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Panel Descriptions

15.MIC (Microphone) Button

Starts recording with a microphone. A dialog box appears
and guides you through the procedure.

16.MIX DOWN Button

Starts mix-down. A dialog box appears and guides you
through the procedure.

17.WINDOW Button

Switches the top window displayed with the sequencer
program.

18.MENU Button

Displays the menu for the sequencer program.

19.SELECT Button

This selects the target of an operation according to
circumstances with the sequencer program.

20.COMMAND Button

This calls up editing commands or the like according to
circumstances with the sequencer program.

* In Cakewalk, use this button to undo your last action.

21.LOOP Button

When the button has been pressed and the LED is lit up, this
performs loop playback or recording in a range specified by
Locate points.

22.AUTO PUNCH Button

When the button has been pressed and the LED is lit up, this
performs auto punch in/out or recording in a range
specified by Locate points.

23.SHIFT Button

After pressing this button to light it up, activates the other
button’s alternate function.

24.MARKER Button (PREV)

This moves the song position to the previous marker.

What Is a

MARKER

?

This is a feature for remembering a song position. For
details, see the manual of the sequencer program.

25.MARKER Button (NEXT)

This moves the song position to the next marker.

26.Locator Set Button (TAP)

Pressing the

TAP

button inserts a marker to the present

song position.

27.MIXER Button

Displays the Mixer Control screen.

28.EFFECTS Button

Displays the Effects Edit screen.

29.EFFECTS/MIXER CONTROL 1 to 4 Knobs

When the Effects Edit or Mixer Control screen has been
displayed by pressing the EFFECTS or MIXER button, these
controls change the values of the parameters assigned to
each one.

30.Input A Peak Indicator

Lights up when the signal from A input or Mic input is too
high.

31.Input B Peak Indicator

Lights up when the signal from B input or Guitar input is
too high.

32.Input A Sensitivity Volume Knob

This adjusts the signal level for A input or Mic input.

33.Input B Sensitivity Volume Knob

This adjusts the signal level for B input or Guitar input.

How to Adjust the Input A/B Level
For instructions on adjusting the Input A/B levels, refer
to “

How to Match the Input Levels

”(p. 56).

34.Track Status Buttons

Change the status of the tracks (play, mute, or the like).

35.Track Volume Faders

Set the volume for tracks.

36.REC (Record) MONITOR Button

Switches the Record monitor (the sound output during
recording). When lighted, only the sound being recorded is
output. When dark, all sound is output.

37.Master Volume Fader

Adjusts the overall volume level.

38.Track Group Indicators

These show the present assignments of the

Track Volume

faders

and the

Track Status buttons

.

39.Track Group Select Button

Used to select the Track Groups assigned to the

Track

Volume faders

and the

Track Status buttons

.

40.Headphones Volume Knob

Adjusts the volume level of the output from the headphones
jack. Turn it counterclockwise to lower the volume, or
clockwise to raise it.

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Summary of Contents for U-8CW

Page 1: ...proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Getting Started should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference Copyright 1999 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permiss...

Page 2: ...ly only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 A B C D E The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings The product should be serviced by qualified servi...

Page 3: ...Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit 107b Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet hands when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit 108a Before moving the unit disconnect the power plug from the outlet and pull out all cords from external devices 109a Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet p 20 110a When...

Page 4: ...mount of heat will radiate from the unit during normal operation 558a To avoid disturbing your neighbors try to keep the unit s volume at reasonable levels You may prefer to use headphones so you do not need to be concerned about those around you especially when it is late at night 559 When you need to transport the unit package it in the box including padding that it came in if possible Otherwise...

Page 5: ... Use the Start Button to Prepare the Song 42 Step 2 Create the Backing Data 42 Recording the Guitar Vocals and Chorus 44 Step 3 Press the GUITAR INST Button or the MIC Button to Get Ready to Record 44 Using Effects to Create Sounds 47 Finishing Up the Song 48 Step 4 Press the MIX DOWN Button and Mix the Song While Adding System Effects 48 Step 5 Recording a Song on an MD or DAT Recorder 52 How to ...

