User manual ROLAND MT-90U

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland MT-90U. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. 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, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. [. . . ] (Fwd)] while pressing [ (Stop)] to move to the end of a song. When playing an MP3 file, it may take some time to fast forward a song. This is not a problem. Repeating One Song <fig. 01-07. eps> 1 3, 5 2 4 1. 5. Press the [ (Song)] button. Press the [+] or [-] button to select a song. Press the [ (Repeat)] button. The indicator is lit and the selected song is set to repeat. Press the [ (Play)] button. The song begins playing and repeats at the end. To turn off Repeat, press the [ (Repeat)] button again. The indicator turns off and repeat is cancelled. NOTE When you press the [ (Repeat)] button the sound stops briefly. 22 MT-90U Basic Operation Repeating All Songs (All Song Play) You can play all the songs from the folder or Song List repeatedly in order. When the last song has finished playing, all the songs start playing again from the first song. This feature is called "All Song Play. " You can also play all the songs in random order. 50). <fig. 01-08. eps> 1 2 1. Press the [ (Play)] button while pressing the [ (Song)] button. The selected song begins to play, followed by the other songs. When the last song has finished, all the songs repeat in order from the first song. During All Song Play, the song number and "ALL" are displayed alternately. <Fig8. eps> 2. Press the [ (Stop)] button to stop playing the songs. When you stop playing the songs, All Song Play is cancelled. 23 MT-90U Basic Operation Changing the Tempo A piece of music with a fast tempo is difficult to practice at first. Start practicing at a slower tempo with the MT-90U and gradually increase the tempo as you improve for more effective practice. On the MT-90U, changing the tempo does not change the pitch of the notes. You can also change the tempo while the song is playing. Changing the Tempo by Beat <fig. 01-09-02. eps> 3 1 2 1. Press the [ (Tempo)] button. The display cursor moves to the tempo indicator. When playing audio files, a percentage appears. You can specify a setting value between 75 and 125%. <Fig9. eps> 2. Press the [+] or [-] button to adjust the tempo. Press and hold the [-] button and the tempo decreases quickly. 3. To return to the original tempo, press the [ [ (Tempo)] button. (Reset)] button while pressing the Pressing the [+] and [-] buttons at the same time also returns the song to its original tempo. 24 MT-90U Basic Operation Changing the Tempo by Tapping (Tap Tempo) You can change the tempo by tapping a steady beat on the tempo button. This feature is called "Tap Tempo. " The Tap Tempo feature does not work for audio files. 1. Repeatedly tap on the [ (Tempo)] button at the tempo you want to set. The tempo is set at the rate which you tapped on the tempo button. 25 MT-90U Basic Operation Using the Metronome You can start and stop the metronome with one button. Practice with the metronome when the tempo of a piece of music is hard to grasp. The metronome can sound while a song is playing, either in time with the song's tempo or with the song's time signature. This feature does not work for audio files. 2. Press the [ (Metronome)] button. The metronome indicator is lit and the metronome sounds. To stop the metronome, press the [ (Metronome)] button again. The metronome indicator turns off and the metronome sound stops. Changing the Tempo of the Metronome 1. <Fig9. eps> Press the [ (Tempo)] button. The screen cursor moves to the tempo indicator. 2. Press the [+] and [-] buttons at the same time to return to the original tempo. Press the [ (Metronome)] button. The metronome sounds at the specified tempo. 26 MT-90U Basic Operation Changing the Volume of the Metronome The metronome volume setting also applies to the count volume (p. 29). 1. <Fig22. eps> Press the [+] or [-] button while pressing the [ While you hold the [ appears. (Metronome)] button. (Metronome)] button, the following metronome setting screen Press the [+] button to raise the volume. When you release the [ (Metronome)] button, the basic screen appears. Changing the Metronome's Time Signature The time signature cannot be changed while a song is playing. 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