Roland SPD-20 - Setting up Your Own Patch Sequences (Patch Chain); What Is a Patch Chain; Setting up a Patch Chain

Setting Up Your Own Patch Sequences (Patch Chain)
What is a Patch Chain?
A Patch Chain is a sequence (that you create) of up to 16 Patches. The SPD-20 can store 8 of these Patch
Chains (A, b, C, d, e, F, G, H.)
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By setting up a Patch Chain that contains all the Patches needed for a stage set or a song, you can quick-
ly and easily access the Patches you need.
Setting up a Patch Chain
1
In the Edit mode, press [PATCH CHAIN] to select a Chain (A, b, C, d,
e, F, G, H).
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2
Use the PATCH/VALUE [-] or [+] buttons to select the Patch number
(1–99).
You can also select Patch numbers using a footswitch connected to the FOOT SW jack.
3
Press [ALL/ENTER].
4
Repeat steps 2–3 to create a Chain of Patches.
Each Chain can consist of up to 16 Patches. If you attempt to specify a 17th Patch, the display will
show “FUL.”
5
When you are finished, press [ALL/ENTER].
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Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 16Step 5
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Patch Chain A
Patch Chain B
Patch Chain H
ABCD
EFGH
MEMO
MEMO
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