Page 6: ... U 8 with a Computer p 24 Before you install the U 8 driver be sure to read Before You Install the U 8 Driver p 24 Cakewalk Home Studio U 8 Cakewalk Home Studio U 8 is digital recording software you can use with the U 8 For information on how to install it see Preparing for Use of the Included Programs Installing the included software p 20 0 10 MIXER EFFECTS EFFECTS MIXER CONTROL PEAK 4 3 2 1 B A ...

Page 7: ...he U 8 you can play and record MIDI data without an external sound module using only your computer For how to install VSC 3 0 refer to p 35 Demo Songs These are demo songs for Cakewalk Home Studio U 8 Style Data SMF Style data comprise typical performance patterns representing a variety of musical genres that are stored as SMF performance data Online Manuals You can view the online manuals shown b...

Page 8: ...ease fill out and send in the registration card that comes in this package Doing so will make sure you are entitled to technical support and kept aware of updates and other news regarding Cakewalk products What You Can Do with the U 8 Achieving a Personal Digital Recording Studio in Combination with Your Computer You can use the U 8 with a sequencer program to achieve the same range of songmaking ...

Page 9: ...ed on No special settings are required Optical Digital Input Output You can digitally acquire sounds from MDs and CDs for use as backing data or record mastered songs to DAT or MD directly in digital form About Copyrights The law prohibits the unauthorized recording public performance broadcast sale or distribution etc of a work CD recording video recording broadcast etc whose copyright is owned b...

Page 10: ...vices and music files that meet the General MIDI standard bear the General MIDI logo Music files bearing the General MIDI logo can be played back using any General MIDI sound generating unit to produce essentially the same musical performance GM 2 General MIDI 2 fig GM2 Logo The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2 recommendations pick up where the original General MIDI left off offering enhanced ex...

Page 11: ...trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems Inc Adobe the Adobe logo and Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 206c Windows 98 is known officially as Microsoft Windows 98 operating system 206f Windows 2000 is known officially as Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system 206e Screen shots reprinted with pe...

Page 12: ...times it s used to answer no to questions 4 CURSOR Buttons Move the cursor and item selections up down left and right 5 Record Indicator Lights up during recording 6 Playback Indicator Lights up to show the progress of playback or recording 7 Record Button This initiates recording 8 Play Button Starts playback or recording 9 Stop Button Stops playback or recording 10 Fast forward Button Fast forwa...

Page 13: ... the present song position 27 MIXER Button Displays the Mixer Control screen 28 EFFECTS Button Displays the Effects Edit screen 29 EFFECTS MIXER CONTROL 1 to 4 Knobs When the Effects Edit or Mixer Control screen has been displayed by pressing the EFFECTS or MIXER button these controls change the values of the parameters assigned to each one 30 Input A Peak Indicator Lights up when the signal from ...

Page 14: ...it through your multi effects processor or similar equipment It s also for connection to synthesizer output 6 Guitar Input Jack This is for direct high impedance connection to a guitar When using the B Input jack at the same time the signal from the B Input jack takes priority and the signal from the Guitar Input jack is not input 7 Headphones Jack This is for connecting headphones Sound is output...

Page 15: ...me knob on the top panel to adjust the volume level for headphones REC MONITOR MASTER POWER OFF ON 1 2 Switch off the power button Lower all the way You will need to acquire and have on hand whatever equipment or cables other than what came with the U 8 that you need When doing this take care to ensure that the configuration of the cable connectors is compatible U 8 LINE IN INPUT Left Right OUTPUT...

Page 16: ...ut jack If it is a 1 4 phone plug connect it to the A Input jack 983 Howling could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers This can be remedied by 1 Changing the orientation of the microphone s 2 Relocating microphone s at a greater distance from speakers 3 Lowering volume levels GUITAR Hi Z B INPUT Multiple Effects Processor R L R L AUX IN B A MIC INPUT GUITAR Hi...

Page 17: ...n in the above diagram to a device that passes the input sound through to its output an MD DAT CD R that is recording the U 8 and that device will form a loop that can cause oscillation producing an unexpectedly loud sound This type of connection can cause malfunction and damage to speakers and other equipment take care to avoid these conditions In addition to the above figure take a moment now to...

