Roland MV 8000 Service Manual
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Version 2.0
Owner’s Manual
This manual explains how to use an MV-8000 in which “System Program Version 2.00”
(included with the MV8-VGA) is installed.
The main contents of this manual are:
• Items shown in the external display
• Operations using the mouse
• New functionality and changes added to the MV-8000 owner's manual
Please read this manual in conjunction with the original MV-8000 owner's manual.
About the Symbols and icons in this manual
• Text in square brackets [ ] refers to buttons on the panel of the MV-8000.
Buttons indicated as [F1 (Sample)] refer to the F1 (function 1) button when the F1 function
shown in the LCD is “Sample.”
• Where a range of values is shown, the default value is printed in bold type.
For example, an indication of
Range: 60 , 67, 72, 75 (Hz)
means that 60 Hz is the default value.
Indicates information that you should be aware of when using the MV-8000.
Indicates a convenient operation or useful music production technique.
Indicates supplementary information about an operation.
Indicates a reference page.
Indicates an explanation of a term.
Indicates operation from the MV-8000’s top panel.
Indicates operation from the Mouse and the external VGA display.
• Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS” (Owner’s Manual p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (Owner’s Manual p. 3),
and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s Manual p. 5). These sections provide important information
concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have
gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Quick Start and Owner’s Manual
should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient
reference.
• The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically
be shown by the display. Note, however, that your unit may incorporate a newer,
enhanced version of the system (e.g., includes newer sounds), so what you actually see
in the display may not always match what appears in the manual.
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Contents
Using an external display and mouse to operate the MV-8000 ..........4
The newly added VGA/MOUSE screen................................................................................................. 4
Using the two operating modes, the display, and the mouse.............................................................. 5
Switching between the two operating modes............................................................................. 5
Mouse........................................................................................................................................................... 6
About the mouse ............................................................................................................................. 6
Basic operation ................................................................................................................................ 6
Mouse operations............................................................................................................................ 8
Screen Section............................................................................................................................................ 10
SEQUENCE screen........................................................................................................................ 10
Operation section...................................................................................................................................... 22
Quick Tour .....................................................................................................................................22
Using the mouse to edit sequence data...................................................................................... 25
Using the mouse to edit a MIDI track (PIANO ROLL EDIT screen)..................................... 26
Step Recording............................................................................................................................... 28
Changes in Sampling and Importing ..................................................29
Sampling .................................................................................................................................................... 29
Importing................................................................................................................................................... 32
Importing the WAV or AIFF files ............................................................................................... 32
Importing the Standard MIDI Files ............................................................................................ 37
Importing from various CD-ROM libraries ..............................................................................38
Check multiple samples you have captured............................................................................. 40
Quick Assign ............................................................................................................................................. 41
Assigning a sampled sound a patch (partial) ........................................................................... 41
Assigning a sampled sound an audio phrase ........................................................................... 41
Assigning a patch (partial) by chopping a sample................................................................... 42
Assign multiple samples as partials........................................................................................... 43
Assign multiple samples as audio phrases ............................................................................... 44
Changes in Sample Edit .......................................................................45
Truncating ................................................................................................................................................. 45
Truncating a sample used by a partial’s SMT........................................................................... 45
Truncating a sample used by an audio phrase......................................................................... 46
Added the AUDIO PHRASE SAMPLE EDIT screen ..........................................................................49
Deleting the sample along with the partial (Delete Partial)............................................................... 50
Deleting the sample along with the audio phrase (Delete Audio Phrase)....................................... 51
Deleting the sample along with the patch (Delete Patch) .................................................................. 52
Assigning a partial to pads in a pitched scale (Set Chromatic) .........................................................53
Changes in recording and editing sequences ...................................55
Selecting a region quickly (Quick Region)............................................................................................ 55
The selected region in the SEQUENCE EDIT screen............................................................... 55
the selected region in the PIANO ROLL EDIT screen............................................................. 55
Initiate recording when a note message is received............................................................................ 56
Step-recording for the length of an audio phrase................................................................................56
Combining multiple MIDI tracks into one (Merge Tracks)................................................................ 57
Extracting specific note events (Split Notes) ........................................................................................ 58
Inserting blank measures at the specified time (Insert Measure)...................................................... 60
Using shortcuts to execute editing commands ....................................................................................61
Using shortcuts to switch the step time ................................................................................................61
Changes in Mixdown and Mastering...................................................62
Mixdown.................................................................................................................................................... 62
Mastering................................................................................................................................................... 63
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Using the MV-8000 with external devices...........................................65
Using the MV-8000 in Multitimbre Sampler Mode............................................................................. 65
Playing the MV-8000 from an externally-connected sequencer............................................. 65
Recording your velocity pad performance on an externally-connected sequencer .......................66
Synchronized operation with external devices (Slave)....................................................................... 69
Additional parameters in the SYNC screen .............................................................................. 69
Added the R-BUS screen.............................................................................................................. 70
Receive and synchronize to MIDI Clock ................................................................................... 71
Receive and synchronize to MTC ............................................................................................... 72
Use the MIDI IN connector of the DIF-AT24 .......................................................................................73
Changes in the others ..........................................................................74
Directly selecting a pad bank ([PAD BANKS]+Pad 1–16).................................................................. 74
Using the velocity pads to switch Track Mute and Solo .................................................................... 74
Starting a new song with your favorite settings (User Track Template) ......................................... 75
Saving a User Track Template..................................................................................................... 75
Using a user track template to create a song............................................................................. 76
Saving a song in SMF format (Save As SMF) .......................................................................................76
Note regarding saving to SMF ....................................................................................................77
Viewing the PATCH LIBRARY popup in the INSTRUMENTS screen............................................ 77
Copy or move entire folders ................................................................................................................... 77
Changes in MIDI Filter parameter......................................................................................................... 78
Changes in GLOBAL screen ...................................................................................................................78
Prevent the hard disk from being formatted (HD Format Protect parameter).................... 78
Adjusting the volume of the entire sampler ............................................................................. 78
Memo......................................................................................................79
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Using an external display and mouse to operate the MV-8000
If the MV8-VGA is installed in the MV-8000, you can connect an external display
(VGA) and the included mouse, and perform operations from the external display.
