Roland MV-8000 ERRATA User Manual

Owner’s Manual

This manual explains how to use an MV-8000 in which “System Program Version 3.50 is
installed.

About the symbols and icons in this manual

Text in square brackets [ ] refers to buttons on the panel of the MV-8000.

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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.

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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 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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An overview of version 3.5

Added functionality

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Mixer automation (p. 3)

Operations on the MIXER screen can now be recorded and recalled.

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Track mute automation (p. 5)

Operations on the TRACK MUTE screen can now be recorded and recalled.

C-knob automation (p. 10)

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Operations of the C-knob can now be recorded and recalled.

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Transmit Program Changes to an external sound module (p. 12)

MIDI Program Changes can now be transmitted at the beginning of a Song or Pattern.

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Pencil tool added (p. 13)

You can now enter note events on the VGA PIANO ROLL EDIT screen.

Continuous data generation and modification capability (p. 14)

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You can now enter and edit data that has continuous values. This can be used to enter
automation data into MIDI tracks.

Three-band equalizer added (p. 16)

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You can now use the equalizer to adjust the tone.

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Import Patch Preview function added (p. 18)

You can now preview and audition before importing Patches.

Screens that have been added

MUTE CONTROL TRACK screen (p. 8)

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TRACK SELECT popup (p. 9)

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CREATE CONTINUOUS DATA popup (p. 14)

CHANGE CONTINUOUS DATA popup (p. 15)

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MIXER (AUDIO TRACK EQ), MIXER (INSTRUMENTS PART 1-8 EQ),
MIXER (INSTRUMENTS PART 9-16 EQ) screen (p. 16)

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Automating mixing operations (Automation)

Automating operations of Mixer Channel

The operations of the mixer parameter on the MIXER screens can be recorded on the
sequencer (MIDI track).

Mixer parameters that can be recorded and played back

Mixer operation data is recorded on a MIDI track as MIDI Control Change data. The
following table shows the data that can be recorded and played back, and the MIDI
Control Change numbers used for each type of data.

You can’t record mixer

operations for multiple Mixer

Channels at the same time.

You can’t record operations of

the Output parameter, Mute

parameter, and EQ parameters

on the MIXER screens.

Parameters

Level
Pan 10 (Pan)
Reverb Send 91 (Reverb: Effect 1 Depth)
DlyCho Send 93 (Chorus: Effect 3 Depth)

MIDI Control Change Number

7 (Volume)

Recording mixer operations for a Mixer Channel

1.

Access the SEQUENCE screen or the PATTERN screen.

2.

Move the current time to the location at which you want to start recording
mixer operations.

3.

Use to select the MIDI track on which you want to record the Mixer

Channel operations (movements).

4.

Press (Track Param).

The TRACK PARAMETER popup will appear.

You can use the SEQUENCE

EDIT screen, the PATTERN

EDIT screen, or the EVENT

LIST screen to edit a MIDI

track on which you recorded

mixer operations.

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Automating mixing operations (Automation)

5.

Use the Output Assign parameter to select the Mixer Channel for which you
want to record/playback mixer operations.

The following table shows the Mixer Channel that can be recorded and played back.

Mixer Channel

AUX1
AUX2 Mixer AUX2
AUX3 Mixer AUX3
AUX4 Mixer AUX4
Delay/Chorus Mixer DlyCho
Reverb Mixer Reverb
Audio Phrase Mixer A.Phrs
Input Mixer Input
Audio track 1-8 AMix *: (Audio track name)

Select the “AMix” for which you want to record mixer operation of Audio track.

6.

Press and select the MIXER screen for which you want to record the

Mixer Channel.

Value

Mixer AUX1

“*” shows Track Number.

When you delete an Audio

track, the Output Assign

parameter will be switched Off

for the MIDI track on which

you recorded the mixer

automation operations for that

track.

7.

Press .

