Roland System-8 Reference Manual

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Editing a Performance
Performance mode
In this mode you can assign a patch to each of two parts (UPPER part and LOWER part) and play them in dual or single performance modes.
In patch mode, the tempo and AUDIO INPUT (Vocoder) settings are only system settings; however in performance mode, each performance
can have its own values for these settings.
1. Press the MODE [PERFORMANCE] button.
The SYSTEM-8 is in performance mode.
2. Select a performance as necessary.
Editing a patch
Use the PANEL SELECT [UPPER] [LOWER] buttons to select the part (UPPER part, LOWER part) that you want to edit.
Detailed editing is the same as in patch mode.
Editing a performance
There are two screens: the PERFORM EDIT screen (where you edit settings for the overall performance) and the PART EDIT screen (settings for
each part).
3. Press the [MENU] button.
The MENU screen appears.
Making Settings for the Entire Performance (PERFORM EDIT)
4. Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “PERFORM EDIT,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
<MENU> [Ent]
ÄPERFORM EDIT À
* “PERFORM EDIT” is not shown in patch mode.
5. Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select a parameter, and use the [VALUE] knob to edit the value.
PERFORM:COMMON
Perf Mode DUAL
Menu
Parameter
Value
6. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MENU screen.
Performance parameters
Menu
[SHIFT] +cursor [
K
] [
J
]
Parameter
Cursor [
K
] [
J
]
Value
[VALUE] knob
Explanation
COMMON
Perf Mode
DUAL
In this mode you can perform using both the upper part and
the lower part. Each part has a maximum polyphony of four
notes.
You can use the Key Range setting to freely create splits or
partial layers.
SINGLE
In this mode you can perform using either the upper part or
the lower part. The part you play has a maximum polyphony
of eight notes.
In this mode, use the PANEL ON/OFF [UPPER] [LOWER]
buttons to select the part that you want to play.
While being in performance mode, this setting lets you play
just as in patch mode. The Arp Src and Arp Dst settings you
specied for the performance are ignored, and the settings
stored in the patch are used.
Perf Lev -INF, -53.0dB–0.0dB–10.0dB Species the volume of the performance.

Roland System-8 Specifications

General

Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Keyboard number of keys	49
Maximum polyphony (notes)	8
Display type	LCD
Built-in display	Yes
Display number of characters	16
USB ports quantity	1
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC
Power source type	DC

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	364 mm
Width	881 mm
Height	109 mm
Weight	5900 g