Roland V-Drums TD-50X - Playing with Brushes; Setting a Tempo for each Drum Kit; Setting a Font for each Kit

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Customizing the Kits
Playing with Brushes
You can specify whether you’re performing with sticks or with brushes.
1. In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 16), press the [F5] (MENU)
button.
2. Press the PAGE [UP] [DOWN] buttons to display page 2
(KIT SETTINGS 2).
3. Press the [F1] (BRUSH) button.
4. Use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
Parameter Value Explanation
Brush Switch
OFF When performing with sticks
ON When performing with brushes
If Brush Switch is “ON,” the brush icon is shown in the DRUM KIT
screen.
MEMO
Brush performance is available in the following cases.
– Select an instrument that supports brush performance, and
assign it to the head of the snare.
– When you connect a mesh pad to the TRIGGER IN jack (SNARE),
or connect a pad that supports digital connection to a DIGITAL
TRIGGER IN port, and set assign to “SNARE.”
Setting a Tempo for Each Drum Kit
When you select a drum kit, the tempo you specify here is
automatically applied.
1. In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 16), press the [F5] (MENU)
button.
2. Press the PAGE [UP] [DOWN] buttons to display page 2
(KIT SETTINGS 2).
3. Press the [F2] (TEMPO) button.
4. Use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
Parameter Value Explanation
Kit Tempo
OFF
Uses a common tempo
(p. 17) for the TD-50X overall.
The tempo does not change
when you switch drum kits.
ON
Sets a tempo for each drum kit.
When you select a drum kit
whose Kit Tempo setting is “ON,”
the tempo of that drum kit is
applied to the current tempo.
Tempo 20–260
Tempo specied for each drum
kit
If you select a drum kit whose Kit Tempo is “ON,” the tempo is
shown in the DRUM KIT screen.
If the tempo of an individual drum kit is set dierently than the
overall tempo of the TD-50X, an “*” is shown before the tempo.
Setting a Font for Each Kit
You can set how the kit names (on the top row) shown on the DRUM
KIT screen look (the font used).
1. In the DRUM KIT screen (p. 16), press the [F5] (MENU)
button.
2. Press the PAGE [UP] [DOWN] buttons to display page 2
(KIT SETTINGS 2).
3. Press the [F3] (FONT) button.
4. Use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
Parameter Value Explanation
Kit Font
DEFAULT, TYPE
1–5
Font specied for each drum kit