[REC] (red) indicator will blink, and the RECORDING PARAMETER (MIDI) popup
will appear. Make recording settings as necessary.

8.

Press .

[REC] (red) and [PLAY] (green) will light, and the RECORDING PARAMETER
(MIDI) popup will close. Use the sliders or VALUE dial to adjust the mixer
parameter values for the Mixer Channel you selected in step 5. The value changes
will be recorded on the MIDI track.

9.

Press to stop recording.

[REC] and [PLAY] will go dark, and recording will stop.

Playback mixer movements

1.

Move the current time to the location at which the mixer operations were
recorded.

2.

Press .

[PLAY] (green) will light. The Mixer parameters will change according to the data
recorded on the MIDI track.

By changing the Output

Assign parameter setting for

the MIDI track on which you

recorded the mixer operations

to other Mixer Channel, you

can playback those same mixer

operations on a different Mixer

Channel.

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3.

Press to stop playback.

[PLAY] will go dark, and playback will stop.

Automating mixing operations (Automation)

Automating mute operations for each track

Mute settings for each track can be recorded on the Mute Control Track and
played-back.

Recording mute operations

1.

Hold down , and press .

The TRACK MUTE screen will appear.

2.

Move the current time to the location at which you want to start recording
mute operations.

3.

Press .

[REC] (red) indicator will blink, and the RECORDING PARAMETER (MUTE
CONTROL) popup will appear. Make recording settings as necessary.

• Count In

Specifies how recording will begin.

Value
Off

1 Meas

2 Meas

Wait Note Recording will begin the moment you press [PLAY].

Explanation

Recording will begin the moment you press [PLAY].
When you press [PLAY], a count-in will sound from one measure

earlier than the record-start location, and recording will begin at
the record-start location.

When you press [PLAY], a count-in will sound from two measures
earlier than the record-start location, and recording will begin at
the record-start location.

• Auto Punch

Recording will begin (punch-in) and end (punch-out) automatically at the time
locations you specify beforehand.

Parameter

In
Out

Value
0001-01-000
0001-01-000

– 9999-**-***
– 9999-**-***

• Metronome Mode

Specifies when the metronome signal will be output.

Value

Off
Rec Only The metronome will sound only during recording.
Play&Rec The metronome will sound during playback and recording.
Always The metronome will always sound.

Explanation

The metronome will not sound.

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Automating mixing operations (Automation)

• Input Quantize

You can record into the sequencer while applying quantization.

Value: Off, (60), (80),

4.

Press .

(120)

, (160), (240), (320), (480)

[REC] (red) and [PLAY] (green) will light, and the RECORDING PARAMETER
(MUTE CONTROL) popup will close. Strike the velocity pads to perform track mute
operations. Mute operations will be recorded on the Mute Control Track.

5.

Press to stop recording.

[REC] and [PLAY] will go dark, and recording will stop.

Playback mute operations

1.

Access the SEQUENCE screen or the PATTERN screen.

2.

Use to select the track on which you want to playback the mute

Recording will end

automatically if you access any

screen other than the TRACK

MUTE screen (for example by

pressing [EXIT]) while

recording.

operations.

3.

Press (Track Param).

The TRACK PARAMETER popup will appear.

4.

Use the Mute Control parameter to specify whether mute operations are to be
played-back or not.

• Mute Control

Tracks will be muted/unmuted according to the track mute data recorded on the
Mute Control Track.

Value

Off

On

On (Default=Off)

On (Default=On)

Explanation

The recorded mute data will be disabled. Mute operations will not be
played back.

The recorded mute data will be enabled.
The recorded mute data will be enabled. With this setting, mute will

automatically be disabled when you move the time location to the
beginning of the track.

The recorded mute data will be enabled. With this setting, mute will
automatically be applied when you move the time location to the
beginning of the track.

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5.

Press (Close).

The TRACK PARAMETER popup will close. If you want to enable/disable mute