Roland TD-50 - Making MIDI Transmit;Receive Settings for each Pad; Importing and Playing Audio Files (USER SAMPLE); Importing an Audio File (IMPORT)

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Customizing a Kit
Making MIDI Transmit/Receive Settings for
Each Pad
You can specify how MIDI messages are transmitted and received
for pad strikes.
Reference
For details on the parameters that can be edited, refer to “Data
List” (PDF).
1. In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 13), press the [F5] (MENU)
button.
2. Press the PAGE [DOWN] button to access page 4
(KIT PAD MIDI).
3. Use the [F1] (NOTE)–[F3] (MIDI CH) buttons to select the
item that you want to edit.
Button Explanation
[F1] (NOTE) button
MIDI note number transmitted and received by
each pad
[F2] (GATE) button Duration of the note transmitted by each pad
[F3] (MIDI CH) button
MIDI channel used to transmit or receive note
messages for each pad
4. Select the pad that you want to edit (p. 20).
5. Use the [–] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
MEMO
To return to the default values, press the [F5] (DEFAULT) button.
* In order to play a pad from an external MIDI device, the MIDI
note number and MIDI channel of the pad that you want to play
must match the incoming note number and channel.
Importing and Playing Audio Files
(USER SAMPLE)
Audio les that you created on your computer can be imported
from an SD card into the TD-50, and played as instruments (user
sample function). You can edit the sound of a user sample or apply
eects to it in the same way as other instruments.
Audio les that can be loaded by the TD-50
WAV
Format (extension) WAV (.wav)
Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz
Bit rate 16, 24-bit
Time (for each le) Maximum 180 seconds
* File names or folder names that contain more than 16
characters are not shown correctly. Files and folders using
double-byte characters are also not supported.
Importing an Audio File (IMPORT)
Here’s how to import an audio le into the TD-50 as a user sample.
1. Insert an SD card into the TD-50 (p. 8).
2. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SETUP]
button.
3. Press the PAGE [UP] button to access page 1
(USER SAMPLE).
4. Press the [F1] (IMPORT) button.
The USER SAMPLE IMPORT screen appears.
Selecting a le from the SD card
Cursor button Function
[
H
] button
Moves cursor (up)
[
I
] button
Moves cursor (down)
[
K
] button
Exits a folder
[
J
] button
Enters a folder
MEMO
5 By pressing the [F4] (PREVIEW) button you can play back the
selected audio le.
5 It is convenient if the audio le to be imported has been
saved in the IMPORT folder of the SD card.
5. Use the cursor buttons to select an audio le, and press
the [F5] (SELECT) button.
The USER SAMPLE IMPORT (DESTINATION) screen appears.