Using The Keyboard Pads To Play Phrases (Rps) - Roland MC-808 Owner's Manual

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Using the keyboard pads to play phrases (RPS)

Any phrase that's been assigned to one of the sixteen pads will continue playing as long as you hold down its pad.
The phrases that are registered to the sixteen pads are handled as one "RPS set." You are free to edit the contents of an RPS set, and
can store 50 different sets. You can also switch between RPS sets during pattern playback.
Using RPS
fig.03-020
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1.
Press [RPS] so its indicator is lighted.
2.
Press one of the keyboard pads [1]–[16].
The pad you pressed will light and the phrase that is registered
to it will continue playing.
* [OCT -] [OCT+] will have no effect.
* RPS cannot be used simultaneously with pattern call, arpeggiator, or
chord memory.
Selecting an RPS set
1.
Hold down [RPS] and use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC] to
select a set.
"RPS Set list" (p. 21) in "Sound & Parameter List"
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Registering a phrase in an RPS set
1.
Select the pattern that contains the phrase you want to
register, so it is the current pattern.
With playback stopped, select a pattern and press [ENTER].
2.
Mute all parts other than the single part you want to register
in RPS.
You can do this conveniently by using the Solo function (p. 45).
3.
Select the RPS set in which you want to register that
phrase.
4.
Hold down [RPS], and press the keyboard pad to which you
want to register the phrase.
That phrase will be registered to the pad you pressed.
fig.03-027
You can't register a phrase while a pattern is playing.
Note when assigning RPS
* It is not possible for multi-part phrases to be assigned to each of
the keyboard pads. You must mute all parts other than the part
that contains the phrase you wish to assign. If you attempt to
assign a phrase in which two or more parts are un-muted, the
display will indicate "Cannot Assign Phrase!"
* If you have assigned a phrase to RPS and modify the performance
data of the pattern that contains that phrase after it has been
assigned, be aware that the phrase played by RPS will be affected
by these modifications. For example if you delete the performance
data of a pattern that contains an assigned phrase, no sound will
be heard when you use RPS to play that phrase.
* If you assign a phrase from a part that uses MFX, the MFX
settings during RPS playback will be determined by the MFX
settings of the currently selected pattern. This means that the
RPS playback may sound different than the original phrase.
In the RPS set, you can register setup parameters that are
different than the setup parameters of the pattern registered (p.
43).