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Performing Along with a Song
Performing Along with a Song
All types of music that can be played back by the TD-27, including its built-in songs, audio les saved on an SD card, and
performance data recorded to an SD card are collectively called “songs.”
Types of song Explanation
Built-in songs
(INTERNAL)
Backing songs (audio data) built into
this unit, and demo performances
for previewing the drum kit sounds
(preview)
Songs saved on an SD card
(SD CARD)
Audio les (WAV/MP3) saved to an
SD card for backing
Songs recorded on an SD
card
(REC DATA)
A TD-27 performance saved
(exported) as audio data to an SD
card
1. Press the [SONG] button.
The SONG screen appears.
2. Turn the dial to select a song.
Each time you press the [F1] button, you cycle between
built-in songs (INTERNAL), audio les on the SD card
(SD CARD), and songs recorded (exported) to the SD card
(REC DATA).
3. Press the [
s
] button.
The selected song plays.
Operations during playback
[
s
] button
Play/stop the song
[ ][ ] buttons
Fast-forward [ ] / Rewind [ ] the song
[ ] button
Move to the beginning of the song
Use the [ ] button to
move the cursor to
“SPEED”
&
dial
Make the song’s playback speed faster
(rotate right) or slower (rotate left)
[F4](A-B) button
Successively switch between loop
playback, normal playback, and A-B
repeat.
Reference
For the list of built-in songs, refer to “Data List” (PDF).
Repeatedly Playing a Specied Region
(A-B Repeat)
You can make a specied region of the song repeat. This is
convenient when you want to practice the same section of a
song repeatedly.
* You can’t specify A-B repeat for an internal drum
performance song.
A B
1. Select and play a song.
2. In the SONG screen, press the [F4] (A-B)
button at the location where you want to start
repeating.
The character “A” appears.
MEMO
You can use the [
] / [ ] buttons to move backward or
forward in ve-second steps. Hold down a button to
rewind or fast-forward.
3. At the location where you want to stop
repeating, press the [F4] (A-B) button.
The character “B” appears, and the region of the song
between “A” and “B” plays repeatedly.
Press the [F4] (A-B RPT) button to return to normal
playback.