Roland R-8M Owner's Manual page 18

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ABOUT
THE
R-8M
This section explains
how
the
sound
source
of
the
R
-
8M
is
organized, as well as basic operation.
Please read
this
section carefully before
you
actually
modify any
senings.
1,
Basic
Principles
of the
R-8M
When
using the
R
-
8M,
it is
important
to
understand the relationship between
the three basic
functions; Section, Patch,
and
Feel Patch.
Section A
Section
is
a
unit
which
can be used
as
an independent sound module.
The
R
-
8M
consists of
1
Instrument
Section,
and 4 Performance
Sections.
MID!
settings
and
settings specifying
how
the
sounds will
be produced can
also
be
made
independently
for
each
section.
Normally
it
will
be
sufficient to use only the Instrument Section,
but
by using
the
Performance
Sections as
well, the
R
-
8M's
possibilities
can
be expanded even
further.
Instrument Section
This
section
is
used for nomia!
drum
playing.
You
will specify
one
receive channel,
and
assign
instruments
to
each note
number
to
create a drum-set.
It is
also possible to
modify
the sound
for
each
note
number.
Patch
Performance
Sections
1—4
Each
of
the
four Performance Sections has
its
own
receive channel
setting,
and can be
used
independently.
You
can
specify instruments for
each Performance
Section,
and
specify
how
sound
parameters (pitch/decay/nuance/pan)
will
change
according
to
the note
number.
For example, by
using instruments such
as bass,
marimba,
and/or vibraphone
(when
using a sound
ROM
card)
and
setting the pitch difference chromatically,
you
can play a melody from
the keyboard.
In addition,
by
using
hi-hat
or
ride
cymbals with
different
nuance
or decay
settings for
each note
number, you
can
play
vaiiations of
the
same
instrument using
different
note numbers.
The
combination of the Instrument Section and Performance
Sections
1
—
4
is
called
a
Patch.
Internal
memory
can
store
32
Patches.
A
RAM
card can
store
32 more
Patches
which can be
selected
during performance
in
the same
way
as internal Patches.
By
preparing appropriate Patches for each instrument or song, you
can
select
Patches during your
performance
to instantly change
the
R
-
8M's drum-sets.
Feel
Patch
The
Feci
Function modifies
the instrument tone specified for each
section, simulating the natural
variations
in
sound
that occur
when
a
real
drummer
performs.
There
are
two
types of Feel Functions;
Regular
Feel, which
modifies
the tone according
to
velocity or
by
periodically
modifying
the tone in synchronization with the
MIDI
clock,
and
Random
Feel, which randomly
modifies the
tone.
By
using
the
two
in
combination you can
create the natural effects of
tonal change.
Internal
memory
can contain 16 Feel Patches, and
a
RAM
card can contain
16 additional Feel Patches.
Even
for the
same drum
performance, simply changing
the Feel Patches can
result in a great difference.
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