Roland Groovebox MC-307, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...grasp of every feature provided by your new unit REFERRENCE MAN UAL should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a conve nient reference Copyright 1999 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION MC 307 REFERENCE MANUAL 01904601 00 2 C3 21N REFERENCE MANUAL To ...

Page 2: ...mperature extremes e g direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle near a heating duct on top of heat generating equipment or are Damp e g baths washrooms on wet floors or are Humid or are Exposed to rain or are Dusty or are Subject to high levels of vibration 007 Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable Never place it on stands that could wobble or on inclined...

Page 3: ...nformation page 101b The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation 102c Always grasp only the plug on the AC adaptor cord when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit 103b Whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time disconnect the AC adaptor 104 Try to prevent cords and cables fr...

Page 4: ...rt 22 Saving a Pattern 23 Chapter 3 Giving Variation to Pattern Playback 24 Playing Back with Keyboard Pads 24 Shifting the Keyboard Range in One Octave Steps Octave Shift 24 Using with Turntable Turntable Emulation 25 What is the Turntable Emulation 25 Synchronizing the Turntable and the BPM 25 Use the slider control to synchronize the MC 307 s BPM setting with the turntable 25 Changing the Tone ...

Page 5: ...2 What is the GRAB Switch 62 GRAB switch positions 62 How to Use the GRAB Switch to Set an Effect Function 62 Chapter 5 Creating Your Own Patterns and Songs 63 Creating Your Own Patterns 63 Recording Your Music as You Play it Realtime Recording 63 Selecting a patch 64 Recording changes in BPM 67 Recording Data Entered in Sequence 68 Individually Editing Performance Data Micro Edit 72 Basic Operati...

Page 6: ...cts for Each Rhythm Tone SEND LEVEL 112 Saving a Rhythm Set 113 Copying and Initializing Settings 113 Copying a Patch or Rhythm Set 113 Copying a Patch Tone or a Rhythm Tone 113 Initializing a Patch or a Rhythm Tone 113 Chapter 7 Environment Configuration and Application with MIDI 114 Saving system settings 114 Configuration System 114 Tuning and Sound Generator Related Settings 114 Settings Conce...

Page 7: ...ssage List 142 Parameter List 143 Preset Patch List 155 STYLE MOTIF BEAT PATTERN Correspondence Chart 158 Preset Rhythm Set List 159 Waveform List 167 Preset Pattern List 170 RPS Pattern List 176 RPS Set List 186 Transmit Receive Setting List 192 Main Specifications 193 MIDI Implementation 194 Index 210 ...

Page 8: ...dry cloth 402 Never use benzine thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration and or deformation Additional Precautions 551 Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction or the improper operation of the unit To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data we recommend that you periodically save...

Page 9: ...range of effects Three multi effect units are provided Reverb adds reverberation Delay adds echo like effects and M FX general purpose multi effect unit provides 25 types of effect that have been optimized for dance music Isolator and GRAB Switch Offers a GRAB switch which gained wide acclaim after it appeared on the Roland DJ 2000 DJ 1000 DJ mixer Used in conjunction with the powerful isolator th...

Page 10: ...O 1 Button Knob Used to cyclically change musical intervals the volume level and the filter 8 MIDI SLAVE Indicator The MIDI indicator will light when MIDI messages are received from the MIDI IN connector The Slave indicator will light when the MC 307 is set to the Slave setting P 119 9 GRAB Switch This switch can be used for real time on off operation of the reverb delay and Multi effect M FX func...

Page 11: ...nd source The rhythm part is not subject to transposition 24 HOLD Button Pressing this button is equivalent to pressing and holding down a keyboard pad except you can release the pad 25 Keyboard Pads Normally these pads are used as keyboard keys but they can also be used as buttons to start phrases RPS P 38 and for setting the TR REC timing scale P 68 26 PAD SELECT Button TR REC ARP PTN CALL RPS D...

Page 12: ...DI OUT Connector This transmits MIDI messages from the MC 307 to external MIDI devices In addition if still at the factory settings data arriving at MIDI IN is also transmitted 4 MIDI IN Connector This connector receives MIDI messages that are transmitted from external MIDI devices 5 PEDAL SW Connector By connecting an optional pedal switch such as the DP 2 to this connector you can use the pedal ...

Page 13: ... also play the sound generator The sound generator of the MC 307 is able to produce up to 64 notes simultaneously more than enough for playing multiple parts at once Patches A patch is analogous to a particular instrument such as a piano or guitar The MC 307 contains 800 preset patches and you can enjoy virtually any type of sound simply by selecting one of these patches Rhythm Sets A rhythm set a...

Page 14: ...attern refer to Saving a Pattern p 23 Song refer to Saving the Song p 87 Arpeggiator refer to Saving Arpeggio Settings Arpeggio Write p 34 Pattern set refer to Saving a Pattern Set p 38 RPS set refer to Saving the Settings of an RPS Set p 41 Basic Operations Common to General MC 307 Functions You can efficiently operate the MC 307 by using the controls appropriate for the goal you have in mind Ref...

Page 15: ...right section of the display can be selected for viewing For example the rhythm buttons BD and CYM button can be switched by pressing the appropriate button 3 Press or button to select the location you want to be displayed The display shows groups of numerals such as 1 1 00 indicating Measure Beat Clock The following marks are displayed Data exists Data does not exist While this screen is displaye...

Page 16: ...ays only during recording PLAY REC Sounds during playback and recording You can also set the volume of the metronome For the procedure refer to Setting up the volume level of the metronome METRONOME LEVEL p 119 Restoring the Factory Settings FACTORY RESET This operation can restore the settings of the MC 307 to their factory settings Procedure 1 Press SYSTEM button The menu screen for system set u...

Page 17: ...f the performance is determined by the tempo of the first Pattern that is played back Procedure 1 Press PTN button The pattern playback screen appears 2 Press PLAY button to begin playback The pattern play screen appears 3 Select the pattern using VALUE dial or INC DEC buttons After playback of the current pattern is completed the pattern selected in step 3 is played back Immediately before playba...

Page 18: ...RSOR left right buttons to select patterns by categories such as techno house and so on Range P 001 P 240 P 241 P 710 RPS Pattern U 001 U 200 Viewing the number of measures in a pattern The measure number and the rhythm can be indicated on the display This operation is useful when the BPM tempo cannot be easily measured due to muting of the rhythm part Procedure 1 Press PTN button 2 Press F4 BPM b...

Page 19: ... pads or the arpeggiator P 31 P 38 Preset Pattern for RPS P 241 to P 710 contains performance only in Part 1 or Part R to be used for RPS You can change the mute status of each part and save the setting in a user pattern P 23 Muting rhythm tones individually Musical instruments used in Part R can be muted individually These instruments are muted by instrument type such as bass drum BD and snare dr...

Page 20: ...ain the muting mode for playing back the next part It is useful for example to play back the next pattern with the rhythm track muted by maintaining the current setting Procedure 1 Press PTN button The pattern playback screen appears 2 Press PLAY button to begin playback The pattern is played back 3 Press PLAY button again during playback MR is displayed in the center of the screen 4 Select a patt...

Page 21: ... F1 PACH button The names of the patches in the currently selected part are displayed 3 Press PART SELECT button The part buttons R 1 to 7 function as the part selection buttons 4 Press the part button R 1 to 7 for the part containing the patch that you want to transpose The part associated with the button pressed is selected and its name appears in the top right hand corner Next select a patch 5 ...

Page 22: ...utton 3 Press F1 PART button The PART MIXER display will appear 4 Use F1 or F2 buttons to select the item you wish to set 5 Use CURSOR left right buttons to select the part for which you wish to make settings 6 Use VALUE dial or INC DEC buttons to make settings Range LEVEL Part Level Set the volume of the part Range 0 127 PAN Part Pan Set the left right position of the part Range L64 0 63R KEY SHI...

Page 23: ...rn is saved under the pattern number selected here Care is needed when selecting an appropriate pattern number since the pattern previously saved under that name is deleted 4 Press F4 WR button The pattern naming screen appears 5 Use VALUE dial or INC DEC button to specify characters The following characters are available space A Z a z 0 9 _ 6 After characters have been specified press F4 OK butto...

Page 24: ...notes of the pattern are played This is convenient when you wish to know which parts are currently sounding When connecting an external MIDI keyboard refer to Using an external MIDI keyboard in place of the keyboard pads REMOTE KEYBOARD p 123 Shifting the Keyboard Range in One Octave Steps Octave Shift Octave Shift is a function that shifts the pitch of the keyboard pads in one octave units This l...

Page 25: ...o At the center point of the slider a click where the slider catches slightly can be felt At this position the BPM will be at its original value In Step 3 if only the PITCH button is pressed and lit then only the pitch is changed If only BPM is pressed and lit only the BPM changes Operation similar to touching a turntable HOLD and PUSH buttons Synchronizing the Start with the Turntable Using the B...

Page 26: ... sound in this way Turning the CUTOFF knob clockwise produces a brilliant tone while turning it counterclockwise produces a smoother more rounded tone Another effective use of this knob is to operate it during playback to add changes according to the BPM Procedure 1 Select a part following the procedure described in Selecting a part subject to modification 2 Press the FILTER button The filter type...

Page 27: ...the pitch cutoff frequency and volume level cyclically Procedure 1 Select a part following the procedure described in Selecting a part subject to modification P 26 Select a parameter subject to modification 2 With the LFO1 button held down set a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons While it is held down the LFO 1 ASSIGN screen appears When you have finished making your selection relea...

Page 28: ...s a User set with ten such User sets available for your use Using the parameters listed on the panel On the panel parameters are listed above the respective assignable knobs allowing you to make selection Procedure 1 Press the button to the left of the assignable knobs Each time you press it in the figure comes on in sequence Thus you can select from the functions listed on the display The availab...

Page 29: ...to be set up The KNOB 1 2 4 ASSIGN PARAM screen appears 6 Select a group of functions to be assigned using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons 7 Press ENTER button Or press the F button below the group name The parameters for that function group are displayed For details of the groups that can be selected see Range of settings at the end of this section 8 Select a parameter using the VALUE dial ...

Page 30: ... screen While the data is being saved the display will indicate WRITING An asterisk will be displayed before the number of a set that has not been saved The data will not be saved if you close the KNOB ASSIGN screen while a song or pattern is playing Stop playback before you perform the operation What are A D S and R of the ENVELOPE These are parameters that determine time variant changes in the P...

Page 31: ...et for the four parameters Accent Rate Motif Beat Pattern and Shuffle Rate You can adjust parameters such as Accent Rate and Octave Range to modify the pattern to your taste Procedure 1 With the ARP button held down select a style using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons While it is held down the SYSTEM ARPEGGIATOR screen appears Available Settings Arpeggio style list STYLE Description 1 4 The ...

Page 32: ...gs see the instructions below BOUND BALL A style suggestive of a bouncing ball RANDOM A style in which the notes sound in random order BOSSA NOVA A style with bossanova guitar cutting Hold 3 4 notes for best results You can increase the BPM and use this as a Samba SALSA Typical salsa style Hold 3 4 notes for best results MAMBO Typical mambo style Hold 3 4 notes for best results LATIN PERCUSSION A ...

Page 33: ... to high SINGLE DOWN Notes you press will be sounded SINGLE UP DW Notes you press will be sounded individu ally from low to high and then back down from high to low SINGLE RANDOM Notes you press will be sounded individu ally in random order DUAL UP Notes you press will be sounded two at a time beginning from low to high DUAL DOWN Notes you press will be sounded two at a time beginning from high to...

Page 34: ...elect the destination user style in which the created style is to be saved using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Up to ten styles can be saved using USER STYLES 1 to 10 6 Press the F4 OK button An ARE YOU SURE message appears 7 Press F4 EXEC button SAVE operation is executed Arpeggiator can also be played from an external MIDI keyboard as well as from the keyboard pads refer to Playing back ...

