Roland TR-6S Rhythm Performer Video Manual

[@hstone0808]

I jut got mine yesterday, I have no idea of how to use it nor have I ever played an instrument of any kind, all I know is, I was there, in south Florida during the heyday of techno break beat and underground raves. Name a club between Fort Lauderdale to Panama city, I was there.

[@b0bhumperdinck795]

This is a little monster isn't it what an awesome piece of equipment

[@MegaDieseldriver]

This thing is amazing I can make some serious high bpm hardcore with it alone.

[@Deaphdot1]

Hardcore will never die

[@paulmorphy6187]

What a fantastic tutorial...I love absorbing all the information quickly like this....straight to memory! (apart from a few rewinds!)

[@alexandrosroussos]

Thanks for the video ! How about connecting this to an iPad/iPhone DAW through USB instead of the computer ? (like mobile ZenBeats ?) Also some more integration with the MC-101 would be cool, like being able to select pattern numbers or variation chains to be launched or stopped on the TR from an MC-101 clip trigger message.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Roland has been hit or miss for the last 20 years (their instrument UI is often a disaster), but this one is a hit! It needs a better display, but other than that, it’s a great piece of kit! Nice work!

[@Melanholix]

This is really great tutorial/manual. I just got this beauty and this info is very useful. The Tr-6s slaps hard!

[@mrkeeny]

Wow , this beats the 1 page sheet I got with my original tr8! Well done Roland.

[@kristopherdetar4346]

Download and print up the manual, it is very well written.

[@MrKashmir2394]

i feel like nobody ever explains what the settings are to select to get the 6s clocked with your DAW. I have the driver, read the manual, i have the sound coming through, but i cant get it to sync/ clock via USB to record the sequences in my computer. I was under the impression you can record each separate track and sequences into your DAW but i have yet to successfully figure that out. I enjoyed this tutorial, but Ive been looking for answers for a month and have yet to find any. Can you even record each separate track, and clock tempo, via usb? and if so, how? what settings do i choose in the utilities menu? is it because im using garageband, and not logic, or ableton? Even the manual just says "plug it in and download the driver" but nothing else. If anyone can help, or if someone can make a specific how to video, I'll be forever grateful.

[@martarch6845]

just connect the 6s with usb, driver will be installed automaticly. I think you missed 1 step! You have to select the 6s as your audiocard in the pc. Go to audiosettings and choose 6s as youre audio out. So you deselect youre existing sounddevice and you select the 6s as youre main audiodevice. Now you can choose all the channels to be active. next select the 6s in your DAW as youre asiodriver and you can choose the seperate channels and a mix channel. This is on a PC so if you want to use more sounddevices at the same time you should look into asio4all

[@robertmurphy8047]

I was confused at first but figured out i had to turn omni midi mode on to use an external keyboard with it, and also had to set the clock to the usb rather than internal; both of these things are found under the utility button

[@vertigev]

These video tutorials are super helpful, thanks Roland. But did I miss something or does the TR-6S not support note probability/chance?

[@wickeddubz]

It has this feature, but with another name

[@jaguarvssnake]

@@wickeddubz what is it called and where is it in the menu?

[@wickeddubz]

@@jaguarvssnake make sure you have FW version 1.5 or later. Then switch to TR-REC mode and throw some steps on your track. Then press and hold one of the steps and press “nudge” + and - buttons until you see PROB. This is probability. Adjust it with value encoder.

[@mrsostost]

OMG today 10th of december my thomman order with tr6s arrived and i went online to find something like a manual cause ive already watched the roland videos and BOOM im' first to the manual video bitches!!!thank you ROLAND !!

[@tomblaze2]

+PRos - I love all the features - CONS - I am dizzt with the complexity

[@ImpactSpace]

Please bring TR-Sync with Serato! The TR-8 and 8S already have it, the little brother deserves it to :)

[@prismblue8514]

I think this is a great tool. I use it for sketches. Battery power was the selling point for me. I just have 1 gripe about this unit--- the headphone input is located in FRONT of the unit.

[@MSHRadio-dj5zn]

They could include at least one trigger output too. I want to control my analog kick synth.

[@danielmulholland5869]

I hate whenever headphone outputs are on NOT on the front of a unit. I don't sit behind my drum machines when I use them

[@hemlock3088]

The most annoying placement ive seen. Other than that this is an invaluable peice of gear.

[@DJ4000VOLT]

Just got one yesterday and this small machine is definitely a powerful package that I believe is honestly underrated This thing has me amazed by just tweaking with the presets! I can’t wait to learn this machine inside out Got to get some SD cards to start sampling soon!!

