©2003 Roland Corporation U.S. MC-909 Getting Started Guide Page 9
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Whatza Song?
A song is simply a group of patterns you’ve strung together, end-to -end. You may have a pattern
for an introduction followed by a pattern for a verse, a bridge and then a chorus, and so on. In the
MC-909, a song may be as big as 50 patterns long. When you play a song, the string of patterns
plays in the correct order.
In this song list,
the first five song
steps play Patterns
1-5, one after another.
...and so on...
A Note About Saving Your Work in the MC-909
When you’ve been creating samples, creating or tweaking patches, or recording pattern sequences,
you’ll want to be able to permanently store your stuff somewhere. You can store samples, patches
and patterns in the MC-909’s built-in user memory. You can also purchase and install SmartMedia
cards for lots of additional storage space.
Housekeeping Made EZ
It’s often the case that samples, patches and patterns rely on each other. A patch may require a
particular sample you’ve captured, a pattern may require that patch, and so on.
When you’ve got a bunch of stuff—samples, patches, patterns—that all belongs together, it’s a
good idea to store them all in the same place. Save them all in the onboard user memory, or save
them all on the same SmartMedia card. That way, you can be confident that you’ve got all the bits
and pieces you need at any given time, without having to keep detailed track of what’s where.
School’s Out!
Now that we’ve made our way through the MC-909’s basic concepts, we’re ready for some fun.
This guide is based on the MC-909’s Version 1.10 operating system software. If your MC-909
doesn’t behave as described in these pages, please visit www.RolandUS.com or call Roland
Product Support at 323-890-3700 to learn about obtaining the latest MC-909 software.
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