Owner`s manual

The MC-505 lets you create your own original patterns
by recording your playing on the built-in sequencer.
Broadly speaking, there are two ways to record: real-
time recording lets you record your playing and oper-
ations just as you perform, and step recording lets you
input notes one by one. The basic recording procedure
is as follows.
fig.10-1
* A pattern you record is held in the temporary pattern
(U:TMP). If you wish to keep a pattern that you have
recorded, you must use the Pattern Write operation.
☞ ÒSaving Patterns You've Modified (Pattern
Write)Ó (p. 26)
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Undo/Redo
If you are not happy with the pattern that was record-
ed, you can press the [UNDO/REDO] button to return
the playback data to the state before it was recorded.
☞ ÒCanceling the Previous Operation
(Undo/Redo)Ó (p. 18)
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Recording Your Playing As
You Perform
(Real-Time Recording)
Real-time recording is a method in which your playing
on a keyboard or the keyboard pads and your controller
operations are recorded just as they occur. The MC-505
uses two types of real-time recording, and different
types of data are recorded using different methods.
Loop Mix recording
Recording will take place repeatedly from the begin-
ning to the end of the pattern. If data was already
recorded in the pattern from a previous pass, it will
remain, and the newly recorded data will be combined
with it. Note messages are recorded using this
method.
fig.10-2TEXT
Loop Replace recording
Recording will take place repeatedly from the begin-
ning to the end of the pattern. If data was already
recorded in the pattern from a previous pass, it will be
erased and replaced by the new recording. Controller
operations, etc. are recorded using this method.
fig.10-3TEXT
Recording Procedure
Before you begin, select the pattern that will be record-
ed. If you wish to record a new pattern, select U:TMP
(the temporary pattern). If you wish to re-record a pre-
set pattern, etc., select that pattern.
* If something has already been recorded in the temporary
pattern, use the Pattern Initialize operation to clear any
musical data from the temporary pattern (p. 27).
1. Press [REC].
The indicator will blink, and the Recording Standby
page will appear.
fig.10-4
First recording pass
Second recording pass
First recording pass
Second recording pass
Third recording pass
REC
REC
REC
REC
PLAY
PLAY
Rec Standby
Real-time Rec Step Rec 1 Step Rec 2
PTN Stop
Rehearsal Micro Scope
Chapter 10. Recording Patterns
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