Roland AIRA Compact T-8 Beat Machine - Manual (Page 17)

Using the Bass Sequencer
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Editing the steps (keyboard mode)
1. Press the [KYBD] button while the sequencer is stopped.
2. Press the [ ó ] (REC) button.
If the [ ó ] (REC) is unlit, press a step button while holding down the [KYBD] button to start editing from the step you want. In this
case, you can only edit the step you want, even during playback.
The [KYBD] button blinks, and you can use the step buttons to edit in keyboard mode. The note, octave and slide information
is indicated by how the buttons are lit up.
The step numbers are shown in the display (such as “
St. 1
”), and you can use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to move between
steps.
Keyboard (note)
buttons
Pressing a keyboard (note) button inputs a note into the step you’re editing.
How notes are
displayed
You can distinguish the different notes by looking at how the keyboard and octave buttons are lit.
[OCT-] / [OCT+]
button
Press the [OCT-] and [OCT+] buttons to shift the octave of the note for the step you’re editing.
[SLIDE] button Turns the slide effect on/off for the note in the step you’re editing.
Turn slide on when you want to a note to smoothly glide into the note in the next step.
[ACCENT] button Turns the accent on/off for the note in the step you’re editing.
Inputting a tie Press the [SLIDE] button while holding down the [KYBD] button to make the note of the previous step
sustain into the current step.
When a tie is inputted, the [SLIDE] button lights up dimly, and the keyboard button corresponding to
the note that’s set for the previous step also lights up dimly.
3. Press the [ ó ] (REC) button or the [KYBD] button to exit edit mode.
There are two ways to input notes in real time, as shown below.
Inputting only the timing where notes sound
When the [ ó ] (REC) button is lit and the [KYBD] button is unlit, you can input notes in real time using the [BASS] button, just as
when inputting with rhythm instruments when playback starts.
The note that’s input in this case is fixed at C2.
Inputting notes in real time using keyboard mode
When the [ ó ] (REC) button is lit and the [KYBD] button is blinking, the unit switches to the steps to be edited one after another
once playback starts. At this time, you can input notes, ties and slides in real time by using the step buttons in keyboard mode.
Press the [OCT-] and [OCT+] buttons to shift the octave of the notes you play using the keyboard buttons.