Even when you are using an external display to operate the MV-8000, you can also
view information on the MV-8000’s built-in LCD screen.
The newly added VGA/MOUSE screen
This screen lets you make settings for the external display and mouse if the MV8-VGA
(sold separately) is installed.
fig.vga-mouse-screen
In order to operate the MV-
8000 using an external display,
the MV-8000’s system program
version must be 2.00 or higher.
Color Theme
You can select the combination of colors used in the external display. Select your
favorite color scheme from the following choices.
Range
Default
Mint Slate Moss Green
Purple Orchid Copper
Grass Tan
Violet Gray
Refresh Rate
Sets the rate at which the monitor re-draws it image.
Range: 60 , 67, 72, 75 (Hz)
H Position and V Position
Adjust the H Position (Horizontal Position) and the V Position (Vertical Position)
parameters if you’d like to shift the image on your VGA monitor.
Refresh Rate
60
67 -5– 0 –5 -21– 0 –22
72 -5– 0 –5 -18– 0 –19
75 -5– 0 –5 -8– 0 –9
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Pointer Speed
Sets how fast the mouse’s cursor moves.
Range: 1 (Slow)–5–9 (Quick)
Chocolate
Magenta
H Position V Position
-3– 0 –4 -14– 0 –14
If you select a value the
monitor doesn’t support,
image quality may be poor,
and damage to the monitor
may result.
Depending on the H Position
or V Position settings, the
image shown in the external
display may be distorted. If the
external display you're using
has settings for adjusting the
image position, make
adjustments first on the
external display.
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Using an external display and mouse to operate the MV-8000
Using the two operating modes, the display, and the mouse
Here’s how to tell whether the current screen for operations is the external display or
the built-in LCD.
When the external display shows the “MV-8000 logo”
In this state you use the MV-8000’s panel and its own built-in LCD to perform
operations. The external display and mouse cannot be used for operations.
When the MV-8000’s LCD indicates “VGA MODE”
A 640 x 480 pixel color screen will appear on the external display, and you can operate
the MV-8000 from the external display (VGA mode). You can use the front panel to
perform the same operations as before, and also operate the MV-8000 using the
included mouse. The MV-8000’s LCD will indicate the status of the tracks and the
samples assigned to the velocity pads.
Switching between the two operating modes
Here’s how to select either the external display or the built-in LCD as the screen in
which you will operate the MV-8000.
1
Press
The SYSTEM MENU screen will appear.
2
With the cursor located in the lower row of icons, press (VGA/Mouse).
Alternatively, you can select the VGA/MOUSE icon and press .
The VGA/MOUSE screen will appear.
3
Press (VGA-LCD).
1
From the menu bar, click “SYSTEM” ➔ “VGA/Mouse.”
The VGA/MOUSE screen will appear.
You can press the [SHIFT] +
[EXIT] buttons to switch the
operating mode from the
external display to the internal
LCD. You can’t use this
method to switch from the
internal LCD to the external
display.
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Click .
You will be able to operate in the built-in LCD.
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Mouse
You can use the included mouse to operate the on-screen knobs and buttons, or the
sequence data in the play list.
When you move the mouse, the mouse pointer (the arrow symbol) will move in the
screen. By placing the mouse pointer on a button or knob and pressing (clicking) the
mouse button you can perform various operations depending on the selected item.
About the mouse
The included mouse is a wheel mouse.
Wheel
Left-button
Right-button
In order to use the mouse, the
MV-8000’s system program
must be version 2.00 or higher.
Mouse operations can be used
only in the external display.
The included mouse is an
optical mouse. It may not
function correctly on some
surfaces, so be sure to use it on
the included mouse pad.
Basic operation
Basic mouse operations are:
• Use the mouse pointer to indicate a button or knob in the screen (“point”)
• Press the mouse button (“click”)
• Turn the mouse wheel
Point
Move the tip of the mouse pointer to a button or knob shown in the
screen. This is called “pointing” at the button or knob.
