Roland TR-8S

400

Website
Owner's Manual - Web | Local
Reference Manual - Web | Local
MIDI Implementation Chart - Web | Local
Classes - Signup

I bought this on 2024-10-06-Sunday. Looking to see if it's going to fit within my workflow well. Looks like the firmware is V3.0.0

Workflows

Connecting the MIDI Twister with the TR-8S

How to reset kit/inst

Press UTILITY and scroll to Reload Kit/Inst and press ENTER

How to increase the length of pattern

Hold A and press other variations A-H to select the pattern. This allows automation across many params.

Tools

There's a TR-EDITOR software that can be downloaded
However, some sort of weird bug causes it to freeze. I found a fix[1] that involves simply shutting off the news part of the app.

Drum mappings

1 BASS DRUM (BD) - 36
2 SNARE DRUM (SD) - 38
3 CLOSED HI HAT (CH) 42
4 OPEN HI HAT (OH) 46
5 RIM SHOT (RS) : LEVEL
6 (CC) 49
7 (RC) 51
8 CLAP (HC) 39
9 LOW TOM (LT) 43
10 MID TOM (MT) 47
11 HI TOM (HT) 50

Configs

Footnotes


  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDshb8dGSJ0 ↩︎