Page 18: ...to the computer be sure to install the included software If you do not install them first there is a case that the U 8 driver cannot be installed correctly For more information refer to Preparing for Use of the Included Programs p 20 1 AUX IN LINE OUT MIDI sound module U 8 R L R L AUX IN B A MIC INPUT GUITAR Hi Z OUTPUT 2 MIDI sound module FOOT SW OUTPUT INPUT DIGITAL MIDI IN OUT USB POWER AC IN O...

Page 19: ...er MD recorder and the like but these devices and cables for making the analog or digital connections to them are not included You will need to provide this yourself Web Browser Internet Browser Is Not Included In order to read the Online Manuals on the included CD ROM an Web browser Internet browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer must be already installed and set up on ...

Page 20: ...lk Home Studio U 8 and the online manuals on your computer 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Exit all other Windows applications before you install the software 2 The following dialog comes up automatically Click the U 8 CW button If the MENU dialog does not come up automatically you can also install the programs by choosing Start Run and running the application named Setup exe f...

Page 21: ... e eps_50 Then click Next If the Welcome Dialog Box Is Not Displayed In certain computing environments you may find that the Welcome dialog box does not appear in the display In Step 5 a dialog box with a message telling you to restart your computer may appear instead of the Welcome dialog box In this case select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click OK After restarting your computer per...

Page 22: ...s that you want to install and specify the destination Then click Next You can also copy them later fig 05 08g e eps_50 8 The software to be installed is shown in the Start Copying Files dialog box after confirming what is indicated is correct click Next fig 05 08i e eps_50 Then it starts copying files After this install each component by following the instructions on your screen To install the de...

Page 23: ...ter restarting Windows COPY dialog will appear Click OK then some more files will be copied There is a case that the dialog is layered behind the other windows Press on the Windows taskbar to show the dialog to the top fig 05 08h e eps_50 11 Depending on your computer settings you will see DMA dialog here Read the dialog carefully and press OK 12 Click OK in the Completed dialog fig 05 08d e eps_5...

Page 24: ...rsion of the U 8 Driver is already installed in your computer you must delete it as explained in Deleting the U 8 Driver p 57 Exit all other Windows applications before you install the U 8 driver If you will be connecting your computer to both the U 8 and another Roland USB compatible device such as the UM 4 Super MPU64 and using them at the same time you must disconnect the other device UM 4 etc ...

Page 25: ... the Voice Modem Wave 00 Line and or Voice Modem Wave 00 Handset devices to the Disabled state 1 Click the Windows Start button point to Settings and select Control Panel Next in the Control Panel double click System The System Properties dialog box will appear 2 Click the Device Manager tab 3 Double click Sound video and game controllers A list of devices will appear If the list of devices does n...

Page 26: ...r 3 Insert Disk dialog will appear Insert the included CD ROM into your CD ROM drive and click OK fig 05 03a e eps_50 4 New Hardware Found dialog will appear Type your CD ROM drive E for example in the Copy files from and click OK If the U 8 driver is already installed in the computer that you are using delete the previously installed U 8 driver before performing the installation For details on de...

Page 27: ...Bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin Add another hard disk For details on installing an additional hard disk refer to the owner s manuals for your computer and for Windows Was another program running during installation Quit all other programs then repeat the installation For details on deleting the U 8 driver refer to p 57 Furthermore refer to Deleting Unneeded Drivers Installed with the U 8 Connecti...

Page 28: ...ecommend NOT to migrate the old Cakewalk settings to the new one If you migrate the settings you can use it with the newly installed Cakewalk However this migration process also deletes some of the U 8 own files Although these can be restored migrate the old settings only if it is necessary 1 Click Cancel to skip the wizard fig 0 5 eps_50 If you click OK here to migrate the settings you need to ru...

Page 29: ...hether you want to use it with the U 8 Choose Yes or No Migrating Your Old Cakewalk Settings to the New One If you choose to migrate the old Cakewalk settings to the new one when you run Cakewalk for the first time you need to run the setup file below to use Cakewalk with the U 8 1 Quit Cakewalk 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM to the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the setup exe on E SetCW 4 If VSC is in...