Click
Point to a button or knob in the screen; then press and
release the mouse button once.
In some cases you will be specifically told to “right-click,”
which means to click using the right mouse button.
Double-click
Point to an on-screen button or knob, and rapidly press
the mouse button twice.
The wheel can also be clicked
Operating the wheel
Turn the wheel toward or away from yourself.
After clicking on a numerical parameter, you can turn the wheel to
raise or lower the value. The wheel can be used only for numerical
parameters; it cannot be used to operate buttons or knobs.
ust like the left or right
uttons, but the MV-8000 does
not use this action.
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Using an external display and mouse to operate the MV-8000
Drag
Move the mouse while holding down the
mouse button.
For example by dragging an event shown
in a play list, you can change the starting
time or the track of that event. By dragging
a knob you can change its setting.
Drag&Drop
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1
Press
2
Move while holding down
Drag, and then release the mouse button at
the desired location.
The sequence data or knob you dragged
will move to the position at which you
released the button.
3
Release your finger
from the button
1
Press
2
Move while holding down
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Using an external display and mouse to operate the MV-8000
Mouse operations
Here’s how to operate the buttons and knobs shown in the screen.
Menu Bar
Click an item in the menu bar, and a list showing the contents of that item will appear.
In the list, click the desired item.
Buttons
You can click on “buttons” shown in the screen to execute various operations or to
select parameters.
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Sliders
Sliders are used to continuously vary a value. Point to the knob of a slider, and drag it
up or down.
Knobs
Knobs are used to continuously vary a value. Point to a knob, and drag it horizontally.
Numerical boxes
Numerical boxes are used to make detailed changes in the value of a parameter. Click
a numerical value to highlight it, and turn the wheel forward or backward to change
the value.
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Using an external display and mouse to operate the MV-8000
Name editor
This is a popup window used to input names in various screens. Input the desired
name by using the mouse to click the buttons.
Name
Insert button
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Capital Lock button
Shift button
Name
Keyboard Use these buttons to select the characters you want to input.
Insert
button
Capital Lock
button
Shift button
Cursor
button
Keyboard
Cursor button
Explanation
This is the area in which you will input the name.
This button switches between Insert input mode and Overwrite input mode.
Insert input mode is selected when the button is in the inward position; the
characters you select will be input at the cursor position, and any subsequent
characters will be moved toward the right. In Overwrite input mode, any
previously-input characters will be overwritten by the characters you input.
This button switches between uppercase (Caps) and lowercase characters.
Uppercase (Caps) input is selected when the button is in the inward position;
only uppercase characters will be input from the keyboard.
This button temporarily switches the type of characters that will be input
from the keyboard. Clicking the keyboard when the Shift button is in the
inward position will defeat the Shift button.
These buttons change the position at which characters from the keyboard will
be input.
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Screen Section
Screen Section
SEQUENCE screen
Launcher Block
Tr acklist Area
Tr ansport Block
Tools Area
Menu Bar
Ruler Area
Playlist Area
Inspector Area
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Transport Block
fig.transport-block1
Step Time
Marker button
Locator button
Step button
(Rewind/Forward)
Marker button
(Previous/Next)
Preview button
(To/From)
Event button
(Previous/Next)
Top button
Meas button
(Rewind/Forward)
Stop button
Play button
REC button
Step REC button
Function Button Block
Explanation
This indicates the range of movement that will occur when you press the step buttons (Rewind/Forward). You can click this area to see a list of the available movement ranges.
The MARKER popup will appear.
The LOCATOR popup will appear.
These buttons return or advance the current time location by the range specified in Step Time.
These buttons move the current time location to the next or previous recorded marker.
These buttons audition a several-second portion (specified by Preview Length) before or after the current time location.
These buttons move the current time location to the next or previous recorded event.
Return to the start of the current song (0001-01-000).
These buttons move the current time location forward or backward in one-measure steps.
To stop the sequencer.
To play the sequencer.
The RECORD PARAMETER popup will appear. Here you can make preparations for recording data
into the sequencer.
The STEP REC popup will appear. Starts the step recording.
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REC Parameter
button
Song Position Bar
fig.transport-block2
Mixdown Mode
button
Sync Mode button
Current Time
Location
Current Time
Location
Explanation
The RECORD PARAMETER popup will appear.
The entire length of this bar corresponds to the length of the current song, and the scrollbar handle
indicates the current time location. You can move the current time location by dragging or clicking the
scrollbar handle.
Explanation
This switches the mixdown mode. If you record while this is on, the current song will be mixed down.
Here you can switch the synchronization mode.
This area indicates the current time location in “measures - beats - ticks.” You can click a numerical
field and change the time.
This area indicates the current time location in “hours : minutes : seconds . frames.”
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fig.transport-block3
BPM (Tempo)
Tempo Track Switch
Time Signature
Auto Punch button
Auto Punch
In/Out
Loop button
Loop Start/End
Metronome Mode
Loop Quick Set
button
Loop Quick Set
Length
Launcher Block
fig.launcher-block1
Explanation
This indicates the tempo at the current time location. If the tempo track is off, you can click this value
and change the tempo.
