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ROLAND R-8mkII TURBO FACTS

The R-8mkII is a professional rhythm composer that features Roland's proprietary
Human Feel function, eight individual outputs, and incredibly realistic sounds.
The R-8mkII is equipped with an expanded selection of built-in sounds, increased
pattern memory and powerful editing capabilities.

Initializing

1. Power-on holding the PAGE and PARAM/SELECT buttons.
2. Press ENTER button two times.

Playing the Demo Song

1. After initializing, the display will say:
   [SONG 0 (HUNT OUT)].
2. To hear demo song, press the START/STOP button.

Playing the Sounds on the Pads

1. Play all of the sounds on the drum pads.
2. Use the PAD BANK buttons to select a new pad bank between A and E.
3. Play all of the sounds in the remaining pad banks.

Realtime Pattern Write

1. Press the PATTERN button.
2. Select [REAL] by pressing 3 on the numeric keypad.
3. Use the + & - buttons or the VALUE slider to select an empty pattern above [44].
4. Press START and play the pads to create a new pattern.

Assigning a Sound to a Pad

1. There are 200 preset instrument sounds available. To hear them, assign them to a pad. To do this press the INST ASSIGN button.
2. Select number [1 INST] from the numeric keypad..
3. Tap a pad.
4. Use the VALUE slider to change instrument groups, ([K]=kicks, [[S]=snares, etc.).
5. Use the + & - buttons to select an individual instrument within the selected group.

Sound Edit

1. Press the EDIT SOUND button.
2. Select [1 EDIT] on the numeric keypad.
3. Select a sound by playing a Pad.
4. Use the PARAM SELECT button to select an edit parameter. (Pitch, Decay, Nuance, etc.)
5. While playing drum sound, use the +/ - buttons or the VALUE slider to edit the selected parameter.
6. Press F5: EXIT.

Realtime Editing

1. Press PATTERN, select [3 REAL] on the numeric keypad, and VALUE to a blank pattern.
2. Record a pattern using just the Snare sound.
3. Press the CURSOR PAGE button so the display says [EDIT].
4. Use the PARAM SELECT button to select [PT] pitch. (A good parameter to demonstrate realtime editing.)
5. While holding the Snare Pad, move the VALUE slider up and down to edit its pitch in real time.

Great New Features
INST LIST & TEMP ASGN

1. The purpose of the Instrument List is to quickly see the sounds used in a pattern.
2. Press the PATTERN button and press the [1PLAY] button on the numeric keypad.
3. Select a preset pattern between [00 & 30].
4. Press the INST LIST button and use the + &- buttons to see which instruments are used in the pattern.
5. The purpose of the Temporary Assign button is to quickly assign a selected instrument to all 16 pads for quick easy editing.
6. Select a drum sound from the instrument list and press the TEMP ASGN button.
7. This sound will know be set to all 16 pads. Press the EDIT SOUND button and edit the sound.

Additional Features

1. Double the pattern data memory of the original R-8.
2. RAM and ROM card expandability for adding sounds and storing song and pattern data.
3. External foot switch control.
4. 2 stereo and 8 individual outputs.