing

"Song editing" is the process of editing individual steps of
performance data for a song.
* You must stop the song playback before you can edit the song.
1. Select the song that you want to edit.
2. In Song mode, press [F2 (Song Edit)] to access the
Song Edit screen.
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Type of song editing
[F1 (Clear All)] Erase all steps.

(Clear All Steps)

[F2 (Delete Step)] Delete an unwanted step.
[F3 (Insert Step)] Insert a step.
[F4 (Copy)] Copies a song to a different song.

(Song Copy)

[F6 (Close)] Returns to the previous screen.
Clear All Steps
This operation clears all of the steps that you input, returning them
to the blank condition. Use this when you want to create a song from
scratch.
1. Press [F1 (Clear All)].
A message will ask you for confirmation.
2. If you are sure that you want to clear all steps, press
[F6 (Execute)].
* To cancel, press [F5 (Cancel)].
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Delete Step

This operation deletes an unwanted step from the song, and joins the
two sections.
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1. Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to select the step that you
want to delete.
2. Press [F2 (Delete)].
The selected step will be deleted.

Insert Step

This operation inserts a step into the song, and moves subsequent
steps backward by one.
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1. Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to select the step at which
you want to insert a pattern.
In the example shown above, select step 2.
2. Press [F3 (Insert)].
A step containing the same pattern as the step you selected in
step 1 will be inserted, and the subsequent steps will be moved
backward by one.
Song Copy
This operation copies song data to a different song.
1. Press [F4 (Copy)].
2. Select the copy-destination song.
3. Press [F6 (Execute)].
* To cancel, press [F5 (Cancel)].
If the copy destination contains data, that data will be erased when
you execute this copy operation.
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