Page 30: ... U 8 CONTROL IN 3 In the Output Ports column select U 8 MIDI OUT or Roland VSC 3 0 if you are using VSC 3 0 and press the Move Selected Devices to Top button so that it appears at the top of the list Then select U 8 CONTROL OUT Using the U 8 for the MIDI output port fig 32 1 e eps_45 Using VSC for the MIDI output port fig 32 4 e eps_45 4 Click OK to finish the settings Settings for the AUDIO devic...

Page 31: ...nd U 8 WAVE OUT 1 MASTER and U 8 WAVE OUT 2 EFFECTS in the Output Drivers column Or if you are using the U 8 with VSC 3 0 select Roland VSC 3 0 and do not select other drivers Using the U 8 for the Audio Output driver fig 32 3 e eps_45 Using VSC for the Audio Output driver fig 32 6 e eps_45 6 Click OK to finish the settings ...

Page 32: ...EXT PREV MIC MARKER 4 50dBm AUX B R A L MIC GUITAR Hi Z FOOT SW OUT IN MIDI USB OUT IN DIGITAL POWER 1 8 1 8 AUDIO AUDIO MIDI MIDI MIDI 9 16 EZ RECORDING INPUT SENS PEAK PHONES REC MONITOR 4 50dBm U 8 USB DIGITAL STUDIO OUTPUT INPUT TRACK STATUS 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 16 1 2 3 4 RHYTHM BASS ACC 1 ACC 2 MASTER AUDIO MIDI EDIT 1 2 SET 2 1 U 8 PC 0 10 MIXER EFFECTS EFFECTS MIXER CONTROL ...

Page 33: ...or Playback unchanged and jump to step 4 For Playback at Preferred device click and choose 1 U 8 WAVE OUT 1 MASTER to output warning sounds from Windows audio output from Media Player or the like from the U 8 Normally for Playback you should select the sound card installed in the computer This can avoid problems such as no output of warning sounds from Windows p 32 For information about the sound ...

Page 34: ... 0 VSC 3 0 More detailed explanations on the VSC 3 0 s buttons and operations are featured in VSC 3 0 Help Help can be displayed in the following ways Click Start and from the list of Programs click Virtual Sound Canvas 3 0 Help in the Virtual Sound Canvas 3 0 group Click the VSC Helper Icon on the Windows taskbar and select Help in the menu Features You can play music files using only your comput...

Page 35: ...delay effects lend greater musical expression to your performances The integrated TVF Time Variant Filter provides more natural expression when you play You can display the levels and monitor the processor load for each part a useful reference when checking on the status of the performance and making custom settings You can freely make settings affecting processor load sound quality effects and mo...

Page 36: ...is message does not appear then please go to Step 9 fig 1 5 6 The Installation Type dialog box is displayed With both items checked click on Next fig 1 6 If you want to easily reinstall the currently installed VSC 3 0 or VSC 55 88 choose Creating backup copies of the previously installed VSC and click on Next After installation the VSC Restore icon is created on the Desktop You can restore the ori...

Page 37: ...n view the online manual using Acrobat Reader Refer to the followings to install the application 1 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Exit all other Windows applications before you install the software 2 The following dialog comes up automatically Click the Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 0 button If the MENU dialog does not come up automatically you can also install the programs by choosing ...

Page 38: ...rd disk 1 Select Open from the File menu to open the Open dialog 2 Double click the folder for the demo song from the list Here you double click Special_U If you cannot find the folder for the demo song go to the folder by clicking the button to move the folder up one level or by using Look in fig 1 29 eps 3 1 Click the demo song from the list Here you select Special_U bun 2 Click the Open button ...

Page 39: ... position them fig 05 12b 2 Set the Track Volume Faders as shown below and lower the Master Volume Fader to the bottom If you are listening through headphones raise the Headphones Volume to an appropriate level If you connect the U 8 s output to a stereo system or the like raise its volume to an appropriate level fig 05 12 3 Press the Play Button on the U 8 console and playback begins Raise the Ma...

