Roland MV-30 Quick Start Manual Download

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Page 2: ...ng the MV 3O for the first time please be sure to read through this manual it explains the basic functions and operations of the unit as well as the process of creating a song Make sure that the follo...

Page 3: ...or install it near devices that radiate heat lnstall the unit on a solid level surface in an area free from vibration lf the unit must be installed at an angle be sure that the angle of installation f...

Page 4: ...the protect tab inward to the WRITE position 4 Disk handling Floppy disks contain a plastic disc coated with magnetic particles Observe the following when handling disks Never touch the magnetic surfa...

Page 5: ...he Demo Song i P ro dure for Greating a Song 6 Record Your own song T Realtime recording i nealtime Track Becording i nl lii Pattern Recordins 3 View the data 8 SteP recording i it Ptime Track Recordi...

Page 6: ...ptor cable around the cable hook you can prevent the plug from accidentally being discon nected Normally you will connect the MIX OUT jacks of the MV_30 to an amp speaker system lf you will be working...

Page 7: ...stereo toa ffit Ewhen connecting to a monitor amp or radio cassette player x Please use stereo headphones of 8 1 50 ohms impedance x Sound will be output from the output jacks even if you use headpho...

Page 8: ...rrectly Rear panel press on The System Program will automatically be loaded When startup is completed the following display will appear F1 3 r i tll tIl i tf l ilffil Before you turn the power on chec...

Page 9: ...used for changing parameter values and selecting timbres Select the parameter you wish to modify To modify a value you can either rotate the VALUE dial or use the numeric keys tr n tr tr Enter the num...

Page 10: ...O lnsert the System Disk with the protect tab set to PROTECT position source disk into the disk drive and press the forsx I key Press the F5 Page key The menu will change G Press the F l DskCopy key...

Page 11: ...t the song you wish to load and the song number into which it will be loaded ln this example we will load song Above Beyond as the first song The display should indicate that the loading destination i...

Page 12: ...1 M 2 M 3 To return to the beginning of the song To return to the beginning of the song hold the lSrlFr l key and press the I r key To rewind Each time you press the Tf key the M display will decrease...

Page 13: ...INT Level is not displayed in the message area press nl key Press the eoMEl keY G Press the track key of the track you wish to control the LED will go out Move the fader to control the volume To manu...

Page 14: ...VALUE dial so that the position displays Papa John F_ri Press the n l Load key The display will read Now Loading and then briefly Complete Song Papa John has now been loaded into song position number...

Page 15: ...the second song on page 15 and load MV 30 RPS Demo as song number 2 Press the Ptavl key The Play page will appear Press 16s tr l RPS key The Realtime Phrase SEQ page will appear Press the fITfl key T...

Page 16: ...andby for playback x Since the Sync Mode of this has been set to r Tape the MV 3O will not actually start playback when you press rT but will for a tape sync signal lnsert the included cassette into y...

Page 17: ...wer and start up the system lf you are not satisfied with the timbre edit the timbre data Edit the song lf you want to save the timbre data Save the song to disk save it to disk as well Turn the power...

Page 18: ...ress the ferl Ten I keY Press l v The cursor will move to the Name area Use the numeric keys or the VALUE dial to enter the name Please refer to Entering a Name p 1 6 in the Owner s Manual O Press the...

Page 19: ...we will use l Tracks 9 16 are for external sound sources p 2 3 in the Owner s Manual l Raise all faders and the master volume VOLUME Tr r k E t T i r it r e I Olf the song you wish to record is not in...

Page 20: ...ay the keyboard to hear the new timbre Press the IFFdI key once again and you will exit the recording standby mode O Press the Intrc l key to enter the recording standby mode O Press the fFlil key wai...

Page 21: ...t quantizationinterval This will tighten up your playing and make it more metrically accurate geaware however thatsubtleshiftsinrhythmandtiming aree ementsofpersonalexpressionandthatindiscriminateuseo...

Page 22: ..._ o r l t cr S f i l l tl varue Y o Track r r IREAI I lrrve I 0 White holding the snrrfl key press the F1 l key to return to the beginning of the song and press the TRACK tMrendscOpe I key O Press the...

