Roland System-8 Reference Manual

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Using the Vocoder (VOCODER)
Using the Vocoder in Performance Mode
1. Press the MODE [PERFORMANCE] button to select performance mode.
2. Press the [VOCODER] button to turn it “on” (lit).
3. While vocalizing into the input (Microphone), play the keyboard.
You can perform the vocoder sound that’s generated according to the currently selected patch and the input audio.
5 Input settings including the vocoder settings can be made and stored for each individual performance.
5 Input settings including the vocoder operate dierently depending on the setting of the “PERFORM EDIT: INPUT: Prm Src” parameter.
If this is set to “PERFORM,” the performance settings are used. The [VOCODER] button’s on/o status is also remembered.
If this is set to “SYSTEM,” the system settings are used. The [VOCODER] button’s on/o status is not remembered.
5 The part used as the vocoder’s carrier can be specied and remembered for each performance by the “PERFORM EDIT: INPUT (Voc):
Carrier” parameter.
When the PerfMode Is “DUAL”
When the PerfMode (p. 14) is set to “DUAL,” operation is as follows.
5 When you turn the [VOCODER] button "on,"
The input (Microphone) audio is not output.
The audio of the upper part and lower part patches is output according to the on/o status of the PART ON/OFF [UPPER] [LOWER]
buttons.
5 If you want to play only the vocoder sound, press the PART ON/OFF [UPPER] [LOWER] buttons to make them go dark.
DELAY
CHORUS
REVERB
[VOCODER]
button
PART
ON/OFF
[UPPER]
[LOWER]
Button
VOCODER
OUTPUT
INPUT
PERFORMANCE MODE
SYSTEM setting
INPUT: Gain
PEAK LED
PERF EDIT
INPUT (Voc): Carrier
[INPUT]
knob
LOWER PART
PATCH
UPPER PART
PATCH

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