Introduction; An Overview Of The System-8; Turning On/Off The Power - Roland SYSTEM-8 Owner's Manual

Introduction

An Overview of the SYSTEM-8

SYSTEM-8
Controller section
Keyboard
Knob
Slider
Pitch bend
Modulation
Arpeggio
Chord memory
Step sequencer
System
System data
Performance mode: About the lower and upper parts
The SYSTEM-8's performance mode has two parts: upper and lower.
By pressing a PART SELECT [UPPER] [LOWER] button you can specify
whether the lower or the upper part will be the target of the panel
operations.
If you want to layer the upper and lower parts so that they sound
together, or to split them so that they can be played separately,
set the PERFORM EDIT: COMMON: PERFORM MODE parameter to
"DUAL. "
MEMO
5 In patch mode the maximum polyphony is eight notes.
5 Arpeggio, chord memory, and step sequencer settings/data
are saved within the patch data.
5 You can use the PART EDIT: COMMON: PART KEY RANGE
LOWER/UPPER parameters to specify the key ranges (bottom
and top keys) of the upper and lower parts.
5 When the PERFORM EDIT: COMMON: PERFORM MODE
parameter is set to "Dual, " you can perform using both the
upper part and lower part.
8
Sound generator section
PATCH
PATCH MODE
PERFORMANCE MODE
PATCH
UPPER PART
PATCH
LOWER PART
Save Load
Performance data: A1–H8 (64 memories)
Backup
SD CARD
BACKUP DATA
MODEL
Load
SYSTEM-8
Save
Patch data: A1–H8 (64 memories)
PLUG-OUT 1
Load
Patch data: A1–H8 (64 memories)
Save
Load
PLUG-OUT 2
Save
Patch data: A1–H8 (64 memories)
PLUG-OUT 3
Patch data: A1–H8 (64 memories)
COMPUTER
SOFTWARE SYNTHESIZER
If this is set to "Single, " you can perform using either the upper
part or the lower part, not both (p. 10).

Turning On/Off the Power

* Once everything is properly connected (p. 6), be sure to follow
the procedure below to turn on their power. If you turn on
equipment in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or
equipment failure.
* 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 normal
and does not indicate a malfunction.
Plug-out
PLUG-OUT