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Roland MV-8800 Workshop Manual

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MV-8800
Production Studio
Direct Recording
© 2007 Roland Corporation U.S.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of Roland Corporation U.S.
MV8800WS06


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  • Page 1 Workshop ®ÂØÒňΠ® MV-8800 Production Studio Direct Recording © 2007 Roland Corporation U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Corporation U.S. MV8800WS06...
  • Page 2: About This Booklet

    Throughout this booklet, you’ll come across information that deserves special attention—that’s the reason it’s labeled with one of the following On the MV-8800, you can work on the built-in color LCD or on an optional symbols. VGA monitor. You can use the MV-8800’s front-panel controls, or a mouse on your VGA screen.
  • Page 3 Obviously, the larger your sample RAM, the more recordings you can fit in After making your connection, you’ve got to tell the MV-8800 which jacks there. The MV-8800 ships with a generous 128 MB of sample RAM, which you want to use.
  • Page 4 The Input Select parameter is automatically set to Analog unless you’ve If you’re recording in stereo, set the L and R knobs to the same installed an MV8-OP1. If you have, you can select a stereo digital input: position. Coaxial, Optical, or R-BUS. Once they light, the Clip indicators stay lit to make sure you see that Setting Your Direct Recording Level there’s been a too-loud moment even if you didn’t see it happening.
  • Page 5: Auto Punch

    “punch out. ” • Metronome Mode—as desired. It can play during recording only, The MV-8800 offers an Auto Punch feature that makes this easy to do. To during recording and playback, or all the time. punch a section of a track: Hold down SHIFT and press the AUTO If you’re recording along to already-sequenced tracks, you won’t want...
  • Page 6 You can edit your recording the same way you’d edit the audio on any button when you get to the place where you want to start recording, MV-8800 audio track. A detailed discussion of track-editing is beyond the and click the Now Out button where you want to stop recording.
  • Page 7 Paste MIDI Clip becomes available in Song mode. Copy as New Pattern Higher values result in higher audio quality. and Paste Pattern have to do with managing MV-8800 patterns. We’re If you’re not sure of the setting to use, set not concerned with any of these menu items during direct recording.
  • Page 8 Press MENU, and select Track Name... to open the EDIT TRACK NAME This parameter: Sets: window. the tempo of the recording. This is set by default to the sequence’s tempo during Direct Recording. Use the VALUE dial and the 3 and 4 buttons to enter the name you Click the onscreen Move button to change the recording’s starting want.
  • Page 9 Move to the end of the section you want to edit—as you do, the Move to the beginning of the measure you want to edit, and then press selected region becomes highlighted. F4 (Quick Rgn)—the measure turns dark to show that it’s now selected for editing.
  • Page 10 We hope you’ve found this workshop helpful. Keep an eye out for other MV-8800 Workshop booklets, all available for downloading at www.RolandUS.com. For the latest MV-8800 updates and support tools, visit the Roland U.S. Web site at www.RolandUS.com. If you need personal assistance, call our amazing Product Support team at 323-890-3745.