Roland Compurhythm cr-8000 Owner's Manual

^Roland

MICRO

COMPUTER

CONTROLLED

RHYTHM

MACHINE

CompuRhythm

CR-80

OWNER'S

MANUAL

Features

•

Here

is the

most convenient

rhythm

machine, the

newCR-8000

Compu-

Rhythm.Unit

from

Roland,

with

new

design

and circuit.

©This

unit

has twenty-four

kinds of

Basic Rhythm

Patterns

and eight

presets

of

Intro/Fill-in

Rhythm

Pattern

as

presets.

•

In addition, CR-8000 has

eight kinds of

Programmable sections

for Basic

Rhythm and four kinds

of Program-

mable

sections for

Intro/Fill-in

Rhythm

where

you can write

your

own rhythm

pattern

at will.

•

Moreover, this unit has the following

attractive features.

©More Rhythm

Patterns

This unit has twenty-four

kinds of

Basic Rhythm

Patterns and

8

preset

rhythm patterns for

Cymbal/Hi-Hat/

Conga.Awide

range of rhythm varia-

tions can be

produced by combining

these rhythm patterns.

©External

In/Out

Jack

The

CR-8000 has

Trigger Out to

con-

trol

external

sequencer

or synthesizer.

In

addition, The

Sync.

In/Out

section

of

CR-8000

allows it

to

be synchro-

nized

perfectly

with

units

such

as the

Roland

CSQ-600

Digital

Sequencer

or

MC-4 Micro

Composer.

©Precise

Tempo

Display

The

CR-8000,

equipped

with

Digital

LED

Display

of

Tempo,

can

set

the

Tempo

at

any

desired position

with

quick

operation.

• Slanted

control

panel

assures

easy

operation.

•

The Accent

can

give

emphasis

to

any

other

voices

programmed

on the

same

step.

The Level

control

adjusts the

amount

of

emphasis.

Precautions

•

Do not

open this

unit.

•

Unplug

this unit

when it

is

not

to be

used for long

periods

of time. Unplug

by grasping

the plug

rather than pulling

on the

cord.

•

Be careful

not

to

place

heavy

objects

on the

power cord.

•

Avoid using

this unit in very

high or

low

temperature

locations. Also

keep

away from

heaters and air-conditioners

since

this

type

of

equipment will

affect

circuit

and pitch

stability.

•

Avoid

using this

unit in very

dusty

or

humid

places.

•

If it is necessary

to use

this

unit

in an

area

with neon

or

fluorescent

lights,

keep it as far

away from these lights

as

possible

since they will induce high

levels

of noise.

Sometimes changing

the angle

of this

unit in

relation

to the

lights

will help

reduce noise.

!>Crash and Shuffle functions

Equipped with Shuffle and Crash

switch on the front panel. Shuffle func-

tion shuffles entire rhythms, while the

Crash function

can be used to insert

the crash sound

of Cymbal when

the

rhythm is changed from

Intro/Fill-in

to

Basic.

jLevel Control

for

both

channels

All

sound sources

can be controlled

by

the

Level Controls, so you can

set

the balance

as desired.

Before

Using

CR-800Q

• For the

ultimate

protection

to the

digital

circuitry

of

your

CR-8000

make

ail

con-

nections

to

other

equipment

with

both

units

power

switched

"OFF".

Once all

connections

are

made,

switch

"ON"

the

power

of the

other

unit

first,

the

CR-8000

last,

if error

occurs,

once

switch

"OFF"

the

power,

then

switch

"ON"

the

power

after

about

5

seconds.

•

It

is to

be

desired

that

Program

Mode

Switch is

set to Play

mode

unless

"writing"

is

required.

This

protection

must

be taken

to

make

sure

that the

rhythms

memorized

into

the

CR-8000

are

not

erased

or

distorted.

•

Remember

that

the

SYNC.

In/Out

Select

switch

must

be in

the

OUTPUT

position

for

the

CR-8000

to

operate

by

itself.

Table

of

Contents

Features

•)

Basic

Connection

3

Front

Panel

....

4

OPERATION

.5

1

.

Preset

Rhythm

Operation

5

2.

