Sounds - Roland R-8M Owner's Manual

HOW
TO PLAY THE
SOUNDS
I
I
Here's
how
to
play
the instruments
that
are built into the
R
-
8M.
1-
Turn
the
Power
On
(l)
Make
sure that
all
external
equipment
is
connected
correctly,
and
then
turn
the
R
-
8M
on.
The
following display will appear.
This
is
called the
PLAY MODE.
F'LfiS-'
<
Standard
>
P:
I-ei F'-OFF
@
Turn on
the
power
of
the
connected equipment. Turn the
amp
power on
last.
2,
Listen
to the
ROM
Play
Demonstration
The
R
-
8M
includes
one
preset
song
that
demonstrates
its
capabilities.
The
ROM
PLAY
function
automatically plays this
song.
To
hear the song, use the
following procedure.
(l)
Select the
ROM
play
display.
Press
!
EDlfl
(the indicator lights).
Use
the
CURSOR
HH
to select
"UTIL"
(blinks),
and
press
I
ENTERI
-
Use
the
CURSOR
HBto
select
"ROMPLAY",
and
press
|
ENTER]
.
ROM
PLflV
<Stop>
#1 INT:ESCfiPE
J
Song
name
Song number
ESCAPE
(Copyright
©
1989. Roland Corporation)
@
Use
the
volume knob
to
set the
volume.
@
Use
the
CURSOR [^[^l
to select
a song and press
VALUE[A]to
start
playback.
* Each Sound
ROM
card (sold
separately) also contains
a song which uses the instruments
in
that card.
#2
—
4
indicates
the
song numbers
of the
sound
ROM
card.
If
a
card
is
not
inserted,
the display
will
read "????????".
To
playback a song from
a sound
ROM
card,
see
page
13.
®
To stop during playback, press
VALUE[v].
If
you
press
VALUE
[v], play starts
again
from where you
last
slopped.
(D
To
return to the Play
mode
hold
IJUMPJ
and press
I
EXIT
I
(the indicator
goes
out).
During
ROM
play, the
R-8M
will
not
produce sound
in
response
to
incoming MIDI
message. Nor
will
the
ROM
play data
be
transmitted
from MIDI
OUT.