You can click this area to switch the Tempo Track On ( )/Off ( ).
Display the time signature of the current song.
This button switch the Auto Punch function On/Off.
This area indicates the auto punch-in time (at left) and auto punch-out time (at right). You can click a
numerical field and change the time.
This button switch the Loop function On/Off.
This area indicates the loop-start time (at left) and loop-end time (at right). You can click a numerical
field and change the time.
Specifies when the metronome signal will be output.
This button makes the playback loop from the beginning of the current beat for the length specified
by the Loop Quick Set Length setting.
This indicates the loop length that will be used when you press the Loop Quick Set button. You can
click this to see a list of the available loop lengths.
Sampling button
Import button
Instruments button
Audio Phrases
button
Quick Edit button
Pad Banks button
Explanation
The SAMPLING popup will appear. Here you can make settings and execute sampling.
The IMPORT popup will appear. Here you can import data from the hard disk or a CD.
The INSTRUMENTS popup will appear. Here you can edit or make settings for instruments.
The AUDIO PHRASES popup will appear. Here you can edit or make settings for audio phrases.
Here you can edit the audio phrases or the partials of the current track.
The PAD BANKS popup will appear. Here you can switch the pad bank of the velocity pads.
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Pad Bank
Number/Name
fig.launcher-block2
Effects button
Effect Section
Selector
Mixer button
Mixer Section
Selector
Region In/Out
button
Region In/Out point
Explanation
Display the current pad bank and pad name. If the tempo track is off, you can click this value and
change the tempo.
Explanation
The EFFECTS popup will appear. Here you can make settings for the built-in MFX, Delay/Chorus and
Reverb.
This selects the effect module (MFX, delay/chorus, reverb) that will be controlled by the C1–C3 knobs.
The MIXER popup will appear. Here you can adjust the volume and panning of the audio tracks and
instrument parts.
This displays mixer sections which can be controlled by the eight sliders on the MV-8000’s panel. A
list of the available mixer sections will appear when you click this.
The available mixer sections are:
• Audio Track 1–8
• Instrument Part 1–8
• Instrument Part 9–16
• AUX1–4/Effect Return/Audio Phrase/Input
• Assignable sliders
This button specifies the current time location as region-in (beginning of the selected region) or regionout (end of the selected region).
This area indicates the region-in time (at left) and region-out time (at right). You can click a numerical
field and change the time.
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Playlist Block
Inspector Area (When the current track is MIDI track)
Quantize Type=
Off
Grid
Shuffle
Template
Explanation
Current Track
Number/Name
Output Assign
(Instrument)
Output Assign
(MIDI)
Quantize Type
Strength
Resolution
Rate
Template
Velocity
Display the current track number and current track name.
This indicates the instrument part played by the current track. If you click this area, show the list of
the instrument part.
Specifies the MIDI connector and channel used for MIDI output of the data from the MIDI track.
Display the setting of quantization of the current track.
Display the strength of quantization. You can click the numerical value to edit the strength. (This is
displayed when the Quantize Type is set to Grid or Shuffle.)
Display the quantization timing. You can click the numerical value to edit the resolution. (This is
displayed when the Quantize Type is set to Grid or Shuffle.)
This indicates the amount of “swing” that will be applied when the Quantize Type is set to Shuffle.
You can click the numerical value to edit the rate.
This indicates the template name that will be applied when the Quantize Type is set to Template. You
can click the template name to show the template list and select the other template.
This indicates the strength of the velocity correction that will be applied when the Quantize Type is
set to Template. You can click the numerical value to edit the velocity.
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Inspector Area (When the current track is Audio Track)
Explanation
Current Track Number/Name
Output Assign
Display the current track number and current track name.
Specifies the output connector from which the audio recorded on the track will be output.
Tools Area
Explanation
This indicates the type of events that will be displayed in the SEQUENCE screen or in the EVENT LIST
View Filter
popup window. By clicking an icon you can specify whether that type of event will be displayed
(white) or will be hidden (black).
Expand Track List
Area button
Piano Roll button
Event List button
Snap button
Grid Resolution
Arrow button
Range button
Eraser button
Undo/Redo
button
Ruler Area
fig.ruler-
This expands the track list area display.
The PIANO ROLL EDIT popup will appear. This is available when the current track is a MIDI track.
The EVENT LIST popup will appear. This is available when the current track is a MIDI track.
If this is on, clicking in the play list or ruler will automatically select a suitable location (such as the
beginning of a measure). Since the interval of this division is specified by the Grid Resolution setting,
you can use this feature to “snap” your selection to precise units of beats or measures.
This indicates the unit (the level of detail) that can be selected with the mouse pointer when using the
Snap function. By clicking the numerical value you can specify whether that list of resolution will be
displayed.
This switches the mouse pointer to Arrow mode. Use this when you want to select a range of events
in the play list. All events included in the mouse selection will be selected even if they extend beyond
the range.
This switches the mouse pointer to Range mode. Use this when you want to select a range of events
in the play list. The range selected by the mouse will be the actual selected range.
This switches the mouse pointer to Eraser mode. In Eraser mode, you can click an event in the play list
to delete it.
