Roland MV-8800 Production Studio Gebrauchsanweisung

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MV-8800 Production Studio

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MV8800WS11

Working with External MIDI Instruments

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About the MV-8800 Workshop Series

Roland’s MV-8800 Production Studio is packed with features for making

music. It’s a heavy-duty sampler that can do all sorts of things with sounds

you sample or import. Its sequencer has 136 tracks for MIDI sequencing and

playing back audio, and its set of editing tools is deep. It’s a great box for

performing—using its pads or an attached MIDI keyboard—and, of course,

it can even burn a CD of your final master mix.

Each MV-8800 Workshop Series booklet focuses on one MV-8800 topic, and

is intended as a companion to your MV-8800 Owner’s Manuals.

About This Booklet

The MV-8800 can act as the command center of a MIDI studio. This booklet

explains how to play MIDI instruments—including computer-based soft

synths—from the MV-8800’s pads, as well as how to use MIDI sounds in your

MV-8800 sequences.

The Buttons, the LCD, or a VGA?

On the MV-8800, you can work on the built-in LCD or on an optional color

VGA monitor. You can use the MV-8800’s front-panel controls, or a mouse on

your VGA screen. No matter how you like to work, there’s an easy way to get

things done.

Probably the best idea is to work primarily with a mouse

on a VGA, using the MV-8800’s buttons to quickly get in and out of

MV-8800 screens. The procedures in this booklet typically assume you’ll be

working this way.

If you’re not, don’t worry, because the VGA windows and LCD screens are

essentially the same. There are clickable VGA icons for all of the MV-8800’s

buttons. You can also press an onscreen button by clicking your mouse or

by pressing an F button on the MV-8800. The main difference has to do with

how you deal with settings—or “parameters”—and how you select objects.

If you’re using a mouse: If you’re using the MV-8800’s buttons:

You select parameters and objects with

a left click. You change the selected

parameter’s value by turning the scroll

wheel. You can display an object’s menu by

right-clicking the object.

You select parameters and objects with

the 3, 4, 5, and 6CURSOR buttons.

Change a selected parameter’s value by

turning the VALUE dial or by pressing DEC

and INC.

Left click Right click

Scroll

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Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet

Throughout this booklet, you’ll come across information that deserves

special attention—that’s the reason it’s labeled with one of the following

symbols.

A note is something that adds information about the topic at hand.

A tip offers suggestions for using the feature being discussed.

Warnings contain important information that can help you avoid

possible damage to your equipment, your data, or yourself.

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The Heart of Your MIDI Studio

If you have other MIDI instruments—hardware

synths, samplers, or soft synths running on a

computer—you can play their sounds from

your MV-8800, using them alongside MV-8800

patches and audio phrases in your MV-8800

patterns and songs.

While this booklet explains making MIDI connections and the MV-8800’s

MIDI settings, it assumes you have a basic understanding of MIDI. To

learn about MIDI, you can download InFocus: An Introduction to MIDI

from the Support Documents section of the Roland US website.

Throughout this booklet, we’ll refer to all external MIDI devices as

simply “MIDI instruments” to make things easier to read.

To learn how to operate an external MIDI instrument or a computer/

soft synth setup, see its documentation.

Listening to Your MIDI Instruments

You’ll need a way to hear both the MV-8800 and your MIDI instruments when

you want to use them together. There are basically two ways to do this. You

can:

listen through a mixer—by connecting the MV-8800 and the MIDI

instruments to the mixer and listening to the mixer’s output. (To learn

how to set up a mixer, see its documentation.)

listen through the MV-8800—if you’re using the MV-8800 with a single

MIDI instrument, or if you’ve connected multiple MIDI instruments to

a mixer. We’ll explain this option in detail in “Listening Through the

MV-8800,” next.

To find out how to get the best sound from a MIDI instrument, see its

documentation.

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Listening Through the MV-8800

Making a Direct Audio Connection

You can listen to a MIDI instrument—or a mixer—in stereo through the

MV-8800 by connecting its:

analog stereo outputs—to the MV-8800’s L and R MIC/LINE jacks.

When you’re not using

the PHONO jacks, keep

the included shorting

pin inserted in them.

digital output—to a digital input on an optional MV8-OP1 Audio I/O

Expansion board (purchased separately) installed in your MV-8800.

In addition to simplicity, there’s another advantage to listening directly

through the MV-8800: If you decide to sample your MIDI instrument(s),

you’re already set up to do so.

Selecting the MV-8800 Input(s) You’re Using

Press the MV-8800’s SYSTEM button.

Select Global from the SYSTEM menu to display the

GLOBAL window.

Whenever you want to select a numbered menu item—such as the

Global menu item—you can select it by pressing its number on the

MV-8800’s numeric keypad and hitting ENTER.

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If you’ve installed an

optional MV8-OP1

expansion board, you’ll

see its digital connectors

here.

Set the Input Select parameter to Analog, unless you’ve installed an

MV8-OP1—if you have, you can also select the Coaxial, Optical, or

R-BUS digital input.

Setting The MIDI Instrument’s Listening Level

Press the MV-8800 MIXER button to display the MIXER

(AUX/FX/AUDIO PHRASE/INPUT) window.