Page 35: ...to create bouncy rhythms such as shuffle or swing Procedure 1 Referring to Steps 1 5 P 34 in the Grid Quantize operation open the settings window and select the part to be quantized 2 Press the F3 SHFL buttons Parameters of shuffle quantize appear in the display 3 Press the CURSOR up down buttons to move the cursor to TIMING 4 Set up the degree to which the backbeats will bounce using the VALUE di...

Page 36: ...h the timing of the note messages so that playback will be incorrect When applying quantization it is best to use a pattern which does not contain messages that apply real time change to the sound Settings Range 16 Beat Dance type 01 DANCE NM L AC exact low dynamics 02 DANCE NM H AC exact high dynamics 03 DANCE NM L SW exact light swing 04 DANCE NM H SW exact strong swing 05 DANCE HV L AC dragging...

Page 37: ...EXTUPLETS sextuplets 70 7 AGAINST 2 seven notes played over two beats 71 LAGGING TRI lagging triplets Calling up Patterns from the Keyboard Pads Pattern Call The keyboard pads can be used as buttons for selecting patterns rather than keys This function is referred to as Pattern Call A set of 16 keyboard pads associated with patterns is referred to as a Pattern Set and up to 30 sets can be created ...

Page 38: ...es from the Keyboard Pads RPS What is RPS Real time Phrase Sequencing This function lets you immediately perform the Pattern assigned to the keyboard pad The Pattern can be played continuously as long as the keyboard pad is held down You can play different phrases simply by pressing different notes Since you can play back RPS patterns while a pattern is playing this function is especially convenie...

Page 39: ...es in one RPS set Procedure 1 Press the PTN button Select the pattern you want to assign to the pad using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons 2 All parts other than the one played using RPS are muted with the MUTE button Next we must select the RPS set in which we will assign the phrase 3 With the RPS button held down select a RPS set using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Assign patterns t...

Page 40: ...STEM button 2 Press the F1 SYS button 3 Select the screen with 6 RPS PART using the CURSOR up down buttons 4 Press the F2 RPS button The RPS PART screen appears Example1 PATCH screen Example2 LEVEL screen 5 Press the F1 or F2 buttons to select the screen to be edited 6 Press a keyboard pad to select the RPS part to be edited 7 Specify a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons PATCH RPS P...

Page 41: ... up down buttons 5 Press the F3 RPS button The RPS set naming screen appears RPS sets whose numbers are prefixed with an asterisk are those which have not been saved after editing 6 Specify characters using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons The following characters are available space A Z a z 0 9 _ 7 After characters have been specified press F4 OK button An ARE YOU SURE message appears 8 Pres...

Page 42: ...F2 Up buttons to select the PART MIXER REV LEVEL screen 5 Press the PART SELECT button then press the part button R 1 to 7 for the part you want to set Instead you can select the part with the CURSOR right left buttons 6 Set a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Range 0 127 About Rhythm Tone Reverb SW refer to Applying Multi Effects for Each Part Part M FX Switch p 46 About Rhythm To...

Page 43: ...nge will not be cut Range 200 8000 Hz BYPASS Adjusting the overall reverb volume REVERB OUTPUT LEVEL You can adjust the overall volume of reverb for the eight parts rhythm part and parts 1 7 Range 0 127 Applying reverb Multi effects sound M FX TO REV LEVEL Specifies the volume of the reverb that will be applied to the Multi effect sound Applies reverb equally to each of the parts with Multi effect...

Page 44: ...r the part you want to set Instead you can select the part with the CURSOR right left buttons 6 Set a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Range 0 127 Making Detailed Settings Defines the settings for using Delay at a specific level Procedure 1 Press the PTN button The screen for playing patterns appears 2 Press the F2 STUP button The Setup Menu screen appears 3 Press the F3 DLY butto...

Page 45: ...this BYPASS is selected the high frequency range will not be cut Range 200 8000 Hz BYPASS Setting the output destination for the post reverb sound OUTPUT Allows you to select a destination for the sound after reverb has been applied Selecting LINE outputs the sound to the OUTPUT jacks on the rear panel selecting REV outputs it to Reverb or selecting LINE REV outputs the sound to both the OUTPUT ja...

Page 46: ...s the F2 STUP button 3 Press the F1 PART button 4 Use F1 and F2 buttons to select the PART MIXER M FX SW screen 5 Press the PART SELECT button then press the part button R 1 to 7 for the part you want to set Instead you can select the part with the CURSOR right left buttons 6 Use the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons to set a parameter Range OFF Switches Multi effect off ON Switches Multi effect o...

Page 47: ...ulate a low fidelity sound 7 NOISE add various types of noise 8 RADIO TUNING simulate a radio being tuned 9 PHONO GRAPH simulate an old record 10 COMPRES SOR make the volume level more con sistent 11 LIMITER smooth out irregularities in volume 12 SLICER apply successive cuts to the sound 13 TREMOLO cyclic changes in volume 14 PHASER modulate the sound 15 CHORUS add spaciousness and depthto the sou...

Page 48: ...e knob 1 4 Band EQ Modify the tone This is a 4 band high midrange x 2 low stereo equalizer Available Settings LOW FREQ LOW Frequency CTRL 1 Determines the frequency of the low range Range 200 400 Hz LOW GAIN CTRL 2 Adjusts the volume of the low frequency range Range 15 15 HIGH FREQ HIGH Frequency CTRL 3 Determines the frequency of the high range Range 4000 8000 Hz HIGH GAIN CTRL 4 Adjusts the volu...

Page 49: ...ct Range L64 63R OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 5 Specifies the volume that is output from the Spectrum effect Range 0 127 3 Enhancer Add Sparkle to the Sound By controlling the overtones of the high frequency range this effect adds sparkle to the sound giving it more definition Use this effect when you want to make a specific sound stand out from the rest of the ensemble or to give it greater definition Avail...

Page 50: ...ecifies the stereo location of the sound that is output from the Overdrive effect Range L64 63R OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 5 Specifies the output volume from the Overdrive effect Range 0 127 5 Distortion Distort the Sound Severely This effect produces a more severe distortion than the Overdrive effect It also contains an amp simulator and produces the natural sound of a guitar amp Available Settings INPUT ...

Page 51: ... the sound will be output Range MONO STEREO With a setting of MONO the output sound will be monaural OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 7 Specifies the output volume from the Lo Fi effect Range 0 127 7 Noise Generator Add Various Types of Noise In addition to a Lo Fi effect this effect also generates various types of noise such as hum pink noise and disk noise Available Settings NOISE TYPE CTRL 1 Determines the ty...

Page 52: ...oise Range 0 127 LOW GAIN CTRL 3 Adjusts the boost or cut of the low frequency range Range 15 15 HIGH GAIN CTRL 4 Adjusts the boost or cut of the high frequency range Range 15 15 OUTPUT CTRL 5 Specifies how the sound will be output Range MONO STEREO With a setting of MONO the output sound will be monaural OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 6 Specifies the output volume of the Radio Tuning effect Range 0 127 Hum 50...

Page 53: ...honograph effect Range L64 63R OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 5 Specifies the output volume from the Phonograph effect Range 0 127 10 Compressor Make the Volume Level More Consistent This effect suppresses loud volume levels and boosts soft volume levels making the volume more consistent Available Settings ATTACK CTRL 1 Specifies the duration of the attack when sound is input Range 0 127 SUSTAIN CTRL 2 Specifi...

Page 54: ...ies the output volume of the Limiter effect Range 0 127 12 Slicer Apply Successive Cuts to the Sound By applying successive cuts to the sound this effect turns a conventional sound into a sound that appears to be played as a backing phrase This is especially effective when applied to sustain type sounds Available Settings TIMING PATTERN CTRL1 Select a pattern to specify the timing at which the sou...

Page 55: ...nge 0 127 14 Phaser Modulate the Sound By adding a phase shifted sound to the original sound this effect modulates the sound to add depth and a sense of rotation Available Settings MANUAL CTRL 1 Specifies the center frequency at which the sound will be modulated Range 100 8000 Hz DEPTH CTRL 2 Specifies the depth of modulation Range 0 127 RESONANCE CTRL 3 This setting emphasizes the frequency range...

Page 56: ...000 Hz BALANCE Effect Balance CTRL 7 Adjusts the volume balance between the original sound and the chorus sound With a setting of D100 0W no chorus sound will be output Range D100 0W D0 100W OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 8 Specifies the output volume from the stereo chorus Range 0 127 16 Space D Add Transparent Depth This is a type of chorus but unlike a conventional chorus it does not create a sense of modul...

Page 57: ...ange 0 20 BALANCE Effect Balance CTRL 7 Specifies the volume balance between the original sound and the chorus sound With a setting of D100 0W no chorus sound will be output Range D100 0W D0 100W OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 8 Specifies the output volume from the Tetra Chorus effect Range 0 127 18 Flanger Add Metallic Resonance to the Sound This creates a sharper and more mechanical sound than the phaser It ...

Page 58: ... Range 0 0 100 DEPTH CTRL 3 Specifies the depth of modulation Range 0 127 FEEDBACK Feedback Level CTRL 4 Specifies the proportion of the flanger sound that is fed back into the input Range 0 98 RATE CTRL 2 Specifies the frequency of modulation If a note value or measure is selected as the value of this parameter the Rate will synchronize with the BPM of the pattern at intervals of the specified no...

Page 59: ... move in synchronization with the BPM Range OFF 2MES 3MES 4MES 8MES 16MES OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 9 Specifies the output volume from the Short Delay effect Range 0 127 21 Auto PAN Automatically Move the Stereo Location This effect automatically moves the stereo location of the sound You can cause the sound to be panned left and right in time with low notes such as a Bass Drum or in synchronization with ...

Page 60: ...fect Balance CTRL 9 Specifies the volume balance between the original sound and the pitch shifted sound When the setting is D100 0W the pitch shifted sound will not be output Range D100 0W D0 100W OUTPUT LEVEL CTRL 10 Specifies the output volume of the Feedback Pitch Shifter effect Range 0 127 23 Reverb Add Reverberation This effect adds reverberation and ambiance to the sound creating spatial dep...

Page 61: ...t volume of the Gate Reverb effect Range 0 127 25 Isolator Cuts Off a Specific Range An equalizer which cuts the volume greatly allowing you to add a special effect to the sound by cutting the volume in varying ranges The Isolator parameters are in general effective when applied to the following musical instruments LOW Bass drums and basses MID Vocals and the like HIGH High pitched musical instrum...

Page 62: ...he Reverb Delay and Multi effects functions is to be switched on and off Procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM button 2 Press the F1 SYS button 3 Press the F2 LCD button 4 Press the F3 GRAB button The SYSTEM GRAB screen appears 5 Pressing the CURSOR up down buttons move the cursor to the effect name you want to control 6 Set ON OFF using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons To enable the GRAB switch set i...

Page 63: ...ASURE LENGTH Specifies the length of the pattern Range 1 32 Although Patterns can be lengthened after they have been recorded the settings cannot be used to shorten Patterns To shorten a pattern use the DELETE command under TRACK EDIT p 78 to delete one or more measures BPM Specifies the initial setting of the BPM To modify this setting later on change the playback BPM P 18 and save the pattern Ra...

Page 64: ...button 2 Press the F2 CATG button The CATETORY GROUP SELECT screen appears 3 Use the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons to select the category of the patch you want to select 4 Press the F1 F4 buttons below the category you selected A list of patches included in that category appears 5 Select a patch using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons 6 Upon selection press ENTER button to return to the PA...

