Roland TR-8 - Instrument, Scale, and Pad Controls

«D INST edit s ection
Here you can adjust the tonal character of the instrument.
What is an "INST"?
The TR -8 lets you use 11 different INST (instruments; BASS DRUM-RIDE CYMBAL) in a pattern. You can assign
a desired sound (tone)
to each instrument.
Controller
Explanation
[T UN E] kn ob Tuning (pitch)
[DEC AY] kno b Length of decay
[ATIACK] knob Strength oft he attack (only for BASS DRUM)
[S NAPPY] k nob Volume of the snare (stretched w i res) (only for SNARE DRUM)
[C OMP] knob Amount of compressor effect (only for BASS DRUM and SNARE DRUM)
[LE VEL] fader
Volume
* For some tones, there might not be an effect.
~ INST select button
Mode
TR -R EC
DRU M SELEG -INST
ce SCALE section
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Selects
the instrument for TR-REC. .. Refer to " TR - REC "
Selects
the instrument whose tone will be changed.
.. Refer to " Changing Kits/ Instruments "
Switches
the scale of steps during TR - REC.
Butto n/ LED Ex la nat lo n
[SCALE]
b utt on
8th note tri let
16th note tri let cA>
Six steps will be one beat.
16th
note ()
Four steps will be one beat.
32nd
note c»
Eight steps will be one beat.
e Pad [ l] - [11 ](INST)/ Pad [12] - [lS](ROLL )/ Pad [16] (MUTE)
Mode
expl a nat ion
TR-R
EC For each step, specify whether the instrument will sound.
PTN SE L ECT Select a pattern 1-16 .
• Pads [1 ]-[11 ](INST) play instruments.
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• If you hold down [12]-[15](ROLL) and press [1 ]-[11], a roll is played on that instrument;
you can press
two or more of the [12]--[15] pads to change the roll variation.
INST PLAY
If you hold down the [INST PLAy] button and press the [12]- [15] and [1]--[11] pads, the
sound will be held so that it continues playing even after you release your finger .
To cancel Hold, press the selected pad without pressing [INST PLAy].
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If you press [16](MUTE) and then press the instrument pad or INST select button , that
sound is muted.
INST RE C
Duri ng realtime recording, the pads record the corresponding instrument.
DRUM
KIT Select kits 1-16 .
SELEG
I NST
Select a tone for the instrument.
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