Roland TR-8S Owner's Manual page 5

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REVERB section
[LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the volume of the reverb.
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DELAY section
[LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the volume of the delay.
[TIME] knob
Adjusts the length of the delay.
[FEEDBACK] knob
Adjusts the amount of delay sound that is returned to the input.
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MASTER FX section
[ON] button
Turns the master effect on/off.
[CTRL] knob
Controls the content specified by the master effect (p. 15).
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AUTO FILL IN section
[ON] button
If this is on, a fill-in is inserted at the interval specified by the
[AUTO FILL IN]
knob.
[AUTO FILL IN] knob
Automatically inserts a fill-in at the specified interval of measures.
[MANUAL TRIG] button
Press this button to insert a fill-in.
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INST edit section
Here you can adjust the tonal character of the instrument's tone.
[TUNE] knob
Adjusts the tuning (pitch).
[DECAY] knob
Adjusts the length of the decay.
[CTRL] knob
Controls the content specified by CTRL SELECT (p. 15).
* Depending on the tone, there might not be any effect.
Level fader
Adjusts the volume.
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INST select buttons
During TR-REC, these buttons select the instrument that is
recorded.
In the INST screen or INST Edit screen, these buttons select the
instrument whose settings you want to edit.
In [TR-REC] or [INST REC], you can hold down the
[RC]
and press the button to input a pattern at which a trigger is
output to the TRIGGER OUT jack (mini jack).
* This is not related to the ASSIGNABLE OUT/TRIGGER OUT jacks
(phone jacks).
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Display
Shows pattern names and various settings.
[WRITE]
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Saves the pattern/kit/system settings.
* Parameters of the pattern or kit that you're editing
are remembered until you turn off the power. Even if you select a
different pattern or kit, and then re-select the one you had been
editing, it is recalled in the edited state; however, if you turn the
power off and on again, it returns to the unedited state. If you want
to keep the edits that you made to a pattern or kit, you must save
that pattern or kit.
[ENTER]
Use this button mainly to confirm a value or execute an operation.
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[VALUE]
This is used to modify values.
[KIT] button
Selects a kit.
[INST]
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Selects a sound (instrument's tone) for the
instrument.
[SAMPLE]
Selects a sample as the sound (instrument's tone)
for the instrument.
[CTRL SELECT]
Specifies the item that is controlled by each
instrument's
[COPY]
Copies a pattern/kit.
[UTILITY]
Lets you edit or initialize various settings.
TEMPO display
Shows the tempo.
[TEMPO]
Specifies the tempo.
[SHUFFLE]
Adjusts the amount of shuffle (bounce).
[MUTE]
Mutes (silences) the selected instrument.
Inst pad
This pad plays the sound of the corresponding instrument.
You can use this to perform along with a pattern. The volume
[CC] button
changes according to how strongly you strike an inst pad (the pad
is velocity-sensitive).
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[CTRL] knob.
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