Roland R-88 Manual Do Utilizador

This jack outputs a digital signal. You can connect digital devices, 

such as speakers or mixers, with an XLR type cable (AES/EBU, IEC 

60958-4 compliant). The internal mixer’s two-channel mix is output 

here as a digital signal.

If you want to record a digital signal, connect a XLR type cable to 

this jack. The digital input signal is recorded in stereo with the L 

channel on track 1 and the R channel on track 2.

Open this cover to expose the SD card slot, USB MEMORY port, 

and USB COMPUTER port.

Insert the SD card into this slot (p. 26).

You can connect a commercially available USB flash drive to this 

port. A project recorded on the R-88 can be copied to your USB 

flash drive as a backup. A backup from your USB flash drive can also 

be loaded into the R-88.

Use a commercially available USB cable to connect this to your 

computer. This allows projects recorded on the R-88 to be 

transferred to your computer, or WAV files from your computer to 

be copied to the R-88 for playback (p. 60).
You can also use the R-88 as a USB audio interface (p. 63).

You can connect either the included AC adaptor 

or a commercially available cable for an external 

power device. For details, refer to “Connecting the 

This switch selects the type of external power supply connected to 
the DC IN jack 

.

Set this to the AC ADAPTOR position if using an AC adaptor, or 

to EXT BATTERY if using a commercially available external power 

supply.

*  If this is set to EXT BATTERY, you must specify the final voltage 

These are XLR balanced output jacks. As the audio output, you can 

select either specific tracks or the output of the internal mixer (two-

channel mix). You can switch the output level (+4 dBu/-60 dBu). For 

details, refer to “Output Settings” (p. 32).

*  This instrument is equipped with 

balanced (XLR) type jacks. Wiring 

diagrams for these jacks are 

shown at right. Make connections 

after first checking the wiring 

diagrams of other equipment you 

intend to connect.

Do not supply phantom power from an external device to these 

output jacks.

This is a stereo-mini output jack. It outputs the output of the 

internal mixer (two-channel mix). You can switch the output level (2 

Vrms/-30 dBu). For details, refer to “Output Settings” (p. 32).

You can connect devices with a timecode port. This allows you to 

records the timecode in the R-88 when the recording starts (IN) and 

to output the R-88 internal timecode (OUT). For details on recording 

the timecode, see ”TIMECODE” (p. 47).

You can connect a footswitch here (BOSS FS-6 or FS-5U; sold 

separately), then use it to control playback, recording, or rewind (p.