Step-Recording A Phrase; Tone Track; Changing The Measure Settings; Automatically Advancing The Step During Input - Roland Groovebox MC-707 Reference Manual

Step-Recording a Phrase

When the pads are in Note mode, you can use the step buttons and the
pads to step-record phrases.
You'll create a pattern by specifying the steps at which each pad will
sound.

Tone Track

1 .
Press the PAD MODE [NOTE]
The pads are in Note mode.
2 .
Use the step buttons to select the step that you want to
input .
That step is selected for editing, and the step button blinks.
* The currently displayed measures are indicated by the MEASURE LEDs in the
lower left.
You can use the MEASURE [<] [>] buttons to move between
measures.
3 .
Press pads (keys) to enter notes .
The pad that you input is lit.
If the EDIT screen is also displayed, the screen shows the notes that
are input.
4 .
Repeat steps 2–3 .
5 .
Press the [EXIT] button
You can also stop editing by pressing the currently-selected step
button once again.
Quick Input
1 .
Press the PAD MODE [NOTE]
The pads are in Note mode.
2 .
Hold down the button of the step that you want to input,
and press a pad (key) to input a note .
Inputting a Long Note
(Inputting a Tie)
1 .
Press the PAD MODE [NOTE]
The pads are in Note mode.
2 .
Use the step buttons to select the step that you want to
input .
That step is selected for editing, and the step button blinks.
3 .
Hold down a pad (key) and press the
A tie is input for the specified pitch.
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button .
when you're finished editing .
button .
button .
pad [REST/TIE]

Changing the Measure Settings

1 .
Hold down the
button .
The MEASURE EDIT screen appears.
In the MEASURE EDIT screen, you can make settings for the clip's
notes.
Parameter
STEP LEN
SCALE
MODE
SHUFFLE
Duplicating a Measure
1 .
Hold down the
button .
The current measure is duplicated.
Automatically Advancing the Step During
Input
(Step Input Mode)
Step input mode automatically advances to the next step each time
you press and release a pad. This is a convenient way to quickly enter
an arpeggio pattern.
button .
1 .
Hold down the
You're in step input mode.
2 .
Press a pad (key) to input a note .
When you release the pad, the step advances.
* By pressing the [REST/TIE] button you can advance the step without inputting
a step.
[SHIFT] button and press the
Value Explanation
1–128 Specifies the length of the clip.
Specifies the resolution of the clip.
1/8:
eighth notes
1/16:
sixteenth notes
1/8, 1/16, 1/32,
1/32: thirty-second notes
1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T
1/4T: quarter note triplets
1/8T:
eight note triplets
1/16T:
sixteenth note triplets
Specifies how the clip will play back.
FWD: Play forward from the first step.
FWD,
REV:
Play in reverse from the last step.
REV,
FWD+REV:
Play forward from the first step,
FWD+REV,
then play backward from the last step.
INV,
INV:
Play even-numbered and odd-
RND
numbered notes inverted.
RND:
Play randomly.
-50–+50 Specifies the amount of shuffle (bounce).
(Duplicate)
[FUNC] button and press the
[REC] button and press the step button .
MEASURE [<] [>]
MEASURE [>]