Roland JS-8 Main Features

Chapter1

Basic Structure of the JS-8

Main Features

Basic Routing of Sounds

Recording Performances

You can easily play along with your favorite songs.

”Playing Songs” (p. 8)

The JS-8 combines the functions of an audio playback device with a variety of popular BOSS guitar effects, all in a single unit.

Just plug in your guitar and enjoy performing along with songs while playing through great-sounding COSM amps and effects.

As you can play, you can record your performance (along with the backing music) to assess your playing or create a new backing track.

”Recording Performances” (p. 9)

Play back

directly. Audio Player Section

Eects Section

Song

(MP3 or other format)

Audio Signal

Song (Audio File)

GUITAR IN

Internal Speaker

Recording is possible

only to SD card.

Audio Player Section

Eects Section

GUITAR IN

Audio Recorder Section Song

Internal Speaker

Song

(MP3 or other format)

Contents

Main NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT WARNING DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Owner's Manual Checking the Package Contents NederlandsPortugusEspaolItalianoFranaisDeutschEnglish Contents Play Your Guitar with Songs as Your Main Features Recording Performances Basic Routing of Sounds 3 Main Features Basic Structure of the JS-8 Sound Path When Used with Connected Devices Types of Memory Supported by the JS-8 and Their Applications SD (or SDHC) Cards USB Memory Memory Con rmed as Functional with the JS-8 Setting Up the JS-8 5 Setting Up the JS-8 Basic operation of the JS-8 About the Top Screen Play Mode Display Displayed Description Displayed Description EXIT Button Using the JS-8 with Other Devices About the USB Cable About the Cover Holder (indentation) About the Ground Terminal About the SD Cards and the SD Card Connector Using the JS-8 with Other Devices About the AUX IN Jack About the LINE OUT Jacks Caution When Making Connections 8 Play Your Guitar with Songs as Your Playing Songs Electric Guitar CD Player, Digital Audio Player, or other device Stereo miniature phone type Recording Performances To Stop Recording 1. Press [](STOP). Recording Performances 1. Press []( REC). Ranking Your Favorite Songs ( BEST 30) Selecting Songs Narrowing the Number of Songs Appearing in the Display ( SEARCH Function) Selecting Songs Selecting Songs How to Use the RHYTHM Data 12 Switching Back and Forth Between Two E ects MENU Category Description WRITE Switching E ects 1. Press [ SOLO]. Switch to the SOLO E ect Select E ects Switching E ects Changing E ects to Get the Desired Sound 2. Press the right cursor button. Saving E ects 1. After editing the effect patch, press [MENU]. 2. Select WRITE with the dial and press [ENTER]. Convenient Practice Functions Tuner 1. Press [TUNER]. Metronome 2. Select METRONOME with the dial and press [ENTER]. Convenient Practice Functions 1. Press [ SPEED]. Precise Adjustment of the AB REPEAT Segment You can precisely adjust the start and end points of the segment to be repeated. Phrase Trainer Importing Songs Importing the Song ( CAPTURE) Use this procedure to import (capture) songs from CD players and other devices. Importing Songs from CD Players and Other Devices Importing Songs Capturing Songs from Various Sound Sources The JS-8 can capture songs using various different methods. Source Capture Method Chapter5 1. Connecting to the Computer 2. Installing the Song List Editor Using the JS-8 Song List Editor 19 Displaying Song Names with Non-Al- phabetic Characters Importing Songs into the JS-8 from CDs ( CD IMPORT) Importing WAV or MP3 into the JS-8 ( IMPORT) Editing Song Information 20 Chapter6 Convenient Functions Advanced Editing of E ect Parameters About the E ect Menu MENU Cat- egory To return to the factory set tings, press [ENTER]. If you decide to cancel, press [E XIT]. About the JS-8's Internal E ects 22 AMP parameter list Internal E ec ts About the JS-8's Internal E ects BRIGHT MIC TYPE MIC LEVEL MIC POS. MIC DIS. 25 FX parameter list 26 WAH parameter list OD/DS parameter list 27 COMP parameter list LIMITER parameter list TREMOLO parameter list OCTAVE parameter list AC.PROCESSOR parameter list 28 EQ parameter list UNI-V parameter list PAN parameter list ROTARY parameter list 29 OFF/ON DELAY TIME TYPE FEEDBACK EFFECT LEVEL 30 CHORUS parameter list REVERB parameter list EZ CHARACTER parameter list Adjusting the Guitar and Mic Input Sensitivity Turning O the Internal Speakers The effect patch stored in each song can be called up at the same time that you switch songs. Calling Up the E ect Stored in a Song (Patch Sync) You can connect a mic to the JS-8's GUITAR/MIC IN jack and adjust the input sensitivity. Using Foot Switches and Expression Pedals EXP/CTL PEDAL jack JS-8 If youre using an FS-5U footswitch, set its POLARITY switch as shown below. B A Using USB Audio Interfaces Save the USB driver installer for your computer. Installing the USB Driver Save the USB driver installer for your computer. Preparing to Install the USB Driver Using the JS-8 with Commercial Digital Audio Workstation ( DAW) Software What is Re-Amping? 35 1. Push 2. Release your nger Write Protect Removing SD Cards Speci cations for SD Cards Used with the JS-8 Memory Con rmed as Functional with the JS-8 SD Card Capacity and Recording Time Using Commercial SD Cards Backing Up Backing Up E ects to SD Cards (PATCH BACKUP) Backing Up SD Cards Recovering Backed Up Data ( RECOVER) Recovering Backed Up Data to SD Cards ( RECOVERY) Recovering E ects Backed Up on SD Cards (PATCH RECOVER) Song Settings ( Song Information/ Protect/ E ects/ Song Name) Converting songs and transferring them between media Here's how you can convert a song's format, or transfer songs between an SD card and USB memory. MENU Catego- ry 4. When the message "Are you sure?" ap- pears, press [ENTER]. Various System Settings 2. Use the dial to select SYSTEM, and then press [ENTER]. About the VIEW SW parameter for the SD card You can make a variety of settings for the JS-8 in the SYSTEM screen. SYSTEM Category Description VIEW SW Description Appendices 41 Troubleshooting Cant play MP3/ WAV le Cant run the unit Power not turning on No sound Recorded sound is distorted USING THE UNIT SAFELY CAUTION 43 Appendices Important Notes Power Supply Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Index Speci cations NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT WARNING DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement