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For the U.K. IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is mar
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The OCTAPAD Legend 1985 was the year that Roland’s revolutionary percussion instrument was announced — the “OCTAPAD” (PAD-8). A totally unique percussion instrument, the OCTAPAD allowed one to perform on the 8 pads, and via MIDI, control a drum machine (like the TR-909) or an external MIDI module or sampler. This instrument was immediately adopted by musicians around the world, not only for playing drum or percussion sounds, but also using it to perform all styles of music. 1988 saw the re
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Contents Turning the Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . . . . Advance Operation 1 (Kit) 30 Creating a Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . Overview 7 Inst Settings (INST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 01 Overview of the OCTAPAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 . . . . . Inst and Layer Settings (INST-INST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 What is an Inst? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Overview Basic Operation Adv. 1 (Kit) Adv. 2 (Phrase) Adv. 3 (Other) Appendix Advanced Operation 2 (Phrase Loop 43 ) Advanced Operation 3 (Other Settings) 52 Creating a Phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . .S . ettings f . or the Entire OCTAPAD (SYSTEM) . . . . . .52 . Measures, Time Signature (Beat) and Metronome Screen and Illumination Settings (SYSTEM-OPTIONS) 52 (Click) Sound Settings (SETUP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Foot Switch and Exter
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Turning the Power On/Off NOTE Once the connections have been completed (p. 12), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to amplified speakers (which we’ll simply call “speakers”) and other devices. 1. Lower the volume of the OCTAPAD and amplification system . Turn the [PHONES] and [MASTER] knob all the way to the left. 2. Press the [POWER] button . The OCTAPAD is equipped with a protect
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Overview Welcome to the world of the OCTAPAD . This chapter provides an overall explanation of the OCTAPAD . Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user of electronic musical equipment, reading this chapter will help you save time and learn to operate the OCTAPAD smoothly .
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01 Overview of the OCTAPAD What is an Inst? All the sounds and instruments on board the OCTAPAD are referred to as “INST.” What is does Layer mean? Two Insts (Inst A, Inst B) can be assigned to each pad. “Inst Layer Type” (p. 30) lets you choose how the Layer function will operate. The layered sounds can be mixed equally, or can be controlled by playing dynamics. With a hi-hat for example, by playing softly you can have the closed hi-hat sound, and when playing harder, the open hi-hat sound
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Overview Basic Operation Adv. 1 (Kit) Adv. 2 (Phrase) Adv. 3 (Other) Appendix What are Ambience and FX? The “Ambience” selected is a global function, meaning that all kits will use this effect. You can select from various types of rooms and halls. “FX” is a full blown effects unit that can be used on an individual kit basis. Multi Effects Processor Ambience FX What is a Phrase Loop? The Phrase Loop function is a recording feature that allows you to loop record something in real time, and then
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02 Panel Descriptions Top Panel Display, Buttons & Knobs Function button 1–3 These buttons (from left to right) [Button 1], [Button 2], and [Button 3] execute various functions indicated in the bottom of the display. Function knob 1–3 These knobs (from left to right) [Knob 1], [Knob 2], and [Knob 3] correspond to functions indicated by a knob icon ( ) in the display. p. 16 [MENU] button To access the main menu screen. p. 15 Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 [QUICK] button In screens that sho
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Overview Basic Operation Adv. 1 (Kit) Adv. 2 (Phrase) Adv. 3 (Other) Appendix Playing area Pad Status Illumination The LED indicators can be helpful when playing on a dark stage. See “Illumination” (p. 52). When using a Phrase Loop, they will show pad status (muted, erase, etc.) Pad Play them with sticks. * Playing anything other than the pads can cause malfunctions. Volume & Power p. 6 [VOLUME/PHONES] knob Adjusts the headphone volume. p. 6 [VOLUME/MASTER] knob Adjusts the volume of the