You can click this button to cancel (UNDO) the results of an editing command in sequencer section. If
you then click the button again, you can cancel the UNDO (i.e., REDO).
Tempo Change
Event
Current Time
Region of Auto
Punch In/Out
Locator
Marker
Selected Region
Region of Loop
Explanation
This indicates the location of a change in tempo and time signature.
The current time is indicated by a red line.
This indicates the region (red) in which Record mode will be enabled automatically.
These are locators placed in the song. You can place up to 10 locators in a song. The desired time
location can be stored in any Locator number.
These are markers placed in the song. You can place up to 99 markers in a song. Markers are
automatically numbered in ascending order according to their time location.
This indicates the region of time you selected by dragging the mouse, etc.
The enclosed region (blue) will loop.
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Right-click on the Ruler Area
fig.ruler-area2
Tracklist Area
1 Locator
The LOCATOR popup will appear.
You can specify a locator number and register a time locationi for it.
2 Tempo Track
The TEMPO TRACK popup will appear.
The tempo track lets you specify the tempo and time signature.
3 Add Marker
This adds a marker at the current time location.
4 Add Tempo Change Event...
The ADD TEMPO CHANGE EVENT popup will appear.
Here you can input or edit tempo events.
5 Clear Marker
Erase Marker in place which carried out the right-click.
6 Clear Locator
Erase Locator in place which carried out the right-click.
7 Clear Tempo Change Event
Erase Tempo Change Event in place which carried out the right-click.
8 Set Selected Region to Loop
This sets the selected region as the Loop region.
9 Set Selected Region to Auto Punch
This sets the selected region as the Auto Punch region.
Track Number
Track Type Icon
Track Name
Track Move Up/
Down button
All Track Select but-
ton
Output Assign
(Instrument)
Output Assign
(MIDI)
Output Assign (Au-
dio)
Mute button
Solo button
Record button
All Track Mute Off
button
All Track Solo Off
button
Track Parameter
button
Explanation
Display the Track number. You can click here to make that number the current track.
This indicates the type of track. You can click here to select or de-select that track.
Display the name of the track. When you double-click here, the EDIT TRACK NAME popup window
will appear, allowing you to edit the name of the track.
You can click these to move the current track upward or downward (i.e., change their order).
Click this to select or de-select all tracks.
This indicates the instrument part played by the current track.
Specifies the MIDI connector and channel used for MIDI output of the data from the MIDI track.
Specifies the output connector from which the audio recorded on the track will be output.
Click this to turn Mute on (yellow) or off.
Click this to turn Solo on (light blue) or off.
Click this to switch the current track.
Click this to defeat Mute for all tracks.
Click this to defeat Solo for all tracks.
Click this to display the TRACK PARAMETER popup window for the corresponding track.
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Right-click on the Tracklist Area
fig.tracklist-area2
Playlist Area
1 Add MIDI Tracks...
The ADD MIDI TRACKS popup will appear. Add one or
more MIDI tracks for recording data in your current song.
2 Add Audio Tracks...
The ADD AUDIO TRACKS popup will appear.
Add one or more Audio tracks for recording data in your current song.
3 Delete Tracks...
The DELETE TRACKS popup will appear. Here you can delete the tracks.
4 Merge Tracks...
The MERGE TRACKS popup will appear.
Here you can combine multiple MIDI tracks into a single track.
5 Insert Measure...
The INSERT MEASURE popup will appear.
Here you can insert blank measures at the specified measure location.
6 Erase All Events
Deletes the all events of current track.
A confirmation message will appear before the data is erased.
7 Track Name...
The EDIT TRACK NAME popup will appear.
You can change the name of the track.
8 Track Parameter
The TRACK PARAMETER popup will appear.
9 Select All Tracks
Select or de-select all tracks.
10 All Mute Off
Defeat Mute for all tracks.
11 All Solo Off
Defeat Solo for all tracks.
MIDI Event
Audio Event
Zoom button
Scroll button/bar
Explanation
These boxes indicate MIDI events. They are color-coded according to the assigned instrument part.
When you double-click a MIDI event, the PIANO ROLL EDIT popup window will appear.
When you holding down [JUMP] and double-click a MIDI event, the EVENT LIST popup will
appear.
These boxes indicate audio events. When you double-click an audio event, the AUDIO EVENT PA-
RAMETER popup window will appear.
These buttons expand (+) or shrink (-) the time axis of the playlist.
Here you can move the displayed portion of the play list along the time axis. Click to move to-
ward the beginning of the song, or click to move toward the end of the song. You can drag the
scroll bar to move the current time location accordingly.
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Right-click on the Playlist Area
1 Move...
The MOVE popup will appear.
Moves the data of the selected region to the specified location.
2 Copy&Paste...
The COPY&PASTE popup will appear.
Copies the data of the selected region to the specified location.
3 Copy&Insert...
The COPY&INSERT popup will appear.
Inserts the data of the selected region to the specified location.
4 Erase
Deletes the data. The deleted region will be blank.
5 Cut
Deletes the data. Subsequent data will be moved forward.
