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USING THE UNIT SAFELY

 WARNING

Use only the supplied AC adaptor and the 

correct voltage

Be sure to use only the AC adaptor 

supplied with the unit. Also, 

make sure the line voltage at the 

installation matches the input 

voltage specified on the AC adaptor’s body. 

Other AC adaptors may use a different 

polarity, or be designed for a different 

voltage, so their use could result in damage, 

malfunction, or electric shock.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Placement

•  Depending on the material and 

temperature of the surface on which you 

place the unit, its rubber feet may discolor 

or mar the surface. 

Repairs and Data

•  Before sending the unit away for repairs, be 

sure to make a backup of the data stored 

within it; or you may prefer to write down 

the needed information. Although we will 

do our utmost to preserve the data stored 

in your unit when we carry out repairs, in 

some cases, such as when the memory 

section is physically damaged, restoration 

of the stored content may be impossible. 

Roland assumes no liability concerning the 

restoration of any stored content that has 

been lost.

Additional Precautions

•  Any data stored within the unit can be lost 

as the result of equipment failure, incorrect 

operation, etc. To protect yourself against 

the irretrievable loss of data, try to make 

a habit of creating regular backups of the 

data you’ve stored in the unit.

•  Roland assumes no liability concerning the 

restoration of any stored content that has 

been lost.

•  Never strike or apply strong pressure to the 

display.

•  Continuous playing may cause dis-

coloration of the pad, but this will not 

affect the pad’s function.

•  Do not use connection cables that contain 

a built-in resistor.

Using External Memories

•  Please observe the following precautions 

when handling external memory devices. 

Also, make sure to carefully observe all the 

precautions that were supplied with the 

external memory device.

•  Do not remove the device while reading/

writing is in progress.

•  To prevent damage from static 

electricity, discharge all static electricity 

from your person before handling the 

device.

Intellectual Property Right

•  It is forbidden by law to make an audio 

recording, video recording, copy or 

revision of a third party’s copyrighted work 

(musical work, video work, broadcast, live 

performance, or other work), whether 

in whole or in part, and distribute, sell, 

lease, perform or broadcast it without the 

permission of the copyright owner.

•  Do not use this product for purposes 

that could infringe on a copyright 

held by a third party. We assume no 

responsibility whatsoever with regard to 

any infringements of third-party copyrights 

arising through your use of this product.

•  The copyright of content in this product 

(the sound waveform data, style data, 

accompaniment patterns, phrase data, 

audio loops and image data) is reserved by 

Roland Corporation.

•  Purchasers of this product are permitted 

to utilize said content (except song data 

such as Demo Songs) for the creating, 

performing, recording and distributing 

original musical works.

•  Purchasers of this product are NOT 

permitted to extract said content in 

original or modified form, for the purpose 

of distributing recorded medium of said 

content or making them available on a 

computer network.

•  The SD logo 

 and SDHC logo 

 are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.

•  ASIO is a trademark and software of 

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

•  This product contains eParts integrated 

software platform of eSOL Co.,Ltd. eParts is 

a trademark of eSOL Co., Ltd. in Japan.

•  This Product uses the Source Code of μT-

Kernel under T-License 2.0 granted by the 

T-Engine Forum (www.tron.org).

•  Roland, SCATTER are either registered 

trademarks or trademarks of Roland 

Corporation in the United States and/or 

other countries.

•  Company names and product names 

appearing in this document are registered 

trademarks or trademarks of their 

respective owners.

Summary of Contents for TR-8S

Page 1: ...ation about MIDI messages To obtain the PDF manual 1 Enter the following URL in your computer https www roland com support 2 On the Support menu choose Owner s Manuals 3 Choose TR 8S as the product na...

Page 2: ...precautions that were supplied with the external memory device Do not remove the device while reading writing is in progress To prevent damage from static electricity discharge all static electricity...

