Roland TR-6S, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...2020 Roland Corporation 01 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...g the Value of a Knob or Fader 14 Reloading the Value of a Knob or Fader Reload Function 14 Recording Knob Movements at Steps Motion 15 Recording Playing MOTION 15 Clearing Motion Data of a Selected T...

Page 3: ...izing with a DAW TR 6S as Slave 35 Synchronizing with a MC 101 TR 6S as Master 35 Using the TR 6S as a MIDI Controller 35 Connecting a Computer via USB 35 Using a Computer to Manage the Connected SD C...

Page 4: ...n real time If you hold down the SHIFT button and press the INST REC button you enter INST PLAY mode and can use pads 1 8 to play in real time Playing the Pads INST PLAY p 21 START STOP button Play or...

Page 5: ...and use pads 1 16 to select a number INST PLAY 5 5 Pads 1 6 INST play instrument s tones 5 5 If you hold down either the 7 or 8 ROLL pad or both and press a 1 6 pad the instrument s tone plays a roll...

Page 6: ...io data You must install the USB driver before connecting the TR 6S to your computer For details refer to Readme htm in the downloaded file https www roland com support If USB bus power is being suppl...

Page 7: ...equipment and raise the volume to an appropriate level Turning Off the Power 1 Power off the connected system first and then the TR 6S Formatting an SD Card SD CARD FORMAT If using an SD card please...

Page 8: ...RESET ACB tone PRESET SAMPLE tone PRESET USER System Setting INSTtone Audio files SDcard LAST STEP setting Motion data for REVERB DELAY MASTER FX VARIATIONA H TRACK BD STEP data MOTION data SD STEP da...

Page 9: ...ach have seven tracks ACCENT BD SD LT HC CH OH Variation Pattern 1 1 8 16 A C B D E G F H Fill in 1 Fill in 2 What Is a KIT The 6 instruments are collectively called a kit The TR 6S has 128 kits The p...

Page 10: ...pattern Pattern that plays next SUB Input or perform sub steps or flams INST REC Create a pattern by realtime recording your performance on pads 1 BD 6 OH Record to the currently playing variation or...

Page 11: ...ariations by holding down the SHIFT button and STEP LOOP button and then pressing a VARIATION A H button 3 Use pads 1 16 to select the last step About variations Each pattern has eight variations A H...

Page 12: ...ionally generated random pattern changes to the current pattern In this state the pattern is not yet saved If you want to save it execute the WRITE operation Saving the Pattern Kit or System Settings...

Page 13: ...mute The level fader of a muted instrument is unlit If you once again hold down the SHIFT button and press an instrument select button muting is cleared Adjusting the Reverb or Delay If all the instru...

Page 14: ...whether the MIDI clock timing is changed MIDI TX Tx Nudge Recording to aVariationThat s Not Playing Here s how you can record to a different variation without changing the variation that s selected t...

Page 15: ...the buttons you return to the previous screen Target to clear Explanation ALL All motion data is cleared VARIATION A H Variation motion data is cleared FILL IN 1 2 FILL IN 1 and 2 motion data is clea...

Page 16: ...ied here is also shown when you press the TEMPO button When UTILITY GENERAL TempoSrc SYSTEM the tempo specified here is not used The tempo specified by pressing the TEMPO button is used Scale 8th T 16...

Page 17: ...tton Save a kit KIT WRITE screen Hold down the EXIT button and press the KIT button Copying a Pattern or Kit COPY Here s how to copy a pattern or kit 1 Press the COPY button The COPY screen appears 2...

Page 18: ...e CLEAR button press the instrument select button BD OH of the track that you want to clear All steps of the selected track are cleared This affects only the selected variation Reloading a Pattern or...

Page 19: ...Sub Step Flam Pad 1 Pad 2 Pad 3 Pad 4 Pad 5 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 no Sub Step Sub Step 1 2 Sub Step 1 3 Sub Step 1 4 FLAM MEMO You can also input a sub step by holding down the SUB butto...

