Roland R-8 MK II Owner's Manual page 13

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Use
the
VALUE
slider or^ -1
/
OFF
I
^
+1/On1
to
determine
the
starting
point of the
pitch
change.
Move
it
to
-2000.
While
the
pattern
is
playing the
roll,
hold
down
the
SNARE
I
pad
for
the
length of the
roll
only.
Release
your
finger
after
the
roH,
and
the
next
time
it
plays
you
will
see
what you
have
done.
Now
to
correct
this
type
of
edit,
you must
just select
the
original setting,
in
this
case GOOD, hold
down
the
key
to
be
edited,
and
it
wii!
return to
normal.
While
the
machine
is
playing,
experiment
with the
VALUE
slider,
to
see
how
gradual
a
change you
can
make
in
the tuning.
If
you
hold
down
the
SNARE
pad
while doing
this,
you
will
create
a
real-time
edit.
Do
this
until
you have
a rising-pitch
roll.
Of
course, with
all
the other
parameters
in
this
mode,
there are
changes you can make.
Let's
keep
it
simple
for
now.
Press
PAGE
to return to
the
real-time write display.
Rhythm
Pattern
D
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Next,
we
want
to
program
another
4
bar
pattern.
Format
pro-
grammable
pattern
A
93
for
4 bars,
press
|
ENT
ER
|,
|
START
and program
the
same
type
of
rhythm
as
programmable
pattern
A
91,
only
this
time
play the eight notes
on
the Ride
Cymbal.
Make
sure
you
are
still
in
Pad Bank
"A."
The
pattern
should
sound
as written here.
1
fTTl
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f--7f-rf==rf=r^=ff=rf-7f=7
Real-time
Edit (Pan)
While
the
machine
is
running, press
PAGE
and
then
i
SELECT
until
"$PN=*OFF*"
appears
in
the
display.
Hold
down
the
'RIDE
(key
pad
4}
and
with the
VALUE
slider
or
1/OFF
'.
\
+1
/ON
,
change
the
pan
of
the
cymbal from
L-3
to
R-3.
Try
to
do
it
in
rhythm
or
as
you
please,
and
release
your
hands
after
you
think
you
have
got
what you
want. This
is
only
to
show
you
how
it
works.
You
can
of course,
go
back
and pan
that
rising-pitch
roll
from
left
to right
if
you
like.

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