Page 40: ... you still do not hear any sound refer to the Points Related to Audio under Troubleshooting in the online manual You may find items that provide a solution to the problem If you are using VSC 3 0 lower the CPU Load referring to the Performance Settings for VSC 3 0 p 37 If you load wave data for a song from the CD DVD ROM drive the sound may be cut off depending on your environment This is because ...

Page 41: ...audio data in stereo uses up about 10 MB of disk space so your computer needs to have a large amount of free disk space in order to work with audio data MIDI Data MIDI data is data that records performance messages Whereas audio data is a faithful recording of the sounds of played instruments MIDI data corresponds to the musical score of the played instruments Some features of MIDI data are that i...

Page 42: ...pushstart You can start Cakewalk Home Studio U 8 with several options If you want to create a new project choose Create a New Project and press the NEXT button or click NEXT In the New Project File dialog box choose the Roland U 8 template for the project and click OK to create the project You can choose the template using the CURSOR buttons Choosing Open an Existing Project opens the Open dialog ...

Page 43: ...lower the INPUT AUX Volume fader to the appropriate level fig 11 01s e 3 Set up the sequencer to record audio tracks select 1 U 8 WAVE IN for the recording device and put the sequencer in record standby 4 The preparation for recording is now complete Start the recording with the sequencer and begin playback of the CD MD or the like the sounds input from these gear are recorded to the sequencer For...

Page 44: ...on or MIC Button is pressed a wizard guides you through the recording preparations The following preparations for recording of the guitar are made when the U 8 Controller is used 1 If you want to record in Stereo set the track to Stereo in the Source column in the Track Window of Cakewalk Home Studio U 8 2 Pressing the GUITAR INST Guitar Instrumental button on the U 8 displays the EZ RECORDING Wiz...

Page 45: ... e eps_50 6 At the EZ RECORDING Wizard Effect Selection 1 press the U 8 s SELECT button to select whether to apply effects then 2 press the CURSOR buttons or turn the TIME VALUE dial to move the cursor and press the ENTER button to select the effect patch After making the selection press the NEXT button or click Next In this example 1 select Apply Insertion Effect then 2 select the Mild Lead patch...

Page 46: ...preparations At the EZ RECORDING Wizard Finish and Get Ready to Record press the NEXT button or click Finish to close the dialog box While the above describes the process of setting up for recording guitars and other instruments you can set up for recording vocals using the same procedures after pressing the MIC button 1 2 Clipping indicator If the Clipping indicator is illuminated reduce the inpu...

Page 47: ... 2 Press the CURSOR buttons or turn the TIME VALUE dial to choose the Wet Vocal patch from Vocal then press the ENTER button to change the sound to the patch After making the selection press the EXIT button to close the Effect Patch Manager 3 Use Effects Mixer Control knobs to adjust the parameter value and create the sound In this example turn the EFFECTS MIXER CONTROL knob 3 to adjust the reverb...

Page 48: ...he MIX DOWN button on the U 8 displays the EZ RECORDING Mixdown Wizard 2 At the EZ RECORDING Mixdown Wizard Mixdown Destination use the CURSOR buttons to select a mixdown destination Press the NEXT button or click NEXT 3 At the EZ RECORDING Mixdown Wizard Track Selection use the CURSOR buttons to select whether the audio track you wish to mixdown to Press the NEXT button or click NEXT You can audi...

Page 49: ...s which are used when recording guitars and mic sources are applied to a single input whereas the System effects are used for adding effects to the overall mix As shown in the figure below when System effects are used the signals are sent to the effect from the inputs little by little and the effect output is mixed with the source sound fig ins sys e Effects Sound from guitar mic etc To line outpu...

Page 50: ...ust each track s volume in the U 8 StudioWare Panel 8 If you have chosen to apply effects select Console from the View menu to open the Console window 9 Check whether the output destination of the tracks you want to apply effects are set to U 8 WAVE OUT 1 MASTER and put on the effect switch of the tracks fig 53 2a VALUE ENTER Keeping the INPUT INST mic and guitar input or INPUT AUX auxiliary and d...

