Owner`s manual

Main Features....................................................................9
Front and Rear Panels......................................................10
Important Notes...............................................................13
Contents
4
Chapter 1. an Overview of the MC-505............................14
How the MC-505 Is Organized ..........................14
About the Sound Generator...............................14
About the Sequencer.........................................16
About Memory..................................................16
Basic Operation ................................................17
Chapter 2. Playing Patterns .............................................19
Playing Patterns................................................19
Viewing the Number of Measures in a Pattern..............20
Adjusting the Tempo .........................................20
Using the VALUE Dial to Adjust the Tempo .................20
Pressing a Button to Modify the Tempo (Tap Tempo) .20
Muting Patterns.................................................21
Muting a Part (Part Mute) .................................................21
Muting Individual Rhythm Tones in the Rhythm Part
(Rhythm Mute)....................................................................21
Transposing During Playback (Real-Time
Transpose) ........................................................22
Using the VALUE Dial or [INC] [DEC]...........................22
Using the Keyboard Pads..................................................22
Using the Keyboard Pads to Play Sounds ..........22
Shifting the Keyboard Range in One-Octave Steps
(Octave Shift).......................................................................23
Selecting Sounds (Patch)....................................23
Using the Part Mixer to Modify Pattern Settings 24
Adjusting the Volume of Each Part (Part Level)............24
Adjusting the Pan of Each Part (Part Pan) ......................24
Adjusting the Pitch of Each Part (Part Key Shift) ..........25
Specifying the Output Destination for Musical Data
(Sequencer Output Assign) ................................25
Saving Patterns YouÕve Modified (Pattern Write)
26
Copying and Initializing Settings.....................................27
Using the Knobs to Modify the Sound During
Playback (Real-Time Modify).............................28
Modifying the Sound of an Entire Patch.........................28
Modifying the Sound of an Individual Tone..................28
Modifying the Sound for an Individual Rhythm Group ...29
Returning a Pattern to Its Original State During
Playback...............................................................................29
Ensuring Correct Playback from the Middle of a Pattern
(MIDI Update).....................................................................30
Selecting Patterns from the Keyboard Pads
(Pattern Set)......................................................31
Using a Pattern Set to Select a Pattern.............................31
Registering the Patterns to Be Called ..............................31
Saving a Pattern Set That Was Modified (Pattern Set
Write)....................................................................................32
Chapter 3 Creating Original
Sounds (Patch Edit/Rhythm Edit).
33
Creating an Original Patch ................................33
Sound-Editing Procedure ...................................33
Changing the Basic Waveform of the Sound
(Wave/FXM) .....................................................34
Selecting the Basic Waveform (Wave Select)..................34
Making More Detailed Settings........................................35
Modifying the Pitch (Pitch).................................36
Approximate Adjustments to the Pitch (Coarse Tune).36
Fine Adjustments to the Pitch (Fine Tune) .....................36
Making More Detailed Settings........................................36
Making the Pitch Change Over Time (Pitch
Envelope)..........................................................37
Pitch Envelope Settings .....................................................37
Specifying the Envelope Depth (Pitch Envelope Depth)... 38
Making More Detailed Settings........................................38
Modifying the Brightness of the Sound
(Filter) ...............................................................40
Selecting the Type of Filter (Filter Type).........................40
Brightening the Sound (Cutoff Frequency) ....................40
Adding a Distinctive Character to the Sound
(Resonance)..........................................................................41
Making More Detailed Settings........................................42
Making the Brightness Change Over Time (Filter
Envelope)..........................................................43
Filter Envelope Settings .....................................................43
Specifying the Depth of the Envelope (Filter Envelope
Depth)...................................................................................43
Making More Detailed Settings........................................44
Adjusting the Volume and Pan (Amplifier).........45
Adjusting the Volume of Each Tone (Tone Level).........45
Adjusting the Pan for Each Tone (Tone Pan) .................46
Causing Pan to Change Randomly (Random Pan
Switch)..................................................................................46
Making More Detailed Settings........................................46
Creating Time-Variable Change in Volume
(Amplifier Envelope)..........................................48
Amplifier Envelope Settings .............................................48