Owner`s manual

RPS (Real-Time Phrase Sequence) is a function which
lets you play back the musical data of a specific part of
a pattern simply by pressing one of the keyboard
pads. You can play different phrases simply by press-
ing different notes. Since you can play back RPS
phrases while a pattern is playing, this function is
especially convenient during a live performance.
For example, if a drum fill-in phrase used by one pat-
tern is assigned as an RPS, you can play back another
pattern without a fill-in, and then add the fill-in sim-
ply by pressing a keyboard pad.
Using the Keyboard Pads to
Play Back Phrases
On the MC-505, phrases assigned to each of the 16
keyboard pads are handled as one ÒRPS Set.Ó You are
free to re-assign the contents of an RPS set, and 60 sets
can be stored. You can switch RPS sets even while a
pattern is playing back.
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1. In the DISPLAY section, press [RPS SET].
The indicator will light, and the display will indicate
the bank, number and name of the currently selected
RPS set.
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2. Press [USER].
[USER] U: (User Bank)
* For RPS sets it is not possible to select preset or card
banks.
3. Use [INC] [DEC] or the [VALUE] dial to select
the number.
Range: U:01ÐU:60
The selection in the display will change.
The RPS set is now selected.
* A brief interval of time is needed for the RPS set to change.
Also, if you change RPS sets during pattern playback, the
pattern may slow down or falter, so it is best to change RPS
sets while pattern playback is stopped.
4. Press [RPS] to make the button indicator
light.
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5. Press a keyboard pad to play back a
phrase.
The phrase will play back while you continue pressing
the keyboard pad.
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RPS Hold
If while playing back RPS you press [HOLD] to make
the indicator light, you can cause the RPS to continue
playing even after you take your finger off the key-
board pad. An RPS which is pressed after [HOLD] is
lit will stop when you release your finger from the
keyboard pad.
If you connect a pedal switch (optional: DP-2, DP-6,
FS-5U etc.) and set the System parameter ÒPedal
AssignÓ to ÒHOLD,Ó the pedal switch can be used in
the same way to hold the RPS.
☞ ÒSpecifying How the Pedal Will FunctionÓ (p.
165)
RPS Modify
While you are pressing a keyboard pad to play an
RPS, you can move the Patch parameter knobs to
modify the sound of the RPS. If you are pressing two
or more keyboard pads, You can modify the sound of
the pad that was last pressed.
RPS playback timing
If you use RPS while a pattern is playing back, the
phrase will start in synchronization with the beat of
the pattern.
By changing the RPS Trigger Quantize setting, you can
modify the timing at which the RPS will play back.
☞ ÒSpecifying the Timing for RPS Playback
(RPS Trigger Quantize)Ó (p. 167)
¥RPS can also be played from an external MIDI
keyboard, as well as from the keyboard pads.
☞ ÒUsing an External MIDI keyboard to Play
RPS or ArpeggiosÓ (p. 172)
Maximum simultaneous RPS playback
Even while a pattern is playing back, the MC-505 can
play back up to 8 phrases simultaneously. However, if
phrases with large amounts of data are played back
simultaneously, the timing may lag behind or notes
may be interrupted. If this occurs, decease the number
of phrases that you play simultaneously.
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PTN
CALL RPS
SET
RPS
Bank Number
Name
P001
P002
P021P002
P052
P053
P007 P012 P019 P032P121 P055 P062
P061
P063 P001
P-2
P-R
P-6P-1
P-2
P-5
P-R P-4 P-2 P-RP-R P-6 P-7
P-7
P-3 P-4
Pattern P:019
(phrase from Part 2)
Chapter 6. Using the Keyboard Pads to Play Phrases (RPS)
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