Table Of Contents - Roland R-8M Owner's Manual

CONTENTS
Important notes
Front
and
rear
panel
1
Chapter
1
Try out the
R
-
8M
(B
CONNECTIONS.
(DHOW
TO PLAY THE
SOUNDS-
9
1
.
Turn
the
Power
On
9
2.
Listen to
the
ROM
Play
Demonstration
9
3.
How
to
Play
Each
Instrument
10
Play the
internal
instruments
iO
Play the instruments
of
a sound
ROM
card
11
Selecting the Feel Patches
14
[
Chapter
2
Before
You
Modify the Settings
|
Q]
ABOUT
THE
R-8M
1
.
Basic
Principles of
the
R
-
8M
2.
Memory
Structure
3.
MIDI
message
Flow
(2)
BASIC
OPERATION
1.
Mode
Structure
2.
Basic Operation
of
the
R
-
8M
The Jump
function
16
16
17
19
20
20
•21
22
I
Chapter 3
How
to
Modify the Settings
[B
PATCH
1.
Instrument Section
Basic
parameters
Sound
parameters
Convenient functions
when
setting
sound parameters
Control
change
setUngs
2.
Performance
Section
Basic parameters
Key
Follow parameters
Sound
parameters
How
to
copy a Performance
Section
3.
How
to
Name
a Patch
4.
How
to
Store Patch Settings-
Patch
write
procedure
Patch
exchange
procedure
Copy
the
factory
Patch
settings
Patch clear
•24
•25
-25
26
31
33
35
35
36
38
39
•40
40
41
42
43
•44
2)
FEEL
FUNCTION
45
1
.
About
the Feel Function
45
Regular Feel
and
Random
Feel
45
o
How
a
Feel Patch
is
organized
2.
Feel Patch Settings
Instrument assign
settings
Regular Feel
settings
Random
Feel
settings
3.
How
to
Store Feel Patch
Settings-
Feel Patch
write
procedure
Feel Patch
exchange
procedure
Copy
the
factory
Feel Patch
settings
46
46
47
48
•50
51
•51
52
o
53
t
Feel
Patch
clear 54
M
SETUP
MIDI
settings
How
to turn
memory
protect on/off
How
to
set the
program change
map
Using two
or
more
R
-
8M
units (Stack)
•55
55
56
57
58
I
Chapter 4
Utility
Mode
Functions
Q]
USING
A RAM CARD
60
I
Data
that
can be
stored
in
a
RAM
card
60
"
Saving data from
the
R
-
8M
to
a
RAM
card
61
Loading data from a
RAM
card
into
the
R
-
8M
62
m
OTHER
FUNCTIONS
63
1.
Transmitting Exclusive
Message
Hew
to transmit exclusive
message
(bulk
dump)^
How
to
receive exclusive
message
(bulk load) -
2.
Adjusting the Display Contrast^
3.
Restoring
All
R
-
8M
Data
to
the
Factory Settings
(Initialize)
63
63
64
65
65 ^
ni
Chapter 5 Appendix
•68
•71
•73
•74
•75
76
78
ABOUT
MIDI
TROUBLESHOOTING
ERROR MESSAGES
R-8M MODE CHART
R-8M PARAMETERS
R-8M
INSTRUMENTS
SOUND PARAMETER
INITIAL
SETTINGS
BLANK
CHARTS
80
PATCH
LIST
84
FEEL PATCH
LIST
115
ROLAND
EXCLUSIVE
MESSAGES
116
MIDI
IMPLEMENTATION
120
SPECIFICATIONS
130
INDEX
131
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1989 by
ROLAND CORPORATION
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of
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publication
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ROLAND
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