Roland MV-8800 Production Studio User manual

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MV-8800 Production Studio
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MV8800WS09
MPC-to-MV Translator
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About the MV-8800 Workshop Series
Roland’s MV-8800 Production Studio is packed with features for making
music. It’s a heavy-duty sampler that can do all sorts of things with sounds
you sample or import. Its sequencer has 136 tracks for MIDI sequencing and
playing back audio, and its set of editing tools is deep. It’s a great box for
performing—using its pads or an attached MIDI keyboard—and, of course,
it can even burn a CD of your final master mix.
Each MV-8800 Workshop Series booklet focuses on one MV-8800 topic, and
is intended as a companion to your MV-8800 Owner’s Manuals.
About This Booklet
This booklet is for AKAI MPC-4000 and MPC-2000/XL users who’ve migrated
to the Roland MV-8800. It translates MPC button-presses and terms into
MV-8800 button-presses and terms to help make the switch even easier.
About the Charts in the Booklet
The following charts list an item from an MPC on the left,
and its MV-8800 couterpart on the right. There’s a chart for
MPC-4000 items, and one for MPC-2000/XL items.
Here are some shortcuts we’re using:
Whenever we refer to one of the numbered
keypad buttons, we’ll call it “Keypad [number],”
as in “Keypad 1” for the #1 ABC keypad button.
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The four CURSOR buttons are shown as 3, 4, 5, and 6.
In cases where we list a series of actions, we use “>” to get from one
action to another. For example:
instead of saying—“Press the PROJECT button, then press the third
keypad button, and then press the ENTER button”
we’ll say—“PROJECT > Keypad 3 > ENTER.”
MPC 4000-to-MV-8800 Translator
Keys, Buttons, and Actions Translation
On the MPC-4000: On the MV-8800:
MAIN key PATTERN button
TAP TEMPO key BPM/TAP button
NOTE REPEAT key ROLL button
UNDO SEQ key UNDO/REDO button
FULL LEVEL key FIXED VELOCITY button
16 LEVEL key MULTILEVEL button
ERASE key EVENT ERASE button
JOG dial VALUE dial
MAIN VOLUME knob MASTER knob
REC GAIN knob SENS L/R knobs
RECORD key SAMPLING button
PAD BANK (A-F) key PAD BANKS button + VALUE dial
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Keys, Buttons, and Actions Translation
On the MPC-4000: On the MV-8800:
LOAD key • Load Project—PROJECT >
Keypad 3 > ENTER (Project
Load)
• Load Patch—INSTRUMENTS >
MENU > Keypad 2 > ENTER
• Assign Sounds—PROJECT >
Keypad 8 > ENTER
SAVE key Save Project—SHIFT + SHUTDOWN
buttons
SONG key SONG button
MIXER key Partial Edit Screen—
INSTRUMENTS > QUICK EDIT >
Select pad
MISC. key Song Screen parameters, or SONG
> F1 (Song Menu) > ENTER (Sync)
Sample Edit—SAMPLE key >
Select sample > F2
Edit Sample—QUICK EDIT > Select
pad > F1
GLOBAL key • Pad/Panel Settings—SYSTEM
> Keypad 2 > ENTER > F1
(Pad) or F2 (Panel)
• System Info—SYSTEM >
Keypad 5 > ENTER
PROGRAM key Edit Patch—INSTRUMENTS >
Select patch > F5 (Patch Edit)
MIDI key MIDI Record Filter—Select MIDI
track > REC > F1 (Rec Filter)
NEXT SEQUENCE key In Pattern mode, F1 (Pattern
List)
TRACK MUTE key SHIFT + PAD BANK buttons
Keys, Buttons, and Actions Translation
On the MPC-4000: On the MV-8800:
Q1-Q4 knobs/Q5-Q6 sliders • Slider—SYSTEM > Keypad 6 >
ENTER
• Set up effect knobs—
EFFECTS > F5 > Choose
effect block > F3 (Knob
Assign)
STEP keys STEP buttons
GO TO + EVENT SHIFT + EVENT
BAR keys MEAS buttons
REC key REC button
OVERDUB key REC > Choose desired Overdub
setting
STOP key STOP button
PLAY key PLAY button
PLAY START key TOP button
MASTER TEMPO key BPM/TAP > F5 (T. Track On/Off)
toggle switch
NOTE REPEAT key
Available timings:
1/8, 1/8(3), 1/16, 1/16(3), 1/32,
1/32(3), 1/64, 1/64(3)
SHIFT+ROLL
Available note values:
960 = 1⁄2, 640 = 1⁄2(3),
480 = 1⁄4, 320 = 1⁄4(3),
240 = 1/8, 160 = 1/8(3),
120 = 1/16, 80 = 1/16(3),
60 = 1/32, 40 = 1/32(3),
30 = 1/64