6 Quantize...
The QUANTIZE popup will appear.
Adjust the timing of MIDI note events in the way you specify.
7 Change Velocity...
The CHANGE VELOCITY popup will appear.
Changes the velocity of MIDI note events.
8 Change Duration...
The CHANGE DURATION popup will appear.
Changes the duration (note length) of MIDI note events.
9 Shift Timing...
The SHIFT TIMING popup will appear. Moves the events of the selected
region forward or backward in units of one tick (1/480th of a quarter note).
10 Data Thin...
The DATA THIN popup will appear.
Thins-out events of the selected region to reduce the amount of data.
11 Transpose...
The TRANSPOSE popup will appear.
Tr ansposes the pitch of note events in the selected region, in units of a semitone.
12 Split notes...
The SPLIT NOTE popup will appear.
This lets you extract only specific note events from a track,
and move them to a specified other track.
13 Copy As MIDI Clip...
The COPY AS MIDI CLIP popup will appear.
Add the specified data to the MIDI clip library.
14 Paste MIDI Clip...
The PASTE MIDI CLIP popup will appear.
Paste the MIDI clip from the MIDI clip library into the current song.
15 Copy As Audio Phrase...
The COPY AS AUDIO PHRASE popup will appear.
Here you can copy the selected data to the velocity pads.
16 Audio Event Parameter
The COPY AS MIDI CLIP popup will appear.
Adjust the parameters of the event of an selected audio track.
● Function Block
Function buttons
Wave Memory
meter
Sequence Memory
meter
Explanation
The [F1]–[F5] buttons correspond to functions displayed at the bottom of the LCD.
If it is in the state which can do the direct recording, the remaining recordable time and the remaining
amount of memory are displayed.
In the state which can do the sequence recording, green meter is displayed. This indicates the amount
of sequence data that has been recorded. The numerical value shows the proportion of free area available for recording events into the sequencer.
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● Menu Bar
PROJECT
Manage the project and make project setting.
1 Rename Project...
The EDIT PROJECT NAME popup will appear. Assign a name to the project.
2 Set Project Protection...
The SET PROJECT PROTECTION popup will appear.
Protect a project saved on disk from being overwritten or deleted.
3 Load Project...
The LOAD PROJECT popup will appear. Load a project, making it the current project.
4 Save Project
"Save Current Project?" message will appear. Save the current project.
5 Save As New Project...
The SAVE AS NEW PROJECT popup will appear.
Here you can save the current project under a different name, and then make it the current project.
6 Create New Project...
The CREATE NEW PROJECT popup will appear. Create a new project.
7 Delete Project...
The DELETE PROJECT popup will appear. Delete an unwanted project.
8 Optimize Project
"Optimize Project?" message will appear.
This will reorganize the samples used by the current project
in order to make the most efficient use of memory.
9 Backup To CD...
The BACKUP PROJECT TO CD popup will appear.
Backup the current project to a CD-R/RW disc.
10 Recover From CD...
The RECOVER PROJECT FROM CD popup will appear.
Recover (restore) a backed-up project from CD into the MV-8000 with the name you specify.
11 Shutdown
"SHUTDOWN Are you sure?" message will appear.
You must execute this operation before powering-off the MV-8000.
SONG
Manage the song and make various settings for the current song.
1 Song Name...
The EDIT SONG NAME popup will appear. You can change the name of the current song.
2 Song Parameter
The SONG PARAMETER popup will appear. Make settings for the current song.
3 Sync
The SYNC popup will appear. Make synchronization settings.
4 Create New Song...
The CREATE NEW SONG popup will appear. Create a new song within the current project.
5 Select Song...
The SELECT SONG popup will appear. Change the current song by recalling the desired song.
6 Delete Song...
The DELETE SONG popup will appear. Delete an unwanted song.
7 Copy As New Song...
The COPY AS NEW SONG popup will appear.
Copy the current song, and switch the current song to be the resulting copy.
8 Save As User Template
Save a track structure or loop settings to a song template.
9 Save As SMF...
Save the current song in SMF (Standard MIDI File) format 1.
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SEQUENCE
Perform sequencer-related operations.
1 Tempo Track
The TEMPO TRACK popup will appear.
The tempo track lets you specify the tempo and time signature.
2 Add MIDI Track...
The ADD MIDI TRACKS popup will appear.
Add one or more MIDI tracks for recording data in your current song.
3 Add Audio Track...
The ADD AUDIO TRACKS popup will appear.
Add one or more Audio tracks for recording data in your current song.
4 Delete Tracks...
The DELETE TRACKS popup will appear. Here you can delete the tracks.
5 Merge Tracks...
The MERGE TRACKS popup will appear. Here you can combine multiple MIDI tracks into a single track.
6 Current Track Edit >
1 Name...
2 Erase All Events
7 Insert Measure...
The INSERT MEASURE popup will appear.
Here you can insert blank measures at the specified measure location.
8 Marker
The MARKER popup will appear. Here you can add or delete markers.
9 View Filter
The VIEW FILTER popup will appear.
Here you can select the MIDI events that can be viewed
and edited in the SEQUENCE screen and EVENT LIST screen.
