Roland Tr-8 User manual

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Roland

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RHYTHM

PERFORMER

TURBO MANUAL V4.0 22 JAN 2015

Checklist

Regular TR8

config

1.

Update OS to ver

1.11

2.

Install drivers for USB interface (for USB MIDI and direct

digital sound output)

Additional

steps

for

TR8

with

7x7

3.

Register

on

ROLAND website

4.

Purchase 7x7

5.

Download and install TR8 utility

6.

Activate 7x7 via utility

Comments, Questions, Suggestions, Coorections Complaints?

[email protected] subject: TR8

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Roland

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RHYTHM

PERFORMER

Main SpecificationS Roland

TR

-

8:

RHYTHM

PERFORMER

Power

Supply

AC

adaptor

Current

Draw

1000

mA

Dimensions

400 (W) x260

(D)

x65

(H)

mm

15-3/4 (W)

xl

0-1

/4

(D)

x2-9/16

(H)

inches

Weight

1.9 kg

41bs4oz

Accessories

AC

adaptor,

Owners

manual, Leaflet ·USINGTHE UNIT

SAFELY

·

*

In

the

interest

of

product

improvement,

the

specifications

and/or

appearance

of

this

unit

a

re

subject

to

change

without

prior notice.

o[VOLUME]

knob

Adjusts

the

output

volume

of

the MIX

OUT

jacks (0 ) and

the

PHONES

jack (0

).

* This does not affect

the

volume

of

the

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

jacks (0 ).

f)

[CLEAR]

button

Erases

the

recorded content

for

an

individual instrument, or deletes a pattern.

o

Mode

buttons

Controller Explanation

[TR-REC]

button

Step-records apattern.•

Refer

to

"TR-REC"

[PTN

SELECT]

button

Select a pattern.•

Refer

to

"Playing/Selecting/Controlling

a

Pattern"

[INST PLAy]

button

Lets you

use

the

pads

(

~

)

to

perform in

real

time

.

You

can

perform even whilea pattern

is

playing.

[INST

REC]

button

Lets

you realtime-record a pattern.

..

Refer

to

"INST-REC"

DRUM

[KIT]

button

Select a kit. "

Refer

to

-Changing

Kits/Instruments"

SELECT

[INST]

button

Selects

the

sound (tone)

for

an instrument.

..

Refer

to

-Changing

Kits/Instruments"

t!t

[LASTSTEP]

button

Specifies

the

length

of

the

pattern. "

Refer

to

"TR-REC"

"

Variation

buttons

[A][B]

Switches between variations (NB)

of

a pattern. "

Refer

to

"Playing/Selecting/Controlling

a

Pattern"

o[START/STOP]

button

Plays/stops

the

pattern.

o

ACCENT

section

Adds

an

accent

to

the specified step. "

Refer

to

"TR-REC"

o

REVERB

section/

0

DELAY

section

Let

you edit

the

parameters

for

reverb and delay.

Controller Explanation

[LEVEL]

knob

Volume

of

the

reverb/delay

[TIME] knob Lenqth

of

the reverb/delay

[GATE]

knob

Timing at which

the

reverb

is

cut

off

(only for reverb)

[FEEDBACK]

knob Delay repetitions (only for delay)

[STEP]

button

Lets

you

use

the

pads (

en

)

to

specify

the

step

to

which reverb

or

delaywill be applied.

CD

EXTERNAL IN section

Here you can adjust the sound that'sinput

to

the

EXTERNAL

IN

jacks (0

).

Controller .Explanation

[LEVEL]

knob

Volume

[SIDE

CHAIN]

knob

[STEP]

button

Adjusts (

ll

ducks")

the

volume

ofthe

audio input according

to

the pattern being played

by

the

TR-8

(side chain). Turning the knob toward

the

right produces agreatereffect.

Lets

you

use

the

pads

(

~

)

to

specify the steps at which side chaining will adjust

the

volume.

I

«D

INST

edit

s

ection

Here you can adjust

the

tonal character

of

the

instrument.

What

is an "INST"?

The

TR

-8 lets you use

11

different

INST

(instruments;

BASS

DRUM-RIDE CYMBAL) in a pattern.

You

can assign

adesired sound (tone)

to

each instrument.

Controller

Explanation

[T

UN

E]

kn

ob

Tuning (pitch)

[DEC

AY]

kno

b Length

of

decay

[ATIACK]

knob

Strength

oft

he attack (only

for

BASS

DRUM)

[S

NAPPY] k

nob

Volume

of

the

snare (stretched wi

res)

(only for

SNARE

DRUM)

[C

OMP]

knob

Amount

of

compressor effect (only

for

BASS

DRUM

and

SNARE

DRUM)

[LE

VEL] fader Volume

* For sometones, there

might

not

be an effect.

