Roland TR-909 - TR-909 MIDI Implementation Details; MIDI Transmitted and Received Data; MIDI Key Assignment Behavior Notes

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2. Editing Rhythm Track
It is possible to edit your Rhythm Track.
If you wish to add or delete Rhythm Pat-
tern, refer to ''[6] Edit Functions” in Ad-
vanced Course on P. 27.
A. Operation
(1? While holding the Shift Button down,
press the Track Selector Button of the
relevant Rhythm Track. This will turn
the TR-909 into the Track Program
mode.
(2: Press the Start Key, and the Rhythm
will start running.
» Recall the measure which you аге to
edit by pressing the Forward Button.
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@ Each time you press the Forward But-
ton, the number on the Display will
change showing that measure is ad-
vanced one by one. If you come to the
measure number you wish to replace
with new data, press no longer the
Enter Key.
* The Enter Key can be used instead of
the Forward Button.
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(4) Select the Rhythm Pattern to be ге-
placed. This will cause the selected
Rhythm to start playing, so that it will
be easier for you to edit.
/5) Press the Enter Key, and new Rhythm
Pattern will replace the existing data
(without increasing the total measure
number). (>
(8) Press the Stop/Continue Key. (7
*|f you notice that you have entered the
wrong Rhythm Pattern immediately
after entering it, simply back one mea-
sure up by using the Back Button, select
the correct Rhythm Pattern, and hit the
Enter Key, then continue Track Pro-
gram.
B. Some More Helpful Information for
Editing
1. It is also possible to stop running the
Rhythm, then edit the Track.
In this case, simply skip the procedure
@ in "А. Operation’. (In this mode,
each time you press the Enter Key (or
Forward Button), the indicator (on
the Main Key) of the Rhythm current-
ly selected will light up. And this is the
only way to tell which Rhythm Pat-
tern is recalled.
2. There is another way to recall the mea-
sure to be replaced, that is, instead of
procedure (9 , do the following two
procedures while holding the Shift
Button down. (i
(D Assign the measure number by pres-
sing the Main Keys (here, they serve
@ 85 Number Keys). For instance, to
recall measure number 25, press 2
then 5.
2 Press the Enter Key.
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