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Preparations and concepts

Preparations and concepts

Checking the included

items

The MV-8000 package contains the following
items.

If any of the included items are missing, please
contact a “Roland Service Center” or an
“authorized Roland distributor” (p. 31).

• MV-8000

• Quick Start (the document you are reading)

• Owner's Manual

• Block diagram sheet/surface

• MV-8000 Structure Overview/reverse side

• Q&A

• File system Structure Overview/surface

• How you use the MV-8000 depends on what

you want to do!/reverse side

• Shortcut labels

• Short pin

When the MV-8000 is shipped from the factory, a
shorting pin is installed in the PHONO jacks.

• Backup CD-ROM

• Sample data CD-ROM

Quick Start

Welcome to the MV-8000 Production Studio!

This manual is written for people who ...

• Are using the MV-8000 for the first time

• Want to learn what the MV-8000 is

• Want to get started making sounds

About the Symbols and icons in this manual

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."

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 a reference page.

Indicates an explanation of a term.

2003 Roland Corporation

Roland Web Site http://www.roland.co.jp/

About the Symbols and icons in this manual

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."

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 a reference page.

Indicates an explanation of a term.

2003 Roland Corporation

on m

without the written permission

of RO

Roland Web Sit

e http

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.

Owner’s Manual

Q&A

Q1.

How do I output the metr

onome sound?

Ans 1-1.

The pr

oced

ure fo

r outpu

tting the

metronom

e sound is:

Press [MENU].

Select “10

Metronome

.”

Press [ENTER].

Select Mode

Select Output.

Ans 1-2.

The pr

ocedur

e for o

utpu

tting the

metronom

e soun

d is:

In the SEQ

UENCE screen, press [REC] to access RECORDING P

ARAMETER.

At this time y

ou can also mak

e the same settings b

y pressing [F3(Metronome)].

Q2.

How do I use the V

ALUE dial to move the time location?

Ans.

Holding dow

n [JUM

P] an

d turning

the V

ALUE dial to mo

ve in steps of o

ne tick.

You cann

ot m

ove th

e tim

e location by using the V

ALUE d

ial alone.

Q3.

How do I select a sound for a MIDI track?

Ans.

To select a so

und for

a MID

I track:

Mak

e the current tr

ack the MIDI tr

ack for which y

ou w

ant to select a sound.

Press [F1 (T

rack P

aram)].

Use Output Assign to select the par

t you w

ant to use

If at this p

oint in th

e procedu

re you

find the so

und you want to u

se, you'r

e done.

If you

want to ass

ign a dif

ferent sou

nd (pa

tch) to the pa

rt:

Press [INSTR

UMENTS].

Mak

e the current par

t the par

t whose assignment y

ou w

ant to change

Press [F4 (Libr

ary)].

Select the sound (patch) that y

ou w

ant to assign.

Press [F5 (Use

This)].

Retur

n to step 1 and select a par

If at th

is poin

t in the pr

ocedur

e you still h

ave not found

the so

und y

ou want to u

se, yo

u'll n

eed to

create your ow

original p

atch by sam

pling or im

porting.

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Summary of Contents for MV-8000

Page 1: ...dicates a reference page Indicates an explanation of a term 2003 Roland Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION Roland Web Site http www roland com 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...

Page 2: ...rt and the Quantize function to adjust the sense of groove Creating a new song 18 Loop recording 19 Creating a track for sequence recording 20 Correcting the timing Play Quantize 21 Recording a live performance 22 Saving your completed composition 23 5 Assembling additional materials 24 Here s how to load data from a commercially available sampling CD ROM or audio CD or record your own samples fro...

Page 3: ...n of a term 2003 Roland Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication m without the written permission of RO Roland Web Site http 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 ...

Page 4: ...If you re not using the PHONO jacks insert the included short plug This will prevent noise from being introduced via the PHONO jacks VGA OUT MOUSE OPTION Computer e g DV 7PR Device with R BUS connector e g VS 2400CD device Power cable Edirol UM 1 etc MD Recorder etc Speakers Power amp Turntable Headphones Foot Switch Microphone Ground Connector Sound module MV8 OP1 sold separatery You cannot use t...

