Roland TR-8 Drum machine - MIDI trigger - Arturia Keystep Pro

 Some experiments triggering the Roland TR 8 Drum machine with an Arturia Keystep Pro

These basic notes should still work with most midi sequencers.

I re installed the factory settings of the Key step pro to firmware ver 2.01

Without changing any midi settings the TR8 & Keystep worked fine.

 

 

 The TR-8's default MIDI channel is 10

The Keystep's drum sequencer default midi channel is also 10

There are 11 sounds on the TR-8
1. C2    : Bass Drum      (35,36)* 
2. C#2    : Rim Shot             (37)*
3. D2    : Snare Drum 1       (38,40)*

4. D#2    : Handclap - HC        (39)*

5. F#2    : Hi Hat Closed - CH     (42)*

6. G2    : Low Tom              (43)**

7. A#2   : Hi Hat Open -OH -     (46)*

8. B2    : Mid Tom               (47) *

9. C#3    : Crash Cymbal            (49)*

10. D3    : Hi Tom                   (50)**

11. D#3    : Ride Cymbal   (RC)   (51)*

If you use the custom drum map assignments in Arturia's  MIDI Control Centre you should be able

to trigger all the instruments of the Roland Tr-8

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The Roland TR-08

has a very similar MIDI implimentation

It's MIDI notes are:

1. C2    : Bass Drum      (35,36)*
2. C#2    : Rim Shot             (37)*
3. D2    : Snare Drum       (38,40)

4. D#2    : Handclap - HC        (39)*

5. F#2    : Hi Hat Closed - CH     (42,44)*

6. G2    : Low Tom              (43)*

7. A#2   : Hi Hat Open -OH -     (46)*

8. B2    : Mid Tom               (47)*

9. C#3    : Cymbal            (49)*

10. D3    : Hi Tom                   (50)*

11. G#3    : cow bell (56) 

12:             High Conga (62)

13:             Mid Conga (63)

14:             LOW Conga (64)

15:              Maracas (70)

16:             Claves (75)