Roland Groovebox MC-307 Reference Manual page 65

Trial play without stopping recording
(Rehearsal)
The MC-307 is capable of temporarily interrupting recording
without stopping Realtime Recording. This feature is called
"Rehearsal function." With this function, you can repeat trial
playing and recording in turn and save time repeating
recording and stopping operations.
Procedure
1. Taking steps 1 through 7 in "Recording your music as
you play it (Realtime Recording) "(P. 63), starts
recording.
2. During recording, press [REC] button.
The [REC] indicator flashes to indicate that the MC-307 is
in the Rehearsal mode.
Now, play a phrase to rehearse your music before
recording.
3. After you finish trial playing, press [REC] button again.
The MC-307 returns to the Recording mode.
4. Record your play.
Changing the recording part while you
record
When recording multiple parts, you can record the
performances of different parts without having to stop
between each one.
When creating Patterns, this allows you to keep recording
one part after another, with no break in the flow.
Procedure
1. Start Realtime Recording.
- refer to Recording Your Music as You Play it (Realtime
Recording) (p. 63).
2. Press the Part button for the part ([R], [1], ..., [7]) you
want to record.
This part is recorded.
Next, change the part to be recorded.
3. Press the Part button for the next part you want to
record.
In this way, you can continue to record the necessary parts.
Chapter 5 Creating Your Own Patterns and
Recording an arpeggio performance
You can turn on the arpeggiator and record its phrases in a
part.
Before you perform the following procedure, turn ARPEGGIO
SYNC (p. 120) "ON." If you fail to do this, it will not be possible to
record in sync with the sequencer.
Procedure
1. Press the [ARP] button to turn on the arpeggiator so that
you can play the desired phrases. (refer to Playing Back
in Arpeggio (Arpeggiator) (p. 31).)
2. Press the [HOLD] button.
3. Press a chord (or a single key) with the keyboard pads.
When you release the keyboard pads, the arpeggiator
continues playing.
4. Press [REC] button.
The MC-307 enters the Recording Standby mode. The
arpeggiator now stops playing.
5. Press the [F2 (REALTIME)] button.
6. Press the [PLAY] button.
Recording starts. The arpeggiator starts playing at the
beginning of measure 1 and is recorded in the part.
7. When recording is completed, press [STOP] button.
8. Press [ARP] button to turn off the arpeggiator.
Recording knob movements
It is possible to record the operations you do to change
timbres (patches) while playing a music as the performance
information.
Procedure
First, specify the part in which the knob movements are to be
recorded.
1. Press the [PART SELECT] button.
The PART buttons [R], [1] to [7] are used to select the
parts.
2. Press the PART button, [R], [1] to [7], for the part for
which the knob movements are to be recorded.
The target part is specified.
3. Start recording.
(refer to Recording Your Music as You Play it (Realtime
Recording) (p. 63).)
4. Move the knobs to your music.
The actions of controlling the knobs are recorded.
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