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I
OUTLINE OF THE R-8MK
OUTLINE OF
THE
R-8MK
II
1.
About
Human
Feel
Rhythm
performances
on
conventionai
rhythm
machines
or
sequencers
often
sound monotonous
and
mechanical. Roland's
R-
8MK
II
contains
features
and
functions
that
provide
realistic
sounding
drum
performances
and
a
much
more
"human"
feel.
Causes
of
mechanical
rhythm -sounding
patterns
There
are
two
elements
that
prevent
most
rhythm machines from
sounding
like
real
players
:
•When
people play
real
percussion instruments, the
force
and
position
where
they
strike
the
instrument
changes
with
each
beat
.
This
creates
accentuation.
Conventional rhythm machines can
only duplicate the
sound
of
an
instrument being
struck
in
one
position
and
at
one volume
level.
The
strength
and
position of playing
may
vary
slightly
or dramatically.
This
means
that the
overall
performance
will
contain
a
variety
of
tonal shifts
and dynamic
changes.
What
the
R-8MK
II
can do
The
R-8MK
It
can
recreate
the
subtle
tone and
dynamic changes
described above, providing
more
realistic
performances (what
we
call
"Human
Fee!"
in
this
manual)
:
•Tonal and
Dynamic
Variatons
Depending
on
how
hard
you
play
the
Snare drum,
Kick
drum
or
Toms,
the
tone
of
each
drum
voice (Snare,
Kick,
or
Tom)
will
change
in a
very natural
way.
Setting the
Nuance
Parameter
for
Hi
-hat
or
Ride
Cymbal
(for
example)
will
create
a
variety
of
different
sounds.
•Wide
variety of
sound
editing
parameters
By
changing
the
settings of the
parameters
(Velocity, Pitch,
Decay and
Nuance),
the
tone of each Instrument
can
be
edited to
your
taste.
Also,
even
after
you have
written
a
rhythm
pattern,
you can
edit
the
sound
of
each
instrument.
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