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Editing the sounds
6.  Move the cursor to “Inst Number” to select an 
instrument.
Select the instrument as needed. The instruments are preset drum 
sounds. When you edit an instrument, this aects the parameters 
from the “INST CMN” tab onwards. It’s probably best to select an 
instrument that’s close to the sound you want and then edit the 
instruments individually.
7.  Use the [Í] [Ë] buttons to switch between tabs.
8.  Move the cursor to select the parameter that you 
want to edit, and use the value dial to edit the 
value.
MEMO
See “DRUM EDIT parameters” in the “Parameter Guide” (Roland 
website) for details on the drum kit parameters.
9.  To save the settings you edited, execute the “Saving 
the settings (WRITE)” (p. 32) operation.
*  Once you edit a setting, an asterisk appears next to the drum kit 
name. When you save the data using the write operation, the 
asterisk disappears.
MEMO
Once you enter the edit screen, the [9]–[13] buttons function as 
eect switches. These let you switch the eects on/o, which is 
useful when checking and creating sounds.
Button (color) Explanation
[9] Pink Switches the EQ (Equalizer) on/o.
[10] Red Switches the PART MFX on/o.
[11] Yellow Switches the IFX on/o.
[12] Light blue Switches the CHO/DLY (Chorus/Delay) on/o.
[13] Blue Switches the REV (Reverb) on/o.
Copying an instrument
Here’s how to copy an instrument’s settings.
1.  On the DRUM EDIT screen, move the cursor to 
“COPY” and press the [ENTER] button.
A popup screen appears.
2.  Select the copy source (left) instrument and the 
copy destination (right) instrument, and press the 
[ENTER] button.
The screen indicates “Completed” when the copy is completed.
Initializing a drum kit or instrument
Here’s how to reset the settings of the current drum kit or instrument.
1.  On the DRUM EDIT screen, move the cursor to 
“INITIALIZE” and press the [ENTER] button.
A popup screen appears.
2.  Move the cursor to “DRUM” or to the instrument 
you want to initialize, and press the [ENTER] button.
DRUM Initializes all settings of the current drum kit.
CURRENT INST
Initializes the settings for only the selected 
instrument.
This initializes the drum kit or instrument.
Editing the eects
Follow these steps to edit the respective eects for a scene, tone, 
drum kit or for the system.
NOTE
Changes that you make to the settings are temporary. They are 
lost when you turn o the power, or when you select another 
scene or tone.
If you want to keep the changes you made, save the scene, tone, 
drum kit, or system settings respectively (p. 32).
1.  Select the scene, tone, or drum kit you want to edit.
2.  Press the [MENU] button.
The MENU screen appears.
3.  Move the cursor to “SCENE EDIT”, “TONE EDIT”, 
“DRUM EDIT”, or “SYSTEM EDIT”, and press the 
[ENTER] button.
4.  Move the cursor to “EFFECTS” and press the [ENTER] 
button.
5.  Use the [Í] [Ë] buttons to switch between tabs.
6.  Move the cursor to select the parameter that you 
want to edit, and use the value dial to edit the 
value.
MEMO
 ¹ For an overview of the eects, refer to “Eects” (p. 11).
 ¹ For details on the eect parameters, refer to the “Parameter Guide” 
(Roland website).