Page 20: ...to perform record a sub step or flam MEMO By holding down the SUB button and turning the VALUE knob you can choose from 1 2 1 3 1 4 or FLAM as the number of step divisions You can also perform a sub s...

Page 21: ...wn the SUB button and pressing the pads 1 BD 6 OH PerformingWeak Beats WEAK BEATS 1 While holding down the SHIFT button press a pad 1 BD 6 OH This lets you perform weak beats Performing Alternate Soun...

Page 22: ...t to loop The selected step begins looping When you take your finger off the pad 1 16 you return to pattern playback Holding the Loop Playback You can make a step s loop playback continue even after y...

Page 23: ...Use the VALUE knob to select the copy destination and press the VALUE knob A confirmation message appears 4 To copy use the VALUE knob to select OK and press the VALUE knob If you decide to cancel use...

Page 24: ...and press the EXIT button The WRITE screen appears 2 Use the VALUE knob to select what you want to save and press the VALUE knob The WRITE screens appear in the order of Overwrite 0 Pattern 0 Kit 0 Sy...

Page 25: ...hold down the SHIFT button and turn the VALUE knob 5 5 By holding down the VALUE knob and turning the VALUE knob you can move through the instrument tones in steps of 10 5 5 When you press the VALUE...

Page 26: ...u decide to cancel use the VALUE knob to select Cancel and then press the VALUE knob When export is completed the display indicates Completed and you exit the UTILITY screen Exporting a Kit 1 Insert t...

Page 27: ...the kit specified by the pattern that you import BACKUP Import from a backup file only the pattern EXPORT w Kit Import from an export file including the kit specified by the pattern that you import EX...

Page 28: ...ckup file EXPORT Import from an export file EXPORT Ptn Import from kit data that is included in a pattern export file 6 Use the VALUE knob to select the file that you want to import and then press the...

Page 29: ...on create a folder and place the files in it a maximum of 256 folders with a maximum of 256 files in each folder Audio files that can be imported File format WAV AIFF Sampling frequency WAV up to 96 k...

Page 30: ...tton The SAMPLE Edit screen appears 2 Select a parameter 2 1 Use the VALUE knob to select a parameter 2 2 Press the VALUE knob 3 Modify values 3 1 Use the VALUE knob to edit the parameter value 3 2 Pr...

Page 31: ...to the left SHIFT button COPY button Deletes one character Erase SHIFT button UTILITY button Inserts one character Insert SHIFT button VALUE knob Switches between uppercase lowercase numerals 5 When...

Page 32: ...lue 3 2 Press the VALUE knob Return to the parameter selection step 2 4 Press the lit UTILITY button The UTILITY button goes dark and you exit the UTILITY screen MEMO To save your edits go to the SYST...

Page 33: ...ff and on again Backing Up Data to SD Card BACKUP If you want to make a backup save the data patterns kits system settings before you proceed The backup will not include the pattern or kit that you re...

Page 34: ...Y Restore 4 Press the VALUE knob The RESTORE screen appears 5 Use the VALUE knob to select the file that you want to restore 6 Press the VALUE knob A confirmation message appears 7 To execute use the...

Page 35: ...if MIDI is received the TR 6S s internal sound engine does not produce sound Connecting a Computer via USB If you use a commercially available USB 2 0 cable to connect the TR 6S to your computer you...

Page 36: ...6S s MIDI IN and that the MIDI cable was not disconnected Program Error The TR 6S was unable to start up The program could not be read correctly Alternatively the system update program may be invalid...

Page 37: ...n SHIFT Long press VARIATION Show the MOTION VELOCITY input screen in TR REC mode Long press a pad 1 16 Erase motion data of a specific track of the variation selected for playback SHIFT VARIATION Pad...

Page 38: ...ion data of a specific variation SHIFT VARIATION Pad 9 16 Editing an Instrument orTrack Operation Shortcut Change the instrument category after pressing the INST button to enter the INST SELECT screen...

Page 39: ...of 1 900 mAh This can vary depending on the specifications of the batteries capacity of the batteries and the conditions of use Dimensions 224 W x 132 D x 61 H mm 8 13 16 W x 5 3 16 D x 2 3 8 H inches...