~

INST

select

button

Mode

TR

-R

EC

DRU

M

SELEG

-INST

ce

SCALE

section

I Expla

nat

io

n

Selects

the

instrument

for

TR-REC.

..

Refer

to

"

TR

-

REC

"

Selects

the

instrument

whose

tone

will be changed.

..

Refer

to

"

Changing

Kits/

Instruments

"

Switches

the

scale

of

steps

during

TR

-

REC.

Butto

n/

LED

Ex

la

nat

lo

n

[SCALE] b

utt

on

8th

note

tri

let

16th

note

tri let

cA>

Six

steps

will

be

one

beat.

16th

note

()

Four steps will

be

one beat.

32nd

note

c»

Eight steps will

be

one beat.

ePad [

l]

-[11](INST)/ Pad

[12]

-

[lS](ROLL

)/

Pad

[16]

(MUTE)

Mode

expl

a

nat

ion

TR-R

EC

For each step, specify

whether

the

instrument will sound.

PTN

SE

L

ECT

Select a pattern

1-16

.

•

Pads

[1

]-[11

](INST) play instruments.

I

•

If

you hold

down

[12]-[15](ROLL) and press

[1

]-[11],

a roll is played

on

that

instrument;

you can press

two

or

more

of

the

[12]--[15] pads

to

change

the

roll variation.

INST

PLAY

If

you hold

down

the

[INST

PLAy]

button

and press

the

[12]-[15] and [1]--[11] pads,

the

sound will

be

held so

that

it

continues playing even

after

you

release

your

finger

.

To

cancel Hold, press

the

selected pad

without

pressing

[INST

PLAy].

•

If

you press [16](MUTE) and

then

press

the

instrument pad

or

INST

select

button

,

that

sound

is

muted.

INST

RE

C Duri

ng

realtime recording,

the

pads record

the

corresponding instrument.

DRUM KIT Select kits

1-16

.

SELEG

I

NST

Select a

tone

for

the

instrument.

I

G

SCATTER

section

What

is

Scatter?

II

ScatterN

adds

a digital-feeling groove

to

the

loop playback

by

exchanging individual

steps

within

the

loop

playback

and

also

by

changing

the

playback direction

or

gate

length.

* The scattereffect

will

not apply

to

the

first cycle

of

the

loop;

the

effect

will

apply

to

the

second and

subsequent

cycles

of

the

loop.

Controller Explanation I

[SCATTER]

knob

Selects

the

scattertype.

[DEPTH]

button

Ifthis

is

on,

the

[SeADER] knob adjusts

the

scatter

depth

.

[ON]

button

Enables

the

scatterfunction.

eDispl

ayl

~

TEMPO

section

The current

tempo

is

shown

in

the

display (C

).

Controller Explanation I

[TEMPO]

knob

Adjusts

the

tempo.

[SHUFFLE]

knob

Adjusts

the

amount

of

shuffle (bounce).

[FINE]

knob

Makes fine adjustments

to

the

tempo.

[TAP]

button

To

set

the

tempo,

tap

this

button

several times

at

the

desired interval.

Connecting Your Equipment

*

To

prevent malfunction and

equipment

failure,always

turn

down

the

volume, and

turn

off

all

the

units

before making any connections.

GOCINjack

Connect

the

included

AC

adaptor here.

Use

only

the

included

AC

adaptor. Using any

other

adaptormay cause

overheating and malfunction.

*

By

embedding

the

AC

adaptorcable into

the

grooveon

the

bottom

of

the

TR-8

, you can prevent

the

plug

from

being accidentally disconnected.

CD

USB

(* )

port

Use

acommercially available

USB

2.0 cable

to

connect this

port

to

your

computer.

It

can be used

to

transfer

USB

MIDI and

USB

audio data.

You

must

install

the

USB

driver

before

connecting

the

TR-8

to

your

computer.

Download

the

USB

driverfrom

the

Roland website. For details, refer

to

Readme.

htm

which isincluded in

the

download

.

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http

://

www.rolandcom

/

support

/

GSecurity

slot

(Ii>

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://

www.kensington.com

/

6)

PHONES

jack

Connect headphones (sold separately> here.This outputs

the

same audio

as

the

MIX OUT jacks (0

).

