Roland Groovebox MC-707 User Manual

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Panel Descriptions
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Top Panel
.................................... 5
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Rear Panel
(Connecting Your Equipment)
................ 7
Introduction
.................................. 8
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Turning the MC-707 On
......................... 8
Turning O the Power
............................. 8
An Overview of the MC-707
................... 9
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What Is a Project?
.............................. 10
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What Is a Track?
............................... 10
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What Is a Clip?
................................ 10
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What Is the Browser?
........................... 10
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Total Eect Settings
............................ 10
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USER SAMPLE
................................. 10
Basic Operation
............................... 11
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Loading and Playing a Project
................... 11
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Changing the Clips that Play
..................... 11
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Selecting a Tone or Drum Kit
..................... 11
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Importing a Clip
............................... 12
Main Screen
................................... 14
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HOME Screen
................................. 14
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Selecting a Clip
............................... 14
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Editing a Track or Clip
([C4] Knob)
................... 14
Creating a Clip
(CREATE)
............................ 14
Editing the Sound
(SOUND)
.......................... 14
Editing the Clip Settings
(SETTING)
..................... 14
Copying the Sound or Phrase of a Clip
(COPY/PASTE)
......... 15
Renaming a Clip
(RENAME)
.......................... 15
Reloading a Clip
(RELOAD)
........................... 16
Deleting
(DELETE)
................................. 16
Project Operations
............................ 17
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What Is a Project?
.............................. 17
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Loading a Project
.............................. 17
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Managing Projects
............................. 17
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Creating a New Project
......................... 17
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Making Project Settings
........................ 18
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Managing Samples Loaded into a Project
(Sample Bank)
19
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Saving a Project
............................... 19
Track Operations
.............................. 20
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Creating a Track
............................... 20
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Changing a Track to a Dierent Type
.............. 20
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Making Track Settings
.......................... 20
Pad Operations
(PAD MODE)
..................... 22
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Using Mute Mode
............................. 22
Stopping/Playing Tracks
(Pads [1]–[8])
................... 22
Muting a Track
(Pads [9]–[16])
......................... 22
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Using Cue Mode
............................... 22
Stopping/Playing Tracks
(Pads [1]–[8])
................... 22
Using the Cue Function
(Pads [9]–[16])
................... 22
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Using Clip Mode
............................... 22
Switching Clips
................................. 22
Making Clip Mode Settings
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Using Note Mode
.............................. 22
Playing
....................................... 23
DRUM PAD MUTE
................................ 23
Making Note Mode Settings
........................ 23
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Using Chord Mode
............................. 23
Playing
....................................... 23
Editing a Chord
................................. 23
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Scatter Mode
................................. 24
Using the Pads to Apply the Eect
.................... 24
Using the [SCATTER] Button to Apply the Eect
........... 24
Recording Eects in Steps
.......................... 24
Making Scatter Settings
........................... 24
Importing Clips
(Clip Browser)
.................... 25
Selecting Sounds
(Sound Browser)
................ 26
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Loading a Preset Sound
......................... 26
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Loading from a Project on the SD Card
............ 26
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Loading Samples from the SD Card
............... 26
Step-Recording a Phrase
...................... 28
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Tone Track
................................... 28
Changing the Measure Settings
...................... 28
Automatically Advancing the Step During Input
(Step Input Mode)
.................................. 28
Editing the Notes of Each Step
....................... 29
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Drum Track: TR-REC
............................ 30
Increasing the Measures
........................... 30
Editing the Steps
................................ 30
Track Pad Mute
................................. 30
Clip Pad Mute
.................................. 30
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Specifying the Last Step and First Step
............ 31
Specifying the Last Step
........................... 31
Specifying the First Step
........................... 31
Deleting the First Step and Last Step
.................. 31
Recording
..................................... 32
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Recording a Performance to a Tone or Drum Track
... 32
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Recording Audio on a Looper Track
............... 32
Quantize
...................................... 33
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Enabling Quantize During Recording
.............. 33
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Specifying Playback Quantization
................ 33
Contents

Roland Groovebox MC-707 Specifications

General

Product color	Black
USB direct playback	-
Built-in optical drive	No
USB port	Yes
USB connector type	USB Type-B
USB ports quantity	1
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC
Display type	LCD
Display resolution	256 x 80 pixels
Current	2 A
Power supply type	AC

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	263 mm
Width	426 mm
Height	60 mm
Weight	2100 g