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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to dange
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014 • Protect the unit from strong impact. (Do not drop it!) 101b • The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so .......................................................................................................... 015 their location or position does not interfere with • Do not force the unit’s power-supply cord to share their proper ventilation. an outlet with an unreasonable number of other ..........................................................................................
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IMPORTANT NOTES 291a In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 2 – 3, please read and observe the following: 552 Power Supply • Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore the 301 contents of data that was stored in another MIDI device • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any (e.g., a sequencer) once it has been lost. Roland Corpo- device that will generate line noise (such as an electric ration assumes no liability concerning such loss of dat
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Important Notes Saving data Restoring the factory settings (Factory Reset) Saving patterns By carrying out a Factory Reset, the following settings of the After you’ve edited a pattern or recorded in the step MC-09 are restored to their original factory-set condition. sequencer, you must save your work in the MC-09’s internal • System settings user memory, or on a memory card if you want to keep it. If • All patterns you’ve saved (User Patterns) you turn off the power without saving your wor
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Contents IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4 Saving data .................................................................................................................................................. 5 About the display ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Restoring the factory settings (Factory Reset)...............................
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Contents Using a memory card ...........................................................................58 Memory cards usable with the MC-09 .................................................................................................. 58 Cautions when using a memory card.................................................................................................... 58 Formatting a memory card ..............................................................................................
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Names of things and what they do Front Panel fig.04-1 9 10 13 12 1 20 23 14 18 28 27 23 15 29 24 30 21 11 16 32 45 25 31 19 33 17 67 26 22 34 8 6. [SCALE] Button..................................(p. 24) Common Section This button selects the note value unit (step time) when 1. OUTPUT Knob.................................. (p. 13) recording. This knob adjusts the overall volume. 16th notes: indicator dark 8th note triplets: indicator lit 2. [SHIFT] Button This button is used in conjunction with
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Names of things and what they do 11. C1 Knob, C2 Knob, C3 Knob, CUTOFF/BD 21. [STATUS] Buttons............................(p. 36) Knob, RESO/SD Knob, DECAY/HH Knob These buttons switch each part between muted and Use these knobs to adjust various parameters such as cutoff unmuted. frequency, resonance, and drum volume. The indicators show the status of each track. * The function of the knobs will depend on the operating mode. Lit: play For details, refer to “What knobs do” (p. 67). Blinking:
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Names of things and what they do Rear Panel fig.04-2 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 1. POWER Switch Card protector This switch turns the power on/off. 2. DC IN Jack Connect the included AC adaptor to this jack. * Use only the AC adaptor that was included with the MC-09. 3. INPUT L, R Jacks These jacks input audio signals. Connect your CD player, Side view MD player, or synthesizer to these jacks. 9. Security Slot 4. OUTPUT L, R Jacks See the following; These jacks output audio signals. Connect these jack
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Main features and uses Process Patch function Main features The MC-09’s “Process Patch” function can remember and 4-part audio looper play back actions concerned with things such as the selection of a pattern (a sound together with a phrase), or the capture The MC-09’s audio looper is like a small sampler designed of an audio loop. For example, all the steps and settings for creating looped phrases. You can capture (record) an involved in creatin
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Making connections fig.1-1 External MIDI device CD/MD player, (Sequencer, Keyboard, etc.) Keyboard, etc. AC cord or AC adaptor MIDI MIDI OUTPUT OUTPUT IN OUT L R INPUT INPUT L R Stereo headphones Hard disk recorder, Speaker with built-in amp, Keyboard amp, etc. • To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. • When connecting other equipment to the INPUT or OUTPUT jacks, be
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Making connections Turning the power on/off Turning the power on • Once the connections have been completed (p. 12), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. • This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will operate normally. • Turn the volume down before you turn on the powe
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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer —Playing and creating patterns What is a pattern? On the MC-09, a “pattern” is a phrase of one or two measures together with a sound to play that phrase. You can use the [ ](PLAY) button to play All rights reserved. back a phrase, or use the keyboard pads to play manually. Unauthorized use of this Depending on how a pattern is played or the sound it uses, the patterns of material for purposes other than private, personal the MC-09 are organized into three g
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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer Playing Playing a pattern Plays the phrase in the pattern. If you press the [ ] button when a loop has been recorded in the Audio 1 Looper, the pattern and the Turn on the power, and adjust the volume of each device in loop will play back your setup (p. 13). together. If you want to play only the pattern, you can lower the volume of the 2 audio loop part (p. 35) or Make sure that the [LEAD] button’s indicator is lit. mute it (p. 36). 3 Make sure that th
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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer Selecting a pattern 1 Press either the [LEAD], [BASS], or [RHYTHM] button to select the desired pattern group. 2 Pressing the [DISPLAY] Make sure that the display shows the pattern number. button repeatedly cycles At this time, also make sure that the BPM, OCT, or TONE/TYPE indicators the indicators through the are not lit. If one of these indicators is lit, press the [DISPLAY] button until following states: dark ➔ the indicator goes out. BPM ➔ OCT ➔ TONE/
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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer Patterns in the LEAD group Normally, it is not possible to apply effects to the pattern playback. Instead, the preset patterns of the LEAD group already include either a overdrive, distortion, phaser, or slicer + ring modulator effect. To see which effect is included, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the step [16] button (p. 21). The display will appear as follows. : Overdrive 1 : Overdrive 2 (without filter envelope keyfollow) : Distortion 1 : Distortio
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Bass drum Open hi-hat cymbals Closed hi-hat cymbals Snare drum Snare drum Bass drum Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer Playing the keyboard pads The step [1]–[16] buttons can act as a keyboard. These buttons are collectively called the keyboard pads. They let you play the MC-09 like a synthesizer keyboard. * It is not possible to play chords when a pattern from the LEAD or BASS group is You can use an external selected. When a pattern from the RHYTHM group is selected, you can play up to MIDI
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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer 3 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 perform
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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer Modifying the sound Using the knobs to edit the settings of the sound The position of the knob You can use the six knobs to edit the sound settings in real time. The settings may differ from the actual setting. In this case, turn that can be modified by each knob will depend on the group of the selected the knob slightly, and then pattern, as shown in the table below. fig.2-3c_80 make the setting again. Group C1 C2 C3 CUTOFF RESO DECAY Overdrive/ Oscillator