Page 5: ...cution Gas pipes may result in fire or explosion Telephone line ground or lightning rod may be dangerous in the event of lightning Depending on the circumstances of a particular setup you may experience a discomforting sensation or perceive that the surface feels gritty to the touch when you touch this device microphones connected to it or the metal portions of other objects such as guitars This i...

Page 6: ...nob located at the right of the LCD 3 When start up is complete the SEQUENCE screen will appear 4 Turn on the power of your audio equipment 5 Use the MV 8000 s MASTER knob and the volume controls of your audio equipment to adjust the volume appropriately After making connections correctly as described in Preparing your equipment and making connections p 4 turn on the power using the procedure give...

Page 7: ...rn Off message is displayed before you turn off the power When you turn off the power you may hear a sound even though the MASTER knob is turned down this is not a malfunction While the Shutdown process is occurring system parameters and project song data is being saved This will require a certain amount of time before the MV 8000 is ready for you to turn off the power If you press EXIT in step 3 ...

Page 8: ...crease a value Press to decrease a value Using the F function buttons The top panel F buttons have various functions assigned to them depending on the screen shown in the LCD These buttons correspond one to one with the function names shown at the bottom of the LCD Cursor Cursor highlighted Black characters on white background value display If functions are shown at the bottom of the LCD you can u...

Page 9: ...haracters Let s try inputting Hello 1 Press three times H will be input at the cursor location 2 Press The cursor will move to the right 3 Press three times E will be input 4 Press A a a A to switch to lowercase input This will switch the type of character that is input Press F4 A a a A so that lowercase character is changed 5 Press The cursor will move to the right 6 Press four times and press A ...

Page 10: ...tons History You can recall and re input up to the ten most recent names you input in the EDIT NAME popup since turning on the power Selects the name at the cursor in the history list then press ENTER Insert Space Inserts a space at the cursor location Delete Deletes the character at the cursor location Characters at the right of the cursor will be moved forward to fill the gap A a a A switch char...

Page 11: ...encer will start playing a demo song 2 Adjust the volume Turn toward the right to increase the volume to an appropriate level When the MV 8000 is shipped from the factory the internal hard disk contains a demo song A project is a collection of data that manages songs performance data and samples audio materials A song is a collection of data that includes sequence data playback events located on a...

Page 12: ...Owner s Manual Exchanging the memory removing and installing p 184 To check the amount of currently installed memory refer to Testing the installed memory Memory Diagnosis p 182 Stop Return to the beginning Return advance by measures Return to the previous event Advance to the next event Record Return advance by steps Return to the previous marker Advance to the next marker Return advance by one t...

Page 13: ...function press HOLD once again the indicator will go dark Multilevel After striking the pad of a certain note number you can press to assign varying velocity levels from soft to strong of that note to pads 1 16 Pad 1 will play the minimum velocity and pad 16 will play the maximum velocity Fixed Velocity If you press the pads of the current track will always sound at the same velocity regardless of...

Page 14: ...r that is the current track will be highlighted The type of each track is indicated by an icon as shown below 3 Strike the to play the sounds You will hear the sounds of a different track Current track Sound source MIDI track Part or MIDI output from MIDI OUT Audio track Audio phrase Each of the sixteen sound sources is called a part A patch is assigned to each part and determines how that part wi...

Page 15: ...y the part for a MIDI track so that you can play a different sound from that part 1 Press The SEQUENCE screen will appear 2 Use the cursor buttons to choose a MIDI track as the current track In the SEQUENCE screen the pads will play the sounds of the current track The track number that is the current track will be highlighted The number of pad banks depends on the type of the current track MIDI tr...

Page 16: ...select a patch and press Use This The part will switch to the selected patch 7 Strike the to play You will hear the sound of the selected patch The Output parameter specifies the part sound source played by each track Your selection is limited to the patches that are saved in the current project however you can use Import Owner s Manual p 152 or Sampling Owner s Manual p 38 to bring in more of you...

Page 17: ...cator red and PLAY indicator green will light 4 Perform Strike the to begin performing The performance data will be recorded 5 When you are finished recording press Recording will stop If you want to add more tracks for recording add a track as described in Creating a track for sequence recording p 20 At this time the RECORDING PARAMETER screen will appear For details on the recording parameters r...