IN (A) level

If the AUX/Phrs/In pane isn’t visible—as shown here—click its tab at the

top of the window to bring it forward.

Set the IN (A) fader’s level to 100, as shown above.

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If you’re using the analog inputs, listen to your MIDI instrument and

adjust the SENS knob for each input so that the level shown in the IN

(A) level meter onscreen is as loud as possible without lighting its red

Clip indicators.

Clip indicators

Typically, you’ll set the L and R SENS knobs to the same position.

Once they light, the Clip indicators stay lit to make sure you see your

volume’s too high. To unlight them, click the Reset Peak button.

Connecting the MV-8800 to Other MIDI Devices

About the MV-8800’s Two MIDI OUT Jacks

The MV-8800 has two MIDI OUT jacks on its rear panel: MIDI OUT A and MIDI

OUT B.

Each MIDI OUT jack can transmit MIDI data on 16 MIDI channels, allowing

you to play 16 individual MIDI sounds.

Since each jack has its own set of 16 MIDI channels, together they allow you

to play and control up to 32 individual MIDI instrument sounds.

Add a third MIDI OUT, as well as a second MIDI IN jack, by connecting a

Roland DIF-AT24—purchased separately—to an installed MV8-0P1.

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MIDI Connection Options

To make MIDI connections, you’ll need a MIDI cable—purchased

separately—for each MIDI instrument you plan to use.

You can connect the MV-8800 directly to one or two MIDI instruments—

Connect one of the MV-8800 MIDI OUT jacks to the MIDI IN jack on each

MIDI instrument.

MIDI OUT A MIDI OUT B

MIDI IN

You can use either MV-8800 MIDI OUT jack for a single MIDI instrument.

If you’re using two, use either MIDI OUT jack for either instrument.

You can use a MIDI keyboard for sequencing on the MV-8800 by

connecting its MIDI OUT jack to the MV-8800’s MIDI IN jack.

You can “daisy-chain” MIDI instruments—If a MIDI instrument has a MIDI

THRU jack, it can pass the MIDI data it receives from the MV-8800 to the

MIDI IN jack of another MIDI instrument. This lets you connect several

MIDI instruments, one-after-another, to either MV-8800 MIDI OUT jack.

MIDI IN

MIDI THRU

MIDI OUT A or B

MIDI IN

Each instrument in a MIDI daisy-chain gets its data a bit later than

the one before it. Keep your MIDI rhythm sounds tight by placing their

instruments as close as possible to the beginning of the daisy-chain.

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Using MIDI Instruments in a Sequence

Pads, Plus

For recording sequencer tracks, you can use the MV-8800’s pads and/or a

MIDI controller—such as a MIDI keyboard with or without its own sounds—

connected to the MV-8800’s MIDI IN jack.

Preparing the MV-8800 for MIDI Sequencing

Press the SYSTEM button to display the SYSTEM menu.

Select MIDI to open the MIDI window.

Make sure Multi Timbre Sampler Mode is set to Off as shown above. This

accomplishes two things. With this parameter off:

The MV-8800’s pads and a MIDI keyboard connected to the

MV-8800’s MIDI IN jack play the MIDI sound controlled by the

currently selected sequencer track.

As you play a MIDI instrument from the MV-8800’s pads or a

connected MIDI keyboard, you can also record your playing into

the MV-8800’s sequencer.

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Setting Up the MIDI Instrument

On each MIDI instrument you’ll be using, you’ll need to select the desired

sound, or sounds. If you’re using a:

single-sound MIDI instrument—choose the sound you want the

MV-8800’ pads to play.

drum machine—select the drum or percussion kit you want the

MV-8800’s pads to play.

multitimbral MIDI instrument—set up the instrument’s parts so that they

play the desired sounds, and so that each part receives MIDI data on the

correct MIDI channel.

A multitimbral MIDI instrument can play multiple sounds on separate

MIDI channels. The instrument is typically divided into “parts,” with

each playing its own sound on its own MIDI channel.

The MV-8800 can select sounds in a MIDI instrument automatically as

the sequencer plays using MIDI Program Change messages. To learn

more, see “Editing events individually” in the MV-8800 Owner’s Manual.

If Your MIDI Instrument Has a Keyboard

To use a keyboard with its own sounds for MV-8800 sequencing, only the

MV-8800 should actually play those sounds—you don’t want each note

to sound twice. Check the keyboard’s manual to learn how to temporarily

disable the playing of its sounds from the keyboard. (In the Roland Juno-D

shown above, for example, you’d turn off the Local Control parameter.)

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Choosing MIDI Instrument MIDI Channels

Here are some things to keep in mind as you set up your MIDI

instrument(s):

If you’re using both of the MV-8800’s MIDI OUT jacks, you’ve really got

32 completely separate MIDI channels to choose from. Get used to

thinking of these as A 1-16 and B 1-16 when you assign MIDI channels

to the sounds you want to play.

In order for an MV-8800 sequencer track to play a MIDI sound, its track

has to be set up to send out MIDI data on the sound’s MIDI channel.

