Roland Groovebox D2 Owner's Manual page 63

Inputting notes
Changing the location at which to input notes
Turn [VALUE] to move to the next (previous) grid line.
Hold down [HOLD] and turn [VALUE] to move in steps of a
tick.
When you reach the end of the measure, you will move to the
next (previous) measure.
Specifying the note to input
Hold down a REC FUNCTION button [NOTE NUMBER]–
[GATE TIME], and turn [VALUE], or move your finger
horizontally on the D-FIELD to set the pitch/strength/length
of the note that will be newly input.
Operation Function
[NOTE NUM- Specify the pitch of
BER]+[VALUE] the note.
[VELOCI- Specify the strength
TY]+[VALUE] (velocity) of the note.
[NOTE Specify the time value
TYPE]+[VALUE] of the note.
[GATE Specify the length
TIME]+[VALUE] (gate time) that the
note will be held.
* 1: 32 (32nd note), 16T (16th note triplets), 16 (16th note), 8T
(8th note triplets), 8 (8th note), 4T (quarter note triplets), 4
(quarter note), 2 (half note), 1 (whole note)
Note settings for the D-FIELD
Specify the note number, velocity, and gate time by moving
your finger to left and right on the D-FIELD.
The type of note can be specified by pressing the eight areas
of the D-FIELD.
No. Notes
1 32 (32nd note)
2 16T (16th note triplets)
3 16 (16th note)
4 8T (8th note triplets)
5 8 (8th note)
6 4T (quarter note triplets)
7 4 (quarter note)
8 2 (half note)
Inputting/erasing notes
When you press [ENTER], the note you specified using the
REC FUNCTION buttons will be input at the current tick.
If you press [EXIT (ERASE)], the note at the current tick will
be erased.
* Only notes specified by the REC FUNCTION [NOTE
NUMBER] will be displayed.
Chapter 6. Creating an Original Pattern
Using the D-FIELD to enter notes
During step recording, you can press the eight areas of the D-
FIELD to record efficiently.
fig.Pad
No.
1
2
3
4
Setting
C–(C-1)–G9
5
1–127
6
32, 16T, 16, 8T, 8,
4T, 4, 2, 1
5–200 (%)
7
8
Part editing while carrying out step
recording
If you perform part edit operations during step recording,
the part settings will be modified, but the edit operations will
not be recorded.
Function Explanation
REST Input a rest at the current tick and
advance to the next tick.
ENTER Input a note at the current tick and
advance to the next tick.
ERASE Erase the note at the current tick.
TIE Extend the length of the most-recent-
ly input note by the amount of the
current REC FUNCTION setting.
PREV NOTE Move to the note of the same note
number located immediately before
the current tick.
NEXT NOTE More to the note of the same note
number located immediately after
the current tick.
SEARCH BWD Move to the note located immediate-
ly before the current tick, regardless
of the note number.
SEARCH FWD Move to the note located immediate-
ly after the current tick, regardless of
the note number.
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