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Ch ap ter 8 – Roland DR-3 User Manual

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Chapter 8 Creating and Performing Songs ([SONG])

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5. Turn the VALUE dial to set the

quantization.
This corrects mistakes in the rhythm played
to the closest selected note value.

6. Press START [

].

STEP REC [

] lights up, START [

]

flashes, and the metronome begins playing.

fig.08-06d

7. Record the performance, pressing the

pads while following the rhythm provided
by the metronome.
The force used to tap the pads is recorded as
velocity (the strength or stress of the sound).
Only the bass sounds recorded afterwards
are stored.

*

When too many notes are recorded within one recording
period, a “Memory Full!!” message appears, and the
recording stops.
You can edit the notes continuously once the recording is
stopped.

8. To stop recording, press STOP [

].

Erasing Previously Recorded Sounds As You
Continue Recording

1. Hold down STEP REC [

] and press the

pad to which the instrument whose
sound you want to erase is assigned.
All bass sounds, regardless of pitch, are
erased while STEP REC [

] and the pad are

held down.

*

In both Step Recording and Realtime Recording,

patterns with edited notes are indicated by a

mark

before the pattern name.

*

If you record a different pattern to a pattern that has
edited notes, the previous pattern is replaced, and the

” mark disappears from the pattern name. You cannot

turn on VARIATION [PTN] or add fill-ins with
patterns that have edited notes.
Turning on VARIATION [PTN] or adding fill-ins
deletes the pattern if it has edited notes.

Display

Description

Description

– –

Off. Sounds are recorded
without quantization, with
the same timing used in
tapping the pads.

32th note

16th note triplets

16th note

8th note triplets

8th note