10 Step Time
The STEP TIME popup will appear.
Here you can specify the interval by which the STEP buttons will change the time location.
11 Metronome
The METRONOME popup will appear. Here you can make metronome settings.
12 Loop
The LOOP popup will appear. Here you can make loop settings for loop play.
13 MIDI Clip Library
The MIDI CLIP LIBRARY popup will appear. Here you can rename or delete items in the MIDI clip library.
The EDIT TRACK NAME popup will appear. Here you can change the name of the track.
Deletes the all events of current track. A confirmation message will appear before the data is erased.
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EDIT
You can edit the track.
1 Move...
The MOVE popup will appear.
Moves the data of the selected region to the specified location.
2 Copy&Paste...
The COPY&PASTE popup will appear.
Copies the data of the selected region to the specified location.
3 Copy&Insert...
The COPY&INSERT popup will appear.
Inserts the data of the selected region to the specified location.
4 Erase
Deletes the data. The deleted region will be blank.
5 Cut
Deletes the data. Subsequent data will be moved forward.
6 Quantize...
The QUANTIZE popup will appear.
Adjust the timing of MIDI note events in the way you specify.
7 Change Velocity...
The CHANGE VELOCITY popup will appear.
Changes the velocity of MIDI note events.
8 Change Duration...
The CHANGE DURATION popup will appear.
Changes the duration (note length) of MIDI note events.
9 Shift Timing...
The SHIFT TIMING popup will appear.
Moves the events of the selected region forward or backward in units
of one tick (1/480th of a quarter note).
10 Data Thin...
The DATA THIN popup will appear.
Thins-out events of the selected region to reduce the amount of data.
11 Transpose...
The TRANSPOSE popup will appear.
Tr ansposes the pitch of note events in the selected region, in units of a semitone.
12 Split notes...
The SPLIT NOTE popup will appear.
This lets you extract only specific note events from a track,
and move them to a specified other track.
13 Copy As MIDI Clip...
The COPY AS MIDI CLIP popup will appear.
Add the specified data to the MIDI clip library.
14 Paste MIDI Clip...
The PASTE MIDI CLIP popup will appear.
Paste the MIDI clip from the MIDI clip library into the current song.
15 Copy As Audio Phrase...
The COPY AS AUDIO PHRASE popup will appear.
Here you can copy the selected data to the velocity pads.
16 Audio Event Parameter
The AUDIO EVENT PARAMETER popup will appear.
Adjust the parameters of the event of an selected audio track.
17 Select All Tracks
Select or de-select all tracks.
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SAMPLER
Here you can sample or import of audio sources, and make sampler setting.
1 Sampling
The SAMPLING popup will appear. Here you can make sampling setting and perform sampling.
2 Import
The IMPORT popup will appear. Here you can import of music data from hard disk or CD.
3 Audio Phrases
The AUDIO PHRASES popup will appear. Here you can edit the audio phrases.
4 Instruments
The INSTRUMENTS popup will appear. Here you can edit the instruments.
5 Pad Banks
The PAD BANKS popup will appear. The PAD BANKS popup will appear.
Here you can switch the pad bank of the velocity pads.
6 Quick Edit >
This lets you edit an audio phrase or partial assigned to a velocity pad.
Use the sub-menu to select the number of the velocity pad.
MIXER/EFFECTS
Here you can make mixer or effect setting.
1 Mixer
The MIXER popup will appear.
Here you can adjust the volume and panning of the audio tracks and instrument parts.
2 Effects
The EFFECTS popup will appear.
Here you can make settings for the built-in MFX, Delay/Chorus and Reverb.
SYSTEM
Here you can make system setting for the MV-8000.
1 Global
The GLOBAL popup will appear.
Here you can make settings for the overall system of the MV-8000.
2 Pad/Panel
The SYSTEM PAD popup will appear.
Here you can make settings for the velocity pads, top panel buttons, knobs, and sliders.
3 MIDI
The MIDI popup will appear. Here you can make MIDI settings.
4 V-Link
The V-LINK popup will appear. Here you can make V-LINK settings.
5 System Info
The SYSTEM INFORMATION popup will appear.
Here you can view information about memory usage and the status of the installed options.
6 Slider
The SYSTEM ASSIGNABLE SLIDER popup will appear.
Here you can specify the functions assigned to the sliders.
7 R-BUS
The R-BUS popup will appear. Here you can make R-BUS settings.
8 VGA/Mouse
The VGA/MOUSE popup will appear.
Here you can specify the signal that will be sent to the external display,
and adjust the sensitivity of the mouse.
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DISK/USB
Here you can make settings for the MV-8000’s disk and for USB.
1 File Utility
The FILE UTILITY popup will appear. Here you can manage files by copying, moving, or deleting them.
2 Disk Utility
The DISK UTILITY popup will appear. Here you can check the disk and perform maintenance.
3 USB
The USB popup will appear.
This switch the MV-8000 to USB-connection mode, which lets you transfer data between
the internal hard disk and your computer.
4 CD Player
The CD PLAYER popup will appear. Here you can play back an audio CD.
