Roland AIRA TR-8S Rhythm Performer - Manual (Page 15)

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Editing a Kit or Instrument
Master Effect
(MASTER FX)
Here’s how to apply the master effect to the kit.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
MASTER FX [ON] button.
The KIT EDIT screen’s MASTER EFX items are shown.
2. Select a master effect type.
The editable parameters differ for each effect.
& For details, refer to “Reference Manual” (PDF).
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You can use the MASTER FX [CTRL] knob to edit the assigned
parameter.
3. Press the [KIT] button.
Exit the screen.
Assigning Parameters to the [CTRL] Knobs
(CTRL SELECT)
You can assign parameters to the [CTRL] knobs of the instrument
edit section, and control those parameters while the pattern plays
back.
1. Press the [CTRL SELECT] button to make it light.
The CTRL SELECT screen appears.
2. Use the [VALUE] knob to select a parameter.
The same parameter is selected for all [CTRL] knobs.
3. Press the [CTRL SELECT] button once again.
The [CTRL SELECT] button goes dark, and you exit the CTRL
SELECT screen.
Assigning a Different Function for Each
Instrument to the [CTRL] Knob
1. While holding down the [CTRL SELECT] button,
press a [BD] – [RC] button.
The parameter that’s assigned to the [CTRL] knob is displayed.
2. Use the [VALUE] knob to select a parameter.
3. Press the [CTRL SELECT] button.
The [CTRL SELECT] button goes dark, and you exit the screen.
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You can also select from the assignable parameters by holding
down the [CTRL SELECT] button and directly operating the
[CTRL] knob.
5 The assignment that you make is saved in the “User”
parameter which you can select in step 2 of “Assigning
Parameters to the [CTRL] Knobs (CTRL SELECT)” (p. 15).
Playing Multiple Instruments Layered
(GROUPING for Layer)
You can create a group of multiple instruments and play their layered
sound with a single note.
You can use grouped master instruments in the following ways.
The slave instrument follows the master instrument.
5 Pattern input in “TR-REC”
5 Pad performance in “INST PLAY”
5 Pad recording in “INST REC”
Grouping Instruments
1. In the KIT Edit screen, long-press the [BD] – [RC]
button that you want to specify as the master
instrument.
The INST GROUP screen appears.
2. While holding down the button that you pressed in
step 1, press the [BD] – [RC] button that you want to
specify as the slave instrument.
The instruments that you selected as the master instrument and
the slave instrument are grouped.
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5 During TR-REC, when you press a grouped [BD] – [RC] button,
the [BD] – [RC] button of the master instrument ( ) lights and
the [BD] – [RC] button of the slave instrument ( ) blinks.
5 During INST PLAY/INST REC, pressing a pad [1] – [11] of a
grouped slave instrument does not produce sound.
5 If you press the [MUTE] button, the same group’s master
instrument’s [BD] – [RC] button lights and the slave
instrument’s [BD] – [RC] button blinks.
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.
2. Use the [VALUE] knob to select the instrument’s
tone.
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To switch categories, hold down the [SHIFT] button and turn
the [VALUE] knob.
3. Press the [INST] button once again.
Exit the INST screen.