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Roland CompuRhythm CR8000 :: Modification Overview

Please visit the updated Roland CR-8000 pages at the new GumiElectronic site.

MIDI:
  • two built-in Elby MIDI2SDS(X) modules
  • velocity sensitive MIDI triggering of all 14 voices plus accent
  • trigger mute switch per voice
  • MIDI learn
  • trigger pulsewidth control
individual voice output groups:
  • bass drum
  • snare/rim/clave*
  • congas
  • toms*/cowbell
  • hi hats/cymbal
  • clap
  • * toms are grouped with snare/rim at the factory, but knowing I'd be using the toms heavily I swapped them with the clave from the clave/cowbell group for more control in the mix
bass drum:
  • decay with normal switch and self oscillation
  • oscillator one tune with normal switch
  • oscillator two tune with normal switch
  • oscillator one boost with cut switch
  • oscillator two boost with cut switch
snare drum:
  • oscillator one tune with normal switch
  • oscillator two tune with normal switch
  • oscillator one boost with cut switch
  • oscillator two boost with cut switch
  • snappy
  • noise with cut switch
  • decay
rim shot:
  • tune
  • high pass filter
  • boost
clap:
  • band pass filter
  • snappy
  • "reverb" with cut switch
  • decay
  • offset
  • boost
hi hats & cymbal:
  • high pass filter
  • band pass filter
  • decay
  • master tune with normal switch
  • independent tune for all six oscillators with cut and normal switches
  • boost
clave:
  • tune
  • boost
low, mid, & high congas:
  • tune
  • boost
cowbell:
  • oscillator one tune with normal switch
  • oscillator two tune with normal switch
  • oscillator one boost with cut switch
  • oscillator two boost with cut switch
  • band pass filter
  • decay
low & high toms:
  • tune with normal switch
  • boost with cut switch
  • snappy
  • noise
system:
  • noise