Roland MV-8000 User manual

Owner’s Manual
This manual explains how to use an MV-8000 in which “System Program Version 3.50 is
installed.
About the symbols and icons in this manual
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Text in square brackets [ ] refers to buttons on the panel of the MV-8000.
Buttons indicated as [F1 (sample)] refer to the F1 (function 1) button when the F1 function
shown in the LCD is “Sample.”
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Where a range of values is shown, the default value is printed in bold type.
For example, an indication of
Range: 60 , 67, 72, 75 (Hz)
means that 60 Hz is the default value.
Indicates information that you should be aware of when using the MV-8000.
Indicates a convenient operation or useful music production technique.
Indicates supplementary information about an operation.
Indicates operation from the mouse and the external VGA display.
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• Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS” (Owner’s Manual p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (Owner’s Manual p. 3),
and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s manual p. 5). These sections provide important
information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured
that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Quick Start and
Owner’s Manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand
as a convenient reference.
• The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown
by the display. Note, however, that your unit may incorporate a newer, enhanced version of the
system (e.g., includes newer sounds), so what you actually see in the display may not always
match what appears in the manual.
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An overview of version 3.5
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Mixer automation (p. 3)
Operations on the MIXER screen can now be recorded and recalled.
● Track mute automation (p. 5)
Operations on the TRACK MUTE screen can now be recorded and recalled.
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C-knob automation (p. 10)
Operations of the C-knob can now be recorded and recalled.
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Transmit Program Changes to an external sound module (p. 12)
MIDI Program Changes can now be transmitted at the beginning of a Song or Pattern.
● Pencil tool added (p. 13)
You can now enter note events on the VGA PIANO ROLL EDIT screen.
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Continuous data generation and modification capability (p. 14)
You can now enter and edit data that has continuous values. This can be used to enter
automation data into MIDI tracks.
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Three-band equalizer added (p. 16)
You can now use the equalizer to adjust the tone.
●
Import Patch Preview function added (p. 18)
You can now preview and audition before importing Patches.
●
MUTE CONTROL TRACK screen (p. 8)
●
TRACK SELECT popup (p. 9)
● CREATE CONTINUOUS DATA popup (p. 14)
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CHANGE CONTINUOUS DATA popup (p. 15)
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MIXER (AUDIO TRACK EQ), MIXER (INSTRUMENTS PART 1-8 EQ),
MIXER (INSTRUMENTS PART 9-16 EQ) screen (p. 16)
Added functionality
Screens that have been added
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Automating mixing operations
(Automation)
The operations of the mixer parameter on the MIXER screens can be recorded on the
sequencer (MIDI track).
Mixer operation data is recorded on a MIDI track as MIDI Control Change data. The
following table shows the data that can be recorded and played back, and the MIDI
Control Change numbers used for each type of data.
1. Access the SEQUENCE screen or the PATTERN screen.
2. Move the current time to the location at which you want to start recording
mixer operations.
3. Use to select the MIDI track on which you want to record the Mixer
Channel operations (movements).
4. Press (Track Param).
The TRACK PARAMETER popup will appear.
Automating operations of Mixer Channel
Mixer parameters that can be recorded and played
back
Parameters MIDI Control Change Number
Level 7 (Volume)
Pan 10 (Pan)
Reverb Send 91 (Reverb: Effect 1 Depth)
DlyCho Send 93 (Chorus: Effect 3 Depth)
Recording mixer operations for a Mixer Channel
You can’t record mixer
operations for multiple Mixer
Channels at the same time.
You can’t record operations of
the Output parameter, Mute
parameter, and EQ parameters
on the MIXER screens.
You can use the SEQUENCE
EDIT screen, the PATTERN
EDIT screen, or the EVENT
LIST screen to edit a MIDI
track on which you recorded
mixer operations.
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Automating mixing operations (Automation)
5. Use the Output Assign parameter to select the Mixer Channel for which you
want to record/playback mixer operations.
The following table shows the Mixer Channel that can be recorded and played back.
Select the “AMix” for which you want to record mixer operation of Audio track.
6. Press and select the MIXER screen for which you want to record the
Mixer Channel.
7. Press .
[REC] (red) indicator will blink, and the RECORDING PARAMETER (MIDI) popup
will appear. Make recording settings as necessary.
