Roland MC-303 Groovebox - Individually Editing Notes that Were Input (Micro Edit); Inputting Various Types of Notes

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Features1
Safety Instructions2
Contents4
Use of Batteries7
Memory Backup7
Front Panel8
Rear Panel11
How the MC-303 Is Organized12
The Sound Soirce12
Parts and Tones12
Simultaneous Note Capability12
The Sequencer13
Patterns13
Songs13
Playing Back a Pattern14
Changing the Tempo15
Viewing the Number of Measures in a Pattern15
Muting a Pattern16
Muting Individual Parts (Part Mute)16
Muting Individual Rhythm Instruments (Rhythm Mute)16
Muting All Parts (All Mute)16
Transposing During Playback (Realtime Transpose)17
Correct Playback from the Middle of a Pattern (MIDI Update)17
Selecting Patterns from the Keyboard Pad (Pattern Set)17
Using a Pattern Set to Select a Pattern17
Registering Patterns in a Pattern Set18
Storing Arpeggio Settings in a Pattern Set (Pattern Set Write)18
Creating a Variation of a Pattern (Variation Pattern)19
Modifying the Sound20
Playing Sounds20
Shifting the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift)20
Selecting Sounds21
Parameters that Change the Sound (Part Parameters)21
Parameters Set by Operating the Knobs22
Changing the Volume (Level)22
Changing the Stereo Location (Pan)22
Changing the Pitch Smoothly (Portamento)22
Creating Cyclic Changes in the Sound (LFO)23
LFO Rate23
Portamento On/Off23
Porta Time (Portamento Time)23
Changing the Timbre (Filter)24
Cutoff (Cutoff Frequency)24
Resonance24
LFO MOD (LFO Modulation Depth)24
Changing the Time-Variant Aspects of the Sound (Envelope)25
Envelope Attack (Envelope Attack Time)25
Envelope Decay (Envelope Decay Time)25
Parameters Set by Using a Menu26
LFO Wave (LFO Waveform)26
Envelope Release (Envelope Release Time)26
LFO Pitch (LFO Pitch Modulation Depth)27
LFO Filter (LFO Filter Modulation Depth)27
LFO AMP (LFO Amplitude Modulation Depth)27
Bend Range28
Out Assign (Output Assign)28
Using the Kbobs to Change the Sound in Realtime (Realtime Modify)29
Effects30
Delay/Reverb30
Selecting the Type of Delay/Reverb (Delay/Reverb Type)30
Adjusting the Delay/Reverb Time (Delay/Reverb Time)30
Adjusting the Overall Delay/Reverb Sound (Delay/Reverb Level)31
Adjusting the Delay/Reverb Sound for each Part (Delay/Reverb Part Level)31
Flanger/Chorus32
Selecting the Flanger/Chorus Type (Flanger/Chorus Type)32
Making Detailed Settings32
Adjusting the Modulation Speed (Flanger/Chorus Rate)33
Adjusting the Overall Flanger/Chorus Sound (Flanger/Chorus Level)33
Adjusting the Flanger/Chorus Sound for each Part (Flanger/Chorus Part Level)/Making Detailed Settings34
Storing Part Settings in a Pattern (Pattern Setup Write)35
Play Back Phrases from the Keyboard (RPS)36
Using RPS to Play Back a Phrase36
Registering Phrases in an RPS Set36
Using the Arpeggiator38
Creating an Arpeggio Playback Pattern38
Selecting the Arpeggio Style (Arpeggio Style)38
Adding Expression to the Arpeggio (Accent Rate)39
Changing the Pitch Range of the Arpeggio (Octave Range)39
Sequence of the Notes in the Chord (Motif)40
Beat Pattern41
Backbeat Timing (Shuffle Rate)41
Changing the Groove of a Pattern (Play Quantize)42
Selecting the Part for Play Quantize42
Correcting Inaccuracies in Rhythm (Grid Quantize)42
Specifying the Resolution42
Adding Swing to the Rhythm (Shuffle Quantize)43
Applying Grid Quantize43
Adding Feel to the Rhythm (Groove Quantize)44
Selecting a Template44
Applying Shuffle Quantize44
Applying Groove Quantize45
Recording a Pattern46
Recording Your Playing as You Perform (Realtime Recording)46
Recording Procedure46
Changing the Recording Part During Recording48
