Roland MC-909 Quick Start Manual page 23

Recording
1.
Press [PATTERN] to enter Pattern mode.
2.
Press [REC].
3.
Press [F1 (Realtime)].
The realtime recording standby screen will appear.
For details on the settings, refer to p. 37 in the Owner's Manual.
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4.
Press [PLAY] to begin recording.
The pattern will play back repeatedly.
5.
Press velocity pad [4] at the beginning of the pattern, and continue holding
it down until the pattern ends.
The arpeggio will play while you continue holding down the velocity pad, and will
be recorded.
6.
Press [STOP] to stop recording.
About the key for Chord Memory
When you press velocity pad [2], Chord Memory will sound a chord at the registered
key (for preset 038, this will be "G Maj add9").
Here we will press pad [4] to play an "A Maj add9" chord (arpeggio) to match the
key of the bass part.
Next, we will create a four-measure pattern based on this one-measure pattern.
Creating an original song (pattern)
When you have finished
recording, press
[ARPEGGIO] and [CHORD
MEMORY] so the
indicators are extinguished.
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