Page 65: ...continue to record the necessary parts Recording an arpeggio performance You can turn on the arpeggiator and record its phrases in a part Before you perform the following procedure turn ARPEGGIO SYNC p 120 ON If you fail to do this it will not be possible to record in sync with the sequencer Procedure 1 Press the ARP button to turn on the arpeggiator so that you can play the desired phrases refer ...

Page 66: ...he specified range will be erased PC Program changes will be erased CC All control changes will be erased BEND Pitch bend will be erased P AFT Polyphonic aftertouch will be erased C AFT Channel aftertouch will be erased SYS EX System exclusive data messages will be erased TEMPO Tempo data BPM data will be erased MUTE Mute data will be erased CC 0 CC 127 Control changes of the selected controller n...

Page 67: ...buttons R 1 to 7 record the muting operations 15 When you have finished recording press STOP button To restore the original function of the RHYTHM PART VIEW button repeat Steps 1 through 4 and set it to NORMAL in Step 6 Recording changes in BPM You can record the operations used to change the BPM while playing music Procedure Since a change in the BPM is recorded in the MUTE CTRL part the operatin...

Page 68: ...rten a pattern use the DELETE command under TRACK EDIT p 78 to delete one or more measures BPM Specifies the initial setting of the BPM To modify this setting later on change the BPM for playing P 18 before saving the pattern Range 20 0 240 0 If you want to select a patch for a recording part here see the subsequent Selecting a patch from all lists If you do not want to do so proceed to step 6 10 ...

Page 69: ...9 Available Settings 5 200 17 Using Assignable knob 2 determine the velocity loudness for the note message to be entered The higher the value the louder the sound Available Settings 1 127 18 Press the button corresponding to the timing at which you want to enter the note message to illuminate its indicator and then enter the data To erase the data press the button to turn off its indicator Use the...

Page 70: ...d pads currently being played 6 Upon selection of note press the TR REC button second time to return the MC 307 to the Recording mode Now the keyboard pads have been switched back to the mode in which you set the note input timing 7 Using Assignable knob 3 determine the type of note for the note message to be entered 8 Using Assignable knob 4 determine the gate time length of sound for the note me...

Page 71: ...ut in Inputting only the rhythm at a single pitch 7 Press the button that you found in step 9 getting the light to go out The note will be deleted By pressing the F1 CLR button you can delete all notes located at that timing 8 Press the keyboard pad for the desired pitch to input a note message A note message at the pitch that is lit will be input The screen will show the note message that you inp...

Page 72: ...e Mode The Microscope lets you view and edit the following 9 types of musical data MIDI message NOTE Data that plays a sound Available Settings Note name C 1 G9 Velocity 1 127 Gate time 0 1 99 0 You can also input NOTE and VELO by playing an external MIDI keyboard Move the cursor to each setting and use an external MIDI keyboard to play the desired note or velocity CC Control Change These MIDI mes...

Page 73: ...72 and using the VALUE dial position the cursor at the System Exclusive message you want to change 2 Press the CURSOR left button several times The display changes to the System Exclusive input screen 3 Use the CURSOR left right buttons to the cursor to the position you want to change 4 Change the value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons At this time you can use the keyboard pads to enter...

Page 74: ...screen appears 5 Pressing the CURSOR left right buttons position the cursor at the measure beat or clock 6 Determine the insertion position using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons 7 Press the F1 INS button The screen for selecting the types of data to be inserted appears Example1 R 1 7 Part Example2 MUTE CTRL part 8 Select the type of data using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons For the ty...

Page 75: ...buttons select the data to be moved 6 Press the F3 MOVE button The MOVE EVENT screen appears 7 Using the CURSOR left right buttons determine the measure beat and clock for the destination then Using the CURSOR up down buttons set the value 8 Pressing the F4 EXEC button Move Event is executed Viewing Desired Performance Data Only View Filter With this function you can view specific data to facilita...

Page 76: ...o be copied from the beginning of the portion of the pattern to be copied using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons If you selected SETUP in Step 9 and only want to copy the setup parameter select with FOR 10 Move the cursor to STATUS by pressing the CURSOR buttons and then select the data to be copied from the copy source data using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons 11 Press the F4 OK butto...

Page 77: ...select the pattern for which Erase is to be executed Invoke the screen for executing Erase 3 Press the F3 EDIT button 4 Press the F2 TRACK EDIT button The screen for selecting Pattern Edit appears 5 Press the CURSOR left right button to invoke the screen displaying ERASE 6 Press the F2 ERAS button The screen for editing Erase appears 7 Select the part to be edited using the relevant PART button R ...

Page 78: ...ect the pattern on which Delete is to be executed Invoke the screen for executing Delete 3 Press the F3 EDIT button 4 Press the F2 TRACK EDIT button The screen for selecting Pattern Edit appears 5 Press the CURSOR left right button to invoke the screen displaying DELETE 6 Press the F3 DEL button The screen for editing Delete appears 7 Select the part to be edited using the relevant PART button R 1...

Page 79: ...cute insert 10 Press the F4 OK button A screen asking you whether or not you want to execute insert appears 11 Press the F4 EXEC button Insert operation is executed and upon completion the normal display will reappear Available Settings FROM 1 32 Maximum FOR 1 32 Maximum Transposing the Pitch Transpose Transposes the note number pitch for each part in a pattern You can specify a transposition of u...

Page 80: ...F4 EXEC button Change Velocity is executed and upon completion the normal display reappears Range VALUE 99 0 99 NOTE RANGE C 1 G 9 If this operation would result in a velocity greater than 127 or less than 1 the result will be limited to 127 or 1 If you wish to change velocity only a specific range of notes press the keyboard pad to specify the desired range If you do not specify the note range al...

Page 81: ...ressing the RHYTHM PART VIEW button you can specify the MUTE CTRL PART 8 Move the cursor to VALUE by pressing the CURSOR buttons and then select the amount of shift clock using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons 9 Move the cursor to STATUS by pressing the CURSOR buttons and then select the kind of data the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Now execute Shift Clock 10 Press the F4 OK button A scr...

Page 82: ...tton A screen asking you whether or not you want to execute Data Thin appears 11 Press the F4 EXEC button Data Thin is executed and upon completion the normal display reappears Available Settings VALUE 0 99 STATUS ALL CC BEND P AFT C AFT CC Control Change BEND Pitch Bend P AFT Polyphonic Aftertouch C AFT Channel Aftertouch Creating a Quantized Pattern Edit Quantize You can modify the musical data ...

Page 83: ... the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Now execute Reclock 9 Press the F4 OK button A screen asking you whether or not you want to execute Reclock appears 10 Press the F4 EXEC button The Reclock operation will be carried out and the normal display will reappear Available Settings PATTERN SIZE HALF Timing values will be halved DOUBLE Timing values will be doubled Saving the Pattern When you ve crea...

Page 84: ...cted If you delete all of the musical data of the pattern playback will stop at the moment that pattern is selected Fast forward and rewind Each time you press the button the cursor moves to the beginning of the next pattern Each time you press the button the cursor moves to the beginning of the previous pattern By pressing button you can return to the beginning of the song Also you can press butt...

Page 85: ...ard When you have finalized the last step press the STOP button to complete recording Editing a step After recording several steps you can press the or buttons in the SONG REC screen to move through the steps Auditioning a pattern After selecting a pattern during recording you can press PLAY button to audition that pattern As in Pattern mode you can select different patterns while you audition the...

Page 86: ...ft right buttons INC DEC button or using VALUE dial move the cursor to the step you want to delete 5 Press the F2 DEL button Step Delete is executed Copying a Song Song Copy You can copy song data to another song This function is useful for playing two or more songs in sequence or for combining two or more songs Procedure 1 Press the SONG button 2 Select the song copy source using the VALUE dial o...

Page 87: ...that the song has been edited but not yet saved 4 Using the INC DEC button or the VALUE dial select the save destination song Since the song will be saved in the number you selected here be sure to select an appropriate number The saved song will be erased 5 Press the F4 WR button The screen for naming a song appears 6 Select characters used to name the pattern using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC ...

Page 88: ... editing screens appears 7 Press the F3 F4 buttons to select the parameter to be edited 8 Press the CURSOR right left buttons to move the cursor below the tone number T 1 to T 4 for which you want to define the parameter 9 Specify a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons 10 After the value is specified press the EXIT button to return to the previous screen Parameters that can be set WAV...

Page 89: ...n Press one of the 1 to 7 part buttons to select the part to be edited 3 Press F1 PACH and F1 EDIT button in that order The menu screen for patch editing appears 4 Press the CURSOR up button then press F2 PICH button 5 To edit parameters in the PITCH press F1 PICH button To edit parameters in the P ENV PITCH ENVELOPE press F2 PENV button One of the editing screens appears 6 Press the F3 F4 buttons...

Page 90: ...ite direction Range 12 12 P ENV VELO SENS VELOCITY SENSE This setting lets you control the Pitch Envelope depth by the force with which you play the external MIDI keyboard With positive settings the pitch will change more greatly as you play the keyboard more strongly With negative settings the pitch will change less as you play the keyboard more strongly When TIME is set to a positive value softl...

Page 91: ...4 Press the CURSOR up button then press F3 FLTR button 5 To edit parameters in the FILTER section press F1 FLTR button To edit parameters in F ENV FILTER ENVELOPE press F2 FENV button One of the editing screens appears 6 Press the F3 F4 buttons to select the parameter to be edited 7 Press the CURSOR right left buttons to move the cursor below the tone number T 1 to T 4 for which you want to define...

Page 92: ...LPF Low Pass Filter Increasing the value will brighten the sound making it more similar to the original waveform approaching the original waveform Lower settings will cut more of the high frequency overtones making the sound darker For some waveforms you may not be able to hear any sound if you lower the value too far BPF Band Pass Filter Higher settings will raise the frequency area that is heard...

Page 93: ...e more natural In order to prevent the resonance from being increased excessively factory settings have been made so that the value will not rise beyond 115 even if the RESONANCE knob is rotated all the way to the right This is called the Resonance Limiter You are free to adjust this upper limit Specifying the Variable Range of Resonance Resonance Limiter P 115 FILTER RES VELO SENS RESONANCE VELOC...

Page 94: ...yboard more strongly With negative settings TIME1 will become slower as you play the keyboard more strongly VELO TIME 4 Amplifier Envelope Velocity TIME 4 Sensitivity Range 100 100 With positive settings releasing the keyboard more quickly will cause TIME4 to be faster With negative settings releasing the keyboard more quickly will cause TIME4 to be slower F ENV TIME KEY FOLLOW This setting causes...

Page 95: ...owing sections for descriptions of the setting ranges and contents of the respective parameters AMP parameters AMP TONE LEVEL This setting adjusts the volume of each tone This is used mainly to adjust the volume balance between tones Range 0 127 Adjusting the Volume of Each Part Part Level P 22 AMP BIAS DIRECTION The Bias parameters specify how the keyboard position will affect the Tone Level This...

Page 96: ... sound will alternate in the order of left right left right When set in the R direction the sound will alternate in the order of right left right left Higher settings will cause greater change By using two tones and setting the Alternate Pan Depth of one to L63 and of the other to R63 you can make the two tones switch places alternately Range L63 63R A ENV AMP ENVELOPE parameters A ENV VELO CURVE ...

Page 97: ...lope correspond with the assignable knob parameters A D S R refer to p 104 Applying Cyclic Changes to the Sound LFO 1 2 The LFO Low Frequency Oscillator provides cyclic oscillations to sounds The MC 307 is equipped with two oscillators LFO 1 and LFO 2 each of which can be used to make cyclic changes to the pitch cutoff frequency and volume level for each tone enabling effects like vibrato wow and ...

Page 98: ... can specify this parameter in terms of a note value Range LFO Rate settings are common to PITCH pitch FILTER brightness and AMP volume The rate cannot be set independently for these three LFO1 2 TEMPO SYNC This parameter synchronizes the LFO modulation frequency to the tempo of the pattern Range ON The modulation speed will be synchronized to the tempo BPM and the LFO Rate parameter can be set in...

