Roland MC-909 Getting Started Guide

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July 29, 2003
MC-909
Getting Started Guide
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What’s the Getting
Started Guide?
Roland’s MC-909 Sampling Groovebox is a hot new dance music workstation packed with exciting
features. If you’re new to grooveboxes, the MC-909’s many features may be a lot to take in at first,
what with all of the unfamiliar words and concepts you’ve got to learn.
Don’t worry—we’ve created this Getting Started Guide just for you. We’ll explain what you need to
know to start having fun with this monster box.
We’ll begin with some important words and concepts you may have heard about, but don’t yet
fully understand. Next, we’ll show you how to create your own music on the MC-909. We’ll teach
you how to sample. Finally, we’ll talk about how to move stuff back and forth from the MC-909 to
a computer, something that lots of people like to do.
That said, let’s get this party started.

Roland MC-909 Specifications

General

Polyphony	64 voices
Parts	16 parts
Sampling Frequency	44.1 kHz
Wave Memory	16 MB (expandable up to 272 MB)
Pads	16 velocity-sensitive pads
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Effects	Reverb, Chorus
Expansion Slots	2 x SRX slots
Inputs	Stereo 1/4" phone type, Mic 1/4" phone type
Outputs	4 x 1/4" (L/Mono, R, Assignable 1, Assignable 2), 1 x 1/4" (phones)
Storage	SmartMedia
Power Supply	AC 117 V, 230 V