Page 18: ...reated song will become the current song and the Sequence screen will appear Parameter Explanation Instrument If you check this the source material data of the current song will be used in the new song Effect If you check this the effect settings of the current song will be used in the new song If you create a song without checking the Instrument box in Copy Current instrument settings will not be...

Page 19: ...Quick Set Length parameter in the LOOP pop up Try these Rehearsal If you start the sequencer by pressing PLAY instead of pressing REC your performance will not be recorded You can use this feature to practice your performance before actually recording it During rehearsal you can press REC to start recording immediately Track Mute Solo If you make the track parameter M light that track will be mute...

Page 20: ... output connector and output channel used to transmit MIDI messages from MIDI OUT Number of Tracks Specify the number of tracks you want to add A MIDI track is an area where MIDI messages are stored An audio track is an area where the timing of audio phrases audio events is stored To add a track for recording MIDI messages choose Add MIDI Tracks To add a track for recording audio events choose Add...

Page 21: ...he note timing will be aligned to 16th note steps Parameter and setting Result Quantize Type Grid Apply grid quantization Grid Resolution 1 16 Specifies 16th notes as the smallest unit of time into which the quantized measure will be divided Grid Strength 1 100 Specifies the degree to which quantization will correct the timing With a setting of 100 the notes will be aligned precisely to the timing...

Page 22: ...arameter specify Direct With this setting your live performance can be recorded on the audio track 7 Press Recording will begin The REC indicator red and PLAY indicator green will light Record your vocal performance The actual audio data itself is not recorded on the audio track rather the audio track records the timing of the sound You can use the sliders of the MV 8000 s front panel to adjust th...

Page 23: ...T screen will appear 2 Choose SAVE PROJECT and press A message will ask Save Current Project 3 To save press YES The project will be saved If you decide not to save press No You can also use SHIFT SHUTDOWN to save your project This method can be used from any screen If you now want to turn off the MV 8000 s power perform the Shutdown operation For details refer to Turning off the power p 7 QuickSt...

Page 24: ...screen will appear 3 Press Drive Select and then select CD ROM 4 Use the cursor to select the file you want to import and press Execute The file highlighted by the cursor will be imported The Quick Assign Patch screen will appear Drum type patches are suitable when you want to assign a different type of sound to each pad note number For example you can create a patch that contains kick snare tom a...

Page 25: ... Drum mode With this method of assignment the playback pitch will be the same as the pitch during sampling Assign To 3 08 C 4 The sound will be assigned to C4 You may specify a range in which the same sound is assigned to all notes in the range For details on settings for other parameters refer to Owner s Manual p 359 In the following cases pressing F4 Assign All will assign sounds consecutively s...

Page 26: ...imported audio 6 Press Set One The data will be imported You can play the sound as described in Using the velocity pads p 13 An audio phrase is a sample containing a performance phrase of an appreciable length For example you might assign a four measure phrase containing a guitar riff to a pad so that the four measure guitar performance would play each time you struck that pad There are several po...

Page 27: ... Press Stop Sampling will end The SAMPLING RESULT screen Owner s Manual p 354 will appear 4 Press OK Check the recorded result The QUICK ASSIGN PATCH screen Owner s Manual p 358 will appear You use a keyboard type patch by assigning it to a range of pads note numbers and using it to play a sampled sound at different pitches For example you might sample just one note of a piano and assign this samp...

Page 28: ...or the Akai MPC 2000 XL Parameter and setting Result Make Keyboard checked keyboard mode This assigns the sample in a scale of semitone steps around the Original Key Original Key C4 etc With a setting of C4 note number C4 will sound the sample at the same pitch as when it was recorded Assign To F3 E4 This assigns the sample over the range F3 through E4 You can use F1 Name to write or edit the name...

Page 29: ...text 9 L Loop recording 19 M Moving the time location 12 Multilevel 13 N new song 18 O operating the sequencer 12 P Play Quantize 21 power 5 7 Project is too Large 12 Q QUICK ASSIGN PATCH 27 R record 17 Rehearsal 19 Roll 13 S Sampling 27 sampling CD ROM 24 SAVE PROJECT 23 SHIFT button 9 Short pin 3 song 17 T Track Layout 18 Track Mute 19 Track Solo 19 V VALUE dial 8 velocity pads 13 QuickStart_e b...

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