Page 99: ...t that the LFO will have on pan stereo location As this value is increased in the positive direction the LFO will have a greater effect on pan Negative settings will invert the LFO waveform causing the pan to change in the opposite direction Range 63 63 Defining Parameters Affecting the Entire Patch COMMON SOLO PORTA COMMON is used to define parameters common to the entire patch SOLO is used to se...

Page 100: ...e depth of ring modulation TYPE 7 This type applies a filter to tone 1 3 and ring modulates it with tone 2 4 to create new overtones TYPE 8 This type applies a filter to tone 1 3 and ring modulates it with tone 2 4 and mixes the result with the filtered sound of tone 2 4 TYPE 9 This type passes the filtered sound of each tone through a ring modulator to create new overtones TYPE 10 This type passe...

Page 101: ... RANGE SWITCH Specifies whether or not the Velocity Range settings will be enabled By using velocity range settings you can cause different tones to sound in response to notes played at different strengths on the external MIDI keyboard Range OFF ON When this setting is ON the Velocity Range settings will be used It is not possible to control this by varying the force with which you press the keybo...

Page 102: ... new portamento movement will begin from the pitch at that moment NOTE The new portamento movement will begin from the pitch toward which it had been moving PORTAMENTO TIME You can adjust the time over which the pitch will change when portamento is used Range 0 127 As this values is increased the pitch will take a longer time to reach the next note As this value is decreased the pitch of the next ...

Page 103: ... for MOD BEND and AFT respectively Specifies the amount of change that will occur for each parameter selected as a control destination Range 63 63 With positive settings higher values will allow greater control With negative settings the direction of the change will be inverted Parameters that are modified using controllers are modified only temporarily The value of the parameter itself is not dir...

Page 104: ...the VALUE dial to specify characters The following characters can be selected space A Z a z 0 9 _ 8 When you have finished specifying the characters press the F4 OK button The display will ask ARE YOU SURE do you really want to write the patch 9 Press the F4 EXEC button The data will be saved If you wish to copy a patch use the above procedure to write the patch to another unedited patch In step 7...

Page 105: ...tions for descriptions of the setting ranges and contents of the respective parameters WAVE parameters WAVE You can make settings related to the waveform that is the basis for a synthesizer s sound For each tone select the waveform that will be the basis of the sound The major part of a sound is determined by the waveform that you select It is recommended that a tone as close as possible to the on...

Page 106: ... of the respective parameters PITCH parameters PITCH COARSE TUNE Adjust the pitch of each tone in semitone steps Higher settings will raise the pitch Lower settings will lower the pitch Range 60 60 semitones PITCH FINE TUNE You can adjust the pitch of each tone in 1 cent steps 1 100th of a semitone The greater value the higher the pitch and the smaller value the lower the pitch Range 50 50 PITCH R...

Page 107: ...3 Changing the Brightness of Sounds FILTER and ENVELOPE FLTE lets you make settings that affect the brightness of the percussion instrument sounds F ENV is used to define parameters concerning changes in the brightness of the sound relative to time Procedure 1 Press the PTN button 2 Press PART SELECT then Press R part buttons to select the part R 3 Press F1 PACH and F1 EDIT button in that order 4 ...

Page 108: ...s will cause the sound to become brighter approaching the original waveform Lower values will cut more of the high frequency overtones making the sound darker For some waveforms you may not be able to hear any sound if you lower the value too far BPF Band Pass Filter Higher values will raise the frequency area that is heard Lower values will cause only a progressively lower frequency area to be he...

Page 109: ...pth to a positive value the effect of the filter envelope will be easier to hear if you set a lower cutoff frequency Range 63 63 F ENV VELO SENS VELOCITY SENSE Specifies how the force of your playing velocity will affect the filter envelope With positive settings the tone will change more as you play more strongly on the keyboard With negative settings the tone will change less as you play more st...

Page 110: ...e following sections for descriptions of the setting ranges and contents of the respective parameters AMP parameters AMP TONE LEVEL This setting adjusts the volume of each tone This is used mainly to adjust the volume balance between tones Range 0 127 Adjusting the Volume of Each Part Part Level P 23 AMP TONE PAN This parameter sets the stereo location for each tone The pan of the overall Rhythm s...

Page 111: ... LEVEL1 3 ENVELOPE LEVEL1 3 These parameters specify the volume at each point You can set the three points Level1 3 Higher settings will also raise the volume Range 0 127 Changing the Rate of the Pitch Change BEND Specifies the amount of pitch change in semitone units that will occur when the pitch bend lever of an external MIDI device is operated Higher settings will result in a greater pitch cha...

Page 112: ...s raised Applying M FX Specifying the Output Destination for Each Part Part M FX SW P 23 Adjusting the Overall Reverb Volume Reverb Level P 43 Adjusting the Reverb Volume for Each Part Part Reverb Level P 23 If you would like to know more about reverb settings Reverb P 42 SEND DLY SEND LEVEL Specifies the amount of delay for each rhythm tone Higher settings will increase the delay volume Range 0 1...

Page 113: ...ly saved rhythm set is cleared 6 Press the F4 WR button The rhythm set naming screen appears 7 Specify characters using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons The following characters are available space A Z a z 0 9 _ 8 After characters have been specified press F4 OK button The ARE YOU SURE message is displayed 9 Press F4 EXEC button Saving is executed In step 7 above upper or lower case versions ...

Page 114: ... One of the SYSTEM SOUND set up screen appears 4 Press F1 SND button If the following screen is not displayed use F3 F4 to make it appear 5 Use the CURSDOR up down buttons to move the cursor to REVERB DELAY or M FX 6 Set up a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Range OFF ON Parameter Type Returns to ON each time you turn off the power Specifying how patches will be switched PATCH REM...

Page 115: ...ettings for the rhythm part RESONANCE LIMIT R and for the other parts RESONANCE LIMIT N As this setting is increased the variable range of the RESONANCE knob will increase Procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM button then the F1 SYS button The selection screen for system settings appears 2 Press the CURSOR up button to access the screen for items 1 4 3 Press the F1 SND button One of the SYSTEM SOUND set up...

Page 116: ...its relative to the equal tempered pitch Press the appropriate keyboard pad to select the note that you wish to adjust Procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM button then the F1 SYS button The selection screen for system settings appears 2 Press the CURSOR up button to access the screen for items 1 4 3 Press the F1 SND button One of the SYSTEM SOUND set up screen appears 4 Press F2 TUNE button The SYSTEM TUN...

Page 117: ...reen for system settings appears 2 Press the CURSOR up down button to access the screen for items 1 4 3 Press the F2 LCD button 4 Press F2 CTRL button The SYSTEM CONTROL screen appears 5 Use the CURSOR up down buttons to move the cursor to PAD VELOCITY 6 Specify a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Range 1 127 Parameter Type Backup parameters Setting up the pedal PEDAL ASSIGN This s...

Page 118: ...he GRAB switch is used GRAB SW The GRAB switch is used to specify which of the REVERB DELAY and Multi Effect functions is to be turned on off with the GRAB switch Procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM button then the F1 SYS button 2 Press the CURSOR up button to access the screen for items 1 4 3 Press F2 LCD button 4 Press F3 GRAB button The SYSTEM GRAB screen appears 5 Press the CURSOR up down buttons to ...

Page 119: ...he screen for items 1 4 3 Press the F3 SEQ button One of the SYSTEM SEQ screens appears 4 Press the F1 PRM1 button 5 Use the CURSOR up down buttons to move the cursor to AUTO CHECKSUM 6 Specify a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Range OFF ON Parameter Type Backup parameters Synchronization settings SYNC MODE This specifies how the internal sequencer will operate and how MIDI Clock...

Page 120: ...re 1 Press the SYSTEM button then the F1 SYS button The selection screen for system settings appears 2 Press the CURSOR up button to access the screen for items 1 4 3 Press the F3 SEQ button One of the SYSTEM SEQ set up screens appears 4 Press the F2 PRM2 button 5 Use the CURSOR up down buttons to move the cursor to ARPEGGIO SYNC 6 Specify a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Range ...

Page 121: ...uring pattern playback patterns and phrases may not play back in precise alignment depending on the timing at which you press the keyboard pad On the MC 307 you can specify the playback timing of the phrase so it will play back in precise synchronization with the pattern Procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM button then the F1 SYS button The selection screen for system settings appears 2 Press the CURSOR u...

Page 122: ... tempo TAP SW Specify whether or not TAP button can be used to modify the tempo BPM With a setting of OFF it will not be possible to use TAP button to modify the tempo Procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM button then the F1 SYS button The selection screen for system settings appears 2 Press the CURSOR up button to access the screen for items 1 4 3 Press the F3 SEQ button One of the SYSTEM SEQ set up scree...

Page 123: ...ol Arpeggios refer to Specifying the channel that will control arpeggios ARPEGGIO CTRL CH p 124 Specifying the Channel That Will Control RPS refer to Specifying the channel that will control RPS RPS CTRL CH p 124 Parameter Type Backup parameters Identifying devices of the same model DEVICE ID This function is use to set up a device ID number of a system exclusive message on the MC 307 A system exc...

Page 124: ...reen is not displayed use F3 to make it appear 5 Use the CURSOR up down button to move the cursor to ARPEGGIO CTRL CH 6 Specify a value using the VALUE dial or the INC DEC buttons Range OFF 1 16 Parameter Type Backup parameters refer to Playing back arpeggio on the MC 307 using an external MIDI keyboard p 134 If the Remote Keyboard Switch is ON you can play arpeggios on the current part simply by ...

Page 125: ...s of the mode With MODE1 some control changes will be automatically converted to a system exclusive message for transmission Also when such a converted exclusive message is received it will automatically be converted to a control change inside the MC 307 If you want the MC 307 to receive MIDI messages that were transmitted from the knobs sliders to an external device and then re transmitted back t...

Page 126: ...the internal sound generator EXT E Messages from the controller section will be transmitted only to MIDI OUT BOTH B Messages from the controller section will be transmitted both to the internal sound generator and to MIDI OUT Parameter Type Backup parameters Reception settings for each type of MIDI message Procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM button then the F1 SYS button The selection screen for system s...

Page 127: ... be transmitted from MIDI OUT when the patch of each part is changed When this setting is OFF bank select messages will not be transmitted Range OFF ON TX ACTIVE SENSING Transmit Active Sensing Switch Specifies whether or not Active Sensing messages will be transmitted from MIDI OUT When this setting is OFF these messages will not be transmitted Range OFF ON Parameter Type Backup parameters Transm...

Page 128: ...for selecting what to initialize appears 6 Use the CURSOR up down buttons to select RHYTHM 7 Press the OCT to set the key range then Press one of the pads 1 to 16 to select the key to be initialized 8 Press the F4 OK button The ARE YOU SURE message appears for confirmation 9 Press F4 EXEC button Initialization is performed Copying Patch Tones and Rhythm Tone COPY This function duplicates patch ton...

Page 129: ...ransmitted by SETUP data for the patches rhythm set of all parts of the currently selected pattern will be transmitted PATCH PATTERN In addition to the contents transmitted by SETUP PATCH the musical data of the currently selected pattern will be transmitted 8 Start real time recording on the external sequencer 9 Press the F4 SEL button ARE YOU SURE message is displayed The system enters the BULK ...

Page 130: ...ll be transmitted from MIDI OUT Data transmission will end in approximately nine minutes and you will return to the pattern playback screen 7 Stop recording on your external MIDI sequencer The bulk data will be transmitted with the device ID number specified by the Device ID setting P 123 Restoring data for all MC 307 data from a MIDI sequencer back to the MC 307 To restore previously saved bulk d...