Page 51: ...rn level fig 53 3 12 After settling the final mix level select the record track and press the Record Button to record the song Send Return A Note on Adjusting the System Effects The send level to the effects from each input is adjusted with the SEND for each input while the outputs to which the effects output is mixed is adjusted using the RETURN in EFFECTS fig send e fig return e ...

Page 52: ...ng starts press the Play button to start playback of the song or use the sequencer to play back the data 4 When the song ends stop recording on the recording device then press the Stop button to stop playback or use the sequencer to stop playback DIGITAL INPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT FOOT SW OUTPUT INPUT DIGITAL MIDI IN OUT USB POWER AC IN OFF ON R L R L AUX IN B A MIC INPUT GUITAR Hi Z OUTPUT Optical digi...

Page 53: ...roblem Read Troubleshooting If there s a problem such as no sound viewing Troubleshooting will give you some possible solutions Follow the steps below to display Troubleshooting 1 After clicking the Windows Start button go to Programs and select Roland U 8 Digital Studio then Online Manuals and then click Troubleshooting The browser window appears fig 10 20 e eps_50 Usually Home Studio 9 book pdf ...

Page 54: ... View the Online Manuals 2 The web browser screen opens After the screen title and table of contents is displayed you can then click to jump to a desired item fig 11 50a e Clicking the item jumps to the contents ...

Page 55: ...ital mixer and more U 8 Controller Manual This describes how to use U 8 Controller U 8 Tuner Manual This describes how to use U 8 Tuner 1 After clicking the Windows Start button go to Programs and select Roland U 8 Digital Studio then Online Manuals and then click the manual you want to read 2 The web browser screen opens After the screen title and table of contents is displayed you can then click...

Page 56: ...he Auxiliary and Digital Inputs and Setting the Levels When Connected to the Digital Input In the Mixer window of the U 8 Controller select DIGITAL for the INPUT setting in INPUT AUX When Connected to the Auxiliary Input AUX IN In the Mixer window of the U 8 Controller make the INPUT setting in INPUT AUX according to the device you have connected Generally when connecting to a component CD MD DAT ...

Page 57: ...o Use the U 8 with a Computer p 24 to reinstall the Cakewalk U 8 applications and the driver The U 8 Driver The U 8 driver is software that receives information sent from the U 8 and sends audio and MIDI data output by a program to the U 8 It must be installed correctly when using the U 8 connected to a computer Settings for the U 8 Driver Depending on your computing setup problems may occur in au...

Page 58: ...eleting Unneeded Drivers Installed with the U 8 Connection If after connecting the U 8 to your computer you respond to the questions presented by Windows the U 8 ends up being registered as a USB Composite Device in Universal Serial Bus Controllers In addition if the installation is cancelled due to a disconnected cable or other kind of trouble while the installation is in progress then the U 8 is...

Page 59: ...r devices If there is double click it and if there are any USB Composite device Composite USB device or Unknown Device below it click to select them and then click the Remove button to delete them fig del 1 e 4 In the Delete Device dialog box click OK 5 Make sure that Other Devices USB Composite Device Composite USB Device or Unknown Device are not displayed in the list 6 Double click Universal Se...

Page 60: ...ad of USB Composite Device the installation procedure cannot be continued so click Cancel to terminate the installation procedure Then refer to Deleting Unneeded Drivers Installed with the U 8 Connection p 58 5 When you are asked What do you want Windows to do select Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and click Next 6 When the display ask...

Page 61: ... appear 3 Click the Install Uninstall tab fig 12 01 e eps_50 4 From the list displayed in the dialog box click the name of the program you want to remove For Example To uninstall Cakewalk Home Studio 9 select Cakewalk Home Studio 9 To uninstall the U 8 Controller and U 8 Tuner select Roland U 8 USB Digital Studio In this case you cannot uninstall one of the two programs If you installed both of th...

Page 62: ...62 Information That You Will Find Useful Effect Algorithm List Space Multi fig 66 01 Guitar Multi fig 66 02 Vocal Multi fig 66 04 2ch RSS fig 66 05 Mastering fig 66 10 ...

