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About the MV-8800 Workshop Series If you’re using a mouse: If you’re using the MV-8800’s buttons: Roland’s MV-8800 Production Studio is packed with features for making music. It’s a heavy-duty sampler that can do all sorts of things with sounds Left click Right click you sample or import.
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To learn about MIDI, you can download InFocus: An Introduction to MIDI from the Support Documents section of the Roland US website If you’ve sequenced on the MV-8800, you’re already familiar with the MV-8800’s parts.
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Turning On Multi Timbre Sampler Mode This is possible because the MV-8800 can be synchronized—or “slaved”—to the sequencer using a special type of MIDI timing data called To turn on Multi Timbre Sampler mode: “MIDI clock. ” MIDI clock travels from the external External MV-8800 Press SYSTEM to display the SYSTEM menu.
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Setting Up the External Sequencer To learn how to load patches, see the MV-8800 Loading Patches Workshop booklet. In the sequencer, create a track for the MIDI channel of: • each MV-8800 part—that plays a patch you want to use. The EFFECTS and MIXER Windows •...
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We hope you’ve found this workshop helpful. Keep an eye out for other MV-8800 Workshop booklets, all available for downloading at www.RolandUS.com. For the latest MV-8800 updates and support tools, visit the Roland U.S. Web site at www.RolandUS.com. If you need personal assistance, call our amazing Product Support team at 323-890-3745.