Table Of Contents - Roland R-8 MK II Owner's Manual

CONTENTS
llmportant Notes
I
Outline of
the R-8IVIK
li
1.
About
Human
Feel
2.
Features
of the
R-8MK
I
Panel Descriptions
iBasic
Connections
RHYTHM
PATTERN
PROGRAMMING
-9
11
12
PLAYING
RHYTHMS
d} Let's Play
!
1.
Manual
Playing
2.
Demonstration Songs
3.
Pattern Playing
a.
Playing Preset Patterns-
b.
Playing
User
Patterns
c.
Feel
Patch Assignment
14
14
17
20
20
21
22
(^Before
Writing
Rhythm Data
1.
Procedures
for
Rhythm Programming
24
a.
Three Procedures 24
b.
Rhythm
Programming 25
2.
The R-8MKIi's
Nine
Modes
28
3.
Basic
Procedures 30
INSTRUMENT
SETTINGS
[T]
Instrument
Assignment
36
1.
Assigning instruments 36
2.
How
to use a
Sound
ROM
Card
39
3.
Display Assign 42
Setting
Sound Parameters
1.
Description of
Sound
Parameters'
a.
Pitch
b.
Decay
c.
Nuance
d.
Output Assign
e.
Assign Type
f.
Sense Curve
2.
Editing
Procedure
3.
Copy
Instrument
43
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-43
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45
45
46
47
-48
50
(D
Pattern Writing
(Basic)
54
1.
Default Settings for Pattern Writing 55
2.
Real-time Writing
57
3.
Step
Writing
61
a.
Step Writing
Modes
61
b.
Basic
Step
Writing 65
c.
Step
Writing
In
the
Edit
Mode
67
d.
Examples
for
Step
Writing
71
Pattern Writing
(Advanced)
73
1.
Performance Parameters
73
a.
Functions of the Performance
Parameters
75
b.
Setting
Performance Parameters
76
c.
Using
the Multj Assign Function 77
2.
Swing/Flam/Roll
Entry 80
a.
Swing
80
b.
Flam
82
c.
Roll
84
S)
Fee! Patch 85
1.
Functions of Parameters 87
a.
Groove
Select
-87
b.
Instrument
Select
87
c.
Groove Switch and
Random
Factor
Switch
88
d.
Groove
88
e.
Random
Factors
88
f.
instrument Switch
89
2.
Editing
Procedure
90
a.
Groove
Setting
90
b.
Random
Factor Setting
92
3. Feel
Patch Assignment 94
4.
Feel
Patch Copy
95
g]
Rhythm
Pattern
Editing
96
1.
Editing
Seouence
Parameters 96
a.
Real-time
Edit
97
b.
Step
Edit
99
2.
Timing
Edit 100
a.
Macro
Timing
Shift 100
b.
Micro Timing
Shift
101