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Roland TR-8S
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21
INST PLAY (Performing)
You can use pads [1] (BD)–[11] (RC) to perform in real time.
Your performance does not modify the pattern.
1. Press the [INST PLAY] button.
2. Perform using pads [1] (BD)–[11] (RC).
Playing Sub Steps
Heres how to play sub steps.
1. Press the [SUB] button.
2. Press the pad [1][16] that will play sub steps.
MEMO
By holding down the [SUB] button and turning the [VALUE]
knob you can choose from 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 as the number of
step divisions.
You can also play a sub step by holding down the [SUB] button
and pressing a pad [1][16].
Performing a Flam
Heres how to perform a flam on an instrument’s tone.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SUB]
button to set SUB STEP to FLAM.
2. Press a pad [1] (BD)–[11] (RC).
This lets you perform a flam on the instrument’s tone.
Performing Weak Beats (WEAK BEATS)
1. While holding down the [SHIFT] button, press a
pad [1] (BD)–[11] (RC).
This lets you perform weak beats.
Performing Alternate Sounds (ALT INST)
For sounds whose name includes a “/” character, such as 707Bass1/2,
you can perform alternate sounds.
1. While holding down an instrument select button
[BD][RC], press a pad [1] (BD)–[11] (RC).
Performing a Roll (ROLL)
Heres how to perform a roll on an instrument’s tone.
1. While holding down a pad [12][13], press a pad
[1][11].
This lets you perform a roll on the instrument’s tone.
If you hold down the [INST PLAY] button and press a pad [12]
[13] and a pad [1][11], the roll is held and will continue playing
even after you release your finger. To cancel the hold, press the
selected pad without holding down the [INST PLAY] button.
Alternate method
1. While holding down the [INST PLAY] button, press
a pad [12][13].
Pad [12][13] is lit.
2. Press a pad [1][11].
This lets you perform a roll on the instrument’s tone.
3. To stop playing the roll, press the pad [12][13]
once again.
Roll speed
Pad Explanation
Pad [12] Sixteenth note
Pad [13] Thirty-second note
Pad [12] + [13] Sixty-fourth note

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