“Mum, I want to learn to play the drums”. It’s strange how some sentences have the power to evoke fear in a parent when spoken by their child. My son Jamie (JJ) is eight years old. I have to admit, he does enjoy hitting things with sticks so maybe I should have seen this coming. I took a breath and said, “Wow, drums! Really? Why the drums?” Apparently, in
Learning to produce your own music can be one of the most fulfilling things you can do as an artist. There’s no better way to
The LFO is an often overlooked feature of the Roland TR-8S that has a great deal of power and flexibility to modify the sound of
Another of the really powerful features of the Roland TR-8S is the ability to assign different Effects to any of the Control Knobs on the
One of the really powerful performance features of the Roland TR-8S is the ability to assign different parameters to any of the Control Knobs on
The Tuning and Decay Knobs have been with us since the legendary Roland TR-808. The Tune and Decay Knobs on the TR-8S have taken things
The TR-8S gives you lots of options for assigning effects to the Kit as a whole, as well as to individual Instruments, and adjusting effects
Delay is the effect commonly used in Audio Production that takes a sound and repeats it after a specified amount of time. Delay times can
The TR-8S provides a lot of flexibility in how you can apply reverb to your Kits and Instruments. The performance-oriented design allows you to set
The Scatter feature in the TR-8S is a powerful tool for generating anything from complex Fills to total mayhem, depending on how far you want
Let’s take a look at using the Fills feature in the TR-8S. There are two Fill-In Variations provided, Fill 1 and Fill 2. The preset
The TR-8S is called a Rhythm Performer for good reason. The dedicated Pads, Knobs and Faders on the control surface make for a highly playable
This article explores methods for creating a Melodic Bassline in the TR-8S Rhythm Per-former. Of course this same approach can be used for adding a
The performance features in the TR-8S inspire the creation of new rhythms on their own. When you feel like throwing something unexpected into the mix,
Let’s take a look at copying Patterns, Kits and Variations in the TR-8S.Contributed by Alexander Marlowe for Roland Corporation Australia To copy a Pattern: Press
In this article we take a look at adjusting tempo and adding a shuffle feel to your Patterns in the Roland TR-8S.Contributed by Alexander Marlowe
They say drummers are born with sticks in their hands. Rhythm courses through their veins. As babies they tap their feet and pound their toys.
The nine front pads on the SPD-SX make it easy to instantly trigger sounds. Expansion wise, there are several external trigger inputs ready to use
Using and applying effects to samples is easy on the SPD-SX. There are three effects units in the SPD-SX which you can run samples through.
Protect your valuable SPD-SX sounds and settings with these easy steps. Save your entire SPD-SX setup and all the samples onto a single USB stick