Patches And Partials; Patches And Parts; Audio Phrases - Roland MV-8000 Owner's Manual

Main Features

Patches and Partials

96 partials
Each partial is assigned to a pitch range
on the pads or on a connected keyboard.
In this example, Partials 1-16 ("P1"-"P16")
can each be played from a pad in one pad bank.
P1
P5
P9
P13
In this example, four partials ("P1"-"P4")
are each assigned to an area on the keyboard.
P1 P2

Patches and Parts

As the MV-8000 has sixteen sound generators (parts), can use sixteen
musical-instruments (patches) simultaneously. Each MIDI track will play using the
patch that is assigned to the part being controlled by that track. A part provides mixer
functionality to adjust the volume and pan (stereo position) and the amount of signal
that is sent to the effects.

Audio phrases

Audio phrase
Audio tracks x 8
Samples in a project can be played by placing them in an audio track. Since the audio
phrases (audio events) placed in an audio track contain tempo data, they can
synchronize with the sequencer playback. Even if you speed up or slow down the
sequencer tempo, the audio phrases will shrink or stretch in realtime, so that there will
be no gaps between them.
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Patches contain "partials," which are the
smallest unit of sound-producing data on the
MV-8000. You can assign up to 96 partials to
a patch, and assign a sample to each partial.
Up to
You can think of a partial as corresponding to
a note number (e.g., a single key of a
keyboard). By assigning a different
percussion sound to each partial you can
create a patch that plays a set of rhythm
instruments, or you could create a patch that
P2 P3 P4
assigns nothing but piano samples from low
P6 P7 P8
to high ranges of the keyboard.
P10 P11 P12
P14 P15 P16
P3 P4
Sample
the MV-8000's
internal hard disk
A "drum type" patch is one in
which the partials are assigned
to create a set of rhythm
instruments. A "keyboard
type" patch is one in which the
partials are assigned to
produce a scale of pitches.