Roland MC-808 Owner's Manual page 34

2. Creating an original pattern
2-2-6 Using an external keyboard
for realtime recording
If you want to record your keyboard playing, you'll find it more
convenient to perform using an external keyboard.
1.
Connect your external keyboard.
Use a MIDI cable to make connections as follows.
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MC-808
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
2.
Turn ON the "Remote Kbd Switch" (p. 120).
Prepare for recording
1.
Select part 5.
2.
Press [REC].
The recording menu screen will appear.
3.
Use [CURSOR ] to select "Realtime Rec," and press
[ENTER].
You'll be in realtime recording standby mode.
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4.
Press [PLAY] to begin recording.
Now you're ready to record.
Record your keyboard performance
1.
Play the following melody.
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Stop recording
1.
Press [STOP] to stop recording.
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MIDI keyboard
2-2-7 Using TR-REC and Realtime
REC to create a snare roll
By using TR-REC (described earlier) to record fader operations in
real time, you can create a gradually intensifying snare roll.
Prepare for recording
1.
Select part 11.
2.
Press [REC].
The recording menu screen will appear.
3.
Use [CURSOR ] to select "TR-Rec," and press
[ENTER].
The TR-REC standby screen will appear.
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4.
Press [PLAY] to begin recording.
Now you're ready to record.
Enter the snare drum
1.
Select the snare drum "E4."
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Move the cursor and use the VALUE dial
or [INC] [DEC] to select a rhythm tone.
2.
Press all of the keyboard pads 1–16 to make them light.
3.
Press [FWD] to move to the second measure.
As you did in step 2, press all of the keyboard pads 1–16 to
make them light.
In the same way, enter the same notes in the third measure.
4.
Press [FWD] to move to the fourth measure.
5.
Press [SCALE MEASURE] to select 32nd notes.
Now the notes you enter will be in units of 32nd notes.
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one beat
Keyboard pads [1]–[16] will correspond to a two-beat
range of recording input, allowing you to enter notes
in 32nd note units.
6.
Select the first and second beats, and press all of the
keyboard pads 1–16 to make them light.
7.
Press [FWD] to select beats 3–4, and press all of the
keyboard pads 1–16 to make them light.
one beat