Roland RD-88 Installation Guide
SOUND PACK/WAVE EXPANSION Install Manual
This manual explains how to import or install SOUND PACK and WAVE EXPANSION on the RD-88.
Read this in conjunction with the RD-88 Owner’s Manual.
Preparing the Sound Files
* If you’re using the USB flash drive for the first time, format it
using the RD-88.
&“Formatting a USB Flash Drive” (Owner’s Manual)
1. Prepare the sound file that you will add on the RD-88,
and place the file on your computer.
MEMO
Sound files such as SOUND PACK or WAVE EXPANSION can be
obtained via the Roland Cloud.
For more about Roland Cloud, refer to the Roland website.
&https://www.roland.com/
* Please be aware that in some countries or regions, it might not
be possible to use Roland Cloud at this time.
2. Connect the USB flash drive to your computer.
3. Save the file in the appropriate directory of your USB
flash drive.
SOUND PACK (extension: .SDZ): ROLAND/SOUND folder
WAVE EXPANSION (extension: .EXZ): Root directory
4. Disconnect the USB flash drive from your computer.
Adding the Sounds
Depending on the sounds that you are adding, perform the steps
described in “Importing a SOUND PACK” or “Installing a WAVE
EXPANSION” (p. 2).
Importing a SOUND PACK
6. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the tone that you
want to import, and then use the [ENTER] button to add
a check mark.
Instead of using the [ENTER] button, you can also use the [INC]
[DEC] buttons to assign check marks.
MEMO
To select or de-select all tones, hold down the [SHIFT] button
and press the [INC] [DEC] buttons.
To select or de-select a specific range of tones, press the
[ENTER] button at the beginning of the range, then at the
end of the range, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
[ENTER] button.
7. Press the cursor [>] button.
8. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the import-
destination tone, and then press the [ENTER] button to
add a check mark.
NOTE
5
Be aware that the import-destination tone you select will
be overwritten.
5
An “ * ” is displayed for tones used in scene.
5
An indication of "NEW" is shown for newly imported tones.
5
If the import-destination has fewer tones than the importsource, not all of the selected tones will be imported.
5
The number of tones is shown in the upper right of the
screen.
1. Connect the USB flash drive in which you saved the
sound file to the RD-88.
&“Preparing the Sound Files” (p. 1)
2. Press the [MENU] button.
3. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select “UTILITY,” and
then press the [ENTER] button.
4. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select “IMPORT TONE,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
5. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the file that
contains the tones that you want to import, and then
press the cursor [>] button.
NOTE
Drum kit tones cannot be imported.
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Number of import-destination/import-source tones
5
If there is a tone named “INITIAL TONE,” it is automatically
selected as the import-destination tone.
If you want to keep that tone, clear the check mark.
9. Press the cursor [>] button.
A confirmation screen appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
MEMO
The first time you import, the user license registration screen
appears.
To execute, use the cursor [>] button to select “OK,” and then
press the [ENTER] button.
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SOUND PACK/WAVE EXPANSION Install Manual
10.
To execute, use the cursor [>] button to select “OK,” and
then press the [ENTER] button.
When import is completed, the message “Import Tone
Completed!” appears.
NOTE
Never turn off the power or disconnect the USB flash drive
during a process, such as while the “Processing…” display is
shown.
Uninstalling a WAVE EXPANSION
If there is insufficient free memory space, uninstalling a previously
installed WAVE EXPANSION will let you install a new WAVE
EXPANSION.
1. While pressing the [ENTER] button, turn on the power.
The EXPANSION top screen appears.
Installing a WAVE EXPANSION
1. While pressing the [ENTER] button, turn on the power.
The EXPANSION top screen appears.
When the unit is shipped from the factory, EXZ001 is
preinstalled.
List of installed WAVE EXPANSION
to Uninstall
(cursor [<] button)
to Install
(cursor [>] button)
Used capacity
EMPTY:
New files can be installed.
FULL:
New files cannot be installed.
In order to install, you must create
free space.
&“Uninstalling a WAVE
EXPANSION” (p. 2)
2. Press the cursor [>] button to move to the installation
screen.
3. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the file that you
want to install, and then press the cursor [>] button.
A confirmation screen appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
MEMO
The first time you install, the user license registration screen
appears.
To execute, use the cursor [>] button to select “OK,” and then
press the [ENTER] button.
2. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the file that you
want to uninstall, and then press the cursor [<] button to
move to the uninstallation screen.
A confirmation screen appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
3. To execute, use the cursor [>] button to select “OK,” and
then press the [ENTER] button.
User License
SOUND PACK and WAVE EXPANSION are associated with the user
licenses of the user who downloaded them.
SOUND PACK or WAVE EXPANSION that have differing user licenses
cannot be imported into the same RD-88.
User A
A
EXZ002
If you want to import or install SOUND PACK and WAVE EXPANSION
that has a different user license than what is already registered to
this RD-88 unit, you must initialize the user licenses by performing
the procedure described in “Initializing the User Licenses” (p. 3).
User A
A B
EXZ005
A
User A
A B
EXZ005
User B
EXZ005
User B
EXZ005
4. To execute , use the cursor [>] button to select “OK,” and
then press the [ENTER] button.
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Initialize
A
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