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Convenient Functions and Settings (UTILITY)
SAMPLE
Function Explanation
Import
Loads an audio file from the SD card into the TR-8S
(import).
Delete Deletes a loaded (imported) user sample.
Category
Name
Specifies a name (maximum 16 characters) for each
category USER 01–32.
Optimize
Shows and reorganizes the available space in the user
sample area of the TR-8S.
LED
Parameter Value Explanation
Bright 1–10
Specifies the LED brightness for the
sliders and buttons.
Glow 1–10
Specifies the brightness of a dimly lit
button LED.
Slider KIT, SYSTEM
Specify the color of each level fader.
KIT: Lit in the color specified by each
kit.
SYSTEM: Lit in the color specified by
LED Slider Color.
Slider Color:
BD/SD/LT/
MT/HT/RS/
HC/CH/OH/
CC/RC
RED, ORANGE,
YELLOW,
LIME, GREEN,
SKYBLUE,
LIGHTBLUE,
BLUE, PURPLE,
MAGENTA,
PINK, WHITE
Specifies the color of each BD–RC
level fader when LED Slider is set to
SYSTEM.
Demo
OFF, 1min–
10min
Specifies the time (minutes) until the
LED demo is shown.
SYNC/TEMPO
Parameter Value Explanation
TempoSync
AUTO, MIDI,
USB, INT
Specifies the tempo source.
AUTO: If MIDI clock is input from
the MIDI IN connector or the USB
port, the tempo automatically
synchronizes to MIDI clock. If MIDI
clock is input simultaneously from
the MIDI IN connector and the USB
port, the USB port takes priority.
MIDI: The tempo synchronizes to MIDI
clock being input from the MIDI IN
connector.
USB: The tempo synchronizes to MIDI
clock being input from the USB
port.
INT: The tempo operates according
to the TR-8S’s own setting. Use
this setting if you don’t want to
synchronize with an external device.
Sync Out OFF, ON
Specifies whether clock, start, and stop
messages are transmitted to other
devices (ON) or are not transmitted
(OFF).
RxStartStop OFF, ON
When synchronizing to external MIDI
clock, specifies whether the step
sequencer’s start/stop is controlled
from an external device (ON) or is not
controlled (OFF).
MIDI
Parameter Value Explanation
Device ID 17–32
When transmitting and receiving
system exclusive messages, the device
ID numbers of both devices must
match.
Omni Mode OFF, ON
If this is ON, MIDI messages of all
channels are received.
Pattern Ch 1–16
Specifies the pattern sequencer’s MIDI
transmit channel.
Kit Ch 1–16
Specifies the kit’s MIDI transmit
channel.
Inst Note: BD/
SD/LT/MT/HT/
RS/HC/CH/
OH/CC/RC/
BD Alt/SD Alt/
LT Alt/MT Alt/
HT Alt/RS Alt/
HC Alt/
CH Alt/
OH Alt/
CC Alt/RC Alt/
Trig
OFF (---),
0 (C -)–127 (G 9)
Specify the MIDI note number for
each track’s instrument, instrument
alternate sound, and TRIGGER OUT.
USBMidiThru OFF, ON
Specifies whether the MIDI messages
received from the USB port or MIDI IN
port are retransmitted without change
from the MIDI OUT connector and
USB port (ON) or are not retransmitted
(OFF).
If this is ON, MIDI messages received
at the USB port are sent to the internal
sound engine and to the MIDI OUT
connector, and MIDI messages
received at the MIDI IN connector are
combined with the messages from the
internal sound engine and sent to the
USB port.
Soft Thru OFF, ON
If this is ON, MIDI messages that are
input from the MIDI IN connector are
re-transmitted without change from
the MIDI OUT connector.
Tx Prog Chg OFF, ON
Specifies whether program change
messages are transmitted (ON) or are
not transmitted (OFF).
Tx EditData OFF, ON
Specifies whether changes to the
kit settings (panel operations) are
transmitted as MIDI messages (ON) or
are not transmitted (OFF).
Tx Nudge OFF, ON
Specifies whether MIDI Clock
messages are transmitted when you
perform NUDGE operations (ON) or
are not transmitted (OFF).
Rx Prog Chg OFF, ON
Specifies whether program change
messages are received (ON) or are not
received (OFF).
Rx EditData OFF, ON
Specifies whether MIDI messages that
edit the kit settings (panel operations)
are received (ON) or are not received
(OFF).