Copying A Pattern Or Kit (Copy); Erasing A Pattern (Clear); Erasing Motion; Playing Weak Beats - Roland TR-8S Owner's Manual

Copying a Pattern or Kit
Here's how to copy a pattern or kit.
1.
Press the [COPY] button.
The COPY screen appears.
2.
Use the [VALUE] knob to select what you want to
copy, and press the [ENTER]
The COPY screens appear in the order of
0 0
"Variation" "Track"
3.
Use the [VALUE] knob to select the copy-source,
[ENTER]
and press the
4.
[VALUE]
Use the knob to select the copy-
destination, and press the
A confirmation message appears.
5.
To execute the copy, use the
"OK," and press the [ENTER]
If you decide to cancel, use the
[ENTER]
and then press the
Shortcuts for copy operations
Function
Copy a pattern
(PATTERN COPY screen)
Copy a kit
(KIT COPY screen)
Copy an instrument
(INST COPY screen)
Copy a pattern
(selected track)
(track copy-destination select screen)
Copy a variation
(selected
variation)
(variation copy-destination select screen)
Erasing a Pattern
(CLEAR)
Here's how to erase a pattern.
1.
While holding down an instrument select button,
press the [CLEAR] button.
This lets you erase the pattern of the selected instrument.
Only the selected variation is affected.
If playing back in TR-REC or INST REC
1.
During playback, press the
The pattern of the instrument that you select by pressing its
instrument select button is erased only while you hold down the
button.
(COPY)
button.
0
"Pattern"
0
"Kit" "Inst."
button.
[ENTER] button.
[VALUE] knob to select
button.
[VALUE] "Cancel,"
knob to select
button.
Operating the Unit
Hold down the [COPY] button
[PTN SELECT]
and press the
button.
Hold down the [COPY] button
[KIT]
and press the button.
Hold down the [COPY] button
and press the [INST] button.
[COPY]
Hold down the button
[BD]–[RC]
and press a button.
While holding down the [COPY]
[A]–[H]
button, press a variation
button.
[CLEAR] button.

Erasing Motion

Erasing all MOTION
Here's how to erase all MOTION recorded in the variation that is
selected for playback.
1.
Hold down the MOTION
[CLEAR]
button.
Erasing MOTION for a specific track
Here's how to erase all MOTION recorded for a specified track in the
variation that is selected for playback.
1.
Hold down the MOTION
instrument select button.
Erasing MOTION for only a specific knob
Here's how to erase all MOTION for a specific knob recorded in the
variation that is selected for playback.
1.
Hold down the MOTION
the knob.
MEMO
MOTION is also erased when you perform the operation of
holding down the [CLEAR]

Playing Weak Beats

You can change the way in which weak beats (WEAK BEATS) are
entered during TR-REC.
0 0
Use "UTILITY" "GENERAL"
Parameter Explanation
While holding down the
wSHIFT
press a pad [1]–[16].
Each time you press a pad [1]–[16], you
alternate between normal sound 0 weak
PAD
beat 0 off.

Specifying the Flam Spacing

You can use the LCD screen to specify the flam spacing.
&
"Editing the Pattern Settings (Pattern Setting)"
* If you specify "0," there will be no flam effect.
Various Operations
[ON] button and press the
[ON]
button and press an
[ON] button and operate
button to erase steps.
"WeakBeat" to specify this.
[SHIFT] button,
(p. 13)
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