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Roland MV-8000 Music Production Workstation Quick Start User Manual

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Master your creative sound palette with an in-depth manual for the MV-8000 Production Studio. This guide is essential for hands-on users and beginner music producers, providing comprehensive instructions from initial setup and connection to advanced composition. Learn how to sequence complex rhythms using velocity pads, record live performances, sample external audio sources (CDs), and assemble professional multi-track songs. Everything you need to master sound creation techniques is covered here.

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Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分

Quick Start

Welcome to the MV-8000 Production Studio! This manual is written for people who ...

Are using the MV-8000 for the first time Want to learn what the MV-8000 is Want to get started making sounds

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."

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.

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, p. 4), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s Manual p. 5–7). 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.

2003 Roland Corporation All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Roland Web Site http://www.roland.co.jp/

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Page 1 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Quick Start Welcome to the MV-8000 Production Studio! This manual is written for people who ... Are using the MV-8000 for the first time Want to learn wh...
Page 2 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Let's get started (Contents) Preparations and concepts If you are using the MV-8000 for the first time, wi suggest Explains how to connect the MV-8000 wi...
Page 3 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reparations and concepts Preparations and concepts Checking the included File system Structure Overview/surface items How you use the MV-8000 depends on ...
Page 4 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Preparations and concepts Preparing your equipment and making connections You cannot use the PHONO and MIC/LINE analog inputs at the same time. If you ma...
Page 5 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reparations and concepts Preparations and concepts Howling could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers. This can be r...
Page 6 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Preparations and concepts Turning on the power Make sure that the audio devices connected to the MV- 8000 are powered-off. After making connections corre...
Page 7 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reparations and concepts Preparations and concepts Turning off the power You must perform the Shutdown operation before turning the power off. The Shutdo...
Page 8 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Preparations and concepts Basic operations Moving the cursor Each screen displays various parameters (items to set) or menus (items to select). To edit t...
Page 9 Quick Start_e.book ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reparations and concepts Preparations and concepts Using the SHIFT button Some buttons have more than one function assigned to them; use [SHIFT] to acces...
Page 10 Quick Start_e.book 10ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Preparations and concepts “l” will be input. Press . The cursor will move to the right. Press four times and press (A a/a A). “l” will be input. Press ...
Page 11 Quick Start_e.book 11ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時59分 Listening to the dem o song Listening to the demo song Preparations Perform the following steps. When the MV-8000 is shipped from the factory, the inte...
Page 12 Quick Start_e.book 12ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時59分 Listening to the demo song Moving the time location and operating the sequencer You can use the following functions. Return to the beginning Return/adv...
Page 13 Quick Start_e.book 13ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 sing the velocity pads Using the velocity pads Let's try using the velocity pads (we'll simply call them “pads” from here on) to play the sounds used i...
Page 14 Quick Start_e.book 14ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Using the velocity pads Playing other materials The demo song uses other materials as well. Here's how to select and play Each of the sixteen sound the...
Page 15 Quick Start_e.book 15ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 sing the velocity pads Using the velocity pads Switching the pad bank By switching the “pad bank” you can use the sixteen pads on the top panel to play...
Page 16 Quick Start_e.book 16ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Using the velocity pads Press (Track Param). The area indicated in the illustration shows information about the current track. Check this area to see t...
Page 17 Quick Start_e.book 17ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reating a song Creating a song Let's record a song using the sounds provided. Preparations Perform the following procedure. Preparing your equipment an...
Page 18 Quick Start_e.book 18ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Creating a song Creating a new song Here's how to create a new song that contains no data. Press SONG . The SONG SETUP MENU screen will appear. Choose ...
Page 19 Quick Start_e.book 19ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reating a song Creating a song Loop recording Here's how you can use Loop Recording to keep layering additional pad “Loop” is a function that performan...
Page 20 Quick Start_e.book 20ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Creating a song Creating a track for sequence recording Here's how to add a track to the song so that you can record additional A “MIDI track” is an ar...
Page 21 Quick Start_e.book 21ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reating a song Creating a song Correcting the timing (Play Quantize) Performances you input by striking the pads manually will inevitably have slight t...
Page 22 Quick Start_e.book 22ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Creating a song Recording a live performance Here's how to use an audio track to record audio (Direct Recording). For The actual audio data itself is e...
Page 23 Quick Start_e.book 23ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 reating a song Creating a song Saving your completed composition So that an unexpected accident does not cause you to loose the data you have edited up...
Page 24 Quick Start_e.book 24ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Assembling additional materials Here's how you can collect materials (samples) in addition to those already saved on the hard disk, and use them in a c...
Page 25 Quick Start_e.book 25ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 ssem bling additional m aterials Assembling additional materials Set the parameters in the QUICK ASSIGN (PATCH) screen. (Example) If you want to assign...
Page 26 Quick Start_e.book 26ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Assembling additional materials Importing sounds from an audio CD You can import audio from a conventional audio CD. As an example, here's how to creat...
Page 27 Quick Start_e.book 27ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 ssem bling additional m aterials Assembling additional materials Sampling Here's how you can use a mic etc. to sample (record) a sound, and assign the ...
Page 28 Quick Start_e.book 28ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Assembling additional materials Set parameters in the QUICK ASSIGN screen. (Example) To assign the sample to separate pitches F3 through E4 Parameter a...
Page 29 Quick Start_e.book 29ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Index Index Roll ................................................................................... 13 Add Audio Tracks .................................
Page 30 Quick Start_e.book 30ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 Index
Page 31 Quick Start_e.book 31ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 information Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown...
Page 32 Quick Start_e.book 32ページ 2003年11月28日 金曜日 午前5時45分 03341167 ’03-12-2KS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What should I read before using the MV-8000 unit?

Review 'IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS' (p. 2), 'USING THE UNIT SAFELY' (p. 3, p. 4), and 'IMPORTANT NOTES' (p. 5–7).

How do I begin using the MV-8000?

Start by turning on/off the power in the suggested order and checking the included items.

What is needed to create a new song?

You must first create a 'Song' before you can sample, which involves loading sound data from an audio CD-ROM or recording your own samples.