TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

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astro zombie
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TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by astro zombie »

So, I bought a used TR-08 just over a year ago. It was in really good condition and has been running with no problems. Powered it up yesterday and the 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial seems to have stopped working - I can only select AC, bd, Cb, OH and CH. Moving the dial to any other position either doesn't register the change at all, or changes the selected instrument to either AC or bd. Anyone seen anything like this before? I'm on the latest firmware and have tried a factory reset, but it hasn't resolved the issue.

Just to clarify, the 'missing' instruments still make the correct sound (if I play a preset pattern), I just can't select them to add / remove them from the pattern.
majuniormax
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by majuniormax »

I bought a TR-08 yesterday and has exactly the same problem with the instrument select, so I sent an email to Roland.
Have you find a solution to this?
A23P
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by A23P »

Can't say I have an answer to the issue, but will note that I just had a similar thing occur with my TB-03 pattern select knob the other day.
astro zombie
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by astro zombie »

No, I didn't find a solution. I couldn't find anyone to repair the unit either (because of lockdown), so I ended up selling it for 'spares or repair' on eBay. Sold my tr-09 too and replaced the two with a tr-8s
shaolin_ent
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by shaolin_ent »

Same Problem with my tr-08.
Any solution meanwhile?
chisel316
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by chisel316 »

I also am experiencing this issue. I temporarily fixed it by updating the firmware to the latest version, but it only worked for a few sessions and now it's broken again. Anybody get a response from Roland yet?
AndrewHenderson
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by AndrewHenderson »

Weird, this is a more common problem, then thought? I'm not even sure it could be repaired, these are bare bones digital boxes, no real parts to swap out?
manki
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Post by manki »

has this been solved ? i'm hoping to get one of these but hesitating if this is a spread issue.
chisel316
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Post by chisel316 »

Any update on this topic? Mine is still broken.
Monochrome Echo
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by Monochrome Echo »

Exactly the same thing happened to my TR-08 this afternoon. Tried factory reset and reinstalling the firmware but still no good.
Anyone found a fix for this?
jethro
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by jethro »

I can"t believe this machine is still being sold is with with this problem. Same problem everybody else has expressed here .
jethro
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Post by jethro »

factory reset seems to have solved my issues. we'll see how long it works.
jethro
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Re: TR-08 'INSTRUMENT-SELECT' dial not working

Post by jethro »

factory reset seems to have solved my issues. we'll see how long it works.
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