[@electriceyeslide5959]

25:54 he creates The Spongebob Jellyfish Fields song where they follow Spongebob all over Bikini Bottom, 🤣🤣🤣.

[@gihonmonks]

i just got gifted one these so funky and dope

[@sinwithsebastian]

good presentation but very unmusical examples - why?

[@maxi4616]

This is great but how do u save patterns u have made

[@maxi4616]

I got it now

[@cooltigermusic]

The nudge feature is so good for syncing. Thanks a lot!

[@dictabeat]

Aside from a few bugs this thing has the biggest bang for the buck. It's superfun but in no way limited or simple except for it's hands on playability. I'm happy I bought one.

[@mikemeengs5720]

I love mine too!

[@VacancyOfDisco]

Glad to have these walk throughs! I keep going back and forth on if i want a TR6s or TR8s to accompany my MC707...one feature on here i really like is the step loop. that doesnt seem to be available on the 8s though. is that right?

[@recloose2041]

TR-8S STEP LOOP - Shift + Inst Play

[@huntrrams]

Finally bought it and love it! Takes a day to learn but you can create some awesome beats. You can also auto save your beats.

[@MSHRadio-dj5zn]

yep I got one too. Spent all morning learning how to use it. Good device!

[@benaskrensfriend4945]

I'm looking at one of these but I have never used anything like this before, looks a little tricky & auto save? Onto the device itself?

[@MSHRadio-dj5zn]

@@benaskrensfriend4945 I think there is no autosave. You have to remember to do a save operation yourself.

[@huntrrams]

⁠@@benaskrensfriend4945it’s easy to turn on auto save in the settings

[@stefanie_m466]

when i know every combination and trick on the tr6s, then I'm ready for the mc101. 15 months later, I still not own a mc101 hehe

[@zorrosud333]

Good morning, how to synchronize the pioneer TORAIZ S-1 with the TR6S THANK YOU

[@darinz7182]

Is there any explanation anywhere about 1. What all of the options under Utility actually (this video is comically bad in this section) and 2. How to set it so that I can control the device (preferable different DAWs)? The manual about useless in this area.

[@StephenGallagher101]

@RECLOOSE, greetings from Wellington, NZ, sir. This machine looks incredible! I think I may need a new drum machine! Thank you for this!

[@DocFirewire]

Are the output jacks balanced TRS or just unbalanced TS? The manual doesn't give any information on that.

[@andesneko]

I got this now. I wonder if next should be MC 707 or 101 😁 if the 707 wasn't so huge, it would be a no brainer.

[@joseg.54]

Hi you all! Where is located the option Ambient? Pattern, sample or instrument? I saw it in a general view and couldn't keep where this category is. Thank u in advance

[@clarkflavor]

i love this thing, but when i connect it to my PC with USB i get a very bad buzzing sound 🤔many folks struggle with this - how can I fix it?

[@stefanie_m466]

i was looking for when pressing fill in that is only active when pushing it instead of playing a whole sequence

[@lairdkilbarchan]

What shift + button combo points your baseball cap in the right direction? Haha, only joking, great presentation! 🔌🥁

[@xaviermccloud4586]

STFU!

[@lairdkilbarchan]

@@xaviermccloud4586 Oh snap! I forgot all the cool kids would be upset with me 🤡

[@olafmolenveld4985]

this is Recloose man! He's a legit legend! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmrUg4ybZ9x_pqs

[@lairdkilbarchan]

@@olafmolenveld4985 The guy's a genius. It was just the hat.... :)'

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Can’t read the secondary functions silkscreened on the unit, because they are grey on black. Should have been orange or white.

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Can you do one of these for the TR8S ??

[@GavinBojjinsworth]

Great machine and great tutorial.

[@danwoolven5581]

Does anybody know if its possible to adjust pan on individual steps ? The only parameter i can find to edit individual steps is “tune” ?? If i adjust pan in “instrument edit” it effects all steps played by the instrument.

[@GuidoGautsch]

You could sync the LFO to 1/16 and let it affect pan, but you're then st the merci of the LFO waveshape (but at least you could vary pan on a per step basis)

[@sterben.7059]

When I want to make a beat It plays all the beats then goes quiet for 4 cycles then plays again. Any tips?

[@frankenjstein9371]

Just got mine but I'm too sick to jump in. The flu and drum boxes don't mix.

[@thedanni88]

Very good and useful video. Roland have always had the best manual's this is even better

[@jfumusic1]

I'm getting this. Stoked. Thanks for the video tutorial!

[@ud4458]

The video is soooooo helpful. Roland is great!

[@MathHammer]

What, no USB cable in the box and no SD card at all?

[@xaviermccloud4586]

NOPE!

[@MathHammer]

These are tricks to hit a target BOM and market price.