When you set up your MIDI instrument(s), keep track of each sound’s

MIDI channel since you’ll need this information later when you set up

its track on the MV-8800.

Normally, each MIDI channel controls a single sound or drum/percussion

kit in a MIDI instrument. Therefore, set each sound—whether it’s the

only sound played by a MIDI instrument, or a part in a multitimbral MIDI

instrument—to its own unique MIDI channel.

If you want to layer two or more MIDI sounds so that they play exactly

the same thing, you can play them from the same MV-8800 sequencer

track by setting them to respond to the same MIDI channel.

Preparing to Record a MIDI Instrument Track

The MV-8800 sequencer has two types of tracks:

audio tracks—play onboard audio phrases.

MIDI tracks—play MV-8800 patches and/or sounds in MIDI

instruments.

When you want to sequence a MIDI instrument’s sound, use a MIDI

track. You can identify a MIDI track in a song by the note icon to

the left of its name.

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A MIDI track can play an internal MV-8800 patch and a MIDI instrument

sound at the same time. You’ll see how to do this in “Setting up a MIDI

Instrument Track” below.

When you create a new project using the default settings, the song the

MV-8800 automatically loads contains four MIDI tracks, and the current

pattern has one MIDI track. Likewise, when you create a new song using

the default settings, the song has four MIDI tracks, and its default pattern

has one.

If your pattern or song has no MIDI tracks, or if you’ve used all the MIDI tracks

it has, you can easily create new ones, as we’ll see.

Setting Up a MIDI Instrument Track

Whether you want to work with a MIDI track that already exists, or you

want to add a new MIDI track, you’ll use the same two settings to set up the

track for playing a MIDI instrument. These are the Output Assign and MIDI

parameters.

To set up a MIDI track that already exists:

Press PATTERN or SONG to display the desired screen.

Select the MIDI track you want to use by pressing the 6or 5buttons

to highlight it. (If you’re using a VGA, you can also select it by clicking

its name.)

Click Track Param to open the TRACK PARAMETER window where you’ll

find the two parameters.

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When you’re creating a new MIDI track:

Press PATTERN or SONG to display the desired screen.

Press the MENU button.

Select Add MIDI Tracks... to open the ADD MIDI TRACK

window where you’ll see the two parameters we’re

concerned with.

Tell the MV-8800 how many new MIDI tracks you want to add by setting

the Number of Tracks parameter at the top of the window.

The Output Assign Parameter

The setting of the Output Assign parameter decides whether or not the

track’s notes get sent to an MV-8800 part in order to play its patch.

To learn about parts and patches, see “About Patch Loading” on Page

3 in the MV-8800 Loading Patches Workshop booklet.

You can set Output Assign to Off, or set it to the part whose patch you want

the MIDI track to play.

When you want the track to play only a MIDI instrument, set Output

Assign to Off.

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The MIDI Parameter

The MIDI parameter selects the MIDI channel that carries the track’s data to

its MIDI sound. Set it to the MIDI channel you selected for the sound when

you set up its MIDI instrument. You can set MIDI to:

Off—so that the track sends out no MIDI data.

A-1 through A-16—so that the track’s data is sent on one of the 16 MIDI

channels coming out of the MIDI OUT A jack.

B-1 through B-16—so that the track’s data is sent on one of the 16 MIDI

channels coming out of the MIDI OUT B jack.

Once you’ve set the MIDI parameter, we recommend naming your track

to avoid confusing it with other tracks. Click Name to open the EDIT

TRACK NAME window where you can name the track.

Automatic MIDI Instrument Patch Selection

A MIDI instrument’s track can automatically select the desired sound when

you start playback of an MV-8800 pattern or song from the top. It does this

by sending the MIDI instrument the required Program Change and Bank

Select MIDI messages. Here’s how to set this up.

Before proceeding, see the MIDI instrument’s documentation to learn

the Program Change and Bank Select messages for the sound you want

to select from the MV-8800.

Press PATTERN or SONG to display the desired screen.

Select the desired MIDI track by clicking its name. (If you’re using the

internal LCD, select the desired MIDI track by pressing the 6or 5

buttons to highlight it.)

Click Track Param to open the TRACK PARAMETER window.

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You select an

external patch with

the Prog and Bank.

H and L parameters.

Set:

Prog—to the desired sound’s Program Change value.

Bank H—the the desired sound’s MSB value.

Bank L—the the desired sound’s LSB value.

You can set up other MIDI tracks the same way by selecting them using

the Track parameter in this window, and then setting their parameters

as desired.

When you’re done, click Close.

Ready to Go

That’s it. At this point you can record your MIDI instrument track the same

way you’d record a track that plays an MV-8800 patch. To learn about

sequencing on the MV-8800, see the MV-8800 Owner’s Manual.

The End

We hope you’ve found this workshop helpful. Keep an eye out for

other MV-8800 Workshop booklets, all available for downloading at

www.RolandUS.com.

For the latest MV-8800 updates and support tools, visit the Roland U.S.

Web site at www.RolandUS.com. If you need personal assistance, call

our amazing Product Support team at 323-890-3745.

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