Intro/Fill

In

Operation

6

To

start

from

Intro

rhythm

pattern

•Auto

Fill

In

•Manual

Fill

In

3.

How

to

use

the

Arranger

7

HCymbal

and

Hi-Hat

arrangement

SConga

and

Hand

Clap

arrangement

BShuffle

arrangement

4.

How

to use

the

Crash

Button

7

5.

How

to

use

the

Register

8

HHow

to

set

How

to play

6.

How

to

write

the

rhythm

pattern

8

6-1

How

to

write

Basic

rhythm

pattern

^How

to

erase

the

programmed

rhythm

pattern

6-2

How

to

write

Intro/Fill

In

rhythm

pattern

g

Applications

10

1. Substitute

for

a

Metronome

2-

Odd

Rhythm

3.

Delicate

difference

of rhythm

variation

by

Register

4.

Register's

special

effect

5. To

use

the

Crash

sound

at

the ending

6. The

rhythm

with

32

or

24

steps

Others

10

lAbout

Tempo

Display

H

Memory

Back-up

ITo

replace

the

three

1.5-Volt

dry

cell

batteries

SYNC.

IN/OUT

11

1.

Operating

CR-8000

by

itself

2.

CR-8000

+

CSQ-600

3. CR-8000

+

MC-4

•Controlling

CR-8000

by

MC-4

•Controlling

MC-4

by

CR-8000

CR-8000

PRE-SET

RHYTHM

12

SAMPLE

RHYTHM

17

SPECIFICATIONS

19

Basic

Connection

SYMCHRO-INPUT/OUTPUT

OUT

(See

P. 11)

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SEQUENCER

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CSQ-600

etc.

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ANALOG

SEQUENCER

or

DIGITAL

SEQUENCER

PEDAL

SWITCH

DP-2

©OUTPUT

©START/STOP

O

RE-START

Connect

a

Pedal

Switch

such as

Roland DP-2 to this jack.

By depress-

ing the pedal switch,

the

rhythm being

played can be

immediately

returned to

the beginning of

the bar, which is

available

for adjustment of a beat that

gets out of tempo during

a

performance,

or to create an odd rhythm.

©INTRO/FILL-IN

This

jack is used for remote control

options for the Intro

or Fill-in

function

(without

defeating

those

functions

at

the front panel

Manual

button).

©REGISTER

This

jack provides

remote

control

options

for performing

alternately two rhythm

patterns

without defeating this function

at the front panel

Register button.

©TRIGGER OUTPUT

CR-8000

has

Trigger Out for Control

other Sequencer

or Synthesizer.

©TRIGGER

OUT8"-16"-ACC

SWITCHABLE

CR-8000

provides

Trigger Output

to allow

interfacing with

synthesizer

or

sequencer.

This Trigger

signal

is a positive

5V, 10ms

pulse

suitable

for activating

either

the

Trigger

or Gate

inputs of

most major

brands of

equipments.

©SYNC. IN/OUT

(5

pin

DIN connector)

©SYNC.

IN/OUT

SELECT SWITCH

The

SYNC. IN/OUT section of CR-8000

allows itself to

be synchronized

perfectly

with units

such

as

the Roland

CSQ-600

Digital Sequencer,

allowing

each unit

total rhythmic

freedam with

remaining

in perfect

tempo,

starting

and

stopping

of

both

units from the

CSQ-600.

CR-8000

can also

be synchronized to

the Arpeggio section of Roland JP-8

Polyphonic Synthesizer.

To

synchronize two units,

connect a

five pin

DIN

cord

to

the

SYNC,

jack on

each unit and move the

CR-8000

.SYNC,

switch

to

the

INPUT position

for con-

nection

to the

CSQ-600,

or

to

the OUT-

PUT position for connection to

the

JP-8.

.

Remember that

the SYNC,

switch must

be

in

the

OUTPUT

position for the CR-

8000

to operate

by itself.

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OPERATION

1. Preset

Rhythm

Operation

HI

Check thai

power

cable is

correctly

and

firmly

connected.

Push

the

Power

switch

to

"ON"

position.

ON

OFF

POWER

ESelect the

desired rhythm

pattern from

24 Basic Rhythm

Patterns

of

preset

by

depressing

the

corresponding

Bank

Se-

lector©

and

Preset

Rhythm Selector©.