Page 63: ...nd compressor BCH Threshold BCHL Threshold BCHR Threshold BCL Threshold BCLL Threshold BCLR Threshold Adjust the level at which the effect will begin to apply BCH Both channel L R of the high compressor BCHL Channel L of the high compressor BCHR Channel R of the high compressor BCL Both channel L R of the low compressor BCLL channel L of the low compressor BCLR channel R of the low compressor BCH ...

Page 64: ...low level signals are boosted Larger values will result in longer sustain CS Attack Adjust the time from when the input level exceeds the threshold level to when the effect begins to apply CS Level Adjusts the volume DE Sw switch Turns the de esser effect on off DE Sens sensitivity Adjusts the degree to which the de esser effect will affect the input signal DE Level Adjusts the volume DS Sw switch...

Page 65: ...t the high frequency range BF Low Cut Adjusts the frequency below which the flex band filter cut the low frequency range BF Level Adjusts the volume ST Sw switch Turns the lo fi saturator effect on off ST Drive This parameter adjusts the amount of distortion ST Color Adjusts the sound brilliance Smaller values produce a rougher sound and larger values produce a clearer sound ST Level Adjusts the v...

Page 66: ...djusts the volume RSS Output Mode Specify the method that will be used to hear the sound The optimal 3D effect will be achieved if you select Speaker when using speakers or Phones when using headphones RSS Azimuth This parameter moves the sound horizontally along the perimeter of an imaginary sphere The setting can be made within a range of about 180 degrees to the left or right with the standard ...

Page 67: ...meter adjusts the amount of feedback Changing the amount of feedback causes the number of time the delayed sound is repeated to change as well DL HF Damp L DL HF Damp R Adjust the degree of HF damping With a setting of 0 there will be no damping As the value is decreased damping will become more pronounced DL Balance L DL Balance R Adjust the balance between the effect sound volume and the direct ...

Page 68: ...ctPatchList folder and view index htm At the list you can listen to sample sounds for some patches The Style Data SMF Style data comprise typical performance patterns representing a variety of musical genres that are stored as SMF performance data in the Data Style folder in the included CD ROM which can be used when loaded by a sequencing program For details refer to Style Data in Supplementary M...

Page 69: ...8MB or more Required Free Hard disk Space 100 MB or more Hardware requirements CD ROM Drive Required Software Netscape Navigator version 4 0 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 0 or later 986 Although Roland has tested numerous configurations and has determined that on average a computer system similar to that described above will permit normal operation of the U 8 Roland cannot guarant...

Page 70: ... or a sound card supporting Windows 98 Windows 95 16 bit stereo 44 1 22 05 11 025 kHz sampling rate CD ROM drive Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3 01 or later or Netscape Navigator version 3 01 or later Although Roland has tested numerous configurations and has determined that on average a computer system similar to that described above will permit normal operation of the software Roland canno...

Page 71: ...e Level input terminated with 1 k ohms A B Input Sensitivity Volume Knob min Line Input jack 4 dBm IHF A typ Line Output jacks 96 0 dBm or less Connectors Mic Input jack XLR type unbalanced A Input jack 1 4 inch TRS phone type unbalanced B Input jack 1 4 inch TRS phone type unbalanced Guitar Hi Z Input jack 1 4 inch phone type AUX Input jacks RCA phono type Line Output jacks RCA phono type Headpho...

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Page 73: ...alk Home Studio U 8 29 Side Panel 14 A Input Jack 14 AUX Input Jacks 14 B Input Jack 14 Guitar Input Jack 14 Headphones Jack 14 Line Output Jacks 14 Mic Input Jack 14 Speaker with a Built in Amp 15 Specifications 71 Stereo Set 15 Style Data 68 System Effects 49 System Requirements 69 T Top Panel 12 AUTO PUNCH Button 13 COMMAND Button 13 CURSOR Buttons 12 EFFECTS Button 13 EFFECTS MIXER CONTROL 1 t...

Page 74: ...rack Group Select Button 13 Track Status Buttons 13 Track Volume Faders 13 WINDOW Button 13 Troubleshooting 53 U U 8 Controller 7 U 8 Driver 6 57 U 8 Tuner 7 USB 10 V Virtual Sound Canvas 34 Vocal Multi 47 ...

Page 75: ...nt off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized c...

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