Roland MC-909 Getting Started Manual page 34

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Setting a Sample's BPM
The MC-909 can do some pretty amazing things to a sample to make it fit into any musical context.
In order to do this, the MC-909 needs to know the sample's original tempo. Let's tell it now:
1. Press F2 (Sample Param) to display the Sample Prm (for "Sample Parameter") screen.
On this screen, you can see a variety of parameters that determine how the sample behaves.
The one we're concerned with now is BPM.
2. Press
Inside the SAMPLE SHOW CD, we can learn that Track 27's original tempo is 90 BPM.
3. Hold down SHIFT and turn the VALUE dial to set BPM to 90.
4. Press F5 (Close) to return to the Sample Edit screen.
To learn about the other sample parameters, see Page 116 in the MC-909 Owner's Manual.
Truncating a Sample
Here's what the parameters on the Sample Edit screen mean:
• Start Point—The Start Point is the position within the sample from which the sample starts to
play when you strike its pad. The Trim Switch we turned on earlier automatically set this to the
beginning of the sample.
• Loop Start—When a sample loops, so it plays over and over, this parameter sets the location
within the sample at which it repeats. We won't be looping our sample here.
• End Point—The End Point is the position within the sample at which the sample stops playing
when you hold down its pad. The Trim Switch automatically set this to the end of the sample.
• Zoom Horz—On this screen, you can zoom in or out on the displayed waveform to show bigger
or smaller chunks of time. The smaller the view, the greater, the detail. This readout shows the
current time, or "horizontal," magnification. To learn about zooming in or out, see Page 114 in
the MC-909 Owner's Manual.
• Zoom Vert—This readout shows the amount of level, or "vertical," magnification. See Page 114
in the MC-909 Owner's Manual for details.
• BPM—This readout shows the sample's original tempo, which we set in the last section.
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three times to select the BPM parameter.
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