Roland TR-8S, User Manual

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INST-REC 

(Realtime Recording)

In this method of recording, you create a pattern by realtime-

recording your performance on pads 

[1]

 (BD)–

[11]

 (RC). This modifies 

the selected pattern.

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

must save that pattern or kit (

p. 18

).

1. 

Press the 

[INST REC]

 button.

2. 

Press the 

[START/STOP]

 button to start recording.

3. 

Use the variation buttons 

[A]

–

[H]

 to select the 

variation that you want to record.

4. 

Perform using pads 

[1]

 (BD)–

[11]

 (RC).

*  Operations in the instrument edit section are not recorded.

Playing Sub Steps

Here’s how to play or record sub steps.

1. 

Press the 

[SUB]

 button.

2. 

Press the pad 

[1]

–

[16]

 that will play sub steps.

MEMO

By holding down the 

[SUB]

 button and turning the 

[VALUE]

knob you can choose from 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 as the number of 

step divisions.
You can also play a sub step by holding down the 

[SUB]

 button 

and pressing a pad 

[1]

–

[16]

.

Specifying a Flam

Here’s how to play or record a flam on the instrument’s tone.

1. 

Hold down the 

[SHIFT]

 button and press the 

[SUB]

button to set SUB STEP to FLAM.

SUB STEP and FLAM alternate each time you press the button.

2. 

Press a pad 

[1]

 (BD)–

[11]

 (RC).

This lets you play or record a flam on the instrument’s tone.

Playing Weak Beats

1. 

While holding down the 

[SHIFT]

 button, press a 

pad 

[1]

 (BD)–

[11]

 (RC).

This lets you play or record weak beats.

Playing Alternate Sounds

For sounds whose name includes a 

“/”

 character, such as 707Bass1/2, 

you can  play or record alternate sounds.

1. 

While holding down an instrument select button 

[BD]

–

[RC]

, press a pad 

[1]

 (BD)–

[11]

 (RC).

Deleting a Recorded Step from the Track

Deleting only a portion

If you press the 

[CLEAR]

 button during playback, the step of the 

track selected by the instrument select button is deleted from the 

pattern only while you’re holding down the 

[CLEAR]

 button.

Deleting all

While holding down the instrument select button of the track that 

you want to delete, press the 

[CLEAR]

 button.

Recording/Playing MOTION

While the MOTION 

[REC]

 button is lit, movements of the instrument 

[TUNE]

 knobs, 

[DECAY]

 knobs, and 

[CTRL]

 knobs are recorded in the 

steps.

While the MOTION 

[ON]

 button is lit, recorded movements of the 

instrument 

[TUNE]

, 

[DECAY]

, and 

[CTRL]

 knobs are played back.

*  REVERB LEVEL, DELAY LEVEL/TIME/FEEDBACK, MASTER FX CTRL, and 

MASTER FX ON are also recorded and played back according to the 

state of the buttons described above.

Another operating method

1. 

Operate a knob while holding down the MOTION 

[REC]

 button.

This lets you record a motion only while you’re holding down the 

button.

Using the Inst Pad

You can use the instrument select buttons to play or record the 

selected instrument.
The volume changes depending on the strength at which you strike 

the inst pad.

Using the Inst Pad to Play Instruments

During INST PLAY / During PATTERN SELECT

1. 

Use the instrument select buttons to select the 

instrument that you want to play from the inst 

pad.

2. 

Press the inst pad to play the instrument that you 

selected in step 1.

Recording While You Use the Inst Pad to Play 

Instruments

During TR-REC / During INST REC

1. 

Press the 

[TR-REC]

 button or the 

[INST REC]

button.

2. 

Press the 

[START/STOP]

 button, and start 

recording.

3. 

Use the instrument select buttons to select the 

instrument that you want to play from the inst 

pad.

4. 

Press the inst pad to record the instrument that 

you selected in step 3.