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--- roland_tr-8 [2022/12/19 15:37] – Volume boost rjt
+++ roland_tr-8 [2024/05/10 19:03] – [Firmware] fixed windows link rjt
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 ===== Notes =====
 ==== Flam ====
 On a drum kit a //flam// is when you hit a drum with both sticks //almost// at the same time.
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 ===== Effects =====
 As well as using ''STEP'' to have reverb and delay only on certain steps, you can can limit them to certain instruments (very handy!). Press ''KIT'', then hold ''STEP'' on reverb or delay, then toggle things on and off with their buttons under the sliders.
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 ===== Settings =====
-To enter settings hold ''PTN SELECT'' when turning on, and keep held until it's booted.
+To enter settings hold ''PTN SELECT'' when turning on, and keep held until it's booted. From there:
 ==== Colours ====
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 ==== See Also ====
   * [[yt>V1wlJe82VmI|Roland TR 8 boot mode, hidden functions part 1]] and [[yt>n-gKmdyuWTw|part 2]]
+===== Firmware =====
+You can check your firmware by holding 14 and 16 which powering on. When on press start/stop and the version will be displayed in the tempo window.
+Release notes are: https://www.roland.com/global/support/by_product/tr-8/updates_drivers/9d8e26ad-8810-479e-84d7-13d3f1362497/
+Updating works fine with [[Linux]] (they only mention [[microsoft_windows|Windows]] and Mac), you're just putting it into a mode where the OS will see it as a storage device and moving a file over.
 ===== See Also =====
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   * [[yt>elOpe5IYobk|Roland AIRA TR-8 Tutorial (Settings, Sequencing, FX, Sidechain)]] - Another one.
   * https://www.rolandcorp.com.au/blog/ultimate-guide-aira-tr-8
+  * https://www.roland.com/global/support/by_product/tr-8/owners_manuals/
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