Roland MC-909 Benutzerhandbuch

 

Unlike a cassette tape or MD, a sequencer records a 
performance as musical data (not as sound). It’s easy to edit the 
performance data to create your own original patterns.

 

The “controllers” of the MC-909 are its velocity pads, D Beam 
controllers, and the panel knobs and sliders. By operating these 
controllers you can modify the performance and sound in various 
ways.

 

These pads function just like a music keyboard. They are also 
used to trigger RPS (p. 28) and the arpeggiator (p. 30). 
Normally, pad number 2 will be C4. The force with which you 
strike a pad will control the velocity (dynamics) of the note.

 

By passing your hand over these controllers you can play or 
modify sounds (p. 35).

 

These buttons and slider allow realtime synchronized 
performance with sound sources such as a turntable, assisting 
you with DJ performance (p. 36).

 

These knobs and sliders give you realtime control over sound 
parameters such as filter cutoff frequency and resonance or LFO 
speed.

 

A sampler is a device that captures sounds from a wave file or an 
external source such as a CD.

On the MC-909, a sampled sound can be handled just like an internal 
waveform of the sound generation section; you can change the pitch 
of the sampled sound, apply a filter to it, or modify its envelope.

 

Use the [LCD CONTRAST] knob located at the right of the display to 
adjust the contrast.

Turn the knob toward the right to darken the screen, or toward the 
left to lighten it.

 

Use the [VALUE] dial to make large changes in a value, or use the 
[INC]/[DEC] buttons to change a value in steps of one. Your 
changes will affect the value that is displayed in white characters 
within a black frame in the screen. This location is called the 
“cursor.” If a screen contains more than one value that can be edited, 
use the [CURSOR] buttons to move the cursor to the value you want 
to edit.

 

• If you hold down [SHIFT] while you turn the [VALUE] dial, the 

value will change more rapidly.

 

• The value will continue changing if you press and hold [INC] or 

[DEC].

• The cursor will continue moving if you press and hold a 

[CURSOR] key.

 

• The value will increase rapidly if you hold down [INC], then 

press and hold [DEC].

• The value will decrease rapidly if you hold down [DEC], then 

press and hold [INC].

• The cursor will move rapidly if you hold down a [CURSOR] 

button and then press the opposite [CURSOR] button.

 

After editing settings or recording a performance, you must save 
your data if you want to keep the results. If you turn off the power 
without saving, your settings or recorded performance will be lost.
For details on saving your data, refer to the following pages.

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Saving takes several seconds. Do not turn off the power until saving 
is completed. Doing so may cause the MC-909 to malfunction.

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