Roland R-8 mkII Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Roland R-8 mkII. We have 3 Roland R-8 mkII manuals available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual, Service Notes

Roland R-8 mkII Owner's Manual (245 pages)

Midi human rhythm composer

Brand: Roland | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 4 MB

R-8 Quick Operation Mode Table
3
Main Mode
3
Edit Mode
3
Data Flow of each Parameters
4
Parameter Table
5
Instrument Table
6
Before Starting
7
Let's Make Rhythm Patterns
7
Putting It All Together
12
Table of Contents
16
Important Notes
18
About Human Feel
20
Features of the R-8
22
Panel Descriptions
23
Basic Connections
24
Let's Play
26
Copy Instruments
28
Manual Playing
29
Demonstration Songs
32
Start/Stop Using a Footswitch
33
Tempo Adjustment
33
Level Adjustment
33
Pattern Playing
35
Playing Preset Patterns
35
Playing User - Patterns
36
Feel Patch Assignment
37
Before Writing Rhythm Data
39
Procedures for Rhythm Programming
39
Instrument Settings
39
Pattern Write/Song Write
39
How to Carry out Rhythm Programming
40
The R-8'S Nine Modes
43
Main Mode, Edit Mode
44
Basic Procedures
45
Mode Selection
45
Function Selection
45
Parameter Selection
47
Parameter Setting
48
Instrument Assignment
52
How to Use a Rest
54
Brush Roll Performance
54
How to Use a Sound ROM Card
55
Playing the Demonstration Song on the Sound ROM Card
55
Loading a ROM Card
56
To Use a Brand New ROM Card
56
To Exchange a ROM Card
57
Display Assign
58
Setting Sound Parameters
59
Description of Sound Parameters
59
Pitch
59
Decay
60
Nuance
61
Output Assign
61
Assign Type
62
Sense Curve
63
Editing Procedure
64
Copy Instrument
66
Registering a Copy Instrument
66
Naming a Copy Instrument
67
Rhythm Pattern Programming
69
Pattern Writing (Basic)
70
Real-Time Writing
70
Step Writing
70
Default Settings for Pattern Writing
71
Quantize
73
Erasing the Sounds
74
Graphic Display
75
Metronome Settings
75
Step Writing Modes
77
Basic Mode
78
Normal Editing Mode
79
Scope Editing Mode
80
Basic Step Writing
81
Step Writing in the Edit Mode
83
Normal Edit Mode
83
Scope Edit Mode
85
Examples for Step Writing
87
Pattern Writing (Advanced)
89
Performance Parameters
89
Sound Parameters
89
Functions of the Performance Parameters
91
Setting Performance Parameters
92
Using the Multi Assign Function
93
Performance Parameters in the Align Function
94
Multi Assign Performance
95
Swing
96
Swing Setting
97
Flam
98
Flam Entry
99
Roll Setting
100
Roll Entry
100
Macro Note Setting
101
Using Macro Note
104
Macro Note Erasing
107
Feel Patch
108
Random Factors
109
Functions of Parameters
110
Groove Select
110
Instrument Select
110
Groove Switch and Random Factor Switch
111
Groove
111
Instrument Switch
112
Groove Setting
113
Random Factor Setting
115
Feel Patch Assignment Procedure
117
Feel Patch Copy
118
Rhythm Pattern Editing
119
Editing Sequence Parameters
119
Functions of Sequence Parameters
119
Real-Time Edit
120
Using a Foot Volume
120
Step Edit
122
Timing Edit
124
Macro Timing Shift
124
Micro Timing Shift
125
Pattern Edit
127
Instrument Change
127
Pattern Append
128
Pattern Extract
129
Pattern Merge
131
Reframe
132
Pattern Copy
133
Pattern Name
135
Song Programming
137
Song Write
138
Song Data
138
Song Structure
138
Song Writing
139
Changing Pattern Numbers
140
Repeat
141
Tempo Change
143
Level Change
144
Label
145
Search Label
146
Song Edit
147
Part Delete
147
Part Insert
148
Part Copy
150
Song Copy
152
Song Clear
153
Song Name
154
Functions for Song Play
155
Continue Play
155
Song Chain
156
Initial Tempo and Initial Level
157
Search Label Procedure
158
Time Calculate
159
Time Calculation for the Entire Song
159
Time Calculation up to the Specified Bar
160
Time Display
161
Time Set
162
Useful Functions
163
Utility
164
Available Memory
164
All Song Clear
165
All Pattern Clear
165
User Function
166
How to Register the Users Function
166
Executing the Registered Users Function
168
Checking the Users Function
168
Clearing the Users Function
169
Initialization
170
Initializating Note Numbers
170
Initializating Instrument Assignment
170
Initializating Sound Parameters
171
Clearing Performance Parameters
172
Clearing Feel Patches
172
Initializing the R-8
173
Memory Card (RAM)
174
Note on Using a RAM Card
174
Formatting
175
Save
177
Load
178
Sync Play
179
Sync Mode Setting
179
Tempo Display
180
MIDI Sync
181
Tape Sync
182
Recording Sync Signals
182
MIDI
184
MIDI Function Settings
184
Instrument Section
184
Performance Section 1 to 4
184
Transmit Channel
185
Receive Channel (Instrument Section/Performance Section)
186
Note Numbers (Instrument Section)
187
Function Switch (Instrument Section/Performance Section)
188
Description of Function Switches
189
Channel Message Switch
189
Note off Switch
189
Pan Switch
189
Program Change Switch
190
Exclusive Switch
190
Control Change (Instrument Section)
192
Performance Section
193
Function of the Performance Section
193
Example Setups
195
Using the R-8 as a MIDI Sound Module
195
Data Transfer Via Exclusive
198
Transmit (Bulk Dump)
198
Receive
200
Transmitting Sound Parameters
200
Error Messages Table
201
Troubleshooting
204
Blank Chart
210
Instrument Assigns and Performance Parameters
214
Preset Pattern Table
216
Preprogrammed Sound Parameters and Note Numbers
217
Roland Exclusive Messages
221
Data Format for Exclusive Messages
221
Address Mapped Data Transfer
221
One-Way Transfer Procedure
221
Handshake: Transfer Procedure
222
MIDI Implementation
225
Transmitted Data
225
Recognized Receive Data
226
Exclusive Communications
229
Parameter Address Map
229
MIDI Implementation Chart
234
Specifications
236
Index to Functions
238
Index to Terminology
241

Roland R-8 mkII Owner's Manual (230 pages)

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Brand: Roland | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 5 MB

Roland R-8 mkII Service Notes (26 pages)

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