Table Of Contents - Roland MC-50 Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Contents3
Features5
Front And Rear Panels6
Precautions7
Power Supply7
Location7
Floppy Disk Handling7
How To Use This Manual8
Product Overview9
Internal Memory And Floppy Disks9
How The Device Is Organized10
Internal Memory10
Disk Drive10
System Area (Rom)/User Area (Ram)10
System Programs And Internal Memory11
About Tracks11
Phrase Track12
Rhythm Track12
Tempo Track12
About Songs13
Midi Channels13
Midi Output Assign14
Sequencers And Mtrs - Multitrack Recorders15
Connections17
The Midi Connectors Of The Device17
Basic Midi Connectors18
Midi Devices That Can Be Connected19
Midi Keyboard19
Sound Modules19
Midi Controllers20
Midi Thru Boxes20
Midi - Equipped Effect Devices20
Connecting A Midi Keyboard - Electronic Piano Or Synthesizer21
The Unit's Settings22
Connecting An Electronic Piano And Sound Module23
Pianos Which Can Be Set To Local Off23
Pianos Which Cannot Be Set To Local Off23
Example Connections Using A Keyboard Controller24
Example Connections For A Synchronized Recording System24
Local On/Off Function And The Soft Thru On/Off Function25
Cable Hook26
Turning The Power On27
Starting Super-Mrc27
Starting Super-Mrp27
Starting From A System Disk27
Turning The Power Off28
Hardware29
The Display29
Input Section30
Playback/Recording Section30
Edit Select Section31
Modes Of Operation32
How To Move Between Displays33
Initializing A Disk34
The Floppy Disk Protect Tab34
Disk Initialization Procedure35
Basic Operation37
Recording With A Midi Keyboard And The Unit37
Record The Accompaniment37
Record The Melody While Listening To The Accompaniment39
Playback The Song Data You Recorded40
Save Song Data To Disk41
Inputting Characters From The Numeric Keys42
Load Song Data From Disk44
Loading A Single Song File44
Multitrack Recording45
Phrase Tracks45
Before You Begin Recording47
Rhythm Part49
Recording Rhythm Pattern 151
Recording Patterns 2 And 454
Recording Pattern 355
Creating The Rhythm Track57
Recording The Rhythm Track57
The Bass Part59
Step Recording Using A Midi Keyboard59
Some Convenient Functions64
The Melody Part And Backing Part65
Data Editing67
Erase - Use An "Eraser"67
Delete - Use "Scissors"69
Quantize - Correct Timing Inaccuracies71
Auto Punch In Recording74
Various Useful Procedures76
Microscope76
Set/Select A Sound On The Connected Sound Module76
Set/Select The Volume Or Pan Of Each Part76
Disk77
Display The Remaining Amount Of Memory77
Make A Copy Of A Floppy Disc/Delet Song Files From A Floppy Disc77
Combine Song Files From Two Disc Into One Disc77
Rhythm78
Use D Midi Keyboard To Create A Rhythm Pattern78
Set The Mc-50 Instruments To The Key Numbers You Wish To Play78
Modify Resolution In The Middle Of A Pattern For A Single Instrument79
Copy A Rhythm Pattern79
Song Data80
Extract Song Data80
Copy Song Data80
Exhange Data Between Phrase Tracks/Assing A Song Title80
Combine Two Phrase Tracks Into One Phrase Track81
Slide The Timing Of Phrase Track Data Behing/Ahead Of The Beat81
Transpose The Note Messages In A Phrase Track81
Modify The Midi Channel Of A Desired Part In The Phrase Track82
Insert Blank Measures Into Song Data82
Rewrite Program Numbers82
Midi83
Play83
Sync Clock83
Synchronized Playback With A Rhythm Machine83
Set The Metronome84
Restart The System84
View The Data Contents Of Each Track84
Use Microscope Mode To Change The Note Display84
Successive Playback Of Two Or More Songs85
Application Guide86
Record A Composition With More Parts Than You Have Midi Sound Modules86
Recording Program Change Message Or Bender/Modulation Messages86
Record Sound Module Settings At The Beginning Of A Song87
Transfer Musical Data From Another Sequencer88
Store Synthesizer Sound Dat On An Mc-50 Floppy Disk89
Create "Effects" Using Only The Mc-50 And Sound Modules90
Add Sound Effects During Video Editing91
About Midi Status92
Note Messages - Note92
Program Change Messages - Pg92
Pitch Bend Messages - Pb/Aftertouch Messages - Caf/Paf92
Control Charge Messages - Cc93
Exclusive Messages - Ex93
Tune Request Message - Tu93
Reading Music94
Various Symbols Used In Printed Music94