MASTERING
Here you can mixdown your completed song to a two-track master, and create an
audio CD.
1 Mixdown Mode
A confirmation message will appear. Turns mixdown mode on/off.
2 Mastering
The MASTERING popup will appear.
Here you can use the mastering tool kit to master an audio file.
3 Create Audio CD...
The CUE SHEET popup will appear.
Here you can specify the song order in which the audio files
will be written to the CD-R/RW disc.
4 Audio File List
The AUDIO FILE LIST popup will appear.
Here you can audition or delete mixdown data or mastering data.
All Popup Close button
This button closes all popup windows that are currently open in the screen.
Song Number/Song Name
This shows the number and name of the currently-loaded song
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Operation section
Operation section
Quick Tour
The following pages explain the most important operations in VGA mode. Please take
this quick tour in order to get a feel for using VGA mode to operate the MV-8000.
Preparations
Load a project that contains data, such as “MVDEMO_SONG”.
● Playback and changing the time location
1
Click the Play button.
The song will begin playing.
2
Click a desired point on the song position bar.
The song playback position will move to
the location on which you clicked.
3
In the current time display area, click
the measure, beat, or tick field.
This quick tour explains
mainly MIDI tracks and
instruments, but the same
explanations also apply to
audio tracks and audio
phrases.
Loading a project – In the
menu bar, click “PROJECT”; in
the list that appears, click
“Load Project...”
You can also drag the knob
(handle) of the bar.
The numerical display will turn blue; now
you can edit the value. The song playback position will
change when you move the mouse wheel to increase or
decrease the value.
● Loop playback
1
Click the Loop Quick Set Length indicator.
A list will appear; click the number of measures you want to
use (e.g., 2Meas).
2
Click the Loop Quick Set
button
Loop playback will be
enabled.
● Solo Play
Playback will loop for the
number of measures you
specified in step 1.
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1
Click the Solo button.
The Solo button will turn light blue. Only the light
blue tracks will play. When you click once again,
solo will be defeated (the button will go dark).
2
b
Click the All Track Solo Off button.
All solo settings will be defeated.
● Display-related functions
1
Click the zoom button.
The dimension of the play list’s horizontal axis (time
axis) will change.
In the same way, you can click
2
Click the note event icon in the View Filter
icons.
Of the events displayed in the play list, this switches
MIDI note events between displayed and hidden.
● Selecting and adding tracks
1
Click the Track Name of the MIDI Track.
The color of the track will change, and it will
become the current track.
When you strike a pad, the patch will sound according to the Output Assign parameter
of the current track.
2
Right-click the Track Name of the current Track.
A list will appear; click “Add MIDI Tracks... .” The ADD MIDI TRACKS popup will
appear, and click .
A MIDI track will be added, and will become the current track.
● Recording and Undo
Preparations
• If looping is turned off, click the Loop button.
• If the sequencer is stopped, click the Play button.
1
Strike the pads to rehearse your recording.
It’s a good idea to practice before you begin recording.
to switch audio events
etween displayed and
hidden.
Current Track – This refers to
the track that is currently
selected as the target of your
operations.
If there’s no sound, try clicking
the pad bank button to change
the pad bank. Alternatively,
try a different track.
Loading a project – In the
menu bar, click “PROJECT”; in
the list that appears, click
“Load Project...”
2
Click the Record button.
Recording will begin. Strike the pads to perform.
The loop region will be
recorded repeatedly.
3
Click the Undo button
Cancel the results of an recording (Undo). The Undo
button will blink.
4
Click the Undo button again.
The content you erased by Undo will be recovered (Redo). The Undo button will lit
(light blue). Undo and Redo will alternate each time you click.
When you execute Undo, the
recording state will be
defeated, and you will return
to playback.
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● Play Quantize
1
Click the display of the Quantize Type.
The list will appear. The result will depend on the
Quantize Type. The parameters at right let you
specify the effect in greater detail.
● Editing the name of a track
1
Double-click The Track Name of current track.
The EDIT TRACK NAME popup will appear. Click a key on the keyboard to edit the
name of the track. Then click .
● Editing an event
1
Click the Stop button.
Recording/playback will stop.
2
Drag and drop an event.
The event will move.
This operation only modifies
the way in which the data is
played back. This means that
you can always defeat the
effect simply by turning this
“Off”.
3
Click the Snap button.
Snap mode will be switched on/off. In Snap mode,
the mouse pointer will always be located at fixed
intervals. When dragging and dropping an event,
this lets you ensure that the event will always be aligned to the beginning of a measure
(or whatever interval you specify).
4
Double-click an event.
A popup window will appear, allowing you to edit the selected event in greater detail.
5
Specify the parameters, then click .
6
The popup will close.
● Edit the sound
1
Click “Sampler” on the menu bar.
A list will appear.
2
Move the mouse cursor (i.e., point) to “Quick Edit.”
Another list will appear.
To edit a value, move the
mouse pointer to it and use the
left button to drag it upward
or downward.
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3
Click the partial name you want to edit.
The PARTIAL EDIT popup or AUDIO PHRASE EDIT popup will appear.
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