Playing Patterns; Switching Patterns In Real Time; Add Various Effects To The Sound - Roland MC-808 Owner's Manual

3. Playing patterns

By successively playing back your original patterns and existing
patterns while you use the faders (or other means) to add variation
to your performance, you can perform a song in real time in a way
similar to creating a DJ mix.
3-1 Switching patterns in
real time
If you're going to switch patterns in real time, you may want to
maintain the tempo of the pattern you're starting with, so that the
tempo won't change for each pattern you select.
For details, refer to "BPM Lock" (p. 119).
"Playing patterns" (p. 42)
3-2 Add various effects to
the sound
Controlling the brightness of the
sound in real time
You can vary the brightness of the sound by using the faders to
control the cutoff and resonance.
Try this out with the following parameter.
1.
Select pattern no. 001 "SuperGrime!"
2.
Press [PLAY] to play back the pattern.
3.
Press [PART SELECT] so it's lit, and choose part 16.
The part 16 button will light.
The result will be easier to distinguish if you solo part 16 to hear
it by itself ("Playing only a specific part (Solo)" (p. 45)).
4.
Press [SYNTHESIZER 1], and move the faders located
below "CUTOFF" and "RESONANCE."
Listen to the result of moving each fader.
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Using effects to vary the sound
In addition to cutoff and resonance, the MC-808 provides multi-
effects that can transform a sound into a completely different one.
MFX1 and 2 each provide 47 types, each with a distinctive effect. The
most suitable effects for each patch are assigned to the faders.
1.
Select pattern no. 001 "SuperGrime!"
2.
Press [PLAY] to play back the pattern.
3.
Press [PART SELECT] so it's lit, and choose part 16.
The part 16 button will light.
The result will be easier to distinguish if you solo part 16 to hear
it by itself ("Playing only a specific part (Solo)" (p. 45)).
4.
Press [MFX2] so it's lit.
5.
Press [SYNTHESIZER 2], and move the faders located
below "MFX2 C1" and "MFX2 C2."
Listen to the result of moving each fader.
"MFX2 C1" will change the degree of distortion for the sound.
"MFX2 C2" will change the level.