How to setup the Roland TR-8 with Ableton Live
Step 1 - Cabling
- Connect a USB cable to the PC and TR-8 for MIDI control
- Connect the TR-8 left and right mix outputs to sound card inputs i.e. channels 1 and 2
Step 2 - Live MIDI Preferences
Step 3 - Sending MIDI from Live track to TR-8
- MIDI to TR-8
- MIDI channel to Ch. 10 or whatever MIDI channel your TR-8 is configured to
Step 4 - Receiving audio sound from the TR-8
- Audio From Input Type to Ext. In (your sound card)
- Audio From Input channel to the sound card input channels e.g. 1/2
Now when you play a MIDI note on the MIDI track configured in step 3 (play C1 for a kick) you should hear the TR-8 audio on the audio track configured in step 4.
Step 5 - Alternative to steps 3 and 4 - Ext. Instrument
- Place the Ext. Instrument device on a MIDI track
- Set MIDI To to the TR-8 and channel to Ch.10 (or whatever MIDI channel your TR-8 is configured to)
- Set Audio From to the input channels e.g. 1/2