Roland MV-8800 Music Mixer User Manual


 
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The MV-8800 Project
It’s important to understand what a project is because:
on the MV-8800, you’re always in a project, even if you haven’t done
anything to get there.
a project gives you a place for everything you use in a song or album.
You don’t have to remember where things are stored because the
project does.
when you save a project, all of its samples, sounds, songs and settings
are saved in a single easy operation.
What a Project Is
A project is a container for all the materials you need for what you’re working
on.
Up to 9,999 samplesUp to 500
patterns
16 songs
Song 1 Song 9
Song 2 Song 10
Song 3 Song 11
Song 4 Song 12
Song 5 Song 13
Song 6 Song 14
Song 7 Song 15
Song 8 Song 16
MIDI Clip
Library
Audio phrase setup for
up to 512 pads
Eects
Library
Patch
Library
What a Project Holds
16 Songs
While we all know what a song is in the “real
world,” in the MV-8800, a song is a thing that
contains:
a set of up to 16 patches.
the sequence and patterns that use them.
settings for the MV-8800’s MFX, chorus,
and reverb.
You can use the songs in a project any way
you like. Some MV-8800 users:
work on one tune in each project
—using a
single project song.
make different versions of the same
tune—with each song holding one of
the versions. This is great when you want
different mixes of a tune, or want it in a
few styles.
record an entire album in a project
—with
each song containing one of the album’s
selections.
Up to 500 Patterns
Patterns are song sections that can be chained
together. Each project can hold up to 500 patterns
that any song in the project can use. The easiest
way to build a song in the MV-8800 is one pattern
at a time.
Up to 9,999 Samples
Each project can hold up to 9,999 digital audio
recordings, or “samples.” Samples are played by
patches in the project’s songs, and on the pads as
audio phrases.
Song 1 Song 9
Song 2 Song 10
Song 3 Song 11
Song 4 Song 12
Song 5 Song 13
Song 6 Song 14
Song 7 Song 15
Song 8 Song 16