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Program

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Rhythm

Selector

Note:

When the desired-rhythm

is se-

lected the

LED display illuminates.

•Also,

you can combine

two

preset rhythm

patterns

by depressing two

selectors

simultaneously.

However, if three

or

more

selectors

are pressed

simultane-

ously,

the two nearest

to

the left hand

side

will be

selected.

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similar

3-beat rhythms

or

SHUFFLE

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rhythms are

combined

with another

4-beat

type rhythms,

the

4-

beat

type rhythm

will

be

arranged

with

the

particular

3-beat or

shuffle-type

rhythm.

SlPress

the

Start/Stop

button

to start

rhythm.

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STAR

T/STOP

|

O

(Red)

O

(Green)

Note:

When

the

rhythm

starts,

Red

Tempo

LED

will

illuminate

for

each

bar

of

the

rhythm

and

Green

Tempo

LED will

illuminate

every

one-beat.

HThe Volume

of each

sound

source

can

be

adjusted

by the

Voice

Level

Control©,

and

the

overall

volume

by the

Level

Control©.

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rhythm

ac-

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by

turning

the

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trol©.

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Control© is

used to give dynamic

emphasis

to any

other rhythm source on

the same step.

This level control

adjust

the

amount

of emphasis.

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•You can

change

the rhythm

pattern with-

out

stopping

playing.

Try

changing the

bank selector

and

the rhythm

selector

at

will.

The rhythm

pattern

will change the

instant

the

button is

pressed. For

example,

if the

rhythm

is changed exactly

on

the

beat at the

end of

a bar, the new

rhythm

will begin from

the

beginning of

the

next

bar. And if

while using

a 4/4

time

you change rhythm

at

the

4th beat

of

the bar,

the new

rhythm will begin

from

that

same 4th

beat. (Even if the

rhythm

is

changed,

the overall beat will

not

be changed)

HThe

running

rhythm

will be stopped

by

depressing

again

the "Start/Stop"

button©.

START/STOP

2.

Intro/Fill-in

Operation

HTo

start

from

Intro

rhythm

pattern.

©Select

the

desired

rhythm

pattern

for

Intro

rhythm

with

Intro/Fill-in

selector®.

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the

desired

Basic

Rhythm

pattern

to

be

performed

after

Intro

rhythm

by

de-

pressing

the

Bank

Selector

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Preset

Rhythm

Selector©.

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the Manual

button®.

Basic rhythm

will

start after

one

bar of

Intro rhythm.

Note:

Do

not depress

Start/Stop

button©

to

start

the rhythm.

©Auto

Fill-In

To insert

Fill-In

rhythm

pattern.

©Select

the

Fill-in

cycle

with

the

Measure

Selector®.

Automatic

insertion

of Fill-in

rhythm

is

accomplished

in

any

of

the

positions

marked

16,

12,

8,

4

and

2.

When

set

at these

positions

the

Fill-in

rhythm

selected

will

play

every

1 6th

measure,

every

12th

measure,

and

so on.

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the

desired

rhythm

with the

Intro/

Fill-In

Selector®.

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the

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Start/Stop

button

©to start

the

rhythm.

START/STOP

Note:

When

the rhythm

start from

Intro

Rhythm

Pattern,

the

Fill-in

rhythm

will

be

inserted

in

one

bar

early,

since

the

Intro

rhythm

is

counted

as

the

first

bar. (From

the

second

entry

on, it will

return

to the

se-

lected

cycle)

^Manual

Fill-In

When

the

Measure

Selector®

is

in

the

"OFF"

position,

Fill-In

rhythm

is

inserted

manually

by

depressing

the

Manual

but-

ton®.

If

you

depress it

exactly

at the

bar

division,

the

Fill-in

rhythm

will

be

one

bar

beginning

from

the next

bar.

If you

depress

it

at the

4th

beat of

a

4/4 time,

the

Fill-In

rhythm

will

be for

one

beat

(the

4th beat

of

the Fill-In

rhythm).

By

keeping

on

pressing

the

Manual

button

ffi

the

Fill-in

rhythm

can

be inserted

con-

tinuously

for

several

bars.

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MEASURES

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