Roland TR-6S, Owner'S Manual

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Step Recording 

(TR-REC)

In this method of recording, you create a pattern by specifying the 

steps at which each track will sound. You can even play back the 

pattern while you’re creating it.

*  If you want to keep the edits that you made to a pattern or kit, you must 

save that pattern or kit (p  24) 

1  

Press the 

[TR-REC]

 button.

2  

While holding down the 

[TR-REC]

 button, press an 

[A]

–

[H]

 button to select a variation.

To select a FILL IN, hold down the [TR-REC] button and turn the 

[VALUE] knob.

3  

Press one of the instrument select buttons 

[BD]

–

[OH]

 to select the track that you want to record.

4  

Press pads 

[1]

–

[16]

 to input the steps at which you 

want sound to play.

5  

Repeat steps 3–4.

MEMO

You can change the scale. For details, refer to 

“Editing the Pattern 

Settings (Pattern Setting)”

 (p. 16).

Entering Sub Steps or Flams

You can sub-divide a step and input sub steps within it.

1  

Press the 

[SUB]

 button.

2  

Press the pad 

[1]

–

[16]

 for which you want to specify 

a sub step.

You can enter sub steps, which divide a step into subunits that play 

multiple strikes.  

By holding down the [SUB] button and turning the [VALUE] knob 

you can choose 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, or FLAM as the number of step 

divisions.

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]

 button and 

pressing a pad 

[1]

–

[16]

.

Inputting Weak Beats

1  

While holding down the 

[SHIFT]

 button, press a pad 

[1]

–

[16]

.

Inputting Alternate Sounds 

(ALT INST)

For sounds whose name includes a “/” character, such as 707Bass1/2, 

you can input alternate sounds.

1  

While holding down an instrument select button 

[BD]

–

[OH]

, press a pad 

[1]

–

[16]

.

Alternate sounds

Although one sound is assigned to each pad, sounds (instrument’s 

tones) whose name includes a “/” character, such as 707Bass1/2, are 

also assigned a second sound (alternate sound).
You can switch between normal sounds and alternate sounds for 

performance.

Specifying Accents

1  

Hold down the INST select 

[BD]

 button and press 

the 

[SD]

 button.

2  

Press pads 

[1]

–

[16]

 to select the steps at which you 

want to add an accent.

3  

Use the 

[TUNE]

 knob to adjust the volume of the 

accent.

Deleting a Recorded Step from the Track

Deleting only a portion

If you press the [CLEAR] button during playback, steps of the track 

selected by the instrument select buttons are deleted from the 

pattern while you continue holding down the button.

Deleting all

While holding down the [CLEAR] button, press the instrument 

select button of the track that you want to clear.