Review: Roland TR-8S V2.0 // How does it compete? // 10 performance ideas and tricks (Roland TR8S)

The TR-8S jam and project discussed in this video is available for download on my Patreon, as is my constantly expanding book of synth and electronic music ideas, tips and tricks: Check out prices (affiliate links help the channel): Scopes used: Here&a link to the firmware 2.0 update: Here&a link to the site I mentioned that lets you convert Tune values to notes: Other places I hang out: My music: TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:15 What’s new? 1:30 FM synths 2:50 How Morph works 4:20 Sound demos of FM drum synths and synths 10:40 Cowbell... 11:05 New effects 12:45 New shortcuts 14:25 OVERVIEW 17:50 Connectivity 18:40 Key features 19:50 Sequencing 20:20 Automation 21:25 Sample controls 23:15 IDEAS & TIPS 23:25 Mixer view 23:50 Gain vs faders 24:20 Send defaults 24:45 Weak & accent 24:55 Compressor 25:15 Tune melodies 25:50 FM sweet spots 26:10 Filter harsh FM 26:40 S&H LFO 27:40 Easy polyphony 28:35 Pros & cons 32:10 FM Jam Want to email me personally? NOTE: Occasionally I’ll try out affiliate marketing and include affiliate links. This means that I may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links. The content of this clip is entirely my opinion, and was not paid for or dictated in any way by the company creating the gear. Without addressing the particulars of products shown here as they might be under NDA, gear shown on this channel may be either sent by the manufacturer, on loan for review or bought at a discount.