8. Press .
[REC] (red) and [PLAY] (green) will light, and the RECORDING PARAMETER
(MIDI) popup will close. Use the sliders or VALUE dial to adjust the mixer
parameter values for the Mixer Channel you selected in step 5. The value changes
will be recorded on the MIDI track.
9. Press to stop recording.
[REC] and [PLAY] will go dark, and recording will stop.
1. Move the current time to the location at which the mixer operations were
recorded.
2. Press .
[PLAY] (green) will light. The Mixer parameters will change according to the data
recorded on the MIDI track.
3. Press to stop playback.
[PLAY] will go dark, and playback will stop.
Mixer Channel Value
AUX1 Mixer AUX1
AUX2 Mixer AUX2
AUX3 Mixer AUX3
AUX4 Mixer AUX4
Delay/Chorus Mixer DlyCho
Reverb Mixer Reverb
Audio Phrase Mixer A.Phrs
Input Mixer Input
Audio track 1-8 AMix *: (Audio track name)
“*” shows Track Number.
Playback mixer movements
When you delete an Audio
track, the Output Assign
parameter will be switched Off
for the MIDI track on which
you recorded the mixer
automation operations for that
track.
By changing the Output
Assign parameter setting for
the MIDI track on which you
recorded the mixer operations
to other Mixer Channel, you
can playback those same mixer
operations on a different Mixer
Channel.
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Automating mixing operations (Automation)
Mute settings for each track can be recorded on the Mute Control Track and
played-back.
1. Hold down , and press .
The TRACK MUTE screen will appear.
2. Move the current time to the location at which you want to start recording
mute operations.
3. Press .
[REC] (red) indicator will blink, and the RECORDING PARAMETER (MUTE
CONTROL) popup will appear. Make recording settings as necessary.
• Count In
Specifies how recording will begin.
• Auto Punch
Recording will begin (punch-in) and end (punch-out) automatically at the time
locations you specify beforehand.
• Metronome Mode
Specifies when the metronome signal will be output.
Automating mute operations for each track
Recording mute operations
Value Explanation
Off
Recording will begin the moment you press [PLAY].
1 Meas
When you press [PLAY], a count-in will sound from one measure
earlier than the record-start location, and recording will begin at
the record-start location.
2 Meas
When you press [PLAY], a count-in will sound from two measures
earlier than the record-start location, and recording will begin at
the record-start location.
Wait Note Recording will begin the moment you press [PLAY].
Parameter Value
In 0001-01-000 – 9999-**-***
Out
0001-01-000 – 9999-**-***
Value Explanation
Off The metronome will not sound.
Rec Only The metronome will sound only during recording.
Play&Rec The metronome will sound during playback and recording.
Always The metronome will always sound.
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Automating mixing operations (Automation)
• Input Quantize
You can record into the sequencer while applying quantization.
Value: Off, (60), (80), (120) , (160), (240), (320), (480)
4. Press .
[REC] (red) and [PLAY] (green) will light, and the RECORDING PARAMETER
(MUTE CONTROL) popup will close. Strike the velocity pads to perform track mute
operations. Mute operations will be recorded on the Mute Control Track.
5. Press to stop recording.
[REC] and [PLAY] will go dark, and recording will stop.
1. Access the SEQUENCE screen or the PATTERN screen.
2. Use to select the track on which you want to playback the mute
operations.
3. Press (Track Param).
The TRACK PARAMETER popup will appear.
4. Use the Mute Control parameter to specify whether mute operations are to be
played-back or not.
• Mute Control
Tracks will be muted/unmuted according to the track mute data recorded on the
Mute Control Track.
5. Press (Close).
The TRACK PARAMETER popup will close. If you want to enable/disable mute
Playback mute operations
Value Explanation
Off The recorded mute data will be disabled. Mute operations will not be
played back.
On The recorded mute data will be enabled.
On (Default=Off)
The recorded mute data will be enabled. With this setting, mute will
automatically be disabled when you move the time location to the
beginning of the track.
On (Default=On)
The recorded mute data will be enabled. With this setting, mute will
automatically be applied when you move the time location to the
beginning of the track.
Recording will end
automatically if you access any
screen other than the TRACK
MUTE screen (for example by
pressing [EXIT]) while
recording.
