Roland TR-8S Reference Manual

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Editing an Instrument’s Sound (INST Edit)
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [INST]
button.
The INST Edit screen appears
2. Select a parameter.
2-1. Use the [VALUE] knob to select a parameter.
2-2. Press the [ENTER] button.
3. Modify values.
3-1. Use the [VALUE] knob to edit the parameter value.
3-2. Press the [ENTER] button.
Return to the parameter selection (step 2).
4. Press the [INST] button.
Exit the INST Edit screen.
INST
Parameter Value Explanation
Common to all tones
Tune
[TUNE]
-128–0–+127 Adjusts the tuning (pitch)
Decay
[DECAY]
0–255 Adjusts the length of the decay.
Level
INST Level
Slider
0–255
Specifies the level.
* This parameter changes when you
operate each instrument’s level slider.
* This adjusts the level of the sound after
it has passed through INST FX.
Gain
-40.0dB–0.0dB–
+40.0dB
(steps of 0.5 dB)
Specifies the gain.
* This adjusts the level of the sound after
it has passed through INST FX.
Pan
INST [CTRL] *3
L127–CENTER–
R127
Specifies the pan.
ReverbSend
INST [CTRL] *3
0–255 Adjusts the level that is sent to reverb.
DelaySend
INST [CTRL] *3
0–255 Adjusts the level that is sent to delay.
LFO
Tune, Decay,
Level, Pan,
ReverbSend,
DelaySend,
InstFX,
(BD) Attack
(SD) Snappy
(TOM) Color
(SAMPLE)
Coarse, Rate,
Spread,
BitReduce,
Attack,
HoldMode,
HoldTime,
HoldStep,
FltType,
FltCutoff,
FltReso,
FltEnvAtk,
FltEnvDecay,
FltEnvDepth,
FltVelo
Selects the parameter that is modified
by the LFO.
LFO Depth
INST [CTRL] *3
-128–0–+127
Specifies the amount that is modified
by the LFO.
* If the setting of the parameter to be
modified is 128 (the center value),
setting LFO Depth to +/-64 will cause
the parameter to vary in a range of
0–255.
Only for ACB tones of the BD category
Attack
INST [CTRL] *2
0–255
Adjusts the attack strength of the bass
drum.
Only for ACB tones of the SD category
Snappy
INST [CTRL] *2
0–255
Adjusts the volume of the snare wires
(resonating wires) of the snare drum.
Selecting an Instrument’s Tone (INST)
Instrument’s tones of the currently selected kit are selected
individually.
1. Press the [INST] button.
The [INST] button and the [BD]–[RC] button (that had been
selected for [TR-REC]) are lit, and [the INST screen appears.
Category
2. Use the [VALUE] knob to select the
instrument’s tone.
MEMO
5 To switch categories, hold down the [SHIFT] button and
turn the [VALUE] knob.
5 By holding down the [ENTER] button and turning the
[Value] knob, you can move through the instrument
tones in steps of 10.
5 When you press the [ENTER] button, the category
name is enclosed by “[ICON],” and you can switch
between instrument tones with the category locked
(category lock). When you press the [ENTER] button once
again, category lock is cleared. You can specify category
lock for each instrument, and that setting is saved in the
kit.
3. Press the [INST] button once again.
The [INST] button goes dark, and you exit the INST screen.
About the icons shown in the INST screen
Preset: Tones originally in the TR-8S
Sample: Tones that use samples
Loop: Tones that play repeatedly
User: Tones that use imported samples

Roland TR-8S Specifications

General

USB port	Yes
Apple docking	No
USB connector type	USB Type-B
USB ports quantity	1
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC
Current	2 A
Power supply type	AC
Display type	LCD
Product color	Black
USB direct playback	-

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	263 mm
Width	409 mm
Height	58 mm
Weight	2100 g