Roland R-8M Module Drum Machine Manuals

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Roland R-8M Owner's Manual (139 pages)

Total percussion sound module

Brand: Roland | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 8 MB

Important Safety Instructions
2
R-8M Mode Chart
3
R-8M Instruments
4
Contents
5
Introduction
6
Main Features
6
Important Notes
7
Power Supply
7
Placement
7
Memory Backup
7
Front and Rear Panel
8
Connections
10
Using MIDI Pad Controllers
10
Using a Sequencer
10
Using a Keyboard Controller
10
How to Play the Sounds
11
Turn the Power on
11
Listen to the ROM Play Demonstration
11
How to Play each Instrument
12
Play the Internal Instruments
12
Check the Receive Channel
12
How to Select Patches
12
How to Select Instruments
13
Checking a Sound ROM Card
15
ROM Play
15
Selecting the Feel Patches
16
Before You Modify the Settings
17
About the R-8M
18
Basic Principles of the R-8M
18
Patch
18
Feel Patch
18
Memory Structure
19
Setup Area
19
Memory Area
19
Temporary Area
19
MIDI Message Flow
21
Basic Operation
22
Mode Structure
22
Patch Edit Mode
22
Feel Edit Mode
22
Basic Operation of the R-8M
23
How to Move between the Play Mode and the Edit Mode
23
How to Move to Another Display
23
How to Modify Parameter Values
23
How to Use NOTE#
24
The Jump Function
24
How to Assign a Display to a Button
24
How to Jump to an Assigned Display
24
How to Modify the Settings
25
Instrument Section
27
Basic Parameters
27
Sound Parameters
28
Instrument Assign
28
Decay
29
Nuance
30
Output Assign
30
Assign Type
30
Velocity Curve
31
Note off Switch
32
Convenient Functions When Setting Sound Parameters
33
Copy
33
Exchange
34
Control Change Settings
35
How to Transmit Control Change Message
36
Performance Section
37
Key Follow Parameters
38
How to Copy a Performance Section
41
How to Name a Patch
42
How to Store Patch Settings
42
About Memory Protect
42
Patch Write Procedure
43
Patch Exchange Procedure
44
Copy the Factory Patch Settings
45
Patch Clear
46
Feel Function
47
About the Feel Function
47
Regular Feel and Random Feel
47
Feel Patch Settings
48
How a Feel Patch Is Organized
48
Instrument Assign Settings
49
Regular Feel Settings
50
Regular Feel Select
50
Groove Type
50
Groove Step
50
Reference Velocity
51
Velocity Sensitivity
51
Random Feel Settings
52
Random Depth
52
How to Store Feel Patch Settings
53
Feel Patch Write Procedure
53
Feel Patch Exchange Procedure
54
Copy the Factory Feel Patch Settings
55
Feel Patch Clear
56
Setup
57
MIDI Settings
57
Exclusive Switch
57
Volume Switch
57
How to Turn Memory Protect On/Off
58
Velocity Switch
58
How to Set the Program Change Map
59
Using Two or more R-8M Units
60
Utility Mode Functions
61
Using a RAM Card
62
Data that Can be Stored in a RAM Card
62
Saving Data from the R-8M to a RAM Card
63
Loading Data from a RAM Card into the R-8M
64
Other Functions
65
Transmitting Exclusive Message
65
How to Transmit Exclusive Message
65
How to Receive Exclusive Message
66
Adjusting the Display Contrast
67
About MIDI
70
How MIDI Message Is Transmitted and Received
70
MIDI Connectors
70
MIDI Channels
70
The Main Types of MIDI Message
71
Data Handled by MIDI Channels
71
Note Message
71
Pitch Bender Message
71
Data Handled Without Regard to the MIDI Channel
72
System Messages
72
MIDI Implementation Chart
72
Troubleshooting
73
Error Messages
75
Parameters
77
Instruments
78
Sound Parameter Initial Settings
80
Blank Charts
82
Program Change Map
85
Patch List
86
Standard
87
Beefkit
88
Doomkit
89
Housekit
90
Stereo1
91
Flange1
92
Getfunky
93
Junkyard
94
Cowntry1
95
Jahzz
96
Bigrockr
97
Justperc
98
Mondokit
99
Studio
100
Cowntry2
101
Stereo2
102
Oldiekit
103
Flange2
104
Flange3
105
Latinset
106
Fatso
107
Sn-R8-01
108
Feel Patch List
117
Exclusive Messages
118
MIDI Implementation
122
Transmitted Data
122
Recognized Receive Data
122
Exclusive Communications
126
How to Read a MIDI Implementation Chart
131
Basic Channel
131
Note Number
131
Velocity
131
Specifications
132
Index
133

Roland R-8M Owner's Manual (138 pages)

Total percussion sound module

Brand: Roland | Category: Drums | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents
5
Chapter 1 Try out the R 8M

11
- Sounds
  11
- ROM Card
  13
- MIDI
  14
- Function
  16
- The Feel Function
  16
  - Is Organized
    23
- Settings •50
  25
  - Procedure •51
    43
- Exchange Procedure
  44
  - Feel Patch Settings
    48
Chapter 2 Before You Modifythe Settings

71
- Program Change Map
  71
Chapter 4 Utility Mode Functions

72
- Stored in
  72
- RAM Card
  75
- To a RAM Card
  75
- Message
  75
- Data
  75
- To the
  75
31 Chapter 31 31 Chapter Appendix

81
- Initial Settings
  81
- Messages
  118

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Roland R-8M Owner's Manual (139 pages)

Table of Contents

Roland R-8M Owner's Manual (138 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Try out the R 8M

Chapter 2 Before You Modifythe Settings

Chapter 4 Utility Mode Functions

31 Chapter 31 31 Chapter Appendix

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