Roland MC-09 User Manual

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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer
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To change the Octave Shift setting, press the [DISPLAY] 
button enough times to get the OCT indicator to light, and 
then press the [INC] or [DEC] button.
The display will show the Octave Shift setting.
* If a pattern from the RHYTHM group is selected, it is not possible to change the 
Octave Shift setting.
Mixing in a performance from a device connected 
to the INPUT jacks
The playback from a CD or MD connected to the INPUT jacks can be mixed 
with the performance of the MC-09’s patterns, and output from the 
OUTPUT jacks.
1
Select a pattern.
2
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [LINE IN] 
button.
Either the [LEAD], [BASS], or [RHYTHM] button indicator and the [LINE 
IN] indicator will light.
3
Play the pattern along with the performance from the CD or 
MD that is connected to the INPUT jack.
The pattern will be mixed with the performance from the CD or MD.
4
If you want to go back to playing only the pattern, hold down 
the [SHIFT] key once again and press the [LINE IN] button.
You can synchronize a 
pattern to the tempo of a 
CD or MD performance (p. 
57). Press the display 
button so the BPM 
indicator lights, and then 
press the [TAP] button 
three or more times at the 
tempo of the CD or MD.