Page 131: ...ing display while a pattern or song is playing back Refer to the following pages for saving procedures used for the respective items Patch refer to Saving a Patch p 104 Rhythm set refer to Saving a Rhythm Set p 113 Pattern refer to Saving the Pattern p 83 Song refer to Saving the Song p 87 Arpeggiator refer to Saving Arpeggio Settings Arpeggio Write p 34 Pattern Set refer to Saving a Pattern Set p...

Page 132: ...es to play notes or select sounds etc MIDI Channels MIDI is able to transmit 16 parts of independent musical data over a single MIDI cable This is made possible by the concept of MIDI channels MIDI channels allow messages intended for a given instrument to be distinguished from messages intended for another instrument There are sixteen MIDI channels 1 16 and normally the transmitting device must b...

Page 133: ...ge Bank Select messages CC 0 CC 32 and Program Change messages PC from an external MIDI device to the MC 307 you can change the patch rhythm set of each part At this time the Receive Program Change Switch and the Receive Bank Select Switch must be turned ON refer to Reception settings for each type of MIDI message p 126 For details on how bank select and program change messages are transmitted fro...

Page 134: ... selected part Using the MC 307 as a sound generator controller in conjunction with a computer By using MIDI sequence software for a personal computer you can use the MC 307 as a sound generator as well as a controller Establish connection as follows If you wish to connect a computer and play the MC 307 from a MIDI sequencer program etc you will need to use a MIDI interface appropriate for your co...

Page 135: ...channel 10 enables the rhythm set selected with part R of the MC 307 to be played back Setting it to MIDI channels 1 to 7 enables patches selected with part 1 to 7 2 Set the local TX switch for each part of the MC 307 to EXT P 126 These settings enables playback information to be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector 3 Play back data on the MC 307 or using the keyboard pad controller Tempo synch...

Page 136: ... start stop information from the MIDI OUT connector Set up the external sequencer 3 Set the external MIDI sequencer so it will synchronize to the MIDI Clock messages that it receives For details on the setting refer to the owner s manual for your MIDI sequencer Start synchronized playback 4 Press the PLAY button of the MC 307 and synchronized playback will begin 5 To stop synchronized playback pre...

Page 137: ...nected to each other and used to play different patterns in synchronization The playback unit is referred to as Master and the unit to be synchronized Slave Set up the Master unit 1 On the master unit the MC 307 that will control the timing set the Local Tx Switch of all parts to INT P 126 and turn Sync Out ON P 120 2 For all parts including MUTE CTRL of the pattern used by the master device set t...

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Page 140: ...responding part does not match the MIDI channel of the messages that are being transmitted from the external MIDI device Set the MIDI channel of the messages being transmitted to match the receive channel of each part The Sequencer Output Assign setting of the corresponding part is set to EXT Set it to INT or BOTH P 23 The Pad Velocity setting is too low Raise the Pad Velocity setting P 117 The Ba...

Page 141: ...he tuning setting Refer to Tuning the entire system MASTER TUNE p 115 The pitch is being changed as a result of the TURNTABLE EMULATION slider Either set the slider in the center position or press the BPM button getting the light to go out P 25 Play Quantize Does Not Apply Either the Strength setting is at 0 or the Shuffle Rate setting is at 50 Set an appropriate value for the TIMING P 34 No Part ...

Page 142: ...s can be registered USER MEMORY FULL Since there is insufficient user memory the pattern cannot be saved Either initialize an unneeded pattern or save the data to a External Sequencer BEAT DIFFERS Since a different time signature is set for the copy source and copy destination patterns the pattern copy is not possible The pattern copy operation can only be used for patterns with the same time sign...

Page 143: ...me4 Sence 100 70 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 100 TIME KEY FOLLOW Time Key Follow 100 70 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 100 TONE n TIME1 A Time1 Attack Time 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n TIME2 D Time2 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n TIME3 Time3 Decay Time 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n TIME4 R Time4 Release Time 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n Level1 Level1 63 63 n 1 4 TONE n Level2 Level2 63 63 n 1 4 TONE n Level3 S Level3 Sustain Lev...

Page 144: ...0 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 100 TIME KEY FOLLOW Time Keyfollow 100 70 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 100 TONE n TIME1 A Time1 Attack Time 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n TIME2 D Time1 Decay Time 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n TIME3 Time3 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n TIME4 R Time4 Release Time 0 127 n 1 4 TONE n Level1 Level1 63 63 n 1 4 TONE n Level2 Level2 63 63 n 1 4 TONE n Level3 S Level3 Sustain Level 63 63 n 1 4 TONE...

Page 145: ...trol3 Depth 63 63 CONTROL4 DEST Control4 Destination 1 CONTROL4 DEPTH Control4 Depth 63 63 1 OFF PCH CUT RES LEV PAN L1P L2P L1F L2F L1A L2A PL1 PL2 L1R L2R BEND PTN F1 PACH F1 EDIT F3 CTL1 F2 BEND P 103 Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value BEND RANGE UP Bend Range Up 0 12 BEND RANGE DOWN Bend Range Down 0 48 CONTROL1 DEST Control1 Destination 1 CONTROL1 DEPTH Control1 Depth 63 63 CONTROL2 DEST ...

Page 146: ...e 0 127 TM2 Time2 0 127 TM3 Time3 Decay Time 0 127 TM4 Time4 Release Time 0 127 LV1 Level1 63 63 LV2 Level2 63 63 LV3 Level3 Sustain Level 63 63 LV4 Level4 63 63 FILTER PTN F1 PACH F1 EDIT F3 FLTR F1 FLTR P 108 Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value TYPE Filter Type OFF LPF BPF HPF PKG CUTOFFf Cutoff Frequency 0 127 RESONANCE Resonance 0 127 RESO VELO SENS Resonance Velocity Sence 100 150 F ENV PT...

Page 147: ...SHIFT Part Keyshift 48 48 REV LEVEL Part Reverb Level 0 127 DLY LEVEL Part Delay Level 0 127 M FX OUT Part M FX Switch OFF ON RHY RHY Part R Only SEQ OUT Sequencer Output Assign INT EXT BOTH REVERB PTN F2 STUP F2 REV P 42 Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value TYPE Reverb Type ROOM1 ROOM2 STAGE1 STAGE2 HALL1 HALL2 TIME Reverb Time 0 127 HF DAMP HF Damp 1 REVERB LEVELl Reverb Level 0 127 M FX TO RE...

Page 148: ...Parameter Name Setting Value LOW HIGH GAIN Low High Gain 15 15 MIDDLE GAIN Middle Gain 15 15 BAND WIDTH Band Width 1 5 OUTPUT PAN Output Pan L64 63R OUTPUT LEVEL Output Level 0 127 M FX 3 ENHANCER Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value SENS Sence 0 127 MIX Mix Level 0 127 LOW GAIN Low Gain 15 15 HIGH GAIN High Gain 15 15 OUTPUT LEVEL Output Level 0 127 M FX 4 OVERDRIVE Parameter Parameter Name Set...

Page 149: ...PH Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value DISC TYPE Disk Type LP EP SP DISC NOISE LEVEL Disc Noise Level 0 127 DEPTH Depth 0 20 OUTPUT PAN Output Pan L64 63R OUTPUT LEVEL Output Level 0 127 M FX 10 COMPRESSOR Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value ATTACK Attack 0 127 SUSTAIN Sustain 0 127 POST GAIN Post Gain 0 6 12 18 LOW GAIN Low Gain 15 15 HIGH GAIN High Gain 15 15 OUTPUT LEVEL Output Level 0 12...

Page 150: ...ILTER TYPE Filter Type OFF LPF HPF CUTOFF Cutoff Frequency 2 BALANCE Effect Balance D100 0W D0 100W OUTPUT LEVEL Output Level 0 127 1 2MES 3MES 4MES 8MES 16MES 2 200 250 315 400 500 630 800 1000 1250 1600 2000 2500 3150 4000 5000 6300 8000 M FX 16 SPACE D Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value PRE DELAY Pre Delay Time 0 0 100 DEPTH Depth 0 127 PHASE Phase 0 180 RATE Rate 0 1 10 0 1 LOW GAIN Low Ga...

Page 151: ...OUTPUT LEVEL Output Level 0 127 1 2MES 3MES 4MES 8MES 16MES 2 M FX 20 SHORT DELAY Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value TIME L Delay Time Left 0 1 190 TIME R Delay Time Right 0 1 190 HF DAMP HF Damp 1 FEEDBACK Feedback Level 0 98 LOW GAIN Low Gain 15 15 HIGH GAIN High Gain 15 15 BALANCE Effect Balance D100 0W D0 100W AUTO PAN Auto Pan OFF 2 OUTPUT LEVEL Output Level 0 127 1 200 250 315 400 500 63...

Page 152: ...27 Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value STYLE Arpeggio Style 1 MOTIF Motif 2 BEAT PTN Beat Pattern 3 SHUFFLE RATE Shuffle Rate 50 90 ACCENT RATE Accent Rate 0 127 OCTAVE RANGE Octave Range 3 3 1 1 4 1 6 1 8 1 12 1 16 1 32 PORTAMENTO A B GRISSANDO SEQUENCE A D ECHO SYNTH BASS HEAVY SLAP LIGHT SLAP WALK BASS RHYTHM GTR 1 5 3 FINGER STRUMMING GTR PIANO BACKING CLAVI CHORD WALTZ SWING WALTZ REGGAE P...

Page 153: ...YSTEM F1 SYS F2 LCD F1 LCD P 117 Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value LCD CONTRAST LCD Contrast 1 16 SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEM F1 SYS F2 LCD F2 CTRL P 117 Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value PAD VELOCITY Pad Velocity 1 127 PEDAL ASSIGN Pedal Assign HOLD PTN I TAP R TPS PLAY SOSTE PORALITY Pedal Porarity STANDARD REVERSE SYSTEM GRAB SYSTEM F1 SYS F2 LCD F3 GRAB P 118 Parameter Parameter Name Setti...

Page 154: ...peggio Control Channel OFF 1 16 RPS CTRL CH RPS Control Channel OFF 1 16 EDIT TX RX Edit TX RX MODE1 MODE2 SYSTEM MIDI SYSTEM F1 SYS F4 MIDI F2 TXRX P 125 Parameter Parameter Name Setting Value MIDI RX SW P MIDI Receive Switch OFF ON MIDI LOCAL TX P MIDI Local Transmit INT EXT BOTH RX PROG CHANGE Receive Program Change OFF ON RX BANK SELECT Receive Bank Select OFF ON RX SYS EX Receive System Exclu...

Page 155: ...Bs 119 Soup s Bass 120 Fingered Bs 121 FingBsVeloSw 122 PickedBass 1 123 PickedBass 2 124 Fretless Bs 125 Phot Bass 126 Slap Bass 127 R B B Slides 128 Syn Stack 1 No Name 001 Strong Brass 002 You Can Fly 003 Syn stack 2 004 Dawn Of Man 005 Saw Stack 1 006 Saw Stack 2 007 DLM Stack 008 DOC Stack 009 LN2 Stack 010 Bend Stack 011 Freedom 012 Good Bean 013 JP8000 5th 014 Mega 5th 015 5th Saw 016 4th S...

Page 156: ...Jazz SynLead 120 Solo Flute 121 Pan Flute 122 Bottle Blow 123 Funky Pipe 124 Breath Noise 125 Shakuhachi 126 Sitar 1 127 Sitar 2 128 Santur No Name 001 Kalimba 002 Bagpipes 003 PnoBendM7 m7 004 Org Chd m7 005 BalapChd 9th 006 Wah Gtr Hit 007 Orch Hit 1 008 Orch Hit 2 009 Rave X Tasy 010 Philly Hit 1 011 Philly Hit 2 012 Attack Hit 013 Funky Hit 014 Tekno ChdHit 015 Dist Hit 016 Glasgow Hit 017 Hap...

