Finely Adjusting The Timing Of Notes (Nudge Function); Recording To A Variation That's Not Playing; Returning To The Beginning Of The Pattern; Checking The Value Of A Knob Or Fader - Roland TR-8S Reference Manual

Finely Adjusting the Timing of Notes
(Nudge Function)
"nudge"
The function lets you adjust the timing of notes forward or
backward.
Using the nudge function changes the playback timing of the
entire pattern.
Operation
[SHIFT] + [COPY] button
[SHIFT] + [UTILITY] button
MEMO
A system setting lets you choose whether the timing of the
MIDI clock will be modified.
&
"MIDI TX: Tx Nudge"

Recording to a Variation That's Not Playing

Here's how you can record to a different variation without changing
the variation that's selected to play.
1.
Hold down the [TR-REC]
buttons to select the variation that you want to
record.
You'll switch to TR-REC, and can record to the selected variation.

Returning to the Beginning of the Pattern

Here's how to forcibly return to the beginning of the pattern while it's
playing.
1.
[SHIFT]
Hold down the
[START/STOP] button.
Moving to the beginning of a different variation
If more than one variation is selected, here's how you can move to
the beginning of any one of those variations.
1.
[SHIFT]
Hold down the
button.

Checking the Value of a Knob or Fader

During playback or editing, here's how to check the value of each
controller.
1.
Hold down the [SHIFT]
controller whose value you want to check.
The screen shows the parameter and its value.
Moving the controller does not change the value.
Explanation
Moves the playback timing forward.
Moves the playback timing
backward.
button and use the [A]–[H]
button and press the
[A]–[H]
button and press an
button and operate the

Accessing the Mixer Screens

1.
Hold down the [SHIFT]
SELECT] button.
The mixer screen appears.
2.
Use the [VALUE] knob to switch screens.
Screen Explanation
Shows the level of each instrument.
Level
* You can also operate a level fader to switch to this
screen.
Shows the tune of each instrument.
Tune
* You can also operate a
screen.
Shows the decay of each instrument.
Decay
* You can also operate a
screen.
Pan Shows the pan of each instrument.
RevSend Shows the reverb send level of each instrument.
DlySend Shows the delay send level of each instrument.
LFO Depth Shows the LFO depth of each instrument.
Gain Shows the gain of each instrument.
3.
Modify values.
3-1.
[ENTER]
Press the
3-2.
Use the instrument select buttons to select an
instrument, and use the
* Note that if you press the instrument select button that's lit,
you'll exit the screen.
3-3.
[ENTER]
Press the
You return to step 2.
MEMO
If a mixer screen is displayed, operating a level fader,
[TUNE]
knob, or knob will jump to the corresponding screen
and edit the value. (If another screen is displayed, this action
will edit the value but won't jump to the corresponding screen
as a shortcut.) Also, if the Pan, RevSend, DlySend, LFO Depth, or
Gain screen is displayed, you can turn an instrument's
knob to directly edit the parameter that's shown in the screen.
4.
Press the [CTRL SELECT]
the mixer screen.
You can also exit the mixer screen by pressing the instrument
select button that's lit.
Playing Patterns
button and press the
[TUNE] knob to switch to this
[DECAY]
knob to switch to this
button.
[VALUE]
knob to edit its value.
button.
[DECAY]
button once again to exit
[CTRL
[CTRL]
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