Recording Procedure; About The Timing Scale - Roland MC-909 Owner's Manual

Recording a pattern

Recording procedure

1. Select TR-REC (p. 37).
2. Press [PLAY] to begin recording.
You will enter recording mode, and will hear the notes you
enter played as a loop.
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3. Use the function buttons and [VALUE] or [INC/DEC]
to specify the note messages to enter.
You can also use [CURSOR (up/down)] to select the note
number.
[F1 (Patch List)] Choose the patch/rhythm set from a list
(p. 55).
[F2 (Scale)] The timing scale (see the explanatory box
on this page) of the velocity pads will
change each time you press this.
[F3 (Note Number)] Choose the pitch of the note to be input.
For a rhythm set, this selects the rhythm
tone to be input.
Range: 0 (C-1)–127 (G9)
[F4 (Note Type)] Choose the note value to be input.
Range: 1/32–1/1
[F5 (Gate Time)] Specify the gate time (the duration that the
note will be held) for the note data to be in-
put, as a proportion of the value you chose
for Note Type.
Range: 5–200%
[F6 (Velocity)] Specify the velocity (volume) of the note
data to be input.
Range: REAL, 1–127
* If you set this to REAL, the force with
which you strike the pad will be input as
the velocity value.
[SHIFT] + Narrow the region of keys shown in the
[F1 (V-Zoom In)] display.
You can use this when you want to view
an expanded display for specific notes.
[SHIFT] + Broaden the region of keys shown in the
[F2 (V-Zoom Out)] display.
You can use this when you want to see
which notes have been input.
[SHIFT] + Set the tempo, and turn the metronome
[F6 (BPM/Click)] on/off (p. 25).
By holding down [SHIFT] and pressing [TOP] [BWD] [FWD], you
can move the pattern playback location in the same way as during
playback.
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4. Use [CURSOR (left/right)] or [BWD/FWD] to move the
note message input region
The bottom of the screen will always show two bars to indicate the
input region shown in the screen and the current playback position
of the pattern.
If you press [TOP], the pattern playback location will return to the
beginning of the input region shown in the screen.
5. To input data, press a pad that corresponds to the
timing at which you want to input a note, so the pad's
indicator lights.
To delete a note you've input, press the
corresponding pad so its indicator goes out.
You cannot edit the note type, gate time, or velocity of a note
message once you input it. If you want to change these parameters,
you must delete the note and re-input it.
6. Press [STOP] to stop recording.
Selecting the part to record
1. In the Part Mixer section, press [PART] (SELECT/
MUTE) so the indicator is not lighted.
Part buttons [1]–[16] will select parts.
2. Press the button for the part that you want to record.
You can select the part for recording even while you are recording.

About the timing scale

Each time you press [F2 (Scale)], the scale will alternate in the
following order.
• 16th notes
Velocity pads [1]–[16] will correspond to a recording input
region of one measure, and you will be able to input notes
at 16th note intervals.
• 32nd notes
Velocity pads [1]–[16] will correspond to a recording input
region of two beats, and you will be able to input notes at
32nd note intervals.
• 8th note triplets
Velocity pads [1]–[12] will correspond to a recording input
region of one measure, and you will be able to input notes
at 8th note triplet intervals.
• 16th note triplets
Velocity pads [1]–[12] will correspond to a recording input
region of two beats, and you will be able to input notes at
16th note triplet intervals.