[@MegaDieseldriver]

When I opened the box I thought they forgot to give me the SD card . I was pissed.

[@LA-cc6sy]

@@MegaDieseldriver Have you ever bought something that came with one? I can't recall many products over the last 2 decades that did.

[@MegaDieseldriver]

@@LA-cc6sy the Roland MC-303 I bought a couple days before included the SD Card.

[@b0bhumperdinck795]

Okay do you have to be a brain surgeon to use this piece of equipment

[@TechnoMusicFreaks]

Can I connect this device to my xone92 mixer and use it with it on a single channel?

[@dmares700]

Please add a chromatic mode so can sequence my sh01-A I don’t mind sacrificing a track

[@rorz999]

That would be dope but if they did that I think it would cannibalise MC-101 sales

[@djgalawak]

hello, top coaching, great compact 6s modern control ;) bie

[@loubang100]

Can I you the 6s w. Serato dj pro

[@benjafarber1793]

Borrowing one of these from a friend. I own a behringer rd-8 & rd-9 already. Not so impressed with the tr-6s emulations of those sounds tbh. The Kick on the tr909 kit is especially bad. Sounds too distorted. I was hoping to enjoy the fm sounds, & I understand that they had to make the fm parameters limited to make them useable… sadly it’s too limited . I can get better sounds from a volca drum.

[@benjafarber1793]

Don’t want to be all negative though: The sequencer is great,the fx are good & the usb audio thru is great 👍

[@sensemusicofficial]

hmm why does 255 ATTACK = the opposite of maximum attack tho ? you would expect 0 attack to be the sharpest and 255 to be maximum attack ie the softest? did they just get that backwards or ?

[@GuidoGautsch]

Yep 😆 I guess for non synth people...

[@NatLifeSounds]

How to send individual effects/ reverb or anything else? Very fast tutorial I can't see all what he doing by hands:/ This instrument needs in much more additional tutorials

[@benlejusticier]

T-R 6S? More like TR SUCCESS!!!

[@michaelwohlhuter6174]

Gibt's das Video auch in Deutsch wäre richtig geil

[@bobsabin]

This unit has an awful hum when powered from USB. Basically unusable.

[@Endofanalog]

The pb comes from the power limitation of your USB ports, you can also power it through a usb alimentation (like phone chargers)

[@Iivingroomforest]

Are they’re percussion sounds like congas, bongos,djembe inside of this etc??

[@GuidoGautsch]

Yep

[@tea42]

is he Recloose?

[@arnoud500]

Maybe a stupid question, but can i use the tr 6s, so just with you headphon pluged in battery's and go....?

[@rorz999]

Yes

[@carbonio14]

Is possible to set the number of times a variation is played and then another variaton? I mean, if is possible to play variation A e B boucing each other a certain number of times and then a C variation.

[@oalbrecht]

No, this is not yet possible. Hopefully it will be someday in an update.

[@sinewaymusic]

32:09 so I take it you can't motion record panning on a per step basis? Like placing hi hats at different places in the stereo field over the course of a full sequence?

[@alienproberecordings]

The DAW section was a bit short 🙄

[@NatLifeSounds]

How can I program Fill In Trig? Didn't found any explains about how it work

[@VJFranzK]

AKA "TR SUCCESS"! B - )

[@LuisTorres-qz5kr]

Is there a similar Video Manual for the TR-8S? In addition to the TR-6S, I only found the MC-707 in Roland Cloud Channel videos. Thank you!

[@TheALCH]

TR-6S manual, one single video, gets its own playlist A single video playlist, amazing. MC-707 manual, 3 videos + extra, not in a playlist. Wow.

[@thomasgrant6909]

Hi, I will be receiving one very very soon. I have the main manual pdf as well and found this tutorial very very helpful. I will always be occupied when I have writer's block moments playing with this beauty.

[@H.Sandro]

Hola, una consulta, puedo conectar a mi TR 6S un foot controller (especificamente un UNI3 Parametric USB MIDI foot controller de Logidy)? gracias.

[@low_classvillian176]

This is the best tutorial video I have ever seen, especially on a Roman channel. I really wish you guys would do this with some of your other machines, especially the RC 505 and RC 505 MK2 this is very much appreciated

[@fuckup5555]

I went through your video and made notes of every step. Thanks for taking the time to explain how to use it. I now understand how to do everything.

[@paddymush1]

is the 6s basically a mini 8s . thanks guys

[@personnamed2764]

yed

[@rorz999]

@@personnamed2764 yef

[@acidyouth9961]

Could I play an external drum generator (like a Division Department 01/IV) with TR-6S sequencer (midi output)?