Page 3: ...14 Editing a Kit s Settings KIT Edit 14 Detailed Reverb Settings 14 Detailed Delay Settings 14 Master Effect MASTER FX 15 Assigning Parameters to the CTRL Knobs CTRL SELECT 15 Assigning a Different Fu...

Page 4: ...ON knob operation data MOTION is played back for each instrument MOTION REC button If REC is selected knob operation data MOTION is recorded for each instrument INST PLAY button Use the pads 1 13 to p...

Page 5: ...t related to the ASSIGNABLE OUT TRIGGER OUT jacks phone jacks 9 Common section 2 Display Shows pattern names and various settings WRITE button Saves the pattern kit system settings Parameters of the p...

Page 6: ...plying undue stress to the jack anchor the power cord using the cord hook as shown in the illustration B POWER switch This turns the power on off Introduction p 7 C USB port Use a commercially availab...

Page 7: ...is jack Introduction Before turning the unit on off always be sure to turn the volume down Even with the volume turned down you might hear some sound when switching the unit on off However this is nor...

Page 8: ...ays the instruments of the currently selected kit Variation Pattern 1 1 8 16 A C B D E G F H Fill in 1 Fill in 2 Kit 1 128 Instrument x 11 BASS DRUM A pattern plays the inst of the kit Variation Patte...

Page 9: ...ress the LAST button The LAST button is lit 2 Press the instrument select button BD RC of the track whose setting you want to clear The instrument select button that you pressed blinks The currently s...

Page 10: ...Use the VALUE knob and the ENTER button to select the copy destination A confirmation message appears 5 To copy use the VALUE knob to select OK and press the ENTER button If you decide to cancel use...

Page 11: ...2 you can input alternate sounds 1 While holding down an instrument select button BD RC press a pad 1 16 Alternate sounds Although one sound is assigned to each pad sounds instrument s tones whose na...

Page 12: ...from theTrack 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 holdin...

Page 13: ...olding down a pad 12 13 press a pad 1 11 This lets you perform a roll on the instrument s tone Alternate method 1 While holding down the INST PLAY button press a pad 12 13 Pad 12 13 is lit 2 Press a p...

Page 14: ...nce Manual PDF MEMO 5 5 When you switch kits the position of the knobs might differ from the values of the kit for such cases you can choose whether knob movement changes the sound immediately or only...

Page 15: ...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 la...

Page 16: ...it KIT COPY 1 Hold down the COPY button and press the KIT button The KIT COPY screen appears 2 Use the VALUE knob to select the copy source and press the ENTER button 3 Use the VALUE knob to select th...

Page 17: ...a User Sample SAMPLE 1 Press the SAMPLE button The SAMPLE button and the BD RC button that had been selected in TR REC are lit and the SAMPLE screen appears 2 Use the VALUE knob to select the user sam...

Page 18: ...ase numerals 6 When you ve finished inputting characters press the ENTER button You return to the screen of step 2 the name that you input is shown Saving the Pattern Kit or System Settings WRITE Here...

Page 19: ...press the CLEAR button This lets you erase the pattern of the selected instrument Only the selected variation is affected If playing back in TR REC or INST REC 1 During playback press the CLEAR button...

Page 20: ...the TEMPO display TapTempo Here s how to tap input the tempo 1 While holding down the SHIFT button press the ENTER button three or more times The tempo is specified as the average timing at which you...

Page 21: ...and you exit the UTILITY screen Assigning an Instrument to the ASSIGNABLE OUT TRIGGER OUT jacks 1 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the KIT button The setting screen appears 2 Use the VALUE knob to...

Page 22: ...display indicates Completed Turn off power turn the TR 8S s power off 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...

Page 23: ...R button 3 These are used to modify values 3 1 Use the VALUE knob to edit the parameter value 3 2 Press the ENTER button Return to the parameter selection step 2 4 Press the lit UTILITY button The UTI...

Page 24: ...mount of MIDI messages that are being transmitted MIDI Offline The MIDI IN connection was broken Check that there is no problem with the MIDI cable connected to the TR 8S s MIDI IN and that the MIDI c...

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