Page 157: ...ine A 118 MG Sweep 119 2Ranger 120 Warping 121 Galactic Swp 122 Lift UP 123 Trance UFO 124 Dentalic 125 Energy 126 Fatt One 127 Strange 128 Space Creaps No Name 1 Bottle Keep 2 Def Filter 3 Analyzer 4 Funny Man 5 SpEcE HoLd 6 TranceMachin 7 Spaceage 8 Cosmic Rays 9 Dada XYZ 10 What 11 Take Effect 12 Deep Wave 13 Elktron 14 Transport 15 Fury Atk 16 Horror Film1 17 Horror Film2 18 NoFXrequired 19 To...

Page 158: ...2 SEQ A 1 SEQ C 1 HEAVY SLAP BASS UP 5 TOP UP 5 MUTE 02 03 LIGHT SLAP BASS UP 5 TOP UP 5 MUTE 02 03 WALK BASS SINGLE UP SINGLE DOWN SINGLE UP DOWN SINGLE RANDOM NOTE ORDER GLISSANDO WALKBS RHYTHM GTR 1 SINGLE UP SINGLE DOWN SINGLE UP DOWN SINGLE RANDOM DUAL UP DUAL DOWN MUTE 01 04 DUAL UP DOWN DUAL RANDOM NOTE ORDER BASS UP 1 8 BASS RND 1 3 TOP UP 1 6 RHYTHM GTR 2 CHORD MUTE 07 13 14 RHYTHM GTR 3 ...

Page 159: ...R808 OHH 1 Hip Clap TR808 Kick 2 TR909 Kick 4 CR78 Snare TR808 Snr 3 P A03 TR 606 TR808 Kick 3 Analog Kick TR808 Rim TR606 Snr 3 Cheap Clap TR808 Snr 5 TR606 CmpTom TR606 CHH 2 TR606 CmpTom Hip PHH TR606 CmpTom TR606 DstOHH TR606 Dst BD TR606 Kick Analog Rim TR606 Snr 2 TR808 Clap TR606 Snr 1 TR606 Tom TR606 CHH 1 TR606 Tom TR606 PHH 1 TR606 Tom TR606 OHH TR606 Tom TR606 Tom TR606 Cym 2 TR606 Tom ...

Page 160: ...ick 1 TR909 Snr 1 Urban RollSD Hardcore TR909 Kick 5 Gabba Kick SideStiker Jungle Snr 1 Fuzzy Clap TR909 Snr 4 TR606 CmpTom TR909 CHH 2 TR606 CmpTom TR909 PHH 1 TR606 CmpTom TR909 OHH 1 Amsterdam BD TR909 Dst BD Lo Fi Rim TR909 DstSnr Funk Clap 2 TR909 DstSnr TR909 DstTom TR909 PHH 1 TR909 DstTom TR909 PHH 2 TR909 DstTom TR909 DstOHH TR909 DstTom TR909 DstTom TR909 Crash TR909 DstTom TR707 Ride TR...

Page 161: ...R808 Kick 2 Roll Kick Roll Snare Break Snare2 P A13 Drum n Bass1 Roll Kick Analog Kick RaggaTightSD Cross Snare Roll Snare Headz Snare TR606 Tom Pop CHH TR606 Tom Tambourine 3 TR606 Tom Pop Hat Open Plastic BD 1 Hip Kick Scratch SD r Break Snare2 Funky Clap Ragga Snr 2 Kick Tom Real CHH Kick Tom TR808 PHH 1 Kick Tom TR606 OHH Kick Tom Kick Tom TR909 Crash Kick Tom TR909 Ride TR909 Crash Asian Gong...

Page 162: ...t Harmo Gtr Big Clap Plastic BD 2 TR909 Kick 5 DanceHall SD Machine Snr P A18 Electro TR808 Kick 1 TR808 Kick 5 TR808 RimLng TR808 Snr 8 Down Clap TR808 Snr 5 TR808 Tom TR808 CHH 1 TR808 Tom TR808 PHH 1 TR808 Tom TR808 OHH 1 Ele Kick TR707 Kick 2 TR707 Rim ElectroSnr 2 TR707 Clap Sim Snare Deep Tom Closed Hat Deep Tom Pedal Hat 1 Deep Tom Open Hat Deep Tom Deep Tom TR909 Crash Deep Tom TR707 Ride ...

Page 163: ...08 Kick 1 TR909 Kick 1 HH Soul Snr TR909 Snr 4 P A23 Rock Optic Kick TR909 Kick 4 TR808 RimLng Hash Snare Funk Clap 2 DJ Snare Kick Tom TR909 CHH 2 Kick Tom TR909 PHH 1 Kick Tom TR909 OHH 1 TR909 Kick 5 Turbo Kick SideStiker Lo Fi Snare Claptail Macho Snare TR707 Tom TR909 PHH 1 TR707 Tom TR909 OHH 3 TR707 Tom Cym OHH TR707 Tom TR707 Tom TR909 Crash TR707 Tom TR909 Ride TR909 Crash Asian Gong Tamb...

Page 164: ...Kick Sim Snare TR808 Snr 5 P B02 TR 505 626 Hip Kick TR505 Kick TR505 Rim TR505 Snr TR505 Clap TR505 Snr TR505 Tom TR505 CHH TR505 Tom TR505 CHH TR505 Tom TR505 OHH TR626 Kick 1 TR626 Kick 2 TR626 Rim TR626 Snr 2 TR505 Clap TR626 Snr 3 TR626 Tom TR626 CHH TR626 Tom TR626 CHH TR626 Tom TR626 OHH TR626 Tom TR626 Tom TR626 Crash TR626 Tom TR626 Ride TR626 Crash TR626 CupCym TR626 Tamb TR626 China TR6...

Page 165: ...out Big Clap HipHop Kick2 TR909 Kick 6 TR606 Snr 2 Lo Hard Snr P B07 Drum n Bass3 Hall Kick 2 HipHop Kick3 Jungle Snap Picc rol Sn Little Clap Picc hrd Sn Deep Tom Real CHH Deep Tom Real PHH Deep Tom R8 OHH JungleKick 2 HipHop Kick2 Ragga Rim 1 Slamn Snr TR909 SnClp2 PurePhat Snr TR606 CmpTom Room CHH TR606 CmpTom Tight PHH TR606 CmpTom Hip OHH TR606 CmpTom TR606 CmpTom Jungle Crash TR606 CmpTom T...

Page 166: ...Wah Gtr 2c Wah Gtr 2d Dolphin Hi 1 Dolphin Hi 2 Triangle 1 Triangle 1 Snap TR808 Kick 2 Hip Kick Picc rol Sn Picc hrd Sn P B12 Electro 2 Toy Kick TR909 Kick 7 Analog Rim TR808 Snr 2 Finger Snap ElectroSnr 2 MG Zap 6 DR220 CHH MG Zap 6 DR220 CHH MG Zap 6 DR220 OHH TR808 Kick 2 TR909 Kick 8 Boing Flange Snr TR808 Clap Synth Snare Syn Tom Metal Bang Syn Tom Metal Bang Syn Tom MetallicShot Syn Tom Syn...

Page 167: ...Nz 118 P5 Noise 119 MG Pink Nz 120 Bomb Noise 121 Sea 122 Brush Noise 123 Space Noise 124 Scream 125 Jet Plane 126 Toy Gun 1 127 Crash 128 Toy Gun 2 129 Toy Gun 3 130 Emergency 131 Buzzer 132 Insect 133 Tonality 134 Ring Osc 135 Reso FX 136 SCRATCH MENU 137 Vinyl Noise 138 Scratch BD f 139 Scratch BD r 140 Scratch SD f 141 Scratch SD r 142 Scratch ALT 143 Tape Rewind 144 Vinyl Stop 145 HIT MENU 14...

Page 168: ... 123 SNR MENU 4 124 SNR MENU 5 125 SNR MENU 6 126 TR909 Snr 1 127 TR909 Snr 2 128 TR909 Snr 3 129 TR909 Snr 4 130 TR909 Snr 5 131 TR909 Snr 6 132 TR909 Snr 7 133 TR909 DstSnr 134 TR808 Snr 1 135 TR808 Snr 2 136 TR808 Snr 3 137 TR808 Snr 4 138 TR808 Snr 5 139 TR808 Snr 6 140 TR808 Snr 7 141 TR808 Snr 8 142 TR808 Snr 9 143 TR606 Snr 1 144 TR606 Snr 2 145 TR606 Snr 3 146 DanceHall SD 147 TR707 Snare ...

Page 169: ...18 TR626 LoTimb 119 TR727 HiTimb 120 TR727 LoTimb 121 Bendir 122 Timpani 2 123 TR505 Tabla 124 TR626 Tamb 125 TR505HiCwbel 126 TR505LoCwbel 127 TR626Cowbell 128 TR626 Claves 129 TR626 HiAgo 130 TR626 LoAgo 131 TR727 Maracs 132 TR727 Cabasa 133 TR727Whistle 134 TR727 Chime 135 TABLABY MENU 136 TablaBaya 1 137 TablaBaya 2 138 TablaBaya 3 139 TablaBaya 4 140 TablaBaya 5 141 TablaBaya 6 No Name 142 Ta...

Page 170: ...8 8 MASA 2 Psy Trance 2 138 8 MASA 3 Psy Trance 3 140 4 MASA 4 Psy Trance 4 139 4 MASA 5 Psy Trance 5 144 4 MASA 6 Psy Trance 6 141 4 MASA 7 Psy Trance 7 140 4 MASA 8 Psy Trance 8 141 4 MASA 9 Psy Trance 9 138 8 MASA 10 Psy Trance 10 138 4 MASA 11 Trance 1 139 4 MASA 12 Trance 2 138 8 MASA 13 Trance 3 140 4 Cappadocia Productions 14 Trance 4 140 4 Cappadocia Productions 15 Trance 5 140 8 YOJI BIOM...

Page 171: ...Cappadocia Productions 63 Ambient 6 75 6 HEIGO TANI 64 Dream Trance 1 143 4 B U S 65 Dream Trance 2 136 4 Roland Corporation 66 Dream Trance 3 140 8 B U S 67 Dream Trance 4 136 4 B U S 68 Dream Trance 5 136 4 B U S 69 Dream Trance 6 145 4 HEIGO TANI 70 Dream Trance 7 138 4 HEIGO TANI 71 Dream Trance 8 139 4 B U S 72 Dream Trance 9 143 4 B U S 73 Dream Trance 10 138 4 B U S 74 NU NRG 1 150 8 YOJI B...

Page 172: ...oland Corporation 113 US HardHouse 2 133 8 Soulmates Graphica 114 US HardHouse 3 133 4 Soulmates Graphica 115 US HardHouse 4 128 8 Soulmates Graphica 116 US HardHouse 5 133 8 Soulmates Graphica 117 US HardHouse 6 132 4 Soulmates Graphica 118 US HardHouse 7 130 4 Soulmates Graphica 119 US HardHouse 8 132 8 Soulmates Graphica 120 US HardHouse 9 132 4 Soulmates Graphica 121 US HardHouse 10 132 8 Soul...

Page 173: ...2 88 4 Roland Corporation 155 G Funk 1 94 4 Roland Corporation 156 G Funk 2 94 4 Roland Corporation 157 G Funk 3 94 4 Roland Corporation 158 G Funk 4 88 4 Roland Corporation 159 G Funk 5 92 4 Roland Corporation 160 G Funk 6 92 4 Roland Corporation 161 G Funk 7 96 4 Roland Corporation 162 G Funk 8 90 4 Roland Corporation 163 Abstract 1 82 4 DJ KENT 164 Abstract 2 88 4 Roland Corporation 165 Abstrac...

