Roland TR-808 Technical Specifications

TR-808 RHYTHM COMPOSER

MEMORIZED RHYTHM NUMBER
BASIC RHYTHM A / AB / B 12 INTRO / FILL IN A / B 4

Step Number 1 Measure 1-32 steps

RHYTHM TRACK
64 Measures 12 Tracks (768 Measures)

THE INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
BASS DRUM (BD) : LEVEL, TONE, DECAY
SNARE DRUM (SD) : LEVEL, TONE, SNAPPY
LOW CONGA (LC) :
LOW TOM TOM (LT) : LEVEL, TUNING
MID CONGA (MC) :
MID TOM TOM (MT) : LEVEL, TUNING
HI CONGA (HC) :
HI TOM TOM (HT) : LEVEL, TUNING
CLAVES (CL) :
RIM SHOT (RS) : LEVEL
MARACAS (MA) :
HAND CLAP (CP) : LEVEL
COW BELL (CB) : LEVEL
CYMBAL (CY) : LEVEL, TONE, DECAY
OPEN HI HAT (OH) : LEVEL, DECAY
CLOSED HI HAT (CH) : LEVEL
ACCENT (ac) : LEVEL

CONTROL SWITCHES, KEYS, KNOBS AND BUTTONS
MODE Selector (PATTERN WRITE – 1st PART, 2nd PART, MANUAL
PLAY, RHYTHM TRACK – PLAY, COMPOSE, PATTERN CLEAR)
INSTRUMENT / TRACK Selector (INSTRUMENT – SELECT, RHYTHM TRACK 1 – 12)
TEMPO Control (4M = 40 – 300)
FINE Control
AUTO FILL IN Selector (MANUAL, 16, 12, 8, 4, 2)
BASIC RHYTHM Button (1 – 12)
INTRO / FILL IN Button (1 – 4)
START / STOP Button
TAP Button (TAP, INTRO SET, FILL IN TRIGGER)
PRE – SCALE Selector (1, 2, 3, 4)
LEVEL Control (11 : ALL RHYTHMS)
ACCENT LEVEL
TONE Control (3 : BD, SD, CY)
MASTER VOLUME
Power On / Off Switch
CLEAR Button (PATTERN CLEAR, TRACK CLEAR, PRE – SCALE SET, STEP
NUMBER SET)
STEP Button (1 – 16)
BASIC VARIATION Switch (A, AB, B, Indicator A, B)
I / F VARIATION Switch (A, B)
TUNING Control (3 : LC = LT, MC = MT, HC = HT)
DECAY Control (3 : BD, CY, OH)
SNAPPY Control (1 : SD)
VOICE Selector (5 : LC – LT, MC – MT, HC – HT, CL – RS, MA – CP)

CONNECTION JACKS
MASTER OUT
HI : 6V P – / k ohms
LO :0.6 V P – P / 3 k ohms
(LEVEL : Standard – Red Mark, AC LEVEL : Max)
MULTI OUT: BD, SD, LC (LT), MC (MT), HC (HT), CL (RS), MA (CP),
CB, CY, OH, CH
TRIGGER OUT
CB, CP (MA), AC, ( + 15V, 20 ms pulse)
PEDAL SW
START / STOP (DP – 2)
INTRO / FILL N (DP – 2)
SYNC In / Out
DIN Connector (for CSQ – 600) (1 : START / STOP, 2 : GND, 3 : CLOCK)
INPUT OUTPUT Selector

POWER CONSUMPTION:
8 W

DIMENSIONS:
508 (W) x 305 (D) x 105 (H) mm

NET WEIGHT:
5 kg

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