Roland MC-09 - Manual (Page 15)

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Using the MC-09 as a synthesizer
Playing
Playing a pattern
Plays the phrase in the pattern.
1
Turn on the power, and adjust the volume of each device in
your setup (p. 13).
2
Make sure that the [LEAD] button’s indicator is lit.
3
Make sure that the following appears in the display.
This display tells you that pattern “P01” of the LEAD group is selected.
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4
Press the [ ](PLAY) button to play back the pattern.
The pattern will play repeatedly until it stops.
* If you press the [ ](PLAY) button after you’ve stopped playback midway through
the pattern, playback will begin again from the beginning of the pattern. It is not
possible to play back from the middle of a pattern.
5
To stop the pattern, press the [ ](STOP) button.
If you press the [ ]
button when a loop has
been recorded in the Audio
Looper, the pattern and the
loop will play back
together. If you want to
play only the pattern, you
can lower the volume of the
audio loop part (p. 35) or
mute it (p. 36).
Pattern number P: Preset pattern
U: User pattern
C: saved pattern in memory card
During pattern playback,
the indicators of the step
[1]–[16] buttons will light
sequentially. This indicates
the currently-sounding
step.