The Roland TR-8S has a total of eight Audio Outputs on the rear panel, configured as Stereo Mix Outs Left and Right, and Assignable Outs 1-6.
You may want to send various Instruments to Individual Audio Outputs, for example if you are doing a Multitrack Transfer of your TR-8S Patterns to your DAW for mixing. In that case you would be assigning each of the first 8 Tracks’ Instruments to each of the 8 Audio Outputs, recording those, then doing another pass to record the remaining 3 Tracks.
- Press Utility to view the Utility Screen.
- Hold Shift and turn the Value Knob to select Mix Out and press Enter.
- Turn the Value Knob to select the Mode, Normal or Boost, and press Enter.
- Turn the Value Knob to select Assign Out 1 and press Enter.
- Turn the Value Knob to select the Mode, Normal or Boost, and press Enter.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each of the Assignable Outs 1-6.
To assign eight Individual Instruments, one to each of the 8 Outputs, you’ll need to use Panning to send separate Instruments to each channel of the Stereo Mix Outs. Assuming the first two Tracks are Bass Drum and Snare Drum, you’ll leave both of them assigned to the Mix Outs, then Pan the Bass Drum all the way to the left, and Snare Drum all the way to the Right. Press the BD Button, hold Shift and press INST, turn the Value Knob to select Pan and press Enter, then turn the Value Knob all the way to the left. Press the SD Button, then turn the Value Knob all the way to the right.
Assigning Individual Instruments to the Outputs
- Press the Instrument Select Button of the Instrument to Assign.
- Hold Shift and press the Kit Button to view the Kit Edit screen.
- Hold Shift and turn the Value Knob to select Kit:Output and press Enter.
- Turn the Value Knob to assign the Output for the Instrument.
- Repeat steps 1 and 4 for all Instruments you wish to assign.
PRO TIP
When doing a Multitrack Transfer, it’s a good idea to set all of the Outputs to the same Mode, be it Normal or Boost. Use Boost when you like the tone it gives to your Instruments, use Normal when you know you’re going to use some other means to boost the gain and get the tone you want when you mix, like Analog Processors, or Digital Plug-Ins.Article written by Alex Marlowe
Alex Marlowe is a Composer/Producer, Musician and Consultant based in Melbourne, Australia. Alex has placed music in numerous movies and TV shows, and toured worldwide as a keyboardist with major artists. As a Teacher and Consultant, Alex has worked with platinum songwriters, music editors, producers and composers, and conducted courses in Music Production and Music Software, including at the Songwriting School of Los Angeles. You can find more info, and contact Alex at: www.logicproanswers.com
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