Roland System-8 Reference Manual

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Panel Descriptions
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1 Common section
Here you can make the following settings for the SYSTEM-8.
Controller Value Explanation
[VOLUME] knob --- Adjusts the volume.
[INPUT] knob --- Adjusts the volume level of the INPUT R and L/MONO jacks.
PEAK indicator ---
Indicates the analog input level of the rear panel INPUT R, L/MONO jacks.
The PEAK indicator lights if the input level is excessive.
Adjust the volume of your connected equipment so that this indicator lights
occasionally.
* If the PEAK indicator stays lit even after you adjust the connected device, adjust the
system setting INPUT: Gain (p. 24).
[VOCODER] button ON (lit), OFF (unlit) Switches the vocoder on/o.
[ARPEGGIO] button ON (lit), OFF (unlit) Turns the arpeggio function on/o.
[ARP TYPE] knob
Selects the arpeggio type.
1 OCT UP The keys you press are sounded consecutively upward starting from the lowest.
1 OCT U+D
The keys you press are sounded consecutively upward starting from the lowest, and
then back down again.
1 OCT DOWN The keys you press are sounded consecutively downward starting from the highest.
2 OCT DOWN
The keys you press, together with the keys one octave above those keys, are sounded
consecutively downward starting from the highest.
2 OCT U+D
The keys you press, together with the keys one octave above those keys, are sounded
consecutively upward starting from the lowest, and then back down again.
2 OCT UP
The keys you press, together with the keys one octave above those keys, are sounded
consecutively starting with the lowest.
[ARP STEP] knob
Selects the note value for each step of the arpeggio.
1/4 Quarter note
1/8 Eighth note
1/16 Sixteenth note
1/4T Quarter-note triplet
1/8T Eighth note triplet
1/16T Sixteenth note triplet
[KEY HOLD] button ON (lit), OFF (unlit) Turns the key hold function on/o.
[CHORD MEMORY]
button
ON (lit), OFF (unlit) Turns the chord memory function on/o.
[VELOCITY OFF]
button
ON (lit), OFF (unlit)
Notes sound at the same volume even if your playing dynamics vary.
The velocity value when “VELOCITY OFF” is on is specied by the system setting
(SYSTEM: KEY TOUCH: Fixed Velo) (p. 21).
[TRANSPOSE] button ON (lit), OFF (unlit) Turns the transpose function on/o.

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