To synchronize the tempo of the Roland TR-8S with a DAW (USB port) or an external MIDI device (MIDI IN connector), select the MIDI clock source with “SYNC/TEMPO: TempoSync.”
- Press the [UTILITY] button to make it light.
The setting screen appears. - Use the [VALUE] knob to select “SYNC/TEMPO: TempoSync,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
- Use the [VALUE] knob to select the value, and then press the [ENTER] button.
- AUTO: If MIDI clock is input from the MIDI IN connector or the USB port, the tempo automatically synchronizes to MIDI clock. If MIDI clock is input simultaneously from the MIDI IN connector and the USB port, the USB port takes priority.
- MIDI: The tempo synchronizes to MIDI clock being input from the MIDI IN connector.
- USB: The tempo synchronizes to MIDI clock being input from the USB port.
- INT: The tempo operates according to the TR-8S’s own setting. Use this setting if you don’t want to synchronize with an external device.
- Press the lit [UTILITY] button.
The [UTILITY] button goes dark, and you exit the UTILITY screen. - To save the setting, press the [WRITE] button, select “System,” and then select “OK.”