«)

MIX

OUT

(UMONO, R)

jacks

Connect thesejacks

to

your

amp

or

mon

i

tor

speakers.

If

your

system ismonaural, use only

the

UMONOjack.

G

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

(A, B)

jacks

You

can use these

to

output

the

instruments

that

you specify.

~

Refer

to

"Various

Settings

"

* The instruments

that

are

output

from thesejacks

will

not be

output

from

the

MIX OUTjacks (0 ).

* Reverb and delay will

not

be applied.

CD

EXTERNAL

IN

(

~

R)

jacks

Connect

an

external audiosource here.The

input

sound will

be

output

from

the

MIX OUT jacks (0

).

You

can apply scatter (

0»

to

the

input

sound.

* When connection cables

with

res

istors are used,

the

volume level

of

equipment

connected

to

the

EXTERNAL

IN

jacks may be low.

If

this happens, use connection cables

that

do

not

contain resistors.

4D

MIDI

(IN

/

OUn

jacks

For connecting MIDI

dev

i

ce.

Turning the PowerOn/

Off

o

[POWER]

switch

This

turns

the

power

on/off.

* After

you

've made connections correctly, be sure

to

tum

on

the

power

in

the

order

of

the

TR-8

first,

and

then

the

connected

system.

Powering-on in

the

incorrect ordermay cause malfunctions

or

damage.When

turning

the

power

off

,

power

-off

the

connected

system

first,

and

then

the

TR-8

.

* This unit isequipped

with

a protection circuit. A

br

i

ef

interval

(a

few

seconds> after

turning

the

unit on is

required before

it

will operate normally.

* Before

turn

ing

the

unit

on

/

off

, always be sure

to

turn

the

volume

down

.

Even

with

the

volume turned

down

,

you mi

ght

hearsome sound when switching

the

unit

on/off

. However, this

is

normal and does

not

indicate

a malfunction.

Playing/Selecting/Controlling

a Pattern

What

is

a

"PATTERN"?

The performance data

that

you record using

TR-REC

or

INST-REC

is

called

a·pattern

..

The

TR-8

has 16 patterns, with

two

variations

(NB)

for each pattern.

Playing a

pattern

Pattern

1-16

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1.

Press

the

[START/STOP]

button

(0

).

2.

Use

scatter

(

6)

)

or

INST

edit

(

CD

)

to

modify

the

sound.

Selecting a

pattern

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1.

Press

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button

(0 ).

2.

Use

the

pads

(

~

)

to

select a

pattern.

The selected pad blinks.

It

remains

lit

during playback.

If

you select

the

next pattern during playback,

the

pad blinks.

You

can have a range selection

by

pushing

two

pads simultaneously.The selected patterns play sequentially.

3. Use

the

variation

buttons

(8 )

to

selectA

or

B.

If

you make

both

buttons

[Al and

[B)

light,

Aand

then

Bare played successively.

Generating

a

random

pattern

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You

can automatically

generate

a random pattern.This modifies

the

selected pattern.

1. Hold

down

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button

(0 )

and

press

the

SCATTER

[ON]

button

(

6)

).

2.

To

save, press

the

[TR

-

REC]

button

(blinks).

Copying

a

pattern

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1. Press

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button

(0 ).

*

If

a pattern

is

playing,

stop

it

.

2.

Hold

down

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button

(0 )

and

use

the

pads

(

~

)

to

specify

the

pattern

that

you

want

to

copy.

3. Press

the

pad

to

which

you

want

to

paste

the

pattern.

Copying

a

pattern

for

an

individual

instrument

1.

Switch

patterns

by pressing

the

pad

forthe

pattern

that

you

want

to

copy.

2. Hold

down

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button

(0 )

and

press

the

INST

select

button(s) (CD)

ofthe

instrument(s)

that

you

want

to

copy. (Multiple selections

are

allowed.)

3. When you've specified

the

instrument(s),

press

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button(

O

).

4.

Press

the

pad

(

~

)

to

which

you

want

to

paste

the

pattern.

Deleting

a

pattern

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1.

Press

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button

(0

).

2. Hold

down

the

[CLEAR]

button

(8 )

and

use

the

pads

(

~

)

to

specify

the

pattern

that

you

want

to

delete.

Changing Kits/Instruments

What

is

a "KIT"?

The

11

instruments are collectively called a -

kit.

MThe

TR-8

has 16 kits.

The pattern plays

the

instruments

of

the

currently selected kit.

Changing

kits

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1.

Press

the

DRUM

SELECT

[KIT]

button

(0 ).

