Roland TD-7 User Manual

The TI )7 pm }\’l(l{;’S :| choice of operzttiorittl modes. These are the Stztntlttrtl, Tritgger MIDI Interface. :-1 nd
ZIIIDI Sound .\ltILli.!lL’ modes. Ortlin;tt‘ily. the unit can he lelt set st the Stzznclsrcl tuode
I How to Set the Interface Mode
(D l'~‘rom the Ptttch I’l1ty screen. press [SYSTEM]. 1-mtl conlirm that you h;u"e the Fiystem screen's
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The writ ius mt ides and the luncliotts they |‘tt‘o\'it.le ;|rc as I"ullo\\'s:
Standard Mode; f:"§Tl:Il'l[I*l:ll:-f[I' l
(.f)rrlin:.n"i_I the unit. can he left set to this mode. Wlieii you strike the pads. the internal sound sources
will produce suuml. At the stthte time. A-III')I |iie=ss;1ges that mire from an external unit will also result
in the protlttctiutt ullsuutttl. l"-Iuwe\'ert while in this mode, pi'ioz"ity is given to the pads trigger s5}.-gm-tls
and the suttntls tltey protlttce.
MIDI Sound Module Mode 1 I*II[I*I-5tItI..!l-III?
\‘i’lien set to this mode, sound will not he produced when the parls are struclt. I"loweve:'._ sound will he
produced wit h respect to all MI DI §\iote On ti1i3Sh'1l_L§t;‘Si'l11ii are receivecl. Since the TD-T-"’ does not perloriii
the ct 1!1\'{"fl'5l{)!'i < il'ti‘ip,ger signals to it-ll DI messages in this mode, there is an increase in !l’1t-‘5|)t"L".L'l3I which
it produces the notes after they have eurivetl us MIDI messages. This mode can he conveniently used
when you u-‘islt to use the Tl)? as at ;\"IlDl sound module.
Trigger MIDI Interface Mode ; TI?-1113-I'IIlII'I
Since the Tl)-T’ is cupzthle ml transmitting MID] messages tltzlt correspond witli the trigger signals thztt
1t!'L' _e,ener;1tetl hy the pads, it cu n he thou gltt I il 11$ II device wltich converts tri gger signals to MIDI signals.
Such at device is called Li Trigger MlDl Interface
This ntor.'le should he selcctecl when 3-You wish tr '1 use the unit as at Tt'iggL*r .=\=llDl lnterlsce. \\-‘lien
connected with at MIDI sound generutiue, unit such as it sampler‘. Wliile in this mode, the "I'[)-T-"s internal
sound sources are (.lC£1Cll\’l!lt.‘£l. so the speed st wliicli trigger signals are con\-'erted to MIIJI signals
increttscs. As :1 result. the i\-IIDI sotintl generating unit can produce the sound tttuc.lt luster. with :1
minimum oldelzty occurring after the ittstunt :1 pad is struck.
llovrcx-'e.r. the 'l'D-"F's internal sottntl sources will not sountl.
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the InterfaceM0de
-:tr> At the factory default
settings, the unit is set to
use the Standard mode.
r:I\ Patch Play screen
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=t= Note that while in the
Trigger MIDI Interface
Mode, the TD—7‘s internal
sound sources will no
longer generate any
sound.
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Chapter 6 System Setting

Roland TD-7 Specifications

General

Display	LCD
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Effects	Reverb
Sequencer	Yes
Outputs	Stereo output, headphone output
Presets	50 preset kits
Power Supply	AC Adaptor