Page 174: ...3 165 8 HEIGO TANI 197 Darkcore 1 160 4 Cappadocia Productions 198 Darkcore 2 160 8 Roland Corporation 199 Darkcore 3 170 8 Roland Corporation 200 Darkcore 4 175 8 Roland Corporation 201 Jungle 1 165 4 Cappadocia Productions 202 Jungle 2 180 8 Roland Corporation 203 Jungle 3 166 8 Roland Corporation BreakBeats Pattern No Pattern Name BPM Measure Length Programmer 204 BreakBeats 1 130 8 Roland Corp...

Page 175: ...lsa 1 112 4 Roland Corporation 227 Samba 1 124 8 Roland Corporation 228 Merengue 1 192 4 Roland Corporation 229 Merengue 2 218 8 Roland Corporation 230 ChaCha 1 160 4 Roland Corporation 231 ChaCha 2 148 4 Roland Corporation 232 Mambo 1 172 4 Roland Corporation 233 Mambo 2 184 4 Roland Corporation 234 Mambo 3 184 4 Roland Corporation 235 Plena 1 180 4 Roland Corporation 236 Son 1 154 4 Roland Corpo...

Page 176: ...ms 21 137 2 Early Techno 1 262 Techno Drums 22 137 2 Early Techno 2 263 Techno Drums 23 140 2 Dream Trance 1 264 Techno Drums 24 140 2 Dream Trance 2 265 House Drums 1 130 2 House 1 266 House Drums 2 130 2 House 2 267 House Drums 3 130 2 Garage 1 268 House Drums 4 130 2 Garage 2 269 House Drums 5 130 2 Chicago House 1 270 House Drums 6 130 2 Chicago House 2 271 House Drums 7 133 2 US House 1 272 H...

Page 177: ...troit Techno 3 310 Techno Bass 10 135 2 Detroit Techno 4 311 Techno Bass 11 128 2 Industrial 3 312 Techno Bass 12 128 2 Industrial 4 313 Techno Bass 13 175 2 HappyHardcore 3 314 Techno Bass 14 175 2 HappyHardcore 4 315 Techno Bass 15 75 2 Ambient 3 316 Techno Bass 16 75 2 Ambient 4 317 Techno Bass 17 190 4 Gabba 3 318 Techno Bass 18 190 2 Gabba 4 319 Techno Bass 19 120 2 Electro 3 320 Techno Bass ...

Page 178: ... 1 172 4 Latin 1 3 358 Latin Bass 2 172 4 Latin 1 4 359 Latin Bass 3 160 4 Latin 2 3 360 Latin Bass 4 160 4 Latin 2 4 RPS Rhythm Fill in Used Part 1 No Name BPM Measures RPS set Keyboard Pad 361 BD Fill 1 140 2 Trance 1 8 362 BD Fill 2 150 1 NU NRG 5 363 BD Fill 3 150 1 NU NRG 6 364 BD Fill 4 128 2 Industrial 6 365 BD Fill 5 175 1 HappyHardcore 6 366 BD Fill 6 190 1 Gabba 5 367 BD Fill 7 190 1 Gab...

Page 179: ... 406 Snare Fill 2 140 1 Trance 1 6 407 Snare Fill 3 140 1 Trance 2 5 408 Snare Fill 4 140 1 Trance 2 7 409 Snare Fill 5 137 1 Minimal 5 410 Snare Fill 6 137 1 Minimal 7 411 Snare Fill 7 135 1 Detroit Techno 6 412 Snare Fill 8 135 1 Detroit Techno 7 413 Snare Fill 9 175 1 HappyHardcore 7 414 Snare Fill 10 175 1 HappyHardcore 8 415 Snare Fill 11 190 1 Gabba 8 416 Snare Fill 12 120 1 Electro 5 417 Sn...

Page 180: ...ent 6 455 Perc Fill 3 75 1 Ambient 7 456 Perc Fill 4 130 1 Garage 5 457 Perc Fill 5 172 2 Latin 1 5 458 Perc Fill 6 172 2 Latin 1 6 459 Perc Fill 7 172 1 Latin 1 7 460 Perc Fill 8 172 1 Latin 1 8 461 Perc Fill 9 160 2 Latin 2 5 462 Perc Fill 10 160 2 Latin 2 6 463 Tambourine 1 90 1 HipHop East 8 464 Shaker 1 140 2 Trance 2 6 465 Quijada 172 1 Latin 1 16 466 Blip Fill 1 120 1 Electro 8 467 Industry...

Page 181: ...1 Organ Riff 2 140 2 Dream Trance 10 502 Organ Riff 3 140 2 UK House 10 503 Clav Chord 1 137 2 BreakBeats 9 504 Guitar Chord 1 90 1 HipHop East 13 505 Guitar Chord 2 95 1 G Funk 9 506 Guitar Chord 3 95 1 G Funk 13 507 Guitar Chord 4 137 1 BreakBeats 11 508 Guitar Chord 5 215 2 Jazz 10 509 Guitar Chord 6 95 4 Lounge 11 510 Guitar Chord 7 85 2 Reggae 10 511 Guitar Lead 1 87 1 Abstract 13 512 Guitar ...

Page 182: ...4 Electro 12 554 Synth Lead 4 130 4 House 11 555 Synth Lead 5 130 4 House 14 556 Synth Lead 6 130 4 Chicago House 13 557 Synth Lead 7 133 2 US House 14 558 Synth Lead 8 95 1 G Funk 11 559 Synth Lead 9 95 1 G Funk 14 560 Synth Lead 10 165 2 Drum n Bass 2 12 561 Synth Lead 11 95 4 Lounge 14 562 Synth Lead 12 85 2 Reggae 11 563 Synth Pad 1 140 4 Trance 1 9 564 Synth Pad 2 140 4 Trance 2 9 565 Synth P...

Page 183: ...5 137 2 Early Techno 14 603 Synth Riff 26 130 2 House 10 604 Synth Riff 27 130 2 Garage 11 605 Synth Riff 28 130 2 Chicago House 11 606 Synth Riff 29 130 1 Chicago House 14 607 Synth Riff 30 133 2 US House 9 608 Synth Riff 31 133 2 US House 10 609 Synth Riff 32 133 2 US House 11 610 Synth Riff 33 133 2 US House 12 611 Synth Riff 34 133 2 US House 13 612 Synth Riff 35 140 2 UK House 9 613 Synth Rif...

Page 184: ... G Laughter 95 1 G Funk 16 648 Phono Noise 90 1 HipHop East 16 649 Voice Hit 1 140 1 UK House 16 650 Voice Hit 2 137 1 BreakBeats 15 651 Voice Hit 3 137 1 BreakBeats 16 652 Wind Chime 1 172 1 Latin 1 15 653 Wind Chime 2 160 1 Latin 2 15 654 Gong 160 4 Drum n Bass 1 16 655 SFX 1 140 2 Trance 1 15 656 SFX 2 140 1 Trance 1 16 657 SFX 3 140 1 Trance 2 15 658 SFX 4 140 1 Trance 2 16 659 SFX 5 150 2 NU ...

Page 185: ...tract 15 691 SFX 36 87 4 Abstract 16 692 SFX 37 160 3 Drum n Bass 1 11 693 SFX 38 160 2 Drum n Bass 1 13 694 SFX 39 160 1 Drum n Bass 1 14 695 SFX 40 160 2 Drum n Bass 1 15 696 SFX 41 95 1 Lounge 15 697 SFX 42 95 1 Lounge 16 698 SFX 43 85 2 Reggae 15 699 SFX Hit 1 137 1 Minimal 15 700 SFX Hit 2 137 1 Minimal 16 701 SFX Hit 3 135 2 Detroit Techno 16 702 SFX Hit 4 140 1 Dream Trance 16 703 SFX Hit 5...

Page 186: ... BD Fill 3 150 1 6 Rev Cymbal 1 150 1 7 Crash Fill 2 150 1 8 Synth Riff 5 150 2 9 Synth Pad 3 150 4 10 Synth Riff 6 150 2 11 Synth Riff 7 150 2 12 Synth Riff 8 150 2 13 SFX 5 150 2 14 SFX 6 150 4 15 SFX 7 150 4 16 4 Minimal Name BPM Meas Keyboard Pad Techno Drums 7 137 2 1 Techno Drums 8 137 2 2 Techno Bass 7 137 2 3 Techno Bass 8 137 2 4 Snare Fill 5 137 1 5 Perc Fill 1 137 1 6 Snare Fill 6 137 1...

Page 187: ...11 Ac Gt Seq 1 75 2 12 E Piano Lead 1 75 2 13 Synth Seq 11 75 2 14 SFX 14 75 2 15 SFX 15 75 1 16 9 Gabba Name BPM Meas Keyboard Pad Techno Drums 17 190 4 1 Techno Drums 18 190 2 2 Techno Bass 17 190 4 3 Techno Bass 18 190 2 4 BD Fill 6 190 1 5 Crash Fill 4 190 1 6 BD Fill 7 190 1 7 Snare Fill 11 190 1 8 Synth Riff 19 190 4 9 SFX 16 190 2 10 Synth Riff 20 190 2 11 Synth Riff 21 190 2 12 Synth Riff ...

Page 188: ...4 Garage Name BPM Meas Keyboard Pad House Drums 3 130 2 1 House Drums 4 130 2 2 House Bass 3 130 2 3 House Bass 4 130 4 4 Perc Fill 4 130 1 5 Crash Fill 7 130 1 6 Snare Fill 16 130 1 7 Crash Fill 8 130 1 8 Piano Chord 2 130 4 9 Piano Chord 3 130 2 10 Synth Riff 27 130 2 11 Ac Gt Seq 2 130 4 12 SFX 21 130 2 13 Synth Seq 19 130 2 14 SFX 22 130 4 15 Guitar Riff 3 130 1 16 15 Chicago House Name BPM Me...

Page 189: ...1 HipHop Drums 2 90 2 2 HipHop Bass 1 90 2 3 HipHop Bass 2 90 2 4 Ride Cymbal 1 90 1 5 Scratch 2 90 1 6 Scratch 3 90 1 7 Tambourine 1 90 1 8 E Piano Chord 1 90 1 9 E Piano Chord 2 90 2 10 SFX 30 90 1 11 SFX 31 90 1 12 Guitar Chord 1 90 1 13 SFX 32 90 1 14 HipHop Hit 1 90 2 15 Phono Noise 90 1 16 20 G Funk Name BPM Meas Keyboard Pad HipHop Drums 3 95 2 1 HipHop Drums 4 95 2 2 HipHop Bass 3 95 2 3 H...

Page 190: ...Piano Chord 6 165 4 10 Piano EFX 165 2 11 Synth Lead 10 165 2 12 Synth Seq 26 165 2 13 Synth Seq 27 165 2 14 SFX Hit 10 165 1 15 SFX Hit 11 165 1 16 25 BreakBeats Name BPM Meas Keyboard Pad B Beats Drums 1 137 2 1 B Beats Drums 2 137 2 2 B Beats Bass 1 137 4 3 B Beats Bass 2 137 2 4 Snare Fill 30 137 1 5 Snare Fill 31 137 1 6 BD Fill 18 137 1 7 Ride Cymbal 2 137 1 8 Clav Chord 1 137 2 9 E Piano Ch...

Page 191: ... SFX Hit 12 85 1 16 29 Latin 1 Name BPM Meas Keyboard Pad Latin Rhythm 1 172 4 1 Latin Rhythm 2 172 4 2 Latin Bass 1 172 4 3 Latin Bass 2 172 4 4 Perc Fill 5 172 2 5 Perc Fill 6 172 2 6 Perc Fill 7 172 1 7 Perc Fill 8 172 1 8 Piano Chord 9 172 4 9 Piano Chord 10 172 4 10 Flute Lead 1 172 1 11 Sax Lead 172 2 12 Brass 2 172 4 13 Brass 3 172 4 14 Wind Chime 1 172 1 15 Quijada 172 1 16 30 Latin 2 Name...

