The MV-8800 as a Multitimbral Sampler
If you use an external sequencer, you can play MV-8800 sounds and control
its MFX processor using Multi Timbre Sampler mode.
In the MV-8800’s Multi Timbre Sampler mode, it acts as a “multitimbral”
sampler. This means that it can play up to 16 sounds independently and at
the same time—it’s as if the MV-8800 contains a bunch of little samplers.
Each of these “little samplers” is called a “part.” Each part has its own settings
and can play its own patch.
If you’ve sequenced on the MV-8800, you’re already familiar with the
MV-8800’s parts.
The INSTRUMENTS window shows you the settings for the
16 parts of the currently loaded project. To see it, press the
INSTRUMENTS button.
Each of the 16 parts receives MIDI data on its own channel. Parts 1-16 receive
data on MIDI Channels 1-16, respectively. In an external sequencer, a track
can record and play back the data for a single MIDI channel, which then plays
the corresponding part’s sound in the MV-8800.
To learn about MIDI, you can download InFocus: An Introduction to MIDI
from the Support Documents section of the Roland US website.
Playing Audio Phrases via MIDI
Multi Timbre Sampler mode isn’t just about patches—you
can also play any audio phrase in Pad Banks 1 through 8
from an external sequencer. You can even lock an audio
phrase’s timing to the tempo of an external sequencer, just
as you can lock it to the MV-8800’s own built-in sequencer.
To learn about the differences between patches and audio phrases, see
“Two Ways You Can Use Samples” on Page 3 of the MV-8800 Sampling
Workshop booklet.
When you play audio phrases from an external sequencer, the MV-8800
borrows one of the 16 parts, leaving 15 parts for playing patches. We’ll
explain this more later.
You can play audio phrases assigned to Pad Banks 1-8 because MIDI can
play up to 128 different notes, and Pad Banks 1-8 give you 128 pads.
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