[@GreenGecko93]

Somehow for me, the Last Step function doesn't work for an individual variation inside a pattern, although you can set it up that way - it just ignores the shortened length of the variation I have set. Does anyone else have that problem?

[@2008LethalMelody]

TR-Success really

[@pflo-98]

do you know if the TR8S samples are compatible wiv the TR6S???

[@Georg89]

How can i change parameters on a single step. Is this possible to do it not in a live recording (like 31:26), but to do i t "slowly" while the pattern is stopped. Let's say i have an open hi-hat pattern with eight notes. On the first seven i use a low decay to make it sound like a closed hihat, but on the last step i want to turn up the decay to have a open hihat. In that way i could save one track for some other stuff, right?

[@richardpenhardt6100]

EXCEPTIONAL tutorial. very useful and appreciated

[@Tragicss]

My rythems on my roland play on every 8th beat. How do i make it to where i can continuously add to the beat without it stopping? I want the rythem to be consitent like this 25:10

[@sofcom8522]

Has anyone experienced any issues when a Usb cable is plugged in? I'm getting a horrible noise from it.

[@kristopherdetar4346]

Mind blowing memory skills Recloose, I will need to become a recluse just to absorb everything about this little unit.

[@blaster3744]

Very well structured and informative video. Thx a lot for that. Now im interested in the tr8s……

[@willy_tiwill]

thank you

[@LIAMANDNAUD]

Very nice Roland, kan u please make a video manual for the TR8s. The devices are both similar, but much more control.

[@lloydvallentine2]

Does the unit support midi sys ex messages since there i a lot of menu diving I would think it would be great if you can map out some of those parameters

[@VitoLupoDystopianMusic]

Thanks for this invaluable video. I have a question, in INST REC mode can I only record 2 bars (16 eighth notes)? Is it possible to extend the recording interval to your liking and decide for example that the third bar is different from the first bar? Thank you.

[@41681josh]

Take my money

[@m-stat9]

Please add Serato TR Sync support! Would be a great addition for my DJ setup 🧡

[@JohnMcGFrance]

Very useful. Thank you. Would love to see a video manual for the Jupiter xm. The synth has had several updates since the original videos went up and could do with a new video explaining all the new features and how best to use it. Thanks again.

[@franciscoramoncleriguesrov7187]

Por favor 🙏 subir un manual en castellano del Tr6s y mc 101 en su web,para quienes no hablar inglés. Tengo los dos y me cuesta mucho disfrutar y descubrir todo su potencial. No creo que sea muy difícil o complicado tener manual en español ( pdf) por favor tengan en cuenta a los clientes o usuarios. Podríais subir los manuales completos en castellano en su web de Roland?? Gracias, por lo demás estoy muy contento con el dispositivo,sonidos,funciones etc pero falta un manual en castellano

[@chandeleerjet5637]

TR-Success

[@KarmaPaym3ntPlan]

18:25 the decision is make a cut from the screen during a direct tutorial is actually insane 🙃

[@officialmarcv]

just made improv of tr6s and tb03 with tr editor😎

[@dan_apeks]

Recloose, woah! Legend

[@DendriticFractals]

I love this guy. Thanks Roland

[@vincentgeorge3070]

How do you make your own track using step recording?

[@NatLifeSounds]

Can the Variations play at the same time? For example, if I will choose a different option for this variations?

[@GuidoGautsch]

I don't think so. You can chain them together to play sequentially but not simultaneously

[@kezstone1]

Questions: if each instrument track (channel 1-6) can have it's own midi channel assigned, can each sound then be played chromatically via and external midi keyboard? or... How can I have say 3 pitch toms recorded on the 'LT' track...the presets seem to suggest it can be done, I just can't work it out. Be great to be able to change the pitch of the clap throughout a pattern to. How is it done please?

[@Cloud_Brn]

In other videos, I have seen them step edit each one individually, it takes a while, but you can create a more melodic sound by tuning up or down the drum throughout the loop. I can't speak to the midi control, but I hope that helps

[@oneeyewanders]

Anyone else have the driver NOT install? WHY can't you download a driver installer?? ALL my other synths have downloadable drivers. 😔

[@GuidoGautsch]

Are you on Windows? It should install automatically

[@barneysgonnafindyou2]

How do you clear a preset pattern of all its data on the tr 6s?

[@theoliviaarchives4794]

Great video. I’m still trying to figure out the variations. Can I program Variation 1 to repeat a certain number of times before it swaps over to variation 2?

[@TimWrightDJ]

I don't think so but you could copy variation A to B & C and then set your second variation on D.

[@carloarriaga7106]

Amazing dude! thanks!

[@プチ動画ミュージックハウスフレンズ]

Please tell me the details of the copy function.