ROLAND GROOVEBOX MC-101 (01) PDF Document

As an alternative to USB bus power, you can use commercially available AA nickel-metal hydride batteries or alkaline batteries to power the unit.

1. Remove the battery cover. When turning the unit over, be careful so as to protect the buttons and knobs from damage. Also, handle the unit carefully; do not drop it.

2. Taking care to observe the correct orientation of the batteries, insert the batteries into the battery case.

3. Close the battery cover.

Note: If USB bus power is being supplied, the unit uses USB bus power even if batteries are installed.

Turning the MC-101 On

1. Power-on your equipment in the order of MC-101 -> connected equipment.

2. Power-on the connected equipment, and raise the volume to an appropriate level.

Turning Off the Power

1. Power-off your equipment in the order of connected equipment -> MC-101.

Note: Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear some sound when switching the unit on/off. However, this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

1. Press the [PROJECT] button.

2. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the LOAD menu and press the [VALUE] dial to confirm.

3. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the Project that you want to load, and press the [VALUE] dial to confirm. When the confirmation message appears, press the [VALUE] dial to confirm.

4. Press the [play/stop] button. The project plays.

1. Press the TRACK SEL [1]–[4] button of the track containing the clip you want to play.

2. Press the PAD [NOTE] button. The pads are assigned to NOTE mode.

3. Press the [VALUE] dial. The sound browser appears.

4. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “PRESET,” and press the [VALUE] dial. The PRESET browser appears.

5. Turn the [VALUE] dial to select the category that you want to view, and then press the [VALUE] dial. The sounds are shown in numerical order or alphabetical order.

6. Use the [VALUE] dial to select a sound. You can use the pads to audition the sound.

7. Press the [VALUE] dial to confirm the sound.

1. Stop the project playback. Make sure that the [play/stop] button is blinking. If the [play/stop] button is lit, press the [play/stop] button to stop playback.

2. Press the TRACK SEL [1]–[4] button of the track containing the clip that you want to play.

3. Press the [PROJECT] button.

4. Use the [VALUE] dial to select clip “CLIP IMPORT,” and press the [VALUE] dial.

5. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the project that contains the clip that you want to import, and press the [VALUE] dial.

6. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the clip that you want to import, and press the [VALUE] dial.

7. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the import-destination, and press the [VALUE] dial.

1. Use the TRACK SEL [1]–[4] buttons to select a track.

2. Press the PAD [CLIP] button.

3. Press the [record] button to make it light.

4. Press a pad to select the recording-destination clip.

5. Press the PAD [NOTE] button.

6. Press the [play/stop] button to play back.

7. Play the pads and record the performance.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [FX] button. The COPY menu appears.

2. Use [VALUE] dial to select the content that will be copied, and then press the [VALUE] dial.

• CLIP ALL: Copies the sound and the phrase.
• CLIP PHRASE: Copies only the phrase.
• CLIP SOUND: Copies only the sound.

3. Turn the [VALUE] dial to select the clip that you want to copy and then press the [VALUE] dial.

4. Turn the [VALUE] dial to select the copy-destination clip and then press the [VALUE] dial.

5. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “OK,” and then press the [VALUE] dial. The copy is completed.

1. Press the [PROJECT] button.

2. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “NEW,” and then press the [VALUE] dial.

3. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “OK,” and then press the [VALUE] dial. A new project is created.

Note: If you had edited the project, a confirmation message appears. Select [WRITE] if you want to save the current project, or select “LOAD” if you don’t want to save it.

You can access project settings by pressing [PROJECT] > “SETTING”.

*1: ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE, PINK, WHITE, SKYBLUE, P.YELLOW, P.BLUE, P.PINK, L.RED, L.ORANGE, L.YELLOW, L.GREEN, P.GREEN, L.SKYBLUE, L.BLUE, L.PURPLE

1. Press the TRACK SEL [1]–[4] button of an empty track. The CREATE TRACK menu appears.

2. Use the [VALUE] dial to select type, and then press the [VALUE] dial. The track is created.

Track Types:

• TONE: This is a synthesizer sound engine. It can also be used as a pitched sampler.
• DRUM: This is a drum sound engine. It can also be used as a sampler.
• DRUM + COMP: This is a drum sound engine with compressor (maximum one track).
• LOOPER: This is a sampling looper that supports time stretch. It supports loading samples from SD card, and recording from a track.

This lets you perform or create phrases. To access Note Mode, press the [NOTE] button.

Playing TONE Track: You can play the pads as a keyboard. Use [OCT-] and [OCT+] to shift octaves. Use [REST/TIE] to create phrases.

Playing DRUM Track: You can use the pads to play the drum kit. In a drum kit, 16 instruments are assigned to the pads.

Playing LOOPER Track: You can use the pads to change the pitch of the sample that’s played. Use [OCT-] and [OCT+] to shift the pitch in a range of -2 to +2 octaves.

Settings (Hold [SHIFT] + [NOTE]):

1. Press the PAD [SEQ] button. The pads are in SEQ mode.

2. Press the pad of the step that you want to input. The step edit screen appears, and the selected pad is brightly lit. The PAD [NOTE] button also blinks.

3. Press the PAD [NOTE] button. The pads are in Note mode.

4. Press pads (keys) to enter notes. The pad that you input is lit.

5. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the step number that you want to input.

6. Repeat steps 4–5.

7. Press the [EXIT] button when you’re finished editing.

1. Press the PAD [CLIP] button.

2. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [record] button. The Recording Setting screen appears.

3. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “Rec Meas,” and specify the length of the clip that you will record.

4. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “RecSource,” and select the sound source that you will record.

5. Press a pad whose clip is empty, and then press the [record] button. The MC-101 is in record-standby mode. At the next timing cycle of the master clock, a clip is created in the specified position and recording starts.

1. Play back the clip.

2. While holding down the [SHIFT] button, press the [MOD] button to access the MOTION setting screen, and turn “Motion” ON.

3. Press the [record] button to make it light. Motion recording begins.

4. Press one of the [SOUND], [FILTER], [MOD], or [FX] buttons, and operate the [C1]–[C4] knob for the track on which you want to record Motion data.

5. Press the [record] button to make it go dark. Motion recording ends.

Recalling a Scene: Hold down the PAD [CLIP] button and press a PAD [1]–[8]. You can recall SCENE 1–8.

Storing a Scene: Hold down the PAD [CLIP] button and long-press a PAD [1]–[8]. You can store to SCENE 1–8.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [FILTER] button. The UTILITY MENU screen appears.

2. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “SD CARD FORMAT,” and then press the [VALUE] dial.

3. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “OK,” and then press the [VALUE] dial. The SD card is initialized.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the MEASURE [<] [>] button. The MEASURE EDIT screen appears.

2. In the MEASURE EDIT screen, you can make settings for the clip’s notes.

Note: If necessary, be sure to save the project before you execute FACTORY RESET.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [FILTER] button. The UTILITY MENU screen appears.

2. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “FACTORY RESET,” and then press the [VALUE] dial.

3. Use the [VALUE] dial to select “OK,” and then press the [VALUE] dial. The system settings return to their factory-set state.

If you decide to cancel, use the [VALUE] dial to select “Cancel,” and then press the [VALUE] dial.