Drum Machines ⇝ Roland ⇝ Roland R-8 MK II

The R-8 MkII is an upgraded version of the Roland R-8 with a much larger sound set. It has a card slot for the SN-R8 expansion cards, but already includes some or all of the sounds from many of the cards.

Specifications

Year Released: 1992

Number of Pads: 16

Polyphony: 32 notes

Multitimbral: 4 parts

Preset Patterns: 32

User Patterns: 100

User Songs: 10

User Drumkits: 32

Tempo Range: 20 - 250 BPM

Sequencer Resolution: 96 PPQN

ROM Size: 200 sampled waveforms

Outputs: 8 individual 1/4" outputs

Screen: 20 x 2 character LCD

Power Consumption: 7 watts

Weight: 3.1 kg

Dimensions: 410 mm x 290 mm x 70 mm

User Demo Videos

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File Downloads

Roland R-8 MK II Manual

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