Roland System-8 Reference Manual

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Editing a Performance
Selecting a patch for each part
5 Normally, you’ll select the patch in the rst item of the PART EDIT
screen.
5 While the PART EDIT screen is shown, you can use the [A]–[H]
and [1]–[8] buttons to switch patches (the patch name is now
shown in the screen).
5 While the top screen of performance mode is shown, you can
select patches as follows.
1. Long-press the PART SELECT [UPPER] or [LOWER]
button for which you want to select a patch (don’t
release the button yet).
The patch select screen for the selected part appears, and the
sound button turns green.
2. Continuing to long-press the PART SELECT button,
select a patch in the same way as when normally
selecting a patch.
You can use the MODEL buttons, [VALUE] knob, [A]–[H], and [1]–
[8] buttons.
Initializing a Performance (Perform Init)
Here’s how to initialize the “Perform Edit” and “Part Edit” settings
of the temporary area.
The selected patch is not initialized.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the MODE
[PERFORMANCE] button.
A conrmation message appears.
Perform Init?
[Exit]:N [Ent]:Y
2. To initialize, press the [ENTER] button.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
MEMO
When you initialize the performance, an “*” is shown beside
the Bank–Number.
PERFORM *A-1
----------------
Saving a Performance (WRITE)
1. In performance mode, press the [WRITE] button.
The WRITE screen appears.
<WRITE> [Ent]
PERFORMANCE* À
2. Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select what you
want to save.
Selecting a performance
<WRITE> [Ent]
PERFORMANCE* À
Selecting the patch of the upper part
<WRITE> [Ent]
ÄPATCH:Upper* À
Selecting the patch of the lower part
<WRITE> [Ent]
ÄPATCH:Lower* À
NOTE
If you’ve edited a patch (upper, lower) in performance mode
(an “*” is displayed), you must rst save the patch before
saving the performance in order to reproduce the sound of
the performance.
If you rst save the performance, or if you don’t save the
edited patch, the sound of the performance will not be
reproduced.
3. Press the [ENTER] button.
The PERF NAME screen or PATCH NAME screen appears.
In the case of the PATCH NAME screen
PATCH NAME:[Ent]
User_Patch_Name
In the case of the PERF NAME screen
PERF NAME: [Ent]
User_Perf_Name
4. Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons and the [VALUE] knob
to edit the characters.
Oparation Explanation
[SHIFT] button
+ cursor [
K
] button
Deletes one character (Erase).
[SHIFT] button
+ cursor [
J
] button
Inserts one character (Insert).
[SHIFT] button
+ [VALUE] knob
Switches between uppercase/
lowercase/numerals.
5. Press the [ENTER] button.
A screen allows you to select the save-destination.

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