Patch Editing Procedure; Tips For Editing Patches; Selecting The Tones That Will Sound (Tone Switch); Using The Motorized Faders To Edit A Patch - Roland MC-808 Owner's Manual

Patch editing procedure

Tips for editing patches

• Select a patch that is similar to the sound you wish to
create.
It's hard to create a new sound that's exactly what you want if
you just select a patch and modify its parameters at random. It
makes sense to start with a patch whose sound is related to
what you have in mind.
• Decide which tones will sound.
When creating a patch, it is important to decide which tones
you are going to use. It is also important to turn off unused
tones to avoid wasting voices, unnecessarily reducing the
number of simultaneous notes you can play.
Selecting the tones that will sound
(TONE SWITCH)
Turn on the tones that you want to be heard. If you want to hear just
a specific tone, you can turn the remaining tones off.
fig.04-007
In Patch/Sample mode, hold down [SHIFT] and press TONE
SWITCH [1]–[4] to turn a tone on (button's indicator lit) or off
(indicator not lighted).
Editing patches (Patch Edit)
Using the motorized faders to edit
a patch
The MC-808 lets you use the motorized faders to edit a patch.
When you've come up with a sound you like, save the patch (p. 91).
fig.04-009
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2
1.
Select the patch that you want to edit (p. 87).
2.
Press [SYNTHESIZER1] or [SYNTHESIZER2].
The faders will automatically move according to the settings of
the patch.
3.
Move the faders to edit the patch.
You can edit the patch parameters listed on the following page.
Selecting the tone to edit (TONE SELECT)
Turn on the tone(s) that you want to edit.
fig.04-008
In Patch/Sample mode, hold down [SHIFT] and press TONE
SELECT [1]–[4] to light the indicator(s) of the button(s) for the
tone(s) you want to edit.
* By pressing two or more TONE SELECT buttons you can select
multiple tones simultaneously.
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