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Terminology Translation
On the MPC-4000: On the MV-8800:
Sequence Pattern
Song Sequence
Timing Correct
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• TC: 1/8
• TC: 1/8(3)
• TC: 1/16
• TC: 1/16(3)
• TC: 1/32
• TC: 1/32(3)
• TC: 1/64
• TC: 1/64(3)
Quantize
• 480 = 1⁄4 notes
• 320 = 1⁄4(3) notes
• 240 = 1/8 notes
• 160 = 1/8(3) notes
• 120 = 1/16 notes
• 80 = 1/16(3) notes
• 60 = 1/32 notes
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Swing Shuffle
Sample Sample
Keygroup Partial
Program Patch
Multi Instruments
MPC 000/XL-to-MV-8800 Translator
Keys, Buttons, and Actions Translation
On the MPC-2000/XL: On the MV-8800:
MAIN SCREEN key PATTERN button
TAP TEMPO/NOTE REPEAT key BPM/TAP and ROLL buttons
UNDO SEQ key UNDO/REDO button
FULL LEVEL key FIXED VELOCITY button
16 LEVEL key MULTILEVEL button
ERASE key EVENT ERASE button
Keys, Buttons, and Actions Translation
On the MPC-2000/XL: On the MV-8800:
DATA wheel VALUE dial
MAIN VOLUME knob MASTER knob
REC GAIN knob SENS L/R knobs
RECORD key SAMPLING button
PAD BANK (A-D) key PAD BANKS button + VALUE dial
SHIFT + LOAD • Load Project—PROJECT >
Keypad 3 > ENTER (Project
Load)
• Load Patch—INSTRUMENTS >
MENU > Keypad 2 > ENTER
• Assign Sounds—PROJECT >
Keypad 8 > ENTER
SHIFT + SAVE Save Project—SHIFT + SHUTDOWN
buttons
SHIFT + SONG SONG button
SHIFT + SAMPLE SAMPLING button
SHIFT + MIXER Partial Edit Screen—
INSTRUMENTS > QUICK EDIT >
Select pad
SHIFT + MISC Song Screen parameters, or SONG
> F1 (Song Menu) > ENTER (Sync)
SHIFT + TRIM Edit Sample—QUICK EDIT > Select
pad > F1
SHIFT + OTHER SYSTEM button
SHIFT + PROGRAM Edit Patch—INSTRUMENTS >
Select patch > F5 (Patch Edit)
SHIFT + MIDI SYNC SONG > F1 > Keypad 2 > ENTER
NEXT SEQ key In Pattern mode, F1 (Pattern
List)
TRACK MUTE key SHIFT + PAD BANK buttons

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Keys, Buttons, and Actions Translation
On the MPC-2000/XL: On the MV-8800:
NOTE VARIATION ASSIGN • Slider—SYSTEM > Keypad 6 >
ENTER
• Set up effect knobs—
EFFECTS > F5 > Choose
effect block > F3 (Knob
Assign)
STEP keys STEP buttons
GO TO + EVENT SHIFT + EVENT
BAR keys MEAS buttons
REC key REC button
OVERDUB key REC > Choose desired Overdub
setting
STOP key STOP button
PLAY key PLAY button
PLAY START key TOP button
MASTER TEMPO key BPM/TAP > F5 (T. Track On/Off)
toggle switch
NOTE REPEAT key
Available timings:
1/8, 1/8(3), 1/16, 1/16(3), 1/32,
1/32(3)
SHIFT+ROLL
Available note values:
960 = 1⁄2, 640 = 1⁄2(3),
480 = 1⁄4, 320 = 1⁄4(3),
240 = 1/8, 160 = 1/8(3),
120 = 1/16, 80 = 1/16(3),
60 = 1/32, 40 = 1/32(3),
30 = 1/64
Terminology Translation
On the MPC-2000XL: On the MV-8800:
Sequence Pattern
Song Sequence
Timing
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• TC: 1/8
• TC: 1/8(3)
• TC: 1/16
• TC: 1/16(3)
• TC: 1/32
• TC: 1/32(3)
Quantize
• 480 = 1⁄4 notes
• 320 = 1⁄4(3) notes
• 240 = 1/8 notes
• 160 = 1/8(3) notes
• 120 = 1/16 notes
• 80 = 1/16(3) notes
• 60 = 1/32 notes
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Swing Shuffle
Sample Sample
Note parameters Partial
Program Patch
The End
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