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Synchronizing/Recording with Other Devices
The TR-8S can receive MIDI Clock (F8) data to synchronize its tempo.
It can also receive MIDI Start (FA) and MIDI Stop (FC) to start/stop
itself.
Synchronizing with a DAW (TR-8S as Slave)
You can synchronize the TR-8S with your DAW by connecting it to
your computer via a commercially available USB cable.
TR-8SComputer
USB MIDI IN
USB MIDI OUT
Synchronizing with a TB-3 (TR-8S as Master)
You can synchronize the TR-8 with a TB-3 by using a commercially
available MIDI cable to make connections.
TR-8S TB-3
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Using the TR-8S as a MIDI Controller
You can use the TR-8S as a controller for your computer software
without using the sounds of the TR-8S’s internal sound engine.
1. Press the [UTILITY] button to make it light.
The setting screen appears.
2. Use the [VALUE] knob to select “SOUND: Local Sw,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
3. Use the [VALUE] knob to select “SURFACE,” and
then press the [ENTER] button.
4. Press the lit [UTILITY] button.
The [UTILITY] button goes dark, and you exit the UTILITY screen.
* Even if you press pads or if MIDI is received, the TR-8S’s internal
sound engine does not produce sound.
Using the ASSIGNABLE OUT/TRIGGER OUT jacks
as Trigger Out
Before you proceed, power-off all devices, and connect the jack that
you want to use as TRIGGER out to your device that accepts a trigger
input.
1. Press the [UTILITY] button to make it light.
The setting screen appears.
2. Use the [VALUE] knob to select the ASSIGN OUT
1–6 “Mode” parameter, and press the [ENTER]
button.
3. Use the [VALUE] knob to select “TRIGGER,” and
then press the [ENTER] button.
NOTE
Before switching this setting, you should either minimize the
volume of the output-destination device or turn off its power.
4. Press the [UTILITY] button.
The [UTILITY] button goes dark, and you exit the UTILITY screen.