Recording Arpeggios48
Recording Knob Movements (Modify Data)48
Smoothly Recording between Patterns49
Erasing Unwanted Data During Recording (Realtime Erase)49
Recording Notes One at a Time from the Keyboard (Step Recording)/Recording Procedure50
Recording Notes One by One (Step Recording 1051
Inputting Different Types of Notes52
Inputting a Chord52
Inputting a Tie52
Recording Individual Rhythm Instruments (Step Recording 2)53
Scale53
Selecting the Rhythm Instrument to Input/Velocity53
Individually Editing Notes that Were Input (Micro Edit)54
Inputting Various Types of Notes54
Displaying a Previously-Input Note55
Modifying Parameter Values of a Previously-Input Note55
Deleting a Previously-Input Note56
Inserting a Note56
Creating a Slide Effect56
Inserting a Hold Message57
Creating a Pattern58
Recording Drums and Bass Using Step Recording58
Recording the Other Instruments Using Realtime Recording59
Editing a Pattern (Pattern Edit)61
Copying a Pattern (Pattern Copy)61
Copying a Portion of a Pattern (Part Copy)61
Erasing Unwanted Data (Erase)63
Deleting Unwanted Measures (Delete Measure)63
Inserting Blank Measures (Insert Measure)64
Changing Key (Transpose)65
Changing the Strength of Notes (Change Velocity)65
Modifying the Length of the Notes (Change Gate Time)66
Sliding the Timing (Shift Clock)66
Thinning out Unnecessary Data (Data Thin)67
Modify a Pattern According to Play Quantize Settings (Edit Quantize)67
Creating a Song68
Selecting a Song68
Recording a Song68
Playing Back a Song69
Storing Modified Settings to a Song (Song Setup Write)69
Editing a Song (Song Edit)70
Copying a Song (Song Copy)70
Deleting Unwanted Patterns (Delete Pattern)71
Inserting a Pattern (Insert Pattern)71
System Settings72
Tuning the MC-303 (Tuning)72
Playing Back a Song Repeatedly (Song Loop)72
Changing the Function of the Pedal (Pedal Assign)/Synchronization Settings (Sync Mode)72
Transmitting Signals for External Synchronization (Sync Out)73
Specifying How the Metronome will Sound (Metronome)/Adjusting the Metronome Volume (Metronome Volume)73
Adjusting the Velocity Produced When You Press a Keyboard Pad (Pad Velocity)73
Viewing the Remaining Memory Space (Available Memory)73
Using MIDI74
MIDI Connectors74
MIDI Channels74
Major Types of MIDI Message Used to Control the MC-30374
Controlling the MS-176
Selecting Tones from an External MIDI Device76
Synchronizing an External Sequencer to the MC-30377
Synchronizing the MC-303 to an External Sequencer77
Saving Data (Bulk Dump)78
Recording MC-303 Data to an External Sequencer78
If the Amount of Data Exceeds the Capacity of the External Sequencer78
Returning Data from a MIDI Sequencer to the MC-30379
Transmitting Data between Two MC-303 Units79
Using the MC-303 as a Sound Module80
Appendices - Contents81
Troubleshooting82
Error Messages83
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Preset)84
Tone List85
Rhythm Set List90
Preset Pattern List94
Arpeggio Style List98
Groove Quantize Template List99
MIDI Implementation101
Section 1. Receive Data101
Section 2. Transmit Data105
Section 3. Parameter Address Map (Model ID=00H 03H)106
Bulk Dump111
Drum Setup Parameters112
Pattern/Song Data112
Section 4. Supplementary Material113
MIDI Implementation Chart115
Topical Index117
Specifications121
Index122
Repair Service - Contacts126
New Features Added129
Setting the RPS Playback Timing (RPS Trigger Quantize)129
Re-Transmitting MIDI Messages Received at MIDI in Directly from MIDI out129

Roland MC-303 Groovebox - Individually Editing Notes that Were Input (Micro Edit); Inputting Various Types of Notes

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