Transposing During Playback - Roland Groovebox MC-307 Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Basic of Pattern Playback
Muting all parts in a single step
The following operation mutes all parts associated with [R],
[1] to [7] buttons.
Procedure
1. While holding down [PART MUTE] button, press
[RHYTHM MUTE] button.
All parts will be muted.
* Then [PART MUTE] button's indicator blinks.
* Repeat step 1 to restore the state before muting.
Setting a single part to the playback
mode
Just one of the parts associated with [R], [1] to [7] part
buttons is set to the playback mode.
Procedure
1. While holding down [PART MUTE] button, press the
part button, [R], [1] to [7], for the part you want to play.
All the other parts will be muted.
Inverting the part being muted and
that being played back
This function is used to set the part currently being played
back to the muting mode and the part being muted to the
playback mode.
Procedure
1. While holding down [PART MUTE] button, press [PART
SELECT] button.
This sets the part being muted to the playback mode and the
part being played back to the muting mode.
Using the muting mode for the next
pattern (Mute Remain)
This operation is used to maintain the muting mode for
playing back the next part. It is useful, for example, to play
back the next pattern with the rhythm track muted by
maintaining the current setting.
Procedure
1. Press [PTN] button.
The pattern playback screen appears.
2. Press [PLAY] button to begin playback.
The pattern is played back.
3. Press [PLAY] button again during playback.
20
"MR" is displayed in the center of the screen.
4. Select a pattern using [VALUE] dial or [INC/DEC]
buttons.
After a while, the selected pattern is played back with the
previous PART MUTE setting maintained.
* Pressing the blinking [PLAY] button again cancels this
function.

Transposing During Playback

This operation changes the key by semitones.
Using [VALUE] dial or [INC/DEC] buttons
Procedure
1. Specify the transposition value by operating [VALUE]
dial or [INC/DEC] buttons while holding down
[TRANSPOSE] button.
The "REALTIME TRANSPOSE" screen is displayed
while this button is held down.
2. Release [TRANSPOSE] button when the playback
position reaches the point where transposition is desired.
Then, the subsequent section is played back in
transposed keys.
* Press [TRANSPOSE] button to reset the transposed keys to
the initial keys. The indicator of the button goes off and the
state is switched to the mode without transposition.
Range:
-12– +12 (semitones)