Page 192: ...IVE CC 29 0 127 1 A ENVELOPE A CC 73 CC 73 0 127 1 D CC 75 CC 75 0 127 1 S EXCLUSIVE CC 31 0 127 1 R CC 72 CC 72 0 127 1 LFO1 WAVEFORM EXCLUSIVE CC 15 0 7 1 RATE CC 16 CC 16 0 127 1 P DEPTH CC 18 CC 18 1 127 Center 64 1 F DEPTH CC 19 CC 19 1 127 Center 64 1 A DEPTH CC 80 CC 80 1 127 Center 64 1 PORTAMENTO SW CC 65 CC 65 0 63 OFF 64 127 ON TIME CC 5 CC 5 0 127 SOLO CC 126 127 CC 126 127 126 1 ON 12...

Page 193: ...tern Set 30 CONTROLLERS Display Knobs Slider Display 136 x 32 Dots Graphic LCD Backlit 7 segment 25 characters 7 segment 4 character LED Knobs Cutoff Resonance LFO1 Assignable 1 4 Turntable Emulation block Turntable Emulation slider Turntable PUSH HOLD button GRAB Switch CONNECTORS Headphones Jack Output Jack L MONO R MIDI Connectors IN OUT Foot Control Jack DC IN Jack POWER SUPPLY DC9V Current Dr...

Page 194: ...reset F 001 128 83 2 001 128 Preset G 001 032 85 0 001 128 User A 001 128 85 1 001 128 User B 001 128 The Rhythm set corresponding to each Bank Select are as follows Bank Select Program No Group Patch No MSB LSB 81 0 1 26 Preset A 01 26 83 0 1 14 Preset B 01 14 85 0 1 20 User A 01 20 Modulation Controller number 1 status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 01H vvH The effect will apply according to the Modulati...

Page 195: ...d Level will change RPN MSB LSB Controller number 100 101 status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 65H mmH BnH 64H llH mm MSB of the parameter number specified by RPN ll LSB of the parameter number specified by RPN RPN Control Changes include RPN Registered Parameter Numbers which are extended parameters whose function is defined in the MIDI specification When using RPNs first the RPN Controller numbers 100 a...

Page 196: ...O rate or the effect rate Active Sensing status FEH When an Active Sensing message is received the unit will begin monitoring the interval at which MIDI messages are received During monitoring if more than 420 ms passes without a message being received the same processing will be done as when All Sound Off All Note Off and Reset All Controllers messages are received Then monitoring will be halted ...

Page 197: ...lso uses special system exclusive messages for operations which require realtime handling such as knobs Data Set 1 DT1 status data byte status F0H 41H dev 3AH 12H aaH bbH ccH ddH sum F7H Byte Remarks F0H Exclusive status 41H ID number Roland dev device ID dev 10H 1FH 3AH model ID MC 307 Quick 12H command ID DT1 aaH address Status Channel bbH address Data H ccH Data L ddH Data E sum checksum F7H EO...

Page 198: ...ime message dev Device ID dev 10H 17 1FH 32 06H Sub ID 1 General Information 02H Sub ID 2 Inquiry Reply 41H ID number Roland 0BH 01H Device family code 01H 00H Device family number code 00H 03H 00H 00H Software revision level F7H EOX End of Exclusive When Inquiry Request is received Inquiry Reply message will be transmitted Data Set 1 DT1 status data byte status F0H 41H dev 00H 0BH 12H aaH bbH ccH...

Page 199: ...when an All Note Off message is received Poly Controller number 127 status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 7FH 00H The same processing will be done as when an All Note Off message is received System Exclusive messages status data byte status F0H iiH ddH eeH F7H F0H System Exclusive message status ii ID number This is the ID number manufacturer ID that specifies the manufacturer whose exclusive message this ...

Page 200: ...Channel Mode messages Omni Off Controller number 124 status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 7CH 00H At start up this message is transmitted to all channels Poly Controller number 127 status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 7FH 00H At start up this message is transmitted to all channels 3 2 Messages generated and transmitted when the Sync Out is ON System Common messages Song Position Pointer status 2nd byte 3rd byte F...

Page 201: ...aa M FX Parameter 4 0 127 00 12 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 5 0 127 00 13 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 6 0 127 00 14 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 7 0 127 00 15 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 8 0 127 00 16 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 9 0 127 00 17 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 10 0 127 00 18 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 11 0 127 00 19 0aaa aaaa M FX Parameter 12 0 127 00 1A 00 1B 0aaa aaaa Reserved 00 1C 0aaa aaaa M FX Delay S...

Page 202: ...0 100W prm8 Output Level 0 127 Type 19 SHORT DELAY prm1 Time L 0 103 0 1 190 prm2 Time R 0 103 0 1 190 prm3 HF Damp 0 17 1 BYPASS prm4 Feedback 0 98 0 98 prm5 Auto Pan 0 18 OFF rate prm6 Low Gain 0 30 15 15 prm7 High Gain 0 30 15 15 prm8 Balance 0 100 D100 0W D0 100W prm9 Output Level 0 127 Type 20 AUTO PAN prm1 LFO type 0 5 TRI TRP SIN SAW1 SAW2 SQR prm2 Rate 0 117 0 05 10 00 2 prm3 Bass Sense 0 ...

Page 203: ... 11 00 40 0000 aaaa Pitch Keyfollow 0 15 12 00 41 000a aaaa Pitch Envelope Depth 0 24 12 12 00 42 0aaa aaaa Pitch Envelope Velocity Sens 0 125 13 00 43 0000 aaaa Pitch Envelope Velocity Time1 0 14 14 00 44 0000 aaaa Pitch Envelope Velocity Time4 0 14 14 00 45 0000 aaaa Pitch Envelope Time Keyfollow 0 14 14 00 46 0aaa aaaa Pitch Envelope Time 1 0 127 00 47 0aaa aaaa Pitch Envelope Time 2 0 127 00 4...

Page 204: ... 127 64 63 45 0aaa aaaa Scale Tune for F 0 127 64 63 46 0aaa aaaa Scale Tune for F 0 127 64 63 47 0aaa aaaa Scale Tune for G 0 127 64 63 48 0aaa aaaa Scale Tune for G 0 127 64 63 49 0aaa aaaa Scale Tune for A 0 127 64 63 4A 0aaa aaaa Scale Tune for A 0 127 64 63 4B 0aaa aaaa Scale Tune for B 0 127 64 63 Total size 00 00 0C Note In order for GS exclusive messages to be received correctly by the MC ...

Page 205: ...24 18H 56 38H 88 58H 120 78H 25 19H 57 39H 89 59H 121 79H 26 1AH 58 3AH 90 5AH 122 7AH 27 1BH 59 3BH 91 5BH 123 7BH 28 1CH 60 3CH 92 5CH 124 7CH 29 1DH 61 3DH 93 5DH 125 7DH 30 1EH 62 3EH 94 5EH 126 7EH 31 1FH 63 3FH 95 5FH 127 7FH D decimal H hexadecimal Decimal expressions such as used for MIDI channel Bank Select and Program Change will be the value 1 greater than the decimal value given in the...

Page 206: ... parameter value is 0CH 12 the maximum width of pitch bend is being set to 12 semitones 1 octave Once the parameter number has been set for RPN or NRPN all subsequent Data Entry messages on that channel will be effective Thus it is recommended that after you have made the change you want you set the parameter number to 7F 7FH an unset or null setting The final B3 64 7F B3 65 7F is for this purpose...

Page 207: ...to 12 equal steps and is the temperament most frequently used today especially in western music Initially the Scale Tune function of this instrument is set to Equal Temperament Just intonation tonic of C The primary triads sound more beautiful in just intonation than in equal temperament However this applies only in one key and chords will be discordant if you play in a different key The settings ...

Page 208: ...ong Pos Song Sel Tune X X X Clock Commands All sound off Reset all controllers Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sensing System Reset X X X X X X O 1 X 0 32 1 5 6 38 7 10 11 16 18 19 64 65 66 67 69 71 75 77 80 83 84 91 94 98 99 100 101 O 1 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O 1 O 0 127 O 1 7 10 1 7 10 0 127 0 127 O O Mode 3 Mode 3 4 M 1 O O X X X O X O 120 126 127 O X O 123 127 O X O O O O O O O ...

Page 209: ...Microscope and transmitted 5 Mode messages 123 127 are stored transmitted after All Note Off processing is performed The All Note Off message itself is not stored transmitted but can be created in the Microscope and transmitted 6 Transmitted received by the sound source section The sequencer section will perform the action taken reception is interrupted System Exclusive O Control Change True Voice...

Page 210: ...2 D Data Thin 82 DELAY 22 Delay 44 DELAY OUTPUT LEVEL 45 FEEDBACK 45 HF DAMP 45 M FX TO DLY LEVEL 45 OUTPUT 45 TIME 45 TYPE 45 Delete Event 75 Delete Measure 78 DEVICE ID 123 Distortion 50 E Edit Quantize 82 EDIT TX RX 125 EFFECT SW 114 Enhancer 49 ENVELOPE 89 Erase 77 External MIDI Device 133 F FACTORY RESET 16 131 FEEDBACK 45 Feedback Pitch Shifter 60 FILTER 91 107 ENVELOPE 91 107 Flanger 57 FXM...

Page 211: ...Measure 78 Edit Quantize 82 Erase 77 Insert Measure 79 Reclock 83 Shift Clock 81 Transpose 79 Pattern Set 37 PC 72 PEDAL ASSIGN 117 PEDAL POLARITY 118 Phaser 55 Phonograph 53 PITCH 89 106 ENVELOPE 106 Pitch Bend 72 Play Playing back patterns continuously 17 Play Quantize 34 127 152 Playing Back 17 84 Polyphonic Aftertouch 73 PORTA 99 Program Change 72 PUSH 25 R Radio Tuning 52 Real Time Erase 66 R...

Page 212: ...6 Song Copy 86 Step Delete 86 SONG LOOP MODE 120 SONG PLAY MODE 121 Space D 56 Spectrum 49 Step Delete 86 Step Flanger 58 Style 31 SYNC MODE 119 SYNC OUT 120 synchronize 137 SYS EX 73 System 114 153 System Exclusive 73 T TAP RESOLUTION 122 TAP SW 122 TEMPO 73 Tempo 18 Tempo Change 73 Tetra Chorus 57 Transmit Receive Setting 192 TRANSPOSE 20 Transpose 79 Transposing 20 Tremolo 55 TR REC 68 Parts 1 ...

Page 213: ...d Center Khaled Ibn Al Walid St P O Box 13520 Damascus SYRIA TEL 011 2235 384 TURKEY Barkat Muzik aletleri ithalat ve ihracat limited ireketi Siraselviler Cad Billurcu Sok Mucadelle Cikmeze No 11 13 Taksim Istanbul TURKEY TEL 0212 2499324 U A E Zak Electronics Musical Instruments Co Zabeel Road Al Sherooq Bldg No 14 Grand Floor DUBAI U A E P O Box 8050 DUBAI U A E TEL 04 360715 EGYPT Al Fanny Trad...

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Page 215: ...mperature extremes e g direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle near a heating duct on top of heat generating equipment or are Damp e g baths washrooms on wet floors or are Humid or are Exposed to rain or are Dusty or are Subject to high levels of vibration 007 Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable Never place it on stands that could wobble or on inclined...

Page 216: ...grasp of every feature provided by your new unit REFERRENCE MAN UAL should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a conve nient reference Copyright 1999 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION MC 307 REFERENCE MANUAL 01904601 00 2 C3 21N REFERENCE MANUAL To ...