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Automating mixing operations (Automation)
operations for other tracks, repeat steps 2–5.
6. Hold down , and press .
7. Press .
8. Use to select “Track Mute Setup” and press (Select).
The TRACK MUTE SETUP popup will appear.
9. Set the Mute Control Track parameter to On.
10. Press .
The TRACK MUTE SETUP popup will close.
11. Move the current time to the location at which the mute operations were
recorded.
12. Press .
[PLAY] (green) will light. The mute settings of each track will change according to
the mute data recorded on the Mute Control Track.
13. Press to stop playback.
[PLAY] will go dark, and playback will stop.
The on/off status of the Mute
Control Track parameter can
b
e set for each Song and each
Pattern.
The on/off status of the Mute
Control Track parameter for a
Song can also be set from the
SONG PARAMETER screen.
The on/off status of the Mute
Control Track parameter for a
Pattern can also be set from the
PATTERN PARAMETER
screen.
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Automating mixing operations (Automation)
In the MUTE CONTROL TRACK screen, you can edit the mute data that is recorded
on the Mute Control Track. You can adjust the timing (measure-beat-tick) of the
recorded mute data, or change the mute on/off status.
1. Hold down , and press .
The TRACK MUTE screen will appear.
2. Press .
3. Use to select “Mute Control Track” and press (Select).
The MUTE CONTROL TRACK screen will appear.
4. Use or VALUE dial to select the mute data which you want to edit.
5. Use to select the parameter which you want to change.
6. Use VALUE dial or / to change the value.
Editing the recorded mute data
F button Explanation.
(Create) Adds a new Mute data to the current location.
(Erase)
Erases the Mute data at the cursor location. The erased data will be
held in the temporary memory.
(Copy)
Copies the Mute data at the cursor location into the temporary
memory.
(Paste)
The PASTE EVENT popup will appear. Adds the Mute data held in
the temporary memory to the specified time.
(Track Sel) The TRACK SELECT screen (p. 9) will appear.
You can access the MUTE
CONTROL TRACK screen
from the SEQUENCE (or
PATTERN) screen. To access
this screen, press [MENU],
select “Mute Control Track”,
then press [F5 (Select)].
To specify the value of a
parameter, you can use the
VALUE dial or [DEC]/[INC],
or use the numeric keys to
input the value directly. After
using the numeric keys to
input a value, press [ENTER]
to finalize the input.
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Automating mixing operations (Automation)
You can limit the mute data shown on the MUTE CONTROL TRACK screen so that
you see only the single track you’re interested in.
1. Hold down , and press .
The TRACK MUTE screen will appear.
2. Press .
3. Use to select “Mute Control Track” and press (Select).
The MUTE CONTROL TRACK screen will appear.
4. Press (Track Sel).
The TRACK SELECT popup will appear.
5. Specify the track number you want to view.
• Mode
6. Press .
The TRACK SELECT popup will close.
Viewing the mute data of only a specific track
Value Explanation
All
The mute data of the all tracks will be shown.
One Track Mute data of the single track you specify will be shown. Use the
parameter below to select the track you want to view.
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Automating mixing operations (Automation)
The operations of the C1–C3 knobs assigned to MFX (multi-effects) parameters can
be recorded on a MIDI track.
1. Assign the C (Control) knobs to the effect parameters you want to control, as
described in “KNOB ASSIGN popup” in the MV-8000 owner’s manual.
2. Access the SEQUENCE screen or the PATTERN screen.
3. Use to select the MIDI track on which you want to record the C knob
operations (movements).
4. Press (Track Param).
The TRACK PARAMETER popup will appear.
5. Set the Output Assign parameter to MFX.
6. Move the current time to the location at which you want to start recording the
C knob operations.
7. Press .
[REC] (red) indicator will blink, and The RECORDING PARAMETER (MIDI) popup
will appear. Make recording settings as necessary.
8. Press .
[REC] (red) and [PLAY] (green) will light, and the RECORDING PARAMETER
(MIDI) popup will close. Use the C1–C3 knob to change effect parameters.
Operations of the C1–C3 knobs will be recorded.
9. Press to stop recording.
[REC] and [PLAY] will go dark, and recording will stop.
Automating operations for each C (Control) knob
Recording C (Control) knob operations
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