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Roland Groovebox MC-707 User Manual

Roland Groovebox MC-707
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This is a track that can play back audio les, or record and play back
audio from the input of a track, EXT IN, or a USB-connected computer.
To load a sample into a looper track
&
“Selecting Sounds (Sound Browser)” (p. 26)
&
“Importing Clips (Clip Browser)” (p. 25)
Making Looper Settings
1.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SOUND]
button.
The LOOPER MENU screen appears.
Playback Settings
Heres how to make playback-related settings for a Looper track.
1.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SOUND]
button.
The LOOPER MENU screen appears.
2.
Use the cursor buttons to select “SET (EDIT LOOPER
SETTING), and then press the [ENTER] button.
The LOOPER COMMON SETTING screen appears.
Select the category of the parameter that you want to edit
Use the cursor buttons or the [C1] [C2] knobs to switch categories.
Use the cursor buttons or the [C3] knob to select the parameter that
you want to edit, and use the [C4] knob to edit the value.
SOUND tab
Parameter Value Explanation
Level 0–127
Species the volume at which the sample
plays.
Pitch/Stretch OFF, TYPE1, TYPE2
Selects the pitch shift / time stretch
method.
OFF: Time stretch is not used; the sample is
lengthened by changing its pitch.
* If OFF is selected, the settings in the PITCH
tab are ignored (pitch shift is not applied).
TYPE1: Time stretch optimized for melodic
material is applied.
TYPE2: Time stretch optimized for rhythm
material is applied.
Parameter Value Explanation
Stretch Window
1.0, 0.75, 0.5, 0.375,
0.25
This parameter applies to time stretch.
Higher values improve the audio quality.
If an unnatural impression results when
pitch shift or time stretch is used to create
a large amount of change, lowering this
value might improve the result.
Reverse OFF, ON
OFF: The sample plays forward.
ON: The sample plays backward.
PITCH tab
Parameter Value Explanation
Pitch Chromatic -24–+24
Species the pitch in semitone steps
(maximum ±2 octaves).
This setting can also be made in PAD MODE
NOTE.
Pitch Fine -100–+100 Finely adjusts the pitch.
Pitch Shift 0%–400%
Smoothly modies the pitch in a wide
range.
KNOB CTRL tab
Parameter Value Explanation
Level 0–127 Species the volume.
Pan (CC#10) L64–63R Species the pan of the sound.
Delay Send Level
(CC#93)
0–127
Adjusts the amount sent to the total eect
delay.
Reverb Send Level
(CC#91)
0–127
Adjusts the amount sent to the total eect
reverb.
Editing the Sample's Waveform
(Playback Region and Time Stretch Settings)
Here you can specify the playback region of the sample, and make
settings for time stretch.
MEMO
About time stretch
Looper tracks support time stretch, so that a samples playback speed can
match the BPM without changing its pitch.
Use the cursor [<] [>] buttons to switch parameters.
Parameter Value Explanation
START 0–8388607
Species the position at which the sample
starts playing.
END 0– -8388607
Species the position at which the sample
stop playing.
MEASURE 1–8
Species the number of measures that the
sample plays.
If STRETCH is specied as ENDPOINT, the
playback speed changes to match the
number of measures.
ZOOM 1x–65536x Zooms the waveform in or out.
SCALE 1/8, 1/16, 1/8T
Species the step resolution on which
MEASURE is based.
LENGTH 1–16
Species the number of steps on which
MEASURE is based.
LOOPER Track

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Roland Groovebox MC-707 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Product colorBlack
USB direct playback-
Built-in optical driveNo
USB portYes
USB connector typeUSB Type-B
USB ports quantity1
Compatible memory cardsSD, SDHC
Display typeLCD
Display resolution256 x 80 pixels
Current2 A
Power supply typeAC
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth263 mm
Width426 mm
Height60 mm
Weight2100 g

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