2. Press a lit

pad

(

~

)

to

select

a kit.

Theselected

pad

blinks.

Changing

an

instrument's

sound

(tone)

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

This modifies

the

kit

that

is

selected.

1.

Press

the

DRUM

SELECT

[INST]

button

(0

).

2. Use

the

INST

select

buttons

(

41)

to

select

the

instrument

whose

tone

you

want

to

change.

3. Press a lit

pad

(

CI)

to

select

its

tone.

Theselected

pad

blinks.

Changing

an

instrument's

pan

Pattern

1- 16

Apattern plays

the

inst of

the

kit.

Kit

1- 16

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i

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I

iii

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DRUM

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J I i J JJ ! I I I

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BASS

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.....

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.............

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.....

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...

··

--

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2. Hold

down

the

INST

select

button

(

4)

and

turn

the

[TEMPO]

knob. (L64-O-R63)

Changing

the

type

of

reverb/delay/side

chain

2. Press

the

[STEP]

button

(

00CIi»

and

use

the

pads

(CD)

to

change

the

type

of

delay, reverb,

or

side

chain.

Turning

each

instrument's

reverb/delay

on/off

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1. Press

the

DRUM

SELECT

[KIT]

button

(0 ).

2. Hold

down

the

[STEP]

button

(

00

)

and

use

the

INST

select

buttons

(

41)

to

turn

the

setting

on

/off.

INST-REC

(Realtime Recording)

In

this

method

of recording, you createa pattern

by

recording your performance

on

the

pads

(

41»

in

real time.

This

will

modify

the

pattern

that

is

selected.

1. Press

the

[lNST

REC]

button

(0 ).

2. Press

the

[START/STOP]

button

(0 )

to

start

recording.

3. Perform

on

the

pads

(

~

).

* Operations

in

the

INST

edit section (Q>are not recorded.

Deleting

a recorded

instrument

from

the

pattern

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Function Operation

Deleting a specific During playback, hold down

the

[CLEAR]

button

(8

);

the

instrument

that

's

selected

by

the

INST

select

buttons

(

CEl

>

is

deleted

from

the

region

ofthe

pattern

that

plays while

you hold down

the

[CLEAR]

button.

region

Deleting all

notes

Hold down

the

INST

select

button

(

41»

of

the

instrument

that

you

want

to

delete,

and

press

the

[CLEAR]

(8 )

button.

I

"

TR

-

REC

(Step Recording)

In

this

method

of

recording, you create a pattern by specifying

the

steps at which each instrument will sound.

This will

modify

the

pattern

that

is

selected.

You

ca

n even play back

the

pattern

while

you're creating it.

1. Press

the

[TR-REC]

button

(0

).

2.

Use

the

variation

buttons

to

select

either

A

or

B.

If

Aand Bare playing consecutively, you can

hold

down

[B]

and press [A]

to

select

A,

or

hold

down

[A] and

press

[B]

to

select

B.

3.

Use

the

[SCALE]

button

(m )

to

specify

the

scale.

4. Press

one

of

the

INST

select

buttons

(G )

to

select

the

instrument

that

you

want

to

record.

5.

Use

the

pads

(

~

)

to

specify

the

steps

at

which

you

want

the

selected

instrument

to

sound.

6. Repeat steps

3-4.

Specifying

the

length

of

the

pattern

(LAST

STEP)

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Here's

how

to

specify

the

number

of

steps

that

the

pattern will contain.

1. Hold

down

the

[LAST

STEP]

button

(0 ) and press a

pad

«(I))

to

specify

the

last step.

*

You

can't specify

LAST

STEP

if

multiple

patternsare selected.

Specifying

accents

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1. Press

the

[STEP]

button

(e ).

2. Press

the

pads

(

~

)

for

each

step

at

which

you

want

to

add an accent.

3.

Use

the

[LEVEL]

knob

(e )

to

adjust

the

volume

of

the

accent.

Applying

reverb

or

delay

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1. Press

the

[STEP]

button

(

00

).

2.

Use

the

pads

(

~

)

to

specify

the

steps

at

which

you

want

to

apply

reverb

or

delay.

3.

Use

the

knobs

such

as

[LEVEL] and [TIME] (

00

)

to

adjust

the

parameters.

Deleting

a recorded

instrument

from

the

pattern

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Refer

to

nINST-REC

n

Synchronizing/Recording

with

Other

Devices

The

TR-8

can receive MIDI Clock

(F8)

data

to

synchronize itstempo. It can also receive MIDI Start

(FA)

and MIDI

Stop

(FC)

to

start/stop itself.

