Roland TR-8S, User Manual

15

Editing a Kit or Instrument

Master Effect 

(MASTER FX)

Here’s how to apply the master effect to the kit.

1. 

Hold down the 

[SHIFT]

 button and press the 

MASTER FX 

[ON]

 button.

The KIT EDIT screen’s MASTER EFX items are shown.

2. 

Select a master effect type.

The editable parameters differ for each effect.

&

  For details, refer to 

“Reference Manual”

 (PDF).

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You can use the MASTER FX 

[CTRL]

 knob to edit the assigned 

parameter.

3. 

Press the 

[KIT]

 button.

Exit the screen.

Assigning Parameters to the [CTRL] Knobs 

(CTRL SELECT)

You can assign parameters to the 

[CTRL]

 knobs of the instrument 

edit section, and control those parameters while the pattern plays 

back.

1. 

Press the 

[CTRL SELECT]

 button to make it light.

The CTRL SELECT screen appears.

2. 

Use the 

[VALUE]

 knob to select a parameter.

The same parameter is selected for all 

[CTRL]

 knobs.

3. 

Press the 

[CTRL SELECT]

 button once again.

The 

[CTRL SELECT]

 button goes dark, and you exit the CTRL 

SELECT screen.

Assigning a Different Function for Each 

Instrument to the [CTRL] Knob

1. 

While holding down the 

[CTRL SELECT]

 button, 

press a 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button.

The parameter that’s assigned to the 

[CTRL]

 knob is displayed.

2. 

Use the 

[VALUE]

 knob to select a parameter.

3. 

Press the 

[CTRL SELECT]

 button.

The 

[CTRL SELECT]

 button goes dark, and you exit the screen.

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You can also select from the assignable parameters by holding 

down the 

[CTRL SELECT]

 button and directly operating the 

[CTRL]

 knob.

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The assignment that you make is saved in the 

“User”

parameter which you can select in step 2 of 

“Assigning 

Parameters to the [CTRL] Knobs (CTRL SELECT)”

 (p. 15).

Playing Multiple Instruments Layered 

(GROUPING for Layer)

You can create a group of multiple instruments and play their layered 

sound with a single note.

You can use grouped master instruments in the following ways. 

The slave instrument follows the master instrument.

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Pattern input in 

“TR-REC”

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Pad performance in 

“INST PLAY”

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Pad recording in 

“INST REC”

Grouping Instruments

1. 

In the KIT Edit screen, long-press the 

[BD]

–

[RC]

button that you want to specify as the master 

instrument.

The INST GROUP screen appears.

2. 

While holding down the button that you pressed in 

step 1, press the 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button that you want to 

specify as the slave instrument.

The instruments that you selected as the master instrument and 

the slave instrument are grouped.

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5

During TR-REC, when you press a grouped 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button, 

the 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button of the master instrument (   ) lights and 

the 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button of the slave instrument (   ) blinks.

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During INST PLAY/INST REC, pressing a pad 

[1]

–

[11]

 of a 

grouped slave instrument does not produce sound.

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If you press the 

[MUTE]

 button, the same group’s master 

instrument’s 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button lights and the slave 

instrument’s 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button blinks.

Selecting an Instrument’s Tone 

(INST)

Instrument’s tones of the currently selected kit are selected 

individually.

1. 

Press the 

[INST]

 button.

The 

[INST]

 button and the 

[BD]

–

[RC]

 button (that had been 

selected for 

[TR-REC]

) are lit, and [the INST screen appears.

2. 

Use the 

[VALUE]

 knob to select the instrument’s 

tone.

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To switch categories, hold down the 

[SHIFT]

 button and turn 

the 

[VALUE]

 knob.

3. 

Press the 

[INST]

 button once again.

Exit the INST screen.