Playing Songs; Playing A Song; Basic Playback Operation; Song Reset - Roland MC-808 Owner's Manual

Playing songs

Two or more patterns connected in the order of playback are called a song.
When you play back a song, the patterns will switch automatically—you don't need to select each pattern yourself. In one song, you
can register up to 50 patterns in the desired order of playback.
The number describing the order in which the patterns are arranged is called the step.

Playing a song

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1.
Press [SONG] so it's lit; you're in Song mode.
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Current step/Total number of steps
2.
Use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC] to select a song.
The number and name shown in the display will change.
Range: 01–50
* You can't select the Card group for songs.
3.
Press [PLAY]; the song will begin playing.
When the song begins playing, the display will indicate the
number of the current pattern and the next pattern.
fig.05-004.e
current pattern
next pattern
4.
Press [STOP] to stop song playback.
You can change the way in which the song plays.
For details, refer to "Song Loop Mode" (p. 119) and "Song
Play Mode" (p. 119)."
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3
4
current step

Basic playback operation

Use the following buttons to control the playback.
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Move to the Return to the
beginning of the song previous step
Stop playback Play back
* The [FWD], [BWD], and [TOP] buttons can also be used during
playback.

Song reset

You can have playback resume from step 1 when the currently
playing pattern finishes playing.
This is convenient when you want to play back a few measures
while you adjust the BPM to match a turntable, and then when the
BPM is correct, play back from step 1.
1.
While the song is playing, press [PLAY].
When the currently playing pattern finishes, the playback will
return to the beginning of the song.

Selecting a song to play

While song playback is stopped, use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC]
to select the desired song.

Changing the BPM or mute status

In Song mode as well, you can change the BPM or part muting status
in the same way as in Pattern mode. For details on how to change
these, refer to the section "Playing patterns" (p. 42).
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next step
Used for recording