Synchronizing

with

a TB-3

You

can synchronize

the

TR-8

with

a

TB-3

by using a

commercially available MIDI cable

to

make connections.

Synchronizing/recording

with

your

computer

DAW

via

USB

MIDI

OUT

I

TR-8

(master)

MIDIIN I

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1

TB-3

(slave)

If

you

use

a commercially available

USB

2.0 cable

to

connect

the

TR-8

to

your

computer, you

ca

n synchronize

the

TR-8

with

your

DAW

via

USB

MIDI,

or

record individual instruments

of

the

TR-8

onto

tracks

of

your

DAW

via

USB

audio.

Various

Settings

Restoring the Factory Settings(Factory

Reset)

----------------------------~

Here's

how

to

return

the

TR-8

to

itsfactory-set state.

1.

While

holding

down

the

[CLEAR]

button,

turn

on

the

power.

The display indicates"r

Sl:

"and

the

[START/STOP]

button

blinks.

If

you decide

to

cancel

the

factory reset,

turn

off

the

power

.

2. Press

the

[START/STOP]

button

to

execute

the

factory

reset.

3.

When

the

display

indicatesll(nP,"turn

the

TR

-8

's

power

off,

then

on

again.

System

Settings

1.

While

holding

down

the

[PTN

SELECT]

button,

turn

on

the

power.

The

[START/STOP]

button

blinks.

If

you decide

not

to

make settings,

turn

off

the

power.

2.

Use

the

[TEMPO]

knob

and

the

pads

to

change

the

settings.

Parameter Controller Explanation

OFF

, [

:-r

:5

Specifies

the

MIDI transmit/receive channel.

MIDI

[TEMPO] The display indicates

the

channel. (default: [

:0)

channel

knob MIDI messages

of

all channels are received.

Onn

(OMNI) The MIDI transm

it

channel

will

be

10.

If

MIDI clock

is

being

input

to

the

MIDI

IN

connector

or

the

USB

port,

the

TR-8's

tempo

will automatically synchronize

to

MIDI

Lit

(AUTO)

clock (default).

*

If

MIDI clock

is

being simultaneously

input

from

the

MIDI

clock

source

[1]

IN

connector and

from

the

USB

port,

the

USB

port

takes

priority.

The

TR-8

operates at

the

tempo

specified

on

the

unit

itself.

Unlit

(INTERNAL)

Choose

the

"

INTERNAL"

setting

if

you

don

't

want

to

synchronize

to

an external device.

I Lit (ON) Specifies

whether

data received

from

the

MIDI

IN

connector will

MIDI

through

[2] Unlit

(OFF)

be retransmitted from

the

MIDI

OUT

connector

(ON:

default)

or

will

not

be retransmitted

(OFF).

BOOST

mode

[3]

Lit (ON) Boosts

the

output

level

of

the

MIX

OUT

jacks.

Unlit

(OFF)

EXTERNAL

IN

[4]

Lit

(STEREO)

Specifies

whether

the

audio

input

from

the

EXTERNAL

INjacks

select Unlit (MONO)

will

be

stereo (default setting)

or

mono

x

2.

ASSIGNABLE Hold

down

variation [A]

If

the

INST

select

button

or

the

EXTERNAL

IN

section

's

[STEP]

OUTA

button

is

lit,

that

instrument

is

output

to

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

A.

ASSIGNABLE Hold

down

variation

[B]

If

the

INST

select

button

or

the

EXTERNAL

IN

section's

[STEP]

OUTB

button

is

lit,

that

instrument

is

output

to

ASSIGNABLE

OUT B

Screen-saver Hold

down

[TAP]

and

turn

Specifies

the

time

until

the

screen saver

is

shown.

If

this

is

DFF

,

the

[TEMPO] knob

the

screen saver

is

not

shown. (default: 5min)

Lit

(PAD)

Each

time

you press

the

pad,

the

setting

is

switched in

the

order

PROGRAMMING

of

Strong

->

Weak

->

Off.

MODE

[TR-REC]

By

holding

down

the

INST

select

button

and pressing a pad,

Unlit

(INST)

[you can enter aweak

note

(default value).

EFFECT

MODE [KIT] Lit

(KIT)

The effect

type

is

saved in

the

kit.

Unlit

(SYSTEM)

All kits use

the

same effect

type

(default value).

3. Press

the

[START/STOP]

button

to

save

the

settings.

The settings are saved, and

the

TR-8

restarts.

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Roland TR-8 User manual

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