INTRODUCTION
Thank
you for
purchasing the
Roland R
-
8M Total
Percussion
Sound
Module. The R
-
8M is a digital
rhythm sound module
capable
of producing high
quality sounds.
In
order to take full
advantage
of the R
-
8M
and enjoy long and
trouble-free use.
please read this manual
carefully.
HOW TO
USE THIS
MANUAL
This manual is
divided
into
the following
five chapters.
If you arc
using MIDI for
the first time, please
read "About MIDI"
(
a-
page
68).
Chapter
1 Try outthe R-8M
This
explains
how to hear the demonstration
song in ROM, and
how to play each
of the instruments in the R
-
8M.
Chapter 2
Before you modify the
settings
This explains
the organization and
basic operation of
the
R
-
8M.
Please be
sure to read
this section before modifying
the settings.
Chapter 3
How to modify
the settings
This explains
the functions of
the various Patch, Feel Patch, and
setup parameters,
and describes
how
to modify
them.
Chapter 4 Utility
mode functions
This explains
how to use a RAM
card, transmit
exclusive
mes-
sages, and
use other
convenient functions.
Chapters Appendix
This
contains basic
information about MIDI,
advice
for
trouble-
shooting, parameter
lists, and the MIDI
implementation chan. The
index
included at the
end can be referred to
when
you
come across
an unfamiliar
word.
*This manual will
refer
to
panel buttons by the
name
printed on the panel. If a single
button has two names, we
will use the
name that applies to
the function being
explained.
<Examp!e>
Edit/Exit button
-^
|
EDIT
|
Note number/Jump
button-*
NOTE
#
MAIN
FEATURES
•The 68 built-in instruments (drum sounds)
are sampled at
44.1kHz
with
16 bit dynamic
range for high quality sound.
• In addition to adjuslable
pitch/decay/pan for each instrumeni.
the nuance setting can be adjusted
to simulate playing strength
(for drum sounds), or
striking position (for cymbal sounds).
This
allows detailed control
over
the
tone.
•32 different
drum-sets, each containing
instrument assignments
and settings for each
instrument, can be
stored in the R
-
8M as
Patches. In other
words, a single R
-
8M
allows you to create
32 different drum-sets. You can
prepare a Patch
appropriate
for
each song, and
instantly change drum-sets by
selecting another
Patch.
•ROM cards (SN-R8 series
sold separately)
provide
additional
instrument sounds. The R
-
8M
allows you to use up to 3 of the
sound ROM cards
at once. They can be used freely in con-
junction with the internal
instniments to create a
wide variety
of
drum
-sets.
•The R-8M features
the Feel Function
which was highly
acclaimed on the R-8. The
Feel Function
allows
you to
combine
Regular Feel and Random Feel
to realistically simulate
the playing of an
actual drummer. The R
-
8M can
remember 16
different Feel Patch settings.
Regular Feel
allows you to choose from
two types; Groove,
which modifies the sound in
a regular pattern synchronized to
MID! Clock
messages from an external
device,
and
Velocity
Feel,
which
modifies
the sound according to the
velocity value.
Random Fee!
adds unpredictable
variation to the
sound.
This
does not simply
modify the sound in a haphazard
way, but
creates natural
variation
in
tone
using
the "!/f Fluctuations" thai
appears in many
aspects of the natural
world.
Simply by
changing the Feel Patch
settings, the
same
drum
performance can be
given
a surprisingly
wide
range of
expres-
sive variation.
•A
wide variety
of
MID! functions are
provided, allowing the
R -8M
to
be
used not only as a
conventional
rhythm
sound
module,
but
also as
a melodic synthesizer. Control change
message can also
be used to control the sound of a specified
instrument.
•A RAM card
(M-2S6E sold separately) can store 32 Patches and
16
Feel Patches, in addition to
the internal
memory of the
R -8M. RAM
card Patches and Feel Patches can be selected
instantly
while
playing.
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