Roland MTLC-16 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Operating the MTLC-16
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Details
This application is most commonly used for monitoring or communicating with a single group while the remaining
groups practice privately. However, the teacher can monitor or communicate with several groups simultaneously by
selecting several “Group Comm” buttons.
Each student assigned to a selected group hears: the teacher’s instrument and microphone, the instruments and
microphones of other students assigned to the group, and his or her own instrument and microphone.
The teacher hears: the instruments and microphones of all students in the selected group(s), and his or her own
instrument and microphone.
The unassigned student hears only his or her own instrument and microphone.
Pairs (Duet-Style) Practice
Purpose
Allows adjacent students (1 and 2, 3 and 4, … 15 and 16) to practice privately.
Procedure
Press the “Pairs” button. The LED next to the “Pairs” button will light when “Pairs” is selected.
Details
This application is most commonly used for duet-style practice. However, the teacher can monitor or communicate
with any pair by following the instructions for “Pairs (Duet-Style) Monitoring and Communication.”
Each student pair hears: the instrument and microphone of the adjacent student, and his or her own instrument
and microphone.
The teacher hears: only his or her own instrument and microphone.
Pairs (Duet-Style) Monitoring and Communication
Purpose
Allows the teacher to listen to, talk to, or play the teacher’s instrument for selected pairs.
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) Press the “Pairs” button. The LED next to the “Pairs” button will light when “Pairs” is selected.
C) Press one of the adjacent students’ number buttons to monitor or communicate with the selected pair (e.g.
Press “1” to select students “1 and 2.”) The LEDs above the selected pair will light when one of the students in
the pair is selected.
D) Press several adjacent students’ number buttons to monitor or communicate with multiple pairs simultane-
ously.