Roland MC-808 Owner's Manual page 31

2-2-2 Using STEP REC to enter the bass
We recommend that you use STEP REC (p. 68) to enter the bass,
since this is a good way to enter repeated notes.
You'll be entering the following notes.
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Prepare for recording
1.
Select part 2.
2.
Press [REC].
The recording menu screen will appear.
3.
Use [CURSOR ] to select "STEP REC," and press
[ENTER].
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You'll be in standby mode for step recording.
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4.
Press [PLAY] to begin recording.
Now you can record.
2. Creating an original pattern
Enter the bass
1.
Set "Note Type" to "16th notes."
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Move the cursor, and use the VALUE dial
or [INC] [DEC] to select a note type.
2.
Press "OCT+" and "OCT-" simultaneously to restore the
octave shift to 0.
Make sure that neither button is lit.
3.
Press "OCT-" twice.
4.
Press [TAP] to enter one rest.
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Location
(measure - beat - tick)
The current time location will automatically
advance by the length of the note
(in this case, a rest) you enter.
On the MC-808, one beat is 480 ticks.
5.
Press keyboard pad 2 "C1," pad 14 "C2," and pad 14 "C2."
You have now entered one beat.
6.
Repeat step 4 and 5 four times to enter the notes for the
entire measure.
Stop recording
1.
Press [STOP] to stop recording.
2.
Press "OCT+" and "OCT-" simultaneously to restore the
octave shift to 0.
Make sure that neither button is lit.
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