Roland MTLC-16 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Operating the MTLC-16
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Group Practice
Purpose
Allows student groups to practice privately.
Procedure
A) Assign student(s) to a group
i) While holding down a “Group Assign” button (A, B, C, or D), press a student’s number button (“1-16”) on the
lower row of the MTLC-16.
ii) Repeat for each student in the group.
B) Unassign student(s) from a group
i) While holding the “Group Assign” button (A, B, C, or D) you wish to alter, press the student’s number button
(“1-16”) you wish to unassign on the lower row of the MTLC-16.
ii) Repeat for each student you wish to unassign.
Details
This application is most commonly used for group-style practice. However, the teacher can monitor or communicate
with any group by following the instructions for “Group Monitoring and Communication.”
Each student assigned to a group hears: the instruments and microphones of other students assigned to the group,
and his or her own instrument and microphone
The teacher hears: his or her own instrument and microphone.
The unassigned student hears: only his or her own instrument and microphone.
Group Monitoring and Communication
Purpose
Allows the teacher to listen to, talk to, or play the teacher’s instrument for selected groups.
Procedure
A) Press the “Mic” button on the upper right corner of the MTLC-16 to activate the teacher’s microphone. The
LED next to the “Mic” button will light when the teacher’s microphone is activated.
B) Assign students to a group (A, B, C, or D) by following the instructions under “Group Practice.”
C) Press a “Group Comm” button (A, B, C, or D) on the lower right corner of the MTLC-16 to monitor or commu-
nicate with the selected group. The LED next to the “Group Comm” button will light when the group is select-
ed.
D) Press several “Group Comm” buttons to monitor or communicate with multiple groups.