From vick@Minsk.DoCS.UU.SEMon Jan 30 10:03:31 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 95 11:06:05 +0100 From: Mikael Lundgren To: robot@crl.com Cc: analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: TR-808 HELP!!!! Hi Robert, I'm sorry to hear about the deal, but I hope some contact and pot cleaning will bring this pup back to life for you. Note: The tuning knob for the kick DOES very little effect on the sound, and if you turn the snappy down on the snare it sure sounds like a tom, so that's quite ok. Here's some snips from the manual to sooth you ;) To: barilejb@vuse.vanderbilt.edu Cc: analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu,vick In-reply-to: Jason Barile's message of Sat, 21 Aug 93 15:44:39 CDT <9308212044.AA06236@necs.vuse> Subject: 808 Manuals? --text follows this line-- OK, here goes... I'll send a carbon copy to the analogue list as well, as there may be other interested in this info... Roland TR-808 Operation Manual (interpreted excerpt from) OPERATION (p 21) Basic Programming ================= (1) Stop the rhythm with the START/STOP button. Set the MODE selector to PATTERN CLEAR. (2) Select either the A or B Mode (VARIATION) and create a pattern with the STEP buttons and the VARIATION switches. (If you're going to use both part A and B for a pattern, select the AB mode). (3) Press the CLEAR button (little red one under mode selector, variation LEDs will flicker.) (4) Set the MODE selector to PATTERN WRITE 1st PART. (5) Press the START/STOP button. (Machine will start) (6) Choose the PRE-SCALE. (4-way position switch situated above step buttons) (7) Press the CLEAR button (you have now memorized the scaling) (8) While pressing the CLEAR button, press the key for steps. (ie, set the last step to something else than 16 if desired) If you're programming both the 1st and 2nd PART, the following steps (including this) should be done for both parts by turning the MODE selector appropriately. This also applies if you're writing A and B at the same time, just select them with the switch. (9) Choose the instrument with the INSTRUMENT/TRACK selector. (10) Press the steps that are to be programmed. (LEDs will light, sounds will sound :) (11) Program the other instrument sounds and ACCENT by repeating steps (9) and (10). (12) Press the START/STOP button when programming has been completed. Play ==== (1) Set the MODE selector to MANUAL PLAY. (2) Select the rhythm pattern you want to play (combination of the BASIC RHYTHM buttons and the BASIC VARIATION switch) (3) Press the START/STOP button (piece of cake :) Intro ===== (1) Select the rhythm for introduction with the combination of the INTRO/FILL IN buttons (12-16 if my memory serves me right) and the I/F VARIATION switch. (Which only says which part (A or B) to use) (2) Press the TAP button. (3) Press the START/STOP button. Fill in (MANUAL) ================ (1) Select the rhythm for filling in the BASIC RHYTHM. (2) Press the TAP button when the rhythm is running for fill in. Fill in (AUTOMATIC) =================== (1) Same as above, but use the AUTO FILL IN selector to select on which bar count the fill in should appear. Composing tracks is a bit more esoteric, so I'll describe it more in detail. COMPOSING THE RHYTHM TRACK (p 19) [fancy intro deleted..] A Rhythm Track is Composed (as we call it) in real time, and in much the same way as you have programmed Rhythm Patterns, by using the STEP buttons to change from one Programmed Rhythm to another. We will program a short Rhythm Track from some of the Rhythms you now have in memory. With the Rhythm Pattern stopped, set the MODE selector to COMPOSE. When this is done, one the LEDs on the STEP will flash on and off. Now you will see the second function of the INSTRUMENT/TRACK selector. This control is now used to select which of the 12 available memory banks will be used for your Rhythm Track. By setting this control to #1 Track, you will be composing your Track beginning with that memory. Set the INSTRUMENT/TRACK selector to #1 and press the CLEAR button. This action clears that memory bank so you can Compose there. Begin your Rhythm Track with the #1 INTRO/FILL IN and then use one of your BASIC RHYTHMs for the main beat. Make sure your VARIATION switches are both set to A, the reason for this will be explained later. Press the START/STOP button to begin composing. When this is pressed while in the COMPOSE MODE, every change of Rhythm Patterns will be memorized (up to 768 measures). For now, let the BASIC RHYTHM run for 16 measures or so, changing Rhythm Patterns by switching from one BASIC RHYTHM to another. After 16 measures, press the START/STOP button to end the Composing function. When the START/STOP button is pressed, the sound of the Rhythm pattern may cut off, however the entire Rhythm Pattern will be memorized. If the START/STOP button is pressed before the 16th measure begins, or after the 16th measure has been played, the measure where the button was pressed will become the last measure of the composition. Therefore, the exact time that you press the START/STOP button is critical in that it will determine the length of the composition. PLAYBACK OF THE TRACK You have programmed a 16 measure Rhythm Track into Track #1 of the TR-808. To hear the Composition, turn the MODE selector to PLAY. Regards, -- \ Mikael Lundgren, Uppsala, Sweden \WSEX,MonoPoly,K5,FZ1,ASQ10,QX3,808+fx \ \ Internet: vick@bern.docs.uu.se \ Look & Feel -- Carbon Productions \ \ HTTP://krille.update.uu.se/~vick/ ->Get the Coordinator List from there. \ \"Time moves so slowly -when I don't want it -'cause it knows I'm watching"\