TR-08, TR-06: When you connect both the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connectors to an external MIDI device, the MIDI signal is looped. January 05, 2026 00:41 Updated Follow On the TR-06 and TR-08, when the “Soft Thru” parameter is set to “ON,” MIDI signals received at the MIDI IN connector are directly sent to the MIDI OUT connector without modification.If “Soft Thru” is off, see the related Q&A “Can MIDI messages received from the MIDI IN connector be output as-is from the MIDI OUT connector?”. Related articles TR-08, TR-06: Can MIDI messages received from the MIDI IN connector be output as-is from the MIDI OUT connector? TR-08, TR-06: Can this unit output MIDI data when you operate the knobs? TR-08, TR-06: Can I make it synchronize with DAW software or an external MIDI device? TR-08, TR-06: What does connecting to a computer via USB allow you to do? JX-08: When I save a pattern, are my patch (tone) edits saved as well?