No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. CONTENTS 1. Introduction....................................................................................................................1 2. What is the Roland MicroComposer?..............................................................................3 3. Connections.........................................................................................................5 Outputs..................................................................................................................6 The DIN Plugs........................................................................................................8 4. Writing the Program.........................................................11 Pitch........................................................................................................................11 Time Values............................................................................................................15 Gate Times and Rests....................................................19 Embelishments........................................................................................................26 Dynamics................................................................................................................28 Tone Color..............................................................................................................32 Chords....................................................................................................................33 Multichannel Programs............................................................................................36 Sustained Arpeggios................................................................................................40 5. Loading the MicroComposer from the Program Sheet....................................................45 Introduction............................................................................................................45 OPERATION 1: Establishing the ADDRESS........................................................46 OPERATION 2: Memory Selection....................................49 OPERATION 3: Writing........................................................................................50 The TIME BASE/TEMPO Set Operation ..............................................................51 Sample Programs....................................................................................................54 Producing the Sequence..........................................................................................58 Summary................................................................................................................63 6. Loading from an External Source....................................................................................65 Inputs....................................................................................................................65 Loading from an External Source............................................................................66 Loading CV and Gate Data.......................................................................67 Loading CV Only....................................................................................................68 Editing....................................................................................................................68 Tuning the External Source....................................................................................69 Portamento...............................................................................69 7. The RUN Function..........................................................................................................71 Repeat RUN Function............................................................................................71 Running the Program....................................................73 Tuning....................................................................................................................73 The Display...........................................................74 Remote START j STOP ............. ......................................................75 8. Program Revisions..................................................... 77 Key Punching Mistakes.............................................. 77 The d^pk Button................................................... 77 Data Revision..................................................... 78 Revision of .................................................... 81 The INSERT and DELETE Functions.................................. 84 The MEMORY CLEAR Function...................................... . 88 9. Repetition........................................................... 93 Repeated Notes......................................