Page 23: ...l key and play along with track 1 Press the FiTl key once again to stop playback While holding the fSFfFTl key press the fAil key to return to the beginning of the song STABT STOP o START STOP o t a...

Page 24: ...rrectly p B O lvtat e sure that the LED of the TRACK m trtrLTfM fl key is lit lf not press the key so that the LED lights Move the cursor to Track and rotate the VALUE dial to select 3 Track 3 is now...

Page 25: ...r measure ex 6 8 six eighth notes per measure o ffi I eo r I tr f l o eunffn FiSEI f Tii rLirE E Jif I iffiJ I r iT n rr iT rrE I ledia It T l ttrtb r 1 i Er r rrre i r F i I ii l tt ffirfiln Olf you...

Page 26: ...ns while the rhythm is playing Follow the example First well record the kick bass drum O Press the Frc key ln time with the metronome play the note c2 the c two octaves below middle C You should hear...

Page 27: ...st input the Snare note was incorrect Here s how to delete just the incorrect note Press 15s ET key Press the snare key D2 on you keyboard The snare data will be erased as long aS you continue pressin...

Page 28: ...will record another rhythm pattern Make sure that the LED of the PATTERN R EAITME key is lit If not press the key so that the LED lights O Press the f s Create key A popup window will open F TF HE II...

Page 29: ...ation the starting point for the pattern and the pattern you wish to assign For example if you wish to assign pattern 1 lntro to the first beat of measure 1 make settings as shown below 1 1 Ei Press 1...

Page 30: ...Pressed Select the track I by event Tr r 1 iiloJ in r t inJ rotate the value dial 73rd clock of beat 4 of measure 4 96 clocks Musical notation and sequencer data The following are examples showing how...

Page 31: ...m printed sheet music the recording process will be easier if you number the measures in pencil Some songs include repeat marks and jump from one section of the song to another Before you begin step r...

Page 32: ...the VALUE dial to select the desired timbre lf a MlDl keyboard is connected play the keyboard to hear the selected timbre Raise all faders and the master volume VOLUME Press the TRACK HlrcnoSeOpil key...

Page 33: ...ime that the note will sound expressed as a percentage of the step time value Notes you enter will automatically be given the gate time specified here For example when eighth notes Step 48 and Gate 8o...

Page 34: ...number of the note After completing step 1 O Press the ENTER key The cursor will move to the note number area and an initial note number will be displayed O Enter the pitch To enter the pitch as a num...

Page 35: ...or the VALUE dial to enter a velocity code from 1 127 Higher values result in a louder sound Enter the Note Value gate time With the cursor located at Vel O Press the fEJl NTEfl key A value calculated...

Page 36: ...d the duration of the previous note will be extended by the length of the step displayed for that note The gate time will be lengthened accordingly OTo iump to the next measure Hold the tSuTTlkey and...

Page 37: ...holding the lSntrrl key press the Kl key to return to the beginning of the song G Press 15s fREc l key The mixer mode will automatically be set to COMPU and you will enter the recording standby mode...

Page 38: ...k is now selected l t I T f i r EEIIIIEETTT Move the cursor to the location in the diagram and rotate the VALUE dial The data you recorded will be displayed Display data of only one track Data of all...

Page 39: ...semi tone steps the pitch of notes in a track or pattern Transpose rnnc 1 earrenN irt fil FNTFR E 4 74 4 90 lncrease or decrease the velocity of all data in a track or pattern Change velocity TBACK P...

Page 40: ...ble track micro disksf o o 0 Eject the disk that is now in the disk drive Never press the eject button while this drive indicator is lit lnsert the New Disk with the protect tab set to PROTECT positio...

Page 41: ...Rotate the VALUE dial to select the song you created lf you have not named your song you should do so now You can name the song in this screen Press F key to move the cursor to the song name area Pres...

Page 42: ...gs you wish to preserve save the data to disk p 42f before turning the power off 0 Turn off your amplifier system Press the MV 30 s eject button and remove the disk from the drive Turn off the power s...

Page 43: ...you wish to preserve save the data to disk p 42f before turning the power off O Turn off your amplifier system O Press the MV 30 s eject button and remove the disk from the drive O Turn off the power...

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