Roland U-8CW, Getting Started Manual

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Contents
IMPORTANT NOTES.........................4
Introduction ......................................6
Checking What’s in the Package............................6
What You Can Do with the U-8 .............................8
Panel Descriptions .........................12
Getting Ready to Use the U-8........15
Connecting the Unit...............................................15
What Else You Need to Use the U-8.............19
Turning On the Power...........................................19
When Turning On the Power
for the First Time ....................................19
When Turning Off the Power ........................20
Preparing for Use of the Included Programs
(Installing the included software)................20
Installing U-8 Controller, U-8 Tuner,
Cakewalk Home Studio U-8 .................20
Getting Ready to Use the U-8 with a Computer ........24
Before You Install the U-8 Driver..................24
Installing the U-8 Driver ................................26
Starting up Cakewalk Home Studio U-8 ............28
Running the program for the first time........28
Making settings for Cakewalk Home Studio U-8 ...29
Installing Virtual Sound Canvas 3.0 (VSC 3.0) ..34
Features.............................................................34
Installing VSC 3.0 ............................................35
Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader ........................37
Confirming That Sound Is Produced ..................38
Creating Songs with the U-8 and
Cakewalk Home Studio U-8 ...........41
What Are Audio and MIDI? ..........................41
Getting Ready to Record .......................................42
Step 1: 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 View the Online Manuals ..53
Viewing the Cakewalk Home Studio U-8 manual ....53
If There’s a Problem, Read “Troubleshooting” .53
Viewing the Other Online Manuals ....................55
Information That You May Find Useful ..56
How to Match the Input Levels ...........................56
How to Adjust the MIC/A and
GUITAR/B Input Levels.......................56
Selecting the Auxiliary and Digital Inputs
and Setting the Levels ...........................56
Reinstalling the Applications and the Driver ....57
The U-8 Driver........................................................57
Settings for the U-8 Driver.............................57
Deleting the U-8 Driver ..................................57
Deleting Unneeded Drivers Installed with
the U-8 Connection ................................58
Removing (Uninstalling) a Program ...................61
Effect Algorithm List .............................................62
Effect Parameter List .............................................63
The Included Song Data........................................68
The Preset Effect Patch List ..................................68
The Style Data (SMF).............................................68
System Requirements ............................................69
System Requirements for VSC 3.0 .......................70
Specifications .................................71
Index ................................................73