Roland AIRA SYSTEM-8 PLUG-OUT Synthesizer - Manual (Page 9)

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Introduction
1. Turn the power on in the following order: SYSTEM-8
0 connected devices.
* This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval
(a few seconds) after turning the unit on is required before it will
operate normally.
2. Switch on power to the connected equipment, and
raise the volume to an appropriate level.
* The power to this unit will be turned off automatically after a
predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last used
for playing music, or its buttons or controls were operated (Auto
Off function). If you do not want the power to be turned off
automatically, disengage the Auto Off function (p. 21).
NOTE
5 Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost
when the power is turned off. If you have any settings that
you want to keep, you should save them beforehand.
5 To restore power, turn the power on again.
Turning Off the Power
1. Turn the power off in the following order: connected
devices 0 SYSTEM-8.
Selecting Sounds (Patches/Performances)
Selecting a Patch (Patch Mode)
1. Press the MODE [PATCH] button.
The SYSTEM-8 is in patch mode.
PATCH SYS8 A-1
User_Patch_Name
2. Use the [A]–[H] and [1]–[8] buttons to select the
bank and number.
Bank (A–H) Number (1–8)
Selecting a Performance (Performance Mode)
1. Press the MODE [PERFORMANCE] button.
The SYSTEM-8 is in performance mode.
PERFORM A-1
User_Perf_Name
2. Use the [A]–[H] and [1]–[8] buttons to select the
bank and number.
Bank (A–H) Number (1–8)
Playing Sounds with the Current Knob and
Slider Settings (Manual Mode)
1. Press the [MANUAL] button to select manual mode.
Causes sound to be produced according to the current settings of
the knobs and sliders.
2. Use the knobs and sliders to create a sound.
When you’ve created a sound that you like, you can save it.
& “Saving a Sound (WRITE)” (p. 11)
Top Screen
Patch mode
PATCH SYS8 A-1
User_Patch_Name
Patch mode Bank–Number
Patch name
Model button
Performance mode
PERFORM A-1
User_Perf_Name
Performance
mode Bank–Number
Performance name
MEMO
Upper/Lower in Performance Edit
Use the PANEL SELECT [LOWER] [UPPER] buttons to select the
part that you want to edit.
PART:COMMON [U]
Level 0.0dB
PART:COMMON [L]
Level 0.0dB
Upper: [U]
Lower: [L]