Perhaps someone can help me out here, I am clearly an idiot. My TR8S isn’t finding the update file. I’ve followed the instructions both as outlined on the Roland website and also following youtube walkthroughs. I have also tried via both USB connection in storage mode and via the SD card…
Every time when I turn it back on (holding shift) to get into update mode it always says ‘No update file found’… I’ve downloaded the file, unzipped it, haven’t renamed it, and I’m moving the .bin update file into the root ROLAND folder on the SD card (or via the USB). It is clearly on the card but when I put the card back into the TR8S it’s not finding it… what am I doing wrong!!?! Any advice greatly appreciated!
Installed the new firmware yesterday. Didnt have much time to play with it, but man those menus are a bit of a hassle to work with when you had so many parameters on the new FM models. I need to install the editor again. I think it will be better when i get more familiar with the parameters.
The menu system and tiny screen are what stop me from getting another TR8S. I’m sure I’d get used to it but oh man I don’t want to try! The Virus screens are also a bit cramped but at least you get multiple parameters per page to tweak.
This is a great update without a doubt, but these new FM models really make me wish - even more than I did before - that Roland would update the control knobs to allow all of them to be assignable, as per the 707. Otherwise (without the software controller) I think it’s difficult to realise the potential.
It’s a bit much to complain when the 8S was already pretty complete, but I’d give up all these new sounds and effects for assignable controllers and a couple more LFOs (ideally one per track, but three master LFOs would do the trick). The single LFO has always been the most baffling aspect of the 8S for me.
But, as opposed to no update at all, this is a nice surprise and very welcome.
Great update for these boxes. Deeper FM options and step probability (amongst other things)! Starting to get into the model cycles territory with the new FM options. Wish we could have chromatic mode to record melodic parts. Pretty underrated drum boxes and play nicely with Elektron stuff.
Beyond me why they couldn’t let you remove the individual tracks from the main output in order to record only the fx on the stereo channel (as you can on all elektron boxes). Makes the master channel fx useless if you are trying to multitrack record over usb. A pity as there are sum nice fx.
You can choose which output the individual track will use. If you choose any other output than master it goes out of the assigned output and not the master anymore. So I dont see any problem here. Have all my hats + the effects going out to the master. Bassdrum, snare, toms,… have their own.
Please let me know where do you find this option? Is this on the 8s only? On the 6s I cant seem to get the individual tracks out of the main output and record the individual over usb only.
This update got me started using the editor as well. I have to say it all works really smooth! Very happy they made the machine this deep and created an editor for it, while still being a very hands on machine that’s very performance oriented
