Roland R-8M User Manual

QDABOUT
THE R-8M
2- Memory
Structure
Setup
area
Memory area
The way
in
which
the
R
-
8M operates will
depend
on the settings
of various
parameters.
Settings
for
these
parameters arc
stored in memory.
The
memory of the
R
-
8M is divided
into the
following
areas;
setup area, memory
area, temporary
area,
and instrument
area.
The setup area
contains
parameters that
affect the overall
operation
of the
R
-
8M, such
as MIDI
message
handling, memory
protect,
and program
change map.
Settings in the
setup area
are preserved
even when
the power
is turned
off.
The internal
memory
area contains
settings
for 32 Patches
and
16 Feel Patches.
Settings in
the
memory area
are preserved even
when
the power
is turned
off. Data in
a RAM card is
also treated
as
memory
area data.
I
Temporary
area
Instrument
area
The temporary
area is where
Patch and
Feel Patch
setting
are modified. When
you
select a Patch,
the
settings
from the
memory area will
be read
into the temporary
area.
Senings in the
temporary
area are
preserved
even when
the power
is turned
off. However,
when
you select another
Patch or Feel
Patch,
the settings will
change
and the previous
settings
will
be lost.
An instrument
is the
basic waveform
data
for a
drum sound.
The R-8M
contains
68 different
instruments
in the
instrument
area. Instruments
in
a sound ROM
card
are also treated
as instrument
area
data.
The tone of each
instrument
can
be modified
by sound parameter
settings,
but this will
not
affect
the
waveform
data itself.
When
you play
the R
-
8M, the sound
will be
produced according
to the
settings
of the
setup area and
the
current
settings of the
temporary
area. When
you
select a Patch, the
settings
of that
Patch will
be
read into
the temporary
area.
The same
applies to
Feel Patch.
*When
we say
tiiat the
settings
of the memory
area
are read into
the temporary
area,
we
mean
that the
settings
of the memory
area
are copied into
the temporary
area.
It is
important
to
remember
that
when
you modify
Patch
or Feei
Patch
settings,
you are
modifying
the
settings
of the
temporary
area,
not
of
the
memory
area.
Settings of the
temporary
area are
stored only temporarily,
and will
change
when
another
Patch or Feel
Patch is
selected,
so the previous
settings will
be lost.
If you want
to
keep
the
settings of
the temporary
area,
you must
use the Write
operation
to store
them
into the
memory
area
(internal
or RAM
card).
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Roland R-8M Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	R-8M
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English