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Rear Panel Connections p. 58 DC IN jack USB MIDI connector Connect the included AC adaptor here. With a USB cable, you can connect the OCTAPAD to Place the AC adaptor so the side with the indicator (see illustration) your computer for triggering faces upwards and the side with textual information faces sounds or recording MIDI downwards. The indicator will light when you plug the AC adaptor information to your software into an AC outlet. sequencer (DAW). To prevent the inadvertent dis
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Overview Basic Operation Adv. 1 (Kit) Adv. 2 (Phrase) Adv. 3 (Other) Appendix p. 53 Security slot ( ) FOOT SW jack http://www.kensington.com/ You can connect a pair of foot switches to this input for various possibilities. p. 63 MIDI connectors For connecting MIDI modules/interfaces. 4/RIDE 3/HI-HAT 2/SNARE 1/KICK HH CTRL V-cymbal Cymbal pad V-pad Kick trigger pad Hi-hat control pedal (e.g., CY-12R/C) (e.g., CY-5) (e.g., entire PD series) (e.g., KD-8, KD-7) (FD-8, VH-11) p. 60 EXTERNA
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03 Displays and Operations KIT Screen The KIT screen is the basic screen that appears after powering up the OCTAPAD. The function buttons and knobs below the screen are used to navigate between screens. Press the [BACK] button to return to the KIT screen. p. For details on each screen, refer to the indicated pages . p. 22 KIT This is the basic screen for playing a kit. The icon is shown in the upper right of the screen when a quick menu is available. The icons indicate which functio
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Overview Basic Operation Adv. 1 (Kit) Adv. 2 (Phrase) Adv. 3 (Other) Appendix QUICK MENU Screens When you see the icon in the upper right of the screen, pressing the [QUICK] button accesses the relative menu. We’ll use the Quick Menu that appears in the KIT screen as an example. In this manual, we’ll use “QUICK MENU Ú Kit Name” to refer to the operation of choosing Kit Name from the QUICK MENU. p. 35 NAME Assign a name to the kit. QUICK MENU This is a menu suitable for each screen. p. 35
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MENU Screen Accessible from any screen pressing the [MENU] button takes you to the OCTAPAD’s main menu. In various explanations regarding the screens and menus, when you see, for example,“choose MENU Ú SYSTEM Ú F.RESET,” the “Ú” points to the next selection you should make. KIT p. 30 INST p. For details on each screen, refer to the pages listed on . Edit an Inst. MENU This is the main menu screen. Pressing [Button 1] (CANCEL) takes you to the previous screen. PHRASE LOOP p. 50 LIST
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Overview Basic Operation Adv. 1 (Kit) Adv. 2 (Phrase) Adv. 3 (Other) Appendix MENU screen Quick Menu If you press the MENU button and then press the [QUICK] button you will see “Force Save Data” in the pop-up window. By pressing [Button 3] (OK) current data will be saved. (Also, The OCTAPAD will save your data automatically during the power-off process). KIT p. 39 p. 63 p. 34 FX MIDI OTHERS Make effect (FX) settings. Make MIDI settings for the kit. Make other settings such as the kit’s
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PHRASE LOOP Screen Pressing the [STANDBY] button takes you to a page where you can set parameters of the phrase you are about to create. For details on each screen, refer to the page references shown below p. . If you want to simply learn the operations, refer to “05 Recording a Phrase Loop (PHRASE LOOP)” (p. 26) in the Basic Operation section. Record Make settings p. 45 Shown while you hold down the REC [STANDBY] button Record your phrase. p. 43 SETUP Specify the measures, beat, and
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Overview Basic Operation Adv. 1 (Kit) Adv. 2 (Phrase) Adv. 3 (Other) Appendix p. 43 Set loop points Modify the phrase p. 47 Reserve the next operation Control the effect Record p. 41 FX CONTROL Use [Knob 1–3] to control the effect. Loop recording Mute Record an additional performance p. 46 MUTE Mute the selected track. Play back Perform along with the phrase playback Erase p. 47 ERASE Erase the selected track. Loop playback 19
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04 FACTORY RESET The restore function gives you a choice of restoring individual kits or all of them, all phrases, or a full Factory Reset. NOTE When you perform the Factory Reset operation, the kits and phrase data saved in the OCTAPAD will be initialized. If there’s any data you want to keep, be sure to back it up to USB memory as described in “Saving Data to USB Memory (USB-SAVE)” (p. 56). 1. Choose MENU ÚSY STEM ÚF .RESET . Turn [Knob 1] to select ”SYSTEM,” and Press [Button 2] ( ) t
